Nirj DEVA
Constituencies
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United Kingdom
Conservative Party
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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United Kingdom
Conservative and Unionist Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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United Kingdom
Conservative and Unionist Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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United Kingdom
Conservative and Unionist Party
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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United Kingdom
Conservative and Unionist Party
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Groups
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ECR
Member
European Conservatives and Reformists Group
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PPE-DE
Member of the Bureau
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/08/31 - 2009/07/13
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2004/08/30
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/07/20 - 2004/08/30
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PPE-DE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats
2004/08/31 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Subcommittee on Human Rights | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/06/26 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with India | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2007/03/20 | 2008/02/26 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/03/15 | 2007/06/25 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) | 1999/09/14 | 2002/01/14 |
| Member of | Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) | 1999/09/14 | 2002/01/14 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) | 2004/09/16 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/03/15 | 2007/06/25 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with India | 2007/03/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2007/03/20 | 2008/02/26 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia | 2007/06/26 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2013/2026(INI) | Role of property rights, property ownership and wealth creation in eradicating poverty and fostering sustainable development in developing countries |
| Responsible | 2012/0183(NLE) | Food Assistance Convention |
| Responsible | 2011/2009(INI) | Role of property rights, property ownership and wealth creation in eradicating poverty and fostering sustainable development in developing countries |
| Opinion | 2011/0405(COD) | European Neighbourhood Instrument 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2010/2270(INI) | Financing of reinforcement of dam infrastructure in developing countries |
| Shadow | 2010/2233(INI) | Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council |
| Opinion | 2010/2105(INI) | Innovative financing at a global and European level |
| Opinion | 2010/2088(INI) | GDP and beyond - Measuring progress in a changing world |
| Opinion | 2010/0094(NLE) | EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2009/0059(COD) | External actions: financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories |
| Responsible | 2008/2097(INI) | Development perspectives on peace-building and nation building in post-conflict situations |
| Responsible | 2006/2204(INI) | EU/Pacific Islands relations: a strategy for a strengthened partnership |
| Opinion | 2005/2137(ACI) | Budgetary discipline: mobilisation of the flexibility instrument for the rehabilitation and the reconstruction following the tsunami disaster |
| Opinion | 2005/2001(BUD) | 2006 budget: Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2004/2270(BUD) | 2006 budget: Commission's strategical annual priorities |
| Opinion | 2004/2138(INI) | Assessment of the Doha Round following the WTO agreement on 1 August 2004 |
| Opinion | 2004/2006(INI) | Building our common future : policy challenges and budgetary means for the enlarged Union 2007-2013 |
| Opinion | 2002/2101(DEC) | 2001 discharge: EC general budget, section III Commission |
| Opinion | 2002/2087(DEC) | 2001 discharge: 6th, 7th and 8th European Development Funds EDF |
| Opinion | 2002/0183(CNS) | European Development Fund, 9th EFD: Financial Regulation |
| Responsible | 2001/2175(INI) | Trade and development in view of eradication of poverty and food safety |
| Opinion | 2000/0203(CNS) | General budget of the European Communities: recasting of the financial regulation |
| Responsible | 1999/0194(COD) | Humanitarian aid: uprooted people in Asian and Latin American developing countries (exten. Regulation (EC) No 443/97) |
Born
1948/05/11 Colombo (Sri Lanka)- He was born in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) to a business and political family. His grand father was a Senator in the first independent Parliament and a founder of the United National Party. He is a British Citizen and was educated in England with a Degree in Aeronautical Engineering and was a Post Graduate Research Fellow in Economics.
- Nirj is married to Indra, with one son. He inherited various companies in Sri Lanka from his family and is a non executive Director of them.
- Nirj has served in both the British Parliament and the European Parliament and has spent over 20 years in Public Service, specifically on International and Humanitarian Development.
- In 1985 he was honoured as the first Asian to be appointed by HM The Queen as Deputy Lord Lieutenant representing Her Majesty on formal and Royal occasions. As a Catholic he had private audiences with both Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
- As Chairman of the Bow Group in 1981 he initiated the first Transatlantic Conferences with an aim towards strengthening British-American relations.
- In 1992 he was elected to the United Kingdom Parliament, as the Conservative Member for Brentford and Isleworth (1992-1997). Nirj has subsequently been a Member of the European Parliament for the past 12 years, elected in 1999 from a Constituency of 7.5 million voters in the South East of England.
- He was elected the Vice President of the European Parliament Development Committee in 2009 and is the Chairman of the Development Committee Group B which has oversight and control of all EU spending on Asia.
- With his background as a candidate for Secretary General of the UN, he was appointed Co Leader (with Michel Rocard former PM of France) of European Parliament Delegation to the United Nations World Summit and General Assembly 2006, Co Coordinator Joint Parliamentary Assembly of 79 Parliaments of the EU-ACP 2004.
- Nirj has gained recognition on a global level for his active participation on International Missions and conferences including Election Observer Missions to Afghanistan (2004, 2005) as Chm Indonesia (2003, 2006) Kazakhstan (2005, 2007); East Timor (2006), Global Peace and Interfaith Values (India 2005) UN Reform; Heritage Foundation, Hudson Institute Washington (2006), Foreign Relations Council New York (2006), EU China Relations: Beijing, Changchun, Shanghai, (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010).
- Nirj is active in the spheres of International Development and Humanitarian Aid. He is the author of multiple Legislative Reports in the European Parliament (1999-2010), particularly on: Effective development cooperation and the fight against corruption; SMEs in developing countries; Economic Partnership Agreements; Neglected Diseases and Poverty; Tourism and Development; Untying of aid; Social aspect of globalisation; Human Rights clauses; Women & Poverty. He was also the Rapporteur on the report on Nation Building in Post Conflict Situations and is currently drafting a report on International Property Rights.
- He was nominated to succeed Kofi Anan as Secretary General of the United Nations in 2006 and for his Tsunami work made an Hon Ambassador of Large and given the title "Vishwa Kirthi Sri Lanka Abhimani" by Sri Lanka and the Bharat Gaurav by India. In 2011 he was honoured as a Knight of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George by the Catholic Church for services to International Development. Nirj is also the President of the International Committee on Human Dignity, the Chairman of the Right Approach Group on Economics in the European Parliament and of the Mises Circle on the Austrian School of Economics. As Chairman of the Afghan Group he drafted the Constitution of the National Reconciliation Party of Afghanistan. He chaired the Annual Conference on "Ethics in Business" for the 5th time, the TED Conference "Burn the Box", the EU India Chamber of Commerce for the 6th consecutive year and Chaired the Distribution of 3 million "One Laptop per Child" Initiative with ACP countries. As Chairman of the EU China Friendship Group he published a book on the European Parliament, its democratic workings, electoral, committee and plenary activities in Chinese for distribution in the Peoples Republic and has a strong channel of communication with the Chinese Leadership based on mutual respect.
