Eva JOLY
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France
Europe Écologie
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2012/01/23 - 9999/12/31
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- Member of Conference of Committee Chairs 2009/07/20 - 2012/01/18
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/23 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Budgetary Control | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Special committee on organised crime, corruption and money laundering | 2012/03/28 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2013/2060(INI) | Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens |
| Shadow | 2012/2304(INI) | European Central Bank annual report for 2011 |
| Opinion | 2012/2036(INI) | 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council |
| Opinion | 2011/2109(INI) | EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties |
| Opinion | 2011/2086(INI) | Fisheries restrictions and jurisdictional waters in the Mediterranean and Black Sea - ways for conflict resolution |
| Opinion | 2011/0303(NLE) | EU/Central America Association Agreement |
| Opinion | 2011/0298(COD) | Financial supervision: markets in financial instruments. Recast |
| Opinion | 2011/0296(COD) | Financial supervision: markets in financial instruments; OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories |
| Responsible | 2010/2236(INI) | Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009 |
| Responsible | 2010/2102(INI) | Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters |
| Opinion | 2010/2008(INI) | Derivatives markets: future policy actions |
| Opinion | 2010/0287(NLE) | EC/Comoros Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol |
| Opinion | 2010/0217(NLE) | EU/Cameroon Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT) |
| Opinion | 2010/0140(COD) | System of generalised tariff preferences GSP: extension of the validity of the current scheme to 31 December 2013 (amend. Regulation (EC) No 732/2008) |
| Responsible | 2010/0119(NLE) | EC/South Africa Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation: amending the 1999 Agreement |
| Opinion | 2010/0062(NLE) | EU/Republic of the Congo Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber and derived products to the EU (FLEGT) |
| Responsible | 2009/2165(INI) | Second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (Cotonou Agreement) |
| Opinion | 2009/2133(INI) | Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action |
| Opinion | 2009/0058(COD) | External actions: financing instrument for stability |
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1943/12/05 OsloAmendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/10/09
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the greatest challenges of mitigation and adaptation to climate change will be faced by developing countries, and that a significant contribution by the EU will be essential in order to address these additional needs;
source: PE-428.167
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2009/2150(INI) Effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation
2010/10/02
DEVE
11 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the deregulation of financial markets has caused a systemic crisis of global dimensions, which requires international compensation and burden sharing; whereas the privatisation and deregulation policies of the IMF and the World Bank also contributed to the acceleration of the economic and financial crisis,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is acutely aware that the past two years have seen a succession of global crises (food,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores that all EU pledges (99%) are from existing commitments; 8.8bn are frontloaded, meaning there is a danger that in the coming years there will be less development aid climate finance; urges the EU to allocate additional money for its commitments;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Firmly believes that taxing the banking system to fund a deposit insurance or a resolution fund would
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes with great concern that developing countries are expected to face a financial gap of between USD 350 billion and USD 635 billion in 2009 and that mounting fiscal distress in the most vulnerable countries is imperilling USD 11.6 billion of core spending in education, health, infrastructure and social protection; advocates therefore a
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls upon the Member States, within the European Union Emission Trading System framework, to devote
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Supports the creation of joint public- public and public-private initiatives for development, based on a public lead with private donors
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Regards
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reaffirms the fact that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should be
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Notes that half of all illicit financial flows out of developing countries are related to the mispricing of trade and reinforces its call for a new binding, global financial agreement at EU as well as UN level which forces transnational corporations to automatically disclose the profits made and the taxes paid on a country-by-country basis, so as to ensure transparency about sales, profits and taxes in every jurisdiction where they are located;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) enforcement of its existing policy towards Offshore Financial Centres; requests the EU, the Member States and the EIB to take up a vanguard role
source: PE-438.374
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2009/2165(INI) Second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (Cotonou Agreement)
2009/11/20
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6 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Deplores the fact that
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on ACP-EU negotiators to review the European Investment Bank (EIB) policy on offshore financial centres on the basis of more stringent criteria than the OECD listing for the definition of prohibited and monitored jurisdictions, and to ensure its implementation and provide annual reports on progress;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Considers that structural changes in the EIB’s organisational and governance structure is necessary in order to ensure fulfilment of its development obligations in the context of the current review of the Cotonou Agreement and the ongoing mid- term review and renewal of the EIB’s external lending mandate;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Expresses concern that increased regionalisation of ACP-EU relations may represent a threat to the coherence and strength of the ACP Group and may hinder the functioning of the joint ACP- EU institutions under the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes firmly in the key role that ACP national parliaments may play in all aspects of development cooperation actions, including programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; calls for the revision of the Cotonou Agreement to give those parliaments formal recognition as participants in EDF-financed cooperation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the Commission and ACP States to stick with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA) while preparing country and regional strategy papers to be financed under the 10th EDF;
source: PE-430.765
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2009/2166(INI) European Investment Bank EIB - Annual Report 2008
2010/02/02
ECON
12 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital Aa (new) Aa. Whereas the EIB should contribute to the EU development agenda to eradicate poverty, foster sustainable development and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital Ab (new) Ab. Whereas the EIB’s financing strategy should contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law, the objective of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and the observance of international environmental agreements to which the European Union or its Member States are parties;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital Ac (new) Ac. Whereas the EIB’s development role is increasing, and whereas the food and climate crisis requires a fundamental change in approach towards sustainable development;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital Ad (new) Ad. Whereas both within Europe and beyond, the EIB is increasingly financing large infrastructure projects in sectors such as the extractive industries, transport, energy, agriculture, water and sanitation; and whereas large scale projects in these sectors have often had negative environmental and social impacts, such as pollution, destruction of ecosystems and the acceleration of climate change;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital Ae (new) Ae. Whereas the free movement of capital without market transparency and effective cooperation in information exchange has facilitated aggressive tax avoidance strategies and massive illicit capital flight that constitute a great impediment to the achievement of the Millennium Goals;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital Af (new) Af. Whereas global loans provided to intermediaries represent up to 30% of EIB lending;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the EIB’s efforts in its social and environmental policies; underlines, however, that the monitoring mechanisms of the EIB’s lending operations to all projects still need to be improved, especially regarding EU environmental and social standards; in this context, calls on the EIB to make the development of binding and operational safeguard policies to guarantee high social and environmental standards its overriding priority;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Regarding environmental standards, expresses its concern about the fact that the EIB’s Operations Evaluation Unit only conduct ex-post evaluations on a limited amount of projects and that the EIB places full responsibility for compliance with environmental standards on those project promoters who receive its financing; in this context, urges the EIB to ensure that environmental impact assessments (EIA) become a mandatory part of the EIB’s decision-making process prior to the Board’s approval of a project;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that, in spite of the fact that the EIB is unequivocal about its support for the protection and improvement of the environment, the EIB still finances projects that clearly fuel climate change, such as fossil fuel projects, including oil and gas pipelines and coal-fired power plants; regrets also that a large proportion of its lending goes to unsustainable transport projects such as the financing of roads and air transport; takes the view that the devastating consequences of such projects clearly contradict EIB claims that environmental protection is one of its top priorities; in this context, reiterates its conviction that the EIB should develop detailed and binding safeguard policies or procedures to ensure that such investments do not harm the environment or local communities;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Takes the view that, in light of the food and climate crisis, there is a need to revise the EIB’s old-fashioned development model, which is based only on growth and income generation; in particular, urges the EIB to guarantee privileged financing for sustainable projects that contain a high social and environmental value, while phasing out support for projects that are essentially incoherent with poverty alleviation and ecological sustainability, such as projects that involve the degradation of critical natural habitats and support the destructive exploitation of natural resources, large mining projects that do not comply with the recommendations of the World Bank’s Extractive Industries Review, large dams that do not comply with the recommendations of the World Commission on Dams, fossil fuel projects and nuclear power plants, and aviation projects;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Expresses its concern about the lack of transparency regarding the way ‘global loans’ are allocated and monitored in terms of tax governance; recalls that the EIB should ensure that recipients of its loans do not avail themselves of tax havens or use other practices such as abusive transfer pricing, which may lead to tax evasion or avoidance; in this context, calls on the EIB to request that financial intermediaries make public any use of the global and framework loans they receive, including a report of their activities in any individual country in which they operate;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges the EIB to better monitor and to make transparent the nature and final destination of its global loans in support of SMEs; more broadly, calls on the EIB to report annually on the lending to SMEs, including evaluation of the accessibility and effectiveness of its financing for SMEs;
source: PE-438.418
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2009/2174(INI) Promoting good governance in tax matters
2009/11/17
ECON
26 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-255/02 on 21 February 2006 (Halifax and others v. Commissioners of Customs and Excise) in which the Court held that the Sixth VAT Directive (Directive 77/388/EEC) precludes the right of a taxable person to deduct input VAT where the transactions from which that right derives constitute an abusive practice,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) – having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Case C-524/04 on 13 March 2007 (Test Claimants in the Thin Cap Group Litigation v. Commissioners of Inland Revenue), in which the Court ruled that Article 43 of the EC Treaty does not preclude legislation of a Member State restricting the right of establishment of a wholly artificial corporate arrangement entered into for tax reasons alone,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to Parliament’s position of 24 April 2009 on the Commission proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/48/EC on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas globalisation has led to increasing difficulties in combating fiscal fraud at international level; whereas the lack of cooperation between countries regarding the legal vacuum that exists between states on tax matters allows multinational companies to make use of aggressive tax-planning strategies at the expense of collective considerations; whereas those factors militate strongly in favour of improving international cooperation within the EU and at international level in order for it to be effective
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas tax avoidance and tax evasion at an international level constitute a serious obstacle to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the majority of multinational companies have been structured so as to take advantage of tax avoidance in the different jurisdictions in which they operate; whereas differential tax treatment in different jurisdictions favours undertakings that are large, international or well-established over those that are small, domestic or new (start-ups),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the ability of multinational companies to make extensive use of tax havens and offshore centres as part of their tax avoidance strategies conflicts with the principle of fair competition and corporate responsibility,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas tax competition erodes the fiscal sovereignty of Member States, as they get involved in a ‘race to the bottom’ of tax rates; whereas such an erosion of fiscal sovereignty jeopardises the European Social Model,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas tax havens conflict with the principle of solidarity, justice and redistribution; whereas in a globalised economy, multinational companies use their power to put pressure on governments, particularly those of developing countries, to lower tax rates and provide tax incentives to attract investment; whereas in practice this has caused a shift of the tax burden on to workers and low-income households and has forced damaging cutbacks in public services,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the adoption of the General Anti-Avoidance Principles (GAAP) provides tax authorities with the power to consider whether the main purpose of a transaction is the avoidance or reduction of a tax liability and, where that is the case, to allow the authorities to levy additional tax in order to counteract such avoidance or reduction,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the combined efforts of the G- 20 and the UN, and within the framework of OECD-led initiatives, have produced some promising results in the area of tax governance; whereas those results remain insufficient to cope with the challenges presented by tax havens and offshore centres and must be followed by decisive, effective and consistent actions
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas tax havens sometimes host complex financial products that cause financial instability; and whereas the financial crisis has shed new light on the consequences of the lack of good tax governance, showing the risks associated with opaque jurisdictions
