Activities of François THIOLLET related to 2023/2183(DEC)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2022
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas according NDICI Regulation, NDICI funds must comply with the criteria for Official Development Assistance (ODA) established by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); whereas amid growing concerns over the integrity of ODA when it is used to address donor countries’ domestic migration concerns rather than development objectives benefiting the recipient country, the OECD recently published criteria for assessing the ODA eligibility of migration activities, identified risk categories among migration actions in terms of undermining ODA integrity (return and reintegration programmes, countering irregular migration, border management and the fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking, and rendering financing conditional on migration control outcome)1a; _________________ 1a https://www.oecd.org/dac/financing- sustainable-development/development- finance-standards/migration-oda.htm
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas development cooperation is evolving from a more traditional donor- recipient model towards a stronger emphasis on mutual interests, covering not only social sectors but also sustainable investment, trade, and the development of high value-added economic sectors, and on international partnerships to tackle global challenges; whereas according the TFEU “Union development cooperation policy shall have as its primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty”;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is concerned that Benin´s EDF national authorising officer awarded a contract to a consultancy company to strengthen civil society involvement in the country, in serious breach of the public procurement rules; notes with concern that according to the Commission, the Evaluation Committee used its “discretionary power” to apply a calculation method which was not sufficiently documented in the procedure; recalls that the Qatargate scandal has revealed the role of non-profit organisations and civil society in corruption; recalls that European Court of Auditors Special Report No 35/2018 warns that the Commission does not have sufficiently detailed information on how the money is spent on civil society organisations, recalls the report of the Budgetary Control Committee A9- 0446/2023 on the transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations; calls on the Court to produce a special report on EU funds being funnelled into civil society organisations, and to propel the Evaluation Committee and its discretionary powers concerning public procurement procedures, as well as any contacts and ties between the Evaluation Committee, including its members, and civil society organisations and other non- governmental organisations;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Is concerned by the recent reports1a that under NDICI the EU prioritises migration programs and actions that the OECD considers a particular risk to the integrity of ODA, such as migration and border management as well as return, over labour migration or regular pathways. Calls the Commission to conduct appropriate ex ante assessments to determine the possible human rights implications and risks of actions, including impact assessments for actions and measures that are expected to have a significant impact on migrants and refugee’ s human rights, in line of the NDICI Regulation; calls the Commission to provide the Parliament with an equal level and detail of information regarding NDICI migration spending and related assessments reports as provided to the Council; calls on the Court to produce a special report on the ODA eligibility of NDICI funded migration projects; _________________ 1a https://policy- practice.oxfam.org/resources/from- development-to-deterrence-migration- spending-under-the-eu-neighbourhood- de-621536/ https://euromedrights.org/publication/the- human-cost-of-artificial-intelligence-and- surveillance-technology-in-migration/
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Commission for the EDF funding to the United Republic of Tanzania be suspended in view of serious human rights violations and non-respect of the right to free, prior and informed consent of the Maasai communities in the Ngorongoro conservation area, evicted from their lands since the summer of 2022. This suspension must stay effective as long as a guarantee has been given by the Tanzanian government and the EU delegation has been authorized to enter and inspect the situation first hand1a ; _________________ 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/RC-9-2023-0511_FR.html
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
Paragraph 41 b (new)