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6 Amendments of Stéphane BIJOUX related to 2023/2029(INI)

Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that as stated in the 2017 New European Consensus on Development and in the Instrument's regulation, 20% of its Official Development Assistance (ODA) should be dedicated to human development such as in health, education, nutrition, social protection, gender equality; stresses that investments in human development are paramount to ensure universal, equitable, affordable and quality access to these services and to achieve fundamental human rights, underlines that investments in human development are crucial for the fight against inequalities and should be increased in the revision of partner countries’ programming;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that COVID-19 was a wake-up call for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) to accelerate progress towards building universal, publicly financed health systems; requests that grants and public sector promotion are prioritised to assure development aid reaches people first in the programming of the Instrument; stresses the importance of continuing to commit enough budget for improving social outcomes and addressing systemic issues ;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Worries that the Instrument was underfunded since the start of the MFF 2021-2027, in particular the thematic envelope; emphasises that the EU’s purchasing power has been reduced due to inflation, funding for key thematic programmes emptied due to COVID-19, and overall funds reduced due to the frontloading of resources in 2021 and 2022; asks that the long-term budget must be adapted to protect the EU’s positive impact, influence and credibility on the global stage; calls for funds which are urgently needed for humanitarian response, ODA, crisis response, Ukraine reconstructions and climate finance;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the long-term NDICI thematic and geographic programmes dedicated to sustainable development are not cut down or reallocated; underlines that the lack of funds creates a dangerous gap between the EU’s ambition and its ability to deliver on its promises; recalls that insufficient funding will also create damaging competition between short-term needs and long term investments, and between core development sectors, ultimately hampering the effectiveness of EU aid and its contribution to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Worries that already 80% of the funding available in the Instrument’s cushion for emerging challenges for 2021-2027 has been earmarked only €1.92 billion (21%) is left until 2027; recalls that 100% of the funding available in the margin of Heading 6 for 2021-2023 has been used for the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey; regrets that the Flexibility Instrument, used for Heading 6 in the past years, will no longer be available for external action ;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Welcomes the European Commission’s recent proposal for a new and dedicated Ukraine facility by combining all future support to Ukraine in a separate single instrument under heading 6 of the MFF ;
2023/09/15
Committee: AFETDEVE