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Strongly condemns the role played by tax havens in encouraging and profiteering from tax avoidance, tax evasion and capital flight from developed and developing countries; urges Member States therefore to make the fight against tax havens, tax evasion and illicit capital flight from developing countries their overriding priority,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls in this context that it is of primary importance to put an end to the use of artificial legal persons as a way to avoid taxation; stresses also that instead of bank secrecy, automatic information exchange should occur in all circumstances, including all Member States and dependent territories; welcomes in this respect the Commission’s proposal on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation because, inter alia, it extends cooperation between Member States to cover taxes of any kind, it abolishes bank secrecy, and it establishes the automatic exchange of information as a general rule;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that the Parliament has delivered its opinion to the Council on amendments to Directive 2003/48/EC, asking, inter alia, for the Council to end to the temporal derogation that allows Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg to avoid the automatic exchang
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a Stresses the request made by Parliament, in its position of 24 April 2009, to extend substantially the scope of Directive 2003/48/EC, in particular to cover legal entities (especially private companies and trusts) and various forms of investment income; recalls that the provisions of Directive 2003/48/EC should be extended to Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao or other jurisdictions such as Dubai, New Zealand, Ghana, or certain states of the United States, which are not bound by the Directive 2003/48/EC and which are therefore a favoured location for tax evaders; urges the Council quickly to adopt a directive amending Directive 2003/48/EC which reflects Parliament’s position;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Considers that the marketing in the Community of alternative funds domiciled in a third country must be conditional on the respect by that third country of good tax governance standards, including the effective implementation, on the basis of legally binding rules, of the principle of automatic exchange of information; in particular, highlights the fact that progress made on tax governance standards within international forums such as the OECD and the G-20 amounts to an approach of ‘minimum harmonisation’ rather than ‘maximum harmonisation’, which prevents the European Union from applying higher standards;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Asks the Commission to report quickly on the recommendation made by the Council on 14 May 2008 to include a good tax governance clause in relevant agreements to be concluded with third countries by the Community and its Member States; in particular, stresses the need for provisions on good governance to be negotiated in the context of general or specific agreements with third countries and the need to ensure an effective monitoring process related to their implementation;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls, as regards the work on harmful tax competition under the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation, the need to ensure that Member States implement the Code in their relations with third countries in way consistent with their efforts to promote transparency and exchange of information in tax matters
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Welcomes, as a first step, the advances made in the area of good tax governance as a result of the initiatives in other international fora such as the G-20, the G- 8, the UN and, notably, the OECD; considers, nevertheless, that the commitments taken by the G-20 to date are not sufficient to face the challenges posed by tax evasion, tax havens and off- shore centres;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that combating tax havens and tax evasion will be successful only if the same rules apply to all so as to avoid the further creation of legal loopholes in which abuse occurs; in this context, takes the view that the Directive 2003/48/EC, which has established the principle of automatic multilateral information exchange between countries, is a welcome step towards the establishment of a global framework for automatic information exchange; welcomes, accordingly, the Commission’s proposal to promote cooperation with third countries in the framework of Directive 2003/48/EC;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Insists on the need to transcend the OECD framework, in view of its various shortcomings, in order to combat tax havens effectively; in that respect, expresses its concern, inter alia, about the fact that the OECD international standards require exchange of information on request but that there is no automatic exchange of information such as in the context of Directive 2003/48/EC; also criticises the fact that the OECD allows governments to escape its blacklist merely by promising to comply with the information exchange principles, without ensuring that those principles are effectively put into practice; considers also that the requirement to conclude agreements with 12 countries in order to be removed from the blacklist is arbitrary as it does not refer to any qualitative indicators allowing an objective assessment to be made of compliance with good governance practices;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Considers that there is a need for consistency and for a genuine EU policy of good tax governance; believes that the credibility of the European Union depends, inter alia, on its willingness first to clamp down on tax havens on its own territory as an example of good governance; asks the Commission to monitor closely, in this respect, the swift and thorough implementation of the actions set out in its communication on Promoting Good Governance in Tax Matters;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses the need to revise the current international accounting standards to address poverty resulting from capital flight and tax evasion in developing countries; in particular, urges the development of country-by-country reporting which provides a comprehensive view of each parent company of a group for investors, stakeholders and tax authorities, thereby facilitating a more effective and transparent international overview of tax-led decisions;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises the need for Member States to
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Recalls that the introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base would eliminate, within the EU, double- taxation and transfer price issues within consolidated groups; stresses also that the introduction of a CCCTB must be complemented by minimum coordination of corporate tax rates as a way to combat ‘race-to-the-bottom’ competition;
source: PE-430.689
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2010/0101(COD) EIB loans: EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (repeal. Decision No 633/2009/EC)
2010/10/27
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10 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 (8) In addition to the regional ceilings, the optional mandate of EUR 2 000 000 000 should be activated and allocated as an envelope to support EIB financing operations in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 8 a (new) (8a) EIB financing operations in developing countries should be consistent with the EU's commitment and obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The EIB should accordingly draw up adequate criteria for what it counts as "clean technology", phase out fossil fuel projects and prohibit the financing of operations whose negative impacts have been denounced by international institutions such as the United Nations Environment Programme or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 12 (12) More
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 13 (13) Under this decision, the EIB should increase its development
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 2a (new) 2a. EIB financing operations in developing countries, implemented through the Union guarantee granted to the EIB, shall have as a primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. In particular, EIB financing operations shall be consistent with: - the EU's commitment and obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). - social, labour and environmental standards as embodied in international agreements.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 – paragraph 4 4. The Climate Change Mandate shall cover EIB financing operations in all countries covered by this decision, where such EIB financing operations support the key EU policy objective of tackling climate change by supporting
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. The consistency of EIB financing operations with the external policy objectives of the EU shall be monitored in accordance with Article 10. The EIB shall develop performance indicators in relation to development, environmental and human rights aspects of projects funded as well as with regard to the indicators under the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness, in order to facilitate such monitoring.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. The EIB shall carry out thorough due diligence, including local public consultation, on development-related aspects of projects covered by the EU guarantee prior to project approval. The projects include the loan activity of financial intermediaries. The EIB's own rules and procedures shall include the necessary provisions on assessment of environmental and social impact of projects and of aspects related to human rights, to ensure that only projects that are economically, financially, environmentally and socially sustainable are supported under this Decision.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a decision Article 6 – paragraph 2 2. In addition to the ex-ante assessment of development-related aspects, the EIB should
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision Article 8 a (new) source: PE-452.570
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2010/2006(INI) Cross-border crisis management in the banking sector
2010/05/05
ECON
43 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the participation of shareholders at first and then of creditors to the burden sharing is crucial for reducing to the minimum the cost for taxpayers arising from any crisis of financial markets and institutions,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas all cross-border institutions should be supervised and regulated on a cross-border basis,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas financial stability and integrated financial markets require cross-border supervision of cross-border and systemic financial institutions,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) Na. whereas a framework for crisis resolution should be applicable to all cross border financial institutions,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas national resolution authorities should have the legal authority to temporarily delay immediate operation of contractual early termination clauses in order to complete a transfer of certain financial market contracts to another sound financial institution, a bridge financial institution or other public entity,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) Pb. whereas supervision, early intervention powers and measures related to resolution should be considered as three interlinked steps of a common framework,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Requests the Commission to submit to Parliament by 3
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) • internalise negative externalities created by financial markets and institutions;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. During a transition period from a coordinated resolution framework (as it is already the case since June 2008 when the Memorandum of Understanding on financial stability intending to coordinate national measures was adopted) towards an integrated framework there should be a legally binding joint decision making process including dispute settlement arrangements built on existing structures where colleges of supervisors should be extended in order to include administrative national authorities responsible for resolving banks. These 'resolution colleges' should therefore adopt joint decisions between national authorities for the resolution of legal cross border entities taking into account Member States' legislation. Binding mediation powers should be given to EBA.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. A binding regulation should define thresholds for triggering intervention of supervision and resolution authorities as well as binding guidelines for fiscal burden sharing in the framework of crisis management.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. As a part of these guidelines, special provisions should be defined in order to guarantee fair treatment of all subsidiaries and branches of the same cross-border institution in all Member States and therefore avoid decapitalising subsidiaries and branches detrimental to host Member States' financial stability.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Once the process related to harmonisation of insolvency and supervision provisions is completed at the end of the transition period there should be a single EU resolution authority as a separated body or as a unit within EBA.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. National resolution authorities should have the legal authority to temporarily delay immediate operation of contractual early termination clauses in order to complete a transfer of certain financial market contracts to another sound financial institution, a bridge financial institution or other public entity. Accordingly, Directive 2002/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 June 2002 on financial collateral arrangements1 should be amended in order for resolution authorities to be able to complete such transfers. 1 OJ L 168, 27.6.2002, p. 43.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Resolution authorities should be entitled to derogate from a number of provisions of Directive 77/91/EEC, Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids1, and Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies2, adherence to which may delay or even block the rapid recapitalisation or the restructuring of a failing bank. 1 OJ L 142 , 30/04/2004 p.12. 2 OJ L 184, 14.7.2007, p. 17.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. In order to improve cooperation and transparency, peer reviews of supervisors should be carried out on a regular basis under the lead of the European Banking Authority and should be built on prior self-assessment.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 2 h (new) 2h. Whenever a resolution or a wind-up of a cross border institution arises, an in- depth investigation should be carried out by independent experts appointed by the European Banking Authority in order to highlight the causes and responsibilities involved. These investigations should be reported to the EP.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 3 3. Attribute to the relevant supervisor the responsibility for crisis management and the approval of each bank’s contingency plan, as follows: • for
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 4 4. Design an EU supervisors’ common set of rules for crisis management including common methodologies, definitions and terminology, as well as a set of relevant criteria for stress test of cross-border banks.
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 5 5. Resolution plans to become a mandatory regulatory requirement on a regular basis, these plans must include an in depth self- assessment of the institution.
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 6 – indent 2 • leverage and desegregated short-term and long-term leverage;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2 • recommend or impose changes of management;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – indent 8 a (new) • impose profits and dividend retention and restrictions in order to consolidate capital requirements and to insure that shareholders and creditors pay before taxpayers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – indent 8 b (new) • restructure and transfer assets and liabilities to other institutions with the objective to ensure continuity of systemically important operations;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – indent 8 c (new) • define criteria in order to value impaired assets.
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part For banks contributing in the EU Financial Stability Fund and the network of national Funds, the supervisory powers shall also include:
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 1 – paragraph 9 9. All the above-mentioned tools shall be applied in full compliance with the EU competition rules and equal treatment of creditors and depositors across Member States. In this perspective, competition rules must be permanently assessed and updated in order to deter ‘too big or interconnected to fail’ institutions.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 2 – paragraph 2 2. Systemic Banks shall adhere to the new reinforced special regime which shall overcome legal impediments to effective action across borders while ensuring clear and predictable treatment of shareholders, depositors, creditors and other stakeholders.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall adopt a measure setting up, before April 2011, criteria for definition of relevant cross-border institutions and Systemic Banks based on a draft elaborated by the European
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 2 – paragraph 4 4. The ESRB shall draw, until December 2011, a list of Systemic Banks and a list of relevant cross-border banks and update it on a regular basis.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 2 – paragraph 5 5. For each of the Systemic Banks and for each of the relevant cross-border institutions, the EBA shall lead the college of supervisors, act under normal circumstances through national supervisors and retain the ultimate decision power and a binding mediating role.
