9 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2014/2205(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the private sector’s role in development has increased to support political priorities in a period of diminishing aid budgets, and considers that the EU’s engagement with the private sector in the context of development must be subject togoverned by internationally agreed development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that reducing poverty is not the primary objective of the private sector, by its very nature, and that that is therefore a task forin accordance with market economy principles, is not to reduce poverty, but to make a profit, leaving poverty reduction to the public sector; rejects public- private partnerships, blending and the focus on microcredit, since they finance corporate profits, above all, and do not reduce poverty;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the review of existing trade and investment agreements in order to identify any areas, especially provisions on intellectual property rights, that may have negatively affect implications for development;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas PPPs have for decades been a common practice in developed countries, particularly in European countries and the US, and are today widely used in developing countries by most donors, accounting for roughly 15-20 % of the total infrastructure investment;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support developing countries in garnerinvesting their resources, e.g. through national tax systems, and in combating illicit financial flows and widespread corruption, as a result of which developing countries losewhich each year cause damage to the tune of at least € 660-870 billion a year2; calls for the ownership principle to be resolutely acted on; calls for effective international rules against tax avoidance and evasion; __________________ 2 Eurodad.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in the context of the Agenda for Change, blending is recognised as an important instrument for leveraging additional resources by combining EU grants with loans or equity from public and private financiers;