Awaiting committee decision
2016/2094(INI) Revision of the European consensus on development
Lead committee dossier: DEVE/8/06681
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | DEVE | WENTA Bogdan Brunon (EPP), NEUSER Norbert (S&D) | THEOCHAROUS Eleni (ECR), GOERENS Charles (ALDE), SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY Lola (GUE/NGL), HEUBUCH Maria (Verts/ALE), CORRAO Ignazio (EFD) |
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Subjects
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2017/02/13
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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- 2016/11/28 Council Meeting
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2016/06/09
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
- Debate in Council: 3504
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2094(INI)
2016/12/09
DEVE
333 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to the
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to the EU Council conclusions of 19 May 2014 on a rights- based approach to development cooperation, encompassing all human rights,7b _________________ 7b Council Conclusions , 19.5.2014, file:///C:/Users/EPP/Downloads/142682.p df
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) and small island developing States (SIDS) while also finding new ways of cooperation with the middle-
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) while also finding
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for EU development policy to
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) while a
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; underlines in this context the importance of improving accountability upwards and downwards with the aim of better responding to local needs and foster citizens' democratic ownership;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; stresses the importance of budgetary support, which is the best way to implement the principle of ownership;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; strongly regrets in this context that the EU is conducting more and more an EU interest driven development policy, notably in the context of migration policies;
Amendment 108 #
8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; and to actively participate in the decision- making process;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the EU to continue and strengthen its support to local and regional capacity-building and to decentralisation processes in order to empower local and regional governments and to make them more transparent and accountable so as to better meet the needs and demands of their citizens;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls, in accordance with the principle of partnership, for shared accountability for all joint actions, promoting the highest level possible of transparency; calls on the EU and its Member States to promote a strengthened role of national parliaments, local and regional governments and civil society in political and budgetary oversight and democratic scrutiny; calls for corruption and impunity to be jointly fought by all means and at all policy levels;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for political dialogue between the EU and partner countries/regions to be a central strand of any EU development cooperation, and for such dialogues to focus on common values and how to promote them; calls for further parliamentary and civil society involvement in political dialogues; stresses that social dialogue is a key element that should be mainstreamed in the EU's development policy;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the EU to promote a level playing field for political parties and a dynamic civil society in all its actions, including through capacity-building and through dialogue with partner countries to allow sufficient civil society space; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure engagement of CSOs in the design, implementation, monitoring, review and accountability of development policies;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the EU to promote
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the EU to promote
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for gender equality and women
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for gender equality and women’s rights to be a cross-cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan, coupled with specific policy-driven action to target challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation of rights and services, for example as in the case of access to education or to reproductive and health care services; calls, to that end, for further actions in order to accelerate efforts to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women by deepening multi-stakeholder partnerships and tracking resource allocations for these aims, strengthening capacity for gender responsive budgeting and planning and ensuring the participation of women's organisations;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for the promotion of gender equality and women
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), signed and ratified by the EU in 2011 and to the UN Concluding Observations on the implementation of the CRPD,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for gender equality and women’s rights to be a cross-cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan,
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for gender equality and women’s and girls´ rights to be a cross- cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan, coupled with specific policy-driven action to target growing challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation of rights and services, for example as in the case of
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Calls for gender equality and women
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses that upholding the rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive health and rights and eliminating violence and discrimination against them, including the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation, are essential to realizing their human rights;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support vulnerable and marginalised groups such as women and children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, small producers, linguistic and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, in order to offer them the same opportunities and rights as everyone else, in line with the principle of Leaving No-
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support vulnerable and marginalised groups such as women and children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, LGBTI people, linguistic and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, in order to offer them the same opportunities and rights as everyone else, in line with the principle of Leaving No-
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support women and vulnerable and marginalised groups such as
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Reiterates the EU's commitment to invest in the development of children and youth by improving the reporting on child-focused development cooperation and domestic resources, and strengthen capacity for youth to participate in accountability exercises;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled 'Trade for All: towards a more responsible trade and investment policy' (COM(2015)0497),
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12b. Calls for support towards fragile and conflict affected countries, to access resources and partnerships needed for development priorities, as well as promoting peer learning between them and enhancing engagement between development, peace building, security and humanitarian partners and efforts;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines the ongoing importance of the objectives set out in the human development chapter of the current European Consensus; stresses the need to connect these objectives to the SDGs and to put horizontal health system strengthening (other than support for vertical programmes for specific diseases), at the core of health development programming, also in order to strengthen resilience in the case of health crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2013-2014, and to ensure the fundamental right to universal health care, as provided by Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and by the Constitution of the World Health Organisation (WHO); recalls that Article 168 TFEU states that a high level of human health protection must be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines the ongoing importance
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the EU and its Members States to strengthen efforts to achieve a universal 'right to health'; underlines that this cannot be reached through direct services alone; stresses that ensuring equitable access to quality health services provided by skilled, qualified and competent health staff is critical to ensuring equitable access to quality care; therefore, the new Consensus should promote investment in and empowerment of frontline healthcare workers, who are often the backbone of the healthcare system and play a critical role in ensuring coverage of healthcare services in remote, poor and underserved areas;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the EU and its Members States to strengthen efforts to achieve a universal 'right to health'; underlines that this cannot be reached through direct services alone; stresses that ensuring equitable access to quality health services provided by skilled, qualified and competent health staff is critical to ensuring equitable access to quality care; therefore, the new Consensus should promote investment in and empowerment of frontline healthcare workers, who are often the backbone of the healthcare system and play a critical role in ensuring coverage of healthcare services in remote, poor and underserved areas;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on the EU and its Members States to strengthen efforts to achieve a universal 'right to health'; underlines that this cannot be reached through direct services alone; stresses that ensuring equitable access to quality health services provided by skilled, qualified and competent health staff is critical to ensuring equitable access to quality care; therefore, the new Consensus should promote investment in and empowerment of frontline healthcare workers, who are often the backbone of the healthcare system and play a critical role in ensuring coverage of healthcare services in remote, poor and underserved areas;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Recalls that the aim should be reaching people who need health care, when and where they need it while acknowledging that all the elements of health care systems are subject to conflicts and emergencies, in which case emergency response systems are deemed necessary to effectively prevent and/or respond to a possible outbreak and in order to achieve sustainable development in the long-term;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Requests that the Consensus shall confirm the EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard the Communication on "Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change" released in October 2011,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa and this is a problem for sustainable development; suggests that EU development cooperation should put more emphasis on programmes that address this topic; calls on the EU to champion sexual and reproductive rights worldwide as well as to promote scale-up of universal access to voluntary contraception and family planning services;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of demographic