- In January 2012 Nirj stood as a candidate in the European Parliament presidential election. Entering as a candidate from one of the smaller political groups, his ambition was to stand up to a system which decides its leaders through the signing of back room deals enforced by the two largest political groups. By entering the race Nirj's candidacy reinstated a sense of democratic credibility in the election process, and although he did not win, he achieved the position of the runner up in second place. His decision to stand knowing the conditions of the deal gained him a reputation in the European Parliament of great stature and respect.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2165(INI) Second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (Cotonou Agreement)
2009/11/20
DEVE
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas since the last revision of the Cotonou Agreement in 2005 numerous changes have occurred on the international scene –
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the second review of the Cotonou Agreement should be an occasion to a
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and ACP governments to include the fight against
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges ACP countries and the Commission to focus on
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges ACP countries to establish policies, based on respect for human rights, democratic principles, rule of law, sound economic development and decent work, in order to combat brain drain and allow ACP countries to use their trained work force for their own development, and to promote policies that uphold property rights (through land registries) and intellectual property rights (by respecting the spirit of existing international treaties);
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for the strengthening and upgrading of the ACP-EU JPA and insists for provisions to be made in the Cotonou Agreement to allow the JPA and ACP parliaments to scrutinise the country and regional strategy papers, the ACP-EC EPAs and the European Development Fund;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for the budgetisation of the EDF and for the application of the procedure for delegated acts under Article 290 of the Treaty of Lisbon when scrutinising the Strategy Papers under the EDF as well as under the DCI;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls on the International Criminal Court to cooperate with the EU to draw up a plan for the greater use of "smart" sanctions for imposition against countries that culpably impoverish their own nations by tolerating endemic corruption;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new) 16c. Calls for a greater priority to be given to treating easily-preventable diarrheal diseases (through wide availability of hand detergent gels), and to greater access to clean water;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 d (new) 16d. Calls on the EU to cease immediately the practice of funding both forced abortions and gender-selective abortions through its Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights strategies;
source: PE-430.765
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2010/0171(COD) EC Staff Regulations of officials and other servants: European External Action Service personnel policy; new terminology (amend.)
2010/10/27
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1 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 4 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 732/2008 Article 18 - paragraph 3 source: PE-452.565
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2010/0289(COD) Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan
2011/01/18
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1 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) It will be important to use all available means to support Pakistan's recovery from this emergency and progress towards future development, while ensuring that consistency and coherence is maintained at all levels with a view to developing a sustainable long-term strategy.
source: PE-456.655
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2010/0290(NLE) EC/Micronesia Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
2011/10/02
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 - point d a (new) (da) the Commission should ensure that a fair market price is paid per tonne of catch in order to combat exploitation and promote self-sustainability;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 - point e (e) regular reports monitoring the implementation of the Agreement should be brought to the attention of the European Union in order to promote transparency and policy coherence for development.
source: PE-458.586
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2010/0335(NLE) EU/Seychelles Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 18 January 2011 to 17 January 2014. Protocol
2011/07/03
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2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 - point d a (new) (da) a fair market price should be paid per tonne of catch in order to combat exploitation and promote self- sustainability;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 - point e (e) The European Union should receive regular reports on the implementation of the Agreement in order to facilitate monitoring, transparency and policy coherence for development.
source: PE-460.773
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2010/2050(INI) EU's approach towards Iran
2010/11/24
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5 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas since the
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Is horrified by the fact that shooting into demonstrating crowds was considered acceptable by the security forces from the night of 15 June 2009 on, as shown in video footage, including of the brutal murder of peaceful protester Neda Agha- Soltan on 20 June 2009; urges the EU institutions to present to the Iranian authorities a detailed list of all known incidents/violent actions against Iranian civilians in the aftermath of the election and insist that there be an honest judicial investigation;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expects the Council and the Commission to urge the Iranian authorities to react positively to longstanding requests by several UN Special Rapporteurs (e.g. Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions; Torture; Freedom of Religion or Belief; Independence of Judges and Lawyers) for official visits to Iran, and likewise condemns the instance of diplomatic intimidation, with regards to the recent communication from the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 12 October 2010, to British MEPs and others, seeking to prejudice opinion against this current report;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Expresses its concerns at Russia’s deepening relationship with Iran, especially with regards to the supply of fuel for its nuclear reactor, and therefore the potential proliferation of nuclear weapons-grade materials;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
source: PE-448.941
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2010/2087(INI) EU Strategy for the Black Sea
2010/11/17
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4 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that cohesiveness between EU-level policy and the national strategies of the EU Member States in the Black Sea region needs to be ensured;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out regular review of the implementation of the strategy by establishing concrete monitoring, evaluation, follow-up and reporting mechanisms; urges that the relevant European Parliament committees be consulted at key stages of this process;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that further liberalisation of trade and intensification of intra-regional trade is essential to the economic development of the region; supports the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio-economic development of maritime regions, but regrets that its Black Sea dimension is poorly developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development and a strong civil society;
source: PE-452.808
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2011/06/23
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26 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to the FAO most recent Biannual Food Outlook Report (June, 2011)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 b (new) – having regard to the Agriculture Outlook 2011-2020 released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the number of undernourished people amounted to 925 million in 2010 according to the FAO
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas global demand for agricultural products is expected to increase by 70% by 2050 which will need to be done using less water and pesticides and with less agricultural land available; whereas food insecurity is further exacerbated by abusive speculation on commodities, land degradation, water scarcity, climate change,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas evidence shows the potential of smallholder agricultural systems in increasing overall food production; whereas focus
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas st
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU has responded quickly to the 2008 food crisis through the creation of the Food Facility; whereas the impact of such measures on the structural causes of hunger and food insecurity has been difficult to measure
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the number of people suffering from hunger is
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the EU to increase support in favour of agriculture in its development aid programmes and to invest in
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Agrees that EU assistance programmes should focus on sustainable small-scale food production
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the EU and developing countries to develop joint research and training capacities in sustainable farming methods and new technologies, notably through public private partnerships and joint ventures; including producing value addition at the point of food collection and storage through packaging and processing;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need to give small farmers in developing countries greater access to property rights, allowing small land owners to prove ownership and as such posses collateral for the loans required to elevate their production;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to support agro-processing capacities in partner countries in order to reduce post-harvest losses, extend the shelf-life of food
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Welcomes the example set by Brazil, which has over the last four decades transformed from a country facing a food crisis to one of the major food producers in the world, based upon a strategy where sustainability is seen as paramount, new technology is welcomed and there is overwhelming state support for agricultural research and GM crops;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Draws attention to the structural causes of price volatility and strongly emphasises that abusive or excessive speculation on derivatives of essential food commodities
