2015/2004(INI) Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | DEVE |
THEOCHAROUS Eleni ( PPE)
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MANSCOUR Louis-Joseph ( S&D),
DEVA Nirj ( ECR),
MICHEL Louis ( ALDE),
SEBASTIA TALAVERA Jordi Vicent ( Verts/ALE),
CORRAO Ignazio ( EFDD)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
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RoP 54Subjects
Events
2016/02/25
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2015/10/06
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2015/10/06
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 556 votes to 56, with 65 abstentions, a resolution on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation.
Parliament considered that strategic planning at national and local level was absolutely essential to the promotion and integration of the three main dimensions of development: the social, economic and environmental dimensions.
It highlighted the need for translating the Commission’s new guidelines on local authorities and on recognising their role as state stakeholders into the effective implementation of European cooperation, both in terms of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) and in terms of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI).
The EU is urged to promote decentralised cooperation as a way of implementing the development framework post 2015.
To this end, Parliament called on the Commission to:
consider the possibility of making decentralisation a priority funding sector for its external aid financing instruments, starting with the DCI and the EDF; step up efforts to include local authorities as full stakeholders in the implementation of the 11th EDF in partner countries, regions, and in relation to sectorial and budgetary assistance.
For their part, Member States should accord an appropriate role in their development programmes to local authorities and to coordinate their activities with those of the Commission and of other Member States.
Parliament stressed the importance of the following points:
ensuring a fairer transfer of resources from national level to sub-regions, towns and municipalities , ensuring also that some European budgetary assistance be allocated to funding local authorities, and establishing a genuine political dialogue among local authorities as part of European cooperation; bearing in mind the role of local authorities in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals : the MDGs revealed the crucial role of LAs in the fight against poverty and in the delivery of community services, such as water and sanitation, primary healthcare and education; additional resources should be allocated to strengthening the capacities of decentralised authorities so that they could provide high-quality public services; setting reliable targets and indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals that match the contexts, needs and worries of local populations; the post-2015 process should provide a clear vision for an implementation of Rio+20 outcomes that recognises the role of local authorities; establish a renewed effective global partnership (with civil society, the private sector, etc.) with a clear definition and division of responsibilities among partners; strengthening partnerships with the private sector by supporting: (i) the emergence of a middle class through the promotion of private entrepreneurship; (ii) local, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in job creation and promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth, notably through public-private policies; (iii) effective implementation of accountability mechanisms and definitions of mandatory social and environmental safeguards; strengthening partnership with civil society : the post-2015 global development agenda needed to change the role and impact of civil society organisations (CSOs). The report wanted to see the setting up mechanisms for regular dialogue between CSOs and Member States; supporting domestic accountability and capacity building : governments must be accountable both to domestic stakeholders and to the international community. The report stressed the importance of promoting good governance at local level by promoting the principles of accountability, transparency, participation, responsiveness and the rule of law; strong efforts needed to be made to improve the capacity of LAs to deliver public services; engaging indigenous people in the preparation of local and regional development and investment plans; creating an enabling environment for the transfer of technologies through cooperation that should also include longer-term investments; providing in the Commission’s partnership plans support for the management of a sustainable urbanisation process adopting a territorial approach to address issues such as waste management and urban poverty stepping up international cooperation to tackle illicit financial flows and decentralising power to combat corruption, including corruption originating from multinational companies; strengthening the mobilisation of resources : the report stressed the urgent need to consolidate LA capacities in partner countries in the area of municipal taxation and budgetary planning. It asked the Commission to encourage the mobilisation of innovative sources of financing for decentralised cooperation, and urges the European Union to hence bolster the decentralised budgets that are a prerequisite for local development. Parliament considered that it is more effective to act at local level in order to improve living conditions for communities, especially in rural areas. Lastly, it called on the World Bank and the international financial institutions to update environmental and social safeguard policies.
Documents
2015/10/06
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/10/05
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2015/07/17
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Development adopted an own-initiative report by Eleni THEOCHAROUS (EPP, CY) on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation.
Members considered that strategic planning at national and local level was absolutely essential to the promotion and integration of the three main dimensions of development: the social, economic and environmental dimensions.
The report highlighted the need for translating the Commission’s new guidelines on local authorities and on recognising their role as state stakeholders into the effective implementation of European cooperation, both in terms of the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) and in terms of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI).
Members urged the EU to promote decentralised cooperation as a way of implementing the development framework post 2015.
To this end, they called on the Commission to (i) consider the possibility of making decentralisation a priority funding sector for its external aid financing instruments, starting with the DCI and the EDF , and to (ii) step up efforts to include local authorities as full stakeholders in the implementation of the 11th EDF in partner countries, regions, and in relation to sectorial and budgetary assistance.
For their part, Member States should accord an appropriate role in their development programmes to local authorities and to coordinate their activities with those of the Commission and of other Member States.
