7 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Questions the large-scale tapping of the cushion within the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, established by Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council1, for other purposes than the response to new needs it is aimed for; calls on the Member States to cover from their budgets any additional funding for Syrian refugees in Türkiye; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the ambition to bring together public and private actors and achieve synergies between different policies through the Global Gateway (GG) strategy; stresses that allocations of official development assistance involved should be firmly guided by Agenda 2030 and consistent with the needs established together with the relevant authorities in the countries concerned, and that policy coherence for development should consistently be applied; notes that the only role for Parliament in the governance arrangements adopted by the Member States is that as an observer in the GG board; stresses the need to ensure proper influence for Parliament in strategic choices involving Union funds and in monitoring the implementation of these funds;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Court of Auditors to resume its preparation of special reports relating to development cooperation expenditure and to regularly cover development cooperation aspects in its special reports on horizontal issues; stresses that these reports should focus on the performance of funds deployed, particularly in relation to improving living conditions, food security and job creation in beneficiary countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the value of service delivery through certain local NGOs in developing countries; encourages the Commission to prioritise that when possible and appropriate in a particular case to provide capacity-building for local NGOs with potential to become important service deliverers;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses, however, that increased use of local partners must not entail or give rise to watered-down transparency, audit or monitoring requirements and that said local partners must also adopt and adhere to the values and objectives of EU development policy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for increased vigilance with regard to the selection of partner organisations in conflict zones or areas at risk of terrorism, and for full transparency on programme implementation, and notes, in this regard, that the relevant rules laid down by the partner countries benefiting from the humanitarian operations or development action should, as far as possible and appropriate, be respected;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the continued great difficulties faced by small local NGOs in accessing Union funding because of the highly demanding procedures involved; invites the Commission to fully use existing flexibilities, without taking unreasonable fiduciary risks and without prejudice to full transparency on implementation of the funds, and to propose necessary changes to rules.