14 Amendments of Mario BORGHEZIO related to 2014/2205(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under Article 208 TFEU, the primary objective of EU development cooperation is to reduce and eradicate poverty; highlights the fact that development cooperation must be guided by that objective and not by geostrategic or economic interests; refuses to accept that development cooperation should be subordinate tomust take external and security policy into account;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that reducing poverty is not the primary objective of the private sector, by its very nature, and that that is therefore a task for the public sector; rejects public- private partnerships, blending and the focus on microcredit, since they finance corporate profits, above all, and do not reduce povertyPublic-private partnerships, blending and initiatives relating to microcredit can be encouraged in return for genuine guarantees about their implications in terms of development and the employment of local residents;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is dismayedPoints out that because of public procurement contract awards and debt servicing, inter alia, 61 % of official development assistance goes back to donor countries1; calls for an increase in real aid and for sustainable building of regional/local value chains; __________________ 1 ActionAid.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU, with the aim of developing an efficient, transparent and tangible spending policy, to make the best use of available funds by coordinating measures;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned at the devastating consequences of land grabbing, inter alia, for human rights, the economy and the environment; calls for binding international rules for firms on compliance with human rights, labour law and environmental standards;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the EU to focus its activities, and thus its financial instruments, on strategic sectors for the development of the country in question, such as agriculture, education, health and development for private investment;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the importance of providing and ensuring favourable conditions for private European companies in developing countries and of stimulating investment, thus contributing to the development of the private sectors in those countries;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to assist and support European micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the various developing countries;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support developing countries in garnering their resources, e.g. through national tax systems, and in combating illicit financial flows and corruption, as a result of which developing countries lose at least € 660-870 billion a year2; calls for the ownership principle to be resolutely acted on; calls for effective international rules against tax avoidance and evasion; calls, moreover, for a strong and tangible commitment to curbing illegal migration flows, trafficking in human beings and organs and contraband, which are all sources of illegal funding; __________________ 2 Eurodad. Eurodad.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EIB, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to review their programmes and financial instruments concerning developing countries and to make it easier for the latter to gain access to them;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission, in addition, to provide a detailed estimate of individual items of expenditure, with a view to ensuring that the financial instruments used are as effective and transparent as possible, and subsequently to present a detailed report to Parliament, as the budgetary authority;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls, likewise, for tangible measures to be taken regarding the large and growing financial flows determined by remittances, in relation to which a reduction in transfer costs is requested, given that remittances, if well managed, can be a source of funding for local development;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Emphasises the potential to create business opportunities for local entrepreneurs through support programmes that take market-based approaches, for instance by working with local enterprises as implementing partners or suppliers of works and services, or in social programmes by opting for cash transfers rather than support in kind, as the former have the additional benefit of stimulating purchasing power and hence demand among low-income populations;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6