Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2012/2063(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that any new political orientation in the context of the 11th EDF emanating from the Agenda for Change must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. Welcomes the Commission's third biennial report on PCD 2011, but agrees with the Council on the need to include an independent assessment of progress, including qualitative and quantitative consequences and costs of policy incoherence in future reports; suggests that future reports should also include a comprehensive overview of PCD-related results of the country-level dialogues, in order to make the voices of citizens of developing countries heard;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. Calls on the Member States and their national parliaments to promote PCD through a specific working programme with binding timetables, in order to improve the European PCD work programme;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls the paramount importance of Article 12 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and the obligation for the Commission to regularly inform the Secretariat of the ACP Group of planned proposals which might affect the interests of the ACP States; further calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament when such procedures are undertaken;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Regrets that GDP per capita is made the sole eligibility criterion for the GSP scheme, as this could run counter to the EU's development objectives; recalls its resolution of 8 June 2011 on "GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world"1, which makes reference to Human Development Index; __________________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0264

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the inconsistencies produced in the context of European Partnership Agreements, namely: (a) that some countries are urged to sign an agreement before its exact terms are agreed, (b) that the introduction by the Commission of the so called "Singapore issues" (foreign investment, competition policy, government procurement and trade facilitation) as an area of discussions went far beyond the obligations vis-à-vis the WTO and has seriously hindered the negotiations process, (c) that developing countries are denied the policy space to protect infant industries by means of import/export restrictions, (cd) that the Commission proposes to delete 18 countries from Annex I to the Market Access Regulation, and (de) that human rights issues are not sufficiently addressed during negotiations;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Recalls the importance of ensuring that investment treaties include clauses on transparency and the fight against illicit capital flows and provisions that emphasize the host government's right to regulate on sensitive policy areas such as the environment and decent work;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Deplores that the share of EU Aid for Trade (Aft) to LDCs declined to 16% in 2010 (EUR 1.7 billion against EUR 8.7 billion to non-LDCs), compared to 22% in 20091; calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament about the annual and/or multi annual share of the EDF funds spend as AfT; __________________ 1 UE accountability report 2012 on Financing for Development of 9 July 2012

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Calls on the Commission to actively promote within the WTO the suggestion of some donors to narrow the scope of the Aid for Trade Initiative in order to make it more monitorable, efficient and focused on key elements of the trade and development nexus, in order to make it more effective and thus address suspicion and secure donors' financing;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)

10 d. Acknowledges that the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Aid for Trade Initiative, both at European and global level, has reached its limits and cannot be meaningfully expanded; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to support of creating an independent body able to undertake AfT impact evaluation, that may be hosted at the World Bank, which is developing expertise in this area;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)

10 g. Asks the Commission to further integrate internationally agreed labour and environmental standards into instruments like the EPAs and FTAs;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 h (new)

10 h. Deplores the fact that the mode and the procedure of negotiation for the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) particularly penalized developing countries as they did not have the opportunity to give equal input to the agreement text they are supposed to adhere to;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Repeats its call for regular and independent assessments and evaluations of the EU's agricultural and trade policies, paying special attention to impacts on local and smallholder producers and building on evidence submitted by governments, farmers' organisations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in developing countries which are EU trading partners;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)

13 f. Deplores the fact that only approximately 418 million or around 3.4% of the total Commission development aid budget of EUR 12 billion per year is currently allocated to direct nutrition intervention; believes that efforts to tackle malnutrition must be multi-disciplinary and engage multiple stakeholders in line with national priorities of affected countries;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14 a. Stresses the need for FPA payments to third countries to be compatible with development objectives;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14 b. Recalls that EU-access to fish stocks in third countries should not in any way be a condition for development assistance to countries that are eligible to EU development aid;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15 d. Regrets that the Outcome Document of the UN Rio+20 conference lacks the commitment on resource conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and economic sustainability that the EU had called for; nevertheless, urges the EU to remain closely involved in defining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and making them operational by 2015;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Asks the Commission to reconsider the 10% target in the Renewable Energies Directive for biofuels from renewable sources by 2020, unless strict sustainability criteria are applied;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Reiterates that, in the interest of transparency and accountability, the EEAS and DEVCO should monitor how the division of responsibilities agreed between the Commission and the EEAS works in practice and improve it in ways that avoid overlaps and ensure synergies;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Refers to the fact that the EEAS has put forward the concept of "EU Actorness" in order to increase the visibility of EU actions; takes the view that this makes PCD even more important, as every negative impact will be associated even more closely with the EU; also urges the Commission to make sure that this concept does not contradict other objectives of development policy as formulated by the EU, especially the objectives of ownership and policy space for developing countries;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18 d. Suggests that, in line with the Cotonou Agreement and the reference document on 'Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities'4, the EU delegations should undertake a comprehensive mapping of NGOs, CSOs and local authorities relevant for their work in the respective country, especially of local and community-based organizations; __________________ 4 Tools and Methods Series / Reference document no 12: Engaging Non-State Actors in New Aid Modalities for Better Development Outcomes and Governance.

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18 e. Reiterates that the creation of a Standing Rapporteur for PCD from the ACP countries in the context of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly would facilitate the coordination with and work of the EP's Standing Rapporteur on PCD and the relevant department of the Commission and Council and would help to eliminate obstacles to PCD within developing countries themselves;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 f (new)

18 f. Recalls that, in its June 2011 Communication on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, the Commission had proposed extending the powers of scrutiny of the EDF to the EP; regrets that this proposal does not feature in the legislative proposal for the 11th EDF;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)

20 e. Acknowledges the interdependence of development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security, which any discussion on PCD has to take into account;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 f (new)

20 f. Reiterates that it is inconsistent with development objectives when security initiatives are merely about a State's safety, safeguarding EU investments and access to raw materials rather than the protection of people; takes the view that the concepts of human security and development should therefore be considered as essential in the security- development nexus, as they are centred on the individual;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Emphasises that with the Council Working Group on Conventional Arms Exports being the main committee responsible for the EU's Code of Conduct on Arms Exports it is imperative that development objectives are taken into account in this forum; further calls on the Council to make the European Code of Conduct on Arms Exports legally binding;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25 a. Calls on the Commission and the ACP countries, in the ongoing revision of the ACP-EU Agreement, to include in Article 13 the principles of circular migration and its facilitation by granting circular visas; stresses that the article in question emphasises respect for human rights and equitable treatment of nationals of ACP countries but that the scope of these principles is seriously compromised by bilateral readmission agreements with transit countries in a context of externalisation by Europe of the management of migration, which do not guarantee respect for the rights of migrants and which may result in 'cascade' readmissions which jeopardise their safety and their lives;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 o (new)

26 o. Reiterates that, while budget support should be in line with promoting democratic governance, strengthening developing countries' own economic resources, fight against corruption and accountability of public spending, it should essentially focus on poverty reduction;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Stresses that financial transparency is essential for supporting revenue mobilisation and combating tax evasion; insists that the current reform of the EU Accounting and Transparency Directives should include a requirement for listed and large private extractive and timber companies to disclose payments they make to governments on a project-by-project basis and with reporting thresholds that reflect the materiality of payments from the perspective of poor communities;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26 c. Welcomes the eight areas of action for the years 2011-2014 chosen by the Commission in its proposal for a new policy on corporate social responsibility; underlines the importance of binding corporate social responsibility obligations and of encouraging employers to apply social standards which are more ambitious than current statutory provisions, including the possibility to develop and obtain a designation such as a social label; calls on the Commission to support the Member States in carefully monitoring the implementation, and ensuring the legal enforcement, of these obligations;

2012/08/28
Committee: DEVE