9 Amendments of Corina CREȚU related to 2008/2063(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists that, in order to ensure Policy Coherence for Development, there is a continued need for a specific directorate general for development at administrative level, responsible for policy setting, policy advice and policy management of EU development cooperation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure consistency and integrate development and humanitarian programming for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, Asia and Latin America;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to correct the existing inconsistencies in the structure and the competences of its Directorates General, both in terms of policies and budget; calls for the Directorate General for Development to be made responsible for all EU development cooperation, including cooperation with non-ACP developing countries, and for the integration of EuropeAid into the Directorate General for Development;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the extension of the ordinary legislative procedure (co- decision), and stresses that this must mean that Parliament will enjoy a real and effective right of democratic scrutiny over all aspects of EU development cooperation policy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the fact that the Lisbon Treaty introduces binding provisions for the protection of children's rights in the internal and external objectives of the EU;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the deletion by the Lisbon Treaty of Article 179(3) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, which excludes the European Development Fund (EDF) from the scope of that Treaty; notes that this opens the way for the inclusion of the EDF in the budget of the Union without the need to revise that Treaty; calls on the Council and the Commission to include the EDF in the budget of the EU at the 2008/2009 Mid-term Review, which will enhance the democratic legitimacy of an important part of EU development policy and its budget;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that only if a high priority is given to Policy Coherence for Development will the Union be able to meet both the development objectives and the values of the EU as stated in the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Welcomes the prospect of a more streamlined institutional architecture at EU level to coordinate Europe’s external relations policies, but warns that to be truly effective, development policy must be based on partnership and ownership with recipient countries;