Activities of Beata KEMPA related to 2021/2164(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Policy Coherence for Development
Amendments (20)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the 2018 external evaluation revealed serious shortcomings in the implementation of PCD; including a limited role of EU Delegations, whereas a recent study commissioned by Parliament found that major problems persist;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Policy Coherence for Development aims at ensuring that foreign relations are economically and socially coherent and international co- operation for international development more effective;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current global geopolitical context is marked, in particular, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and its consequences, and climate change, and these problems are seriously threatening the global achievement of the SDGs such that a comprehensive response is necessary; whereas this further increases the need for effective implementation of PCD and coherence and consistency between different policies, as in the case of the humanitarian-development nexus;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Affirms that policy coherence for development is a substantive requirement that negative impacts of EU policies on poor and vulnerable people in developing countries be avoided, "Do no harm", and that possibilities to achieve synergies be sought and exploited, in line with the "Leave no one behind" and "Address the needs of those furthest behind first" principles of the UN's Agenda 2030;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that all EU institutions and Member States must comply with their PCD obligations under the treaties in all legislative and policy initiatives likely to have an impact on developing countries; calls for a step change in efforts tothe actual implementation of PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided or minimised, and that full use is made of possible synergies with the pursuit of development objectives;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a communication that clarifies the definition and role of PCD in the context of the SDGs and is accompanied by an action plan on PCD with a clear methodology and concrete quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the implementation of PCD by the EU and Member States and ensure accountability by including this in a new framework for transparent monitoring and coordination of development policies across the EU; calls for this communication to be published before the end of the current Commission’s mandate;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that Policy Coherence for Development, in view of the current geopolitical situation and newly emerged crises, should serve as a tool to effectively address these challenges through multi- stakeholder and multi-sectoral cooperation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
- clarify the overall responsibility for the application of the PCD principle within its services by attributing this responsibility to its General Secretariat and instruct it to closely cooperate with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships in the carrying out of this task,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
- systematically screen all planned Commission policy and legislative initiatives for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; instruct every Directorate-General in charge of the preparation of a specific policy initiative to consistently pay due attention to possible PCD aspects, at the "inception impact assessment" stage and onwards; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
- ensure that at least one member of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board has adequate experience and qualifications for analysing whether PCD aspects have been properly dealt with in initiatives under review, using in particular tool 35 in the Better Regulation Toolbox;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- resume the publication of a specific annual report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments andAccountability Report on the EU's and its Member States performance in relation to the EU's commitments and its Member States' collective commitments affecting development policy objectives, ensureing that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and anythe challenges met in that context;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; and: - calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives; - welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these impacts should instead be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; - calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units; - proposes that a future edition of the European Development Days is dedicated to PCD, bringing together all relevant stakeholders in a visible manner;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes thatBelieves that, if in spite of determined efforts, an adverse impact of an EU policy on the pursuit of a development policy objective cannot be fully avoided, the Neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – Global Europe could be used to prevent and minimise these negative impacts of new EU legislation or policy initiatives, when these cannot be avoided, and to build positive synergies in developing countries; emphasises, however, that possibilities of such action should only be considered in the last resort and never as an alternative to endeavours to avoid adverse impacts; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries; encourage their governments to strive for coherence of their own policies and actions, so as to maximise the development effectiveness of EU support as well as other activities;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recognizes the crucial role of Member States in ensuring PCD in their national policies, as well as of their commitment to PCD in their external policies and actions;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
- devote appropriate expertise and resources, and establish coordination mechanisms, in their national administrations to effectively implement PCD and report on its implementation; underlines the potential of national parliaments to play important roles in promoting PCD;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
Paragraph 11 – indent 5
- adopt annual Council conclusions on the requested Commission report on the EU’s development poeach of Commission's annual Accountabilicty commitments and the implementation of PCDReports called for;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
Paragraph 12 – indent 2
- calls for a ‘PCD mainstreaming network’ involving Members of all committees acting as focal points, in particular those involved in EU legislation, as well as parliamentary delegations for relations with developing countries; include PCD in the agenda of all outgoing parliamentary missions and ad hoc delegations to developing countries;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- instructs Parliament’s Research Service (EPRS) to regularly screen the Commission’s Work Programme for PCD issues, systematically analyse how PCD is dealt with in Commission impact assessments and relevant proposals, and to reportwithout delay alert the Development and other relevant Committees when important weaknesses or omissions are found;