Activities of Kader ARIF related to 2010/2001(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Draft opinion on Parliament's position on the 2011 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - Section III - Commission
Amendments (6)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the European Parliament has new powers in the field of international trade agreements; urges the Commission to fully respect Parliament's new prerogatives, particularly regarding transparency and flow of information; stresses that Parliament may use all means at its disposal if it is not satisfied with the way the Commission treats it in this respect;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the proposal to amend the regulation creating an instrument for industrialised countries but resolutely opposes its being financed with appropriations programmed for use under the Development Cooperation Instrument; stresses that funds earmarked for development cooperation must target poverty alleviation; calls on the Commission to present, on a regular basis, detailed information on the budget lines which are used for financing the ICI; reiterates the need for a framework regulation on MFA, adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Takes note of the proposed increase in the draft budget for 2011, as compared to the budget for 2010, against the macro- financial assistance budget line (01 03 02); recalls that the mobilisation of this instrument for each third country falls under the ordinary legislative procedure and requests the Commission to provide further explanation on its proposed increase;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note that the Commission has prepared the Aid for Trade Monitoring Report covering the operations in 2010; calls for more detailed information in future reports; regrets that this report does not contain more detailed information; calls for the Commission in future to submit an annual report detailing the exact sources of funding (through EU multiannual programmes and the European Development Fund), with a breakdown by country, region and aid category; requests that the report also contain specific information on the history of the measures financed, the involvement of the relevant partners, and the implementation of the pledges;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supportstresses the need to guarantee the adequate financing of Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) forin order to enable banana-producing countries, with the poorest LDC to ensure a long-term sustainable future for their production, with the worst affected countries being strictly prioritised;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Firmly rejects any attempts to finance the programme for ACP banana- producing countries through redeployment of development appropriations within heading 4, in particular from the budget lines for development cooperation; is particularly opposed to the proposal in the draft budget to redeploy for this purpose EUR 13 million from the Development Cooperation Instrument and EUR 5 million from the Civil Protection Financial Instrument;