7 Amendments of Fiona HALL related to 2011/2047(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to distinguish between the development needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and those of the Middle Income Countries (MICs), especially the emerging donors; recalls that 72% of the world’s poor live in MICs, that the grave income inequalities based on gender and on ethnic, racial and other groupings are associated with deeper inequalities of social, cultural and political power, and that cooperation and dialogue should therefore continue in order to address persisting poverty and inequality; reiterates that non-ODA cooperation with MICs and strategic partners must not be financed from the already scarce development budget;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that economic growth can be an important driver of development; stresses, however, that growth is only one instrument among many, and that maximising growth is not equivalent to maximising development; notes in particular that the impact of growth on poverty eradication will be much higher ifis undermined if the inequality is reducedgap widens; insists, therefore, that EU development assistance must be geared towards pro-poor growth through the adoption of measures which specifically focus on the poor in order to foster an increase in their share of national wealth and allow them to become a driving force for growth;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the need for industrial growth to be energy-efficient, so that growth in GDP is decoupled from oil dependency and from greenhouse gas emissions; urges the EU and its Member States to make every effort to facilitate the transfer to developing countries of energy efficiency technology and best practice;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its view that the EU must support partner countries in developing fair and effective tax systems to generate the revenues needed for social protection and pro-poor policies; and at an international level continue to work for greater financial transparency, and to ensure that partner countries share the benefits;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that investment projects involving the private sector which are financed by the EU in developing countries should meet internationally agreed environmental, social and transparency standards and be consistent with beneficiary countries’ development plans; objects to any kind of cooperation with private entities which would contribute directly or indirectly to any form of tax evasion and tax avoidance;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the proposal to focus development cooperation on sustainable energy; insists that access to energy for the poor and in connection with the provision of public services and local development must be prime objectives of EU-supported projects; urges the EC to ensure that EU ODA for improving access to energy supports local economic development, green jobs and poverty reduction and is not tied to or used to subsidise EU businesses; urges the EU not to confuse policies to increase energy access for poor people with meeting the EU’s climate mitigation goals, or own energy security needs;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the huge potential for renewable energy in many developing countries; calls on the EU and its Member States to support renewable energy projects in developing countries by making available technology, expertise and investment opportunities;