Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2021/2164(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Policy Coherence for Development (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Policy Coherence for Development
Amendments (24)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the policy coherence for development has been affirmed by the European Commission and certain Council conclusions, as well as by some national policies of certain Member States, but there is a marked lack of progress in the implementation of this principle;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, moreover, some expert studies have highlighted the shortcomings of impact assessments for the evaluation of the development policies of major European policy initiatives;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the current global geopolitical context is marked, in particular, by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, and some of the health measures taken in response to this pandemic, Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and the consequences of this conflict for food security and climate change, and these problems are seriously threatening the global achievement of the SDGs such that a comprehensive response is necessary; whereas this further increases the need for effective implementation of PCD and coherence and consistency between different policies, as in the case of the humanitarian-development nexus;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas PCD mechanisms in the Commission include, among others, inter- service groups, stakeholder and public consultations, a PCD screening (tracker) of the Commission Work Programme, Tools 19, 27 and 35 in the impact assessment guidelines (revised Better Regulation Agenda), and the sustainability impact assessment of trade agreements; whereas the extent to which these arrangements are used varies and the quality of PCD work can only be measured by its concrete results; whereas in some cases the PCD analyses in the Commission’s impact assessments for recent legislative proposals are still superficial (e.g. the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and the Environmental Crime Directive) or have not been conducted despite the clear need for them (e.g. anti-money laundering package, the directive and regulation on corporate sustainability reporting), and the European Court of Auditors has highlighted shortcomings in the sustainability impact assessments of free trade agreements (2014); whereas this clearly shows that more action on the recommendations of the 2018 external evaluation of the PCD is needed;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, moreover, improvements could also be made in the coordination of sustainability impact assessments and free trade agreement negotiations, so that such assessments are genuinely able to influence the outcome of such negotiations;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the expertise of any consultants involved in and selected to carry out impact assessments and other ex-ante studies must correspond to the fields and specifications of the analyses and studies concerned, and they must also have genuine autonomy in carrying out their tasks ;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas despite the obvious relevance of PCD for important EU initiatives such as the European Green Deal, trade policy, global and EU corporate taxation standards, or corporate sustainability due diligence, ironically PCD’s visibility on the European agenda has decreased in recent years and it is no longer given a particularly prominent place in the European Parliament's debates;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas accountability is an important aspect of development cooperation and must be applied to PCD; whereas a specific ‘EU report on PCD’ produced by the Commission every two years has been discontinued since 2019 in favour of an EU report on the implementation of the SDGs produced every four years, which is regrettable and leads to confusion between policy coherence for development and policy coherence for sustainable development, which is a much broader concept;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the involvement of the European Parliament in the evaluation of policy coherence for development and, in particular, the European Commission's actions in this field, remain insufficient;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, as co-legislator and a contributor to policy-making, Parliament bears much of the responsibility for the EU’s implementation of PCD; whereas its Committee on Development (DEVE) plays a key role in this through opinions to other committees; whereas for PCD to work properly a ‘whole-of-Parliament’ approach is needed, with active contributions from all parliamentary committees involved in different policies, which has so far rarely been the case, and, furthermore, Parliament unfortunately does not have the room for manoeuvre necessary to rigorously evaluate the Commission's action on policy coherence for development;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that all EU institutions and Member States must comply with their PCD obligations under the treaties in all legislative and policy initiatives likely to have an impact on developing countries; calls for a step change in efforts to implement PCD to ensure that impacts on developing countries are properly identified and analysed, that negative impacts are avoided or minimised, and that full use is made of possible synergies with the pursuit of development objectives, and that the consequences of major EU initiatives are generally based on good quality ex-ante analyses and studies, where appropriate carried out by consultants with the necessary expertise and autonomy, and available sufficiently in advance of the decision to have a real impact on it;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a precise methodology should be developed for impact assessments and other ex-ante evaluations and studies of trade agreements;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its call for a high-level EU strategy for the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agestresses that SDGs are at the heart of PCSD anda andre the SDGs; considers that PCD, which represents a unique EU contribution to the broader objective of PCSD,refore relevant to the principle of the European Union's policy coherence for development, and therefore must be a central pillar of this strategy;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that PCD needs to remain a key part of the EU’s foreign policy and calls for it to be given more visibility and for the EU toand that this principle must play a leadingcentral role in promoting PCD globally, including at the OECD Development Assistance Committee and at the UNany negotiations on free trade or other trade agreements;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that taking into account policy coherence for development in trade negotiations requires, inter alia, high- quality ex-ante analyses and studies, carried out by persons with the necessary specific qualifications and a satisfactory degree of autonomy, and available sufficiently in advance of the negotiations, and that the Commission should be transparent about how it takes into account the recommendations resulting from such analyses and studies and how it assesses these recommendations;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that PCD should be consistently applied to all relevant proposals, including those relating to trade policy; notes examples which have taken account of PCD, such as the recent proposal on products associated with deforestation or the directive on corporate due diligence;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
Paragraph 6 – indent 4
- resume the publication of a specific annual report on the EU’s performance in all its development policy commitments and ensure that it adequately covers the implementation of PCD and any challenges met, and that this publication is subject to parliamentary debate;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – Global Europe could be used to prevent and minimise the negative impacts of new EU legislation, trade or policy initiatives, when these cannot be avoided, and to build positive synergies in developing countries; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Underlines the critical role of EU delegations in implementing PCD and calls on the Commission and European External Action Service (EEAS) to ensure that delegations have the necessary expertise and resourcompetences to be involved from the outset in any new EU policy, initiative, for example in trade negotiations, or legislation affecting developing countries; eu delegations in developing countries should, in particular:
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
- analyse the possible local impact of new EU policies and initiatives, for example in the field of trade, by identifying affected people and interests, organising multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society organisations and the private sector, and take into the account information and views put forward by them;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
- regularly monitor the impact of EU policies on developing countries and contribute to detailed reporting on PCD for, inter alia, the European Parliament and the competent Member State representations;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
- devote appropriate expertise and resources, and establish coordination mechanisms, in line with their budgetary capacity, in their national administrations to effectively implement PCD and, where necessary, report on its implementation;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 4
Paragraph 11 – indent 4
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
- intends to strengthen its own awareness and expertise on PCD at political level by providing, if necessary and in accordance with the needs expressed, training and information on PCD for new and sitting MEPs, provided that they sit on the relevant parliamentary committees, in particular the Committee on Development, and at administrative level, in particular among the staff of bodies involved in legislation and according to the needs expressed;