Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2021/0227(BUD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic isand the health and economic measures taken in response to that pandemic have dealingt a heavy blow to some developing countries, with already poor and vulnerable people taking the hardest hits and some progress towardsachieved with regard to the Sustainable Development Goals in many cases being replaced by regress; being lost and in many cases replaced by regress, but that, in general, according to the World Bank, the world economy is expected to experience its strongest post-recession recovery in 80 years in 2021, with low- income economies also expected to return to some economic growth, albeit affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; 1 a _________________ 1a https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/featu re/2021/06/08/the-global-economy-on- track-for-strong-but-uneven-growth-as- covid-19-still-weighs
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that certain restrictive measures taken in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic have had a significant negative impact on self- employed workers and small and medium- sized enterprises and thus on the social fabric of the States concerned, for example in the artisanal fisheries sector in certain West African countries, whereas industrial fisheries are reported to have been less affected by the restrictions imposed in the context of COVID-19 and that, consequently, it is also incumbent on the States concerned to ensure that the above-mentioned measures are proportionate to the health objectives sought and fair for all economic actors, so as not to exacerbate the already significant economic and social inequalities and hinder economic recovery ;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that development assistance together with substantial debt relief and further development of international tax cooperation is badly needed to shore up public finances, avert damaging austerity measures and prevent that spending on COVID vaccination crowds out other crucial expenditure; calls on the European Commission to define a comprehensive European debt relief strategy towards developing countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that it is imperative that such development aid be conditional on reasonable guarantees of good management and effectiveness and accompanied by clear indicators to that effect and regular audits ;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that any renegotiation of debt or additional public development aid must be coupled with appropriate measures in the recipient States to address the causes of the lack of public financial resources and the financing gap for sustainable development, in particular capital flight, which, according to UNCTAD, contributes to the flight of USD 88.6 billion per year from the [African] continent, as well as tax-base erosion and profit shifting, and that the States concerned must be proactive in carrying out the necessary reforms;1 c _________________ 1c https://unctad.org/webflyer/curbing- illicit-financial-flows-finance-sustainable- development-africa
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Recalls that 'China's share of bilateral debt owed by the world's poorest countries to G20 members rose from 45% in 2015 to 63% last year, according to the World Bank' and that 'for many sub- Saharan African countries, China's share of bilateral debt is even higher', and therefore stresses that the EU cannot take the lead in any international discussions on the renegotiation of such debt, a renegotiation which, if it were to materialise, would require an equal effort on the part of all parties involved ; 1 d _________________ 1dhttps://www.ft.com/content/bd73a115- 1988-43aa-8b2b-40a449da1235
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the urgency of scaling upmaintaining funds for health care, food security and nutrition, education, social protection and gender equality and to reinforce the People - Global Challenges line from the Emerging challenges and priorities cushion; stresses that human development should be prioritised in geographical lines and account taken of the challenge posed by migration, in particular the fight against illegal immigration into Europe ;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that development aid for health programmes and humanitarian aid must be complementary and must be based on the national health systems of the recipient countries, in particular by assessing and taking into account their real needs, and that, in particular, aid and programmes relating to the COVID-19 pandemic must not have the indirect consequence of reducing the amount of attention paid to other public health priorities in the countries concerned, or even of reducing the resources devoted to such priorities ;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that it will be able to convincingly demonstrate adherence to the NDICI regulation’s provisions on expenditure for social inclusion and human development, gender, climate, biodiversity and migration objectives, in particular the fight against illegal immigration in Europe, and full respect of the requirement that 93% of the NDICI expenditure shall qualify as official development assistance; insists on the need to increasemaintain ODA, in particular to least developed countries, so as to contribute to fulfilment of the EU’s and its Member States’ collective pledges;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that social protection systems and universal health coverage should be promoted by a Pan-Africa Programme, which should have its own budget line and be in line with the needs of, and in coordination with, the national health systems concerned; welcomes the funds for continued building of OACP capacity.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)