Activities of Michael CASHMAN related to 2012/2002(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an Agenda for Change: the future of EU development policy PDF (225 KB) DOC (136 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Directive on a common system of financial transaction tax and amending Directive 2008/7/EC (COM (2011)0594),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2010 on progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 20104, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0210
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas globalisation, a major source of wealth, particularly in middle-income countries, has not, however, contributed sufficiently to reducing insecurity or indeed poverty, a stark demonstration of which is the increase in absolute number of hungry and malnourished people in the world including in many middle-income countries,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission communication states that respect for human rights and good governance continue to be preconditions for development, which does not exincludes the possibilnecessity tof finding the rhythm best suited to appropriate measures and conditions for the circumstances ofin each country,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. Whereas any attempt to broaden the ODA definition designed to include the ‘Whole of the Union’ and ‘ODA+’ approaches recently proposed by the European Commission, as well as non-aid items such as financial flows, military spending, debt cancellation, particularly cancellation of export credit debts, money spent in Europe on students and refugees needs to be rejected,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. Whereas many middle-income countries, notably Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on economies which remain fragile and vulnerable to the major adjustments demanded by economic globalization, as well as climate change and natural disasters,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to set, for the implementation of the differentiation concept, vulnerability criteria in the common programming guidelines of the new DCI and the 11th EDF currently under discussion, and to take into account the reality of poverty, human development and inequalities inside a country, and not only the national GNI;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls for the further development of a clear linkage between relief, rehabilitation and development, particularly in light of the continuing nutrition crisis, and underlines the need for an effective and sustained assistance through a combination of Public-Private Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility ; renews the European Parliament and Council’s call to the European Commission for a clearer and more focused strategy on nutrition tackling food security governance and reducing food price volatility by the end of 2012;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the conditions for the use of ODA in general, and budget support in particular, must go hand-in-hand with the democratic oversight of budgets by parliaments, budgetary control organisations, local and regional authorities and civil society in partner countries;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls on the European Commission, the European Council and the Member States to pay particular attention to the rights of minorities and insists that non- negotiable human rights and non- discrimination clauses are inserted into development programmes, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and towards people living with HIV/AIDS;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)
Paragraph 10 h (new)
10h. In line with the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in 1994, calls on the Commission to continue supporting a rights based approach to the population and development agenda, notably through collaboration with CSOs and UN agencies like UNFPA;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 i (new)
Paragraph 10 i (new)
10i. Encourages the Council to push forward the Commission’s proposal for a well-designed, effective financial transaction tax which should raise revenue to meet inclusive global development priorities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 j (new)
Paragraph 10 j (new)
10j. Firmly reminds the Commission and the Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any circumstances;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 m (new)
Paragraph 10 m (new)
10m. Emphasises the need to strengthen political dialogue, particularly among the three institutions of the EU, in order to strengthen the existing level of consensus and involvement regarding the adoption of the ‘European Consensus on Development’ in 2005; believes, therefore, that the new programme can only be an instrument that is compatible with the ‘Consensus’, leading to a more effective development policy that serves the overarching cooperation development objective of the European Union, which is to eradicate poverty – in particular, through efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and the role of healthcare and education – in a context of sustainable development;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the focus on a greater coordination of Member states through the development of joint programming, single EU contracts for budget support, and common EU frameworks for measuring and communicating results and for human rights conditionality;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 f (new)
Paragraph 11 f (new)
11f. Recalls that, when it comes to the proposal for the 11th EDF, any new political orientation following the adoption of the Agenda for Change, must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that an active civil society is the best guarantee – in the countries of the North and of the South – of good democratic governance, protection of vulnerable groups - in particular disabled people and minorities - private sector responsibility and an improved capacity to distribute the benefits of economic growth;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the Commission does not put enough emphasis on the gender dimension of poverty; the EU must invest in the specific needs of women and design social protection packages that address the challenges faced by women; emphasizes that gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) are essential to the attainment of international development goals; highlights the fact that the economic and political empowerment of women is not only a driving force for gender equality but it is also fundamental to achieve overall economic growth in developing countries and reduce poverty; urges the Commission to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women will be mainstreamed in all EU development policies and programmes through its 2010 Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Would like the Agenda for Change to specify the important and independent role of civil society and regional and local authorities, not only in implementing development programmes and projects, but also as fundamental players in the process of developing development policies; highlights the importance of improving cooperation with them and calls for regular dialogue and consultations with them in policy-making; in this regard, underlines the importance of establishing dialogue between the EU and civil society organisations, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for increasing awareness in the new Member States regarding the importance of development aid;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Demands that any support provided to the private sector in the form of ODA, whether as a gift or in combination with loans, come within the framework of the national plans and/or strategies of the partner countries, and that the amounts allocated be focused on the development of human resources, decent work, the sustainable management of natural resources and the development of high- quality inclusive public services for the benefit of the population; it needs to put in pace safeguards to ensure that private companies respect human rights, decent job and pay their taxes in the countries where they operate;