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that recently a host of other unpredictable factors have also negatively impacted upon stability in the food markets, including the catastrophe in Japan, an unprecedented wave of political unrests engulfing many countries in North Africa and the Near East, another strong increase in oil prices, prolonged uncertainty in financial markets and in the global economy have all had an impact;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take concrete action to effectively tackle abusive or excessive financial speculation on grain and food;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Highlights that open world markets and global trade are the best mechanisms to support food security as opposed to self- sufficiency and protectionism; notes the critical importance of removing trade distorting barriers and food production subsidies for a more secure and sustainable global food system;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Expresses deep concern
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Encourages the adoption of the FAO voluntary guidelines on land acquisitions,
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Reminds the Commission and partner countries of the positive effects of agro- ecological production systems regarding climate change mitigation and long-term food security relies on dealing with the environmental impact of production, so that natural resources and food supplies are protected;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 source: PE-467.250
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2010/2101(INI) Implementation of the European consensus on humanitarian aid: the mid-term review of its Action Plan and the way forward
2010/11/19
DEVE
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas there has been a dramatic increase in the number and severity of natural disasters caused, in particular, by the impact of climate change; the incidence of complex crises is rising which is linked to a number of factors including the changing nature of conflicts, poor governance and situations of fragility; violations of international humanitarian law are worsening; and the ‘humanitarian space’ is shrinking,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the provision of aid must be based solely on
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Council and the Commission to introduce
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls on the Commission to undertake awareness-raising activities about the specificity of humanitarian aid
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses the importance of a timely transition from emergency to development, based on specific criteria and a thoroughly conducted assessment of needs;
source: PE-452.886
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2010/2102(INI) Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters
2010/11/30
DEVE
6 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas developing countries face important challenges in raising tax revenues due to insufficient human and financial resources to collect taxes, weak administrative capacity, corruption, lack of legitimacy of the political system
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to upgrade its assistance to strengthen the judiciary and anti-corruption agencies in developing countries, to effectively integrate the principles of good governance in tax matters into the programming, implementation and monitoring of country and regional strategy papers, and to systematically include clauses on good governance in future trade agreements; recommends that the Commission includes national parliaments of the developing countries in the budgetary process, thereby fostering a harmonious relationship and promoting greater transparency in this process;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that the main challenge for poor countries is to broaden the tax base; points out that the decline in trade taxes
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Insists that the adequate means of devising alternative sources of revenue collection should be supportive of and not infringe upon innovation, entrepreneurship and the creation of SMEs, strengthening ownership and local development;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Highlights that as much as 800 billion euros is lost each year from developing countries to tax havens and illicit financial flows; notes that greater transparency in the financial process could be a decisive step towards poverty alleviation and significant wealth creation;
source: PE-452.851
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2010/2110(INI) EU-Agriculture and International Trade
2010/11/15
DEVE
5 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the reduction of export subsidies and calls for further reforms of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) including the complete elimination of these subsidies, which were reintroduced in 2009 for dairy products
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that export subsidies have, in the past, allowed the dumping of cheap EU products in developing countries, distorting competition with local producers and undermining their productive capacity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates concerns over the EU's trade strategy (‘Global Europe: competing in the World’) which focuses on competition and market access for EU products and which fails to provide a pro-development approach; urges the need for greater focus on development concerns within the ongoing EPA negotiations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the need for transparency and accountability in the Commission's conduct of impact assessments and consultation with interested stakeholders, in particular regular dialogue with relevant committees in the European Parliament, including the Development Committee.
source: PE-452.695
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2010/2124(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Inter-institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006
2011/07/03
AFET
9 amendments...
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Notes, however, that full coherence and consistency across EU foreign policy will not be achieved simply by setting up the EEAS, but will also require EU Member States to overcome their differing outlooks on key foreign policy issues; considers it essential, in this regard, that EU Member States
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between EU disaster responses and other EU instruments – such as CSDP civilian or military missions – which are already being deployed on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a crisis; believes that a rigid distinction between military and civilian crisis-management operations reflects outdated institutional patterns rather than the reality on the ground, and therefore emphasises the fact that responses to crises require a combination of military and civilian instruments, based on a comprehensive understanding of the links between security and development;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Considers that, according to the 2010 Failed States Index, Fund for Peace, there are currently an estimated 38 fragile states worldwide, affecting, according to the World Bank, over 1 billion people, and as such the EU should devise a more comprehensive strategy to use its external action instruments in order to foster democratic state building;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that, in order to be consistent, EU foreign policy must give
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the EU should take advantage of the adoption of NATO's new Strategic Concept in order to strengthen its partnership with NATO, bearing in mind the development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; points to the need to find pragmatic ways of solving the difficulties – in particular the differences between Cyprus and Turkey – which are hampering the development of closer cooperation between the EU and NATO, given the importance of ensuring that existing forces and capabilities which are shared to a large extent by both organisations are used as efficiently as possible; calls upon NATO to normalise its relations with Russia to ensure a more stable and harmonious coexistence; recognises the crucial role the EU can play in this regard;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Welcomes the US administration's recent calls for a closer US-EU partnership; urges that the EU adopts a stronger approach in this regard, in recognition of the need to ensure a more equal balance of power;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Welcomes the fact that the situation in Kosovo remains stable and peaceful, but is concerned at the serious problems and breaches of electoral law which occurred in several municipalities during the recent elections; stresses the importance of fair elections as part of Kosovo's ongoing democratic transition; urges the Government of Kosovo to improve future electoral processes in order to secure the democratic rights of Kosovo citizens and to strengthen the country's European perspective; calls for the planned talks between Kosovo and Serbia to start without delay, under the sponsorship of the EU, and stresses that they have vast potential to contribute to stability in Kosovo and to improving the situation for local people, including as regards upholding the rule of law in the north of the country; reiterates the need for the EULEX Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo to ensure that it can function effectively and adequately train the local administration in good governance throughout the entire territory of Kosovo, by stepping up its activities in the north of the country, and to enjoy the trust and support of the entire population;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to enhance dialogue with the political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) following the elections, in order to help that country and its peoples to remain on the road towards EU integration; takes the view that BiH has made limited progress on reforms relating to the EU integration process
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Expresses its satisfaction at the intensification of
source: PE-452.878
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2010/2142(DEC) 2009 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2011/01/27
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5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Is concerned that the Court of Auditors found the supervisory and control systems for external aid and development to be merely partially effective in ensuring the regularity of payments and that payments were affected by material error; is concerned that errors in some final payments found by the Court were not detected by the Commission and that the Commission does not monitor the extent to which the Humanitarian Procurement Centres are used by partners; welcomes
