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Constituencies
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Netherlands
Partij van de Arbeid
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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Netherlands
Partij van de Arbeid
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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Netherlands
Partij van de Arbeid
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PSE
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Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PSE
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Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
EP staff
- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/30 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Subcommittee on Human Rights | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/19 | 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 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2009/09/30 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with Afghanistan | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/29 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/10/23 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/09/26 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/09/27 | 2008/10/22 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2007/09/26 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2007/09/26 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/09/26 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/09/27 | 2008/10/22 |
| Member of | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly | 2008/10/23 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Shadow | 2013/2012(DEC) | Special report 17/2012 (2011 discharge): European Development Fund (EDF) contribution to a sustainable road network in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Shadow | 2012/2248(DEC) | Special report 13/2012 (2011 discharge): European Union development assistance for drinking-water supply and basic sanitation in sub-Saharan countries |
| Opinion | 2012/2167(DEC) | 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2012/2166(DEC) | 2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF) |
| Shadow | 2012/2059(DEC) | Special report 1/2012 (2011 discharge): Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa |
| Shadow | 2012/2010(DEC) | Special report 13/2011 (2011 discharge): Does the control of customs procedure 42 prevent and detect VAT evasion? |
| Opinion | 2011/2212(DEC) | 2010 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF) |
| Opinion | 2011/2201(DEC) | 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2011/0415(COD) | Instruments for external action: common rules and procedures for the implementation, 2014-2020 |
| Responsible | 2011/0406(COD) | Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020 |
| Opinion | 2010/2211(INI) | Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe |
| Opinion | 2010/2151(DEC) | 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF |
| Shadow | 2010/2151(DEC) | 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF |
| Opinion | 2010/2142(DEC) | 2009 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2010/2004(BUD) | 2011 budget, section III, Commission: guidelines |
| Opinion | 2010/2002(BUD) | 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading |
| Opinion | 2010/2001(BUD) | 2011 budget: all sections, first version |
| Opinion | 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) |
| Opinion | 2010/0054(COD) | European External Action Service: Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (amend. Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002) |
| Opinion | 2008/2186(DEC) | 2007 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission |
| Opinion | 2008/2120(INI) | Development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon |
| Opinion | 2008/2109(DEC) | 2007 discharge: 7th, 8th and 9th European Development Funds EDF |
| Opinion | 2008/2055(INI) | Mid-term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework |
| Responsible | 2008/2050(INI) | Follow-up of the Monterrey Conference of 2002 on Financing for Development |
| Opinion | 2007/2286(INI) | The Treaty amending the Treaty on the European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community |
| Opinion | 2007/2274(INI) | Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter |
| Responsible | 2007/2107(INI) | Sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU-legislation |
| Opinion | 2006/2233(INI) | Halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 |
| Responsible | 2005/0099(CNS) | Protection of animals: minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production |
| Opinion | 2005/0043(COD) | Research RTD, 7th EC framework programme 2007-2013: research, technological development and demonstration activities |
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Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2006/0167(COD) Officially supported export credits: application of certain guidelines
2010/10/25
ECON
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The incorporation of the Arrangement into EU law provides export credit agencies of Member States with additional legal certainty. In recognition of this, export credit agencies should take the EU objectives into account when supporting European companies outside of the European Union.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The OECD requires the disclosure of information on export credits from its member countries in order to prevent them from behaviour which is protectionist or market distorting. Within the Union, transparency should be ensured in order to guarantee a level playing field for the Member States.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision Recital 3 b (new) (3b) Policy coherence as enshrined in the Treaty is of the utmost importance for the achievement of the Union's external objectives. Export credit agencies should thus comply with EU objectives, especially in the field of environmental and social policy, development cooperation and respect for human rights.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Article 2 a (new) Article 2a The Council shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Commission on the implementation by each Member State of the Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits.
source: PE-450.944
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2009/0142(COD) European Banking Authority EBA: establishment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/26
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Where appropriate, the Authority should consult interested parties on technical standards, guidelines and recommendations and provide them with a reasonable opportunity to comment on proposed measures. For reasons of efficiency, a Banking Stakeholder Group should be established for that purpose, representing in balanced proportions Community credit and investment institutions (including as appropriate institutional investors and other financial institutions which themselves use financial services), t
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 2. The Banking Stakeholder Group shall be composed of 30 members, representing in balanced proportions Community credit and investment institutions, t
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. For the fulfilment of its consultative tasks the Stakeholder Group shall be provided all necessary information by the Authority.
source: PE-439.457
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2009/0143(COD) European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority EIOPA: establisment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/23
ECON
1 amendments...
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. For the fulfilment of its consultative tasks the Stakeholder Group shall be provided with all necessary information by the Authority.
source: PE-439.927
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2009/0144(COD) European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA: establishment (amend. Decision No 716/2009/EC)
2010/03/24
ECON
3 amendments...
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 33 (33) Where appropriate, the Authority should consult interested parties on technical standards, guidelines and recommendations and provide them with a reasonable opportunity to comment on proposed measures. For reasons of efficiency, a Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group should be established for that purpose, representing in balanced proportions
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1 2. The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group shall be composed of 30 members, representing in balanced proportions
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. For the fulfilment of its consultative tasks the Stakeholder Group shall be provided all necessary information by the Authority.
