2015/2341(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the intention to disburse funds more quickly and flexibly in an emergency situation, and to bring together various sources of funding in order to address athe migration and refugee crisis in its multiple dimensions; ~~stresses that financial rules do not allow~~criticises that the Commission tohas diverted appropriations from the objectives and principles of the basic acts~~, and believes that any~~ to channel~~ling~~ them through the trust fund ~~should not go at the expense~~as this is in breach of the financial rules and furthermore risks the success of long-term Union policies; calls for fresh appropriations to be used wherever possible and for full transparency as to the origin and destination of funds to be ensured;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls for~~Strongly believes that a more holistic solution ~~to be found~~ for emergency funding ~~as part of~~should be found in the MFF review/revision~~, which includes a revision of the ceiling and of crisis mechanisms and achieves synergies between the Union budget, the EDF and bilateral cooperation~~; calls, in particular, for an adequate revision of the ceiling to allow for the inclusion of the crisis mechanisms in the MFF in order to restore the unity of the budget; stresses, moreover, the need to review the financial rules with a view to facilitating the management of EU budget funds and to achieving greater synergies between the Union budget, the EDF and bilateral cooperation to increase the impact of development funding and to pave the way for the budgetisation of the EDF, while maintaining the current level of resources, foreseen as of 2021; urges the Commission to take immediate steps to improve the involvement of the budgetary authority and to better align the trust funds and other mechanisms with the budgetary norm, notably by making them appear in the Union budget.

Amendment 11 #

Jean ARTHUIS, Gérard DEPREZ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for a more holistic solution to be found for emergency funding as part of the MFF review/revision, which includes a revision of the ceiling and of crisis mechanisms and, as part of an integrated approach, achieves synergies between the Union budget, the EDF and bilateral cooperation; urges the Commission to take immediate steps to improve the involvement of the budgetary authority and to better align the trust funds and other mechanisms with the budgetary norm, notably by making them appear in the Union budget.

Amendment 12 #

Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Observes that Parliament has demonstrated responsibility, as one arm of the budgetary authority, by agreeing to release emergency funds; deplores the fact, however, that, as a result of the proliferation of emergency instruments, the Community method is being abandoned; gives an assurance of its intention to safeguard the fundamental principles of the Union budget, notably budget unity and codecision; considers that a rethink of the Union's ability to respond to large-scale crises, in particular as regards their budgetary implications, is what is genuinely imperative; makes its agreement to future proposals for crisis instruments subject to incorporation of those implications into the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework, which is scheduled to take place before the end of 2016.

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4a. Note that the Trust fund for Africa was created following the Valetta Summit of African and European Heads of States or Governments on migration issues; calls on the Commission to provide the European Parliament with an overview of the concrete actions that followed this summit, notably in the field of development, fight against smugglers and the signature of return, readmission and reintegration agreements; calls the Council to provide the Commission with the necessary mandates to conclude such agreements with the countries concerned by the Trust fund;

Amendment 2 #

Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Takes the view that action to establish trust funds must provide a flexible response to emergencies plus genuine added value, supplementing existing sources of funding, and accordingly they must be endowed with new money;

Amendment 3 #

Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Is concerned by the inconsistent influence that EU funding has on recipient countries due to the lack of country-based funding objectives and limited assessment over its direct and long-term influence;

Amendment 4 #

Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the importance of providing a better balance of funding for recipient country governments and especially its reliable civil society actors, who tend to be more aware of societal deficiencies, which are in need of support;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the added value of pooling a large number of national contributions at Union level in addition to substantial contributions from the external financing instruments and the European Development Fund (EDF); ~~urges the Member States, however, to effectively match the Union contribution~~deplores that the financial pledges made by Member States so far only amount to a small fraction of the Union contribution; underlines that the volatility of voluntary contributions shows that the recourse to funding instruments outside the EU budget is not viable to mobilize additional funding; urges the Member States to rapidly and effectively match the Union contribution in order to allow the trust fund to develop their full potential rather than provide the minimum required to obtain voting rights in the Strategic Board;

Amendment 6 #

Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges the added value of pooling a large number of national contributions at Union level in addition to substantial contributions from the external financing instruments and the European Development Fund (EDF); notes, however, that according to the Commission communication of 10 February 2016, four months after the fund was set up, on the state of play of implementation of the priority actions under the European Agenda on Migration, Member State funding pledges totalled only EUR 81.71 million, or 4.5% of the projected EUR 1.8 billion; urges the Member States, however, to effectively match the Union contribution rather than provide the minimum required to obtain voting rights;

Amendment 7 #

Charles GOERENS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the Member States to honour their pledges and pay over the amounts announced;

Amendment 8 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 9 #

Isabelle THOMAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that trust funds are part of an ad hoc response which shows that the Union budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework lack the resources and flexibility needed for a rapid and comprehensive approach to major crises; ~~deplores the fact that they result in bypassing the budgetary authority and undermining the unity of the budget~~notes that the fact that this ad hoc instrument has been set up is acknowledgement that the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework is undersized; points out that Member State contributions make up 85% of the Union budget; considers that setting up this trust fund is de facto tantamount to revising the ceilings for the current Multiannual Financial Framework by increasing Member State contributions; deplores the fact that, in spite of its budgetary authority status, Parliament is not represented on the management committee responsible for funding allocation; deplores, accordingly, the fact that, as a result of setting up the Trust Fund, the budgetary authority is being bypassed and budget unity undermined; considers that revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework would provide greater budgetary, democratic and legal certainty;

