11 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2016/2202(DEC)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the main objective of Council Decision 2013/755/EU29 is to contribute to the progressive development of the ACP countries and the OCTs, byfurther the sustainable development of the OCTs; whereas the partnership is based around three new priorities: enhancing the OCTs' competitiveness and strengthening their resilience of the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) reducing their economic and environmental vulnerability and promoting cooperation among them and other partnersand regional integration, _________________ 29 Council Decision 2013/755/EU of 25 November 2013 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (‘Overseas Association Decision’)OJ L 344, 19.12.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the history of its Member States confers obligations on the Union regarding the development of the ACP countries and cooperation with the OCTs,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the future of the Union and that of the ACP countries and the OCTs are linked due to geographypolitics, globalisation and demographic changeglobal challenges such as the effects of climate change or even demographic change, global security and migration,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas a number of OCTs are located in the same regions as the ACP countries; whereas the OCTs face similar global challenges but, unlike ACP countries, are part of the European family and should therefore receive increased preferential treattmention in the delivery of funds; whereas the very small size of the OCTs and the constitutional link between the OCTs and the Union are specificities that should be taken into account,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Once again calls on the Commission to establish by 2020 a specific funding instrument for OCTs, bearing in mind their special status and their membership of the European family;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 15
Subheading 15
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Considers that OCTs should benefit from an increased attention in terms of political objectives, so that they become privileged partners of the European Union in their respective regions, as well as greater flexibility regarding access to funding; calls on the Commission to implement increased synergies with the Union internal and horizontal policies, and ensure the concrete participation of the OCTs to those latterOCTs do indeed participate in those European Union horizontal programmes for which they are eligible;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Believes that attention should be brought on the aid performance and impact of the development policy but also other European and international policies on countries located in the same geographical area than OCTs; calls for particular attention to be paid to the specific situation of Mayotte which converted from being an OCT to becomingowing to its change in status from OCT to that of an Outermost Region in 2014;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
79. Invites the Commission to ensure that funding benefits fairly and equally to all OCT, taking particular the mosaccount of the fact that isolatedme territories are widely scattered; calls on the Commission to further support OCT administrations for implementation of EDF and projectsthe EDF, in particular through training and technical assistance in order to ensure aidEU performance and action on behalf of the OCTs;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79a. Calls on the Commission to establish from 2020 a specific instrument for OCTs that bears in mind their special status and their membership of the European family;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Recalls that given their geographic characteristics OCTs are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity; calls on the Commission to better integrate resilience, climate change adaptation, biodiversity conservation, energy self-sufficiency and sustainable development in performance indicators for funding in OCTs; calls also on the Commission to propose, as part of the extension of the BEST preparatory action, a permanent mechanism to protect biodiversity, develop ecosystem services and combat the effects of climate change in the EU's overseas countries and territories;