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – title Recommendation 3 on EU Financial Stability Fund and the network of national stability funds
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 1. An EU Financial Stability Fund and a network of National Funds governed by the same binding rules including ex ante mechanisms for fiscal burden sharing shall be created, under the responsibility of the EBA, to finance interventions (rehabilitation or orderly winding-up) aimed at preserving the system’s stability and limit contagion from failing banks. The Commission shall present to the Parliament, by April 2011, a proposal with details of the Fund’s charter, structure, governance, size, operating model as well as a precise calendar for implementation (in accordance with points 2 and 3 below). A reinforced cooperation of Member States should be properly assessed as an option.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The Fund and the network of national funds shall be:
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 • funded ex-ante by
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new) • the bank levy should be adjustable in order to slow down rapid credit growth and risk accumulation;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 a (new) • built in order to limit exposure to uninsured short-term funding and therefore target the risk of sudden withdrawals of wholesale funding;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 b (new) • set up in order to exempt insured deposits;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 c (new) • complementary to counter-cyclical capital requirements and progressive with respect to the size of the institution as it targets liquidity risks irreducible to credit and market risk;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5 d (new) • set in order to discourage banks from running large proprietary trading with cheap short-term funding;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Accordingly with provisions of the binding regulation defining guidelines for fiscal burden-sharing and governance of the EU fund and the network of national funds. The Commission shall also address:
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Annex – recommendation 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 1 • investment guidelines for the Fund’s and national network of funds' assets (risk, liquidity, alignment with EU targets);
source: PE-441.146
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2010/2008(INI) Derivatives markets: future policy actions
2010/04/14
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6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas volatility has a devastating impact on the hungry poor in developing countries, who account for a considerable share of agricultural commodity producers and consumers worldwide and have no access to financial services or financial mechanisms to manage risks;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas according to studies of the FAO, the proportion of expenditure for food in a typical household budget revolves around 10 - 20% in an industrial country but amounts between 60% to 80% in the least developed countries (LDCs);
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas speculation on commodities that induce artificial volatility in agricultural markets makes it difficult to finance innovative investments for rebuilding domestic agricultural production in net food import-dependent countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that speculation on agricultural commodities affects the poor the hardest; recalls, in particular, that fluctuation of prices has negative macroeconomic effects for food importing countries, whose balance of payments deteriorates, and such fluctuation additionally worsens their level of indebtedness; recalls also that many developing and least developed countries rely heavily on the export of raw materials or agricultural commodities to earn foreign exchange; takes the view that therefore unregulated trade in derivatives represents a serious threat to both security and the agricultural production that needs to be addressed;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that a considerable part of commodity producers are poor farmers with no access to sophisticated financial instruments to hedge against price volatility; recalls that supply management mechanisms are the best known tool to address excessive commodity price volatility, i.e. through international commodity agreements; urges therefore the Commission to develop an encompassing strategy to address fluctuation of commodities prices that does not limit itself to improving the functioning of the derivatives market but that equally considers a wide range of options for commodity income stabilisation, including improvements of various techniques of supply management that were commonly used until the 1980s, as they constitute an important tool of poor producer countries to regain control of the commodity market;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to expand investment in tools which have proven that they can enable poor farmers and communities in the developing world to manage and mitigate risk and volatility, while contributing to lasting food security, including community granaries, weather risk insurance and safety nets;
source: PE-440.213
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2010/2102(INI) Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters
2010/11/30
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17 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas taxation can be a reliable and sustainable source of development finance if there is a progressive taxation regime; an effective and efficient tax administration to promote tax compliance; transparent and accountable use of public revenue,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas off-shore centres and tax havens facilitate an annual illicit capital flight of US$1 trillion; whereas these illicit monetary outflows are roughly ten times the amount of aid money going into developing countries for poverty alleviation and economic development,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas tax havens, that offer secrecy rules and fictional domiciles combined with "zero tax" regimes in order to attract capital and revenues that should have been taxed in other countries, generate harmful tax competition,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas tax competition has resulted in a shift of the tax burden to workers and low-income households and has forced damaging cutbacks in public services in poor countries,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the possibility of enhancing domestic resource mobilisation is further weakened by the global context, characterised by customs tariff liberalisation, whereas IMF research shows that while rich countries have managed to offset the decline of trade taxes as a principal source of income with other sources of revenue, notably VAT, the poorest countries have at best replaced about 30% of lost trade taxes,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the "mapping survey" led by the ITC demonstrates that further donor coordination is needed in the area of taxation and development,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that globalisation exacerbates the fiscal problems of developing countries, as they tend to grant multiple exemptions to large domestic and foreign companies in order to attract investments;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that tax havens, by increasing competition over mobile capital, encroach upon the sovereignty of developing countries to tax income from capital as a means to widen the tax base, while they have already a narrower tax base than rich countries;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recalls that asymmetry of information, that results from tax havens secrecy rules, reduces the efficiency of international financial markets, since that has led to higher risk premiums and thereby increased borrowing costs for both rich and poor countries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes with concern that billions of dollars per year have left the African continent between 1991 and 2004; in particular, underlines that these outflows are estimated at 7.6% of the annual GDP of the region, which make African countries net creditors of donor countries; considers that ODA and debt relief provided by developed countries will only be effective if concrete measures are taken equally by the G20, the OECD and the EU to ensure that the potential tax base of developing countries is not undermined through tax evasion; encourages in this context the UN and the OECD, in close cooperation with the African Tax Administration Forum, to pursue their work in this area;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that trade mispricing is one of the most prominent drivers of illicit financial outflows; calls on the
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Points out that a large number of rentier states, that benefit from abundant resource rents, particularly those from oil and minerals, have little incentive to be accountable, responsive or efficient; reiterates that strong institutional and democratic control mechanisms are crucial for combating economic crime; in particular, calls on the Commission to step up its development assistance on the formulation of contracts between multinational companies and developing countries on resource exploitation issues;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that the quality of financial reporting is crucial to combat tax evasion effectively; considers that country-by- country reporting is of utmost importance for extractive industries; but recalls that it would equally be beneficial for investors in all sectors, thereby contributing to good governance globally; therefore insists that the IASB includes within its International Financial Reporting Standard a requirement that all multinational corporations report their income and tax paid on a country-by-
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Notes that since the G20 Summit of 2 April 2009, offshore financial centres have committed to OECD standards on transparency and exchange of information; notes however that the harmful structures of tax havens still prevail; calls once more for action beyond the OECD framework to combat tax havens in view of their various shortcomings; in this respect, reiterates its concerns about the fact that the OECD international standards require exchange of information on request but that there is no automatic exchange of information on the line of the saving tax directive; likewise criticizes the fact that the OECD allows governments to escape its blacklist merely by promising to adhere to the information exchange principles, without ensuring that these principles are effectively put into practise; considers also that the requirement to conclude a number of 12 agreements with other countries jurisdictions to be removed from the backlist is arbitrary as it doesn't refer to any qualitative indicators allowing to make an objective assessment of the fulfilment of good governance practises;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
source: PE-452.851
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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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18 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A (new) A. whereas in many areas in the world, ecological degradation is the root cause of human deprivation; and whereas a lack of consideration for the environmental foundation of development can considerably reduce or even jeopardize the effectiveness of aid, while addressing environmental issues can enhance its values,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B (new) B. whereas the Leading Group on innovative finance estimates the funding gap to meet the MDGs by 2015, the Official Development Assistance (ODA) target of 0.7% of GNI, and Environmental crisis targets, to $324-336 bn per year between 2012 and 2017,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital C (new) C. whereas the growth of the global economy has not been matched with effective means to levy global economic activity to pay for global public goods,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital D (new) D. whereas innovative financing are needed to meet MDGs and our commitment towards mitigation and adaptation to climate change,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital E (new) E. whereas EU's funding for international cooperation with Africa comes from three geographic instruments: the EDF for African-ACP countries, the TDCA for South Africa and the ENPI for five North African states; whereas fragmentation of instruments is detrimental to consistency and policy coherence, as enshrined in Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital F (new) F. whereas the Declaration on the European Development Fund, part of the Treaty of the EU, under the Final Act since the Maastricht Treaty, stipulating that the EDF should be outside the budget, has been removed in the Lisbon Treaty, thereby enabling the budgetisation of the FED,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the 2015 deadline for meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) falls within the next multiannual financial framework period and that there is a real risk that the EU will not meet its international commitment on development; recalls also that the MDGs are minimum aspirations and that, even if all targets are met, significant additional funding will still be required to fight poverty and improve health and education standards for the world's poor; therefore insists that a benchmark of 20% of the Commission’s allocated assistance under country programmes covered by the DCI will be dedicated to basic and secondary education and basic health;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Recalls upon the need to develop global solidarity mechanism as a way to achieve the MDGs; but recalls also that the tax havens, trade mispricing and illicit capital flights represent a huge hindrance to development in poor countries; therefore, urges once more the EU to take initiatives with the ambit of the G20, the OECD and inside the EU to clamp down tax havens and harmful tax structure;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Highlights that new financing instruments are needed to fund the provision of global public goods; welcomes in this respect the report of the Taskforce on Financial Transactions for Development commissioned by the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for development according to which the financial sector is best suited to levy such innovative financing mechanism, considering that it is the primary beneficiary of the growth of the global economy; stresses also that the report concludes upon the technical, economical and legal feasibility of an international levy on currency transactions and on a tax on all financial transactions;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Calls on the Commission to propose the introduction of a Financial Transaction Tax at the European level, in view of its numerous advantages: it can help to stabilise the markets, to raise funds for domestic fiscal consolidation as well as to face poverty eradication and climate change;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Recalls that innovative financing for development is not designed to be a substitute for ODA, but is complementary; takes the view that the introduction of a FTT should therefore be linked with a more binding commitment of all member countries to achieve the 0.7% objective of ODA spending and to provide additional climate adaptation funding;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1 e. Points out that one of the reasons why the MDGs are not fulfilled is the failure to recognise the contributions of the environment, natural resources and ecosystems to human development and poverty elimination; deplores in this context that current European Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocates only 3% of the total spending to environmental issues; urges the Commission to ensure that environmental issues are mainstreamed throughout all external policies and financial instruments, especially in the face of the current challenge of climate change and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1 f. Emphasises that the Multiannual Financial Framework should address: fulfilment of the MDGs, climate change, halting the decline of biodiversity and resource overconsumption; in particular, stresses that the next Multi-annual Financial Framework should support policy coherence, meaning for instance to ensure that some EU expenditures relating to agriculture, fisheries, trade and energy will not directly contradict development policy objectives;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Underlines that the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty offers the opportunity to put in place a more coherent institutional framework within the EU to relate to the Joint Africa-UE Strategy and to ensure the strategic funding it needs to prosper;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that channelling funds to Africa through three different instruments is inefficient and does not respond to Africa's wish to develop as a unified continent; recommends, therefore, to develop
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Notes with concern that EU Aid benefits proportionally more Middle Income Countries than low income countries; in particular, points out that EU aid programming that aims to enable developing countries to adapt to the requirement of international competition benefits especially Middle Income Countries, rather than Low Income Countries, which are less attractive to foreign investment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 a (new) 11 a. Notes with concern that EU Aid does not clearly focus on poverty eradication; recalls that the concept of "development", which refers to qualitative criteria that encompasses quality of life and the improvement of living conditions, should not be confused with the concept of economic growth, as measured by the rise of GDP; accordingly, urges the Commission to refrain from a simple "export-led" or "growth-oriented" development policy but to target its assistance on the most vulnerable, which entails the development of a pro-poor strategy, through the financing of long- term objectives, such as health, education, access to energy in rural areas, small farmers, etc.;
source: PE-454.704
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2011/0167(NLE) EU/Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and United States Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
2012/10/05
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1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision – The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its consent.
