Activities of Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD related to 2011/2014(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan PDF (249 KB) DOC (159 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that each of the funding channels carries its own specific benefits and drawbacks with regard to specific spending objectives as displayed in the table in the explanatory statement; states that budget support may have as little positive effect as any other development-policy instrument so long as development- unfriendly concepts are pursued in other policy areas;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing direct budget support in Afghanistan under rigorous and well- defined conditions, as it is the best instrument for building capacity in the Afghan administration; it must not be tied to harmful economic-policy conditions such as privatisation, cuts in the public sector or trade liberalisation; believes this could achieve sustainable, long-term- oriented results;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, at the same time, to set rigorous and well-defined conditions for the disbursement of budget support which are clear and measurable; takes the view that these objectives should aim to achieve results which can be evaluated by way of indicators and pre- defined benchmarks on accountability and transparency; underlines that baselines assessing future progress need to be defined from the outset; considers mechanisms to fight corruption and fraud to be of the utmost importance in this context; states that the effectiveness of development-policy measures in the partner countries must be checked on the basis of local criteria;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the fact that investments by the international community in Afghanistan shouldall be aligned with the needs of the GIRoA and the people of Afghanistan;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Is of the opinion that development strategies must be designed by recipient governments themselves, in consultation with a broad spectrum of civil society, and must be agreed by national parliaments; further, that civil society and parliamentarians must be involved throughout every stage of implementation, monitoring and the evaluation of results, and that this requirement must be a decisive eligibility criterion for budget support;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers the development of the security situation in Afghanistan to be a major future challenge for the reconstruction of Afghanistan and calls on the Commission to develop, together with the international community, a strategy on how to ensure security for Afghanistan and to stimulate a self-sustainable economy, inter alia with a view to being able to exercise proper control over aid;