Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2011/2014(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan
Amendments (2)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the donor commitment to channel at least 50% of development aid through the Afghan Government'’s core budget within two years; emphasises, however, that budget support must go hand in hand with tangible improvements of the situation of governance in the country, increased donor confidence in Afghan public financial management (PFM), and requires urgent reforms and capacity building to strengthen PFM systems, reduce corruption and improve budget execution; invites the Commission to assess – taking into account the financial capacity of Afghan institutions and the pace of progress on key PFM reforms – whether specific Afghan ministries or other institutions, including at a decentralised level, could become eligible recipients of sectoral budget support in the future, and if so, under which conditions;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the responsibility of Afghan authorities with regard to structural, long- term development; urges the government to be more involved in the reconstruction, democratisation and poverty alleviation efforts and the fight against corruption; encourages EU donors to pay particular attention to the long-term sustainability of their interventions, by promoting Afghan ownership, systematically investing in capacity building and avoiding stand-alone projects that aim at short-term results only; underlines, in this context, the essential role of civil society organisations in ensuring ownership for the reconstruction process and guarding against the risk of corruption;