source: PE-439.456
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2009/2133(INI) Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action
2009/10/16
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point b (b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action-related policies will be organised in the new institutional set- up; enlargement, trade, development and humanitarian aid together constitute a substantial part of the EU's overall external policies;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. While the European Union delegations will be an integral part of the EEAS, and while they should take their instructions from and be subject to the supervision of the High Representative and should administratively belong to the Commission, requests the next High Representative to commit him/herself to informing Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs and Parliament's Committee on Development about his/her appointments to senior posts in the EEAS and to agreeing to the committee conducting hearings with the nominees, if the committee so decides; also requests that the next High Representative commit him/herself to renegotiating the current interinstitutional agreement with the European Parliament, in particular on access to sensitive information and other issues relevant for smooth interinstitutional cooperation;
source: PE-429.630
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2009/2166(INI) European Investment Bank EIB - Annual Report 2008
2010/02/02
ECON
2 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. welcomes the rearrangement of the priorities of the EIB in response to the crisis, in particular the strengthened focus on lending to SMEs; taking into account that the economic crisis is not yet over, with unemployment rates still rising; calls on the EIB to apply bolder risk-taking in its lending policy towards SMEs without jeopardizing its triple A status; suggests that the EIB adapt the 2006 Risk Capital Mandate for the European Investment Fund in order better to take into account the current economic turmoil and the need to improve SMEs’ access to capital for risk-taking projects; demands that the EIB’s participation in the Jasmine programme, currently EUR 20 million, be at least doubled;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is concerned about the reduced investments in Asia and Latin America and the ACP Countries (around 40 % less in 2008 compared to 2007); demands that the EIB restore its investments in these regions to the level of 2007;
source: PE-438.418
2010/02/17
CONT
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 – having regard to Articles 15, 126, 175, 208-209, 271, 308-309 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Protocol No 5 on the Statute of the EIB,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) – having regard to the EIB’s Final Draft Transparency Report of 13 January 2010,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EIB’s operations outside the European Union are primarily undertaken to support the European Union’s external action policies,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas, in comparison with 2007, the EIB’ s lending activity in 2008 showed a decrease of almost 40 % in Asia and Latin America and the ACP countries,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the EIB to take into account the developmental aspects of its investments outside the European Union, since development cooperation forms an integral part of the European Union’s external action;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Is concerned about the reduced investments in Asia and Latin America and the ACP Countries, and demands that the EIB restore its investments in these regions to the level of 2007;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Asks the EIB to put more emphasis, through actions such as credit guarantees to local banks, on its role as a facilitator of ‘financial inclusion’, allowing access for citizens in developing countries to essential financial services including microfinancing, savings and insurance;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Reiterates its regrets that the EIB’s annual report on the investment facility contains mainly financial information and very little — if any — information on the results of the different financed programmes; reminds the EIB of the Commission’s duty to report annually to Parliament on the EIB financing operations carried out under Decision No 633/2009/EC1;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) source: PE-438.383
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2010/0054(COD) European External Action Service: Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (amend. Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002)
2010/09/08
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 7 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1605/2002 Article 56 a (new) (7a) A new Article 56a is added: "Article 56a The functioning of the Union Delegations shall be examined by the Department for Inspections of the EEAS which shall be responsible directly to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice- President of the European Commission. The Department for Inspections shall cooperate with the Commission's internal audit service on the basis of service level agreements. These service level agreements shall in particular define the mutual exchange of information found during examinations. The Annual Report of the Inspection of the Delegations shall be made available to the Budgetary Authority in mutatis mutandis application of Article 60 paragraph 7."
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 - point 12 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1605/2002 Article 95 (12a) In Article 95 the following paragraph is added: "The Commission shall have a regular exchange of information with international organisations implementing EU funds with a view to jointly identifying actors whose lack of financial probity makes them unsuitable partners in the management of EU funds. This shall apply mutatis mutandis to the EEAS which is responsible for its own administrative budget."
source: PE-445.917
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2010/0094(NLE) EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement
2010/07/09
PECH
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 2. Requests the Commission to send it the conclusions of the meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, as well as the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol and the findings of the annual assessments; calls for representatives of its Committee on Fisheries and of its Committee on Development, acting as observers, to attend meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement; calls on the Commission to submit an implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application of the Protocol, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement;
source: PE-448.666
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2010/0197(COD) Bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries: transitional arrangements
2011/01/19
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) Member States should ensure that Bilateral Investment Treaties are fully compatible with the EU principle of policy coherence for development.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) are compatible with the EU principle of policy coherence for development.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) an agreement is incompatible with the EU principle of policy coherence for development.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (ca) be incompatible with the EU principle of policy coherence for development.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 2. For all agreements falling within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission without undue delay of any representations made to it that a particular measure is inconsistent with the agreement. The Member State shall also immediately inform the Commission of any request for dispute settlement lodged under the auspices of the agreement as soon as the Member State becomes aware of the request. The Member State and the Commission shall fully cooperate and take all the necessary measures to ensure an effective defence
source: PE-456.673
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2010/0280(COD) Economic governance: strengthening of surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies. 'Six pack'
2011/02/15
ECON
5 amendments...
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) The Stability and Growth Pact is based on the objective of sound government finances as a means of strengthening the conditions for price stability and for strong sustainable growth underpinned by financial stability and conducive to employment creation and social inclusion.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) When evaluating the stability and convergence programmes an assessment of the social consequences of member states' policies should be included, since social protection systems have shown their mitigating effects as automatic stabilizers in times of economic downturn.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) When evaluating the stability and convergence programmes a balance should be struck between the Stability and Growth Pact and the Union's strategy for growth and jobs.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 – subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. Each participating Member State shall submit to the Council and Commission information necessary for the purpose of multilateral surveillance at regular intervals under Article 121 of the Treaty in the form of a stability programme, which provides an essential basis for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation and social inclusion.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 6 – subpoint a Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State with a derogation shall submit to the Council and the Commission information necessary for the purpose of multilateral surveillance of regular intervals under Article 121 of the Treaty in the form of a convergence programme, which provides an essential basis for price stability and for strong sustainable growth conducive to employment creation and social inclusion.
source: PE-458.763
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2010/2002(BUD) 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
2010/12/05
BUDG
10 amendments...