source: PE-489.411
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2011/0261(CNS) Common system of financial transaction tax
2012/09/03
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6 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 (1) The recent financial crisis has led to debates at all levels about a possible additional tax on the financial sector and in particular a financial transactions tax (FTT). This debate stems from the desire to ensure the financial sector contribute to covering the costs of the crisis and that it is taxed in a fair way vis-à-vis other sectors for the future; to curb speculation, in particular on commodity markets, thus limiting food price volatility and its impacts on food security; to dis-incentivise excessively risky activities by financial institutions; to complement regulatory measures aimed at avoiding future crises and to generate additional revenue for general budgets or specific policy purposes such as the financing of public goods and Union development policies especially towards the achievement of MDGs.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The revenue of the FTT, the objective of which is a more social and fair redistribution of wealth, should be additional to the national development aid commitments of 0,7% of GNI and allocated towards the financing of public goods such as Union development policies, poverty reduction and the fight against climate change in developing countries. These targets should remain an essential part of this new revenue.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 18 a (new) (18a) In case no agreement amongst the EU 27 is found by September 2012, Member States willing to implement the FTT should advance by formally requesting enhanced cooperation under TFEU article 329. The EP should give its consent speedily, under the condition that the Member States in question commit to invoking TFEU article 333 paragraph 2 to adopt a decision stipulating that they will act under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. This Directive shall apply to all financial transactions, including spot currency transactions, on condition that at least one party to the transaction is established in a Member State and that a financial institution established in the territory of a Member State is party to the transaction, acting either for its own account or for the account of another person, or is acting in the name of a party to the transaction.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new) Enhanced Cooperation In case no agreement amongst the EU 27 is found by September 2012, Member States willing to implement the FTT shall advance by formally requesting enhanced cooperation under TFEU article 329. The EP shall give its consent speedily, under the condition that the Member States in question commit to invoking TFEU article 333 paragraph 2 to adopt a decision stipulating that they will act under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 a (new) Article 17a Use of revenue as own resource for EU budget Part of the revenue arising from the FTT in the Union should be used as own resources for the EU Budget, of which a significant percentage should be invested in financing Union development cooperation policies and the fight against climate change in developing countries.
source: PE-485.838
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/05/15
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1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of financial activities in third countries, in particular payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market
source: PE-489.526
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2011/0308(COD) Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
2012/05/15
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 (32) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, all large undertakings and public interest entities
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments to be accountable to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings operating within their jurisdiction. Where such undertakings are active in the extraction of natural resources, the reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) 4a. "Constituent entities" means those subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures, permanent establishments and other trading arrangements that shall in whole or in part be considered members of the Undertaking to the extent that they are consolidated in the annual financial statements of that Undertaking.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Article 37 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall require large undertakings
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) taxes on profits, and the effective tax rate applied;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) royalties, and the effective tax rate applied;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) The report shall also specify the following additional financial information on a country-by-country basis: (a) net turnover broken down by main categories of activity; (b) quantities produced sale or exchange; (c) profit or loss before taxation; (d) total number of people employed and their aggregate remuneration. (e) expenditure on fixed asset investment during the course of the period.
source: PE-489.525
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2011/0406(COD) Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
2012/07/17
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86 amendments...
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The European Consensus on Development and
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union is founded on the
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) The Union also aims to ensure the coherence
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5 a) The Union's policy aims at strengthening the domestic accountability of partner countries through Country/Regional Strategy Papers. Policy priorities shall be set by the respective national/regional parliaments in consultation with their civil society organisations, prior to policy dialogue with the Commission.
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The Union and the Member States should imp
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) The Union's policy and international action for development cooperation are guided by Policy Coherence for Development and the MDGs
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The Union should promote a comprehensive approach in response to crisis and disaster and to conflict-affected and fragile situations, including those of transition. This should
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Union assistance should focus where it has more impact, having regard to its capacity to act on a global scale and respond to global challenges, such as poverty eradication
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) This Regulation should provide an enabling framework for programming, allowing enhanced co
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 14 (14) In a globalised world, different internal EU policies such as environment, climate change, employment (including decent work for all), gender equality, energy, water, transport, health, education, justice and security, research and innovation, information society, migration, agriculture
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Fighting climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16)
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The lists of partner countries under this Regulation should be adapted on the basis of possible changes to their status as established by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC)
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a Pan-African programme
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the primary objective of cooperation under this Regulation shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) cooperation under this Regulation will also contribute to the achievement of other objectives of EU external action
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights including economic, social and cultural rights as well as international treaties on environment and biodiversity protection and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and mitigation..
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Union seeks to promote
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights - including economic, social and cultural rights - , gender equality, women empowerment, non-
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. Particular attention shall be given to strengthening the rule of law,
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 295 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 6 6. The Commission
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 8 – introductory part 8. The Union shall promote effective cooperation with partner countries and regions in line with international best practice. It shall increasingly align its support with partners' national or regional development strategies,
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point a (a)
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point b (b)
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point c Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 9 9. The Union will support
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Geographic programmes and the Pan- African Programme may be drawn from the areas of cooperation contained in the
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Within each country programme, the Union will in principle concentrate its assistance on three sectors, agreed by the partner country.
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the actions address global initiatives supporting internationally agreed goals on development policy or in developing countries, or global public goods and challenges, in which case, by way of derogation from Article 9 of the Common Implementing Regulation, they may include actions in Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates and other third countries, as envisaged in the relevant thematic programme, provided these actions are eligible as ODA according to the OECD/DAC;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 4 – actions which reflect a Union policy priority in the field of development cooperation or an international obligation or commitment of the Union
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. The objective of the programme on civil society organisations and local authorities in development shall be to organise a policy dialogue with civil society and local authorities from the North and the South on the Union's development policy and to finance initiatives in the area of development by or for civil society organisations and local authorities originating from partner countries, the Union, candidate countries and potential candidates.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Twenty percent of all resources committed under this thematic programme shall be allocated to projects supporting gender equality.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 a (new) Article 8 a Conflict prevention and peacebuilding 1. The objective of the thematic programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be to finance initiatives in the area of conflict prevention and peacebuilding in partner countries, including mediation activities. 2. The programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programation and implementation of the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 b (new) Article 8 b Post-disaster reconstruction and development 1. The objective of the thematic programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be to finance initiatives in the area of post- disaster reconstruction and development in partner countries, thereby bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development aid. 2. The programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programation and implementation of the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective post- disaster reconstruction and development. In particular, the time span between programation and beginning of the implementation of initiatives shall not exceed six months.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 3 3. The multiannual indicative programme for the Pan-African programme shall be drawn up on the basis of a strategy paper based on the Joint Africa-
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 For geographic programmes and the Pan- African Programme, multiannual indicative programmes
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Strategy papers are documents drawn up by the partner country and agreed with the Union to provide a coherent framework for development cooperation between the Union and the partner country or region concerned, consistent with the overall purpose and scope, objectives, principles and policy of the
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 To that end, strategy papers shall
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Strategy papers shall be drawn up
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a (a) countries having a national development strategy in the form of a national development plan or a similar development document accepted by the Commission as a basis for the corresponding multiannual indicative programme
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b (b) countries or regions for which a joint multiannual programming document, including a chapter on development cooperation, between the Union and Member States and partner countries/regions has been agreed;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c (c) regions having a jointly agreed
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 Multiannual indicative programmes shall be drawn up
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 Multiannual indicative programmes shall set out the priority areas
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5 Pursuant to the principle of mutual accountability in the pursuit and fulfilment of agreed objectives, including those referring to good governance, democracy and respect for human rights and to the rule of law, social, economic and cultural rights as well as respect for the environment and biodiversity, indicative allocations may be increased or decreased as a result of reviews, particularly in the light of special needs such as those resulting from a crisis, post-crisis or fragility situation, or where performance has been exceptional or unsatisfactory.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Multiannual indicative programmes for thematic programmes shall set out the Union's and partner country/region's strategy for the theme concerned, the priorities jointly selected for financing by the Union, the specific objectives, the expected results, the performance indicators, the international situation and the activities of the main partners. Where applicable, resources and intervention priorities shall be laid down for participation in global initiatives. Multiannual indicative programmes shall be consistent with the documents referred to in Article 11(3).
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. The multiannual indicative programmes shall give the indicative financial allocation, both overall and by priority area. Where appropriate, this allocation may, be given in the form of a range, and/or
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 14 – paragraph 1 1. Strategy papers shall be approved and multiannual indicative programmes shall be adopted by the Commission
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 2 2. The indicative minimum amounts allocated to each programme referred to in Articles 5 to 9 for the period 2014-2020 are laid down in Annex VII. The amounts may be reallocated between programmes by a delegated act in accordance with Article 18.
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a (a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - promoting political pluralism and protecting political, civil, social, economic, cultural and minority rights, in line with international agreements and in accordance with a human rights-based approach to development, - strengthening the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary systems and ensuring access to justice, - supporting and strengthening democratic institutions, including the role of parliaments and audit institutions, - supporting transparent and accountable institutions and their functioning, promoting decentralisation; promoting dialogue with social partners.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point d (d) Tax policy and administration; - supporting the building up or strengthening of fair, transparent, effective, progressive and sustainable domestic tax systems which promote equity, poverty reduction and social cohesion, - strengthening monitoring capacities in developing countries in the fight against illicit financial flows, - supporting national oversight bodies, parliaments and civil society organisations, to produce and disseminate work on tax fraud and its impact, to ensure public scrutiny of public financial management, including tax governance performance and to assist in policy formulation, where appropriate and feasible, - supporting multilateral and regional initiatives on tax administration and tax reforms, - supporting developing countries to participate more effectively in international tax cooperation structures and processes, allowing them to negotiate relevant agreements, improve tax information exchange, - promoting country by country reporting on EU publicly-listed companies as well as large unlisted companies active in the extractive industry and the logging of primary forests to report the payments they make to local, regional and national governments in third countries.
