Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2143(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU and the global development framework after 2015 (A8-0037/2014 - Davor Ivo Stier) FR
Amendments (25)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 1994, called for access to reproductive and sexual health services, including family planning; recalls, in this regard, that in 2013, an estimated 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth; recalls the MDG 5 and the need for women to have access to an effective method of contraception and family planning to reduce the number of maternal death by almost one third;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that support be given to state-building by means of increased general and/or sector-specific aid conditional on good governance criteria;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the crucial economic and social importance of a strong, stable middle class; stresses the need to involve the middle class more closely in the political process, thus promoting inclusive growth;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that development aid has a major role to play in conflict prevention and makes it possible to tackle the underlying causes of conflicts; calls for the European institutions to put in place more responsive procedures in post- conflict situations and adopt a strategy enabling development aid to serve security objectives as effectively as possible;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation and adaption needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities;as a cross- cutting issue that affects the most vulnerable and marginalised in developing countries the most.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the importance of including in the new framework capacity- building measures to effectively reduce disaster risk andand disaster risk preparation measures and of strengthening resilience;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the importance of energy efficiency and renewable energy as crucial instruments for fighting climate- change and eradicating poverty, whilst acknowledging the important role that universal access to safe, clean affordable and reliable energy can play in development.
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries and the importance of better coordination between humanitarian and development aid;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of implementing the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation;Does not affect English version. Linguistic correction to French original.
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to strengthen good governance in the land sector and to protect land from the ever growing risk of being grabbed by business consortiums;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 6
Heading II – Subheading 6
Health and education: tackle the "left- overs" of the "2015 agenda"
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that the health sector is crucial to the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the post- 2015 agenda, and to look at what lessons can already be learnt from the Ebola crisis now raging in several West African countries;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the huge importance of continuing to work on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene as a cross-cutting issue that affects the attainment of other goals in the post-2015 agenda, including health, education and gender equality.
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education be reflected in the new development framework;Does not affect English text. Linguistic correction to French original.
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the fact that empowerment of women was recognised as a priority in the post-2015 framework;, highlighting the clear link between the empowerment of women and the achievement of the other goals, and calls upon the UN to include the empowerment of women and the protection of the human rights of women and girls as a stand-alone goal as suggested by the OWG
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the fact that inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency, the protection, conservation and development of protected areas, responsible sourcing of mineral ores and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the success of the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the need to promote economic transformation with a view to helping developing countries’ economies to be competitive and create jobs;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of a fair and consistent tax system with an impact on the foreign undertakings present in developing countries, particularly in the natural resources extraction sector;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. RecognFirmly emphasises the crucial role which civil society organisations (CSO) play as enablers of development; stresses the importance of engaging in dialogue with organisations on the ground, and of recognising their role as development operators, as part of the process of shaping the new development framework ;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase and that, with this in mind, decentralised public aid must be recognised and reinforced;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of including local authorities in the new development framework; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase and that, with this in mind, decentralised public aid must be recognised and reinforced;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8 a (new)
Heading II – Subheading 8 a (new)
Culture as an instrument of development - notes the important role played by culture in the societies of developing countries; - stresses that culture is not only a tool of global integration and a driver of democracy but also one of the pillars of economic growth and development, particularly thanks to the cultural heritage and cultural tourism and artistic creations; - asks the European Union to take into account, and encourage, cultural development as a development tool.
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II a (new)
Heading II a (new)
IV. Fostering regional integration in developing countries - notes that regional integration is a driver of economic growth and job creation; - notes that EPAs are part of the process of fostering regional integration, serve both as catalysts for growth and as a mechanism for strengthening good governance, and thereby contribute to sustainable development in developing countries; - stresses that EPAs offer developing countries the conditions they need to enjoy the benefits of globalisation as rapidly as possible; - notes that regional organisations are the main operators in EPAs; - asks the European Union to adopt a strategy to encourage and promote the signature of final EPAs;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading II b (new)
Heading II b (new)
V. Considering a new cooperation framework after Cotonou in 2020 - notes that the Cotonou Agreement which governs relations between the EU and the ACP countries expires in 2020; - notes that the period following the expiry of Cotonou offers the Union and its partners the opportunity to define a new cooperation framework which will have to adapt to the new challenges the partner countries will have to face, taking account of the regionalisation process which is under way and will profoundly alter the ACP-EU landscape; - stresses the need to take advantage of the review of the Agreement scheduled for 2015 to adjust to the present context and provide for the future of ACP-EU relations after 2020;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of respecting the ownership principle in the context of development; stresses the need to step up the political dialogue between donors and partner countries;