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a new 50a. Welcomes the agreement of EUR2.4 billion a year for mitigation and adaptation to climate change but insists that this 'fast start' climate finance package must be genuinely additional and does not come at the expense of existing development cooperation programmes; requests confirmation that the EU share of this package — EUR 65 million proposed for 2011 — is not redeployed from the Development Cooperation Instrument and is therefore additional; is concerned that the draft budget for 2011 foresees over EUR 1 million less for the environment and sustainable management of natural resources than in 2010;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a new 51a. Firmly rejects any attempts to finance the programme for ACP banana- producing countries through redeployment of development appropriations within heading 4, in particular from the budget lines for development cooperation; is particularly opposed to the proposal in the draft budget to redeploy for this purpose EUR 13 million from the Development Cooperation Instrument and EUR 5 million from the Civil Protection Financial Instrument;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 b new 51b. Welcomes the proposal to amend the regulation creating an instrument for industrialised countries1 but resolutely opposes its being financed with appropriations programmed for use under the Development Cooperation Instrument; stresses that funds earmarked for development cooperation must target poverty alleviation; is extremely dissatisfied that of the EUR 70,6 million total appropriations earmarked for this new instrument in the draft budget, EUR 45 million are taken from the Development Cooperation Instrument; 1 Proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation EC N° 1934/2006 establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries and other high-income countries and territories
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a new 52a. Welcomes the recognition under the Treaty of Lisbon of humanitarian aid as a European policy in its own right; underlines the increasingly serious consequences of natural or man-made disasters, particularly those linked to climate change, to the changing nature of conflicts and to violations of international humanitarian law; calls therefore for an increase in humanitarian aid funding, incorporating disaster risk reduction;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a new 53a. Is surprised at the reduction in appropriations, over 2010, proposed in the 2011 draft budget for Article 23 03 06 on civil protection in third countries when the recent disaster in Haiti clearly demonstrated the need to bolster the Community civil protection mechanism; calls in addition on the Commission to provide details of the specific measures it proposes to put in hand in setting up a preparatory action for a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 b new 53b. Welcomes the proposed 30% increase in the contribution to the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria but considers that supporting basic health services is ultimately more effective than such than vertical health funds when it comes to improving health standards in developing countries;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 c new 53c. Notes the vital contribution played by improved access to financial services, such as microfinance schemes, in helping smallholder farmers, particularly women, achieve food self-sufficiency and food security; welcomes the success of financing in the 2009 and 2010 budgets to support such schemes and stresses the need for this to be continued and extended;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 d new 53d. Calls on the Commission to extend and increase funding for existing preparatory actions that target developing countries' specific needs, such as improving water management and combating the economic and financial crisis in non-ACP developing countries; asks the Commission, where necessary, to change the legal basis of these initiatives in order to give them permanent status;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 e new 53e. Points out to the Council the increasing discrepancy between the chronic underfunding of heading 4 and the Council's new political commitments, particularly where development policy is concerned; demands a revision of the heading 4 ceiling for the years 2011-13;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 f new 53f. Insists that the Commission and Council refrain from reducing heading 4 administrative spending budget lines, as these are necessary for full and effective implementation of the multiannual programmes; sincerely regrets that the Commission's draft budget proposes significant cuts to administrative expenditure for development programmes;
source: PE-441.198
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2010/2002(INI)
2010/03/05
DEVE
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the agreement of EUR2.4 billion a year for mitigation and adaptation to climate change but insists that this 'fast start' climate finance package must be genuinely additional and does not come at the expense of existing development cooperation programmes; requests confirmation that the EU share of this package — EUR 65 million proposed for 2011 — is not redeployed from the Development Cooperation Instrument and is therefore additional; is concerned that the draft budget for 2011 foresees over EUR 1 million less for the environment and sustainable management of natural resources than in 2010;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Firmly rejects any attempts to finance the programme for ACP banana-producing countries through redeployment of development appropriations within heading 4, in particular from the budget lines for development cooperation; is particularly opposed to the proposal in the draft budget to redeploy for this purpose EUR 13 million from the Development Cooperation Instrument and EUR 5 million from the Civil Protection Financial Instrument;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the proposal to amend the regulation creating an instrument for industrialised countries1 but resolutely opposes its being financed with appropriations programmed for use under the Development Cooperation Instrument; stresses that funds earmarked for development cooperation must target poverty alleviation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6a (new) 6a. Welcomes the proposed 30% increase in the contribution to the global fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria but considers that supporting basic health services is ultimately more effective than such than vertical health funds when it comes to improving health standards in developing countries;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Insists that the Commission and Council refrain from reducing heading 4 administrative spending budget lines, as these are necessary for full and effective implementation of the multiannual programmes
source: PE-441.172
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2010/2048(BUD) Amending budget ex-3/2010: Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) for ACP countries
2010/06/10
BUDG
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, in substance, the Parliament is ready, in conciliation, to negotiate with the other branch of the budgetary authority,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to present a new proposal for the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument for the remaining part of EUR
source: PE-450.623
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2010/2070(INI) Health care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Health
2010/07/15
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 b (new) 34b. Urges the Commission, Member states and International Financial Institutions such as the EIB to support the development of mutual health insurance systems and their financing, e.g. through credit guarantees, (co-)funding of investments in clinics, funding of (parts of) salaries of health workers;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 c (new) 34c. Calls on EU insurance companies, banks and the mutualist movement in the EU to take initiatives to transfer their vast knowledge and know-how, acquired in more than two centuries of insurance history, to new insurance systems in developing countries; calls on the Commission to actively support and facilitate such initiatives;
source: PE-443.136
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2011/06/23
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the role of arid and semi arid lands (ASAL), with a special focus on live stock since the largest supply of meat for the more urbanised areas is provided by the ASAL regions;
source: PE-467.250
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2010/2151(DEC) 2009 discharge: Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds EDF
2011/09/03
CONT
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls once more the statement by the Commission that it wants to propose to incorporate the EDF into the Union budget during discussions on the next financial framework and that it will keep Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control fully informed of this initiative; insists, however, that the incorporation of the EDF into the Union budget must not lead to any overall reduction in development spending with respect to the two current funding instruments;
source: PE-460.802
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2010/2202(INI) Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2010/10/18
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Emphasises the importance of human rights clauses and effective dispute mechanisms in trade policies, partnerships and trade agreements between the EU and third countries; proposes a ‘human rights assessment’ of non-EU countries that engage in trade relations with the EU as well as a 'human rights assessment' of the impact of EU-based companies in non-EU countries;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Welcomes the establishment of human rights dialogues with each of the Central Asian states – Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan – in 2008; welcomes the first EU-Uzbek civil society seminar on human rights dialogue in October 2008; regrets that the EU-China human rights dialogues have consistently failed to deliver any improvements as regards specific human rights abuses in China; expresses its disappointment that EU-Russia human rights consultations have not yielded any substantial results; welcomes the launch in 2009 of human rights dialogues with Indonesia, and the holding of the first dialogue meetings with Georgia and Armenia; regrets the lack of results from the human rights dialogue with India and is disappointed that the issue of caste-based discrimination was not discussed during the last human rights dialogue;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Stresses that human rights include the right to food, water, education, adequate housing, land, decent work, social security and the right to form a trade union; recognises that it is poverty and the lack of good governance that is behind most of the situations of non-compliance with such rights; calls for the EU to invest more efforts and money in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), given the evidence that the world is falling far short of the goals set for 2015;
source: PE-450.657
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2010/2205(INI) External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
2011/03/14
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls on the Commission to promote the core ILO conventions in a more proactive way and to set up an EU child labour hotline where citizens can report European companies that make use of child labour anywhere in the world; this hotline should have a small but sufficient research capacity enabling it a) to publish an annual report on its findings and b) to assist European companies in their efforts to eliminate child labour from their supply chain.