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point f (f) Civil society and local authorities; - supporting capacity building of civil society organisations, in order to strengthen their voice and active participation in the development process and to advance political, social and economic dialogue, - supporting local authorities, and mobilising their expertise to promote a regional and local approach to development, e.g. through networks of excellence or twinning exercises, - promote an enabling environment for citizen participation and civil society action.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point g (g) Natural resources;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point h (h) Development-security nexus. - addressing the root-causes of violent conflict, including poverty, degradation of environment, exploitation of resources and unequal distribution of wealth as well as access to land and natural resources, weak governance, human rights abuses and gender inequality as a means of supporting conflict prevention, resolution and peace building, - promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation with a view to promoting peace and preventing outbreaks of violence in accordance with international best practice as defined by the OECD/DAC, - fostering the independence of justice, the fight against drugs and other trafficking including trafficking in human beings, corruption and money laundering, with a specific focus on protecting poor and vulnerable groups and assisting them in building secure and sustainable livelihoods;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – title II.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a (a)
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point b (b)
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point c (c) Sustainable agriculture
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph III – point b (b) Migration and asylum
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) Assisting Latin-American states to fulfil their obligation of due diligence in the prevention, investigation, legal prosecution, sanction and reparation of and attention to feminicide; among others through: - Strengthening the investigation and prosecution of feminicide, by providing training for judges and members of the security forces on feminicide; providing assistance for the establishment of unified protocols for cases of feminicide; providing training and advisory assistance and supporting scientific developments, documentation and dissemination with regard to Latin-American forensic anthropology, - Providing technical and financial support to the work of the Inter-American System of Human Rights, in particular on the issue of feminicide and contributing to the implementation of its sentences, - Supporting the establishment of data bases on feminicides, - Supporting governmental and non- governmental local, national and regional organisations in developing preventive measures against feminicide.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – introductory part In compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 6, the Global public goods and challenges programme aims at strengthening cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience and partner countries' capacities
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 1 – point c (
Amendment 432 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 2 – point a (a) promoting access to secure
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 2 – point c (c) promoting energy security for partner countries and local communities through e.g. diversification of sources and routes, considering price volatility issues, emission reduction potential, improving markets and fostering energy interconnection
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point a (a) Growth, jobs and private sector engagement Promoting actions aiming at creating more and better jobs, by developing a socially and ecologically responsible local private sector and improving the business environment, supporting local industries, supporting regional integration efforts through the promotion of the green economy: resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production processes. Promoting the use of electronic modern means of communication as a tool to support pro-poor growth across all sectors in order to bridge the digital divide between developing and industrialized countries and inside developing countries, to achieve an adequate policy and regulatory framework in this area and promoting the development of the necessary infrastructure and the use of services and applications based on ICT.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point a Promoting actions aiming at creating more and better jobs,
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point b – point i (i) Supporting high levels of productive and decent employment notably with support for sound employment policies and strategies, vocational training for employability relevant to local labour market needs and perspectives, working conditions including in the informal economy, promotion of decent work, based on the labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including fight against child labour,
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point b – point i a (new) (ia) Promoting the WHO code of conduct on the international recruitment of qualified health personnel from developing countries to curb the shortage of health personnel and the brain drain,
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point i (i) Supporting country and regional level programmes to promote women's economic and social empowerment and political participation;
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii (ii) supporting national, regional and global initiatives to promote the integration of
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point e a (new) (ea) Children and youth (i) combating trafficking of and all forms of violence against children, and promotion of policies taking into consideration youth's and children's particular vulnerability and potentials, protection of their rights and interests, education, health and livelihoods, starting with participation and empowerment; (ii) enhancing developing countries' attention and capacity to develop policies benefiting youth and children and promoting the role of children and youth as actors for development. (iii) supporting the development of concrete strategies and interventions to address particular problems and challenges affecting youth and children taking their best interests into account in all relevant action.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point e b (new) (eb) Culture (i) promotion of inter-cultural dialogue, cultural diversity and respect for the equal dignity of all cultures; (ii) promotion of international cooperation to stimulate the contribution of cultural industries to economic growth in developing countries to fully exploit its potential for fighting poverty, including addressing issues such as market access and intellectual property rights; (iii) promotion of respect for the social, cultural and spiritual values of indigenous peoples and minorities to enhance equality and justice in multi- ethnic societies, in compliance with universal human rights to which everyone is entitled, including indigenous peoples and persons belonging to minorities; (iv) supporting culture as a promising economic sector for development and growth.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – introductory part The programme will strengthen cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience and partner countries' capacities on the f
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – point a (a) Promoting the development of sustainable smallholder agriculture through ecosystem-based, low carbon and climate- resilient secure access to technology (including information and communication technologies), and through extension and technical services, rural development schemes, productive and responsible investment measures,
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – point b (b) supporting environmentally and socially responsible aware policy making and governance of the relevant sectors, the role of the public and non-public actors in its regulation and the use of public goods, its organisational capacity, professional organisations and institutions;
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – introductory part Migration and Asylum The programme, funded on a human rights based approach to migration, will address the challenges of migration flows, and in particular South-South migration, the situation of vulnerable migrants such as unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking, asylum seekers, migrant women, and the condition of children, women and families left in the countries of origin.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – point a (a) Promoting migration governance at all levels, with a particular focus on the social and economic consequences of migration, and recognising the key role of civil society organisations, including diaspora, and local authorities in addressing migration as an essential component of the development strategy;
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – point b (b) ensuring better management of migratory flows in all their dimensions, in line with respect for human rights and improving the integration of migrants in countries of destination;
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter B – paragraph 3 – point c (c) raising public awareness of development issues and promoting formal and informal education for development in the Union, in candidate and potential candidate countries, to anchor development policy in European societies, to mobilise greater public support for action against poverty and for more equitable relations between developed and developing countries, to raise awareness of the issues and difficulties facing developing countries and their peoples,
source: PE-492.895
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2011/2030(INI) 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
2011/10/03
DEVE
6 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) indent 3a (new) – believes that the UN General Assembly should put in place a binding mechanism to circumvent illicit capital flight and tax evasion from developing countries to guarantee full transparency in international financial transactions,
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph a) indent 3b (new) – give priority to address tax-related aspect of development by putting in place effective and viable tax systems in developing countries to ensure sustainable source of development financing with the long-term objective of replacing foreign aid dependency,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph aa) (new) under subtitle "Least Developed Countries (LDCs)" aa) to address the current farmland acquisition issue, particularly in LDCs, led by government-backed foreign investors, which, if not handled properly, threatens the local food security and may lead to serious and far-reaching social unrest,
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph ca) (new) ca) replace the current world trade paradigm by fair trade principles which entails paying a fair price for the resources and agricultural products of the developing countries, i.e. a price which reflects the internal and external costs, while guaranteeing ILO core labour standard for working conditions as well as ensuring environment protection;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph fa) (new) under subtitle "Aid effectiveness" fa) to make aid effective, structural problems of poverty should be addressed including radical policy changes in order to implement social justice and wealth redistribution policies within LDCs and among nations to maintain social cohesion and prevent conflict;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -ga) (new) under subtitle "Right to Development (RTD)" -ga) supports the UN declaration on the Right to Development which stipulates that ‘ States have the duty to cooperate with each other in ensuring development and eliminating obstacles to development, realise their rights and fulfil their duties in such a manner as to promote a new international economic order based on sovereign equality, interdependence, mutual interest.’ 1986;
source: PE-460.762
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2011/2109(INI) EU support for the ICC: facing challenges and overcoming difficulties
2011/06/09
DEVE
5 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Strongly encourages the EEAS and the diplomatic services of the EU Member States systematically to
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Encourages the ICC and the EU to prioritise support for the strengthening of independent and impartial national judicial systems; points out that justice is one of the fundamental rights, that it must be exercised firstly at national level, the judicial system permitting, and that cases should be referred to the ICC only as a last resort;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the crucial role of the ICC in the context of EU foreign policy
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Draws attention to the principle of EU external policy coherence, under which the Union has a duty in its external activities to promote democracy, independent and impartial justice and basic human rights;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to its resolution of 4 September 2008 on the evaluation of EU sanctions as part of the EU’s actions and policies in the area of human rights; emphasises that there is a growing international consensus to the effect that any serious and deliberate damage to the environment undermines international peace and security and constitutes a violation of human rights; takes the view that any deliberate and irreversible degradation of the environment constitutes a threat to security and a serious violation of human rights; therefore encourages the inclusion of crimes against the environment as crimes against humanity; calls on the ICC to include any deliberate and irreversible damage caused to the environment among the grounds which may lead to the adoption of sanctions.
