Awaiting committee decision
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2014/01/14
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | DEVE | GOERENS Charles (ALDE) | BOULLAND Philippe (EPP), BERMAN Thijs (S&D), TAYLOR Keith (Verts/ALE), DEVA Nirj (ECR), GUSTAFSSON Mikael (GUE/NGL) |
Opinion | FEMM | MATERA Barbara (EPP) |
Legal Basis TFEU 209-p1
Activites
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2014/01/14
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2013/11/05
Vote scheduled in committee, 1st reading/single reading
- 2013/10/16 Amendments tabled in committee
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2013/09/10
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
- 2013/08/28 Committee draft report
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2013/07/10
Legislative proposal
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COM(2013)0509
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PURPOSE: to establish a European Year of Development (2015). PROPOSED ACT: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the EU is the biggest donor of official development aid (ODA) in the world, providing more than half of all aid given worldwide. Its strong commitment to supporting partner countries dates back to 1957, when the Treaties of Rome first established a European development policy. Despite this strong commitment to supporting partner countries, EU citizens often lack information on development cooperation, why it is needed and on the added value of development policies at EU level. The October 2012 Eurobarometer survey highlighted significant areas of ignorance, with 53 % of respondents indicating that they know nothing about where EU aid goes (44 % are unaware of where their country’s bilateral aid goes). It is important to raise European citizens’ awareness of global interdependence. People need information as to how an outward-looking Europe can help to ensure global sustainability. Against this background, The EYD2015 is an opportunity to improve the level of information in all Member States IMPACT ASSESSMENT: in October 2012, the European Parliament called on the Commission to make 2015 the European Year for Development, expressing its hope that this would raise the profile of development cooperation. The Commission services and the External Action Service have been informally consulted on the idea of the EYD2015. The European Parliament and Member States have been informally contacted on the organisation of the EYD2015. Furthermore, the issue is on the agenda for the regular meeting with Member States’ Directors-General responsible for development in June 2013. Given the external relations dimension of the EYD2015, informal discussions have also taken place with international organisations. LEGAL BASIS: Article 209 and Article 210(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: the aim of this proposed Decision is to establish a European Year of Development in 2015. Objectives: the general purpose of the European Year shall be: to inform EU citizens about EU development cooperation, highlighting what the European Union can already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world; to stimulate the active interest of European citizens in development cooperation and foster a sense of responsibility and opportunity as regards their participation in policy formulation and implementation; and to raise awareness of the role of EU development cooperation. Initiatives involved: the proposal presents the measures taken to achieve the objectives. These may include the following initiatives organised at Union, national, regional or local level: communication campaigns to disseminate key messages targeted at the general public and more specific audiences, including through social media; the organisation of conferences, events and initiatives with all relevant stakeholders, to promote active participation and debate, and to raise awareness at European level; concrete initiatives in the Member States aimed at promoting the objectives of the European Year, in particular through the exchange of information and sharing of experience and good practices among national, regional, local administrations and other organisations; and undertaking studies and surveys and disseminating their results. A detailed Annex outlines the actions proposed and the operational means as to how the objectives may be achieved. 3 different types of actions are laid down: direct Union initiatives; co-financing Union initiatives; co-financing Member States’ initiatives. The Commission may identify other activities as contributing to the objectives of the European Year and may allow references to the European Year to be used in promoting those activities, insofar as they contribute to achieving the objectives of the Decision. Coordination with Member States: each Member State is invited to appoint a national coordinator to be responsible for organising its involvement in the European Year, and shall inform the Commission of that appointment. The national coordinators shall, in close coordination with the Commission, consult and cooperate with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society, national parliaments, social partners and, where appropriate, the national agencies or contact points for the relevant Union programmes. By 1 June 2014, Member States are invited to transmit to the Commission their proposed work programme, which shall set out details of the national activities planned for the European Year of Development. Participating countries: participation in the activities of the European Year to be financed shall be open to: (i) Member States; (ii) candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy. Coordination at Union level and implementation: the Commission shall implement this Decision at the level of the Union, in particular by adopting the necessary financing decisions in accordance with the Regulations establishing the Financing Instruments relevant to the actions concerned. It shall cooperate closely with Member States, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the bodies and associations active in development issues. The Commission shall make the theme of the European Year a priority in the communication activities of its Representations in the Member States and the European Union Delegations in partner countries. Consistency and complementarity: the Commission shall ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are consistent with any other Union, national and regional schemes and initiatives that help attain the objectives of the European Year. Specific provisions on financial and non-financial support: measures are provided to define the mode of access to financing of measures related to the European Year (depending on the case, procurement or the award of grants financed from the general budget of the Union. Non-financial support may be granted by the Commission for activities undertaken by public and private organisations which comply with certain conditions laid down in the Decision (use of the logo etc). Measures are provided as regards the protection of the Union’s financial interests and the fight against fraud. Monitoring and evaluation: by 31 December 2016, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the initiatives provided for in this Decision. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: no additional funding is sought for the European Year of Development. The flexibility for annual priority settings based on the budget lines and programmes of the Communication provides sufficient margin for running the Year on a EUR 15 million scale. For 2013 and 2014, the amounts under management of DG DEVCO amount to EUR 14.20 million enabling the financing of the operational activities of the European Year.