source: PE-458.581
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2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe
2011/04/13
SURE
4 amendments...
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Recalls that the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon strengthens Union policies and gives the Union significant new prerogatives, notably in the fields of external action, poverty reduction, sport, space, climate change, energy, tourism, and civil protection; stresses that this requires sufficient financial resources;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 a (new) 37a. Stresses that the Innovation Union flagship initiative is the most significant and concrete attempt so far to introduce a strategic, integrated European innovation policy, whose success though depends on the full cooperation of and its implementation by the Member States, sufficient financial support by the Union, the Member States and private partners, and through a holistic, long-term stable, supportive regulatory framework;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 d (new) 38d. Calls on the Commission to introduce a holistic single policy framework for supporting and financing innovation with uniform rules, to create synergies and merge R&D&I support programmes, where possible, and to support innovation, by directing structural funding and parts of the Common Agricultural Policy funds to innovation and by encouraging more involvement of the financial sector; recalls on the Members States to devote the ETS revenues to climate related actions and innovation on resource-efficiency;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that SMEs are key drivers of economic growth, competitiveness, innovation and employment and recognises their important role in ensuring recovery and boosting of the EU economy; welcomes, therefore, the emphasis put by the Europe 2020 strategy on innovation and industrial policy, notably through the flagship initiatives "Innovation Union: transforming Europe for a post-crisis world" and ‘An integrated industrial policy for the globalisation era’, and stresses the need to enhance SME-relevant actions in other flagship initiatives;
source: PE-462.729
2011/05/04
SURE
1 amendments...
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Is convinced that the Union, as a major political, economic and trading power, must play its full role on the international stage; recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon gives new tools to better project European interests and values worldwide; emphasises that the Union will add value on the global scene and influence global policy decisions only if it acts collectively; insists that stronger external representation will need to go hand in hand with stronger internal co-
source: PE-462.723
2011/08/04
SURE
5 amendments...
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Affirms that the common agricultural policy (CAP) should be geared towards contributing to the success of the Europe 2020 strategy and that both pillars of the CAP can make a valuable contribution to it,
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Stresses that the CAP has a multifunctional role in delivering a variety of public goods
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Insists that
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53a. Stresses the importance of the Resource-Efficient Europe flagship initiative and of efforts to decouple economic growth and well being from the use of resources by supporting the shift towards a sustainable economy, stresses that focus and finance are essential for innovation supporting this crucial change;
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Underlines the need to increase finance in research, technological development and demonstration in the area of energy in order to develop
source: PE-462.730
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2010/2239(INI) Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
2010/10/12
ECON
7 amendments...
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists that Member States better include
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Observes that pension reforms are
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for facilitating the social dialogue in order to set up collective work-related pension systems in Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Observes that even
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for due consideration to be given to the fact that IORPs are based on labour agreements and fulfil a social task and thus cannot be considered as financial institutions;
source: PE-454.512
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2010/2291(ACI) European Parliament/European Commission Agreement: transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation
2011/01/04
AFCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 1 1. Regards the agreement as an important step towards a compulsory register and greater transparency;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets the fact that entry in the Transparency Register is not compulsory for interest representatives who obtain access to European Parliament buildings on the basis of a day pass;
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Regrets that the Transparency Register does not require members and staff of the EU institutions to identify, in a logbook, interest representatives with whom discussions have been held on items of legislation;
source: PE-462.714
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2010/2292(REG) EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 9 and Annexes: establishment of a joint Transparency Register between the Parliament and the Commission
2011/01/04
AFCO
4 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure Rule 9 – title Members' financial interests, standards of conduct, mandatory transparency register and access to Parliament
Amendment 15 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure Annex I – Article 2 – paragraphs 2 and 3 Members of Parliament shall refrain from accepting any
Amendment 16 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure Annex I a (new) Annex Ia Registration of contacts with lobbyists Article 1 Members shall keep a ‘logbook' indicating the lobbyists with whom they or their offices have spoken and the legislative proposals which they have discussed. Article 2 Each Member’s ‘logbook' shall be public and shall be published on the official website of the European Parliament. Article 3 The Quaestors shall establish a framework for this registration in order to ensure its uniformity.
