Activities of Stéphane BIJOUX related to 2019/2184(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on improving development effectiveness and the efficiency of aid
Amendments (39)
Amendment 13 #
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2015 on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation1 a, _________________ 1ahttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:5201 5IP0336&from=PT
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35 a (new)
Citation 35 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD Report of 24 June 2020 entitled 'The impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on development finance'24a; _________________ 24a http://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy- responses/the-impact-of-the-coronavirus- covid-19-crisis-on-development-finance- 9de00b3b/
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 b (new)
Citation 37 b (new)
- having regard to the Paris Agreement, the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC and the 11th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 11), held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 11 December 2015,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 c (new)
Citation 37 c (new)
- having regard to the Special Report on the Ocean, Cryosphere and Climate Change (SROCC) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of 25 September 2019,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global environment is becoming more complex and uncertain, with a rise in conflict and geopolitical rivalry, the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss and more frequent and severe natural disasters, notably in developing countries, which affect the most vulnerable; whereas this highlights the need for strengthened multilateralism and continuous efforts to increase the effectiveness and impact of European aid;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global environment is becoming more complex and uncertain, with a rise in conflict and geopolitical rivalry, climate change and more frequent and severe natural disasters, notably in developing countries, which affect the most vulnerable; whereas this highlights the need for strengthened multilateralism and continuous efforts to increase the effectiveness and impact of European aid;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the world is struck by the Covid-19 pandemic; whereas the impact of this pandemic on developing countries and aid assistance beneficiary countries is still unclear; whereas the impact of this pandemic presents a significant strain on aid assistance capacities of donor countries and private investors;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected all countries, regardless of their level of development, is having a health-related impact, but also an economic and social impact; whereas this pandemic has an impact on development cooperation and imposes an obligation to ensure greater efficiency;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the current pandemic has severely disrupted and could have long- lasting effects on tourism, sea transport, and other ocean-based sectors, negatively impacting the economies of many developing countries, including the most vulnerable countries, small island developing states and least developed countries;
Amendment 35 #
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 to 2.1 billion in 2050 and 3.8. billion at the end of the century; 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);
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the role of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) is to to promote the principles of aid effectiveness; whereas it has three strategic priorities that will guide the Partnership’s contribution to the launch of the ‘Decade of Action’, namely: - promoting development effectiveness to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, - building better partnerships, - leveraging monitoring for action;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas the EU’s development policies and partnerships must be built on sustainable political and economic cooperation with partners on an equal footing, with respect for human rights at its core; whereas its development policies must take into account the situation of forced displaced people, of vulnerable populations and of migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 65 #
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 and humanitarian aid may be captured by political and economic elites in partner countries; whereas this highlights the need for development cooperation that aims at bringing about transformational changes inforced displacement and migration are direct and indirect consequences of unstable political economies, notably related to governance, the distribution of power, social exclusion, and lack of access to resources, as well asnd a lack of potential to interaction with the global economy; whereas this highlights the need for tailor-made development cooperation that aims at bringing about inclusive transformational changes that tackle these core issues;
Amendment 66 #
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 countries; whereas this highlights the need for development cooperation that aims at bringing about transformational changes in political economies, notably related to governance, the distribution of power, social exclusion, redistributive policies, social protection and access to resources, as well as interaction with the global economy;
Amendment 68 #
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 countries; whereas this highlights the need for development cooperation that aims at bringing about transformational changes in political economies, notably related to governance, the distributo support and promote - through development cooperation - the principles of good governance, the rule of law, separation of powers, social exclusion and access to resourcespromotion of human rights, combating social exclusion, as well as interaction with the global economy;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU is present in all the oceans through its overseas territories - both the outermost regions and the overseas countries and territories - and it is crucial that it develop regional strategies incorporating locally expressed needs as closely as possible;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas local authorities have a central role in achieving the SDGs and decentralised cooperation must be at the heart of the EU’s development strategy;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas development policies must take account of adaptation to the impact of climate change in terms of the displacement of vulnerable populations and the worsening of social inequalities, with a view to eradicating poverty;
Amendment 81 #
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 EUuropean support is aligned with partner countries’ own efforts, but also with other donors' efforts, and delivered through their institutions and systems in support of priorities that have been agreed through inclusive and equitable policy processes, the impact is bigger, faster and more sustainable;
Amendment 83 #
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 local authorities' efforts, and delivered through their mational and subnational institutions and systems in support of priorities that have been agreed through inclusive and equitable policy processes, the impact is bigger, faster and more sustainable;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that gender equality is an essential precondition for any development and is necessary for the achievement of the SDGs; takes the view that progress made in combating discrimination and violence against women and girls in partner countries should be systematically taken into consideration in assessing aid effectiveness;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, to make development aid more effective, it is imperative to improve coordination of humanitarian aid and development aid, but also peace and security policies, since there can be no sustainable development without peace and stability;