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2016/04/07 DEVE 137 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the Bekou Trust Fund established in 2014

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European Consensus on Development remains the doctrinal framework for EU development policy and the European Consensus on Humanitarian aid reaffirms the fundamental principles of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises strongly that the ultimate purpose of EU development policy, as enshrined in Article 208 of the TFEU, must be the reduction and eradication of poverty; in this regard, deplores the fact that while the EU contribution to the Trust Fund will be done using mostly ODA resources, this financing mechanism will not be focused exclusively on development-oriented objectives; stresses that a clear, transparent, and communicable distinction must be made within the Trust Fund between the funding envelopes for development activities, on the one hand, and for activities related to migration management and to border controls ~~and all other activities on the other~~that do not have clear development objectives; stresses that diluting ODA so that less funds are used to fight extreme poverty would undermine the significant progress made in international development and threaten the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Emphasises strongly that the ultimate purpose of EU development policy, as enshrined in Article 208 of the TFEU, must be the reduction and eradication of poverty; in this regard, deplores the fact that while the EU contribution to the Trust Fund will be done using mostly ODA resources, this financing mechanism will not be focused exclusively on development-oriented objectives; stresses that a clear, transparent, and communicable distinction must be made within the Trust Fund between the funding envelopes for development activities, on the one hand, and for activities related to ~~migration management and to border controls and all~~ other activities on the other; stresses that diluting ODA so that less funds are used to fight extreme poverty would undermine the significant progress made in international development and threaten the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the EU to show greater coherence when acting in the field of international cooperation for development, from a twofold point of view: the EU and Member States should, on the one hand, act responding to their commitments and, on the other, exhibit overall coherence in their development policies, with particular regard to the co-management spirit of the EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement; from the latter perspective, considers that the Trust Fund should reflect the principle of policy coherence for sustainable development and should avoid any contradiction~~, while at present it is mixing development aims with concerns relating to security, policing and EU internal migration, with neither a clear strategy nor the relevant transparency~~;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the EU to show greater coherence when acting in the field of international cooperation for development, from a twofold point of view: the EU and Member States should, on the one hand, act ~~respon~~according to their commitments and, on the other, exhibit overall coherence in their ~~development policies~~external policies and instruments towards the African region, with particular regard to the co-management spirit of the EU- ACP Cotonou Agreement; from the latter perspective, considers that the Trust Fund should reflect the principle of policy coherence for sustainable development and should avoid any contradiction~~, while at present it is mixing development aims with concerns relating to security, policing and EU internal migration, with neither a clear strategy nor the relevant transparency~~ between development aims and security, humanitarian and migration policies;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the EU to show greater coherence when acting in the field of international cooperation for development, from a twofold point of view: the EU and Member States should, on the one hand, act responding to their commitments and, on the other, exhibit overall coherence in their development policies, with particular regard to the co-management spirit of the EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement; from the latter perspective, considers that the Trust Fund should reflect the principle of policy coherence for sustainable development, complementarity between all development stakeholders and should avoid any contradiction, while at present it is mixing development aims with concerns relating to security, policing and EU internal migration, with neither a clear strategy nor the relevant transparency;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the EU to show greater coherence when acting in the field of international cooperation for development, from a twofold point of view: the EU and Member States should, on the one hand, act responding to their commitments and, on the other, exhibit overall coherence in their development policies, with particular regard to the co-management spirit of the EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement; from the latter perspective, considers that the Trust Fund should reflect the principle of policy coherence for sustainable development and should avoid any contradiction, while at present it is mixing development aims with concerns relating to security, policing and EU internal migration, with neither a clear strategy nor the relevant transparency; hopes that the Better Regulation package will contribute to furthering policy coherence for sustainable development by taking into account development and human rights in all its impact assessments;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Believes that the EUTF is a great opportunity for the EU to reinforce its cooperation and political dialogue with its African partners, in particular concerning the effective implementation of return and readmission agreements, and to build up on common strategies on the management of migration flows; points at the necessary share of responsibilities between the EU and its African partners, in line with the conclusions of the Valetta Summit in November 2015;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Stresses that ownership and complementarity of long-term and short- term projects must be ensured, safeguarded and aligned with EU's existing regional and country strategies for the Sahel, the Gulf of Guinea, the Horn of Africa and the North of Africa;

Amendment 108 #

Arne LIETZ, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the rules and criteria that govern development aid for projects financed by the Trust Fund must ~~respect Europe’s fundamental value~~be set according to shared values and common interests, in particular as to the respect and promotion of human rights; in this re~~spect~~gard, underlines that EU policy regarding cooperation on security, ~~border controls and organised crime with governments that do not respect human rights or the rights of people on the move~~migration management and human trafficking and smuggling should include specific provisions aimed at en~~hanc~~suring respect for human rights and the rule of law, with particular attention to women’'s rights, children’'s rights, and the rights of minorities and other particularly ~~affected~~vulnerable groups;

