6 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2012/2016(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports in principle the substantial increase in funding for the DCI’s thematic programme on the environment and the sustainable management of natural resources; understands that the Commission is seeking additional support for promoting sustainable energy for developing countries in the run-up to the 2012 UN Rio+20 Conference and for financing the EU’s recently announced initiative on ‘Energising Development’, which addresses energy inequality in the developing world; reiterates, however, that climate financing must be additional to currently programmed development funding and that funds for key MDG sectors, e.g. basic education and health, should not be diverted to climate action; welcomes the proposed increase for the Investing in People budget line and reminds the Commission of established EU benchmarks and previous commitments since the 2005 DCI to allocate at least 20% of the DCI to health and basic education, with particular attention to progress made towards the most off-track MDGs;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that a more controlled and coherent approach is taken to the funding of alternative energies in the fight against climate change, so as to make sure that the EU does not indirectly provide financial support for activities that give rise to price distortions and speculation in connection with food raw materials or are conducive to land grabbing;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to provide financial support for targeted development cooperation measures to forestall and combat land grabbing, which is becoming increasingly common, and to promote the establishment of a code of conduct at EU and international level;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to introduce funding to improve access to insurance in developing countries, particularly for health and pensionfair healthcare and pension systems based on mutual and non-profit insurance schemes in keeping with social economy models; encourages the Commission to support partner countries in putting into place wide-coverage insurance schemes that include the poorest and most vulnerable segments of society; is convinced that such schemes, if well designed, have the potential not only to lift people out of poverty and enhance the resilience of the most vulnerable by protecting their assets, but also to foster greater social cohesion and more inclusive growth.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for the Commission to ensure that the assistance is effective and has a direct impact on poverty eradication, human development and social cohesion; asks the Commission, in this connection, to introduce, as part of capacity building measures for non-state actors, arrangements for funding small- scale projects involving private stakeholders, such as SMEs, cooperatives and local associations;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 (new)
Paragraph 7 (new)
7. Insists that the European Consensus on Development remains the guiding document for EU aid and development cooperation, especially in relation to health and education; urges the Commission to ensure that the Development Cooperation Instrument remains a relevant and effective tool for implementing the European Consensus on Development, especially on the support to and integration of health, education and relevant cross cutting issues such as gender equality and HIV/AIDS;