Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2012/2222(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014–2020 period (11th European Development Fund) PDF (273 KB) DOC (163 KB)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 21 June 2001 entitled ‘Programme of Action for the mainstreaming of gender equality in Community Development Co-operation’ (COM (2001) 295),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 12 September 2012 entitled ‘The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations’ (COM(2012) 492),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the 11th EDF needs to have sufficient funding in order to ensure that the Union honours itsthe undertaking to devotes made at international level concerning development and devotes 0.7 % of its GDP to development aid, made athus cone of a number of international commitments concerning development, includingtributing to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the MDG progress reports show that progress has been uneven and that, in particular, the MDGs relating to maternal and child health will not be achieved in 2015 in the ACP countries;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that, in order to meet that objective, more needs to be done to ensure that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on which the least progress is being made are met, in particular those concerning the most vulnerable groups in society and gender issues, as stipulated by Articles 22, 25 and 31 of the Cotonou Agreement; reiterates its support, therefore, for the MDG initiative and contracts, and calls on the Commission, Member States and ACP States to earmark 20 % of the 11th EDF budget for the provision of basic social services, particularly health care and basic education, to ensure that MDGs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and other international commitments concerning development are met; calls, therefore, for the performance indicators linked to gender equality proposed in the ‘Programme of Action for the mainstreaming of gender equality in Community Development Co-operation’ to be applied to the 11th EDF and its programming in order to ensure that the specific actions and the promotion of gender equality in all programmes are implemented in an appropriate and consistent manner;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and the partner countries to prioritise aid to strengthen health systems to ensure access to basic maternal, reproductive and child healthcare, with particular emphasis on the poorest sections of the population and the fight against HIV/AIDS, Millennium Development Goals where progress has been disappointing in many ACP countries;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the Commission's intention to act in a more strategic and coordinated manner on issues of social protection in developing countries and calls for the development, in partnership with the ACP countries, of integrated social protection policies which also take into account support for basic mechanisms such as the creation of social security floors under the 11th EDF;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its support for the inclusion of the EDF in the EU budget as from 2021, including the complete transfer of the fund to heading 4 of the MFF ('Global Europe'), and for improved aid predictability, and the raising of the expenditure ceilings, and the involvement of national parliaments in the monitoring of how budget appropriations are spent; ;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Hopes that this inclusion in the budget is done in close consultation with the ACP states so as to ensure their future involvement in the management of the EDF;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Wishes that, under the 11th EDF, the proportion of resources devoted to the intra-ACP programme and regional programmes is identical to that under the 10th EDF, while ensuring maximum complementarity with the future Pan- African programme planned in the future DCI because these funds will serve in part to finance the new mechanism to absorb any international external crises (in particular, financial, humanitarian or food crises) that may strike an ACP country, as well as emergency humanitarian aid; stresses the importance of these programmes which will help increase the level of preparedness of ACP countries in the event of a crisis, boost their resilience and reinforce the links between emergency aid, rehabilitation and development;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes the view that approximately 5 % of the appropriations under the 11th EDF should be used to cover Commission administrativesupport costs, so as to ensure that the instrument is managed effectively;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the application of the principle of differentiation to eligibility for funding under the 11th EDF will be beneficial only if the impact is offset by a vulnerability index that supplements the GDP criterion, incorporates a national poverty and inequality index, and takes account of the specific circumstances of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), pursuant to Article 2, last indent, of the Cotonou agreement; notes that ongoing close political dialogue is essential if our ACP partners are to accept the principle;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the Agenda for Change contains new proposals, including combined grant/loan funding and support for the private sector; considers that the principal aim of these proposals should be to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and free them from their dependence on aid, and help strengthen the private sector in ACP states, given that failure to do so would result in unbalanced development and growth; calls for a strengthening of synergies and complementarities between the activities of the Commission, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and other European bilateral financial institutions, such as bilateral development banks;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recognises