Amendment 109 #

Daniele VIOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the rules and criteria that govern development aid for projects financed by the Trust Fund must respect Europe’s fundamental values; in this respect, underlines that EU policy regarding cooperation on security, border controls and organised crime with governments that do not respect human rights or the rights of people on the move should include specific provisions aimed at ~~enhanc~~guaranteeing respect for human rights and the rule of law, with particular attention to women’s rights, the rights of LGBTI persons, children’s rights, and the rights of minorities and other particularly affected groups; points out that the European Union must encourage efforts to combat discrimination on grounds of religion or personal beliefs, sex, race or ethnic origin, disability and sexual orientation;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the Bekou Trust Fund has shown positive results in the Central African Republic;

Amendment 110 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that the rules and criteria that govern development aid for projects financed by the Trust Fund must respect Europe’s fundamental values; in this respect, underlines that EU policy regarding cooperation on security, border controls and organised crime with governments that do not respect human rights or the rights of people on the move should include specific provisions aimed at enhancing respect for human rights and the rule of law, with particular attention to women’s rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, children’s rights, and the rights of minorities and other particularly affected groups;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that upholding the rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive health and rights, and safeguarding the respect of their human dignity and eliminating violence and discrimination against them, including the harmful practices of child marriage and female genital mutilation, are essential to reducing poverty and achieving sustainable development;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its efforts for more systematic impact assessment of its policies and funding, including the EUTF, especially with regards to their effects on sustainable development, human rights and gender equality and integrate the results of these assessments into its policies and programming;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Welcomes the research component integrated in the EUTF as a potential opportunity to create development opportunities and synergies between the EU and the countries concerned;

Amendment 115 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Points out, in the light of the objectives of the Trust Fund and the measures it is funding, that the Commission must take particular care to ensure that these are consistent and are coordinated with the Regional Development Programmes, in order to rule out duplication of effort and ensure that the focus is on development, and not on border control and security to the detriment of migrants;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to carefully and systematically check how the funds from the EU Trust Fund for Africa are employed and what the EU is actually financing through the Trust Fund, given the extraordinary lack of clarity in its objectives, the lack of solidarity and consensus among Member States, and the clear desire to achieve security goals by means of an instrument theoretically conceived to pursue development ends; in particular, calls on the Council and the Commission to inform Parliament in detail on the specific actions undertaken by both the EU and the African states when employing these funds;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Stresses the need to carefully and~~Calls on the Commission to systematically ~~check~~monitor how the funds from the EU Trust Fund for Africa are employed and what the EU is actually financing through the Trust Fund, given the extraordinary lack of clarity in its objectives, the lack of solidarity and consensus among Member States, and the clear desire to achieve security goals by means of an instrument theoretically conceived to pursue development endshow they are allocated; in particular, calls on the Council and the Commission to ~~inform Parliament in detail~~regularly communicate on the specific actions undertaken by both the EU and the African states when employing these funds and the results achieved;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to carefully and systematically check how the funds from the EU Trust Fund for Africa are employed and what the EU is ~~actually~~ financing through the Trust Fund, given the extraordinary lack of clarity in its objectives, the lack of solidarity and consensus among Member States, and the clear desire to achieve security goals by means of an instrument theoretically conceived to pursue development ends through increasing the Parliament's scrutiny powers over the EUTF; in particular, calls on the Council and the Commission to inform Parliament in detail on the specific actions undertaken by both the EU and the African states when employing these funds;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses the need to carefully and systematically evaluate the impact of the actions funded under the EU Trust Fund for Africa to the delivery of humanitarian aid;

Amendment 12 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the European Union and its partners in the humanitarian field must be able to ensure assistance and protection, based on needs and the respect for the principles of neutrality, impartiality, humanity and independence of humanitarian action, enshrined in International Law, in particular International Humanitarian Law.

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recalls the need for a better communication between the Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament in programming and implementing actions of the Trust Fund in general for further planning of potential further Trust Funds

Amendment 121 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. underlines that the Trust Fund should function only as a complementary flexible and rapid instrument and should not undermine the long-term development cooperation of the European Union;

Amendment 122 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines th~~at the lack of~~e limited involvement of Parliament ~~thus far~~ in the establishment of the Trust Fund ~~should at least give rise to detailed and re~~and insists on the need to gular ~~reporting by the Commission~~antee the Parliament's scrutiny on how the African Trust Fund is been implemented~~, enabling Parliament to play its role of watchdog~~;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underlines that the lack of involvement of Parliament thus far in the establishment of the Trust Fund should at least give rise to detailed and regular reporting by the Commission on how the African Trust Fund is been implemented, enabling Parliament to play its role of ~~watchdog~~scrutiny;

Amendment 124 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that, given the extraordinary flexibility and rapidity proper to a Trust Fund, periodical reporting to Parliament should be undertaken at least once every six months; strongly underlines the need for performance monitoring, evaluation and a~~uditing~~ccountability;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that, given the extraordinary flexibility and rapidity proper to a Trust Fund, periodical reporting to Parliament should be undertaken at least once every six months; strongly underlines the need for transparent performance monitoring, evaluation and auditing;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that transparency, communication and visibility in relation to projects developed in the framework of the Trust Fund are of the utmost importance with a view to disseminating the results and involving and sensitising European private actors, local and regional governments, NGOs and civil society in order to create the conditions for broader involvement and facilitate participation by Member States;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that transparency, communication and visibility in relation to projects developed in the framework of the Trust Fund are of the utmost importance with a view to disseminating the results and involving and sensitising European private actors, local authorities, NGOs and civil society in order to create the conditions for broader involvement and facilitate participation by Member States;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Underlines the need for a thorough monitoring of the implementation of~~Rejects the provisions on the creation of ‘hotspots’, ~~redistribution,~~ replacement in countries of origin, and Member States’ financial commitments~~, paying particular attention to human rights~~ in that regard;