The report stressed the importance of the following points:
ensuring a fairer transfer of resources from national level to sub-regions, towns and municipalities , ensuring also that some European budgetary assistance be allocated to funding local authorities, and establishing a genuine political dialogue among local authorities as part of European cooperation; bearing in mind the role of local authorities in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals: the MDGs revealed the crucial role of LAs in the fight against poverty and in the delivery of community services, such as water and sanitation, primary healthcare and education; additional resources should be allocated to strengthening the capacities of decentralised authorities so that they could provide high-quality public services; setting reliable targets and indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals that match the contexts, needs and worries of local populations; the post-2015 process should provide a clear vision for an implementation of Rio+20 outcomes that recognises the role of local authorities; establish a renewed effective global partnership (with civil society, the private sector, etc.) with a clear definition and division of responsibilities among partners; strengthening partnerships with the private sector by supporting: (i) the emergence of a middle class through the promotion of private entrepreneurship; (ii) local, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in job creation and promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth, notably through public-private policies; (iii) effective implementation of accountability mechanisms and definitions of mandatory social and environmental safeguards; strengthening partnership with civil society : the post-2015 global development agenda needed to change the role and impact of civil society organisations (CSOs). The report wanted to see the setting up mechanisms for regular dialogue between CSOs and Member States; supporting domestic accountability and capacity building : governments must be accountable both to domestic stakeholders and to the international community. The report stressed the importance of promoting good governance at local level by promoting the principles of accountability, transparency, participation, responsiveness and the rule of law; strong efforts needed to be made to improve the capacity of LAs to deliver public services; engaging indigenous people in the preparation of local and regional development and investment plans; creating an enabling environment for the transfer of technologies through cooperation that should also include longer-term investments; providing in the Commission’s partnership plans support for the management of a sustainable urbanisation process adopting a territorial approach to address issues such as waste management and urban poverty stepping up international cooperation to tackle illicit financial flows and decentralising power to combat corruption, including corruption originating from multinational companies; strengthening the mobilisation of resources : the report stressed the urgent need to consolidate LA capacities in partner countries in the area of municipal taxation and budgetary planning. It asked the Commission to encourage the mobilisation of innovative sources of financing for decentralised cooperation, and urges the European Union to hence bolster the decentralised budgets that are a prerequisite for local development.
Documents
2015/07/14
EP - Vote in committee
2015/06/10
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2015/05/11
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2015/01/15
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2014/11/11
EP - THEOCHAROUS Eleni (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)774
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0336/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0232/2015
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE560.640
- Committee draft report: PE557.178
- Committee draft report: PE557.178
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE560.640
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)774
Activities
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- 2016/11/22 Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (A8-0232/2015 - Eleni Theocharous)
- 2016/11/22 Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation (debate)
- James CARVER
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
- Notis MARIAS
- Alojz PETERLE
- Cristian Dan PREDA
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- Jordi Vicent SEBASTIA TALAVERA
- Igor ŠOLTES
- Eleni THEOCHAROUS
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Votes
A8-0232/2015 - Eleni Theocharous - Résolution #
2015/10/06 Outcome: +: 556, 0: 65, -: 56
GUE/NGL
NI
ENF| Amendments | Dossier |
| 67 |
2015/2004(INI)
2015/06/10
DEVE
67 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2014 on the EU and the global development framework after 2015,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the new global development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of civil society organisations (CSOs), LAs and national parliaments; whereas the empowerment of LAs and CSOs is absolutely essential to ensuring correct, transparent and accountable governance;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the new sustainable development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of civil society organisations, local authorities and national parliaments;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas most critical objectives and challenges on the Post-2015 Global Development Agenda will depend on local action and strong partnerships;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas two and half billion new urban inhabitants will need to have access to education, health services, jobs, food, sanitation, transport, housing and electricity
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas violent conflicts and humanitarian crises continue to
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas violent conflicts and humanitarian crises continue to have a disrupting impact on development efforts; whereas
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas climate change and environmental degradation
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas aid continues to play a
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) - having regard to the Commission communication of 15 May 2013 entitled ‘Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes’ (COM(2013)0280),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 I. Local authorities (LAs) as actors for development
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Stresses th
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognises the important role local authorities have in developing countries; encourages the establishment of partnership arrangements between local authorities in EU Member States and local authorities in developing countries in areas such as training and human capacity to allow for greater benefits such as better environmental planning;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Feels that these coordination structures play an essential role in terms of providing technical and methodological support for the development of local capacities by facilitating the exchange of know-how in order to support the decentralisation process and the provision of basic services; feels that they are also a suitable forum for political dialogue and for making the voice of local authorities heard at all levels of government;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges the European Union, and the Commission in particular, to step up efforts to include LAs as full stakeholders in the implementation of the 11th EDF in partner countries, regions, and in relation to sectorial and budgetary assistance; calls on the Member States to accord an appropriate role in their development programmes to LAs and to coordinate their activities with those of the Commission and of other Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) Ia. Political dialogue, mobilisation of financial resources and presentation of accounts 1a. Stresses the need to ensure a fairer transfer of resources from national level to sub-regions, towns and municipalities; 1b. Stresses the need, as part of the ongoing process of decentralisation, to encourage national governments to transfer part of their national budget resources to regional and local government levels; feels, to this end, that greater support should be given to strengthening the financial and budgetary capacities of LAs, including through their associations; 1c. Believes it essential that some European budgetary assistance be allocated to funding local authorities; 1d. Stresses the importance of establishing, as part of European cooperation, a genuine political dialogue among local authorities that would make it possible to assess current progress, difficulties and prospects for improving the effectiveness of assistance at local level; 1e. Calls for the institutionalisation of this dialogue while drawing on existing coordination structures within the different cooperation frameworks;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the spread of decentralised development cooperation initiatives and the use of
