Activities of Eleonora FORENZA related to 2018/0243(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (debate) IT
Amendments (39)
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The primary objective of Union’s development cooperation policy, as laid down in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. The Union’s development cooperation policy also contributes to the objectives of the Union’s external action, in particular to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty, as set out in Article 21(2)(d) of the Treaty on European Union, and to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international safety, as set out in article 21(2) (c) of the Treaty on the European Union.
Amendment 95 #
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 also requires considering the impact of all policies on conflict dynamics, promoting a gender sensitive approach to conflict analyses in all actions and programmes under the Regulation, with the aim of avoiding negative impacts on women, girls and LGBTIQ people and maximizing positive ones. __________________ 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 97 #
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, and promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies for all kind of gender identities. 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. __________________ 57, without undermining the others. __________________ 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 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The implementation of this Regulation should be guided by the five priorities established in the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (the 'Global Strategy')59 , presented on 19 June 2016, which represents the Union's vision and the framework for united and responsible external engagement in partnership with others, to advance its values and interests. The Union should enhance partnerships, promote policy dialogue and collective responses to challenges of global concern. Its action should support the Union’s interests and values in all its aspects, includingvalues in all its aspects and thus contributing to the eradication of poverty, fighting inequality in all its forms, in particular gender inequalities, preserving peace, preventing conflicts, strengthening international securiafety, fighting root causes of irregular migrationforced displacement and assisting populations, countries and regions facing enhanced migratory pressure and confronting natural or man-made disasters, supporting a fair, human rights compliant and gender-just trade policy, economic diplomacy and economic cooperation, promoting digital solutions and technologies, and fostering the international dimension of Union’s policies. In promoting its interests, the Union should comply with, and promote, the principles of respect for high social and environmental standards, for the rule of law, for international law and for human rights. From a feminist perspective, the Union should acknowledge the crucial role of women as peace-builders: historically they have never constructed their political identity on nationalistic discourses, but rather on international solidarity, alliances and networking with other women of different backgrounds, developing an attitude of respecting diversity and nourishing intercultural dialogue. __________________ 59 "Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy", June 2016.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) This Regulation should address the rise of the backlash against women’s rights and gender equality globally; it should assist and secure sufficient operating capacity to the organizations which are working on sexual and reproductive health and rights (access to quality and accessible information, education and services) as well as on gender-based violence, including, but not only, fighting against the harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation, so-called honour crimes, rape and sexual violence, domestic violence, child marriages and gender discrimination condoned by the state.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Union should seek the most efficient use of available resources in order to optimise the impact of its external action. That should be achieved through coherence and complementarity among the Union's external financing instruments, notably the Instrument for Pre-Accession III63 , the Humanitarian Aid Instrument64 , the Decision on Overseas Countries and Territories65 , the European Instrument for Nuclear Safety to complement the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty66 , the common foreign and securiafety policy and the newly proposed European Peace Facility67 which is financed outside the Union budget, as well as the creation of synergies with other Union policies and Programmes. This includes coherence and complementarity with macro-financial assistance, where relevant. In order to maximise the impact of combined interventions to achieve a common objective, this Regulation should allow for the combination of funding with other Union Programmes, as long as the contributions do not cover the same costs. __________________ 63 COM (2018) 465 final Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) 64 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid (OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 1). 65 COM(2018) 461 final Proposal for a Council Decision on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other ('Overseas Association Decision'). 66 COM(2018) 462 final Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty. 67 C(2018) 3800 final Proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) In line with the Consensus for Development, this Regulation will deepen partnerships with CSOs engaged for sustainable development, by promoting an operating space and enabling environment allowing them to play multiple roles as promoters of human rights, including women’s and girls’ rights, and democracy, the rule of law, social justice, defenders of rights holders, independent advocates monitoring and holding authorities to account, implementers and agents of change, including through development education and awareness raising. This Regulation will promote civil society independent space, enhance support for CSOs capacity building so to strengthen their involvement and influence in the development process and contributing to political, social, environmental and economic progress.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration with partner countries, reaping the benefits of well- managed and regular migration and effectively addressing irregular migration. Such cooperation should contribute to ensuring access to international protection, addressing the root causes of irregular migration, enhancing border management and pursuing efforts in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling, and working on returns, readmission and reintegration where relevant, on the basis of mutual accountability and full respect of humanitarian and human rights obligations. Therefore, third countries' effective cooperation with the Union Given the current lack of a mechanism to request protection on humanitarian grounds outside of the Union, persons seeking asylum are forced to enter Europe in an irregular manners, thereby risking this area should be an integral element in the general principles of this Regulationeir lives and health. This is the major cause of gendered consequences for women, girls and LGBTI persons, which suffer multiple forms of violence and rape as they are targets of smugglers and traffickers for sexual and economic exploitation. In this respect, the cooperation with third countries must focus on improving the dialogue and conditions so to ensure safe journeys. An increased coherence between migration and development cooperation policies is important to ensure that development assistance supports partner countries to manage migration more effectivelyaddress the root causes of unsafe migration. This Regulation should contribute to a coordinated, holistic and, structured and human rights- and gender- sensitive approach to migration, maximising the synergies and applying the necessary leverage.