Activities of Catherine GRÈZE related to 2011/2145(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness PDF (164 KB) DOC (76 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Tunis Consensus "Targeting Effective Development" of 4 - 5 November 2010 on African agenda for development effectiveness,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 15 March 2007 on local authorities and development cooperation,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the principles set out in the Paris Declaration remain valfocus primarily on the mechanisms of aid, despite the problems created by the financial crisislivery rather than to successful development policy-making; and whereas the Accra Agenda for Action on Aid Effectiveness has been hampered by several factors: the financial crisis, reduced level of ODA, the policy changes by some donors wanting to see more short- term results, and the emergence of new public and private donors not belonging to the DAC and whose approach is not governed by consensual cooperation standards,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas transparency and accountability are vital conditions for aid effectiveness andnot only between donors and receiving governments but between the State and society ; whereas donors and partner countries agreed in the Accra Agenda for Action to provide detailed information on current and future aid flows in good time to enable developing countries to draw up their budgets and audit their accounts more accurately,; likewise, whereas it remains of primary importance for donor countries to support the strengthening of the institution of parliament as well as the involvement of local authorities and Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) to firmly anchor development policy in the democratic process;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important in the context of the fourth Forum to remind donors of their commitment to devote 0.7% of their GNP/GNI to development aid, define PDA more rigorously and comply with the principles of the Accra Agenda for Action, which still remain valid, whereas there is a need to move beyond official development assistance to build development partnerships to support a vision of development that is owned and driven by countries themselves,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the Tunis Consensus on African agenda for development calls for refocusing attention from aid effectiveness to the broader agenda of development effectiveness; and whereas the six elements identified as being central to Africa for development effectiveness are: building capable states; developing democratic accountability; promoting south-south cooperation; thinking and acting regionally; embracing new development partners; outgrowing aid dependence,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that one basic condition to fulfil the "aid effectiveness agenda" is to embrace fully the principle of "democratic ownership", implying that development strategy are country-driven and reflect the commitment of all national stakeholders;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that while donors did not provide developing countries enough political space to choose their own path of development, governments in developing countries did not give their parliament and civil society the room of manoeuvre necessary to enable effective ownership; urges upon the EU to strengthen the Paris and Accra commitments through promoting democratic ownership of development policies, planning and actions through full engagement with, and accountability to, all development stakeholders;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. BRecalls the policy coherence for development, development "ownership" following a bottom-up approach, and non fragmentation of aid are essential for ensuring aid effectiveness; believes that HLF-4 will be a success if it reflects upon these principles and results in a strong commitment to aid effectiveness, reflected in clear and measureable objectives with a precise timetable for their realisation;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern that despite deepening crisis of global finance, climate change and food insecurity, the responses of the international community are characterised by profound incoherencies between aid and development policies and those policies related to trade, investment, debt or climate finance, which are key pillars for enhancing development, and to end global poverty; accordingly, urges for enlarging the agenda of "aid effectiveness" into a "development effectiveness" agenda, and to address, in this way, the urgency of policy coherence for development;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that a broader approach of "aid effectiveness" should lead to genuine development effectiveness, that entails that aid architecture is accompanied by a series of reforms beyond aid encompassing trade, investment, migration, debt, taxation, intellectual property, climate change and security;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls that effective aid entails enabling poor countries to mobilise domestic revenues; accordingly, urges once more the EU to make the fight against tax havens, tax evasion its utmost priority, while promoting alternative sources of development finance, i.e. through the setting up of a Financial Transaction Tax; likewise, urges upon the EU to provide enhanced support for assisting developing countries in tax reforms with the aim to support effective, efficient, fair and sustainable tax systems, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the donor countries and the beneficiary countries to take immediate measures to meet their commitments under the Paris Declaration and the AAA, the only obstacles to which are political will and bureaucracy, for example as regards the untying of aid, aid predictability, conditionality and transparencyin particular, stresses upon the need to put into practice the Accra commitment to use country systems as the first option by donors in bilateral government-to- government cooperation and to address the unpredictability of aid flows; urges also donor countries to end all formal and informal practices of aid tying, including technical assistance, and give preference to local and regional procurement;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that aid should serve as a lever for growthsustainable development, taking into account the individual characteristics of each country while strengthening aid effectiveness in those where the need is greatest;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CStresses that the involvement of local authorities and CSOs in development policies is essential for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and ensuring good governance; notes with concern that in spite of their recognition in Accra as "development actors in their own right", many CSOs are facing policies and practices that are undermining their role as development actors; more broadly, calls on the donors and partner countries to place the emphasis on greater recognition of participation by parliaments, local authorities and civil society, more transparent use of national systems, and on adjusting the Paris Declaration indicators to reflect the need for more democratic ownership of aid;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that all governments - donor and recipient - are bound by human rights obligations; stresses that these commitments and accountability to international human rights law is central for achieving development effectiveness; accordingly, urges the EU to commit in Busan to introduce binding measures to ensure that aid respects human rights agreements and empowers poor and vulnerable communities to claim their rights;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of striking a balance between meeting certain political and fiscal conditionalities and approaches based on performance indicatat conditionality of aid contradicts the principle of democratic ownership; thereforse, so as to ensure that strict political and perftresses also upon the impormtance requirements do not deter partner country governments from implementing their own policies, and even experimenting with new and more adventurous approaches, rather than simply following donors' prescriptionsin Busan to commit donor countries to phasing out economic conditions attached to aid and disbursement as the scope for alternative and nationally developed policy choices should be guaranteed;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the national parliaments to adopt country strategy documents and annual budgets in consultation with civil society and local authorities, in advance of any political dialogue with donors, so as to give full weight to democratic control;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. CNotes with concern that donor division of labour can lead to the marginalisation of cross-cutting issues since division of labour efforts are organised around sectors (such as agriculture, transport or health) rather than around development policy goals; accordingly, calls on the European Union to review its policies on labour division so as to ensure that horizontal issues such as human rights, gender equality and climate change are not overlooked;