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa and this is a problem for sustainable development; suggests that EU development cooperation should put more emphasis on programmes that address this topic; underlines that appropriate attention should be given to the development of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Draws attention to the need to promote, protect and safeguard all human rights and to fully and effectively implement the Beijing Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the conclusions of their review conferences; reaffirms, in that context, the EU’s commitment to promoting, protecting and safeguarding the right of every individual to have control over and freely take responsible decisions concerning their own sexuality and sexual and reproductive health without facing discrimination, constraints or violence; stresses the need to guarantee universal access to affordable, comprehensive and high-quality information and education on sexual and reproductive health, including comprehensive sexual education and healthcare services;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to food and nutrition security to end hunger and malnutrition; recognises that hunger and poverty are not accidents, but the result of social and economic injustice and inequality at all levels; reiterates that the Consensus should stress the EU's continued support to integrated, cross- sectoral approaches that include nutrition-specific as well as nutrition- sensitive interventions, which explicitly target gender inequality;
Amendment 146 #
14a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to food and nutrition security to end hunger and malnutrition; recognises that hunger and poverty are not accidents, but the result of social and economic injustice and inequality at all levels; reiterates that the Consensus should stress the EU's continued support to integrated, cross- sectoral approaches that include nutrition-specific as well as nutrition- sensitive interventions, which explicitly target gender inequality;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the importance of addressing the underlying and systemic factors, including gender inequality, policy barriers, and power imbalances that have an impact on health in order to achieve a universal 'right to health care'; calls on the EU to promote long-term, iterative, participatory and holistic rights- based policies and approaches aimed at changing social norms, attitudes and behaviours;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Insists on the need for accountability mechanisms regarding the monitoring and the implementation of the SDGs and the 0.7% ODA/GNI objectives; Calls on the EU and its Member States to submit a time-line on how to gradually achieve these goals and objectives, with annual reporting at the European Parliament;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the importance of addressing the underlying and systemic factors, including gender inequality, policy barriers, and power imbalances that have an impact on health in order to achieve a universal right to public health care;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 c (new) – having regard the October 2012 Council Conclusions on "The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations",
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Underlines the need for multi- sectoral and integrated approaches to build resilience effectively, which implies working towards a better integration of humanitarian, disaster risk reduction, social protection, climate change adaptation, natural resource management, conflict mitigation and other development actions; calls on the EU and Member States to promote inclusive governance that addresses marginalisation and inequality drivers of vulnerability; recognises that vulnerable populations must be empowered to manage risk and to access decision making processes that impact their future;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Emphasises the role culture plays in sustainable human, social and economic development and insists that account be taken of the cultural dimension as a fundamental aspect of solidarity, cooperation and EU development aid policies; calls for the promotion of cultural diversity and support for cultural policies and for local circumstances to be taken into account where this can help to achieve the objective of promoting sustainable development;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to food and nutrition security to end hunger and malnutrition; recognises that hunger and poverty are not accidents, but the result of social and economic injustice and inequality at all levels; reiterates that the Consensus should stress the EU's continued support to integrated, cross- sectorial approaches that include nutrition-specific as well as nutrition- sensitive interventions, which explicitly target gender inequality;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Bearing in mind the massively increasing food demand of the future global population; points out that globally small-scale farmers produce over 70 per cent of the world's food needs at present; suggests that empowering small-scale and family farmers and increasing their production is key to achieving the SDGs; underlines that better productivity of family farms can serve as an engine of sustainable social and economic development in regions across the developing world;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Points out that the urban population is predicted to increase by 2.5 billion by 2050 with close to 90 percent of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa; recognizes the problems arising from explosive growth of megacities and the challenges this phenomenon imposes to societal and environmental sustainability; calls for balanced regional development and reminds that invigorated economic activity in rural areas and smaller towns and cities decreases pressure to migrate to urban megacenters thus alleviating problems of uncontrolled urbanization and migration;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Recognises that sustainable development cannot be delivered without tackling climate change; calls on the EU to reconfirm the key elements of the Paris (COP21) Agreement, including the need to urgently bridge the gap between what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5, and to increase work on and funding for adaptation;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Recognises that sustainable development cannot be delivered without tackling climate change; calls on the EU to reconfirm the key elements of the Paris (COP21) Agreement, including the need to urgently bridge the gap between what is needed to limit global warming to 1.5, and to increase work on and funding for adaptation;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14d. Underlines the need for multi- sectoral and integrated approaches to build resilience effectively, which implies working towards a better integration of humanitarian, disaster risk reduction, social protection, climate change adaptation, natural resource management, conflict mitigation and other development actions; calls on the EU and Member States to promote inclusive governance that addresses marginalisation and inequality drivers of vulnerability; recognises that vulnerable populations must be empowered to manage risk and to access decision making processes that impact their future;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 d (new) – having regards to the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 and to the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015-2019),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14d. Points out that land tenure security for small-scale producers, which takes into account traditional land use rights, both stimulates local economies and increases food security;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective,
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective, it must promote a better distribution of prosperity through national budgets, i.e. within as well as between countries and between the North and the Global South; highlights that European development aid should first and foremost differentiate between individual countries’ situations and development needs, and not on the basis of a signed political agreement;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective, it must promote a better distribution of prosperity through national budgets, i.e. within as well as between countries; highlights that European development aid should first and foremost differentiate between individual countries’ situations and development needs
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective, it must promote a
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that EU development cooperation should be implemented to address the most urgent and important needs and to seek the greatest possible impact in the short and long terms; stresses the need for tailor-made development strategies, locally owned and designed, to take into consideration specific challenges faced by individual countries or by groups of countries such as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), fragile states and Land Locked Developing countries (LLDCs);
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses the need for tailor-made development strategies, locally owned and designed, to take into consideration specific challenges faced by individual countries or by groups of countries such as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), fragile states and Land Locked Developing countries (LLDCs);
