Activities of Michèle RIVASI related to 2021/2106(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2020 – Section III, Commission and executive agencies
Amendments (10)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the replacement of the Development Cooperation Instrument with the Global Europe Instrument coincides with a dramatic reversal of the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and with rapid aggravation of the global climate and biodiversity crisies; insists that in the implementation of the Global Europe Instrument, maximum efficiency in the response to these incomparably important challenges must be sought; reiterates the importance of properly implementing the horizontal targets set in the Global Europe Regulation; expects to see the program- level targets published together with the draft budget 2023 as well as any legislative changes required in the programs effected to ensure the targets will be met;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that the possibilities of mainstreaming migration policy in EU external policy are significantly broadened by the inclusion of migration in the thematic, geographical and rapid response component and the migration budgetary target of the Global Europe Regulation; notes with concern, however, that through the ‘rapid response’ component, cooperation with third countries on migration management can be funded without the need for the Commission to publish any programming documents or consult civil society actors, and without the involvement of Parliament; insists in this regard on the need to ensure that the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and related financial instruments including Global Europe, is accompanied by a robust human rights framework for the identification, implementation and monitoring of future migration cooperation programmes;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that, in 2020, DG SANTE's expenditure in the field of health increased sevenfold compared to previous years, mainly to manage large parts of the Commission's health response to the COVID-19 pandemic: EUR 2,5 billion from the Emergency Support Instrument (ESI) were paid for the six Advanced Purchase Agreements (APA) for the COVID-19 vaccines; regrets that, despite its strong links to the EU budget, the activation of the ESI was done without full respect and observance of Parliament’s prerogatives as budgetary authority and final supervisor of the Union budget; criticises that despite several attempts to get a clear overview, the competent committees (Budgets, Budgetary Control and Environment, Public Health and Food Safety) are still not given access to relevant data on the EU funds spent under the ESI to finance the APA contracts;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges the Commission to apply a high degree of transparency to all joint procurement activities and related purchase agreements in the field of health; insists that its relevant DGs should put in place a solid and transparent EU public procurement framework, when funds from the EU budget are fully or partially involved, that would allow for comprehensive scrutiny by the Parliament, especially concerning major health crisis-related spending areas;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that choices of aid modalities should always be based on realistic and independent assessments of the likely efficiency of possible options, supported by evidence and made public; points to the salience of this in the rapidly expanding area of private sector cooperation, ,where the evidence base is limited and should carefully be broadened and deepened in order to facilitate optimal use of official development assistance (ODA);
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that the Union and the Member States committed under Article 2.1(c) of the Paris Agreement to align both public and private financial flows to a pathway compatible with the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5°C; stresses that this requires a phase out of all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible and by 2025 at the very latest;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that, given the shortcomings recently reported on blending and guarantee mechanisms to facilitate optimal use of ODA, contribute to SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement and to demonstrate development additionality, widening the geographical scope and budget share of blending finance via EFSD+ in NDICI-GE, and through the Global Gateway strategy, making the blending-guarantee mechanism the main financial tool for mobilising investments is premature and unjustified; insists on the importance of the scrutiny of the European Parliament on the implementation of EFSD+, including its deployment through the Global Gateway and urges the Commission to provide all the necessary means to ensure the Global Gateway Strategy is aligned with the programming exercise;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Recalls that the EIB intends to strengthen its role in the implementation of European external policies and development role by creating a dedicated branch (‘EIB Global’) for this purpose, reiterates longstanding EP demands that the European Court of Auditors be empowered to audit all EIB operations, and that these audits be made public;