18 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2023/2029(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes, however, that the decline in global development aid for Africa means that additional global development resources need to be better deployed, in particular the domestic resources of developing countries and remittances;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises, too, that cooperation on migration on the part of the beneficiary country should be a made condition on a systematic basis, especially where the readmission of migrants is concerned;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Requests that the MTE provide legal and political clarity with regard to the listing of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia as beneficiaries under the neighbourhood chapter of the Instrument; notes that these countries have become candidates for accession to the EU and should therefore be listed as beneficiaries with the adequate budgetary transfer of bilateral financial envelopes to the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) Regulation10; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Ukraine facility to meet immediate needs, but stresses the importance of using a long-term instrument;10 _________________ 10 Regulation (EU) 2021/1529 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 September 2021 establishing the Instrument for Pre-Accession assistance (IPA III) (OJ L 330, 20.9.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Is concerned about the continuation of the enlargement process not only with the Western Balkans but also with Ukraine, given the lack of absorption capacity in the European Union;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises that Türkiye’s EU accession process must now be regarded as inapplicable and is concerned about the visa liberalisation plans;1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/IP_16_1622
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the MTE to assess, in particular, the extent to which funding has delivered tangible results in Africa, in particular as regards reducing poverty and food insecurity, improving living conditions and creating jobs;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for good-quality investments to be made, via development cooperation, in Africa’s farming systems, which ensure food security and job creation, in particular as regards needs relating to bringing electricity to rural areas, for example in the Sahel;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of meeting all the Instrument’s spending targets and calls for detailed information on the progress made in this regard; regrets, in particular, the substantial deficit in reaching the Instrument’s climate target and calls for a detailed plan outlining how the Commission intends to meet the climate target by the end of the MFF;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms the commitment outlined in the Instrument to addressing the root causes of irregular migration and, in that context, the issue of readmission and return, as well as forced displacement; is of the opinion that, without prejudice to unforeseen circumstances, the commitment within the Instrument to dedicate an indicative 10 % of the Instrument’s financial envelope to actions supporting the management and governance of migration, return and readmission and forced displacement within the objectives of the Instrument should be respected and that this clause should not be reopened;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that, as part of the above-mentioned allocation of the envelope, it is important to help combat the human-trafficking networks linked to irregular migration and to support the beneficiary countries’ national authorities in their efforts to counter those networks, and points out, generally, that it is important to make efforts to control migration, for example by helping to strengthen the civil status systems in the beneficiary countries from which migrants present in the EU originate;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. underlines the need to strengthen the EFSD+ criteria, particularly to favour entities meeting European Union standards; 1 c _________________ 1 c https://www.devex.com/news/eu- targets-subsidies-in-battle-against- chinese-investments-102219 ‘Financing through the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, which covers budget guarantees, blending, and technical assistance, will now include “systematic mechanisms”, according to the plan, “to filter out abnormally low tenders”’.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Wwelcomes the ‘open architecture’ of the EFSD+, which was established to support private-sector investments, and; calls on the Commission, the EIB, the Member States and development finance institutions (DFIs) to fully utilise the options provided by the EAG and the relevant investment windows to promote sustainable private- sector investments, especially in the sectors most likely to create jobs in the beneficiary countries;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. underlines that EU and Member State development cooperation must be accompanied by appropriate public communication, especially aimed at young people in Sub-Saharan Africa, in view of the proliferation of fake news targeting France in particular and notably on social media;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Wwelcomes the Global Gateway strategy as a concerted EU response to global challenges, to the infrastructure needs of developing countries and to China's pre-eminence in Africa; regrets, however, the lack of transparency and of a regulatory framework for the strategy’s governance and implementation within the Instrument’s objectives and priorities;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of the programming process, underlining the crucial role of the EEAS and EU delegations in this regard, as well as in ensuring the proper inclusion of partner countries throughout the process, including by fostering close consultation of and association with local authorities, in order to identify common priorities and enhance partner countries’ sense of ownership; stresses, furthermore, the important role ofrole that may be played by some civil society organisations in the programming process, as well as by the business community, particularly VSEs/SMEs in beneficiary countries;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27