Amendment 129 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines the need for a thorough monitoring of the implementation of the provisions on the creation of ‘hotspots’, redistribution, replacement in countries of origin, and Member States’ financial commitments, paying particular attention to human rights;deleted

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Africa continues to experience very high rates of population growth and a slow decline of fertility rates, leading in the near future to a sharp rise of the young working-age populations and great potential social and economic benefits; whereas equipping young people with the education and skills they need to realise their potential and the creation of employment opportunities are essential to foster stability, sustainable economic growth, social cohesion and development in the region;

Amendment 130 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines the need for a thorough monitoring of the implementation of the provisions on ~~the creation of ‘hotspots’,~~ redistribution, replacement in countries of origin, and Member States’ financial commitments, paying particular attention to human rights;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Encourages non-EU countries to draw up and implement an efficient return policy through the Union's development aid programmes;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recalls that EU migration policies should primarily focus on addressing the root causes of migration, by working to help create peace and stability and foster economic development, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16, by working to ensure healthy lives for all at all ages, achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls and ensure inclusive and equitable quality education to create the conditions for a demographic dividend in line with Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4 and 5, by improving work on promoting and organising legal migration channels, by enhancing the protection of migrants and asylum seekers and of particularly vulnerable groups, by more effectively fighting exploitation and trafficking of migrants, and by working more closely with third countries to improve cooperation on voluntary return and readmission;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Recalls that EU migration policies should primarily focus on addressing the root causes of migration, by working to help create peace and stability and foster economic development, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16, by improving work on promoting and organising legal migration channels, in line with Target 7 of Sustainable Development Goal 10, which provides to "Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planes and well-managed migration policies", by enhancing the protection of migrants and asylum seekers and of particularly vulnerable groups, by more effectively fighting exploitation and trafficking of migrants, and by working more closely with third countries to improve cooperation ~~on voluntary return and readmission~~on incentives for return and reintegration in countries of origin of high-skilled migrants voluntary return and readmission, in a way that promotes their enhancement;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Emphasises that it is important to understand the causes and consequences of international migration from a gender perspective, including the process of decision-making involved and the mechanisms leading to migration; recalls that women and girls, as refugees and migrants, are particularly vulnerable when they find themselves in situations where their security cannot be ensured and where they may be subject to sexual violence or exploitation; stresses that the EUTF needs to contribute to the protection, support and/or assistance of vulnerable migrants, refugees and victims of trafficking; special attention should be given to women and children;

Amendment 14 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EUTF is intended to be a development tool that pools resources from different donors in order to enable a quick, flexible, complementary and collective response by the EU to the different dimensions of an emergency situation;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EUTF is intended to be a development tool that pools resources from different donors in order to enable a quick, flexible, transparent and collective response by the EU to the different dimensions of an emergency situation;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EUTF has been conceived in order to assist ~~a band of~~twenty-three countries across three African regions (the Horn of Africa; the Sahel and Lake Chad basin; North Africa) that contain some of the most fragile African countries, are affected by migration and will draw the greatest benefit from this form of EU financial assistance; whereas the eligible countries’ African neighbours may also benefit, on a case-by-case basis, from Trust Fund projects having a regional dimension with a view to addressing regional migration flows and related cross-border challenges;

Amendment 17 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas 1.5 billion people live in fragile and conflict-affected regions worldwide and fragile states and ungoverned spaces are spreading leaving many in poverty, lawlessness, thriving corruption and violence; whereas the EUTF has been conceived in order to assist a band of countries across three African regions (the Horn of Africa; the Sahel and Lake Chad basin; North Africa) that contain some of the most fragile African countries, are affected by migration and will draw the greatest benefit from this form of EU financial assistance; whereas the eligible countries’ African neighbours may also benefit, on a case-by-case basis, from Trust Fund projects having a regional dimension with a view to addressing regional migration flows and related cross- border challenges;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EUTF has been conceived in order to assist a band of countries across three African regions (the Horn of Africa; the Sahel and Lake Chad basin; North Africa) that contain some of the most fragile African countries, are affected by migration as countries of origin, transit or destination if not all three, and will draw the greatest benefit from this form of EU financial assistance; whereas the eligible countries’ African neighbours may also benefit, on a case-by-case basis, from Trust Fund projects having a regional dimension with a view to addressing regional migration flows and related cross-border challenges;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas peace has been recognized as crucial for development in the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 on peace and justice that has been introduced;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

