Activities of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2013/2034(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the recommendation to the Council on the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. to demonstrate leadership at the 68th United Nations General Assembly, since the EU faces a great challenge and has great responsibility in relation to the new framework for cooperation in the context of the post-2015 MDGs; to call for the following elements to be taken into account in the work leading to the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDG) framework:
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
ca) the results and lessons learned from the assessment of the MDGs should be taken into account in the process of considering the new post-2015 framework for cooperation; this should be a broadly- based and inclusive process, incorporating contributions from all developed and developing countries, and in particular from national parliaments and civil society;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. to call for the new post-2015 framework for cooperation to be accompanied by a predictable and realistic funding agenda, in line with the objectives agreed on;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. to use innovative financing mechanisms for the new framework, such as public- private partnerships, the blending of grants and loans, and the mobilisation of domestic resources by helping developing countries to implement fiscal reforms and strengthen the fight against corruption, illicit financial flows and tax evasion; to call for an international tax on financial transactions that could act as an additional source of funding for development, and to remind the EU Member States that they have already agreed to introduce the financial transaction tax in their respective countries, and that they have undertaken to set aside a share of the funds to finance global public assets, including development.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. to ensure full consistency and compliance of possible further developments and applications of the Responsibility to Protect principle with international humanitarian law, while working towards its universality as a tool for preventive diplomacy and a driver for human development.