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls once again for greater involvement of parliaments and consultation of local civil society in partner countries when drawing up and reviewing Development Co-
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Implores the Commission to consider the fact that local civil society in partner countries needs to be further developed, as well as granted particular selection criteria in qualifying for grants; deplores the fact that the funds from the Civil Society heading of the DCI are, to a large extent, being allocated to civil society awareness meetings in the Union, instead of being used towards promoting localism and ownership;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls once again on the Commission to demonstrate that it has spent at least 20 % of development aid on basic and secondary education and basic health, including safe access to water and sanitation; further suggests that impact assessments accounting for this spending should be thoroughly carried out in order to maximise the effectiveness of the programmes undertaken;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7a (new) 7a. Highlights that development aid mechanisms should be also aimed at promoting wealth creation and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, since wealth creation remains a crucial tool in alleviating poverty; recalls that an estimated EUR 800 billion is lost annually from developing countries through illicit capital flows, prevention of which could prove decisive in alleviating poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals;
source: PE-456.929
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2010/2151(DEC) 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF
2011/01/27
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4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the Commission to help partner countries develop parliamentary control and audit capacities and to involve parliaments, as well as local civil society partners, in drawing up their national development strategies;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the DCI benchmark allocating 20 % of spending on basic and secondary education and basic health, including safe access to water and sanitation, to apply also to the EDF; urges the Commission to place greater emphasis on maternal health, as this is the Millennium Development Goal in respect of which progress has been most disappointing;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights that development aid mechanisms should be also aimed at promoting wealth creation and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, since wealth creation remains a crucial tool in alleviating poverty; recalls that an estimated EUR 800 billion is lost annually from developing countries through illicit capital flows, prevention of which could prove decisive in alleviating poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals;
source: PE-456.925
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2010/2152(INI) New Trade Policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 Strategy
2011/02/23
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3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. In that sense, underlines the extreme importance of designing a trade policy which leads to the fulfilment of MDG 8 (Develop a Global Partnership for Development), whilst taking into account the differences between Middle Income, Low Income countries and fragile states;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that trade-related assistance, such as the Aid for Trade scheme, can support developing countries in areas such as trade facilitation, developing investment-friendly environments, the implementation of the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and on Technical Barriers to Trade, and increase competitiveness and decrease dependence on preferences;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the need to foster sustainable development by negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties that take into account the particular economic, environmental and social factors in the partner countries conducive to effective development and that allow policy space and resources for partner countries to ensure food security, to build local and regional markets and to formulate a coherent strategy on the extraction of raw materials; considers that such a strategy can render the extractive process environmentally and socially sustainable by means of adherence to international standards and render it economically sustainable by securing for those countries a fair amount of revenue and, if convenient, could also allow the preservation of commodities for later use; however, suggests that this strategy should also focus on the development of higher-value added, post-extractive industries in developing countries;
source: PE-458.759
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2010/2203(INI) Future European international investment policy
2011/01/27
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3 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU to meet its aid-for-trade commitments and to step up support for capacity building and governance, especially for parliaments, the judiciary, infrastructure, strengthening tax systems and promoting fairer access to capital
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that EU investment policy should
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 source: PE-456.916
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2010/2204(DEC) ECA special reports in the context of the 2009 Commission discharge
2011/01/27
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2 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to allocate
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. In
source: PE-456.931
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2010/2205(INI) External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
2011/03/14
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6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that observance of the core labour standards (CLS) and of the ILO's decent work agenda is essential in order to achieve the MDGs;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that FTAs contain few references to social standards; urges the EU to incorporate a social clause into all EU external trade agreements in line with other internationally agreed and recognised standards, including those coming within the ambit of the WTO;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that trade negotiations pursued within the WTO must not jeopardise social development; reasserts that the ILO should be allowed to submit expert reports to the WTO during trade disputes
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Notes that the heterogeneity of the concept of CSR raises the issue of comparability;
source: PE-458.581
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2010/12/16
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6 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls that since the MDGs were first agreed the world has undergone an accelerated process of globalisation and faces an unprecedented financial crisis; stresses the important ace of Member States continuing to strive towards achieving these goals;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights that development aid mechanisms should be also aimed at promoting wealth creation, since wealth creation remains a crucial tool in alleviating poverty; recalls that an estimated EUR 800 billion is lost annually from developing countries through illicit capital flows, prevention of which could prove decisive in alleviating poverty and achieving the MDGs;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that any additional funding in the area of development policy should be coordinated and create effective synergies with Member States development programmes and with the wider international community in order to ensure real added value at European level;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that existing and future spending pledges aimed at combating climate change must be additional to current development budgets, whilst maintaining an adequate level of coherence between the two policies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Insists that, in accordance with Article 208 of the TFEU, the
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that innovative financing mechanisms need to be developed and supported by the Commission on a far bigger scale than today, in order to create inclusive financing and provide effective support to SMEs and micro-entities in the developing world; believes that this can be done with various instruments, such as through the implementation and protection of property rights and land mapping, credit guarantees and revolving funds, in cooperation with local banks and organisations with specific know-how in the field of micro-finance, thereby significantly enhancing the leverage of the EU development budget, and that this requires close cooperation with international financial institutions and bilateral financial institutions;
source: PE-454.704
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2010/2233(INI) Relations of the European Union with the Gulf Cooperation Council
2010/02/12
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4 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Draws attention to the social and political developments that have taken place in recent years in most countries in the Gulf; encourages the Gulf states to sustain and extend their efforts to promote human rights, gender equality
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the urgent need to address the civil rights of migrant workers in particular, as outlined in the 2009 ILO Report "The Cost of Coercion"; specifically the right to a fair wage and fair treatment, highlighting that migrant workers are the worst paid workers and often forced to live in labour camps, even having their passports withheld;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages the Gulf states to further sustain the promotion of freedom of expression and opinion; invites the Gulf states' governments to more positively interact with civil society and to support the emergence of local structures and associations;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that education is a national priority in the GCC countries, with high levels of need in terms of human resources (there are not enough teachers), course content (which has not kept pace with changing labour markets)
source: PE-452.877
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2010/2269(INI) Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy
2011/03/02
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7 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Expresses its concern that there are currently
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recognises the crucial role played by the diaspora in promoting capacity development
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the stepping-up of efforts aimed at reducing the negative effects of the brain drain; emphasises the importance of promoting circular migration, regulating recruitment practices and supporting capacity-building through practices such as the development of vocational training;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 12 12. Calls for additional efforts to promote policy coherence