– having regard to the European Consensus for humanitarian aid

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) report 'ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Report' launched on 12 February 2014 stresses that the protection of women and adolescents affected by violence must be a priority on the international agenda of development;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas trust funds are part of an ad hoc response – thus laying bare the scarcity of recourses within and limited flexibility of the EU's financial framework – but are vital for ensuring a rapid and comprehensive response to humanitarian crises, including long-term crises;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas two EUTFs were created in 2014, the Bekou Trust fund focusing on the stabilisation and reconstruction of the Central African Republic, and the Madad Fund dealing with the response to the Syrian crisis, which have proved their relevance on the ground;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the EU will continue to pursue efforts to effectively implement UN Security Council resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that financial allocation is characterised by three main phases: promise, commitment and action/payment; however, ~~deplores the fact that, as has been the case with previous EUTFs, a multitude of promise~~points out that the lessons should be learnt from previous EUTFs; regrets that until now, Member States' contribution remains low and is far~~e always followed by only a few commitments and~~ from reaching the official commitment of 1,8 billion euro yet; insists that promises and commitments must translate into actions;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that financial allocation is characterised by three main phases: promise, commitment and action/payment; however, deplores the fact that, as has been the case with previous EUTFs, a multitude of promises are always followed by only a few commitments and actions; reminds the Council and Commission that effective aid is characterized by timely and predictable funding;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Rejects the EU Trust Fund for Africa since its main objective is to finance the current process of externalisation of EU borders in order to prevent the arrival of migrants to Europe, increasing the control and militarization of borders of third countries; Opposes the use of EDF and ODA funds for migration management and control;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that a Trust Fund for Africa really focused on development and the root causes of migration should exclude elements related to border control and management of migration flows, having as its main objective to investigate and to solve the real causes of impoverishment in the countries of origin such as: the plundering and exploitation of human and natural resources by multinational companies; land grabbing; the EU Member States' support to autocratic and corrupt governments; arms trade; the pernicious consequences of the payment of external debt, which prevents development and the implementation of public services and public policies needed to guarantee the fulfilment of human rights; or foreign military interventions, among other causes;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Observes that~~, while EUTFs are mainly designed to~~ in the field of external action, EUTFs are mainly designed to enable a swift response to a specific emergency or post-emergency crisis by leverageing the contribution of EU Member States and other donors while increaseing the global visibility of European efforts~~, Member States show lack of~~; stresses however that development policies remain key to tackling the root causes of irregular migration and that Member States should therefore not overlook their commitment as regards achieving the target of 0.7 % of Gross National Income (GNI) for official development assistance (ODA)~~, let alone the (insufficient) target of 5 % in relation to the EUTF for Africa; calls on~~; therefore urges the Member States ~~accordingly~~ to respect their commitments as regards both the ODA 0.7 % target and their contribution to the EUTF for Africa;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

– having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Amendment 30 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Observes that, while EUTFs are mainly designed to leverage the contribution of EU Member States and increase the global visibility of European efforts, Member States show lack of commitment as regards achieving the target of 0.7 % of Gross National Income (GNI) for official development assistance (ODA), ~~let alone the (insufficient) target of 5 % in rela~~whilst the contribution tof the EUTF for Africa represents only 5 % of the amount requested; calls on the Member States accordingly to respect their commitments as regards both the ODA 0.7 % target and their contribution to the EUTF for Africa;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the EU’s financial allocation for the EUTF for Africa comes mainly from the 11th EDF; stresses that the EUTF was established because the EU budget lacks the resources and the flexibility needed to address crises such as those in question promptly and comprehensively; calls for the EU to agree a more holistic solution in the framework of next year’s revision of the 2014-2020 MFF and the revision of the Financial Instruments in 2016, with a view to increasing the effectiveness and reactivity of humanitarian and development assistance available under the EU budget;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the EU’'s financial allocation for the EUTF for Africa currently comes mainly from the 11th EDF; stresses that the EUTF was established because the EU budget lacks the ~~resources and the~~ flexibility needed to address ~~crises such as those in question~~the different dimensions of such crises promptly and comprehensively; calls for the EU to agree on a more holistic solution in the framework of next year’'s revision of the 2014-2020 MFF, with a view to increasing the effectiveness and reactivity of humanitarian and development assistance available under the EU budget;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the EU’s financial allocation for the EUTF for Africa comes mainly from the 11th EDF; stresses that the EUTF was established because the EU budget lacks the resources and the flexibility needed to address crises such as those in question promptly and comprehensively; calls for the EU to agree to find a more holistic solution for emergency funding in the framework of next year’s revision of the 2014-2020 MFF, with a view to increasing the effectiveness and reactivity of humanitarian and development assistance available under the EU budget;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Points out that trust funds, which are intended to provide a more flexible and efficient form of joint support in fragile and conflict-ridden situations, must contribute to achieving the long-term objectives of ensuring peace and strengthening governance in recipient countries.