Amendment 17 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure Annex X – Part B – title (new) B. Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission on the establishment of a mandatory ‘transparency register’ for independent organisations and self-employed persons who are involved in the drafting and implementation of the policies of the European Union.
source: PE-462.717
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2010/2301(INI) EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2011/11/14
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is of the opinion that trade should promote human rights on a global level and that all trade partners of the EU should respect the ILO conventions, in particular the convention against forced labour, which means that products produced in prisons and prison camps (the Lao Gai) should not be permitted on the EU market;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. This should be done in dialogue with the Chinese authorities to ensure that the disadvantaged and poor people currently benefitting from EU development projects are not left behind;
source: PE-475.912
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/05/15
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 5 a (new) 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
8 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1a. 'Undertaking active in the extractive industry' means the highest level parent company publishing accounts within the European Union where the group of companies for which that parent company prepares consolidated financial statements, includes subsidiarity companies, branches, permanent establishments, joint ventures and associates undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, development, extraction, processing, export, transportation of, or any significant activity related to minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) licence fees, rental fees, pipeline transit fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences and/or concessions;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 3 3. Where payments in kind are made to a government, they shall be reported in value
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – introductory part Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall review and report on the implementation and effectiveness of this Chapter, in particular as regards the scope of the reporting obligations and the modalities of the reporting on a project basis. The review should also take into account international developments
source: PE-489.525
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2011/0378(NLE) EU/Mozambique Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014
2012/02/21
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2, point a a (new) (aa) sustainable fishing practices should be promoted by ensuring that all fishing activities under the Fisheries Partnership Agreement meet the same sustainability criteria as fishing activities in EU waters;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2, point b (b) access by EU vessels to the surplus of fisheries resources should be limited in accordance with the maximum sustainable yield after food security has been guaranteed and the nutrition needs of the local populations have been met; to this end, the Commission is called on to ensure that European vessels only catch the surplus of the concerned fish stocks that is not able to be caught by the Mozambique fishing sector;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2, point d (d) the accountability of the local government should be reinforced and the local government must also guarantee the improvement of living conditions for local fishermen, the development of local, sustainable, artisanal fisheries and fish- processing industries and compliance with environmental and health standards;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2, point e (e) annual reports on the implementation of the Agreement - and in particular of the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol - should be drawn up and sent to the Parliament and the Council and made publicly available in order to promote transparency and to make certain that the budget supporting the sectoral fisheries policy is indeed used for this purpose as well as to ensure policy coherence for development;
source: PE-483.654
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2011/0406(COD) Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
2012/07/17
DEVE
31 amendments...
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) In order to ensure the visibility of the Union's assistance towards the citizens of the partner countries and those of the Union, there should be proper and targeted communication and information via (inter)national, regional and local media, or by other adequate means, whenever relevant. Minimal and appropriate requirements in this regard should be defined by the Commission in close cooperation with beneficiaries, and compliance with those requirements should be monitored.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) The Union and the Member States should improve the consistency and the complementarity of their respective policies on development cooperation, in particular by responding to partner countries' and regions' priorities at country and regional level. To ensure that the Union's development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other,
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 (10) The Union should
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) In the context of the overarching objective of the Union's development cooperation to contribute to poverty eradication, 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
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) Fighting climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and where the need for international action is urgent.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. In duly justified exceptional cases, existing country-specific geographic cooperation with non-eligible partner countries may be phased out in close coordination with other donors; ending this type of cooperation will, wherever appropriate, be accompanied by a policy dialogue with the country concerned focusing on the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable groups.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c (c) commitments and performance, based on criteria and indicators, including political, economic and social progress, progress in good governance and human rights and the effective use of aid, in particular the way a country uses scarce resources for development, beginning with its own resources.
Amendment 286 #
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, gender equality,
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Relations between the Union and its Member States on the one hand and partner countries on the other hand are based on and will promote the shared values of human rights, democracy and rule of law as well as the principles of ownership and of mutual accountability. Furthermore, relations with partner countries shall take into account their commitment and track record in implementing international agreements and contractual relations with the Union.
Amendment 298 #
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
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point a (a) a development process that is partner country or region led and owned, transparent, and respects the roles of national and regional parliaments, local authorities and other relevant public institutions, as well as civil society, in ensuring participation, oversight and accountability;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The objective of Union assistance under the programme
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5 Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 a (new) Article 13 a Programming documents for the Pan- African Programme 1. The Union documents referred to in this Article shall be considered strategic programming documents within the meaning of Article 2 of the Common Implementing Regulation and shall be adopted by means of a delegated act in accordance with Article 17 and 18. 2. The preparation, implementation and review of the programming documents under this Article shall comply with the principles of aid effectiveness: democratic ownership, partnership, coordination, harmonisation, transparency, mutual accountability and results orientation as laid down in Article 3(5) to (8). Programming shall be based on the dialogue undertaken in the context of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and its working arrangements, involving all relevant stakeholders, including the Pan-African Parliament and the European Parliament. The multiannual indicative programme for the Pan-African programme, taking into account the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, shall set out the priorities jointly selected for financing by the Union, the specific objectives, the expected results, the performance indicators, 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 coherent with geographic and thematic programmes under this Regulation and consistent with the documents referred to in Article 11(3), and shall be drawn up in accordance with a human rights-based approach. 3. The multiannual indicative programme shall give the indicative financial allocation, both overall and by priority area. Where appropriate, that allocation may be given in the form of a range. The multiannual indicative programme shall be reviewed at mid-term, and ad-hoc where necessary to respond to unforeseen challenges or implementation problems, and to take into account any review of the Joint Africa-EU strategy. The multiannual indicative programme shall include a chapter on aid effectiveness, describing the steps undertaken to enhance donor coordination, in particular between the Union and Member States.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 Without prejudice to the provisions on suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements with partner countries and regions, where a partner country fails to observe the principles referred to in Article 3(1), the Union shall invite the partner country to hold consultations in view of finding a solution acceptable to both parties, except in cases of special urgency. Where consultations with the partner country do not lead to a solution acceptable to both parties, or if consultations are refused or in cases of special urgency, the Council may take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 215(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which may include full or partial suspension of Union assistance. In case assistance to the partner country government is suspended, the Union will, to the extent possible, support civil society organisations with regard to measures aimed at supporting populations directly, in line with Article 2, and promoting human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Before adopting appropriate measures, the Union may conduct any consultations with the partner country or territory concerned.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new) Funding derived from this Instrument to the financing of actions covered by the "Erasmus for All" Regulation shall be used for actions in the partner countries covered by this Regulation. The provisions of the "Erasmus for All" Regulation shall apply to the use of those funds, while ensuring conformity with this Regulation. The Commission shall ensure that, for mobility actions: - nationals of developing countries study or carry out research in areas that are relevant to the problems of developing countries - researchers from Union universities carry out research or teaching in areas that are relevant to the problems of developing countries, - mechanisms are put in place which ensure that the selection criteria are based on merit and prioritise the assignation of scholarships to socio-economically disadvantaged groups and populations in vulnerable situations, - mechanisms are put in place to encourage nationals of developing countries to return to their countries of origin on the expiry of their periods of study or research to allow them to contribute to the economic development and welfare of the developing country concerned; - the evaluation includes follow-up with the nationals of developing countries following expiry of their periods of study or research in the Union to assess their subsequent contribution to the economic development and welfare of their country of origin.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a (a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - supporting democratisation and strengthening democracy, strengthening of the role of parliaments, - supporting the transparent and accountable functioning of institutions, decentralisation; promoting a participatory in-country dialogue on governance, - promoting media freedom, including for modern media, - promoting and protecting political and civil as well as social, economic and cultural rights and protection of minorities and most vulnerable groups, - strengthening the rule of law and judicial and protection systems and ensuring access to justice and protection.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point b (b) Gender equality and the empowerment of women; - promoting gender equality and equity, - protecting the rights of women and girls, including actions against any form of violence against women and girls and support for victims of gender-based violence, - promoting civil registration, especially birth registration; - promoting empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point c (c) Public sector management
Amendment 368 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point c (c) Public sector management
Amendment 373 #
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 tax evasion and illicit financial flows, - supporting national oversight bodies, parliaments and civil society organisations, to produce and disseminate work on tax fraud and its impact, - 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 and project-by-project reporting to enhance financial transparency.