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises that official development aid and older concessional finance is still important for a number of MICs and has a role to play for targeted results, taking into account the specific needs of these countries, as enshrined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; Calls for specific strategies to be developed for cooperation with MICs in order to consolidate their progress and fight inequality, exclusion, discrimination and poverty, especially through the promotion of fair and progressive tax systems, while underlining that MICs are not a homogenous group and therefore each has specific needs that should be met by tailor- made policies; underlines the need to phase out financial aid to MICs and focus on other forms of cooperation, such as technical assistance, share of industrial know-how and knowledge, exchange of best practices and promotion of regional, South-
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for specific strategies to be developed for cooperation with MICs in order to consolidate their progress and fight inequality, exclusion, discrimination and poverty, while underlining that MICs are not a homogenous group and therefore each has specific needs that should be met by tailor-made policies; underlines the need to phase out responsibly and gradually financial aid to MICs and focus on other forms of cooperation, such as technical assistance, public-public partnerships that can support global public goods like science, technology and innovation, exchange of best practices and promotion of regional, South-
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 – having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 17 November 2005 on the proposal for a Joint Declaration by the Council, the European
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the EU and its Member States to lead the way among development actors and to recommit to the full implementation of the principles of effective development cooperation, namely country ownership of development
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the EU and its Member States to lead the way among development actors and to recommit to the full implementation of the principles of effective development cooperation, namely country ownership of development priorities, alignment with partner countries national development strategies, focus on results, transparency,
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Reiterates the importance of increasing the understanding and the active engagement of the European public in major development debates and attempts to eradicate global poverty and promote sustainable development; to this end non-formal development education and awareness raising, including through continuation and expansion of the Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) programme, must remain integral parts of the EU and Member States' development policies;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses that aid effectiveness should not exclusively respond to the intent to decrease overhead costs for the EU but should prioritize mechanisms/tools/instruments that allow more resources to reach final beneficiaries; believes that sub- contracting reduce effectiveness, due to the dispersion of funds that each passage implies;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Believes that the respect for internationally agreed aid effectiveness principles are key for accomplishing the 2030 Agenda and considers that a reference should be included in a future agreement;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Believes that simplifying funding and bureaucratic procedures can help in improving effectiveness; calls to the EU for a reform to speed up implementation (as already addressed in the § 22 of the Joint Communication on ECD 2006), which addresses the need to revise the selection procedures by focusing more on the applicant: identity, expertise, experiences, performance and reliability in the field (not only on formal requirements of eligibility);
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Reiterates the importance of capacity building to improve the capability of citizens, organisations, governments and societies to fully play their respective roles in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating sustainable development strategies;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States to
Amendment 18 #
– having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 17 November 2005 on the proposal for a Joint Declaration by the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the European Development Policy ‘The European Consensus’9 , of 5 July 2011 on increasing the impact of EU development policy10 , of 11 December 2013 on donor coordination on development aid11 , of 25 November 2014 on the EU and the global development framework after 201512 , of 19 May 2015 on financing for development13 , of 8 July 2015 on tax avoidance and tax evasion as challenges for governance, social protection and development in developing countries14 , of 14 April 2016 on the private sector and development15 , of 12 May 2016 on the follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda16
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards joint programming and implementation in order to pool resources, improve the in-country division of labour, reduce transaction costs, avoid overlaps and aid fragmentation, and promote country ownership of development strategies; calls on the EU and its Member States to further coordinate their actions with
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards joint programming and implementation in order to pool resources, improve the in-country division of labour, reduce transaction costs, avoid overlaps and aid fragmentation, and promote country ownership of development strategies; calls on the EU and its Member States to further coordinate their actions with other donors and organisations such as emerging donors, civil society organisations, private philanthropists, financial institutions and private-sector companies;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards joint programming and
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recalls its request1a for the codification and strengthening of the mechanisms and practices for ensuring better complementarity and effective coordination of development aid among EU Member States and institutions, providing clear and enforceable rules for ensuring democratic domestic ownership, harmonisation, alignment with country strategies and systems, predictability of funds, transparency and mutual accountability; _________________ 1aTexts adopted of 11 December 2013, P7_TA(2013)0558
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recalls that development effectiveness, understood as the effective use of all means and resources geared towards development, including poverty reduction, depends not only on aid donors but also on the existence of effective and responsive institutions, sound policies, the rule of law, inclusive democratic governance, and safeguards against corruption within developing countries and illicit financial flows at international level;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030 but underlines the importance of the adoption of a more ambitious timeframe; stresses the importance of other countries, developed and emerging, also scaling up their ODA provision; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobili
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030; stresses the importance of other
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030; stresses the importance of other countries, developed and emerging, also scaling up their ODA provision; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobilisation of other resources; recalls the EU's commitment to mobilizing resources for climate action in developing countries towards developed countries' commitment to mobilizing $100bn/year by 2020 and through to 2025 from a variety of sources;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for objective and transparent criteria for resource allocation of development assistance at Member State as well as EU level; calls for those criteria to be based on needs, on impact assessments and on political, social, environmental and economic performance, with a view to the most effective use of funds; stresses, however, that such allocation should never be made conditional on performance in areas not directly linked to development objectives; stresses that good performance towards mutually agreed goals should be encouraged and rewarded; highlights the importance of disaggregated data at territorial level to better assess the impact of ODA;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls for objective and transparent criteria for resource allocation of development assistance at Member State as well as EU level; calls for those criteria to be based on needs, on impact assessments and on political, social, environmental and economic performance, with a view to the most effective use of funds; stresses, however, that such allocation should never be made conditional on performance in areas not directly linked to development objectives; stresses that good performance towards mutually agreed goals should be
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recognises that general budget support promotes national ownership, but underlines that it should only be considered when and where the conditions are right and effective control systems are in place; points out that budget support is the best means of fostering genuine political dialogue leading to greater empowerment;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recognises that general budget support promotes national ownership and alignment of the national development strategies of partner countries involved, but underlines that it should only be considered when and where the conditions are right and effective control systems are in place;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recognises that general budget support promotes national ownership,
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing
Amendment 196 #
22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing, and for policies linking public and private pro- development action and inducing an environment promoting
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing, and for policies linking public and private pro- development action and inducing an environment promoting growth and its equitable distribution through national budgets; while respecting planetary boundaries and not compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing,
