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Activities of Ioan Mircea PAŞCU related to 2011/0415(COD)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action PDF (625 KB) DOC (787 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2011/0415(COD)
Documents: PDF(625 KB) DOC(787 KB)

Amendments (4)

Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Implementation of these instruments should be evaluated on the basis of concrete performance indicators which are subject to the objectives specified for each instrument with respect for each beneficiary country's needs and circumstances; these performance indicators should cover, inter alia, the areas of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; sufficiently monitored, free and fair democratic elections, the rule of law; the independence of the judiciary; democratic control over armed and security forces; the protection of minorities; the level of corruption; decentralisation and local democracy; measurements of internal economic disparities, including employment levels and progress towards social justice; the situation of civil society and equality between women and men.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Union's external action under the instruments to which this Regulation relates should have an impact reflected in concrete changes in beneficiary countries and partner countries. That impact should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, clear, transparent and measurable indicators adapted to the specificities of each instrument, based on objectives which respect each beneficiary country's needs and circumstances.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Financial assistance in the form of budget support, as provided for by point (c) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in accordance with Article XXX of Council Regulation (EC) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities1, shall be conditional on measurable objectives, clear targets, performance criteria and transparent, reliable and effective auditing standards, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the use of that form of assistance. Before approving any financing decision, the Commission shall secure guarantees from the government of the partner country concerned that it has established national parliamentary control and audit capacities, including public access to information. The Union shall support the countries that do not have yet such capacities to establish them and to create, in the meantime, a provisional equivalent system that shall offer the EU the guarantee of a transparent and efficient spending of allocated funds. _______________ 1 OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and review its actions, and evaluate the results of the implementation of sectoral policies and actions, and the effectiveness of programming, where appropriate by means of independent external evaluations, in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and to enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. Those evaluations shall be carried out on the basis of pre-defined, country specific, clear, transparent and measurable indicators and shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Proposals by the European Parliament or the Council for independent external evaluations will be taken into due account.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET