12 Amendments of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 33 of the 49 least- developed countries are in Africa; whereas more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty in Africa;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas lasting sustainable industrialisation and rural productivity are key for development; whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation nor economic development in the countries concerned;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failuremisleading logic of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated poverty; but has increased inequality rates, and widespread debt unsustainability;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, promotion of human development, protection of the environment, improving the business climategood governance and rule of law, the management of public finances to enhance tax justice, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent, promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that EU-Africa relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners and based on (the) mutual respect and recognition of interests aimed at the promotion of human rights and the realisation of UN´s Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade relations which have to guarantee the democratic right to regulate to ensure human rights and peoples dignity and in fostering regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; Stresses that potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied with distribution of positive impacts through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner country´s democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreements with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU -Africa strategy to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilisation on partner countries;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Deplores the current debt distress in several African countries; stresses the risk of increasing debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with African countries by ensuring the fulfilment of UNCTAD principles on responsible investments and on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls the EU to effectively promote due diligence obligations to ensure global supply chains sustainability.