35 Amendments of Erik MARQUARDT related to 2019/2184(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to the Council Conclusions on the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-20201a; _________________ 1a https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/2 4467/st13201-en15.pdf
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
- having regard to the European Commission Communication (2012): The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the 2013 European Commission Communication on Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular of 6 October 2015 on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-8-2015-0336_EN.html
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to the DAC Recommendation on the humanitarian- development-peace nexus of 22February 2019;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Communication of the European Commission ‘Towards a Comprehensive Strategy with Africa of 9 March 2020’;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the ongoing negotiations for a new Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2019-0084_EN.html
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 a (new)
Citation 35 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain (COP 25)1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2019-0079_EN.html
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 b (new)
Citation 35 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal1a; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0005_EN.html
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas aid effectiveness depends upon the way the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is implemented; whereas more efforts are still needed to comply with PCD principles, especially in the field of EU migration, trade, climate and agriculture policies;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas development effectiveness principles as well as all sources of development financing should be articulated so as to fulfil the objectives set in the Paris Climate Agreement;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the world’s population is growing faster than gross national income (GNI), in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, where the population is expected to double over the next 30 years; whereas in spite of strong economic growth, this will increase the number of people living in poverty and unemployment, emphasising the urgent need to support developing countries effectively in their efforts to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); whereas the region is already suffering from the health and economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, notably in terms of food insecurity, loss of income and livelihood and a looming debt crisis;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas an EU-Africa strategy based on a partnership of equals entails taking into account the specific concerns of African countries in terms of economic diversification, industrialisation, loss of government revenues and regional integration;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU, as the world’s biggest donor of official development assistance (ODA), amounting to EUR 74.4 billion in 2018 and representing almost 57 % of all ODA worldwide, is committed to promoting effective development cooperation geared towards ending all forms of poverty and inequality, and to supporting its development partners in realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; whereas in 2019, DAC members collectively spent only 0.3% of GNI on ODA, with only five members meeting or exceeding the spending target (United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg and Norway);
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the principles of country and democratic ownership and alignment, focusing on results, inclusive partnerships, transparency and accountability, should underpin all forms of development cooperation to ensure development funds are used efficiently and effectively to properly achieve the SDGs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas the 2019 report of the GPEDC indicates that progress on SDG 17.15 target “Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement poverty eradication and sustainable development” is meagre and whereas the EU is not positively contributing to it by decreasing its use of country-led results framework;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. Whereas without a bottom-up approach to development, it is impossible to maximize development results; whereas improved sharing of concrete examples and advice on successful projects on the ground in partner countries will help implementing the principles effectively and help achieving the intended results successfully;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas accessible and reliable aid data reinforces the transparency of aid flows and helps all development partners in their planning and coordination processes; whereas international standards as promoted by the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) make this data comparable; whereas achieving development results and working towards the SDGs needs detailed data on the local context, an agreed set of results to be targeted, joined-up action to work towards them, and fast public feedback to facilitate accountability;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a real risk that the benefits of development assistance and foreign direct investment may be captured by political and economic elites in partner and donor countries ; whereas this highlights the need for development cooperation that aims at bringing about transformational changes for human development in political economies, notably related to governance, the distribution of power, poverty reduction, social exclusion, and access to resources, as well as interaction with the global economysafe and affordable access to resources such as food, water and sustainable energy, as well as appropriately regulated interaction with the global economy on trade, corporate liability and accountability in terms of human, social and environmental rights;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. Whereas UNCTAD estimates developing countries need US$ 1 trillion in post-Covid-19 debt relief; whereas the World Bank, the IMF, the G20 and the G7 have taken public debt relief measures for the world poorest countries; whereas these measures should be completed to allow for development aid to effectively deliver on SDGs, including access to basic services, good governance and basic human rights in developing countries;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that effectiveness means delivering more and better impact, achieving the SDGs and leaving no-one behind; believes that when EU support is aligned with partner countries’ own efforts and delivered through their institutions and systems in support of priorities that have been agreed through inclusive and equitable policy processes including democratic and country ownership, the impact is bigger, faster and more sustainable;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines its view that the EU, as the world’s biggest donor, should use its powerful toolbox of instruments and aid modalities in a coordinated manner to allow task sharing and avoid fragmentation of aid and take the lead in using the principles of aid effectiveness and aid efficiency, in order to achieve real impact and reach the SDGs in its partner countries; further highlights the need to implement the policy objectives in the new European Consensus on Development in a more strategic and targeted manner in each partner country, reinforcing and complementing the EU’s foreign policy goals and values with respect to the PCD principle;
