Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2011/2192(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the impact of devolution of the Commission’s management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations on aid delivery
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, according to the Court's report, further efforts are necessary from the Commission in order improve the manner in which it evaluates the quality and the result of its interventions ; takes the view that this will result in better accountability for EU's financial interventions and will ensure increased visibility for its actions;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Shares with the Court the opinion that the main benefit of budget support is that it offers opportunities for dialogue with local beneficiaries on policy objectives; notes that this opportunity has to be fully exploited, in the light of the ‘more for more’ principle underlying the current ENP review; stresses the need for delegations to have the resources and expertise required to carry out this dialogue in an effective way;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that, in the run-up to the establishment of the EEAS, there has been no thorough assessment to determine the optimalappropriate balance between political/trade/development aid posts in delegations; such evaluations should take into account the specific context of the countries concerned and aim at ensuring the coherence of EU external action;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of devoting more attention to the cooperation between the Union's delegations and the embassies of its Member States ; stresses that coordination and complementarity between these two levels of representation are indispensable ingredients for effective external action and a truly coherent foreign policy;