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Observes that further funding has been drawn from other financial instruments under the EU budget, such as the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), for EUR 125 million, the Instrument for humanitarian aid, for EUR 50 million, and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), for EUR 200 million; calls for disbursement of this funding to be expedited;

Amendment 36 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Regrets the fact~~Notes that of the total EU contribution of EUR 1.8 billion, only the EUR 1 billion from the EDF reserve is an additional resource; is concerned that financing of the EUTF may be implemented to the detriment of other development objectives; recalls that the EUTF tool should be complementary to already existing instruments and calls on the Commission to ensure transparency and accountability over the use and amount of current budget lines contributing to the EUTF;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sources; notes that the contributions from the Member States are still too low and do not match up the contribution from the European Commission;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly underlines that funds from EDF and ODA sources must be devoted ~~exclusively~~ to development ends; ~~recalls that all other expenses related to security, counter-terrorism and border controls, migration management, etc have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund~~emphasizes that development is not possible without security; stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sources, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; condemns any use of ODA sources, even a small percentage, for a~~ny purposes different from~~ctions without development objectives;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly underlines that funds from EDF and ODA sources must be devoted exclusively to development ends; recalls that all other expenses related to security, counter-terrorism and border controls, migration management, etc have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sourcefunding of the EUTF must be implemented on the basis of ODA criteria and that all expenses falling outside this requirement have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses in this regard the importance of pooling resources from diverse and multiple sources and donors, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; ~~condemns any use of ODA sources, even a small percentage, for any purposes different from development;~~

Amendment 4 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York in 2015,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly underlines that funds from EDF and ODA sources must be devoted exclusively to development ends; recalls that all other expenses related to security, counter-terrorism and border controls, migration management, etc have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; urges the Commission to establish effective mechanisms to allow a comprehensive control of the final destination of EDF funds and ODA resources, and to evaluate all funded projects; stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sources, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; condemns any use of ODA sources, even a small percentage, for any purposes different from development;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly underlines that funds from EDF and ODA sources must be devoted exclusively to development ends, with particular focus on those development challenges as identified in the Trust Fund decision, such as demographic pressure, environmental stress, extreme poverty, internal tensions, institutional weaknesses, weak social and economic infrastructures, and insufficient resilience to food crises; recalls that all other expenses related to security, counter- terrorism and border controls, migration management, etc have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sources, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; condemns any use of ODA sources, even a small percentage, for any purposes different from development;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly underlines that funds from EDF and ODA sources must be devoted exclusively to development ends; recalls that all other expenses related to security, counter-terrorism and border controls, migration management, etc have to be funded from different sources that are pooled in the Trust Fund; stresses the need for contributions by Member States and other different sources, and recalls that leveraging is one of the foremost reasons for the creation of this instrument devoted to such different and heterogeneous ends; ~~condemns~~stresses that any use of ODA sources~~, even a small percentage, for any purposes different from development~~ must serve, first and foremost, the economic and social development of the host country;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. States that channelling EU funds through EU Trust Funds in fragile, crisis and post crisis contexts may bring a number of political and operational challenges; stresses in this regard EUTFs potential for more flexibility, rapid action and coherence;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recall~~Stresses that the use of the EDF ~~and, in some cases, of development funding from Member States~~ to finance the EUTF for Africa ~~will~~may have an impact on the aid recipient African countries which are not covered by the Trust Fund, and ~~which are among~~in particular the least developed countries (LDCs); warns against the risk of shifting aid away from the poorest countries which have the least access to other sources of finance;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deeply regrets the fact that, despite the continued importance of ODA for LDCs, the already low levels of development assistance to LDCs declined for the second year in a row in 2014 and that the proportion of aid allocated to those countries is at its lowest in ten years; calls on the Member States, accordingly, to make sure that aid is not diverted away from the poorest countries to cover the cost of the current crises~~, including the refugee and security crises, by firmly committing to increase ODA in line with the 0.7 % target and to allocate 50 % of ODA to LDCs~~;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deeply regrets the fact that, despite the continued importance of ODA for LDCs, the already low levels of development assistance to LDCs declined for the second year in a row in 2014 and that the proportion of aid allocated to those countries is at its lowest in ten years; calls on the Member States, accordingly, to make sure that aid is not diverted away from the poorest countries to cover the cost of the current crises, including the refugee ~~and security~~ crises, by firmly committing to increase ODA in line with the 0.7 % target and to allocate 50 % of ODA to LDCs;

Amendment 48 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deeply regrets the fact that, despite the continued importance of ODA for LDCs, the already low levels of development assistance to LDCs declined for the second year in a row in 2014 and that the proportion of aid allocated to those countries is at its lowest in ten years; calls on the Member States, accordingly, to make sure that aid is not diverted away from the poorest countries to cover the cost of the current crises, including the refugee and security crises, by firmly committing to increase ODA in line with the 0.7 % target and to allocate 50 % of ODA to LDCs, under the condition that their absorption capacity is sufficient to utilize the allocated resources;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Insists that national authorities must be consulted and that they must be full partners as long as there is full guarantee of efficiency and good governance in accordance with the principles of aid effectiveness;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York in 2015,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

The role of ~~civil society, NGOs and international NGOs~~local authorities and civil society

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

The role of civil society, NGOs and international ~~NGO~~organisations

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to peace and stability of recipient countries, as well as the strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and of governance, and that civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOs should play a pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to ~~the~~creating the conditions for stability and development in countries of transit and origin, strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and ofbuilding better governance, and that civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOs ~~should play a pivotal role in addressing the root cau~~and private sector play an essential role in achieving thoses o~~f migration and improving local servic~~bjectives;

