Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2016/2139(INI)
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Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (short presentation) FR
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Amendments (38)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Official Development Assistance (ODA) can play a crucial role in delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular in low-income countries and in fighting extreme poverty and inequality, if it is better targeted and if it respects the principles of effective development cooperation, namely democratic country ownership, alignment, strengthening local capacity, transparency and democratic accountability, focus on results, and inclusiveness; stresses that aid conditionalities shall respect the principles of democratic ownership; whereas besides development aid and cooperation, other development policy tools are necessary to effectively eradicate poverty and promote the SDGs;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) provides an inclusive forum bringing together governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations, civil society, parliaments, trade unions and the private sector from rich, emerging and developingall countries alike;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas countries such as China, Brazil, Turkey, Russia and India play an increasingly important role as emerging donors and for the transfer of development expertise and technology, not least thanks to their own recent and current development experience; whereas their engagement with more traditional donors in the promotion of global public goods and their participation in the GPEDC can be enhanced;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas-dono provider driven aid agendas risk undermining the ownership and sustainability of development assistance and past progress on alignment; development cooperation agendas and tied aid, including in the area of procurement, can be an expression of diverse political interests which sometimes conflict with development policies and may risk undermining the ownership and sustainability of development assistance and past progress on alignment, resulting, therefore, in ineffectiveness and increasing dependency; whereas local ownership has an important role to play in ensuring effective development for citizens;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas development effectiveness, understood as the effective use of all means and resources geared towards development, including poverty reduction, depends nboth only on aid providing aind donors but also recipient countries and on the existence of effective and responsive institutions, sound policies, the rule of law, inclusive democratic governanceinvolvement of local stakeholders and civil society, the rule of law, inclusive democratic governance, the presence of effective and transparent follow-up mechanisms, and safeguards against corruption within developing countries and illicit financial flows at international level; whereas the GPEDC should play an increased role in facilitating and promoting progress on the above determinants for development;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Calls for the utilization of all development policy tools for poverty eradication and the promotion of the SDGs; is of the opinion that the effectiveness of development funding should be assessed on the basis of concrete results and its contribution to development policy as a whole; stresses the key role of Official Development Assistance (ODA) in fulfilling the development effectiveness agenda, for poverty eradication, the reduction of inequality, for delivering essential public services and supporting good governance; underlines that ODA is more flexible, predictable and accountable than other flows potentially contributing to development;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Recalls that sufficient funding is a prerequisite for effective development cooperation; notes that most ODA providers have not met their commitments to provide 0.7% of their GNI as development assistance by 2015, resulting in more than USD 2 trillion not being made available to developing countries for attaining the Millennium Development Goals; urges the European Union and its Member States to meet the longstanding commitment to devote 0.7% of GNI to aid and to step up their development assistance, including through the EU budget and the European Development Fund, and to adopt an effective roadmap in order to reach the commitment in a transparent, predictable and accountable way; warns against the dilution of ODA criteria with the aim of covering expenses other than those directly linked to promoting sustainable development in the developing countries;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the GPEDC ought to play a leading role in ensuring progress on SDG 17, namely on monitoring and accountability, increased effectiveness of aid, quality and capacity aspects of finance for development, tax and debt sustainability, mobilising the private sector and its responsibility for sustainable development, transparency, policy coherence, multi- stakeholder partnerships, south-south and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the progress made, and recommends that the Commission make further efforts to ensure that all actors concerned have access to information on transparency of development cooperation programming, funding mechanisms, projects and aid flows, in particular in the context of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and the setting-up of the ‘EU Aid Explorer’; encourages further efforts website; points out, however, that major steps still need to be taken in this regard and demands that further significant efforts be urgently made by all donors to make information and data more accessible, timely and comparable, and; calls on those Member States which are not yet contributing to IATI to start doing so; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of the data available, and support also partner countries, by promoting exchange of information and good practices in this regard;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Considers that monitoring, review, and knowledge sharing about progress in development is paramount to enhance the accountability and impact of cooperation, particularly at country level; therefore urges the Commission to submit reports, at least every 24 months, on EU’s and Member States’ efforts and action plans to comprehensively implement the Busan principles; calls on the EU to further support partner countries in the improvement of their administrative and logistical capacity, and in particular their statistical systems;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the role in development of citizens, local communities, elected representatives, faith-based organisations, civil society organisations (CSOs), and elected representatives,cademia, trade unions and the private sector and stresses that all these actors need to be involved in furthering and implementing the effectiveness agenda at various levels; believes that their effective contribution requires their participatory involvement in planning and implementing, mutual accountability and transparency, monitoring and evaluation and that donors should improve predictability and speediness when working with these actors as implementing partners and basic service supply partners in order genuinely to reach the most vulnerable sections of the population;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a (new)
