14 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2021/2164(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992,
Amendment 50 #
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 Agenda and the SDGs; considers that PCD, which represents a unique EU contribution to the broader objective of PCSD, must be a central pillar of this strategy and should be adequately included already in the EU’s 2023 voluntary national review of its implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
Paragraph 6 – indent 1
- ensure that the necessary awareness, competence and resources for the effective implementation of PCD are present in all its DGs and the Secretariat- General; the Secretariat-General should play a special high-level political arbitration role between DGs particularly concerning the impact of non-external action measures on developing countries;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
- systematically screen all planned Commission policy and legislative initiatives for possible impacts on developing countries at an early stage and in a transparent manner; undertake detailed ex ante impact assessments, which should include the results of consultations with stakeholders, including partner countries, civil society organisations, supporting groups of local and regional inhabitants to make their interests heard, and the private sector, as well as input from EU delegations in developing countries;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Paragraph 6 – indent 3
Amendment 83 #
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, increasing transparency and accountability towards the citizens and the European Parliament;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- define, on the basis of studies that are to be carried out, potential responsibilities, including deriving from international agreements and in this light, respect the polluter pays principle, including for restoration and compensation;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the critical role of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) in ensuring the implementation of PCD in the Commission; calls on DG INTPA to actively and meaningfully engage with other DGs as early as possible through all available mechanisms to ensure that PCD is implemented in all relevant Commission initiatives and to involve DG INTPA in the process, also when it comes to impact assessments, as soon as an inter-service group (ISG) is created; welcomes DG INTPA’s complementary studies on the impact of key legislative initiatives on developing countries, but notes that these should instead be fully analysed in the relevant impact assessment; calls for the re- establishment of a dedicated PCD team within DG INTPA to coordinate and reinforce the PCD work of thematic units;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the Neighbourhood, development and international cooperation instrument – Global Europe has limited resources and could only be used as very last resort to prevent and minimise thabsolutely unavoidable negative impacts of new EU legislation or policy initiatives, when these cannot be avoided,; stresses that relying on development anid to build positive synergies in developing countriesshould never be seen as valid alternative to avoiding negative impacts in the first place; calls also for the EU Development Education and Awareness Raising Programme to include activities focused on PCD; calls for the strengthening of research and knowledge generation by local institutes in developing countries to deal with the complexity of PCD issues in order to contribute to EU consultations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
- analyse the possible local impact of new EU policies and initiatives, by identifying affected people and interests, organising multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society organisations, local and regional inhabitant groups and the private sector, and take into the account information and views put forward by them;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
- systematically include PCD among the topics to be discussed in policy dialogues with developing countries’ state and non-state actors;
Amendment 107 #
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, including through a chapter dedicated to PCD, analysing the EEAS’s role and accountability, in the “EEAS Annual Activity Report”;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 5 a (new)
- Ensure, at the beginning of each Council presidency, that awareness on significant PCD issues in current and planned policies is raised, that problems and potential problems are identified and that solutions are sought, using existing formats for meetings between Council presidencies and Parliament when sufficient and adding specific meetings, with Commission participation;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls for more attention to PCD in strategic and budgetary decision making processes; suggests to involve sectoral Commissioners in the annual structured dialogue and in the geopolitical dialogue on the NDICI implementation in order to improve the exchange and to put more emphasis on PCD;