Amendment 54 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of public local services (health, education, nutrition) and ~~of governance, and that~~political participation, and that third countries' governments, together with civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOs, should play a pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving public local services;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and of governance, mainly through community-based projects, and that civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOs should play a pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of local services (social services, health, education, nutrition~~) and of governance, and that~~, culture) and of governance; considers that EUTF for Africa should contribute to develop occupation in sectors linked with local traditions, granting the respect for human rights and sustainability and to protect environment, the development of sustainable small agricultural entities and natural resources management; in this framework, local government should be the main actors in charge of public service delivered at the local level and civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) ~~and~~, international NGOs ~~should play a~~and the diaspora organizations working for peace and development should play a complementary and pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and of governance, and that local governments, civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international NGOs should play a complementary and pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;

Amendment 58 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that the EU Trust Fund for Africa should contribute to the strengthening and improving of local services (health, education, nutrition) and of governance, and that civil society, non- governmental organisations (NGOs) and international ~~NGO~~organisations should play a pivotal role in addressing the root causes of migration and improving local services;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Regrets the limited engagement of civil society in the discussions, conceptualisation and programming of the Trust Fund; recalls that the issue of creating ownership and a close partnership with a wide range of civil society actors are essential to the implementation of the EUTF;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

– having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 (SWD(2015) 182 final) and to the Council Conclusions of 26 October 2015 in which the respective Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 is endorsed,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Insists on the utmost importance of local ownership and the systematic consultation and participation of local stakeholders in the identification and formulation of projects supported by the EUTF; believes that a constant dialogue with national authorities and local communities is essential to draw common strategies and priorities and to allow an evidence-based approach in the implementation of the fund;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that a comprehensive country and sector diagnosis is required for a good allocation of funds, as well as in terms of developing close partnerships with a wide range of civil society actors;

Amendment 62 #

Arne LIETZ, Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the European Commission to maintain a strong dialogue with the United Nations in the context of the EU Trust Fund for Africa to prevent duplication of efforts and to maximise the impact and effectiveness of global aid,

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society and NGOs are natural partners for an effective development policy; stresses the need for a stronger cooperation with local authorities and NGOs in states demonstrating unsufficient guarantees of good governance and transparency; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity also in this field of action; stresses that NGOs and civil society should be strongly involved in the implementation phase of the EUTF;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society and NGOs are natural partners for an effective development policy; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity and ownership also in this field of action; stresses that NGOs and civil society should be strongly involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of the EUTF; to this end, calls for an appropriate mix of funding modalities under the Trust Fund, with clear and transparent eligibility criteria;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society and NGOs are natural partners for an effective development policy; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity also in this field of action; stresses that ~~NGOs and civil society~~local governments, local civil society and other NGOs should be strongly involved in the programming and implementation phase of the EUTF; calls on the European Commission to clarify and formalise the consultation procedures with these stakeholders so as to ensure their effective participation in the discussions taking place at the Operational Committees; strongly advice for operational flexibility for implementing organisations;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, civil society and NGOs, as well as the international organisations working in the countries concerned are natural partners for an effective development policy; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity also in this field of action; stresses that NGOs ~~and~~, civil society and the international organisations working in the countries concerned should be strongly involved in the implementation phase of the EUTF;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that regional and local authorities, and civil society ~~and NGO~~organisations are natural partners for an effective development policy; calls for respect for the principle of subsidiarity also in this field of action; stresses that ~~NGOs and~~ civil society should be strongly involved in the implementation phase of the EUTF;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. SRecalls the importance of a people and community centred approach to resilience and strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

Amendment 70 #

Arne LIETZ, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM, Norbert NEUSER, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communiti, equity and universal accessibility to public services, particularly in the health and education sectors, including access to sexual and reproductive health services, whi~~le also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the gener~~ch are key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in education and the health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities, including minorities, while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on ~~macro~~economic ~~issues~~development but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of basic services, particularly in the health and education sectors, which isare key to increasing inclusiveness and ~~enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can~~ responding to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the health, education and vocational training sectors, which isare key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services and training of local competencies, particularly in the health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness, empowerment and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, with a focus on young people, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population; highlights that the Trust Fund should support the decentralisation of competences, which is a means to improve the quality of the services delivered to local communities;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the health sector, which is key to increasing inclusiveness, empowerment and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, with a focus on young people, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly believes that the Trust Fund should focus not only on macroeconomic issues but also on grassroots projects with the specific aim of improving quality and equity of services, particularly in the health, education and vocational training sectors, which isare key to increasing inclusiveness and enhancing the wellbeing of local populations, as it can respond to the needs of vulnerable communities while also being able to provide better and more equitable and sustainable services to the general population;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Transparency and cl~~Subsidiarity and complementarity for better achievement of goals

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. E~~xpresses its deep concern with regard to~~mphasizes that projects covered by the EUTF, which has been created using sources mainly devoted in principle to development purposes, ~~that include numerous elements which cannot be considered as development assistance,~~must have development objectives; stresses that projects including actions such as border controls and measures aimed at reinforcing security capacity in particular countries, ~~given that the intended outcomes of such measures are to improve migration management rather than to achieve poverty reduction~~must be designed in a way that their final outcomes are focused on poverty reduction, as well as stability and security of recipient countries and their citizens;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

