Activities of Dominique BILDE related to 2023/2010(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the holistic nature of the SDGs, which concern a variety of themes, taking in more than matters strictly concerning economic and human development, and stresses that development cooperation should focus on human development priorities, particularly food security, all the more so given the current context;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the implementation process for almost all the SDGs is lagging and that two consecutive years of regression have been recorded for many indicators and that the state of affairs is particularly concerning in the area of food security9; reaffirms the importance of each SDG and highlights the key challenges that persist for sustainable development, particularly in relation to poverty (SDG 1), hunger (SDG 2), health (SDG 3), education (SDG 4), climate change (SDG 13), oceans (SDG 14) and biodiversity (SDG 15); underlines the strategic role that SDG 10, on reducing inequality, can play in the global implementation of the 2030 Agenda; _________________ 9 UN Sustainable Development Report 2022, ‘From Crisis to Sustainable Development: the SDGs as Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond’: https://resources.unsdsn.org/2022- sustainable-development-report.
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the call on the Commission to establish a new permanent platform for regular and structured engagement with civil society organisations in order to systematically involve them in a meaningful wayand economic players, including micro-enterprises and SMEs, in order to involve them, where necessary and depending on the matters covered, in the SDG implementation process;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of enhanced cooperation with partners in the Global South, particularly the African Union and civil society representatives, especially economic actors, in order to implement the 2030 Agenda globally;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses, in this regard, that the EU and its Member States must, where possible, avoid negative spillover effects at the expense of the Global South, which occur as a result of their past economic and technological model; advocates cooperation with global partners to turn any negative spillover effects into virtuous circles; calls for all EU policies to be subject to a mandatory SDG check to provide more insight on and address any negative effects and ensure that change in this area is measurable;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the broad recognition, when the SDGs were adopted, of the need to ‘go from billions to trillions’ in financing for development; is alarmed by the factnotes that the SDG financing gap has instead apparently grown from USD 2.5 trillion to USD 4 trillion per year10; _________________ 10 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Global Outlook on Financing for Sustainable Development 2023: No Sustainability Without Equity, OECD Publishing, Paris, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1787/fcbe6ce9-en.
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that there is an urgent need to promote a variety of financial resources when it comes to financing the SDGs, moving beyond official development assistance, which has shown its limitations, in particular by improving the deployment of national resources or transfers of private funds back to people’s countries of origin (remittances);
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the preparation of an EU financing plan for the SDGs; underlines that the 2030 Agenda should guide all EU financing tools and their programming; calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a social taxonomy to complement the green taxonomy and help implement the European Green Dealbe taken into account in the deployment of EU financing tools and their programming;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises that debt relief efforts should be undertaken fairly in proportion to the contribution of each country to the indebtedness of the most vulnerable countries and that, in this regard, China should be fully involved in any debt relief for developing countries, especially those that are most vulnerable;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly welcomNotes the Bridgetown Initiative and a number of its key proposals in this regard and calls on the Commission and the Member States to constructively and proactively engage in the relevant discussions in international forums throughout 2023 so that ambitious reforms can be achieved swiftly;
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is concerned about the risky projects that are being promoted, in particular, as part of China’s ‘Silk Road’ initiative, and about the consequences that some projects will have on public debt in certain vulnerable countries, such as the Kenya-Uganda railway, and emphasises that it is important to provide technical assistance to vulnerable countries in order to avoid such risky investment projects;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises that for certain vulnerable countries it is important to improve transparency with regard to public finances and the business environment, in line, in particular, with the Financial Action Task Force’s recommendations, especially as regards the countries included in the list of jurisdictions subject to enhanced monitoring;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates that the SDGs are the only globally agreed and comprehensive set of goals on the great challenges ahead and the 2030 Agenda should therefore serve as a guiding light for navigating through the current uncertaintiesbe taken into account in EU policies affecting third countries, especially those that are most vulnerable; highlights the opportunity that the SDGs provide to establish a true well-being economy centred on people and the planet and to work towards a sustainable world beyond 2030; , but points out, nevertheless, that when it comes to development cooperation, the priority should be to focus on poverty reduction and food security;