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point c (c) Sustainable agriculture
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph III – point c (c) Transition from humanitarian aid and crisis response to long-term development cooperation; - reconstructing and rehabilitating, in the medium and long term, regions and countries affected by conflict, manmade and natural disasters, including support for demobilisation and reintegration actions, - carrying out medium- and long-term activities aimed at the self-sufficiency and integration or reintegration of uprooted people, ensuring that an integrated and consistent approach between humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, aid to uprooted people and development cooperation is pursued, - in situations of fragility, supporting the delivery of basic services and building legitimate, effective and resilient state institutions and an active and organised civil society, in partnership with the country concerned so as to maximise national ownership both at state and local levels, - in situations of fragility, supporting the delivery of basic services and building legitimate, effective and resilient state institutions and an active and organised civil society, in partnership with the country concerned so as to maximise national ownership both at state and local levels, - contributing to a prevention approach to state fragility, conflict, natural disasters and other types of crises by assisting partner countries' and regional organizations' efforts to strengthen early warning systems and democratic governance and institutional capacity building, -supporting disaster risk reduction, preparedness and prevention and the management of the consequences of such disasters.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) Strengthening social cohesion in particular with the setting- up/strengthening of sustainable social protection systems, including social insurance, and fiscal reform, strengthening the capacity of tax systems and the fight against fraud and tax evasion which contributes to enhancing equality and wealth distribution.
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 2 – point b (b) establishing
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 3 – point -a (new) (-a) as overarching objectives, contributing to sustainable and inclusive economic and social development, social cohesion and democracy;
Amendment 425 #
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 with a view to adopting policies which contribute to poverty eradication, social cohesion and sustainable development. The programme
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii (ii) strengthening social cohesion in particular with the setting-up/strengthening of sustainable social protection systems, including
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VI – paragraph 1 a (new) Areas of cooperation: - Peace and security - Democratic governance and human rights - Trade, regional integration and infrastructure (including transport) - MDGs and subsequent internationally agreed development targets - Energy - Climate change and environment - Migration, mobility and employment - Science, information society and space - Technical assistance
source: PE-492.895
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2011/2014(INI) Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan
2011/09/29
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a (new) (a) Emphasises that the effectiveness of aid to Afghanistan can only be improved if there is a radical change of approach to the problem of corruption, which has blighted the country since 2001, from the highest to the lowest level of the administration; emphasises that the corruption at the top, which was implicitly accepted in the years immediately after 2001, is now in the eyes of the Afghan people almost irreversibly undermining the authority of the institutions established by the Afghan constitution; stresses, therefore, the urgent and absolute need to break with this acceptance of corruption and to take steps to ensure that the Afghan judicial system and the Afghan Court of Auditors can vigorously address this major problem and rely on the European Union as a strong, credible and firm ally that will take the lead in combating this challenge that is crucial to the future of the country;
source: PE-472.099
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/05
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Questions the Commission's performance assessment of the Development Cooperation Instrument and firmly opposes any cut in DCI funding;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Rejects any attempt to merge the development cooperation and humanitarian aid budgets; considers that humanitarian aid and civil protection in non-EU countries are underfunded, especially in view of the growing number of humanitarian crises and natural disasters;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the importance of zinc for the treatment and prevention of diarrhoea and malnutrition in order to improve the survival, growth and brain development of young children; urges the EU and the Member States to allocate the necessary funds to provide zinc supplementation in developing countries which could save the lives of 450,000 children under the age of five every year;
source: PE-464.817
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2011/2032(INI) EU external policies in favour of democratisation
2011/11/05
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Underlines the need to build strong coalitions with other actors on the world stage such as the African Union and the Arab League in order to promote democratic values more effectively; urges the Union to actively pursue these coalitions, in particular with the United States of America, in the realm of the common efforts of the EU and the USA to better coordinate their development policies;
source: PE-464.795
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/05/26
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Asks the EIB and the Commission to consider more rigorously whether projects contribute to poverty eradication, sustainable development and inclusive growth
source: PE-465.033
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2011/2073(INI) Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid managed by ECHO
2011/11/16
CONT
10 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recalls the opinion of the European Court of Auditors (ECA) in its annual reports according to which the overall ex- ante controls, monitoring and supervision systems, ex-post audit activity, the internal audit functions of DG ECHO are assessed as generally effective; stresses,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the enhanced flexibility and efficiency facilitated by the FPA 2008 as compared to the FPA 2005, such as a more result-oriented approach, the introduction of the A- and P-control mechanisms, simplification and less ambiguity through developing guidelines; calls on the Commission to continue refining the measures which improve the efficiency of cooperation with the FPA partners through the upcoming FPA in 2012; stresses that improving the efficiency of cooperation and reducing the excessive administrative burden
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Believes that thanks to the audit and monitoring mechanisms in place there is higher accountability in terms of evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the FPA partners than in the case of the UN partners; however points out that an international organisation such as the UN cannot be compared to FPA partners;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Recalls that
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that the control requirements for indirect management of the EU funds must be
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that UN reports contain sufficient information concerning the results, i.e. the output and outcome, of projects within the reporting time scale; stresses that measurable output and impact indicators must be an integral part of the reporting criteria; deplores the fact that over 70 % of ECHO's replies to the ECA's questionnaires for its Special Report 15/2009 reveal that UN reports were late and asks the Commission to indicate the latest situation in this regard;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Recalls the ECA opinion expressed in its Special Report 15/2009 according to which the strategic and legal requirements to select partner in an objective and transparent way are insufficiently translated into practical criteria to support decision making in the case of UN partners;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Points out that the Committee on Budgetary Control will undertake a delegation to Haiti in light of the problems reported in connection with the aid allocated to Haiti;