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recalls that developing countries face major constraints in raising tax revenue and are particularly affected by corporate tax evasion and illicit financial flows; calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen Policy Coherence for Development in this field, to investigate the spill over impact on developing countries of their own tax arrangements and laws and to advocate for a better representation of developing countries in international fora set up to reform global tax policies;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to the EU Common Position for and the outcome document of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness of December 2011,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to the new framework for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations (2016-2020),
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recognises that GDP falls short in measuring progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed covering all dimensions of sustainable development, as agreed in the 2030 Agenda, in order to promote the well- being of people and planet;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recognising that GDP alone is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recognising that GDP is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recognising that GDP is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Recognising that GDP is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support developing countries in creating fair, transparent and efficient tax systems, as well as other means of domestic resource mobilisation, in order to increase the predictability and stability of such financing and reduce aid dependency; calls for such support in areas such as tax administration and public financial management, fair redistribution systems, anti-corruption, and fighting transfer mispricing, tax evasion and other forms of illicit financial flow; stresses the importance of fiscal decentralisation and the need for capacity building to support subnational governments in the design of local tax systems and tax collection;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support developing countries in creating fair, progressive, transparent and efficient tax systems, as well as other means of domestic resource mobilisation, in order to increase the predictability and stability of such financing and reduce aid dependency; calls for such support in areas such as tax
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish a compulsory country- by-country reporting on multinational companies, together with the compulsory publication of comprehensive and comparable data on companies activities to ensure transparency and accountability; calls on the EU and its Member States to consider the spill over effect on developing countries of their own tax policy, and undertake reforms needed to ensure European companies making profits in developing countries pay their fair share of tax in those countries;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. The EU and its Member States should also look at the spill over impact on developing countries of their own tax arrangements and laws, and undertake reforms needed to ensure European companies making profits in developing countries pay their fair share of tax in those countries;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 5th July 2016 on a new forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment,
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. The EU and its Member States should also look at the spill over impact on developing countries of their own tax arrangements and laws, and undertake reforms needed to ensure European companies making profits in developing countries pay their fair share of tax in those countries;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses the need for blending and public-private partnerships in order to leverage financing beyond ODA, but underlines the need for these to be
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses the need for blending and public-private partnerships in order to
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Recalls its resolution of 19 July 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries and calls once more upon the EU to put in place all the means asked in this resolution, including redress instruments for victims and a legally binding framework to hold companies accountable for their malpractice in the countries where they operate, since they impact all areas of society – from profiting from child labour to the absence of a living wage, from oil spills to mass deforestation, from harassment of human rights defenders to land grabbing;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to promote investments that generate decent employment in line with the International Labour Organisation and the 2030 Agenda; underlines in this regard the value of social dialogue and the necessity for transparency and accountability of the private sector in case of PPPs and when development money is used for blending;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that development funds used for the proposed External Investment Plan (EIP), as well as for existing Trust Funds, must comply with ODA-compatible development objectives; calls for mechanisms to be established allowing Parliament to fulfil its oversight role when EU development funds are being used outside the normal EU budget procedures, notably by granting it observer status on EIP, Trust Fund and other strategic boards that decide on the priorities and scope of programmes and projects; recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that development funds used for the proposed External Investment Plan (EIP), as well as for existing Trust Funds, must comply with ODA-compatible development objectives and the new SDGs; calls for mechanisms to be established allowing Parliament to fulfil its oversight role when EU development funds are being used outside the normal EU budget procedures, notably by granting it observer status on EIP, Trust Fund and other strategic boards that decide on the priorities and scope of programmes and projects; calls for greater representation of the voice of local and regional authorities and their associations in the governance structures of these instruments to guarantee the relevance of the interventions for all tiers of government;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that development funds used for the proposed External Investment Plan (EIP), as well as for existing Trust Funds, must comply with ODA-compatible
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) – having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Child and its four fundamental principles of non- discrimination (article 2), best interests of the child (article 3), survival, development and protection (article 6) and participation (article 12),
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Underlines the important role to be played by the EIB under the EU's proposed External Investment Plan in building more resilient economies that tackle root causes of poverty; stresses its initiatives that focus particularly on young people and women, that contribute to investment in socially important sectors such as water, health and education or that step up support for entrepreneurship and the private sector;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Points on the fact that EU grants are increasingly blended with EIB lending in order to achieve better project results in developing countries and to actively promote sustainable growth in developing countries; calls on the EIB to work alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance long-term investments in the service of sustainable development; also points to the 2014 European Court of Auditors' special report No. 16 asking the Commission to ensure a documented assessment of the added value resulting from EU grants in terms of achieving EU development objectives;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises the role of local small and medium-sized enterprises as engines of growth and employment; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public- private dialogues; acknowledges the EIB's role in supporting SMEs in developing countries but asks the EIB to devote more resources to microfinances by calling on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge this success by means of an increase in the budget provisioning for micro credits in the EU's external lending mandate; points out that microcredits have a strong gender perspective;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises the role of local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and research institutes and organisations as engines of growth
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises the role of local small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, inclusive business models and democratically-owned organisations, as engines of growth and employment; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public-
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises th
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises the role of local small and medium-sized enterprises as engines of growth and employment; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment, industrialisation and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public-
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Recognises the role of local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as engines of growth and employment; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public-
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers it indispensable that the new Consensus should make reference to a strong EU commitment to put in place a legally binding international framework to hold companies accountable for their malpractice in the countries where they operate, since they impact all areas of society – from profiting from child labour to the absence of a living wage, from oil spills to mass deforestation, from harassment of human rights defenders to land grabbing;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that multinational corporations pay taxes in the countries in where value is extracted or created and to promote compulsory country-by-country reporting by the private sector, thus enhancing the domestic resource mobilisation capacities of countries; Calls for spill over analysis to study possible profit shifting practices;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) – having regard to the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015- 2019),
