2 Amendments of Corina CREȚU related to 2010/2105(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that an estimated EUR 800 billion is lost annually from developing countries through illicit means, the reduction and prevention of which could prove decisive in achieving MDGsis essential for achieving MDGs; insists that the EU take firmer action against corruption and the squandering of funds and calls for greater involvement of the authorities of the recipient countries in combating the embezzlement of funds intended for development;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that developing countries are the least well equipped to deal with climate change; urges implementation of the EU financial pledge under the Copenhagen Accord and the Global Climate Change Alliance. , and are, generally speaking, likely to be the principal victims of this phenomenon, which is caused by specific geo-climatic conditions; urges implementation of the EU financial pledge under the Copenhagen Accord and the Global Climate Change Alliance; urges the EU to assume a pivotal role regarding joint initiatives by the industrialised countries in making a larger and more specific contribution to supporting development in the third world, to which they have a historic responsibility, not least because of their colonial past.