32 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH related to 2015/2004(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 15 May 2013 entitled ‘Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes’ (COM(2013)0280),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
Citation 22 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe`s engagement in support of sustainable development,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 c (new)
Citation 22 c (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 July 2013 on local authorities in development,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27
Citation 27
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital - A (new)
Recital - A (new)
- A. whereas local authorities are essential state actors as regards local governance, the emergence of grassroots democracy and sustainable territorial development on the basis of local-community involvement;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas LAs are a strong interface between community and national and global goals in a post-2015 agenda and will have an essential role to play in achieving the post-2015 objectives;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas two and half billion new urban inhabitants will need to have access to education, health services, jobs, food, sanitation, transport, housing and electricity:; whereas this poses important challengkey challenges for local and regional authorities and municipalities which are responsible for providing those services;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas violent conflicts and humanitarian crises continue to have a disrupting impact onobstruct development efforts; whereas women are harder hit by military conflicts and crises and local authorities are key front-line actors in conflict prevention and management;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas climate change and environmental degradation threaten poverty reductionaffect local communities in the first instance and constitute a major challenge for local authorities;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
I. Local authorities (LAs) as actors for development: why do they matter? and the role of the European Union
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RecallStresses that the Busan Partnership provides an expanding forum for new developmnew guidelines set out in the Commission's communication on LAs and on recognising their role as state actors represent act majors such as local and regional actorstep forward for the European Union’s new development agenda;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that strategic planning at national and local lee need for these new guidelines to be translated into the effectivel is absolutely essential to the promotion andmplementation of European cooperation, both in tegrationrms of the three main dimensions of development: the social, economic and environmental dimensions11th European Development Fund (EDF) and in terms of the Development Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU has beWelcomes the support given to strengthen intensively involved in the support of LAs in partner countries, contributing to poverty reduction, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the mainstreaming of democratic governanceg LAs’ capacities through the local authorities thematic line – particularly the support given to strengthening the coordination structures of LAs at national, regional and EU-wide levels – and the establishment of a partnership at EU level;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Feels that these coordination structures play an essential role in terms of providing technical and methodological support for the development of local capacities by facilitating the exchange of know-how in order to support the decentralisation process and the provision of basic services; feels that they are also a suitable forum for political dialogue and for making the voice of local authorities heard at all levels of government;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the European Union, and the Commission in particular, to step up efforts to include LAs as full stakeholders in the implementation of the 11th EDF in partner countries, regions, and in relation to sectorial and budgetary assistance; calls on the Member States to accord an appropriate role in their development programmes to LAs and to coordinate their activities with those of the Commission and of other Member States;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Ia. Political dialogue, mobilisation of financial resources and presentation of accounts 1a. Stresses the need to ensure a fairer transfer of resources from national level to sub-regions, towns and municipalities; 1b. Stresses the need, as part of the ongoing process of decentralisation, to encourage national governments to transfer part of their national budget resources to regional and local government levels; feels, to this end, that greater support should be given to strengthening the financial and budgetary capacities of LAs, including through their associations; 1c. Believes it essential that some European budgetary assistance be allocated to funding local authorities; 1d. Stresses the importance of establishing, as part of European cooperation, a genuine political dialogue among local authorities that would make it possible to assess current progress, difficulties and prospects for improving the effectiveness of assistance at local level; 1e. Calls for the institutionalisation of this dialogue while drawing on existing coordination structures within the different cooperation frameworks;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that indigenous people should be deeply engaged in the preparation of investlocal and regional development plans;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on national governments and LAs to: (a) strengthen local legislation to establish recognition of traditional land tenure arrangementcooperate with the traditional authorities in managing natural resources; (b) address the gender and intergenerational issues that exist among indigenous peoples; (c) protect indigenous knowledge; (d) strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples to participate in development planning;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -24 (new)
Paragraph -24 (new)
-24. Applauds the mobilisation and commitment of African cities in the preparations for the Habitat III United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development; calls on the European Commission to support these mobilisation processes and to factor support for the management of a sustainable urbanisation process into its partnership plans;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the role of national governments and LAs in the fight against corruption, including combatting corruption originating from multinational companies;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading -29 (new)
Subheading -29 (new)
-29. Stresses the paramount importance of focussing more closely on harnessing tax resources at both national and local level in developing countries; welcomes the gradual introduction of local finance observatories; considers that these observatories deserve greater support from the European Union;