source: PE-472.061
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2011/2145(INI) Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness
2011/07/09
DEVE
19 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Tunis Consensus "Targeting Effective Development" of 4 - 5 November 2010 on African agenda for development effectiveness,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 15 March 2007 on local authorities and development cooperation,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the principles set out in the Paris Declaration
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas transparency and accountability are vital conditions for aid effectiveness
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas it is important in the context of the fourth Forum to remind donors of their commitment to devote 0.7% of their GNP/GNI to development aid, define PDA more rigorously and comply with the principles of the Accra Agenda for Action, which still remain valid, whereas there is a need to move beyond official development assistance to build development partnerships to support a vision of development that is owned and driven by countries themselves,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the Tunis Consensus on African agenda for development calls for refocusing attention from aid effectiveness to the broader agenda of development effectiveness; and whereas the six elements identified as being central to Africa for development effectiveness are: building capable states; developing democratic accountability; promoting south-south cooperation; thinking and acting regionally; embracing new development partners; outgrowing aid dependence,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that one basic condition to fulfil the "aid effectiveness agenda" is to embrace fully the principle of "democratic ownership", implying that development strategy are country-driven and reflect the commitment of all national stakeholders;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that while donors did not provide developing countries enough political space to choose their own path of development, governments in developing countries did not give their parliament and civil society the room of manoeuvre necessary to enable effective ownership; urges upon the EU to strengthen the Paris and Accra commitments through promoting democratic ownership of development policies, planning and actions through full engagement with, and accountability to, all development stakeholders;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes with concern that despite deepening crisis of global finance, climate change and food insecurity, the responses of the international community are characterised by profound incoherencies between aid and development policies and those policies related to trade, investment, debt or climate finance, which are key pillars for enhancing development, and to end global poverty; accordingly, urges for enlarging the agenda of "aid effectiveness" into a "development effectiveness" agenda, and to address, in this way, the urgency of policy coherence for development;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that a broader approach of "aid effectiveness" should lead to genuine development effectiveness, that entails that aid architecture is accompanied by a series of reforms beyond aid encompassing trade, investment, migration, debt, taxation, intellectual property, climate change and security;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Recalls that effective aid entails enabling poor countries to mobilise domestic revenues; accordingly, urges once more the EU to make the fight against tax havens, tax evasion its utmost priority, while promoting alternative sources of development finance, i.e. through the setting up of a Financial Transaction Tax; likewise, urges upon the EU to provide enhanced support for assisting developing countries in tax reforms with the aim to support effective, efficient, fair and sustainable tax systems, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the donor countries and the beneficiary countries to take immediate measures to meet their commitments under the Paris Declaration and the AAA,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that aid should serve as a lever for
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that all governments - donor and recipient - are bound by human rights obligations; stresses that these commitments and accountability to international human rights law is central for achieving development effectiveness; accordingly, urges the EU to commit in Busan to introduce binding measures to ensure that aid respects human rights agreements and empowers poor and vulnerable communities to claim their rights;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses th
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on the national parliaments to adopt country strategy documents and annual budgets in consultation with civil society and local authorities, in advance of any political dialogue with donors, so as to give full weight to democratic control;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
source: PE-472.089
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2012/0000(INI)
2013/03/26
DEVE
18 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1a (new) 1a. Points out that illicit outflows are a major explanation for developing country debt, while aggressive tax planning is contrary to the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the Commission
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4a (new) 4a. Also deplores the laxity of the Global Forum's standards regarding the quality of information to be held (e.g. lack of requirement of disclosure of beneficial ownership; lack of legal means to counter refusals or delays in the provision of information upon request; reliance on private agents, not public registries, for information, etc.); believes that the Global Forum peer review process will be far more effective if outside experts were involved in all of its stages;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4b (new) 4b. Calls once more for an internationally binding multilateral automatic tax-information exchange agreement, which should also cover trusts and foundations, and include sanctions for non-cooperative jurisdictions and for financial institutions that operate with tax havens; urges the EU to adopt measures similar to the US Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act and to consider the possibility of withdrawing banking licences from financial institutions that operate with tax havens; calls on the Commission to propose European black list of tax havens based on stringent criteria and to propose European sanction regimes in the event of non-compliance or enhanced cooperation in case an EU approach is not possible;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4c (new) 4c. Recalls that reinforcing transparency in tax matters includes the identification of owners and beneficiaries of companies, trust funds, foundations;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4d (new) 4d. Notes that tax evasion and money laundering are facilitated by Trust and Company Service Providers (TCSP), as they enable the establishment of structures that render the beneficial owners unaccountable for their actions and obligations, including to tax authorities, to creditors and to the victims of human rights violations; takes the view that TCSPs should be required to carry out due diligence in accurately establishing beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering rules; also deems that companies should only be allowed to incorporate in a jurisdiction if they have meaningful economic substance within that jurisdiction (for example, staff and sales);
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4e (new) 4e. Observes that trusts are often used as conduits for tax evasion, however, notes with concern that the majority of countries do not require registration of legal arrangements; calls on the EU to introduce a European register for trusts and other secrecy entities, as a prerequisite for dealing with tax avoidance;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4f (new) 4f. Points out that according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) the estimated amount of money laundered globally in one year is 2 - 5% of global GDP, or $800 billion - $2 trillion in current US dollars;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4g (new) 4g. Stresses that the fight against corruption is an integral part of capacity building for tax administration; calls on the full implementation of the Merida Convention against Corruption (2003);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5a (new) 5a. Stresses that trade mispricing is one of the most prominent drivers of illicit financial outflows; but notes the limitations, complexities and difficulties in implementing the arm's length principle to adress it, especially for developing countries; calls on the Commission to work upon concrete proposals to ensure that the G20, the OECD, the UN and the WTO consider a broader set of indicators and methods for tackling trade mispricing, among which are the US ‘comparable profit methods’ that have shown promise in determining the incorrect pricing of transactions;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out that
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position towards some foreign direct investors "shopping around" for tax subsidies and exemptions; deems that in case of sizeable investments, companies shall be required to make precise commitments on the positive spill over effects of the project in terms of local and/or national economic and social development;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7a (new) 7a. Recalls that the possibility to detect and prosecute tax violators depends crucially on data availability and data quality; stresses that a strategy countering tax evasion and avoidance should involve both measures at the national as well as the international level, as in the case of unveiling a firm's mispricing practices, which requires a well functioning cross- border information exchange between domestic tax administrations, auditors and foreign public authorities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7b (new) 7b. Calls on the EU to upgrade technical assistance in developing countries so as to address transfer pricing manipulation, and to scale up its cooperation on tax matters by encouraging the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) to enhance tax mobilisation and democratic governance in Africa;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7c (new) 7c. Underlines that, in a context where export revenues vary according to raw material price fluctuations, it is important to give developing countries policy space to increase their capacity to resist external shocks and to implement countercyclical action plans to boost the economy, by allowing them to use i.a. the tool of export taxation.
source: PE-507.968
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2012/0164(APP) Economic governance: facility for financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro
2013/02/20
ECON
33 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas Hungary, Romania and Latvia were the first Member States to request and benefit from a EU financial assistant at the beginning of the financial and economic crisis by means of a BoP facility; whereas the economic and financial crisis has hit seriously several non euro area Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas updating Regulation (EC) No 332/2002 would help ensur
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the BoP Proposal as a first step towards achieving a level playing field between euro area and non-euro area Member States; acknowledges that the task is not simple given the
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out and regrets that no reference was made to the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as required by Article 5 of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of the subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the TFEU and to the TEU; asks the Commission and Council to make an explicit reference to the above mentioned principles ahead of the submission of the Regulation for a European Parliament consent;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Asks the Council and the Commission to take account of the following re
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point i (i) the Commission should clarify
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ii (ii) no effective link or material conditionality should be established between the balance of payments facility and the use of structural funds; conditions relating to the use of structural funds should, if at all,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point iii (iii) the increased variety of financial assistance to non-euro area Member States provided for in the BoP Proposal is welcomed; however, an appropriate instrument for direct bank recapitalisation instrument for non euro area Member States, breaking the vicious circle between public finances and the domestic banking sector, needs to be added to the selection of financial assistance tools in order to ensure a level playing field between euro area and non-
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point iv Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point iv a (new) (iva) regarding the conditions and the procedures for granting loans, the European Central Bank (ECB) should have less involvement in the preparation of the adjustment programmes. In its opinion (CON/2013/2), the ECB considers it inappropriate to assume such a role for a non-euro area Member State; therefore, as the ECB suggested it, Article 3(3) 'acting in liaison with the ECB' and Article 3(8) 'in liaison with the ECB' should be replaced by 'taking into account the view of the ECB, should the ECB decide to give advice in this respect';
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point iv b (new) (ivb) in general, more clarity and specifications are required for the elaboration and assessment of the macro- economic adjustment programme, particularly regarding policy and procedural requirements aiming at re- establishing "a sustainable balance of payments position and at restoring its capacity to finance itself fully on the financial markets";
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point v (v) with reference to Article 4(1), regarding conditions for granting a precautionary conditioned credit line (PCCL), the BoP Proposal would benefit from more operational clarity on two concepts, namely 'sustainability of the external position' and the 'presence or absence of bank solvency problems
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point vi (vi) more clarity and more precise guidelines are needed with regard to Article 4(2) referring to conditions for granting a enhanced conditions credit line (ECCL), of the BoP Proposal as to the thresholds and criteria of the assessment at which a country is no longer eligible for a
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point viii (viii) it is necessary to enhance the transparency and accountability within the enhanced surveillance process by adapting the economic dialogue in a way that allows the relevant National Parliament as well as the European Parliament to invite the Commission, the Council, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an exchange of views;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ix a (new) (ixa) article 6.2 of the BoP proposal on enhanced surveillance integrates a certain number of elements which reflect the substance of the Commission proposal on common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area. Therefore, the BoP proposal should be updated with the aim of ensuring a level playing field so as to reflect the provisional agreement of the Parliament and the Council negotiating teams on the relevant parts of the Ferreira report, namely on standards and procedures regarding specifications for reporting requirements foreseen in article 7 of the Ferreira report;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ix b (new) (ixb) with the purpose en ensuring a level playing field between euro area and non euro area Member States provisions regarding enhanced surveillance in article 6 of the BoP regulation should be updated so as to integrate a certain number of elements provisionally agreed in the Ferreira report such as, where relevant, provisions on economic partnerships programmes and their relationship with macroeconomic adjustment programmes, monitoring requirements on the quality of public finances including provisions regarding the impact of foreseen budgetary measures on EU2020 targets and the adaptations that an assistance programme entails on the National Reform Programmes, as well as indications on cost-benefit assessments on public investments, a description and quantification of budgetary measures, including foreseen tax policy reforms and potential spill-over effects of foreseen measures for other Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point ix c (new) (ixc) The EUR 50 billion limit foreseen in article 2 of the BoP Regulation proposal should be reviewed so as to allow to gradually increase of such a limit in function of the reimbursement of EFSM outstanding credits by means of a Council decision;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – first indent - the recognition and role of spill-over effects (Article 1(1)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fourth indent - specifications for the conduct of Member States under enhanced surveillance, including mention of
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fifth indent a (new) - specifications regarding the obligation to involve the social partners and civil society and the observation of Article 151 and 152 TFEU and Article 28 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and to ensure that this regulation does not affect the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law (Article 6 and article 1.2a of the Gauzès report)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – fifth indent a (new) - specifications regarding the involvement of the social partners and civil society (Article 6a of the Gauzès report)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – sixth indent - specifications
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – seventh indent - transparency and accountability to European Parliament
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – seventh indent a (new) - inclusion of a clause regarding practices and institutions for wage formation and the observance of article 151 TFEU and article 28 of the Charter for Fundamental Rights (Article 6(1) of the Gauzès report);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – seventh indent b (new) - additional specifications regarding the mandate of technical assistance provided to Member States under programme (art 6(6) of the Gauzès report);
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – seventh indent c (new) - additional specifications regarding measures to safeguard tax revenues (Article 6b of the Gauzès report);
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – eighth indent - the need for realistic
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – ninth indent - assessment of whether deviations from the programme are within or beyond Member State control, assessment of the consequences resulting from the adjustment programme and the explicit protection of health care and education sectors (Articles 6(4) and 6(5) of the Gauzès report)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – tenth indent a (new) - close cooperation between the Member State under assistance and the Commission in order to maintain private investor exposure in the Member State concerned (Article 6(4a));
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – eleventh indent - regular communication of the review mission findings in post-