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Stresses the need for the better integration of partner countries into financial allocation and planning processes;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Call for a human needs-based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debt audits and fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable an unjust debt;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Underlines the key importance of internal and external policy coherence for development (PCD) as a contribution to policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) in achieving the SDGs; reiterates the need for further efforts by EU institutions and Member States to take account of development cooperation objectives in all internal and external policies likely to affect developing countries, to find effective mechanisms to implement and evaluate PCD, and to include all stakeholders including civil society organisations and local and regional authorities in this process;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Underlines the key importance of
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Underlines the key importance of internal and external policy coherence for development (PCD) in achieving the SDGs; reiterates the need for further efforts by EU institutions and Member States to take account of development cooperation objectives in all internal and external policies likely to affect developing countries, to
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Proposes that an arbitration system should be established, under the authority of the President of the Commission, to bring about PCD and that in the event of divergences between the various policies of the Union, the President of the Commission should fully shoulder his political responsibility for the overall approach and have the task of deciding between them on the basis of the Union’s PCD commitments; takes the view that, once the problems have been identified, consideration could be given to reforming the decision-making procedures within the Commission and in interdepartmental cooperation;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Stresses that policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) is fundamental in order to achieve the SDGs; underlines that PCD should be seen as an important component of PCSD and should by no means be replaced by it as a concept and an objective;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Recalls the resolution on PCD adopted in June 2016, calling the European Commission to set up redress mechanisms and to ensure a greater role for the EU delegations;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Recalls that EU-level and Member State development policies are mutually complementary and should reinforce each other; stresses therefore the need for mechanisms to ensure coherence between these policies;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 c (new) 27c. Stresses that policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) is fundamental in order to achieve the SDGs; underlines that PCD should be seen as an important component of PCSD and should by no means be replaced by it as a concept and an objective;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (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 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Calls for
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Reiterates its call for the development of governance processes to promote PCD at the global level and for the EU to take the lead in promoting the PCD concept on the international stage;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on to include the ratification of international human rights instruments - including the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (ESCR's) and it Optional protocol to ensure a right base for resilience, ILO core labour Standards and ILO Recommendation 202 on Social protection;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls for an EU-wide debate on PCD in order to clarify the link between PCD and Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and to reflect on a concrete way to apply PCD in the framework of the implementation of the SDGs;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade in promoting regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; stresses that EU trade and investment policy must be part of the sustainable development agenda and reflect EU development policy objectives; in particular, trade policy should not put at risk global public goods such as access to medicines by making sure that partner countries can take full advantage of the flexibilities in the WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), while no country should be prevented from taking measures to protect public health as enshrined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade in promoting regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Recalls that the nexus connecting trade, economic development and poverty reduction does not function automatically; recalls that historical evidence demonstrates the need to protect domestic producers from cheap foreign imports during nascent economic development; accordingly, reiterates that the Commission should demonstrate flexibility with developing countries and explore more flexible ways to achieve WTO-compatible asymmetrical market access, including through waivers from WTO rules; underlines that unilateral trade preferences to the benefit of developing countries which are not least developed countries are still existing in order to favour development; considers as well that the new Consensus should contain a reference to the EU commitment to promote fair and ethical trade schemes with small producers in developing countries;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Welcomes the recognition of the strong contribution of fair trade to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda; calls on the EU to implement and further develop its commitment to support the uptake of fair trade schemes in the EU and partner countries in order to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns through its trade policies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) – having regard to the "Space Strategy for Europe" published in October 2016,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30b. Recalls that trade agreements should be a leverage to promote around the world values like sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and the fight against corruption; urges the EU to set up its trade agreements so as to foster responsible investor behaviour and guarantee effective compliance with international human rights laws; warns against developing a double standard policy regarding the rights and obligations of corporations; recalls that the CSR voluntary approach has failed to tackle human rights and environmental abuses of Transnational Corporations; henceforth, reiterates that corporate actors must be obliged to respect international and domestic law and be held accountable where they are found in breach; stresses that EU assistance to governments of third countries in implementing social and environmental regulation is a necessary complement to advancing the CSR of European business worldwide;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Stresses the need for further
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Supports EU efforts to increase transparency and accountability in natural resource management and in the extraction of and trade in natural resources, and to prevent illegal trade in sectors such as minerals, timber and wildlife; strongly believes that further global efforts are needed in order to develop regulatory frameworks for supply chains, so as to ensure sustainable management of and trade in such resources, to promote sustainable consumption and production and to allow resource-rich countries and their populations to further benefit from such trade; Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to enhance corporate social responsibility and due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby bindingly ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Supports EU efforts to increase transparency and accountability in natural resource management and in the extraction of and trade in natural resources, and to prevent illegal trade in sectors such as minerals, timber and wildlife; strongly believes that further global efforts are needed in order to develop regulatory frameworks for supply chains, so as to ensure sustainable management of and trade in such resources and to allow resource-rich countries and their populations to further benefit from such trade; recalls that all but the smallest EU importers of minerals (tin, tungsten, tantalum, gold) will have to do "due diligence" checks on their suppliers, and big manufacturers will also have to disclose how they plan to monitor their sources to comply with rules aiming to stop the financing of armed groups and human rights abuses through trade in minerals from conflict and emergency areas and thus contributing towards sustainable development;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32.
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Supports
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses and violations of environmental standards;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Strongly believes that further global efforts are needed in order to develop regulatory frameworks for supply chains and greater private sector accountability, so as to ensure sustainable management and trade in natural resources and to allow resource-rich countries and their populations protecting the rights of local and indigenous communities to further benefit from such trade and from the sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems; and supports efforts to develop circular economies;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Reaffirms the importance of coordinated and accelerated actions to address malnutrition to fulfil the 2030 Agenda and to reach SDG 2 to end hunger; stresses that privatization of seeds through IPR clauses and GMOs threaten countries food sovereignty;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration, partner countries which increasingly have diverse and specific development needs, independently of their income status, appalling shrinking space for independent civil society in all regions of the world, militarisation of entire regions of the world, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 b (new) 32b. Calls for the promotion of sustainable forest management and underlines its possibilities of combatting climate change;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Reiterates the direct link between security and development, but underlines the need to avoid securitisation of development instruments, that should be aimed at poverty eradication and promotion of sustainable development; stresses that the objective of peaceful and inclusive societies with access to justice for all should translate into EU external action building resilience, promoting human security, strengthening the rule of law, restoring confidence and tackling the complex challenges of insecurity, fragility and democratic transition;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Reiterates the direct link between security and development; stresses that the objective of peaceful and inclusive societies with access to justice for all should translate into EU external action