source: PE-475.972
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2011/2186(INI) European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2010
2012/01/20
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Whereas EIB's activity outside the EU has developed primarily in middle income countries, with limited staff resources particularly for upstream work and for project monitoring, as well as limited local presence compared to the level and complexity of financing activities outside the EU;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that in 2010, the EIB lent EUR 5 bn of the total 72 bn EIB lending to developing countries (1.2 bn to Asia and Latin America (ALA), EUR1 bn to ACP (973m) and South Africa (50m), EUR 2.55 bn to the Mediterranean countries and EUR 328 mn to Central Asian countries) of which only EUR 467 mn for projects directly aiming at achieving the MDGs;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the EIB to actively support projects aimed at financial inclusion, i.e. facilitating equal access to financial services such as loans and savings and insurance schemes, for instance through supporting microfinance institutions;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes EIB's commitments and policy developed regarding non- cooperative jurisdictions; however, 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 harmful tax practises 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 loans they receive, including a report of their activities in any individual country in which they operate;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Regrets that the EIB is not prioritising investment in local companies in ACP countries; Deems that monitoring of global loans or loans for SMEs should be improved, to ensure that financial intermediaries properly implement
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) source: PE-480.600
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2011/2198(INI) Women's situation in war
2011/12/10
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the EEAS to appoint a special envoy for the protection of women in conflict zones, with the task to see to it that all efforts of the EU’s external action are coherent with this essential objective of respecting the rights of women; insists that this special envoy should additionally address gender identity and non- discrimination;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the EEAS to pay a particular attention to the growing number of corrective rapes on LGBT women taking place in pre-conflict, conflict and post- conflict situations;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Suggests the appointment of a Standing Rapporteur in the European Parliament on gender equality and women’s rights in the EU’s external relations; also responsible for gender identity and non-discrimination issues;
source: PE-473.892
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2011/2201(DEC) 2010 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2012/02/02
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Encourages the Commission to further improve the effectiveness of Union aid to the basic education sector in Sub- Saharan Africa and South Asia1, in particular by establishing realistic indicators and targets to monitor results effectively, by ensuring that Delegations assign staff with sufficient expertise and seniority to maintain sector policy dialogue with partner governments and other donors, and by focusing more on the quality of education and the capacity of beneficiary governments to cope with increases in school enrolment;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Reiterates its call for greater involvement of parliaments and consultation of civil society and local authorities in partner countries when drawing up and reviewing Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) Country Strategy Papers and Multiannual Indicative Programmes;
source: PE-480.796
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2011/2212(DEC) 2010 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
2012/09/02
DEVE
5 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 (new) 5. Urges the Commission once again to help partner countries develop parliamentary control and audit capacities and increase transparency and public access to information, in particular when aid is provided via budget support, in line with the provisions of Article 25(1)(b) of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) Regulation1and; invites the Commission to report regularly on progress achieved; _____________ 1 Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 41.).
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 (new) 6. Welcomes the Commission's swift and appropriate mobilisation of funding in reaction to the earthquake which struck Haiti on 12 January 2010 and the cholera epidemic which broke out in October 2011, with a total of EUR 122 000 000 allocated for the provision of humanitarian aid by the end of 2010;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 (new) 7. Regrets that DG ECHO's current system of checks and balances does not allow the Commission to uphold the same high accountability and control standards for the jointly managed operations with international organisations, which accounted for 46,4 % of contracts signed in 2010, as for operations under direct centralised management; urges the Commission to continue working with the UN organisations concerned to address the remaining issues, such as difficult access to internal audit reports and insufficient reporting on results, to allow the discharge authority to have sufficient information on the financial management of Union aid channelled through international organisations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 (new) 8. Takes note of the revised ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement), which has been provisionally applied since 1 November 2010; encourages the Commission to urgently launch an inclusive debate on the priorities, architecture and modalities of ACP-EU cooperation post 2020; recalls that Parliament has for many years been in favour of integrating the EDF into the Union budget, as a way to simplify procedures, to allow for better coordination of Union aid instruments and to increase parliamentary scrutiny, resulting in more coherent, efficient and accountable development spending in ACP countries; welcomes the Commission's commitment1 to propose EDF budgetisation for 2020, when the Cotonou Agreement expires; expects the Commission to honour this commitment and to take all necessary measures to start preparing for EDF budgetisation; ______________ 1 A budget for Europe 2020, COM(2011)0500, 29.6.2011, p. 20.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 (new) 10. Reiterates its concern that Parliament does not have the right to scrutinise EDF operations in the same way as it does for other aid instruments such as the DCI; urges the Commission to bring forward concrete proposals to improve Parliament's democratic scrutiny over the EDF by bringing it into line with the DCI;
source: PE-480.797
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2012/2002(INI) Agenda for change: the future of EU development policy
2012/06/06
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Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Expresses its hope that development cooperation will be a more prominent topic during the course of 2015, a key year in which deep reflection will be required, particularly with regard to following up on the MDGs; would like to see the Commission name 2015 the ‘European Year for Development’;
source: PE-491.146
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2012/2059(DEC) Special report 1/2012 (2011 discharge): Effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa
2012/10/18
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Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Agrees with the Court that a longer implementation period for the Food Facility (2008-2010) would have been more appropriate given its objectives and the existing financing gap between the end of its programming period and the next EDF programming period (from 2014); stresses the importance of ensuring the continuity of aid given the continuous volatility and high level of commodity prices; stresses the need to seek, in close coordination with WFP, FAO and IFAD, complementarity and synergy between the EU food security programmes and programmes of those and other international donors;