Amendment 112 #
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to scale up joint programming between the EU and its Member States, with the aim of securing a European voice with which to move forward towards commonly defined policy objectives, which should take into account innovative financing methods such as blending and guarantees; calls for clear, actionable commitments towards joint implementation and evaluation and for shared accountability mechanisms towards citizens;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses that the European Parliament (EP) mandate on NDICI calls for provisions to improve human rights, environmental and social compliance of financial operators in the use of blending- guarantee mechanisms through EFSD+ - External Action Guarantee (EAG); recalls that according to the EP position, 45 % of the financing through EFSD+ and EAG shall be allocated to investments that contribute to climate objectives, environmental management and protection, biodiversity and combatting desertification, of which 30 % of the overall financial envelope shall be dedicated to climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines the importance of strengthening CSOs in their role as independent development actors; stresses that an enabling and open environment for CSOs is consistent with internationally agreed rights and maximises the contributions of CSOs to development; expresses its concern regarding the shrinking space for CSOs in many partner countries; calls on the Commission to improve accessibility of funding for CSOs, including in partner countries;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Stresses the importance to prioritise gender equality in development aid; supports tools such as gender budgeting, gender mainstreaming and sex-disaggregated data, used in partner countries and the EU itself, which help move towards a comprehensive and harmonised approach to EU reporting on gender targets.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that actors of the private sector involved in development partnerships abide by the principle of corporate accountability on human rights and the environment throughout the whole lifecycle of projects in compliance with the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, and the UN Convention Against Corruption; reiterates its call for an EU legal framework supporting mandatory corporate due diligence to ensure that EU investors act responsibly internationally and locally and contribute to local development in developing countries;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Urges the EU to properly assess whether existing EPAs adequately fulfil development effectiveness principles and do not diverge from trade policies of partner countries, notably regarding their priority of building regional value chains and boosting intra-continental trade; reiterates its request to have an in-depth analysis on the impact of EPAs, as well as enforceable sustainable development and human rights provisions in all currently negotiated and future EPAs;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Stresses that to move away from a donor-recipient dynamic and to empower partner countries’ ownership of development priorities in order to deliver on sustainable development, EU development strategy frameworks must foresee concrete actions to support increased domestic resource mobilisation in partner countries, such as supporting the fight against corruption and the development of progressive tax systems, tackling tax avoidance and evasion;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the EU’s increased role in leveraging private investment through the facilitation of a predictable regulatory environment in partneruse by the EU of various development finance tools for poverty eradication and the achievement of SDGs; stresses the need for donors to prioritize grant-based financing, especially to LDCs, in a countries, as well as the blending of grants and loans, the provision of budget support, guarantees and technical assistance, and policy dialogues and smaller scale project grants for NGOext where, before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the poorer countries were already spending more money on debt service payments than on health services;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that the Commission foresees an increasingly prominent role for blending- guarantee mechanisms in EU development policy, at the expense of other aid modalities; stresses that while blended finance has grown rapidly, there is little evidence of its development impact, as most blended finance currently goes to middle-income countries, with only a small portion going to LDCs; underlines the critical opinion of the European Court of Auditors on the management and effectiveness of Commission's implementation of the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD); accordingly, calls on the EU and its Member States to adopt a cautious approach to blended finance and ensure that all finance mobilised through blending meets development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Stresses the need to link debt relief measures with additional mobilisation of Official Development Aid (ODA); calls for the inclusion of multilateral and commercial debt into the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI); stresses the need to secure the participation of all creditors, including the World Bank and other multilateral development banks, as well as private creditors, in the DSSI and any further debt relief offers; calls for the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism to address both the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the financing requirements of the Agenda 2030;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses the key role of official development assistance in fulfilling the development effectiveness agenda; underlines that ODA is more flexible, predictable and accountable than other flows potentially contributing to development; warns against the dilution of ODA criteria with the aim of covering expenses other than those directly linked to promoting sustainable development in developing countries;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Notes with grave concern that the EU and Member States are currently attaching conditions to aid related to cooperation by developing countries on migration and border control efforts, which is clearly a donor concern in contradiction with key internationally agreed development effectiveness principles; recalls that aid must keep its purposes of eradicating poverty, reducing inequality, respect and support human rights and meeting humanitarian needs, and must never be conditional on migration control;