7 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2018/0243(COD)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In accordance with Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union, the Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation, with attention also paid to any possible unfair or unethical exploitation of the resources of those neighbouring countries by Union entities, private or public. This Regulation should contribute to such objective.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union shall ensure policy coherence for development as required by Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Union should take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that are likely to affect developing countries, which will be a crucial element of the strategy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('2030 Agenda') adopted by the United Nations in September 201545 . Ensuring policy coherence for sustainable development, as embedded in the 2030 Agenda, requires taking into account the impact of all policies on sustainable development at all levels — nationally, within the Union, in other countries and at global level. It should be noted, however, that sustainable development does not mean infinite 'growth', an impossibility in a finite planet. _________________ 45 "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 (A/RES/70/1).
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The global context for action is the pursuit of a rules-based global order, with multilateralism as its key principle and the United Nations at its core. The 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change57 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda58 is the international community’s response to global challenges and trends in relation to sustainable development. With the Sustainable Development Goals at its core, the 2030 Agenda is a transformative framework to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development globally. It is universal in scope, providing a comprehensive shared framework for action that applies to the Union, to its Member States and to its partners. It balances the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, recognising the essential interlinkages between its goals and targets. The 2030 Agenda aims to leave no one behind. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda will be closely coordinated with the Union's other relevant international commitments. Actions undertaken by this Regulation should pay particular attention to interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals and to integrated actions that can create co- benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. _________________ 57To meet those goals, however, emphasis should be put on developing local food and manufacturing supply-chains in preference to major inter-continental trade deals, which would have multiple benefits, including but not limited to reduced transport traffic and thus also reduced emissions, reduced transport fuel use, reduced motor vehicle manufacture, while increasing local sustainable employment. _________________ 57 Signed in New York on 22 April 2016. Signed in New York on 22 April 2016. 58 "Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development", adopted on 16 June 2015 and endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly on 27 July 2015 (A/RES/69/313).
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should reflect the need to focus on strategic priorities, both geographically – (the European Neighbourhood and Africa, as well as countries that are fragile and most in need,) but also thematically – (security, migration, climate change and human rights).
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The main approach for actions financed under this Regulation should be through geographic programmes, in order to maximise the impact of the Union's assistance and bring Union's action closer to partner countries and populations, and monitored by the Union to ensure that this assistance is going to where it ought to go. This general approach should be complemented by thematic programmes and by rapid response actions, where relevant.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 25% of its overall financial envelope to climate objectives. In this regard and where relevant and/or possible, Union investment should be towards encouraging local food and manufacturing independence. Relevant actions will be identified during the implementation of this Regulation, and the overall contribution from this Regulation should be part of relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201678 , there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 78 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.