Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO related to 2014/2205(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the private sector and development PDF (374 KB) DOC (188 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the private sector contributes through tax payment to government revenues and domestic resource mobilisation for development in developing countries, which can contribute to less aid dependency;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the private sector is a potential provider of goods and services to poor communities and people, reducing costs, increasing choices and tailoring products and services to their specific needs;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
Ch. whereas the private sector can contribute to the spreading of environmental and social safeguards and standards, which have been agreed upon internationally to ensure a positive contribution of profit companies to development;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. whereas according to the Human Poverty Index of the United Nations Development Programme 1.2 billion people make less than 1.25 dollar per day, whereas inequality is rising and is one of the mayor threats to global stability;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights that 70% of people making less than 1.25 US dollar per day live in Middle-Income Countries; stresses the importance of development aid to Middle- Income Countries as they are essential for continued global economic growth and stability due to their positive spill-over effect to the rest of the world in terms of poverty reduction, international financial stability, climate change mitigation and international trade;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth; notes that according to the IMF the income per capita would increase significantly if women would contribute equally with men to the workforce;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the need for the private sector to foresee long term investment for returns, as depending on their shareholders, they might otherwise lack the long-term vision needed for returns in social sectors that are key for human development;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need to establish financial incentives to avoid exclusion of poor remote populations and farmers who grow crops that are not of any major commercial interest or that are unlikely to be attractive to agribusiness partners;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that effective access to justice and compensation for victims of corporate abuse should be provided in the developing country where a development project is taking place;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Recommends that all European enterprises who operate in developing countries provide a level of transparency in accordance with OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises in terms of respecting human rights, positively contributing to the social and environmental well-being of developing countries, and cooperating in partnership with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs);
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Urges the Commission to be more transparent and accountable when using the blending mechanism by providing more information to the public; urges the Commission to strengthen the criteria for setting up aid grants and their amounts, and to specify in detail the added value of blending in each of its projects;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Highlights the unique role of Official Development Aid in eradicating all forms of human poverty and of meeting basic social needs, particularly in least developing countries without neglecting the poorest in all developing countries;