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need to allocate additional resources to strengthening the capacities of decentralised authorities so that they can provide high-quality public services, guarantee equality of opportunity and build social cohesion;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe`s engagement in support of sustainable development,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Regrets that the MDGs did not take sufficient account of the importance of the local dimension for development; regrets that development programmes do not take sufficient account of the cultural dimension, which is a vital to understanding the local context;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of setting reliable targets and indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that match the contexts, needs and worries of local populations;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the EU to continue to give particular attention to LAs in development planning, implementation and financial aid flows; stresses that this would require a truly participatory process, conducted early on in the development phase, and that, with this in mind, decentralised public aid must be recognised and reinforced;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the EU to continue to give particular attention to LAs in development planning and to ensure their increased participation in defining development strategies;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Union to ensure that LAs are better represented in international negotiations on the adoption of the Post- 2015 Development Agenda at the International Conference on Financing for Development and at the COP21 international climate conference;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU to continue to support an autonomous goal on cities and human settlements, to strengthen the role of LAs and to take their expertise into consideration in other SDGs;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for consideration to be given to the cultural dimension in local, national and international poverty reduction strategies;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Urges the EU to promote decentralised cooperation as a way of implementing the development framework post 2015;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 c (new) - having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 July 2013 on local authorities in development,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that the public sector will be a key enabler and implementer of the new development agenda and underlines that mobilisation of public revenue and reinforcing the fiscal system based on people’s taxpaying capacity and fair returns for transparent exploitation of natural resources will be vital for its effectiveness;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Recalls that the public sector will be a key enabler and implementer of the new global development agenda;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines the importance of the private sector and PPPs in job creation and promoting economic growth;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Reiterates the need to support the emergence of a middle class through the promotion of private entrepreneurship by young people and women in particular;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that the post-2015 development agenda needs to change the role and impact of CSOs; believes that Member States should work closely with CSOs by setting up mechanisms for regular dialogue, which should be sufficiently effective to receive positive feedback from civil society;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that the post-2015 global development agenda needs to change the role and impact of CSOs; believes that Member States should work closely with CSOs by setting up mechanisms for regular dialogue;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses the importance of promoting good governance at local level by promoting the principles of accountability, transparency, participation, responsiveness and the rule of law;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Encourages the creation of local consultation platforms as part of budgetary planning;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that indigenous people should be deeply engaged in the preparation of
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on national governments and LAs to: (a)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -24 (new) -24. Applauds the mobilisation and commitment of African cities in the preparations for the Habitat III United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development; calls on the European Commission to support these mobilisation processes and to factor support for the management of a sustainable urbanisation process into its partnership plans;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines the importance of adopting a territorial approach to address issues such as waste management and urban poverty, reducing inequalities, empowering citizens, inclusive and participatory democracy, innovative infrastructure design, service provision, land management, the contribution of cities to global environmental change and their impact on ecosystems, reducing risks of natural disasters and energy use, etc.;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Stresses the role of national governments and LAs in the fight against corruption, including combatting corruption originating from multinational companies;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital - A (new) - A. whereas local authorities are essential state actors as regards local governance, the emergence of grassroots democracy and sustainable territorial development on the basis of local-community involvement;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses that decentralising power is an effective means of combatting corruption, of helping to modernise the public administration and of contributing to economic and social reforms responding to the needs of the people;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading -29 (new) -29. Stresses the paramount importance of focussing more closely on harnessing tax resources at both national and local level in developing countries; welcomes the gradual introduction of local finance observatories; considers that these observatories deserve greater support from the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that creative and equitable financing mechanisms need to be explored and that the harnessing at local level of national and Community resources will be a key factor in the success of the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Points out that LA capacities in partner countries need to be consolidated in the area of mobilising domestic resources, most specifically as regards budget policy and the collection of tax revenue;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of making decentralisation a priority funding sector for its external aid financing instruments, starting with the DCI and the EDF;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Calls on the Commission to encourage the mobilisation of innovative sources of financing for decentralised cooperation, including loan-grant blending instruments, not yet adjusted to meeting the specific needs of LAs;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Points out that the mobilisation of national resources at local level is a key factor in the implementation of local development strategies and policies, and urges that the capacities of local and regional governments be consolidated in the field of taxation and budgetary planning;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Urges the European Union to promote decentralised cooperation and to encourage the creation of innovative sources of financing and hence bolster the decentralised budgets that are a prerequisite for local development;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas LAs are a strong interface between community and national and global goals in a post-2015 agenda and will have an essential role to play in achieving the post-2015 objectives;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas local government is the public authority which is closest to the citizen and, as such, provides a special forum for democratic expression through citizen and civil-society involvement in political decision-making;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas it is more effective to act at local level in order to improve living conditions for communities, especially in rural areas;
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