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 17 17. Recommends
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 18 18. Stresses the need to reinforce LRRD strategies (aimed at linking relief, rehabilitation and development) in order to secure sustainable solutions for displaced people and refugees; recognises the importance of a coordinated humanitarian response as a precursor of a viable development policy in post- conflict countries;
source: PE-458.465
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2010/2270(INI) Financing of reinforcement of dam infrastructure in developing countries
2011/12/04
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8 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Further notes that owing to the documented acceleration of glacial melting, especially prevalent in the Himalayas and the Andes, mountainous regions are increasingly at threat from floods and avalanches;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that glacial retreat causes naturally occurring glacial lakes to expand rapidly to a point where they risk bursting as glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs); welcomes the priority that the South Asia programme of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, in partnership with the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction has given to the issue of GLOFs;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that the identified glacial lakes in the Himalayas span eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan – and that in the last 50 years there have been 20 identified flash floods in the region, many trans-border in nature, caused by glacial dams bursting; points out that knowledge concerning previous GLOFs is far from complete and that, due to the remote nature of glacial dams there is little reliable documentation as to their frequency, severity or points of origin aside from eyewitness accounts; states that it is clear that the EU must urgently move to alleviate the obvious knowledge gap concerning this problem;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses that major infrastructure facilities, vital to promoting the EU's policy objectives of sustainable development and enhanced food security in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals, are increasingly at risk from the effects of flooding, and must be safeguarded; further stresses that hydropower plants, often essential to LDCs' energy resources are also particularly at risk from flash floods and avalanches;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls upon the EU to promote existing technology that drastically reduces black carbon emissions, already proven to have been effective in Developed Countries where emissions from fossil fuel sources have dropped by more than a factor of 5 since 1950; further urges that regulations banning slash-and-burn tactics in forests, enforcing stringent and regular vehicle emissions tests, limiting biomass burning and monitoring the annual emissions of power plants must be supported and encouraged if they are to prove effective in promoting climate mitigation and subsequently disaster prevention;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls upon the EU, given the trans- boundary nature of GLOFs, to foster inter- country dialogues with a view to developing policies that deal with natural disasters and to encourage the appropriate investments to protect the countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas region from flooding; urges recognition of the fact that this is not an issue faced by one country but by many and as such calls for a multilateral approach in its resolution;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recommends the formation as a matter of urgency of a cross-border agency, established under the auspices of the United Nations, with the express purpose of sharing available data, addressing the problems and causes of trans-boundary water-related hazards and proposing appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures; urges that without such an adjudicating agency at the helm, critical negotiations on flood prevention and alleviation may prove insurmountable between conflicting countries; emphasises that glacial regions, so often the source of flood events, are considered to be points of strategic importance, forming boundaries between nations, and as such the affected parties might prove reticent in sharing vital information;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Further suggests that dam projects could easily be implemented as so-called ‘fast-win’ projects provided that a number of social, economic and environmental criteria are met; proposes that accompanying early warning systems would prove invaluable in giving people critical time to respond or evacuate from affected areas and greatly reduce the potential loss of life;
source: PE-462.827
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2010/2299(INI) Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
2011/03/22
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17 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international organisations and states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial, military, and civilian resources, and to plan and run effective crisis management operations across the entire range of the Petersberg tasks
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b (b) when conducting foreign and security policy, not least under the CSDP, the EU must ensure consistency and coherence between the different areas of its external action and between these and other policies;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets can be also deployed in
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is convinced that a credible external security policy requires deepened
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the European Council and its President to set about this task by engaging in political dialogue with the European Parliament and to discuss Parliament's recommendations; maintains that such a dialogue is required in the light of the new Treaty provisions and of the need to lay down and implement the foreign policy strategy, proceeding from an effective comprehensive approach; suggests that such a dialogue needs to take place on a regular basis, and to focus on progress achieved as much as on prospects;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the powers and responsibilities of the High Representative do not just constitute ‘double hatting’, but also amount to merging of functions and legal bases, making her central to the process of bringing the various instruments, actors, and procedures of EU external action into a coherent relationship; calls on the High Representative to interpret her role as one that is constantly evolving and requires her, while carrying on a constructive dialogue with Parliament, to commit herself to the
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Reiterates its view that the civilian and military crisis management structures and capabilities should be coordinated more closely and act more synergistically within the comprehensive approach, without altering the distinctions between civilian and military roles and the different decision-making procedures and chains of command; points out that missions must be conducted with a view to the humanitarian context as well as long term development, which by definition implies coherence with the respective humanitarian framework and development strategy;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point a a (new) (a a) calls for the expansion and adequate resourcing of the Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Mediation Unit, with an emphasis on local knowledge expertise necessary for designing missions tailored on an understanding of the root causes of conflict, keeping in mind that a successful response to crisis consists of longer term peacebuilding alongside the immediate measures;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the fact that, in her reply to the Weimar initiative, the HR recognised the need for an EU military conduct capability; maintains that the cost efficiency analysis called for by the HR should also factor in the
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Urges the participating Member States to treat participation in the EDA as a permanent commitment and provide the Agency with the necessary human and economic resources;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 1 –
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to
source: PE-460.912
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2010/2300(INI) Future of EU budget support to developing countries
2011/12/04
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11 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas many donors consider general and sectoral budget support as a means of fostering partner countries’ ownership of development policies and reform processes, strengthening national accountability institutions and systems, and facilitating growth, poverty reduction and the achievement of development objectives,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the need to use sectoral budget support wherever appropriate in order to ensure better targeting of basic social sectors including health, education, and assistance for the most vulnerable groups, in particular persons with disabilities;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Draws attention to the EU’s innovative role in the field of budget support and
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the Union has a responsibility to pass on its experience to other institutional stakeholders, in particular at the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the dynamic approach adopted by the Commission and a majority of budget support providers entails a number of risks which must be duly taken into account; warns against the danger of politicizing the use of budget support as financing tool;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that, with a view to enhancing mutual accountability, the Commission should step up its role as a facilitator between government, members of parliament and civil society, and considers, to that end, that a percentage of the budget support earmarked for technical assistance to sectoral ministries could also be used for capacity building in parliaments and civil society in order to enable them to play their budget support oversight role to the full;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Is concerned at the effects of macro- economic destabilisation and the impact on the most vulnerable sections of the population which a sudden break in budget support might cause; proposes that, on the basis of concerted action by donors and following consultation of the civil society and parliament of the partner country concerned, a mechanism be set up for the gradual reduction of budget support payments, which could attenuate such impacts, encourage political dialogue and enable concerted solutions to be found to the difficulties encountered;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Recalls that major deficiencies in capabilities, in particular weak governance
