5 Amendments of Miguel PORTAS related to 2010/2300(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that clearly defined, widely supported and closely monitored indicators are essential in order to demonstrate the concrete effects of budget support in third countries, and that the relevant budgetary authorities should be updated regularly on the indicators and guidelines that shape the decision-making process in relation to budget support; underlines that these indicators must be better tailored to the specific needs of partner countries in order to avoid the ‘one size fits all’ approach taken by the Commission, which is potentially counter-productive; underlines that indicators must be focused particularly on combating poverty and the fulfilling of the Millenuium Development Goals (using the MDGs indicators) including crosscutting themes as gender equity and access to universal energy and potable water; stresses the added value for Europe of a successful development aid which might have as a result important savings of EU funds when migration flows are reduced at the place of origin; emphasizes therefore that EU developement funds should first of all finance small local and regional projects as economic and infrastructure developments that support people directly;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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3. Takes the view that financing decisions on budget support must be driven not only by expected benefits but also by the short- and long-term risks, as for example, the possibility of political changes or consequences of climate change, incurred in both donor and partner countries; notes that the Court of Auditors, in its Special Report1 , is in full agreement with this assessment by highlighting that a sound risk management framework is still to be developed and implemented;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers effective mutual accountability to be a cornerstone of budget support and a prerequisite for its sustainability: not only should governments in both donor and partner countries be fully accountable domestically, but it is equally important that governments, parliamentarians and citizens on both sides are accountable to their respective counterparts, whether the latter be donors or recipients; takes the view, in this connection, that further efforts should be made to enhance public awareness in donor and partner countries of the scope and results of budget support; and proposes therefore to install open and transparent mechanisms to ensure that every citizen, NSA or LA is able to monitor the budget during its realization;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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5. Is firmly convinced that a thorough analysis of the future of EU budget support to third countries must address the issue of budgetisation of the European Development Fund; is aware of the historical and institutional background to the current situation, but believes that the time has come for the Council, the Member States and the ACP countries to acknowledge that this state of affairs is detrimental to the efficiency, transparency and accountability of EU budget support; underlines the necessity of full transparency in order to ensure that EU development funds finance the intended programmes and to avoid that EU funds are turned aside; rejects fully that EU development funds are derived to support military actions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, in line with the practice established in other policy fields, to improve the coordination of their respective budget support to third countries in order to avoid potential or existing overlaps, inconsistencies and incoherencies, which are all the more unacceptable in a context of scarce funding; maintains that a focus on specific areas offering the greatest added value should drive EU budget support throughout all phases of preparation and delivery; asks for a sound cooperation between the EP Committees to enhance the coordination of their policies concerning third countries to avoid inconsistencies as for example between trade restrictions, agricultural agreements and development aid; maintains that a focus on specific areas offering the greatest added value should drive EU budget support throughout all phases of preparation and delivery to create the personal, technological, infrastructural and financial capacity to eradicate poverty and start their (beneficiaries') independent sustainable development as soon as possible;;