Activities of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2023/2029(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe
Amendments (9)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the Union has cooperative relations with a large number of developing countries and countries most in need to overcome long-term developmental challenges related, for example, with economic, social and environmental challenges; recalls that EU external financing instruments will contribute to achieving the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the support of Ukraine and Moldova on key integration priorities in light of their candidate country status through respective NDICI envelopes;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes that the already tight NDICI envelope, and in particular the allocation for the cushion, has been stretched to the limits by the increasing needs for provisioning of guarantees and interest costs in support of Ukraine; points out that the accumulation of needs competing for scarce NDICI resources within the confines of Heading 6 makes it increasingly difficult to combine the programmed core tasks of international cooperation with crisis response and new initiatives; expects both the NDICI and the MFF provisions to be made sufficiently resilient and flexible to accommodate these multiple demands in the medium to long term;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Believes each beneficiary country should present a long-term plan aligned with the MFF calendar, stating its projects and goals; recognises that this architecture could increase the transparency and predictability of funding needs, allowing for the establishment of long-term objectives as defined by the Commission, namely in areas which require forward planning such as energy, health, water supply, digital and green transition; notes that such plan ought to be presented by the beneficiary government, which would rely on the participation of local stakeholders, whose contribution should be stimulated; believes it would also foster the participation of destination countries in the drawing up of Union development policy, through the participation of its institutions and stakeholders;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Reiterates the key role that education and training play on the prevention of poverty and social exclusion, whilst also ensuring that human and civic values are maintained and helping tackle all forms of discrimination; urges the Commission to acknowledge the need to properly fund education, training and upskilling of citizens in developing countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Recognises the importance of joint actions taken by the Union and the Member States as well as the need of a common approach to global challenges; acknowledges that the Union and the Member States should inform each other about actions being undertaken in the field of development cooperation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Recognises the importance and added value of ‘blending’ instruments that combine public grants with private loans; calls, therefore, on the Commission to prioritise and incentivise the use of such instruments; stresses the importance of the involvement of the private sector and expects the Commission to further develop this integration, namely through local small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 i (new)
Paragraph 2 i (new)
2i. Acknowledges that the NDICI, like other Union programmes, suffers from a lack of visibility, understanding and publicity, with the beneficiaries from this Union funding not being aware of the Union’s support, solidarity and priorities; considers that the NDICI should be better explained to the public;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 j (new)
Paragraph 2 j (new)
2j. Calls on the Commission to assess whether an online platform where all EDF and NDICI-Global Europe projects would be publicised could be established, to increase transparency and access to data;