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Is concerned of the high level of corruption and patronage practices in some developing countries, particularly for internal budget transfers which are very difficult to monitor, control and prevent;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that, when granting budget support to banana-supplying ACP countries benefiting from accompanying measures in this sector, it is important to include in the variable tranche based on governance indicators the specific conditions contained in the new Article 17a
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need for a long term analysis on the impact or lack of impact of budget support as financial tool in order to assess and draw tangible conclusions for the formulation of more efficient EU development policies and tools for the future;
source: PE-462.826
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2010/2301(INI) EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2011/11/14
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2 amendments...
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the EU and the US not to lecture China but to engage at all levels with this emerging economic giant for the mutual benefit of all parties;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on China to be more engaged in global institutions, recognising that China is already playing a full and active role in the UN and in peace-keeping missions;
source: PE-475.912
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2011/0411(COD) Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries 2014-2020
2012/05/16
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3 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) improving market access and developing and further liberalising trade, investment and business opportunities for European companies by means of economic partnerships and business and regulatory cooperation. This objective shall be measured by the Union's share in foreign trade with key partner countries and by trade and investments flows to partner countries specifically targeted by actions, programmes and measures under this Regulation;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) enhancing widespread understanding and visibility of the Union and its role on the world scene by means of public diplomacy, education/academic cooperation and outreach activities to promote Union's values and interests.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 a (new) (16a) Ensuring greater transparency and appropriate scrutiny of the cooperation programmes to deliver value for money should be a top priority.
source: PE-489.524
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/05/16
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1 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv a (new) (iva) by supporting the efforts of the partner country concerned in building and developing the framework and the institutional capacity required in order to uphold democracy and human rights after the democratic elections have taken place;
source: PE-489.498
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/05
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1 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of zinc for the treatment and prevention of diarrhoea and malnutrition in order to improve the survival, growth and brain development of young children; urges the EU and the Member States to allocate the necessary funds to provide zinc supplementation in developing countries which could save the lives of 450,000 children under the age of five every year;
source: PE-464.817
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2011/2023(INI) Towards a stronger European disaster response: the role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance
2011/05/27
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2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reiterates that the European Union should respect humanitarian principles (humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence) to meet humanitarian needs outside the EU and that the use of civil protection resources must be needs-based and must complement and be consistent with humanitarian aid, with a view to the subsequent medium and long-term development strategies; emphasises that these principles are not dogma but stem from operational efficiency considerations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the importance of developing relief asset pre-positioning capacities in order to improve the speed at which humanitarian organisations respond to disasters; notes that the development of depots/hubs reflects the effectiveness of this approach in terms of speed, quality and cost efficiency, and calls on the Commission to continue to provide financial support in this field; highlights the importance of flexibility in terms of coordination and resource management in ensuring the speed and adequacy of humanitarian assistance and disaster response;
source: PE-465.024
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2011/2030(INI) 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
2011/10/03
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8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) - indent 1 – re
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) - indent 2 – start a discussion on how the international community’s strong commitment to sustainable development and poverty eradication can be sustained and continued after 2015,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) - indent 3 – support statebuilding, good governance and take necessary measures to fight corruption, tax
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) - indent 4 – improve the implementation of innovative financing mechanisms
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph b) b) to give priority to food security, productive capacity in agriculture, infrastructure, capacity building, inclusive economic growth, favourable markets and new businesses, access to technologies, and human and social development in the LDCs, in accordance with the Programme of Action adopted at the IV UNLDC;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph c) c) to ensure the efficacy of monitoring and
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph d) d) to assure that
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph e) e) to examine how the aid effectiveness agenda can be
source: PE-460.762
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2011/2032(INI) EU external policies in favour of democratisation
2011/04/13
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3 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that European aid channelled as budget support to authoritarian states does not guarantee democratic development and that it is the outputs of aid rather than the inputs that should be focused upon in our assessment of aid effectiveness,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Encourages aid donors to treat democracy building as a political and ethical process, rather than a technical exercise, and to develop their local knowledge of the recipient countries so that aid can be directed effectively to suit the local contexts,
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the EU to prioritise in-depth dialogue on democratic values and norms with actors engaged in all democracy strengthening processes; emphasises that building and strengthening democratic institutions
source: PE-462.737
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2011/2047(INI) Increasing the impact of EU development policy
2011/04/18
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4 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that in keeping with the concept of democratic ownership, parliaments, local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders should be supported in their efforts to play their proper role in defining development strategies, holding governments to account and assessing concrete development
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Insists that targeted innovative financing mechanisms focused on wealth creation, property rights and the reduction of capital flight are duly taken into account in devising localised development directions, in accordance with the specific priorities of the recipients;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Acknowledges that economic growth can be a
source: PE-462.861
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/05/26
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2 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the country-by-country reporting for extractive industries envisaged by the Commission; stresses the importance of EU - UN cooperation with regards to the Kimberley Process;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for stronger international cooperation on strategic resources, with the participation of civil society networks such as Publish What You Pay (PWYP); takes the view that global initiatives in such a sensitive field may serve as confidence-
source: PE-465.033
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2011/2073(INI) Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid managed by ECHO
2011/10/13
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3 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks for the EU budget to support actions designed to anticipate disasters, prepare for them, avert them and react more quickly to them, as well as those enabling greater flexibility in launching development measures as a means of emerging from crisis situations; finds it regrettable that concrete progress on the link between emergency aid, rehabilitation and development remains limited despite the many political commitments made in recent years; calls therefore for more and better-managed resources to be deployed to guarantee continuity of aid in the transition phase between emergency and development, and for thought to be given to achieving greater flexibility and complementarity of the existing financial mechanisms, including the resources of the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Commends that this transitional, rehabilitation phase between emergency aid and development should primarily focus its attention on the capacity- building of local institutions and a high level of involvement of local NGOs and associations in the phases of planning and implementation in order to facilitate and build the basis for qualitative and effective human development programmes;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the quality of DG ECHO’s partners, achieved by means of an effective selection method and the development of standards and practices applicable in the humanitarian field; stresses also that effective monitoring of the use of funds in the form of audits of the partners carried out by private audit firms is essential and helps to legitimise the humanitarian sector;
source: PE-472.101
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2011/2145(INI) Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
2011/07/09
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4 amendments...
