3 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2012/2222(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls once again for the budgetisation of the European Development Fund (EDF), as this would contribute to the more effective promotion of Union priorities and thematic support and would enhance the visibility, as well as the consistency, of the EU's actions as the world's largest donor of development aid; invites the Commission to present a roadmap for the budgetisation of the EDF after 2020, containing details on the timeline and procedure for its inclusion in the Union budget;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists however that the incorporation of the EDF into the EU budget should not influence themust lead to an overall financial allocation for the other priority areas and policies of the Unioncrease of the EU budget by the amount initially foreseen to finance the EDF;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the 2015 deadline for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and the collective Official Development Aid (ODA) target of 0.7% of gross national income (GNI), fall within the next MFF period; stresses, accordingly, that an appropriate overall level of development aid and funding is required for the Union and its Member States to meet its international development commitments; urges Member States to take immediate action to meet their ODA targets and fulfil their development pledges;