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Reiterates the direct link between security and development; stresses that the objective of peaceful and inclusive societies with access to justice for all should translate into EU external action building resilience, promoting human security and development, strengthening the rule of law, restoring confidence and tackling the complex challenges of insecurity, fragility and democratic transition;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments need to be fostered in order to find the right balance between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation and development; stresses that external policy programmes and measures to this end have to be comprehensive, tailor-made to the country situation and, when financed through means foreseen for development policy, correspond to core development objectives as defined under ODA; underlines that the core tasks of development cooperation remain to support countries in their endeavour to create stable and peaceful states that respect good governance, the rule of law and human rights, and to seek to establish sustainable functioning market economies with the purpose of bringing prosperity to the people and fulfilment of all human basic needs;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Believes that synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments need to be fostered in order to find the right balance between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty and human rights violations; calls therefore for migration- linked development assistance to focus on promoting inclusion and economic opportunities, democracy-building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil society; calls therefore for migration-linked development assistance to focus on promoting inclusion and economic opportunities through people centred businesses, democracy-building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil society;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ,the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration, partner countries which increasingly have diverse and specific development needs, independently of their income status, appalling shrinking space for independent civil society in all regions of the world, militarisation of entire regions of the world, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, climate change, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty, inequality and human rights violations; calls therefore for migration-
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration and displacement, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, climate disaster, poverty and human rights violations; calls therefore for migration- linked development assistance to focus on promoting inclusion and economic opportunities, democracy-building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil society;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Recalls, as stressed by the UN Agenda 2030, the positive contribution of migrants to the development; calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances, which according to the world bank represent three times total ODA; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Underlines that responding to the migration crisis together in a meaningful way requires a more coordinated, systematic and structured approach, matching the EU's interests and the interests of our partners whereas an effective way of helping large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers is in improving the conditions and offering both humanitarian and development assistance to conflict regions as well as neighbouring countries offering aid;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers that development assistance should not be used to stem the flows of migrants and asylum seekers or diverted to assist Member States in managing migration; strongly rejects the idea of conditionality of aid based on border control, management of migratory flows or readmission agreements;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Underlines that countries of origin and transit for migrants need tailor-made solutions for development that fit their respective political and socio-economic situations; stresses the need for such cooperation to promote human rights for all, good governance, peace and democracy-building and should be based on common interests and shared values and respect for international law;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Underlines that countries of origin and transit for migrants need tailor-made solutions for development that fit their respective political and socio-economic situations; stresses the need for such cooperation to promote respect of human rights and dignity, good governance, peace and democracy-building and should be based on common interests and shared values;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration,
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Underlines the need for close parliamentary scrutiny and monitoring of
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Underlines the need for close parliamentary scrutiny and monitoring of agreements linked to migration management and of migration-linked use of development funds; stresses the importance of close cooperation and the establishment of a good practice of formal and informal exchange of information between institutions, including with the support of civil society, notably in the field of migration and security;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Underlines the need for close
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out that, given the recent European policy measures to fight the root causes of forced migration, European development policy must fall within the OECD-DAC definition and must be based on development needs and human rights; stresses further that development aid nor trade preferences must not be made conditional on cooperation in migration matters such as border management or readmission agreements;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out that, given the recent European policy measures to fight the root causes of migration, European
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Points out that, given the recent European policy measures to fight the root causes of migration, European development policy must fall within the OECD-DAC definition and must be based on development needs; stresses further that development aid must
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Draws attention to the undertakings entered into by the EU at COP 21, in particular the commitment to allocate 20% of its 2014-2020 budget (some EUR 180 billion) to efforts to combat climate change, including through its external and development cooperation policies;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 b (new) 38b. Calls for the EU, as the largest ODA donor, to support developing countries in implementing the Paris agreement and to promote a balance between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation funding;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Stresses the need for closer links between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new) New Heading Space technology and development
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Stresses that data and services from space-based sources can make a significant contribution to achieving the SDGs; in this connection, underlines the role of: – Earth observation and geospatial data as essential sources of information in a wide range of domains (such as agriculture and resource management, urban evolution, pollution monitoring, ecosystems protection, climate change or public health), and calls on the EU and its Member States to leverage and promote the EU Earth Observation capacity and the Copernicus Programme in their development projects and activities, in particular with a view to implementing and monitoring the SDGs; – Reliable and precise satellite navigation as an essential means to support enhanced and safer transport (e.g. aviation) and activities in other areas (e.g. humanitarian help, land management, security), which are crucial for sustainable development policies and for strengthening local institutions; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and leverage the use of EGNOS and Galileo services in their development projects and activities; urges the relevant Commission services to work closely together in these efforts and to cooperate with the European External Action Service, the national space agencies and the European Space Agency, where appropriate;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Recalls the fundamental principles of humanitarian aid - neutrality, independence and impartiality; welcomes the European Commissions' tenacity no the merge the European Consensus on Development and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Stresses the need to strengthen international assistance, coordination and resources for emergency response, recovery and reconstruction in post- disaster situations;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 b (new) 39b. Welcomes the commitment to support both the promotion of ICT technologies in developing countries and enabling environments for the digital economy by enhancing free, open and secure connectivity; recalls that satellites can provide cost-effective solutions to connect assets and people in remote areas, and encourages the EU and its Member States to bear this in mind in their work in this field;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges (GPGC);
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges (GPGC); calls for a GPGC chapter to be included in the revised Consensus, clearly outlining the priority areas to be tackled, among them insecurity and state fragility, migration, h
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to the Dili Declaration of 10 April 2010,[1]which concerns peace-building and state- building, and to the 'New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States' launched 30 November 2011, [1]http://www.g7plus.org/sites/default/file s/resources/Dili%20Declaration%20and% 20g7%2B%20Statement%20%5BENGLIS H%5D.pdf
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40.