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that HLF-4 will be a success if it results in a strong commitment to aid effectiveness, reflected in clear and measureable objectives with a precise timetable for their realisation; takes the view that with this in mind aid should be considered and evaluated in terms of output and objectives achieved as opposed to in terms of inputs if it is to be effective;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that aid should serve as a lever for growth, taking into account the individual characteristics of each country while strengthening aid effectiveness in those where the need is greatest; also notes that aid should be considered as a temporary measure with a view towards fostering self-sustainable growth in developing countries rather than as the long-term solution;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that, given the high number of fragile states (41 according to OECD) and the fact that they are the furthest away from the MDGs, accounting for 75% of the deficit, it is important that special attention is given to this issue; notes that state building is a crucial aspect in the process of nation-building and that the current strategy needs to be thoroughly revised;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points to the danger of taking a highly technical approach to aid efficiency; stresses the need to place greater emphasis on indicators showing the impact of aid on development and its effective contribution to eradicating poverty
source: PE-472.089
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2011/2192(INI) Impact of devolution of the Commission's management of external assistance from its headquarters to its delegations on aid delivery
2012/07/02
DEVE
10 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the ECA report's overall conclusion is that devolution has contributed to better aid delivery and that speed of aid delivery has improved, as has the thoroughness of financial procedures, but that there is still considerable room for improvement;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the recent reorganisation within the Commission and the creation of the EEAS following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty has not yet generated the expected increase in the overall efficiency and coherence of EU development assistance, generating on the contrary further delays and duplications;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas delegations, with the creation of the EEAS, have been forced to take on additional competencies such as diplomacy, information/communication and Freedom, Security and Justice policies, adding to the previously existing challenges of coordination, coherence and resource shortages;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas cumbersome overregulation
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the process of devolution should be coupled with a mechanism at Member State level to provide all relevant information on where agencies are planning to spend their budgets, therefore making aid more
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the reform of EC external aid should
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Points out that consideration should be given to using local expertise a
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes that the relevant EU budget instruments need to be more
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 source: PE-480.826
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2011/2198(INI) Women's situation in war
2011/12/10
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the EEAS, in line with Article 9 of Council Decision 2010/427/EU of 26 July 2010, to ensure that the programming, implementation and monitoring of the country initiatives for promoting the gender perspective in pre-conflict, conflict and post-conflict situations are managed at delegation level in order better to target the specificities of each context and the probability of an existing regional dimension;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Strongly encourages the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to incorporate development issues, in particular women’s property rights and economic security, into their actions affecting women in conflict zones;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the crucial importance of ensuring that women are equal actors in processes of justice reform or transnational justice processes so that they can efficiently advocate the enforcement of equal rights in national judicial systems;
source: PE-473.892
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2011/2318(INI) External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy
2012/02/16
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SFAs respect essential and fundamental elements of human rights and democratic principles as provided for in Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reiterates the request made by the LDRAC (the Long-Distance Fleet Regional Advisory Council) that a distinction be made between the cost of access for the EU fleet (to be covered at an acceptable level by ship-owners and representing a fair share of the value of the catches) and the compensation intended to help towards development and that that aid should reflect the importance of the fisheries sector in the fight against poverty;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SFAs concluded by the EU with developing countries are based on a true spirit of partnership under which the cost of access to fishery resources is a fair reflection of their value and developing countries’ fishery resources, ecosystems and marine biodiversity are sustainably conserved;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view that European fleets’ catches in developing countries’ waters which are provided for in the SFAs should be based on the existence of a surplus which cannot be caught by local fishing fleets and that ‘local catches’ should be understood within the meaning of Article 70 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which stipulates that they also include the catches of coastal States whose geographical situation makes them dependent upon the exploitation of the living resources of the exclusive economic zones of other States in the subregion or region;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Highlights the importance of the joint scientific groups responsible for providing scientific opinions on the state of fishing resources on the basis of the best information available and insists that those groups should have appropriate financial, technical and human resources to carry out their tasks and to work together with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Would like to see the SFAs improve the integration of developing countries in the world economy and encourage investment and the development of the local private sector,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to include a governance clause in future SFAs which acknowledges not only the rights of developing countries to develop their local fisheries sectors sustainably, but also the principles of good governance, transparency and the fight against corruption;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Points to the importance of the joint committees for proper implementation of SFAs and calls for those committees to be open to the fishery sector actors and parliamentarians developing countries and the EU in order to improve transparency and contribute to good governance at SFA level;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage third-country partners to gather and publish any relevant information, if not already available, on fishing activities carried out in their waters;
source: PE-480.890
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2012/2002(INI) Agenda for change: the future of EU development policy
2012/06/06
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, in accordance with the Treaty of Lisbon, the implementation of development policy should be cohesive, and the measures aimed at encouraging economic growth and wealth creation in developing countries should contribute, first and foremost, to combating poverty and exclusion,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes it essential for middle-income countries to commit an increasing proportion of their revenue to social purposes, thereby enabling the European Union to gradually scale back its current development programmes; additionally, calls on the EU to consider means of cooperating directly with the regional clusters of poverty in the middle-income countries, ranging from grants to specialised knowledge transfer;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Believes that the conditions for the use of ODA in general, and budget support in particular, must go hand-in-hand with sound operational institutions and the democratic oversight of budgets by parliaments, budgetary control organisations and civil society in partner countries;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Welcomes the Commission’s intention that ‘the EU should strive to help countries in situations of fragility’; notes, however, that a bilateral relationship might not be sufficient to do so given the new budgetary framework and the fact that countries in such a situation often lack a functioning government or legal system; therefore, calls on the EU to work with third countries in the region to support the development and functioning of institutions, the rule of law and judicial systems of the partner country;