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Stresses that assistance can only be sustained when recipients are strongly committed and in charge; insists on the importance of shared responsibility for development results, including for the implementation of the Istanbul Principles, and recalls that democratic ownership requires strong institutions that can ensure the full participation of local actors in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development programmes;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13b (new)
Paragraph 13b (new)
13b. Underlines the importance to enable Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to exercise their role as independent development actors, with a particular focus on an enabling environment, consistent with agreed international rights, that maximizes the contributions of CSOs to development; expresses concerns about a shrinking space for civil society organisations in many partner countries; calls on the Commission to improve accessibility of funding for CSOs;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15a (new)
Paragraph 15a (new)
15a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are committed to untying their aid and acknowledges the progress made in this area; calls for further efforts to accelerate untying of aid at global level by all providers of development aid, including emerging economies; calls on aid providers to use partner countries’ procurement systems as a first option;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop new initiatives to explorenhance South-South and triangular cooperation flagship projects, involving new emerging donors and other middle- income countries based on tackling global challenges of mutual interest, without losing the perspective of eradicating poverty; highlights the need to harness the full potential of decentralized cooperation in order to further the development effectiveness agenda, whilst respecting all safeguards in relation to transparency, effectiveness and coherence and avoiding further fragmentation of the international aid architecture;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that development assistance can play an important role in fighting poverty, in tackling inequalities and in promoting development, in particular of least developed countries and ofor boosting access to quality public services for the most deprived and vulnerable groups, as well as catalysing other critical systemic factors that are conducive to development such as promoting gender equality (as articulated in the Busan Partnership), education, health systems strengthening, including the fight against poverty related diseases, if employed in a context of legitimate, inclusive governance based on the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the significance of SDG 16 for development effectiveness overall, and warns that development aid cannot effectively fulfil its purpose where there is a lack of peace, respect for human rights and the rule of law, sufficientan impartial, efficient and independent judicial system, internationally-recognized social, environmental and labour standards and safeguards for the integrity of public institutions and office-holders, inclusive, participatory and representative decision- making at all levels and transparency and accountability;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20a (new)
Paragraph 20a (new)
20a. Firmly believes that the private sector is an important partner in achieving the SDGs and mobilizing further resources for development; stresses that, given their increasing role in development cooperation, private sector actors must align with development effectiveness principles and abide by the principles of corporate accountability throughout the whole lifecycle of projects; acknowledges the efforts of some private sector actors to take into account human rights commitments, social inclusion and sustainability as core to their business models and calls for a generalization of this approach; points out the need for the private sector to respect international law principles and social and environmental standards, as well as the UN Global Compact on Human Rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards and the UN Convention Against Corruption; calls on the Commission to ensure that companies operating from tax havens do not participate in ODA-financed projects; underlines in parallel the need for partner countries to foster an enabling environment for businesses, including transparent legal and regulatory systems;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Commission plays an active role within the Steering Committee of the GPEDC, and one of its co-chairs has been from an EU Member State, the Netherlands; whereas Germany is taking over this co-chairing role;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas-dono provider driven aiddevelopment cooperation agendas risk undermining the ownership and sustainability of development assistance and past progress on alignment; whereas local ownership has an important role to play in ensuring effective development for citizens;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the 20146 GPEDC Progress Report noted a lack of progress in using and strengthening country systems and stagnation or decline in the use of budget support as a country-aligned modalityMonitoring round noted shows that progress in the use of country systems remains low and that untying aid has not further progressed, being still at the 80% peak reached in 2010 ;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that most ODA providers have not met their commitments to provide 0.7% of their GNI as development assistance by 2015, resulting in more than USD 2 trillion not being made available to developing countries for attaining the Millennium Development Goals; reiterates its call on EU Member States to meet their previous commitments and step up their development assistance, including through the EU budget and the European Development Fund;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the outcome document of the HLM2 to clearly address and assign thedifferentiated roles and responsibilities of development actors and institutions in a differentiated mannerfor implementing the agenda and applying the principles, in order to enhance progress and facilitate future cooperation;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the Mexican proposal for inclusion of a fifth development effectiveness principle, to "Leave No-one Behind"; acknowledges the importance of placing a strong focus on poor, vulnerable and marginalized groups, duly taking into account gender equality and the situations of fragility and