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The EFSD+ should aim at supporting investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promoting the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the eradication of poverty, promotion of peaceful, just and inclusive societies, sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs, economic opportunities, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing specific socioeconomic root causes of irregular migration, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention should be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) An External Action Guarantee should be established building on the existing EFSD Guarantee and the Guarantee Fund for external actions. The External Action Guarantee should support the EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees, macro-financial assistance and loans to third countries on the basis of Council Decision 77/270/Euratom71 . These operations should be supported by appropriations under this Regulation, together with those under Regulation (EU) No …/… (IPA III) and Regulation (EU) No …/… (EINS), which should also cover the provisioning and liabilities arising from macro-financial assistance loans and loans to third countries referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation EINS, respectively. When funding EFSD+ operations, priority should be given to those which have a high impact on decent job creation and whose cost-benefit ratio enhances the sustainability of investmentargeting the most vulnerable, such as women and LGBTI people; to operations whose cost-benefit ratio enhances the sustainability of investment and which provide the highest guarantees of sustainability, long-term and gender-sensitive development impact. The operations supported with the External Action Guarantee should be accompanied by an in-depth ex ante and ex-post assessment of environmental, financial, gender and social aspects, as appropriate andincluding their impact on rights and livelihoods of affected communities, their effect on inequalities, particularly gender inequalities, and identification of ways to address them in line with the better regulation requirements. The External Action Guarantee should not be used to provide essential public services, which remains a government responsibility. __________________ 71 Council decision 77/270/EURATOM of 29 March 1977 empowering the Commission to issue Euratom loans for the purpose of contributing to the financing of nuclear power stations (OJ L 88, 6.4.1977, p. 9).
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, rule of law and human rights, support civil society organisations, build peace, prevent conflict and promote just and inclusive societies for all kind of gender identities, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) to respond rapidly to: situations of crisis, instability and conflict; resilience challenges and linking of humanitarian aid and development action; and foreign policy needs and priorities with peace.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Stability and Peacea) Peace-building, Conflict Prevention and Stability;
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – indent 3
– Stability and PeacePeace-building, Conflict Prevention and Stability EUR 1 000 million,
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
The association agreements, partnership and cooperation agreements, multilateral agreements, and other agreements that establish a legally binding relationship with partner countries, as well as, European Council conclusions and Council conclusions, summit declarations or conclusions of high-level meetings with partner countries, relevant European Parliament resolutions, communications of the Commission or Joint communications of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall constitute the overall policy framework for the implementation of this Regulation. This includes, inter alia, the EU Global Strategy, the EU Integrated Approach to External Conflicts and Crises, the European Consensus on Development, the EU Gender Action Plan, the Comprehensive approach to the EU implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security, the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the outcomes of their review conferences.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. Programmes and actions under this Regulation shall mainstream conflict prevention and peace-building, climate change, environmental protection and gender equality and women’s empowerment and conflict sensitivity and shall address interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goals, to promote integrated actions that can create co-benefits and meet multiple objectives in a coherent way. These programmes and actions shall be based on an analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, integrate a resilience approach and be conflict sensitive. They shall be guided by the principle of leaving no one behind.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Capacity building of militarypeace actors in support of development and securiafety for development
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In order to contribute to sustainable development, which requires the achievement of stable, peaceful, gender- equal and inclusive societies, Union assistance under this Regulation may be used in the context of a wider securiafety sector reform or to build the capacity of militarypeace builder actors in partner countries, under the exceptional circumstances set out in paragraph 4, to deliver development activities and securiafety for development activities.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans or measures. The measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and main activities, the methods of implementation, the budget and any associated support expenditures. They should also outline how each action contribute to human development, social inclusion, gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment, as well as climate change and environment as indicated in Article 3.3, including indicative allocations. Their potential adverse effects on these targets should also be considered and plans should be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) grants, where appropriate without the need for co-financing, to finance actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate including situations where there is a serious lack of fundamental freedoms, where human securiafety is most at risk or where human and women's rights organisations and defenders operate under the most difficult conditions. Such grants shall not exceed EUR 1 000 000 and shall have a duration of up to 18 months, which may be extended by a further 12 months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the limitations inherent to the nature and objectives of the action, participation in procurement, grant and prize award procedures for actions financed under the Human Rights and Democracy and, Civil Society Organizations, Peace-building, Stability and Peace programmes as well as rapid response actions, shall be open without limitations.