3 Amendments of Lukas MANDL related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Is very concerned by the increasing number of crises worldwide, the rise in extreme poverty and hunger, exacerbated by the repercussions of the ongoing war of Russia against Ukraine on the global food crisis, the situation in the Middle east, initiated on 7 October 2023 after the Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel, and the humanitarian crisis in Africa, provoked by the conflicts in countries such as Mali, Sudan, and South Sudan, and the increasingly frequent and severe consequences of climate change, all of which have halted or even reverted progress regarding the sustainable development goals (SDGs), with the SDG financing gap increasing to currently more than 4 trillion USD;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes that a number of earlier recommendations of ECA were implemented, but notes thate errors, not adequately reflected, in transactions managed by pillar-assessed organizations, such as international organizations and financial institutions, indicating that their reports are not free from errors, and an earlier recommendation to ensure that international organisations provide the ECA with complete, unlimited and timely access to documents for carrying out its audit work, is only partly implemented; whilst recognising the Commission’s efforts in this regard, asks the Commission to intensify its dialogue with the organisations concerned to ensure full transparency and accountability, address the continued delays in access to documentation and achieve tangible results;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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6. Welcomes ECA’s special report 18/2024 on EU financial support for health systems in selected partner countries (Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe) and underlines in particular the findings on the sustainability of health systems and maintenance of equipment delivered, to ensure that EU involvement has a lasting effect; points out that the lessons learnt must be extrapolated to other global challenges, particularly in the areas of education, climate change, and food security, as far as possible; encourages the ECA to continue to provide in-depth special reports relevant to international partnerships, and development aid, ensuring accountability and transparency on a regular basis.