Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2004(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (A8-0232/2015 - Eleni Theocharous) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation PDF (161 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas local government is the public authority which is closest to the citizen and, as such, provides a special forum for democratic expression through citizen and civil-society involvement in political decision-making;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas it is more effective to act at local level in order to improve living conditions for communities, especially in rural areas;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas aid continues to play a unique role in poverty reduction and as game- changer in developing countries; whereas it must be better targeted so as to meet the needs of the most vulnerable populations; whereas aid alone is not enough, and use must therefore be made of innovative financing;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to allocate additional resources to strengthening the capacities of decentralised authorities so that they can provide high-quality public services, guarantee equality of opportunity and build social cohesion;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Regrets that the MDGs did not take sufficient account of the importance of the local dimension for development; regrets that development programmes do not take sufficient account of the cultural dimension, which is a vital to understanding the local context;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of setting reliable targets and indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that match the contexts, needs and worries of local populations;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to continue to give particular attention to LAs in development planning and to ensure their increased participation in defining development strategies;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Union to ensure that LAs are better represented in international negotiations on the adoption of the Post- 2015 Development Agenda at the International Conference on Financing for Development and at the COP21 international climate conference;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU to continue to support an autonomous goal on cities and human settlements, to strengthen the role of LAs and to take their expertise into consideration in other SDGs;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for consideration to be given to the cultural dimension in local, national and international poverty reduction strategies;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the EU to promote decentralised cooperation as a way of implementing the development framework post 2015;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that the public sector will be a key enabler and implementer of the new development agenda and underlines that mobilisation of public revenue and reinforcing the fiscal system based on people’s taxpaying capacity and fair returns for transparent exploitation of natural resources will be vital for its effectiveness;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the importance of the private sector and PPPs in job creation and promoting economic growth;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Reiterates the need to support the emergence of a middle class through the promotion of private entrepreneurship by young people and women in particular;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the importance of promoting good governance at local level by promoting the principles of accountability, transparency, participation, responsiveness and the rule of law;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Encourages the creation of local consultation platforms as part of budgetary planning;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance of adopting a territorial approach to address issues such as waste management and urban poverty, reducing inequalities, empowering citizens, inclusive and participatory democracy, innovative infrastructure design, service provision, land management, the contribution of cities to global environmental change and their impact on ecosystems, reducing risks of natural disasters and energy use, etc.;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that decentralising power is an effective means of combatting corruption, of helping to modernise the public administration and of contributing to economic and social reforms responding to the needs of the people;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Points out that the mobilisation of national resources at local level is a key factor in the implementation of local development strategies and policies, and urges that the capacities of local and regional governments be consolidated in the field of taxation and budgetary planning;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Urges the European Union to promote decentralised cooperation and to encourage the creation of innovative sources of financing and hence bolster the decentralised budgets that are a prerequisite for local development;