Activities of Martin EHRENHAUSER related to 2011/2212(DEC)
Reports (1)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2010 PDF (278 KB) DOC (176 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the total amount of aid channelled through the EDF is undergoing a considerable increase as the amount of Union aid under the Tenth EDF for the period 2008 to 2013 has been set at EUR 22 682 000 000 which represents a 6437 % increasenominal increase per year compared with the financial allocations under the Ninth EDF, and while the EDF disbursements have doubled from 2000 till 2010, the problem of absorption capacity persists,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores Court of Auditors' finding according to which the overall supervisory and control systems of the EDFs managed by the Commission are partially effective; notes that the monitoring and supervision ofby EuropeAid's Coentroal Services were effective, whereas they were partially effective for Union Delegations;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Notes with satisfaction the Communication ‘Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’ (COM(2011)0637) adopted in October 2011, stipulating that Development Cooperation Instrument benchmark allocatingcontinued support for social inclusion and human development; insists that at least 20 % of spendingUnion aid be allocated to basic and secondary education and basic health will also apply to the EDF; urges the Commission to place greater emphasis on maternal health, as this is the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) for which progress has been disappointing;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Recalls the earthquake in Haiti and its disastrous consequences; deplores the difficulties noted in combining humanitarian aid and development aid (linking relief, rehabilitation and development); considers that the Commission should limit its humanitarian aid and direct its efforts and funding to rehabilitation and development;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 c (new)
Paragraph 48 c (new)
48c. Deplores lack of sustainability of projects and stresses that projects should principally aim at creating employment and sustainable growth which would allow the Haitian State to increase its own revenues in order to depend less on foreign assistance; requests therefore the Commission to provide Parliament with a list of projects which have been carried out during the last 15 years in Haiti with a detailed assessment of their current situation in order to see how sustainable they are since;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Recalls that the funds allocated to the Investment Facility from the Tenth EDF amounted to EUR 1 530 000 000 for the ACP and OCT; notes that the total amount of signed operations from the Investment Facility portfolio was EUR 359 000 000 in the financial year 2010; recalls that the European Investment Bank (EIB) manages Investment Facility, a revolving risk-b bearing instrument funded from the EDF that aims to foster private investment especially in ACP countries;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Notes that the independent mid term evaluation of the EIB's external mandateInvestment Facility and EIB's own Resource activities in the ACPs shows that the EIB's efforts to monitor project implementation, ensure local presence and follow-up on environmental and social aspects still appear to be insufficient; calls on the EIB to improve its monitoring mechanisms;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Recalls that a significant part12 % of the funds from the Investment Facility (EUR 390 000 000) are channelled via European bilateral development financial institutions or joint ventures exceptionally consisting of European financial institutions, which charge intermanagement feest and serve as intermediaries between the EIB and the local partners in developing countries; questions whether such a complex structure is effective and appropriate in terms of contributing to the development of the private sector and the financial sector in developing countries, which is the primary goal of the Investment Facility;