12 Amendments of Paul RÜBIG related to 2018/2166(DEC)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is of paramount importance for the Union in order to address the root causes of migration; recognizes that expenditure relating to security is particulary relevant in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security- development nexus and deliver on Goal 16 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 6 #
5. Recalls that the EU is collectively committed to provide 0.7 % of Gross National Income as Official Development Assistance (‘ODA’); regrets that the EUcalls on the Commission and its Member States, in 2017, have not made progress towards reaching this goal, with the overall EU ODA decreasing from 0.51% to 0.50% and several countries decreasing their ODA. to prepare and present a plausible timeline for such a gradual increase towards this level, affirms that Union development assistance should be spent more effectively and that ODA should be targeted to sectors where it is needed the most, namely capacity building, good governance, health, education, agriculture, water supply and sanitation, as well as energy; emphasises the need for maintenance support with sufficient access locally-trained technical experts;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for an enlargement of the “Erasmus for Young Entrepreneuers” programme beyond Europe, in particular to developing countries, while providing the necessary financial means;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors’ recommendations for improving the transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs published in the special report 2018/ 35, where it, amongst other things, recommends that the Commission improve the reliability of the information on NGOs in its accounting system, and that the Commission improve the information collected on funds implemented by NGOs; calls therefore on the Commission to implement these proposals before the end of the current mandate;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Fully recognizes the complex nature of many challenges and the need for multifaceted and complementary response actions, but insists on the need for clarity in funding arrangements and respect for international commitments;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for-more principle, taking as an example the European Neighbourhood Policy; believes that the more and the faster a country progress in its internal reforms in relation to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should receive from the Union;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Recognise that no country has ever developed without engaging in further trade relations with their neighbours and the rest of the world; further encourages the financing of aid for trade activities in order to allow developing countries to participate to a much greater degree in global value chains in the future; stresses in this context the increasing importance of digital connectivity in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of the globalisation benefits in favour of developing countries;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Underlines the high importance of supporting micro-, small and medium- sized enterprises and calls in particular for the establishment of local solutions for a better access to finance with a further strengthening of micro-finance loans and guarantee system;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Underlines the importance of increasing the attribution of funds aiming at supporting good governance, democracy and the rule of law in developing countries in order to promote accountable and transparent institutions, support capacity building and foster a participatory decision-making and public access to information;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 i (new)
Paragraph 5 i (new)
5i. Emphasises the importance of the provision of clean water and of the building of additional wastewater disposal facilities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5j. Draws attention to the scale and implication of energy poverty in developing countries and to the Union’s strong involvement in efforts to reduce such poverty; underlines the need for strong and concerted efforts by governments and stakeholders in affected countries to reduce energy poverty;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
5k. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors’ recommendations for improving the transparency of EU funds implemented by NGOs published in the special report 2018/ 35, where it , amongst other things, recommends that the Commission improve the reliability of the information on NGOs in its accounting system, and that the Commission improve the information collected on funds implemented by NGOs; calls therefore on the Commission to implement these proposals before the end of the current mandate;