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSD+ as an integrated financial package supplying financial capacity drawing on the methods of implementation set up in Article 23(1)(a), (e), (f) and (g), shall be to support investments and increase access to financing, in order to foster sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promote the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a. To achieve this goal particular focus should be put on the, eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive gprowthgress, the creation of decent jobs, and economic opportunities, in particular for women and girls, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, with a focus on social enterprises and cooperatives in view of their potential to reduce poverty and inequalities, supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing climate change through mitigation and adaptation, to specific socioeconomic root causes of irregularunsafe migration and forced displacement, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention shall be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries. The EFSD+ Guarantee should not be used to replace government responsibility for providing essential public services, which remains a government responsibility.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8
Article 29 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall report on financial instruments, budgetary gprovide an annual report to the European Parliament and Council on financing and investment operations covered by EFSD+ Guarantees, financial assistance in accordance with Article 241 and 250 of the Financial Regulation. To this purpose, the eligible counterpaand the functioning of the EFSD+, its management and its effective contribution to its objectives. Such reports shall provide annually the information necessary to allow the Commission to comply with the reporting obligationbe made public, widely disseminated and be accompanied by an opinion of the Court of Auditors. It shall include at least the following elements.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 7
Article 31 – paragraph 7
7. An annual estimate of the overall spending related to climate action and biodiversity, conflict prevention and peace-building, and gender equality shall be made on the basis of the indicative programming documents adopted. The funding allocated under this Regulation shall be subject to an annual tracking system based on the methodology of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (‘Rio markers’), without excluding the use of more precise methodologies where these are available, integrated into the existing methodology for performance management of Union programmes, to quantify the expenditure related to climate action and biodiversity at the level of the action plans and measures referred to in Article 19 and recorded within evaluations and the annual report.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part A – point 1 – introductory part
1. Good governance, democracy, rule of law and human rights and gender equality
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point d
(d) Supporting gender equality, and a thriving civil society and its role in reform processes and democra, strengthening its role in political transformaitions, and promoting an enabling space for civil society and citizens' engagement in political decision- making;
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – introductory part
Annex II – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. Securiafety, stability and peace
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
(c) Supporting securiafety sector reform that gradually provides individuals and the state with more effective and accountable securiafety for sustainable development;
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
(d) Supporting capacity-building of militarypeace actors in support of development and securiafety for development (CBSD);
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
(e) Supporting regional and international initiatives contributing to securiafety, stability and peace;
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point f
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point f
(f) PContext-specific programmes and actions aiming at preventing and countering radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism. These programmes should be gender sensitive and people centred, anticipate and respond to existing and new local grievances leading to radicalisation, and avoid or respond to any negative impacts;
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point j
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point j
(j) Enhancing maritime securiafety to allow for safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed oceans;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part
3. AREAS OF INTERVENTION FOR STABILITY AND PEACEPEACE BUILDING, CONFLICT PREVENTION AND STABILITY
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) threats to law and order, and to the security and safety of individuals including terrorism, violent extremism, organised crime, cyber- crime, hybrid threats, illicit trafficking, trade and transit;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) threats to public spaces, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, to public health or to environmental stability, maritime securiafety threats, threats deriving from climate change impacts;
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a
Annex III – point 4 – part A – point 3 – point a
(a) Leading and supporting global efforts, partnerships and alliances toSupporting local, national, regional initiatives and leading global efforts, partnerships and alliances for the rights of women as set out in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, as well as measures to combat and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls; this includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic and other types of violence and discrimination, including exclusion that women suffer in the different areas of their private and public lives; address the root causes of gender inequalities as a means of supporting conflict prevention and peace building; promoting the empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders;
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex IV – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support for the rehabilitation and reintegration of the victims of armed conflict, including measures to address the specific needs of women, girls, LGBTIQ people and Asylum seekers;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Rapid response actions to support the objectives set out in point c) of Article 4 (4) shall support Union foreign policy across political, economic and securiafety issues. They shall enable the Union to act where there is an urgent or imperative foreign policy interest, or a window of opportunity to achieve its objectives, requiring a rapid reaction and which are difficult to address by other means.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) support for the Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation strategies, promoting policy dialogue and developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern including migration and securiafety issues, and exploiting windows of opportunity in this regard;