Amendment 89 #
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 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; stresses, in this regard, the impact that EU use of development aid and foreign direct investment can have on tackling the root causes of migration and forced displacement; 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 at all levels of society in ODA beneficiary countries;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the EU to engage directly with and to build inclusive sustainable partnerships with countries of origin and transit of migration, based on the specific needs of each country and individual circumstances of migrants;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
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; also calls for clear, actionable commitments towards joint implementation and evaluation and for shared accountability mechanismson the EU and its Member States to engage in joint implementation and evaluation of their actions with a view to greater transparency towards citizens;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming and implementation by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU shouldpoints to the importance of collectively setting strategic priorities and identifying investment needs/gaps in the pre- programming phase and subsequently looking at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member StatEU Member States or Member States' development agencies; calls on the EU institutions and Member States, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impact;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that accountability for all public expenditure, including Official Development Assistance (ODA), is vital both in Europe and in partner countries; believes that accountability requires strong institutions and that having clear and agreed targets for European ODA is essential for ensuring continued public support for the EU’s development cooperation endeavours; emphasises, furthermore, that accountability requires transparent and robust procedures as well as concern for efficiency and the attainment of demonstrable results, thorough ex-ante and ex-post evaluation, and critical analysis of failures as well as learning about how to deliver effective and sustainable results; recalls the impact that partnerships and cooperation with civil society and NGOs can have on ensuring accountability in public expenditure of ODA;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. calls on the Commission and Member States to fully untie their ODA in line with the commitments of the European Consensus on Development and to encourage all development cooperation providers, including emerging economies, to do the same;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the use of results- based approaches is critical for the EU’s partner countries and is a fundamental element of their capacity to deliver the SDGs for their citizens; points, however, to the importance of taking into account the diversity of the specific situations in and challenges for partner countries, in particular the least developed countries (LDCs) and fragile countries; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and use partner countries’ own national results- measuring frameworks and their monitoring and statistical systems, and to involve all relevant actors: local authorities; national parliaments; civil society; and the private sector; and foundations;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to enhance their commitment to transparent data flows through continuous investment in data visualisation, statistical reporting and the publication of open data, the application of international standards such as IATI (the International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard), and by regularly updating the EU Aid Explorer; encourages the EU to step up its efforts to ensure public access and dissemination of data and reporting on the spending of EU development aid;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that development cooperation might have different impacts on girls and boys and men and women; urges therefore the European Commission and Member States to prioritize gender equality and to make use of tools such as gender targeting, gender analysis, gender budgeting, gender mainstreaming; insists furthermore on the need to collect sex disaggregated data;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation, as well as more effective involvement of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories in the implementation of European development cooperation actions in their respective geographic areas, with a view to renewed and ambitious cooperation with Europeans in the South;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic and cross- cutting approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the national and territorial situation in each partner country; encourages South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation at all levels of governance;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to take account of the development policy actions and decisions of the other donor countries in order to ensure complementarity and to meet partner countries' needs and priorities in the best way possible;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the key role played by EU delegations in maximising the effectiveness of aid and enhancing its visibility in partner countries; calls for the delegations' knowledge of each partner country's specific circumstances to be capitalised on more, with a view to assessing the outcomes of projects run by the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation with and through local governments and, to the extent possible, to strive to ensure thatlocal authorities in partner countries, but also within the EU; calls for budget support as an aid modality can also be usedto be usable also at sub-national level, and that redistribution mechanismsfor mechanisms for redistribution and equalisation between different levels of government and across regions arto be developed with the aim of reducing in- country disparities and inequalities, and ensuring that no-one is left behind;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises that the role of the private sector – at local, national, bilateral and international levels – is crucial for achieving the SDGs, for mobilising additional development finance and for the transition towards economic development, growth and prosperity; stresses in this regard that additional efforts must be undertaken to align the private sector’s involvement in development cooperation with the effectiveness principles and to improve the transparency and accountability of foreign direct investment and global value chains; points to the role of civil society organisations, in particular NGOs, in mobilising the funds needed to achieve the SDGs;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the European Commission to reassess whether the administrative obligations to access EU funding are proportionate; deplores in that context that EU grants become increasingly inadequate and unattractive for NGOs due to requirements to limit support costs as well as due to increasing administrative and audit burdens;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its request that the Council and the Member States set out a clear timeline for reaching the target of raising the ODA budget to 0.7 % of GNI and that the Commission present a concrete action plan defining how additional resources will be leveraged towards achieving the SDGs; Stresses the need to clarify the differentiation between climate funding and development aid and assistance;