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – twelfth indent - reverse qualified majority Voting in the Council
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point x – thirteenth indent - report on a review of the BoP Regulation (Article 13(
source: PE-506.021
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2012/2063(INI) EU 2011 report on policy coherence for development
2012/08/28
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8 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Considers that all EU policy areas having an external impact must be designed to support developing countries' sustainable needs in order to fight poverty, guarantee decent income and livelihood as well as the fulfilment of basic human rights, including social, economic and environmental rights;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Believes that Policy Coherence for Development must be based on the recognition of the right of a country or a region to democratically define its own policies, priorities and strategies to protect their populations' livelihoods in line with the UN International covenant on Economic, social and Cultural rights;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Invites the European Ombudsman and the Commission to work together in order to ensure the availability of an effective complaints mechanism against incoherencies in the EU's development policy using the UNDP Human Development criteria as a standard against which concrete measures and actions can be evaluated;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 e (new) 10 e. Points out that fair trade between the EU and developing countries entails paying a fair price for the resources and agricultural products of the developing countries, i.e. a price which reflects the internal and external costs, while guaranteeing ILO's core labour standards for working conditions as well as international standards on environmental protection;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 f (new) 10 f. Is of the view that current bilateral Free Trade negotiations and agreements with developing countries contain commitments which circumscribe the right of these countries to choose their own development strategies, including regulatory reforms to develop their agriculture and industry without being exposed to unfair competition; believes that developing countries should protect their economy and proceed to selective market openings, as was the case in Europe;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14 c. Stresses that any access to fisheries resources in third countries' waters must respect not only Article 62 of UNCLOS regarding surplus stocks but also Articles 69 and 70 on the rights of land-locked and geographically disadvantaged States within the region, taking into account the nutritional and socioeconomic needs of local populations;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14 d. Considers that any system of attributing fishing opportunities to countries within Regional Fisheries Managements Organisations (RFMOs) must include the legitimate rights and aspirations of developing States to develop their own fisheries; insists that the EU oppose the introduction of Transferable Fishing Concessions schemes in RFMOs, since they would jeopardise the livelihood and well being of dependent communities of developing countries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Believes that the challenges posed by climate change must be addressed through structural reforms and calls for a systematic climate change risk assessment into all aspects of EU's policy planning and decision making including trade, agriculture, food security, etc., and demands that the result of this assessment be used to formulate clear and coherent country and regional strategy papers, as well as development programmes and projects;
source: PE-494.579
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2012/2224(INI) Advancing development through trade
2013/01/30
DEVE
30 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the link between trade liberalisation and poverty reduction is not automatic; but whereas opening up trade can be one of the most effective drivers of economic growth and development, if and when the right conditions are in place;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the EU's trade policy towards developing countries seeks to better integrate them into the international trading system, but lacks clearly defined development objectives; and whereas despite significant liberalization efforts, some developing countries, notably LDCs, have not been able to diversify production and exports;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the impact of globalisation on poverty reduction is uneven; whereas a large proportion of the population in developing countries still live in extreme poverty, and particularly in the LDCs: in 1990, only 18% of the extremely poor were living in LDCs, while by 2007, that share had doubled to 36%;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements have raised major difficulties for developing countries (in terms of fiscal revenue losses, regional integration, etc.); whereas the high number of countries effectively leaving the negotiations indicates the lack of a development agenda within the Interim EPAs: some of the countries which effectively leave believe that the such EPAs would lead them towards a less favourable situation than the trade provisions of the Cotonou Agreement; whereas EPA negotiations are far behind schedule, overall progress is still weak and more than a time limit is needed to remedy this situation;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas poor countries have difficulties in compensating for the decline in trade taxes as a result from the current global context of trade liberalisation; and whereas there is a danger that customs tariffs on processed goods which exceed those on raw materials may help to consign developing countries to the role merely of exporters of raw materials;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practises that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; and whereas the expansion of agrofuels may have dramatic consequences in terms of violation of land rights, loss of access to vital natural resources, deforestation and environmental degradation;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas Aid for Trade (AfT) is
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas regional integration is an effective means of achieving prosperity, peace and security; and whereas, in a context of climate change, intraregional trade shall be supported, especially in a context where the development benefits of better functioning internal and regional trade may be as significant as those of increased external trade;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas "conflict resources" are natural resources whose systematic exploitation and trade in a context of conflict contribute to, benefit from or result in the commission of serious violations of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law or violations amounting to crimes under international law;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that investment policy raises two main challenges for developing countries: at the national level, investment policy needs to be included into development strategy, incorporating sustainable development objectives; at the international level, it is necessary to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Regrets that, according to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2012, some International Investment Agreements (IIA) concluded in 2011 keep to the traditional Treaty model that focuses on investment protection as the sole aim of the Treaty; however, welcomes the fact that some new IIAs include provisions to ensure that the Treaty does not interfere with, but instead contributes to countries' sustainable development strategies that focus on the environmental and social impacts of investment;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Notes with concern the growing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases filed under International Investment Agreements (IIA) whereby investors have challenged core public policies, claiming that these policies have negatively affected their business prospects; underlines, in this context, that the World Investment Report (2012) of the UNCTAD indicates that IIAs are becoming increasingly controversial and politically sensitive, primarily owing to the spread of IIA- based investor-State arbitrations which provoke growing discontent (e.g. Australia's trade-policy statement announcing that it would stop including ISDS clauses in its future IIAs), and which reflect, among others, deficiencies in the system (e.g. wide scope of provisions such as expropriation, concerns regarding the qualification of arbitrators, lack of transparency and high costs of the proceeding, and the relationship between ISDS and State- State proceedings); insists accordingly that any future European investments agreements must not contain international investor-state dispute settlement;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Recalls that mobilizing investment for sustainable development remains a major challenge for developing countries, particularly for LDCs; underlines, in this context, that UNCTAD has developed a comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) that puts a particular emphasis on the relationship between foreign investment and sustainable development;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that the link between international trade and poverty reduction is not automatic; notes, in this respect, that UNCTAD states that the average level of trade integration of the LDCs, measured by the ratio of exports and imports of goods and services to GDP, has actually been higher than that of the advanced economies since the early 1990s; hence, considers that the persistence of mass poverty in the LDCs is not due to lack of integration into the global economy, insufficient trade liberalisation or insufficient policy reforms, but is rather the consequence of underdevelopment and the failure of these countries to promote structural transformation, build productive capacity, and create productive employment at the national level;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines equally that UNCTAD argues that the premature and rapid trade liberalisation that many low-income developing countries were encouraged to undertake in the 1980s and 1990s led to de-industrialisation and a form of integration that intensified their dependence on and vulnerability to external markets; in reverse, the countries that have benefited the most from trade liberalisation and have experienced the largest reductions in absolute poverty are those that have opened their economies moderately, gradually in line with the development of their productive capacities, and have made progress towards structural transformation;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the EU to always ensure that its broad approach to trade negotiations, with the inclusion of issues like investment, government procurement, competition, trade in services and intellectual property rights, is in line with the respective needs and development strategies of partner countries; in particular, points out that the introduction of the reciprocity principle regarding public procurement can be extremely harmful for developing countries, as it will among others hamper the development of infant industries and processing; urges therefore the EU to define its policy in full respect of the "special and differential treatment" granted to developing countries; reasserts equally that governments and parliaments must retain the right to regulate investment, both so as to be able to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development and to ensure that there are obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Welcomes the fact that a broad range of industries for TNCs set supplier codes of conduct detailing the social and environmental performance standards for their global supply chains; recalls however that the proliferation and heterogeneity of CSR codes present challenges, in particular, notes that owing to the heterogeneity of the concept of (CSR), with different companies having developed different standards on accounting, auditing and reporting, levels of CSR are hard to compare; hence, calls once more on the EU to strive for a clear international legal framework over the responsibilities and obligations of business with regard to human rights;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes th
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Underlines that natural resources raise two main challenges for developed and developing countries: the environmental challenge to cope with impacts from using resources along their lifecycle and the socio-political challenge to cope with human rights and poverty internationally;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Strongly supports the legislative proposal for country-by-country reporting in the remit of the revision of the Accounting and Transparency Directive, in order to discourage corruption and prevent tax avoidance; calls on European extractive industries operating in developing countries to set an example of social responsibility and the promotion of decent work;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Points out that the governance problem in the resource sector has been addressed almost entirely by voluntary initiatives, the most prominent one being the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, that attempts to improve information transparency; observes however, that that although being necessary, EITI is not sufficient to address the wider problem of corruption and bribery in the extractive sector; likewise, notes that the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights (protect, respect, access to remedy) is not yet specific with regard to extractive industries and resources; in this respect, takes the view that there is a need to add specific provisions on extractive industries to the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights: a first step might be to appoint a special rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on that issue, with a mandate to assess and develop recommendations;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 d (new) 19d. Takes the view that standards for transparency and certification need to be enlarged over time to fully address bribery and corruption in the extractive sector and beyond, while global overuse of natural resources ought to be addressed as well; more broadly, calls on the EU to support stronger governance mechanisms to address the environmental dimensions and human rights of resource exploitation; in particular, takes the view that an international convention for sustainable resource management is essential to lay down fundamental legal principles for sustainable resource management;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 e (new) 19e. Stresses that sustainable mining requires approaches that address the whole lifecycle of resources; points out that the complexity of the global supply chains hinder transparency; accordingly, takes the view that existing transparency initiatives should be accompanied by certification efforts in the form of product labelling along mineral supply chains;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Takes the view that bilateral trade and investment policies should refer to common principles such as those provided by the Natural Resource Charter; in line with due diligence supply chain efforts, considers that this could be accompanied by sectoral provisions in areas relating to smelters and refineries, metal and recycling industries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. Reiterates its concern about the Commission's objective to secure unrestricted supply of raw materials for EU companies; points out that such strategy is not consistent with the overarching goal of eradication of poverty and policy coherence as enshrined in Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty, as it is likely to prevent countries from diversifying production, while reinforcing their dependence on unprocessed raw material exports; reasserts that the main priority of the EU should be to reduce its own consumption of raw materials;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Points out that the EU's attempts to ban or curb the use of export taxes on raw materials goes against the objective of enabling countries to generate sufficient public revenue to meet MDGs and more broadly, to secure endogenous development; hence, urges the EU to acknowledge that export restrictions can be part of some countries' development strategies or justified for environmental protection;
source: PE-504.121
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2012/2225(INI) Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries
2012/12/19
DEVE
12 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that investment policy raises two main challenges for developing countries: at the national level, investment policy needs to be included into development strategy, incorporating sustainable development objectives; at the international level, it is necessary to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Regrets that, according to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2012, some International Investment Agreements (IIA) concluded in 2011 keep to the traditional Treaty model that focuses on investment protection as the sole aim of the Treaty; however, welcomes the fact that some new IIAs include provisions to ensure that the Treaty does not interfere with, but instead contributes to countries' sustainable development strategies that focus on the environmental and social impacts of investment;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points out that the 2012 revision of the United States Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) turns the best-endeavour commitment not to relax domestic environmental and labour laws into a binding obligation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Urges the EU and its Member States to strive for the integration of provisions on sustainability in its investment agreements in line with the adoption of and follow-up work on the 2011 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; the UNCTAD/FAO/World Bank/IFAD Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment; the 2011 Revision of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; the Doha Mandate adopted at UNCTAD's XIII Ministerial Conference in 2012 and the Rio+20 Conference in 2012;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Underlines that UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2012 indicates that IIAs are becoming increasingly controversial and politically sensitive, primarily owing to the spread of IIA- based investor-State arbitrations, which provokes growing discontent (e.g. Australia's trade-policy statement announcing that it would stop including Investor State Dispute Settlement clauses in its future IIAs); takes note of UNCTAD's observation that this reflects deficiencies in the system (e.g. excessively wide definitions of expropriation, insufficient guarantees in relation to the qualifications of arbitrators lack of transparency and high costs of the proceeding, and an unclear relationship between ISDS and State-State proceedings); also draws attention to the broad public concern about the usefulness and legitimacy of the ISDS mechanism;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Notes with concern the growing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases filed under IIAs, where investors have challenged core public policies, claiming that these policies have negatively affected their business prospects; against this background, considers it essential to reform IIAs to strengthen their development dimension, balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors, ensuring sufficient policy space for sustainable development policies and making investment promotion provisions more concrete and aligned with sustainable development objectives; considers that while a systematic assessment of IIAs remains to be done, multilateral dialogue on ISDS could help to develop a consensus for its reform; insists that any future European investment agreements must not cover international investor-state dispute settlement;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that mobilizing investment for sustainable development remains a major challenge for developing countries, particularly for LDCs; underlines, in this context, that UNCTAD has developed a comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) that puts a particular emphasis on the relationship between foreign investment and sustainable development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recalls that positive development impacts of FDI do not materialize automatically, but require i.a. adequate regulation that covers policy areas beyond investment policies per se, such as trade, taxation, intellectual property, competition, labour market regulation, environmental policies and access to land;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the fact that a broad range of industries and trans-national companies have adopted codes of conduct detailing social and environmental performance standards for their global supply chains; recalls, however, that the proliferation and heterogeneous accounting, auditing and reporting standards of these codes make them difficult to compare; stresses that better implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will contribute to EU objectives regarding specific human rights issues and core labour standards; hence, calls once more on the EU to strive for a clear international legal framework setting out the responsibilities and obligations of business with regard to human rights;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses that EU assistance to governments of third countries in implementing social and environmental regulation is a necessary complement to advancing the CSR of European businesses worldwide;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. 7. Notes th