- SWD(2013)0265
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/', 'title': 'EuropeAid Development and Cooperation'}, PIEBALGS Andris
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COM(2013)0509
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2013)0509
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2013)0265
- Committee draft report: PE516.776
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE521.748
Amendments | Dossier |
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2013/0238(COD)
2013/10/08
FEMM
15 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 (5) The fight against poverty
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The EU should ensure, by means of development aid conditionality, that third countries protect women and girls from torture. The Council should suspend aid to countries practising torture and divert aid to support victims.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) In 2000, the international community
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) (6a) The Millennium Development Goals called for no individual or nation to be denied the opportunity to benefit from development and moreover that equal rights and opportunities to be assured for both men and women.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) Continued support for development cooperation is vital in a rapidly changing world. Around 1.3 billion people still live in extreme income poverty and the human development needs of many more are still not being met. It should be seriously taken into consideration in the EU development assistance programmes that women and girls are most vulnerable to poverty, hunger, illiteracy, illness and all kinds of exploitation. Inequalities within countries
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 11 a (new) (11a) With a view to achieving the MDG and drawing up the post-2015 development framework, the European Year of Development should highlight – and put into practice – the vital role that women can play in development, also in order to reduce food and nutritional insecurity, by promoting, in parallel, women’s participation in economic activities, in particular in agriculture and the rural economy.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 a (new) (13a) The European Year of Development should raise awareness on all forms of gender discrimination faced by women and girls in various regions, particularly in terms of access to education, jobs, and health systems as well as on forced marriage, sexual exploitation and genital mutilation and other malpractices.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 17 (17) The differing national socioeconomic and cultural contexts and sensitivities call for some of the activities of the European Year to be decentralised to national level, in accordance with Article 58 of the Financial Regulation13 . However, the setting of policy priorities at national level should be coordinated by the
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 23 a (new) 23a. It is vital that official development assistance is spent without wasteful duplication , especially when more than a quarter of EU projects are either not performing or performing with difficulties, and that Member States retain the right based on national circumstances to decide on the independent allocation of development assistance to third countries.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – to inform EU citizens about EU development cooperation, highlighting what the European Union and its composite Member States can already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world and how it could do even more with the combined strength of
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall ensure that all its development and aid projects are effective and not duplicated.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction Participation in the activities of the European Year to be financed shall be non- binding and open to:
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 – paragraph 4 4. Where appropriate, and without prejudice to their objectives and budget, existing programmes which contribute to the promotion of development may support the European Year provided that there is no duplication.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) Gender-based violence, including domestic violence, prostitution, trafficking and female genital mutilation remains a widespread global phenomenon that has serious negative effects on the lives and health of women and girls, as well as significant socio-economic consequences. Rape and other forms of sexual violence are perpetrated in many contexts and are also increasingly used as a tactic of war to humiliate and dominate.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The disproportionate impact of poverty on women and girls is the result of systematic discrimination that disfigures societies and deprives millions of people from their most basic rights, including their access to water and proper sanitation, education and satisfactory health care.
source: PE-521.516
2013/10/16
DEVE
35 amendments...
