26 Amendments of Corina CREȚU related to 2012/2288(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU has a strong political commitment to promoting an enabling environment for civil society organisations (CSOs) at national level and whereas the importance and diversity of CSOs as independent developms well as regional and international levels and whereas the EU recognises that an empowered civil society, in all its diversity, is important in its own right and represents and humanitarian actors has been recognised; crucial and integral component of any democracy.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU has a strong political commitment to implementing a Human Rights based Approach (HRBA) in development and whereas the UN statement of common understanding of the Human Rights Based Approach to Development Cooperation establishes that "all programmes of development co- operation, policies and technical assistance should further the realisation of human rights as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights instruments";
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas a legitimate Post-2015 framework requires civil society and individuals - particularly the most marginalised- to be able to participate fully in decision-making processes and in monitoring and reporting on progress made.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas strong, transparent and needs- oriented CSOs and LAs and inclusive local governance actions are essential core issues of democracy and the peace-building process;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas equitable and long-term partnerships between EU CSOs and their counterparts in developing countries have proven to be an important tool for the development of strong independent and diversified CSOs and CS initiatives at different scales and levels from the local to the international;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EC and EEAS to develop guidance and implementation plans for a HRBA in EU's development cooperation in dialogue with CSOs and to further the implementation of the European Union Guidelines on Human rights Defenders;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that creating accountable, human rights-based, and inclusive relations among governments, LAs, CSOs, private sector and citizens offers a unique opportunity for the EU to establish sustainable partnerships with developing countries;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to mainstream the promotion of an enabling environment for CSOs and LAs and to consider it a priority for the EU's position in the ongoing negotiations on the post-2015 development framework; stresses the importance of defining a monitoring system which permits the evaluation of progress in the creation of an enabling environment at national level in terms of policy and regulatory provisions, in line with international human rights standards, as well as multiple stakeholder and multilevel dialogues;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to promote institutionalised mechanisms for multilevel and multiple stakeholder dialogue among CSOs, LAs and partner governments in decent work agendas, and sustainable and inclusive growth and on the issue of enabling environment for both CSOs and LAs ;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the EU to systematically involve women's organisations and networks in the preparation and possibly in the implementation of policy dialogue, in line with the commitments taken under the EU Gender Action Plan for Development;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses appreciation for the Policy Forum on Development, which aims to create a space for dialogue with CSOs and LAs in policy discussions and supports its continuationencourages all stakeholders involved to make it a strategic space for guiding and influencing policy making at EU and international level on development issues including Policy Coherence for Development; ;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to support the inclusion of LA representatives in the Steering Committee on Global partnership for effective development cooperation;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to promote a balanced approach between the principle of harmonisation and the right of initiative of CSOs and LAs; reminds the Commission that simplification and harmonisation of donor administrative procedures should be done in dialogue with CSOs and LAs;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to establish a more ambitious policy dialogue with and within partner countries to promote TAD and a comprehensive approach to decentralisation, and to give priority in the future programming period to strengthening the capacity of LAs and CSOs to influence and monitor decentralisation reform processes;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that an effective decentralisation process requires public sector reforms, such as the transfer of power, functions, and resources, as well as the active participation of citizens and CSOs in participatory planning and budgeting; calls on the Commission to includetake due account of decentralisation and TAD in its support to public sector-wide reforms and to make them a cross-cutting priority in all geographic programmes;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that TAD is contributing to development effectiveness through strengthening ownership, multi- stakeholders and multi-actors dialogues and programmes and policy coordination at the sub-national level; calls on the Commission to launch pilot initiatives to support TAD through geographic and thematic programmes;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of strengthening EU staff expertise and commitment, in particular at delegation level, on decentralisation and, on the role of LAs in development;CSOs and LAs in sustainable development and encourages the participation of civil society organisations, including women's organisations, to provide a gender perspective to those processes.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recalls that local elected representatives regularly act as mediators between antagonistic parties and in that regard assume an important role in conflict prevention and resolution;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the EC and EEAS to establish guidelines for EU delegations on how to deal with CSOs and LAs in situations of crisis and fragility, using a human rights-based and gender-sensitive approach.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses that in contexts where public authorities, local and regional authorities included, are not in the capacity to provide basic services and where circumstances allow it, the Commission should support multi-actor partnerships to develop LAs capacities so that they are able to provide services;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses deep concern about the Commission's proposal to limit financial support in service delivery only to CSOs working in LDCs and fragile states; recalls that the key added value of CSOs in all countries, whatever their level of development, is their capacity to interpret the needs of vulnerableand rights of poor and marginalised groups and to give innovative solutions to provide for these needsm while raising awareness and political support for addressing the root causes of poverty, inequality and exclusion;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to develop an overarching DEAR strategy and, to increase the financial resources which will be allocated in the future programming period to DEAR and to develop in close consultation with CSOs and LAs active on DEAR flexible funding modalities that respect their right of initiative and allow the participation of a wide and diversified range of actors;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Commission's engagement to systematically introduce political economy analysis at country level and recommends that it includes an analysis of the political and legal situation of CSOs and LAs;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to improve the coordination and complementarity between thematic and geographic programmes and instruments; recalls that CSOs and LAs should be considered a key implementing partner in particular in the Global Public Good programme and should be consulted at an early stage on the programming of both geographic and thematic programmes;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Encourages the Commission to maintain a mix offurther develop a mix of more flexible, transparent and predictable funding modalities to reach the broadest possible range of civil society actors; asks the Commission to identify and develop these modalities through an inclusive dialogue with CSOs and LA associations building on the Structured Dialogue;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to promote the participation of CSOs and LAs in the ongoing discussion on blending mechanisms in the framework of the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation; asks the Commission to draft binding guidelines and create inclusive monitoring mechanismsimpact assessment and monitoring mechanisms to ensure consultation and participation of concerned populations at all stages of the project cycle and to ensure that blending contributes to poverty eradication;