26 Amendments of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2011/2047(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes efforts to develop European Country Strategy documents in order to achieve better coordination between the Commission and the Member States; emphasises that the programming process must ensure that the aid effectiveness agenda is implemented, and that Parliament’s right to exercise democratic scrutiny is respected; stresses that in devising these documents appreciation should be displayed of societal, religious, economic and political diversity and that these documents should be as non- partisan as possible;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to distinguish between the development needs of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and those of the Middle Income Countries (MICs), especially the emerging donors; recalls that 72% of the world’s poor live in MICs, and that cooperation and dialogue should therefore continue in order to address persisting poverty and inequality; reiterates that non-ODA cooperation with MICs and strategic partners must not be financed from the already scarce development budget;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is crucial to the implementation of a high-impact development policy; calls on the Commission to define clearly responsibilities for enforcing the Treaty obligation of PCD, and calls for sufficient resources to be set aside for this purpose in the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the EU delegations;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Argues that good governance involves capability, responsiveness and accountability; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor and report on governance practices in developing countries which includes fighting corruption, improving public financial management, enhancing transparency and upholding human rights;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding, particularly from private sector finance and through market-orientated solutions; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges Member States to deliver on their outstanding financial commitments, including those made on maternal and child health as part of the G8 Muskoka Initiative;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines that aid should be provided in a predictable manner that is aligned with national plans and priorities, as well as ensuring incentives for greater transparency and accountability from donor governments, NGOs, and partner states;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that thealthough evidence does exist showing the real added value of the Commission’s development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms in the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework), further increases to the budget in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework) should not be automatic but judged based on independent impact assessments of the funds’ efficiency and effectiveness;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for continuincreased efforts in the areas of development education and awareness raising in Europe; emphasises that this should be seen as a means not only of increasing public support for development spending, but also of enabling every person in Europe to understand global development concerns; stresses that improving public awareness and reducing indifference to the plight of developing countries would help enhance EU development policy;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that in order to increase public awareness and reduce indifference efforts must be made to improve the transparency of aid spending, enhance the dissemination of independent evaluation studies, and apply stricter sanctions to those actors who have been found to be misappropriating development aid;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that economic growth can be an importantis a crucial driver of development; stresses, however, that the impact of growth on poverty eradication will be much higher if inequality is reduced; insists, therefore, that EU development assistance must be geared towards pro-poor growth through the adoption of measures which specifically focus on the poor in order to foster an increase in their share of national wealth and allow them to become a driving force for growth, such as micro-credit and micro-finance, as well as other market derived solutions;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU policies should facilitate growth in areas of the economy where the poor earn their livelihoods, such as agriculture and the informal sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to favour measures which facilitate poor people’sopportunity of access to land, markets, credits and other financial services and skills development;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports efforts to promote industrial development, provided that social and environmental standards are observed; notes that the most effective way to increase growth and lift people out of poverty is to enhance industrial and market development;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that the EU and its Member States support more systematically the ILO’s decent work agenda in developing countries, in order to stimulate the creation of high-quality jobs and the protection of core labour standards;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Stresses that development policy cannot become truly effective without the promotion of adequate legal frameworks, especially in the areas of property rights and contract law;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its view that the EU must support partner countries in developing fair and effective tax systems to generate the revenues needed for social protection and pro-poor policies; underlines that the exchange of best practice and information sharing in taxation policy is the most effective way of creating fair tax systems;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that support for the private sector must go hand in hand with assistance to the public authorities and parliaments in beneficiary countries to enable them to regulate markets effectively, to promote transparency and good governance and to fight corruption, both within businesses and NGO’s, as well as in governments and public authorities;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the proposal to focus development cooperation on sustainable energy; insists that access to energy for the poor and in connection with the provision of public services and local development must be primekey objectives of EU-supported projects;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional resources which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change; stresses that this approach must adopt a local and/or regional approach to address specific problems faced in these areas;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes that sustainable development can only be achieved by enhancing recipient countries’ capacity building and by improving basic infrastructure;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Food and water security and agriculture
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Insists that the EU should also address the root causes of food insecurity, including food-price speculation and ‘land grabbing’; reiterates that the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy must take into account the Treaty obligation of PCD, whilst respecting Member State concerns about large-scale CAP reform;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Takes into account that to feed a world population expected to surpass 9 billion in 2050 agricultural output will have to increase by 70% between now and then using less land, less water and less pesticides; notes that global food security is a question of the utmost urgency for the European Union and calls for immediate and consistent action to ensure food security for both EU citizens and at the global level;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 j (new)
Paragraph 23 j (new)
23j. Stresses that adequate protection from water-related disasters and diseases, as well as access to sufficient quantity and quality of water, at affordable cost, in order to meet the basic food, energy and other needs essential for leading a healthy and productive life, without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems, should be a pivotal aspect of development policy;