9 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2014/2205(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
- having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Stronger Role of the Private Sector in Achieving Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries’ (COM(2014)0263) and to the Council conclusions thereon of 23 June 2014 and 12 December 2014,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Foreign Affairs (Development) Council conclusions of 12 December 2014 on the role of the private sector in development cooperation, entitled ‘An action oriented perspective’,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the private sector is the engine of wealth creation and economic growth in all market economies, generating 90 % of jobs and income in developing countries; whereas the private sector accounts for 84 % of GDP in developing countries according to the United Nations (UN) and has the capacity to provide a sustainable base for domestic resource mobilisation; whereas, according to the FAO, 82% of cultivated land in the world measures less than 2 square metres and according to the ILO some 50% of global rural agricultural products are marketed through business models based on associations of small and very small producers who have formed cooperatives;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas typically, women are under- represented in business communities in developing countries and this is often a result of legal differences in how men and women are treated that hamper women’s opportunities for starting businesses, owning property and land, or accessing credit;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to endorse the private sector in becoming, alongside other governmental and non- governmental development organisations and inclusive business models such as cooperatives and social enterprises, a true partner in achieving inclusive and sustainable development;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for DG DEVCO to work with DG Enterprise in replicating regional support structures for SMMEs in developing countries aimed at helping them enter legality, get access to finance and capital, obtain market access and overcome legal obstacles, supporting in particular the strengthening of the intermediary organisations representing them;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth and recommends that measures be adopted to monitor the process relating to the economic empowerment of women, also with regard to respect for the rights of women as workers, and to promote female entrepreneurship and equal pay;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges developing countries to establish support mechanisms for women entrepreneurs, including through the provision of relevant information, legal protection, and professional advancement and management training courses;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the setting up at EU level of sectorial, multi-stakeholder platforms, bringing together the private sector, CSOs, NGOs, organisations of cooperatives and social enterprises, think tanks, partner governments, donors and other stakeholders, in order to overcome the reservations and the lack of trust among partners;