conflict, in the context of development effectiveness agenda; takes the view that, while this principle would correspond to the general philosophy and the overarching commitment of the 2030 Agenda, its possible inclusion should be accompanied by serious discussion and reflection on its operationalization, notably regarding issues of mainstreaming and indicators;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CHighlights the need to position GPEDC strongly in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; considers that the GPEDC can provide added value if its work is strategically phased and tailored in view of the work and calendar of the UN ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum, the Financing for Development Forum, and the High Level Political Forum;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the GPEDC should play a strong role in the evidence-based aspects of monitoring and accountability as regards effectiveness principles for achieving the SDGs and in supporting their fuller implementation by all actors at national level; underlines the need for the GPEDC to provide clearly defined channels for cooperation for specific development actors beyond OECD donors, including emerging donors, local and regional governments, civil society organisations, private philanthropists, financial institutions and, private-sector companies and trade unions; believes that the chairing arrangements of the GPEDC should reflect the diversity of stakeholders;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the GPEDC ought to play a leading role in ensuring progress on SDG 17, namely on monitoring and accountability, quality and capacity aspects of finance for development, tax and debt sustainability, mobilising the private sector and its responsibility for sustainable development, policy coherence, multi- stakeholder partnerships, South-South and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the important role GPEDC has to play regarding SDG indicator 17.16.1, notably in achieving more effective, inclusive multi- stakeholder partnerships to support and sustain the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, by measuring the quality of their development efforts; welcomes the 2016 Monitoring Round, noting that the number of development partners engaged in this exercise has increased and looks forward to the release of the Progress Report;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the progress made on transparency of development cooperation programming, projects and aid flows, in particular in the context of the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and the setting-up of the ‘EU Aid Explorer’ website; encourages further efforts by all donors to make information and data more accessible, timely and comparable, and calls on those Member States which are not yet contributing to IATI to start doing so; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make use of the data available and support also partner countries in this regard;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the OECD's initiatives potentially contributing to reducing illicit financial flows and calls on the international community to enhance cooperation to increase transparency of tax regimes and financial flows more generally; insists on the crucial role and responsibilities of multinational companies and financial institutions in this regard;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to engage with national parliaments of partner countries with a view to constructively supporting the development of such policies, complementing them with mutual accountability arrangements, and welcomes the Commission’s efforts to improve domestic accountability in the context of budget aid by support by reinforcing the institutional capacities of national parliaments and Supreme Audit Institutions;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the role in development of citizens, local communities, elected representatives, faith-based organisations, civil society organisations (CSOs) and elected representatives,, trade unions and the private sector and stresses that all these actors need to be involved in furthering and implementing the effectiveness agenda at various levels; believes that their effective contribution requires their participatory involvement in planning, mutual accountability and transparency, and that donors should improve predictability and speediness when working with these actors as implementing partners;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses concerns about a shrinking space for civil society organisations in many partner countries; calls on the Commission to improve accessibility of funding for CSO, including small community and faith based organisations;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the EU’'s progress on and commitment to Joint Programming; notes that Joint Programming should reduces aid fragmentation and transaction costs, increases complementarity through better division of labour, enhance domestic and mutual accountability as well as predictability of development cooperation and thus provides clear advantages for the EU and partner countries alike; observes that Joint Programming is in placehas been explored in 59 countries out of 110 partner countries in receipt of EU development assistance; calls on EU Member States and partner countries to advance engagement with Joint Programming in order to exploit its advantages fully and in all possible countries;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are committed to untying their aid as much as possible and acknowledges the progress made in this area; calls for further efforts to accelerate untying of aid at global level by all providers of development aid, including emerging economies;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop new initiatives to explorenhance South-South and triangular cooperation flagship projects, involving new emerging donors and other middle- income countries; highlights the need to harness the full potential of decentralized cooperation in order to further the development effectiveness agenda;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that development assistance can play an important role in fighting poverty, in tackling inequalities and in promoting development, in particular of least developed countries and of the most deprived and vulnerable groups, as well catalysing other factors that are conducive to development if employed in a context of legitimate, inclusive governance based on the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Firmly believes that the private sector is a key partner in achieving the SDGs; stresses that given their increasing role in development cooperation, private sector actors should commit to development effectiveness; acknowledges efforts of some private sector actors to take into account human rights commitments, social inclusion and sustainability as core to their business models and calls for a generalization of this approach; underlines the need for partner countries to foster an enabling environment for businesses, including transparent legal and regulatory systems;