10 Amendments of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2021/2252(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the EU Ombudsman has repeatedly called on the EIB to adopt a “more ambitious approach to its disclosure practice” to act in line with EU transparency laws;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas, according to the 2020 Aid Transparency Index, the EIB results are less transparent than other public financial institutions, only scoring 58.9 out of 100 points, while the World Bank received 97.1points;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. sStrongly insists that EFAD must strengthen the strategic partnerships between the European Union and its global development partners; reiterates that such partnerships should always be based on mutual respect and dignity, shared interests and values; recalls the need to recognise and promote the multiple roles and contributions of civil society organisations; calls on the Commission to involve civil society organisations and NGOs, including local ones, in the drafting and implementation of the strategy at all phases of projects and programmes (planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation);
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the role of a collective, coherent EU approach, which could be effective in helping to foster the expansion of social protection systems in developing countries; believes that the EFAD should contribute to eradicating poverty, in addressing social exclusion and inequality, promote gender equality, climate change mitigation and adaptation, fight against hunger and food sovereignty, and promote development policies that strengthen human development, contributing to the creation of quality public education and health systems, protecting the common goods of developing countries, such as water and natural resources;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that according to recent studies, there is very weak evidence of the benefits of blending finance in supporting development, especially in less developed countries.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Demands that EFAD be consistent with future EU due diligence and corporate responsibility legislation and that it adhere to the highest standards of transparency and accountability; Calls on the EIB to improve its policies and practices and transparency, in particular by implementing recommendations formulated by the European Ombudsman to “take several transparency steps to enable the public to more easily see the potential environmental impact of the projects it finances”, as set out in cases 1065/2020/PB, 1251/2020/PB, 1252/2020/PB.”
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. 20. Encourages the EIB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European development banks and financial institutions to strengthen their cooperation; calls on the EIB and EBRD to strengthen the due diligence on their operations in developing countries, ensure meaningful consultation of the local population, further develop their development expertise, focus on gender inequalities, ensure that all their operations promote and protect human, social and environmental rights and are accompanied by solid accountability mechanisms for impacted communities;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises the importance and potential of Member State development banks within the EFAD structure; stresses the pressing need to boost private and public sector development in sub-Saharan Africa; Stresses the need for the EFAD to support developing countries to invest in public services such as public and free health and education systems, and in developing social protection systems;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Recalls how the economic policies and the so called "structural reforms" promoted in the last decades by the international financial institutions like IMF and the World Bank have increased African and developing countries dependence on debt, privatized common and strategic goods and weakened public sectors, increased social inequalities and the precariousness of work; demands that the EFAD promotes a different path promoting a fair and sustainable economic model in partner countries;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the EU to support developing countries in combatting illicit financial flows and tax evasion by EU companies and multinationals, to ensure that taxes are paid where profits and real economic value is created, in order to stop base erosion and profit-shifting;