2 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2011/0177(APP)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the 2015 deadlines for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the collective target of 0.7 % of gross national income to be provided as official development assistance (ODA/GNI) both fall due within the 2014-2020 MFF period; underlines that, after witnessing severe drops in ODA levels from 2010 to 2011 in 14 EU Member States and a decrease in the collective ODA/GNI level from 0.424% to 0.42%, the next MFF constitutes a critical opportunity for EU donors to get back on track with their international commitments; emphasises that the EU's development budget complements the efforts of Member States and helps them to reach these targets, with a particularly significant leverage effect on the aid budgets of smaller Member States;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its position that the new responsibilities conferred on the EU by the Treaties will require appropriate additional funding compared to MFF 2007-2013, so as to allow the Union to fulfil its role as a global actor whilst upholding the undertakings it has already given, notably the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015; stresses that the Commission proposals for "Global Europe" and the European Development Fund must be considered the bare minimum to achieve Europe's ambitions in the world; underlines the complementary nature of EU assistance to that provided by the Member States, and its catalyst effect in terms of intervening in regions where bilateral assistance is not delivered; is particularly supportive of joint programming between Member States and EU actions;