20 Amendments of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2011/2047(INI)
Amendment 10 #
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; further calls on the Commission to better involve all stakeholders in partner countries (governments, parliaments, local and regional authorities and civil society) when defining European Country Strategy documents;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that great dividends in increasing the impact of EU aid could already be achieved through the full implementation of principles already guiding development action such as the poverty focus of EU aid, PCD, and the Paris and Accra aid effectiveness commitments; therefore calls on the Commission to take a leadership role on these issues, especially towards the high level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that in keeping with the concept of democratic ownership, parliaments, local and regional authorities, civil society and other stakeholders should be supported in their efforts to play their proper role in defining development strategies, holding governments to account and assessing development results; further insists on the fact that the territorial approach of development allows a better ownership by the beneficiaries;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights the role played by local and regional authorities and their networks in increasing the impact of the European development policy; points out that legitimate local and regional authorities, by virtue of their powers, responsibilities and proximity to the population, are a crucial link in the concerted and sustainable development of territories;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the aim to increase the impact of aid and to get more results/value for money should not lead to a risk-averse development policy which only focuses on ‘easy countries’; Insists that needs must remain a crucial criterion for the allocation of EU development aid; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus the disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the poorest countries, and on reaching the poorest layers of society;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that needs must remain a crucial criterion for the allocation of EU development aid; calls on the Commission and the Member States to focus the disbursement of Official Development Assistance (ODA) on the poorest countries, and on reaching the poorest layers of society; warns in this respect against funds being concentrated on projects and countries that present the least risk, something that could happen if there is too great an emphasis on strong impact;
Amendment 55 #
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, as increasing the impact of existing aid will not be enough; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding such as a financial transaction tax; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the 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); insists that EU development aid should retain a poverty focus in the next MFF;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Stresses that economic growth policies cannot succeed without proactive policies on redistribution, market regulation, promotion of social and environmental standards and the implementation of social protection mechanisms;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that diversifying the economies of developing countries and reducing their dependence on imports need to be priority objectives for policies supporting growth;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Acknowledges that the development of the private sector in developing countries is crucial to creating employment opportunities, delivering services and enhancing wealth creation; stresses that, in keeping with the pro-poor agenda, EU development aid should focus on financing for domestic companies, leveraging of domestic capitals and encouraging recipient countries to create an environment conducive to the development of small, medium-sized and micro- enterprises and on the removal of barriers to formalisation, and that services and capacity-building should be targeted in particular on poorer entrepreneurs;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Amendment 135 #
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 national, regional and local public authorities and parliaments in beneficiary countries to enable them to regulate markets effectively, to promote transparency and good governance and to fight corruption;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses that the EU should ensure that its own multinational corporations contribute to inclusive growth in partner countries through paying their taxes in the country where they operate; in this view, calls on the Commission to implement country by country reporting for all European multinationals operating in developing countries;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls attention to the fact that access to modern sustainable energy services constitutes a necessary condition for achieving the Millennium Development Goals; prioritises support for local and regional sustainable energy solutions, and decentralised energy production in particular, so as to bring development priorities in line with environmental concerns;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Urges the Commission to ensure that EU ODA for improving access to energy supports local economic development, green jobs and poverty reduction and is not tied to or used to subsidise EU businesses; further calls on the Commission not to confuse policies to increase energy access for poor people with meeting the EU’s climate mitigation goals, or own energy security needs;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional to 0.7% resources for tackling climate change and its impact which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its position that the EU should focus its development assistance on promoting sustainable small-scale agricultural production; emphasises the need to ensure, in particular, access for small farmers to the means of production (land, secured title deeds, agricultural inputs, training, credit, consultancy and advisory services), to processing and marketing opportunities and to local and cross-border markets;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Emphasises that tackling food insecurity entails implementing multi- sector activities such as management of local natural resources, boosting production, training, structuring professional organisations, setting up safety nets for the most vulnerable, nutrition education and developing non- agricultural rural jobs to raise the income of rural families, these being the first victims of famine;