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Recalls that small scale and family farming, which is the most common agricultural model worldwide, plays a key role in the fulfilment of the SDGs: it contributes substantially to food security, to the fight against soil erosion and biodiversity loss, and to the mitigation of climate change, while providing jobs; stresses that the EU should henceforth promote worldwide sustainable agriculture focussing on agro-ecological practices, peasants' rights and informal seed systems as a means of ensuring food security and a decent life and fair income for farmers;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Calls for environmental sustainability as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation to be mainstreamed into all sectors of EU development policy; reiterates however that such mainstreaming should not lead to the diversion of official development assistance (ODA) to climate policies that do not achieve direct poverty alleviation; calls for continued EU support for universal access to sustainable, reliable and affordable energy services;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Recalls that the 'private sector' is not a homogenous set of actors; when dealing with the private sector, EU and Member State development policy should therefore be comprised of differentiated strategies to engage the various types of private sector actors, including producer- led private sector actors; micro, small and medium enterprises; cooperatives; social enterprises and those in the solidarity economy;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Reaffirms that ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 (SDG 7) is crucial for the satisfaction of basic human needs, including access to clean water, sanitation, health care and education, and is essential for supporting local business creation and all kinds of economic activity as well as a key driver for development progress;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Stress the pivotal role of education as vehicle of human development and peaceful integration; calls to link quality education and vocational training as an essential pre-condition for youth employability and access to qualified job; calls for the EU to mainstream quality education in development and humanitarian programmes;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Stresses that enjoying the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right and that universal access to health care, technologies and coverage, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Stresses that increasing productivity of small-holders, achieving sustainable and climate resilient agriculture and food systems play a key role in the fulfilment of SDG 2 which aims at ending hunger and malnutrition by 2030; stresses therefore that the EU should ensure sustainable food production implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production systems that increase productivity and production;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Calls on the EU to continue to promote equitable and universal access to health, notably by supporting local capacities and health systems, putting a special emphasis on women and children and other particularly vulnerable groups, and by promoting research in and development of new health technologies to address new health threats such as epidemics and antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the right to development, according to UN Resolution 41/128, is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Recalls the crucial role forests play in climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation and considers therefore that the new Consensus should recognise this fact and the need to strengthen measures that contribute to good forest governance;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40b. Calls for EU development policy to incorporate a broad understanding of the concept of sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12) which goes beyond circular economy principles and addresses environment, social and human rights impacts;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 c (new) 40c. Underlines that during and in the immediate aftermath of humanitarian crises, children are among the most vulnerable victims; stresses that education in emergencies is crucial for both the development and the protection of these children whereas at the same time access to free and public education is paramount for the sustainable development of both developed and developing countries;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 c (new) 40c. Highlights the importance of continuing to work on improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene as cross- cutting issues that affect the attainment of other goals in the post-2015 agenda, including health, education and gender equality;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 d (new) 40d. Stresses that education is key to developing self-sustainable societies; calls for the EU GPGC strategy to include all levels of quality education and to also address the issue of access to education in emergency and crisis situations;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 e (new) 40e. Calls on the EU to promote global initiatives aimed to address challenges linked to fast increasing urbanisation and to create safer, more inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities; welcomes in this context the recent adoption of the New Urban Agenda by the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) which aims to explore better ways of planning, designing, financing, developing, governing and managing cities to help fight poverty and hunger, improve health and protect the environment;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 f (new) 40f. Calls on the EU to contribute to halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 g (new) 40g. Calls for further EU efforts to protect to protect the oceans and marine resources; welcomes in this context recent European Commission initiatives to improve international governance of the oceans in order to promote better management and to mitigate the impact of climate change on the seas and ecosystems;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 h (new) 40h. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security has emerged as a priority area for the new global development framework and welcomes the inclusion of a stand-alone goal to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture; recognises the specific needs of women farmers related to food security that need to be taken into account while developing the new framework;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 i (new) 40i. Stresses the importance of addressing the linkages with improved productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries leading to reduced loss and waste of food, transparent management of natural resources and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that "the Union's development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other";
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 j (new) 40j. Points out that land tenure security for small-scale producers, which takes into account traditional land use rights, both stimulates local economies and increases food security;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 k (new) 40k. Calls on the EU to support developing countries in creating conditions conducive to economic development and to drawing up appropriate strategies and policies in order to stimulate the development of the private sector in general and SMEs and family businesses in particular;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 l (new) 40l. Recalls that family farming, which is the most common agricultural model worldwide, plays a key role in the fulfilment of the SDGs: it contributes substantially to food security, to the fight against soil erosion and biodiversity loss, and to the mitigation of climate change, while providing jobs; stresses that the EU should henceforth promote sustainable agriculture worldwide as a means of ensuring food security and a decent life and fair income for farmers;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 m (new) 40m. Calls on development banks, including the EIB, in cooperation with developing countries recipient governments, to propose a microcredit facility to subsidise loans to family farms by means of microcredits in order to improve their productivity; emphasises that microfinance contributes to better working conditions for women;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 n (new) 40n. Calls on developing countries to facilitate and support the creation of farmers' organisations, including cooperatives;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 o (new) 40o. Calls for policies to develop small- scale and family farming to supply local and regional markets;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 p (new) 40p. Believes that developing countries should integrate technical and vocational education and training programmes into their skills development strategies, involving industry to ensure that, inter alia, entrepreneurship is integrated into quality training programmes;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Stresses the need for EU comparative advantages to translate into focusing its action on a certain number of policy areas, including but not limited to democracy, good governance and human rights, Global Public Goods and Challenges, trade and regional integration, and tackling the root causes of insecurity and forced migration; underlines that such concentration will need to be adapted to the needs and priorities of individual developing countries and regions in line with the principles of ownership and partnership;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the 2030 Agenda sets out to achieve sustainable development within the planetary boundaries, building partnerships putting people at the centre, providing them with vital resources such as food, water and sanitation, health care, energy, education and employment opportunities and promoting peace, justice and prosperity for all; whereas a rights-based approach is a prerequisite for sustainable development;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Recalls the growing role played by sports in development and peace through the promotion of tolerance and a culture of mutual respect, as well as the contribution sports make to empowering women and young people, individuals and communities, as well as to health, education and social inclusion;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Reiterates development policy also needs to be better aligned with our strategic priorities, to ensure our policies represent our values around the world with consistency and clarity, allowing flexibility be built into our financial instruments;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 b (new) 41b. Stresses that sports must play a stronger role in development policies and that greater investment must be made in sports programmes and infrastructure in developing countries;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Instructs its President to not forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas climate change is a phenomenon that has to be treated urgently, as it hits the poor and most vulnerable countries to a greater extent;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas wealth and income inequalities are growing worldwide; whereas this trend risks undermining social cohesion and increasing discrimination, political instability and unrest;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas three quarters of the world's poor live in Middle Income Countries (MICs); whereas MICs are not a homogenous group but have very varied needs and challenges and therefore EU development cooperation must be sufficiently differentiated;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A f (new) Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A g (new) Ag. whereas migration has become an ever more pressing issue with over 65 million forcibly displaced people worldwide; whereas the vast majority of refugees live in developing countries; whereas state fragility, instability and wars, violation of human rights, deep poverty, as well as lack of perspectives are amongst the major causes for people to leave their homes; whereas millions of people have migrated or fled to the EU in recent years;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A h (new) Ah. whereas the European Commission recently proposed to refocus development policy in order to manage this influx of people by, for example, setting up different funds, such as the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EU External Investment Plan;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard the Communication on "Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change" released in October 2011,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A i (new) Ai. whereas health and education are key sustainable development enablers; whereas investment in these areas therefore features prominently in the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A j (new) Aj. whereas SMEs and microenterprises are the backbone of economies worldwide, are a fundamental part of the economy of developing countries and, along with well- functioning public sectors, are a key factor in furthering economic, social and cultural growth; whereas often SMEs face restricted access to capital, particularly in developing countries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A k (new) Ak. whereas over half of the global population is urban today and is predicted to reach 2/3 by 2050, with some 90 % of urban growth taking place in Africa and Asia ;whereas this trend reinforces the need for sustainable urban development; whereas urban security is becoming an increasing challenge in many developing countries;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A l (new) Al. whereas oceans play a vital role for biodiversity, food security, energy, jobs and growth but whereas marine resources are under threat from climate change as well as from overexploitation and unsustainable management;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A m (new) Am. whereas deforestation and forest degradation are depleting ecosystems and are important contributors to climate change;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas European Union development policy is
