8 Amendments of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/2151(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
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1. Recalls that 2015 was the target year for the Millennium Development Goals and for the EU's collective commitment to raise official development assistance (ODA) to 0,7 % of combined gross national income (GNI); deplores the fact that EU collective ODA reached only 0,47% of GNI and that the target was therefore missed despite a considerable increase; notes further that, according to data published by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee, the ODA from Union institutions decreased in 2015; regrets the unjustifiably late publication of the Commission’s annual report on external assistance; calls on the Commission to expedite the publication of its overdue Annual EUnion Accountability Report on Financing for Development for 2015; urges the Commission to give more weight to ODA funding, concerning as it does not only the citizens of developing countries but also European taxpayers;
Amendment 2 #
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1. WelcomAcknowledges the conclusion of the Court of Auditors that the consolidated accounts of the Union present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Union as at 31 December 2015; notes that payments were materially affected by an estimated error rate of 3,8 %; welcomesexpresses measured satisfaction regarding the reduction from the figure of 4,4 % in 2014; encourages the futurestresses the need for simplification of the financial regulation of the Union in order to succeed in attaining the target rate of 2 %;
Amendment 9 #
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2. Supports the justified and targeted use of budget support but calls on the Commission to more clearly assess and define the development outcomes to be achieved through budget support in each case and to enhance human resource capacity in EUnion Delegations implementing budget support; expresses deep concern about the potential use of budget support in countries lacking democratic oversight and where the rule of law is absent, either due to the lack of a functioning parliamentary democracy, freedoms for civil society and the media, or due to a lack of capacity of both government services and oversight bodies;
Amendment 11 #
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3. Calls on the Commission to incorporate an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for- more principle, taking as an example the European Neighbourhood Policy and development funding; believes that the more and the faster a country progresses in its internal reforms to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should accordingly receive from the EUnion; stresses that this “positive conditionality” approach, accompanied with a strong focus on financing small-scale projects for rural and semi-urban communities, can bring a real change and guarantee that EUnion tax payers’ money is spent in a more sustainable and effective manner;
Amendment 12 #
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2. Recalls that 2015 was extraordinarily challenging for Union home affairs policies, particularly in the field of migrationirregular migration management, with 1,8 million irregular arrivals at the Union’s borders, as well as in the field of security, with a series of terror attacks in several Member States; acknowledges the central role of DG- HOME in developing policy responses and in mobilising staff and emergency funding to support the most affected Member States;
Amendment 13 #
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3. Regrets that key performance indicators in DG-HOME’s annual activity report do not coverdisclose the volume of people assisted, and the very low numbers resettled, relocated and returned in 2015; regrets the lack of indicators to evaluate the effect of measures adopted to reinforce coordination and cooperation between national law enforcement authorities;
Amendment 19 #
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4. EncouragNotes the development of clearer political priorities with more concrete translation into operational priorities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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5. StressNotes that financial amounts due to be paid in the coming years are high; recalls that the Commission has not yet provided a cash flow forecast for the next 7 to 10 years and encourages the Commission to do so, especially following the UK decision to leave the EU and the possibility of further similar decisions;