source: PE-491.146
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2012/2048(INI) Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2011
2012/09/24
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the JPA to continue to monitor the situation in North Africa
source: PE-496.407
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2012/2059(DEC) Special report 1/2012 (2011 discharge): Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa
2012/10/15
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that after the 2008 food crisis, which severely affected different sub- Saharan African countries, food prices have gradually returned to similar levels and that volatility and speculation are likely to continue; calls on the Commission to elaborate response strategies for different contingencies, making any relevant proposals; calls on the Commission to also take note of the fact that the gradually rising food prices is part of a marked, long-term upward trend, rather than a short-term shock and consequently, it requires a longer-term holistic strategy directly linked to the broader development goals; takes the view that a Food Facility should be included in the 2014-2020 MFF; believes that financial speculation exacerbates food price volatility and that it is therefore also necessary to take effective action against such speculation, for instance, through regulation and control of derivative markets;
source: PE-497.905
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/20
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 5 5. Requests the Commission to integrate a human rights
source: PE-496.453
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2012/2222(INI) Preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014-2020 period (11th European Development Fund)
2013/01/30
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Emphasises the importance of the Union budget, particularly in times of crisis, as it provides funding that could not be made available at national level, in particular development funding; stresses the need, therefore, to
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recognises, nevertheless, that the application of the principle of differentiation is a vital political tool which can be used to encourage middle and higher income ACP countries to
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Takes the view that differentiation should also take account of the specific situation in fragile States, given that the human consequences when a State fails are devastating and cancel out the progress made in terms of development; points out that re-establishing the rule of law in a failed State
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Stresses that the success of efforts to tackle poverty and ensure aid effectiveness are contingent on the capacity to raise revenue at national level, and that the ACP-EU partnership must
source: PE-504.105
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2012/2224(INI) Advancing development through trade
2013/01/30
DEVE
14 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the prospects for successful trade-driven development depend inter alia on well-functioning institutions, effective fight against corruption, a healthy private sector and the pursuit of broad-based economic development, diversification and progressive increases in added value;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas ensuring land tenure security for smallholders, who constitute the majority of land owners in developing countries and are the most vulnerable, is the foundation of healthy real estate and credit markets which are essential to stable and sustainable development;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Confirms its position that facilitating development must be the overriding objective of the EU's trade policy towards developing countries; takes the view that
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights that the successful integration of developing countries into world trade requires more than better market access and strengthened international trade rules; consequently, AfT programming should support developing countries in their domestic efforts to remove supply-side constraints and address structural weaknesses, which can be addressed through domestic reforms in trade related policies, trade facilitation, enhancement of customs capacities, upgrading of infrastructure, enhancements of productive capacities and the building of domestic and regional markets;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Stresses that
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Believes that benchmarks for development progress should be set in trade agreement negotiations in order to facilitate monitoring and, when necessary, modification of timetables for implementation of measures, modification of accompanying measures, which may include Aid for Trade and assistance for adjustment, and the preparation of new initiatives, when the pursuit of the development objectives so requires; highlights that providing developing countries with the legal and other expertise necessary to work effectively within the WTO and similar organisations is essential for trade negotiations;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls for AfT instruments to be focused not only on trade between the EU and developing countries, but also on support for internal and South-South trade, as well as on triangular trade between ACP countries by promoting cross border value chains, by increasing the efficiency of key services and reducing transport costs which at the same time can help to strengthen developing countries ties with the global markets;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for the EU to pay closer attention and improve the effectiveness of the AfT programmes in Asia and Latin America, given that currently the lion's share of AfT programmes are directed towards ACP countries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Calls for the EU to focus on remedying the problems in the AfT programmes, especially with regards to implementation and monitoring capacity; subsequently calls for a shift in perspective that focuses on results and outcomes instead of inputs, but recognises the need for diligent and concerted external scrutiny that ensures open and transparent trade practices;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14c. Calls for the EU to integrate the private sector in the design of AfT projects more effectively with a view to empowering companies in developing countries to boost trade;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for stronger EU efforts in relation to tax havens and capital flight; highlights that illegal capital fight from developing countries represents between six and 8.7 per cent of their GDP and 10 times the total development assistance for these countries; notes that greater transparency in the financial process could be a decisive step towards poverty alleviation and significant wealth creation;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Highlights the vital importance of promoting public-private growth initiative partnerships in our development policies and engaging the experience, expertise, and management systems of the private sector in partnership with public resources; calls for facilitating local authorities in European Member States with experience in, for example, building infrastructure, to twin and cooperate with local authorities in developing countries;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Believes that Foreign Direct Investment is also a strong driver for sustained economic growth, the transfer of know-how, enterprising spirit and technology and job creation, and therefore vital to development; calls for the development agenda to focus on supporting capacity-building in developing countries aimed at creating a transparent, predictable and favourable investment climate, where red tape for business is reduced to a minimum, property rights are respected, competition is promoted and sound macroeconomic policies are being pursued.
source: PE-504.121
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2012/2235(INI) For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region
2012/12/13
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points to the need for EU policies to be consistent with development objectives along the lines called for in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that measures relating to Pacific fisheries
source: PE-502.023
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2012/2248(DEC) Special report 13/2012 (2011 discharge): European Union development assistance for drinking-water supply and basic sanitation in sub-Saharan countries
2013/01/02
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Considers that
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Regrets the scarcity of data on many of the projects in the Court of Auditors Special Report and the absence of ex-post evaluation by the Commission of all but two of these projects; calls on the Commission to start focusing on accurately relaying the results of the projects undertaken in this field and on transparently accounting for the money spent;
source: PE-504.237
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