8 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2009/2218(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission to monitor not only economic growth objectives, but to look particularly at reducing inequalities in income distribution both within individual developing countries and globally. Particular attention should be paid to increasing participative processes of sustainable self-development through forms of association such as cooperatives and PRA (Participatory Reflection and Action), which are based on consensus and participation by local communities and which therefore provide more effective organisational models with a more long-term impact, promoting the role of the social economy in development;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Invites the Commission to promote development assistance actions that, taking account of the effects of the financial crisis, can prevent a rise in insecurity and conflict, global political and economic instability, and an increase in uncontrollable mass migration (‘refugees from hunger ’);
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to promote reform of the institutional framework, strengthening ownership rights, particularly for the poorest (e.g. guaranteeing farmers the right of ownership of land and reducing the concentration and intensive exploitation of resources for speculation with the destruction of ecosystems), facilitating access to credit and expanding the range of basic public services;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Invites the Commission to assess the impact of the digital divide between rich and poor nations, looking particularly at the risks of information technologies being instrumental in discrimination, since they marginalise those who, for social, economic or political reasons, cannot access these new products, which are ushering in the new information revolution;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the crucial need to approach PCD as a long-term endeavour so as to secure lasting support for PCD; stresses the importance of a timely assessment of policies to avoid negative impacts on developing countries; to this end, asks for the impact of the activities of European and non-European private players to be assessed, paying particular attention to multinationals;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Invites the assessment, by comparative analysis, of the approach, methodology and results of cooperation and aid policies outside Europe and the relative levels of international collaboration, looking particularly at China’s intervention in Africa;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the mechanisms to enhance PCD within the Commission, namely the inter-service consultation system, the Impact Assessment process, the Sustainability Impact Assessment and the Interservice Quality Support Group; asks, however, which criteria DG Development used when deciding to overturn incoherent policy initiatives and asks for greater transparency as regards the outcome of inter-service consultations; demands, furthermore, that the European Parliament and developing countries should be more closely involved in these mechanisms; to this end, urges the Commission to promote and support reforms that will make the decision-making system more transparent, both in Europe and in the South, to give citizens the tools to monitor the actions of governments and institutions particularly as regards relations between the European Union and ACP countries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Asks the Commission to involve the EU Delegations in its PCD work by appointing PCD focal points responsible for PCD in each Delegation to monitor the impact of EU policy at partner-country level; asks for inclusion of PCD in staff training; in this regard, recognises the role of non-state actors and civil society, which should be guaranteed the opportunity to participate actively in drafting Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) and in consultations for mid-term reviews;