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas health and education are key sustainable development enablers; whereas investment to guarantee universal access in these areas therefore features prominently in the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and should be adequately resourced in order to bring spill-over effects for other sectors;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas health and education are key sustainable development enablers; whereas investment to guarantee universal access in these areas therefore features prominently in the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and should be adequately resourced in order to bring spill-over effects for other sectors;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU has created strong conditionalities between development assistance and cooperation from beneficiary countries on migration issues; whereas this is a clear violation of internationally agreed, including by the EU, development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas development policy is a crucial aspect of the European Union’s external policy; whereas the Union is the largest development donor in the world and, together with its Member States, it provides more than half of official development assistance globally;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Second High- Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation of 28 November to 1 December 2016 in Nairobi,[1] [1] http://effectivecooperation.org/events/201 6-high-level-meeting/
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas mobilisation of domestic resources is key to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and represents a viable strategy to overcome foreign aid dependency in the long run;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas unity of the purpose of achieving the universal and inter-related SDGs and eradicating poverty, inter- dependence and respective responsibilities should be at the heart of our development policy;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the European Commission is refocusing its development policies under the new prism of migration management; whereas migration issues constitute often a short-term EU priority; whereas European Union development cooperation policy shall have as its primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty, as set out by Article 208 TFEU and be based on development effectiveness principles which state that partner country ownership of priorities is key to effective development;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas in order to address our primary objective eradicating poverty and fighting all human rights' violations, we collectively (EU) and individually (Member States) must take actions in line with the principles of country ownership of development priorities, inclusive development partnerships, focus on results and transparency and accountability;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting poverty must be safeguarded in its revision;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation, including its implementation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting poverty must be safeguarded in its revision; recalls that Member State and EU-level development policies should reinforce and complement each other;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting and eradicating poverty must be safeguarded in its revision; recalls that Member State and EU-level development policies should reinforce and complement each other;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Warns against the dilution of ODA criteria with the aim of covering expenses other than those directly linked to the previously mentioned objectives;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the New Urban Agenda adopted at The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) held from 17 to 20 October 2016 in Quito, Ecuador,6a _________________ 6ahttps://habitat3.org/the-new-urban- agenda/
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality, peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality, peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; recalls the principles of EU external action under Article 21(1) TFEU, namely democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;
Amendment 62 #
2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality, peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; recalls the principles of EU external action under Article 21(1) TFEU, namely democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Re
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality, peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Defines development cooperation as follows: fighting for DIGNITY by eradicating POVERTY;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus, recognizing the important inter-linkages between its goals and targets; calls for the
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social, governance and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) – having regard to the OECD/UNDP 2014 progress report, 'Making Development Co-operation More Effective',[1a] [1a] http://effectivecooperation.org/wp- content/uploads/2016/05/4314021e.pdf
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; calls for the fight against
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; stresses the need for a wide view and the utilization of all tools of development policy; calls for the fight against poverty and hunger to remain the overarching and primary goal for EU development policy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social – in particular cultural – and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; calls for the fight against poverty
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls the crucial importance of internationally agreed principles on development effectiveness, concretely ownership, harmonization, alignment, results and mutual accountability; notes that development policies and programs yield a double dividend when development effectiveness are fulfilled; Calls all development actors to fully align all their actions with these principles;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the universal and transformative nature of the 2030 Agenda; underlines therefore that developed and developing countries have a shared responsibility for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and that the EU SDG strategy must consist of a coherent set of both internal and external policies and commitments;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognises the role of civil society in raising awareness among the public and in addressing SDGs on national and global level through the Global Citizenship Education and Awareness Raising;
Amendment 76 #
3a. Stresses the need to fulfil EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion, with a focus on health and education;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need to fulfil EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion, with a focus on health and education;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that development effectiveness should be one of the main drivers of the new EU Development Policy;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses the need to fulfil EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion, with a focus on health and education;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard the October 2012 Council Conclusions on "The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations",
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them, and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them, and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them, and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination – in particular gender-based discrimination, injustice and strife and promoting peace, democracy, good governance and human rights as well as inclusive societies
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination, injustice and strife and promoting peace, participatory democracy, good governance and human rights as well as inclusive societies and sustainable growth must be objectives cutting across every area and every action of EU development policy;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination, injustice and strife and promoting peace, democracy, good governance, rule of law and human rights as well as inclusive societies and sustainable growth must be objectives cutting across every area and every action of EU development policy;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of environmental sustainability, including a stable climate, for poverty eradication and sustainable development; calls for environmental considerations to be integrated across all sectors of development cooperation; calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and not selectively and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of environmental sustainability, including a stable climate, for poverty eradication and sustainable development; calls for environmental considerations to be integrated across all sectors of development cooperation; calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and not selectively and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of environmental sustainability, including a stable climate, for poverty eradication and sustainable development; calls for environmental considerations to be integrated across all sectors of development cooperation; calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and not selectively and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the EU Code of Conduct on Complementarity and Division of Labour in Development Policy,7a _________________ 7aCouncil Conclusions 9558/07, 15.5.2007
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the importance of environmental sustainability, including a stable climate, for poverty eradication and sustainable development; calls for environmental considerations to be integrated across all sectors of development cooperation; calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and not selectively and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that development cooperation can arise from inclusion, trust and innovation founded on respect by all partners for the use of national strategies and country results frameworks;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recogni
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the special role of the good governance dimension of sustainable development; calls on the EU to strengthen the balance between economic, social and environmental domains by supporting comprehensive national sustainable development strategies putting in place and supporting the right mechanisms and processes of good governance, with a central attention to civil society participation;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the special role of the good governance dimension of sustainable development; calls on the EU to strengthen the balance between economic, social and environmental domains by
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for EU development cooperation to encourage partner countries to 'glocalise' the SDGs, in consultation with national and local civil society, to translate them into contextually relevant national and subnational goals rooted in national development strategies, programmes and budgets; calls on the EU and its Member States to encourage their partner countries to include the voices of marginalised communities in monitoring the SDGs and to promote concrete mechanisms to enable this, in line with the 'leave no one behind' agenda;
Amendment 98 #
6a. Insists that development policy must reflect more consistently the Union's focus on fragile states, youth unemployment, and women and girls facing gender-based violence, harmful practices and those in conflict situations and recalls the EU's commitment to allocate at least 20 % of its ODA to basic social services, namely education and health;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) while a
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