13 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH related to 2017/2280(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2017 on EU engagement with civil society in external relations,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the resolution of the European Parliament of 23 September 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe’s engagement in support of sustainable development,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 15 December 2017 on the mid-term review of the External Financing Instruments,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditor's Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems,
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the Commission considers in its mid-term review report that the current external instrument architecture is generally fit for purpose,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the Commission states in its mid-term review that it is difficult to measure the overall effectiveness of the instruments in meeting their objectives, partly because of the difficulty in defining appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems at the instrument-level (p.10); recalls that the Court of Auditors pointed to serious deficiencies in EuropeAid's evaluation system in its Special Report 18/2014,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the Common Implementing Regulation (CIR) contains key provisions on development and aid effectiveness principles such as untying of aid and the use of partner countries' own institutions, systems and procedures,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the EU has recognised the importance of partnerships with civil society organisations (CSOs) in external relations; whereas this includes involvement of CSOs in programming and implementing external instruments; whereas such a more strategic engagement has not been implement yet;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is pleased to note that the evaluation of the different instruments and the mid-term review report consider the current architecture generally fit for purpose and that therefore a major restructuring is not needed,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Regrets that it is not possible for the Commission to measure if the different instruments reach their objectives; recalls in that context the observations made by the European Court of Auditors in its Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems; calls on the Commission to use this occasion in order to improve its evaluation and monitoring system along the recommendations made by the Court;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls the key importance of development and aid effectiveness principles in external action as highlighted in the Common Implementing Regulation and calls on the Commission to maintain these principles throughout all the measures it will take following the mid-term review report;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Regrets that the issue of a lack of CSO participation in programming and implementing external instruments has not been raised in the Commission's mid- term review report; calls on the Commission to mainstream a more strategic involvement of CSOs in all external instruments and programmes as requested by both the Council and the European Parliament,
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Suggests to consider the integration of Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) into the framework of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), with the goal to provide a more stable political frame for emergency budget support,