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 (1) Development
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) The EU has regrettably been a leader in formulating and implementing the concept of policy coherence for development, which aims at strengthening synergies between non-aid policies and development objectives.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 4 (4) The EU has been a leader in formulating and implementing the concept of policy coherence for development, which aims at strengthening synergies between non-aid policies and development objectives, so as to ensure that EU policies support developing countries' development needs, or at least do not contradict the aim of poverty eradication.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 6 (6) In 2000, the international community undertook to take concrete steps by 2015 to fight poverty, with the adoption of the Millennium
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 9 – footnote 9 9. A
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) Key to the successful impact of Union action for development is the extent to which it enjoys broad popular and political support. The European Year should therefore act as a catalyst for raising awareness through political public debate, building momentum and exchanging best practices between Member States, local and regional authorities, civil society, social partners, trade unions and international entities and organisations involved in development issues. It should help to focus political attention and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward and promote further action and initiatives at Union and Member State level, in association with the beneficiaries of aid development and their representatives.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) Key to the successful impact of Union action for development is the extent to which it enjoys broad popular and political support. The European Year should therefore act as a catalyst for raising awareness, building momentum and exchanging best practices between Member States, local and regional authorities, civil society, including local organisations from developing countries, social partners and international entities and organisations involved in development issues. It should help to focus political attention and mobilise everyone concerned in order to drive forward and promote further action and initiatives at Union and Member State level, in association with the beneficiaries of
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 16 (16) Efficient coordination between all partners contributing at Union, national, regional and local levels is a fundamental prerequisite for an effective European Year. Local and regional partners
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 21 (21) In order to optimise the effectiveness and efficiency of the activities envisaged for the European Year of Development, it is important that a set of preparatory actions be carried out in 2013 and 2014, extending to all tiers of power.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 23 (23) The primary responsibility for raising citizens’ awareness of development issues rests with Member States and, by extension, with local authorities. Action at Union level complements and supplements
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 2015 shall be designated the ‘European Year
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – to
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 – to raise awareness of the role of EU development cooperation, which brings a wide range of benefits not only for recipients but also for EU citizens, in a changing and increasingly interdependent world
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new) to empower EU citizens to make informed purchasing decisions that directly contribute to the objectives of the Year
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. The measures taken to achieve the objectives set out in Article 2
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 – under the pretext of communication campaigns to disseminate key messages targeted at the general public and more specific audiences, including through social media, indoctrination programme 78415 can be applied;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – the organisation of conferences, events and initiatives with all relevant stakeholders, to promote active participation and debate, to facilitate and encourage development programmes beyond 2015, and to raise awareness at European level;
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – the organisation of conferences, events and initiatives with and by all relevant stakeholders, to promote active participation and debate, and to raise awareness at European level;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new) – a website, to be set up jointly by the Commission and the Member States, presenting the development cooperation projects of all Member States so as to enable EU citizens as a whole to keep up to date with their aims, performance, and success.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a decision Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The above-mentioned initiatives may also be organised and implemented by EU delegations with a view to securing the involvement of Europeans living abroad and non-Europeans in the European Year of Development.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The national coordinators shall, in close coordination with the Commission, consult and cooperate with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society, national parliaments, local and regional authorities, the social
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. The national coordinators shall, in close coordination with the Commission, consult and cooperate with a wide range of relevant stakeholders, including civil society, national parliaments, social partners, trade unions and, where appropriate, the national agencies or contact points for the relevant Union programmes.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall convene meetings of the national coordinators to coordinate implementation of the European Year and to exchange information on implementation at EU and national level. The Commission shall invite representatives of civil society and regional and local authorities and Members of the European Parliament to attend those meetings as observers.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall ensure that all policy initiatives during 2015 meet the standards of Policy Coherence for Development as outlined in the Lisbon Treaty.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 5 5. The Commission shall make the theme of the European Year a priority in the occasional communication activit
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a decision Article 10 – paragraph 1 By 31 December 20
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 1 Implementation of the European Year will centre on a broad Union-wide information and communication campaign complemented by action taken by the Member States. Both Union and national action can also involve civil society, social partners, regional and local authorities, and other stakeholders with a view to creating a sense of ownership among key actors.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – paragraph 1 Implementation of the European Year will centre on a broad Union-wide information and communication campaign complemented by action taken by the Member States. Both Union and national action can also involve civil society, social partners, trade unions and other stakeholders with a view to creating a sense of ownership among key actors.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part A – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – subi. 1 Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1 High-visibility events on a European scale that aim to raise awareness of the objectives of the European Year, possibly organised in cooperation with the Member States holding the Council Presidency in 2015, may receive a
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part B – paragraph 1 High-visibility events on a European scale that aim to raise awareness of the objectives of the European Year, possibly organised in cooperation with the Member States holding the Council Presidency in 2015, may receive a Union grant of up to
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a decision Annex 1 – part C – paragraph 1 Each national coordinating body may submit a work programme for Union co- financing to promote the European Year. The work programme shall describe the national coordinating body’s specific actions, to be funded. The application shall be accompanied by a detailed prospective budget setting out the total costs of the initiatives or work programme proposed and the amount and sources of possible co- funding. The EU final co-financing may cover up to
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