5 Amendments of Monika HOHLMEIER related to 2011/2014(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing direct budget support in Afghanistan under rigorous and well- defined conditions, as soon as the necessary macroeconomic stability and sufficiently reliable financial management have been shown to exist, as it is the best instrument for building capacity in the Afghan administration; believes this could achieve sustainable, long-term-oriented results;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the Commission should assess the capacity of the ministries of the GIRoA, and believes that budget support could start with limited amounts applied under rigorous and well-defined conditions; welcomnotes the example of other donor countries in introducing sectoral budget support for those Afghan ministries for which the benchmarks on accountability and transparency are met; asks the Commission to consider introducing budget support under rigorous and well-defined conditions not only at central level but also at provincial and local level, as soon as the necessary conditions and criteria have been met, as this would increase capacity building at all governmental levels; believes that coordinated diversification of budget support for the different administrative levels would also strengthen the Commission’s position vis-à-vis those entities and make the Commission more independent of its relations with a single entity; notes that this diversification must not undermine the central government’s role and responsibility, and that it therefore requires the latter’s approval;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, at the same time, to set rigorous and well-defined conditions for the disbursement of budget supportmake future budget support dependent on rigorous and well-defined conditions which are clear and measurable; takes the view that these objectives shouldmust aim to achieve results which can be evaluated by way of indicators and pre- defined benchmarks on accountability and transparency; underlines that baselines assessing future progress need to be defined from the outset; considers mechanisms to fight corruption and fraud to be of the utmost importance in this context;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
– the baseline, indicators, targets, calculation methods and verification sources to assess progress and to determine decisions to disburse performance-based and variable tranches of future budget support;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Anticipates that the creation of the EEAS (European External Action Service) will result in better coordination and interaction, as well as greater transparency in the implementation of EU projects and the more efficient use of EU funding in Afghanistan; calls on the EU Special Representative and Head of Delegation actively to fulfil his task in this respect; expects also that the responsibilities of the EU Delegation will be clearly established;