source: PE-502.087
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2012/2289(INI) Millennium Development Goals - defining the post-2015 framework
2013/03/26
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44 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, defining what constitutes discrimination against women and setting up an agenda for national action to put an end to those discriminations,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) - having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Human rights legal framework,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 – having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005 entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development’ (COM(2005)0134), and the Council conclusions entitled 'Policy Coherence for Development', 3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 14 May 2012,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the MDGs have helped to define poverty as a multidimensional deprivation in people's lives, covering education, health, environment, food, employment, housing and gender equality; whereas, however, there is little evidence that the existence of MDGs has had any significant impact in shaping national policies in developing countries;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished and more than 200 million are unemployed; whereas only 28% of the global population is covered by comprehensive social protection systems, reflecting high degrees of informal employment and whereas an estimated 1.4 billion people lack access to sufficient energy services, hampering their ability to overcome poverty;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) B b. whereas three-quarters of the world's poor people live in middle income countries and, according to the World Development Indicators 2008 of the World Bank, income and wealth inequalities within countries have increased since the early 1980s, including in high-income countries; whereas income and job insecurity have also increased owing to patterns of globalisation based on outsourcing and weaker labour protection;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) B c. whereas the global food, energy and financial crisis of 2007 - 2010 highlighted the fragility of global food supply systems and exposed systemic failures in the workings of financial and commodity markets and major weaknesses in the mechanisms of global governance;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) B d. whereas sustainability concerns, regarding inter alia the urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and to achieve more equitable and sustainable management and governance of natural resources, represent the key challenge for a transformative agenda;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day and, if present trends continue, the MDG target to halve the proportion of people living without basic sanitation services will not be met until 2049; whereas currently almost 200 million people are unemployed – about 74 million of those are between the ages of 15 and 24 and only 20% of the world's population has adequate social security coverage, while more than half lack any coverage at all;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a "human rights based" approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political) and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Welcomes the fact that the MDG framework has put the fight against poverty at the forefront of the global development agenda; regrets, however, that MDGs failed to address systemic issues that create unequal opportunities for people and countries, including the impact of the liberalisation agenda on poverty and inequality; recalls, for instance, that in a largely globalised economy, labour's bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Decent Work Agenda; against this background, regrets that the consensus on poverty as a policy priority has not led to fundamental debates about policy alternatives for reaching this global goal but that the dominant underlying economic/development strategies continue to be driven by the Washington Consensus agenda aimed at liberalisation and privatisation;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Recalls that environmental degradation jeopardises the achievement of MDGs, among which the objective of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; in particular, recalls that persistent inequalities and struggles over scarce resources are among key drivers of conflict, hunger, insecurity and violence, which in turn are key factors that hold back human development and efforts to achieve sustainable development; calls for the adoption of a more holistic approach that reflects the outcome and follow-up of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that inequality hampers economic development and poverty reduction efforts; in particular, recalls that high levels of inequality make it difficult to construct broad-based, redistributive and fiscally sustainable social welfare systems that are grounded on principles of social solidarity, while high levels of inequality may raise crime levels or cause violent conflict, especially in multi-ethnic societies; believes that the structural causes of poverty need to be addressed to enable a transformative change of society;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for the "post-MDG agenda" to be anchored to the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, which not only affirms development as a fundamental human right but addresses development as a process;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Stresses that inclusiveness is a dynamic concept that goes beyond a "pro- poor" strategy, and implies broadening the focus to include vulnerable populations in precarious livelihoods, which calls for anchoring development strategy into the macroeconomic framework; considers that defining qualitative indicators will be critical to monitor both the degree to which development progress is inclusive and sustainable, and the extent to which the needs of the most deprived and vulnerable groups are being addressed;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Recalls that the
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that universal
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls for full and productive employment and decent work to be a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda and calls for this goal to be supported through the implementation of well-designed national social protection floors for poverty reduction and resilience;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Underlines that climate change, the recent food price crisis and the global financial crisis can all be linked to the lack of adequate global governance; hence, stresses that global governance should be a key ingredient of the post- 2015 Development Agenda;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Deplores the lack of coherence between institutions of global governance, in particular regarding the multilateral trade, finance and environmental architectures; considers that, while global governance deficits have led countries to seek regional solutions as a way to respond to region-specific development needs, such arrangements require coordination to avoid policy fragmentation and incoherence with multilateral regimes and international standards; more broadly, deems that action at the global level is required to supplement national efforts;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9 c. Notes that, although the format of the MDG framework enabled the setting of concrete and time-bound goals and targets that could be monitored by statistically robust indicators, there is a lack of ownership of these goals; against this background, warns against imposing a one-size-fits-all approach and believes that global goals and targets must be tailored and adapted to national and regional contexts and initial conditions;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Stresses that the post-2015 UN development agenda shall respond to a human-rights based approach, which encompasses social and economic rights, while also including civil and political rights related to peace and security, as well as the right to development;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on the EU to support, within the post-2015 agenda, the adoption of binding clauses on individual rights, especially women and girls' rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the EU to support developing countries in building up
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that armed conflict and post- conflict situations are some of the main obstacles to development and poverty reduction; stresses equally that peace and security, development and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on the EU to promote the financial transaction tax and to ensure that a significant part of the revenue be used for financing for development and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Points out that the EU should promote an integrated and complementary approach to financing
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the EU to
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should therefore include i.a. the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Urges EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to comply with their obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, gender equality, core labour standards, international agreements and payment of taxes in a transparent manner;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Emphasises that economic
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35 a. Takes the view that, while MDGs have certainly been a success in putting a stronger spotlight on development aid, a mere focus on aid is too narrow; considers that a new approach is needed that embraces global governance, with a strong focus on policy coherence for development and the provision of global public goods;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35 b. Believes that a post-2015 agenda for development needs to identify essential global public goods, set how they are financed and specify which global institutions can be held accountable for their provision;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 c (new) 35 c. Takes the view that policy coherence should move beyond a "do no harm" perspective, both in Europe and beyond, towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment and international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives; supports, in this context, the idea of establishing a Global Economic Council in the context of the United Nations System;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the future development framework should contain a reference to the concept of
source: PE-508.032
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2012/2295(INI) Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
2013/05/07
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11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that biodiversity and ecosystems deliver collective benefits and must be considered as common goods; recalls that when properly managed and governed, biodiversity based assets can yield significant economic benefits; laments however that many policy-makers see little economic gain from conserving or investing in biodiversity; stresses therefore the value of "ecosystem services" and their contribution to economic and social development;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that no system for generating wealth can be sustainable if it degrades its resource base; underlines that, in parallel to the market oriented functions, the bio- economy sustains also a wide range of public goods functions, not currently rewarded by the market, that should be preserved, such as agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality and resilience to flooding and fire;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Takes the view that the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy will only be successful if resource efficiency is the pillar of the economy and if genetic engineering is not the driver of this economy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Believes that any bio-economy strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass first directed to ensure basic services not rewarded by the market and then to high value applications like materials (rather than bioenergy which has a lower value);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Stresses that a sustainable bio-based economy must be built on modal transport and reduction of the overall consumption of biofuels to the strict minimum; in particular, underlines that in order to assess whether a specific bio-based process or product is reducing direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions, all the stages from the extraction of the raw material to the end-use-state should be considered; stresses that the EU and national policies should promote clean alternatives to fossil fuels, such as vehicles that run on renewable electricity as well as solar and wind energy, instead of stimulating the shift to biomass in sectors where lower value is added to it (like in the production of biofuels and other bioenergy);
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries, where biomass exploitation represents a major challenge in terms of governance, as in the case of forest conservation and sustainable management of forest resources, thereby making it difficult to fulfil EU sustainability criteria and measures for imported biomass or to check their implementation through monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Insists that the EU has a duty to reduce its dependency on fish from developing countries for food, as well as for feed in aquaculture, stresses that in the current reform of the CFP, priority should be given to measures that underpin an environmentally sustainable management of fisheries and the use of non-carnivorous species in aquaculture;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of mangrove, seagrass meadows, salt marshes and kelp forests as highly performing carbon sinks, warns of the rapid destruction of these coastal ecosystems due inter alia to increasing demand for seafood from aquaculture; calls for a marine equivalent of the REDD scheme to safeguard coastal and marine ecosystems as carbon sinks;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that the protection of biodiversity is a key component to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (among which Goal 1 on Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger and Goal 7 on Ensuring Environmental Sustainability); in particular, stresses upon the importance of healthy biodiversity and ecosystems for primary production like agriculture, forestry and fisheries; accordingly, deems that production of biomass shall be analysed in respect with its impact on ecosystem services;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Fears that growing demand for biomass exacerbates food insecurity in developing countries
source: PE-510.586
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Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) – having regard to its Resolution of Tuesday, 8 March 2011 on Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. Whereas developing countries do not have the bargaining power to force tax havens to cooperate, exchange information and become transparent;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas a truly effective fight against Tax Fraud, Tax Evasion and Tax Havens requires the swift adoption of binding Community legislation in the field of taxation, the biggest procedural obstacle being that taxation is not subject to the ordinary legislative procedure;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Council and Commission to upgrade technical assistance and capacity building in developing countries to address transfer pricing manipulation, and to scale up its cooperation on tax matters amongst others by encouraging the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) to enhance tax mobilisation and democratic governance in Africa;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that a strong commitment to reducing the tax gap and measures to tackle tax havens, evasion and avoidance would contribute to the necessary stabilisation of financial markets, help with fiscal consolidation while easing its austerity effects, increase public investment resources, improve the efficiency and fairness of national tax systems, and raise general tax compliance levels, both in the EU and in developing countries;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on Member States to revoke the banking licenses of financial institutions and financial advisors if they actively assist in tax fraud by offering products or services to customers enabling them to evade taxes or refuse to cooperate with tax authorities;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the progress made on country-by-country reporting under the Accounting and Transparency Directives; urges the Commission to introduce country-by-country reporting for crossborder companies in all sectors, requiring disclosure of information such as turn-over, profits, number of employees, sales and purchases on a country by country basis on the trading of a group as a whole in order to monitor respect for proper transfer pricing rules;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls on the Co
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Urges Member States to swiftly implement the Commission’s proposal for the introduction of a General Anti-Abuse Rule to counteract aggressive tax planning practices, and include a clause in their Double Taxation Conventions to prevent occurrences of double non-taxation and low effective taxation;
source: PE-505.996
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