3 Amendments of Fiona HALL related to 2008/2170(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States to respect their commitments to increase Official Development Aid (ODA), even in this time of global financial crisis, which will enable an increase in Aid for Trade, and to establish accompanying measures in the form of regional Aid for Trade packages for the implementation of the EPAs contributing to the positive impact of the EPAs on development;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission and the ACP countries to make best use of the funding available for Aid for Trade in order to support the reform process in areas essential for economic development; to improve infrastructure where it is necessary to benefit more effective from the opportunities offered by the EPAs; to compensate the net loss of customs revenue and encourage tax reform so that public investments in social sectors are not reduced; to invest in the production chain in order to diversify export production; and to produce more highly processed export goods; and to invest in training and support for small producers and exporters to meet EU sanitary and phytosanitary criteria;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the Commission to include development benchmarks in the EPA and interim EPAs to measure the socio- economic impact of the EPAs on key sectors, to be determined according to the priorities of each region;