– having regard to the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the outcomes of their review conferences,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses its deep concern with regard to projects covered by the EUTF, which has been created using sources mainly devoted in principle to development purposes, that include numerous elements which cannot be considered as development assistance, such as border controls and measures aimed at reinforcing security capacity in particular countries, given that the intendAcknowledges the complexity and the multi-dimensional nature of the current refugee crisis; however warns about the serious risk of misuse of EU development aid, in particular in conflict-affected cou~~tcomes of such measures are to improve~~ntries where security, migration man~~agement rather than to achieve poverty reduction~~d development issues are closely interconnected;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses its deep concern with regard to projects covered by the EUTF, which has been created using sources mainly devoted in principle to development purposes, that include numerous elements which cannot be considered as development assistance, such as border controls and measures aimed at reinforcing security capacity in particular countries, given that the intended outcomes of such measures are to improve migration management rather than to achieve poverty reduction; calls for open and participative consultation processes prior to the definition of projects as a key contribution to development needs assessment;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Expresses its deep concern with regard to projects covered by the EUTF, which has been created using sources mainly devoted in principle to development purposes, that include numerous elements which cannot be considered as development assistance, such as border controls and measures aimed at reinforcing security capacity in particular countries, given that the intended outcomes of such measures are to improve migration management rather than to achieve poverty reduction; calls for open and participative consultation processes prior to the definition of projects as a key contribution to development needs assessment;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Expresses grave concern at the impact which the Trust Fund may have on human rights if containing migratory flows involves cooperating with countries which commit systematic and/or serious violations of fundamental rights;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Is concerned at the lack of coordination among all the actors involved in managing the Trust Fund (and in particular between DEVCO and ECHO) and at the lack of clear guidelines as to how funding can be secured; deplores the lack of clarity and transparency regarding the funding criteria and the volume of funds available for civil society under the Trust Fund;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes the highly critical report from the European Court of Auditors on EU external migration spending in Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Neighbourhood countries; regrets in particular that the objective of respecting human rights of migrants in EU financed projects is regularly not respected; urges the Commission to apply the Court's recommendations to projects financed via the Trust Fund;

Amendment 86 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Considers that development aid should not be used to stem the flows of migrants and asylum seekers, and that the projects covered by the Trust Fund should not serve as a pretext to preventing departure or tightening the borders between the countries, ignoring the causes that drive people from their homes;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for express assurances from the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund that 100 % of the resources coming from the EDF or other sources devoted to development assistance will be used exclusively for actions directly devoted to development assistance; asks for regular and comprehensive reporting of the use of these funds;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Calls for express assurances from~~Reminds the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund that ~~100 % of~~ the resources coming from the EDF or other ~~sources devoted to development assistance will be used exclusively for actions directly devoted to~~development funding must be used exclusively for development ~~assistance~~purposes;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the main goal of the EU Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa, signed by the President of the European Commission, along with 25 EU Member States, as well as Norway and Switzerland, and launched at the Valletta Summit on Migration on 12 November 2015 by the European and African partners, is to help foster stability in the regions and contribute to better migration management; whereas, more specifically, the EUTF aims to address the root causes of destabilisation, forced displacement and irregular migration by promoting resilience, economic opportunities, equal opportunities, security and development;

Amendment 90 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Arne LIETZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls for express assurances from the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund that 100 % of the resources coming from the EDF or other sources devoted to development assistance will be used exclusively for actions ~~directly devoted to~~with development ~~assistance~~objectives;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Asks the Commission to enhance the transparency of the Fund and underlines that monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes financed will be essential, to make sure the Fund serve its purposes helping directly those in need and not financing governments responsible for human rights violations;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for increased contribution from Member States and other sources in order to finance any different items of expenditure; recalls that one of the main purposes of the creation of a Trust Fund is precisely its leverage effect;deleted

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises ~~strongly that in any case~~that the EU budget cannot be used to directly finance military or defence operations (Article 41(2) TEU) but does not explicitly exclude peacekeeping operations with development objectives; furthermore, recalls that Articles 209 and 212 TFEU do not explicitly exclude the financing of capacity-building in the security sector;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Emphasises strongly that in any case~~Stresses that instability and physical insecurity are prominent causes of forced displacement and therefore supports a conflict-sensitive approach in the implementation of the fund that would prioritise conflict prevention, state- building, good governance and the promotion of the rule of law; however recalls that the EU budget cannot be used to directly finance military or defence operations (Article 41(2) TEU);

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund to focus primarily on peace, capacity building, stability, wellbeing of local populations, creation of work opportunities and training, particularly for women and for young people;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund to focus primarily on capacity building, stability, ~~wellbeing of local populations, creation of work opportunities and training, particularly for women and for young people;~~ resilience, wellbeing - intended as "overall life quality" - and empowerment of local populations, promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, creation of work opportunities and training, particularly for women and for young people; similarly calls them to focus on refugees protection and enduring solutions, among which family, economic and social integration in local developing project, avoiding any tensions with the local populations;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund to focus primarily on capacity building, stability, wellbeing and empowerment of local populations, promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights, creation of work opportunities and training, particularly for women and for young people;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission and the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the Trust Fund to focus primarily on capacity building, stability, wellbeing of local populations, development and/or improvement of basic public services -such as food and water supply, sanitation, education and health-, creation of work opportunities and training, particularly for women and for young people;

Amendment 99 #