source: PE-497.925
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2012/2166(DEC) 2011 discharge: 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds (EDF)
2013/01/24
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 1a. Is concerned at the persisting weaknesses in terms of efficiency (with 40.3% of reviewed interventions facing problems), effectiveness (43%) and sustainability (46%) of ongoing projects and programmes in Subsaharan Africa1 revealed by on-site assessments by independent experts; notes that similar performance concerns affected implementation in the Caribbean, where the overall percentage of projects performing well or very well had decreased from 74.6 % in 2009, to 72.9 % in 2010 and 61.5 % in 20112, as well as the Pacific region, where a significant share of the programs faced implementation difficulties3; __________________ 1 Commission Staff Working Document "Annual Report 2012 on the European Union's Development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2011". Brussels, 6.8.2012. SWD(2012)242 final, p. 67. 2 Idem, p. 90 3 Idem, p. 113.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 3a. Notes that the Court of Auditors found most National Authorising Officers (NAOs) in EDF beneficiary countries to perform below the required standards of financial management; urges the Commission to intensify its technical assistance and training efforts to improve the monitoring and supervision capacities of NAOs;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3b. Welcomes the introduction of the Financial Management Toolkit to improve contractors' and beneficiaries' knowledge of the EU's financial management and eligibility rules; urges the Commission to improve further the management of contract awarding procedures by clarifying the selection criteria and better documenting the evaluation process, and to enhance the quality of grant contract supervision, with a view to reducing the high number of errors found in project payments;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 4a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to align the Parliament's scrutiny rights over the EDF to those it has over the general budget of the Union, in particular the Development Cooperation Instrument; urges the Commission to bring forward without delay concrete proposals to this effect and to initiate a dialogue to establish the precise modalities for Parliament's future scrutiny over strategic decision-making regarding the EDF;
source: PE-504.131
2013/01/29
DEVE
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is concerned at the persisting weaknesses in terms of efficiency (with 40.3% of reviewed interventions facing problems), effectiveness (43%) and sustainability (46%) of ongoing projects and programmes in Subsaharan Africa1 revealed by on-site assessments by independent experts; notes that similar performance concerns affected implementation in the Caribbean, where the overall percentage of projects performing well or very well had decreased from 74.6 % in 2009, to 72.9 % in 2010 and 61.5 % in 20112, as well as the Pacific region, where a significant share of the programs faced implementation difficulties3; __________________ 1 Commission Staff Working Document "Annual Report 2012 on the European Union's Development and external assistance policies and their implementation in 2011". Brussels, 6.8.2012. SWD(2012)242 final, p. 67. 2 Idem, p. 90 3 Idem, p. 113.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the Court of Auditors found most National Authorising Officers (NAOs) in EDF beneficiary countries to perform below the required standards of financial management; urges the Commission to intensify its technical assistance and training efforts to improve the monitoring and supervision capacities of NAOs;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the introduction of the Financial Management Toolkit to improve contractors' and beneficiaries' knowledge of the EU's financial management and eligibility rules; urges the Commission to improve further the management of contract awarding procedures by clarifying the selection criteria and better documenting the evaluation process, and to enhance the quality of grant contract supervision, with a view to reducing the high number of errors found in project payments;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to align the Parliament's scrutiny rights over the EDF to those it has over the EU general budget, in particular the Development Cooperation Instrument; urges the Commission to bring forward without delay concrete proposals to this effect and to initiate a dialogue to establish the precise modalities for Parliament's future scrutiny over strategic decision-making regarding the EDF;
source: PE-504.131
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2012/2167(DEC) 2011 discharge: EU general budget, Section III, Commission
2013/01/24
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Looks forward to seeing the first results of the Commission's new methodology for calculating the residual error rate, to be applied for the first time across the external relations directorates in the financial year 2012;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Joins the Court of Auditors in its strong concerns about the inadequacy of staff resources for aid management, in particular in EuropeAid's Internal Audit Unit and delegations, and the potential detrimental effects of the high turnover rate of contractual staff in headquarters and the Commission reorganisation of mid-2011 on aid management; appeals to Council, as the other arm of the budgetary authority, to take its responsibility in ensuring that aid can continue to be managed in accordance with the highest standards in future years;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Underlines that the envisaged reinforcement of EuropeAid staffing in the Neighbourhood region should not be achieved by a reduction and transfer to the Neighbourhood of staff managing EU aid to Least Developed Countries and other Low Income Countries in other regions; is rather of the opinion that if additional needs arise, these must be met with additional staff;
source: PE-504.130
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2012/2222(INI) Preparation of the multiannual financial framework regarding the financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and Overseas Countries and Territories for the 2014-2020 period (11th European Development Fund)
2013/01/30
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to Article 32 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by the European Union on 23 December 2010,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly resolution on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in developing countries (ACP- EU/100.954/11),
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Considers that, in order to meet that objective, it is essential to include the most vulnerable groups in society, such as, but not limited to, women, children, and persons with disabilities, in all projects aimed at poverty eradication, both in the programming and implementation and evaluation phases;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls without delay for the implementation of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly resolution on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in developing countries, especially its articles 19, 20, 21 and 22, in order to ensure an 11th EDF that is inclusive and accessible to all;
source: PE-504.105
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2012/2289(INI) Millennium Development Goals - defining the post-2015 framework
2013/03/26
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1 amendments...
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that the post-2015 sustainable development framework requires respect for the principle of democratic governance, effective, transparent and accountable institutions at all levels and a truly functioning and empowered civil society; insists that the framework must be driven by the key notions of participatory democracy and effective citizenship through the full and increased exercise of civic and political rights;
source: PE-508.032
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