that new funding arrangements, such as the combination of grants and loans, have definite advantages in a context of increasingly scarce public resources; calls on the Commission and the EIB, nevertheless, to carry out detailed and independent impact studies of existing facilities and mechanisms involving combinations of grants and loans, measuring their impact on poverty reduction, the environment, etc.; welcomes, therefore, the recent establishment of the ‘Results Measurement Framework’ (RMF), an index that enables the EIB to measure the development impact of all its operations outside the EU; calls on the Commission to publish guidelines and precise criteria that clarify the principles that should inform the selection of projects within the framework of the implementation of these new types of instrument;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes the establishment of the ‘EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development’, in which Parliament is an observer, and which is intended to provide guidance for joint mechanisms involving combinations of existing grants and loans; believes that neither civil society nor the EIB is adequately involved in this new structure; calls on the Commission therefore to involve civil society directly in the work of the platform and to recognise the unique role played by the EIB, as the EU’s financial institution, in the governance of platform;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Commission to inform the European Parliament of the results of the study it commissioned recently on private-sector participation in the development and extension of combined EU grant/loan activities;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the fact that the United Nations initiative ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ enjoys strong support from the EU to the tune of EUR 500 million under the 10th EDF, and calls for this level of funding to be continued under the 11th EDF;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Welcomes the fact that agriculture, in particular support for family farms, is one of the thematic priorities of the future EU development policy; recalls the commitment, which was poorly honoured, made by ACP states in the Maputo Declaration, to allocate 10% of national budget revenue to agriculture and rural development;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Insists that thematic concentration should not jeopardise general budget support, which enhances the sound management of public finances by the beneficiaries; hopes that this instrument will remain an important tool in the 11th EDF, while strengthening the dialogue on human rights between the Commission and the ACP states;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomNotes with interest the fact that the Commission has voluntarily agreed to grant Parliament the same right of scrutiny over the documents which put the implestrategy documentings regulation forng to the 11th EDF into effect as over the general budget of the Union (for example, the documents implementing the DCI); points out also, however, the central role that the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should have the same level of involvement as the European Parliammust continue to play in exercising democratic control over all EDF strategy documents, in accordance with Article 17 of the Cotonou Agreement, in particular paragraph 2, third indent;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates the importance of observing the principle of democratic ownership, as defined in the programme for aid effectiveness; calls on the Commission, therefore, to take further steps to strengthen the capacity of national parliaments, and the Courts of Auditors of ACP states; calls also on the ACP States to work actively with their national parliaments, to ensure that the disbursement of the funds provided for in each country's strategy documents is made subject to parliamentary scrutiny; applauds the invaluable work of the Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy; recommends that all national ministries participate in the discussions between the national authorising officer and the Union delegation concerned in order to ensure that the strategy documents offer a comprehensive assessment of the country's development needs;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the invaluable contribution of civil society organisations (CSOs) and local and regional authorities (LRAs) as regards the provision of basic services, democratic scrutiny, support for marginalised groups and the promotion of human rights and gender equality, and calls on the Commission, OCTs and ACP countries to work closely with CSOs and LRAs in programming, implementing and evaluating the 11th EDF, pursuant to Articles 2, 6 and 70 of the Cotonou agreement; calls on the Commission to include in the progress reports on the 11th EDF a section outlining the stage reached in the talks held by Union delegations at national level with CSOs and LRAs;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Emphasises the merits of the joint programming of aid between the Union and its Member States, given that it boosts the visibility, impact and effectiveness of European development policy, whilst preventing duplication and waste; stresses the need, however, to expand on and clarify the rules set out in the common framework for joint multiannual programming; emphasises the key role that could be played by EU delegations which should bring further transparency to this process, in particular by involving the administrations, but also non-state actors, of the recipient countries concerned;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to setscrupulously to respect Article 19 C, first paragraph, of Annex IV of the Cotonou agreement which makes compliance with social and environmental standards for undera condition for obtakings seeking public procurement contracts financed from the 11th EDF in ACP countries, in order to promote the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility;