Activities of Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA related to 2011/2145(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
High-level forum on aid effectiveness (short presentation)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas all development funding, including innovative financing mechanisms such as the financial transaction tax and global funds to finance health and education, must embody and put into practice the principles of the Paris Declaration,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the donor countries and the beneficiary countries to take immediate measures to meet their commitments under the Paris Declaration and the AAA, the only obstacles to which are political will and bureaucracy and high transaction costs, for example as regards the untying of aid, aid predictability, conditionality and transparency;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that aid should serve as a lever for growthinclusive and sustainable growth, the eradication of poverty and the fight against inequality, taking into account the individual characteristics of each country while strengthening aid effectiveness in those where the need is greatest;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the partner governments to value and step up efforts towards decentralisation (political, administrative and fiscal) and to enhance coordination between local and national development planning processes, contributing to complementarity and specialisation and with due regard for local autonomy;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges that South-South cooperation and triangular cooperation be encouraged and promoted as forms of aid that help to improve quality and effectiveness, the exchange of knowledge and capacity building;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that the aid effectiveness agenda should be differentiated according to the levels of development in each country and a distinction should thus be drawn between: Least Developed Countries, Fragile States and Middle Income Countries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers gender equality to be a priority in the shaping of development policies, and consequently calls for gender equality to be fully integrated into the aid effectiveness agenda and for women's organisations to participate in all development processes;