Activities of Eleni THEOCHAROUS related to 2009/2171(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries (A7-0192/2010, Eleni Theocharous) (vote)
Poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward PDF (215 KB) DOC (128 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges governments in developing countries to develop their manufacturing sector and to avoid overburdening businesses – especially SMEs, motors of jobs and growth – with excessive red tape;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports measures, such as salary subsidies, that encourage local doctojob and training opportunities, that encourage local scientists as well as other skilled workers to remain and practise within their communities;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Supports the creation of new job positions within the developing countries in order to dramatically reduce the flow of immigrants towards the EU, thus helping the economic and political stability of the parties involved;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists that donors and partner countries should ensure that agriculture, particularly smallholder farming and small, medium, eco-friendly and agro-industries, moves up the development agenda;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports investment in 'green jobs' and in green industry, for example by developing solar-power systems in poor countrrenewable energy and energy efficiency systems in poor countries, including solar-power for the benefit of the local communities, as a way to provide sustainable sources of energy and, at the same time, create jobs andfor the protection of the environment;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges the EU to target its aid towards promoting capacity building in areas that will directly benefit partner countries’ economic fabric and create jobs, i.e. developing their productive capacity, building efficient tax systems, fighting corruption, strengthening institutions and civil society, facilitating access to microcredit and other sources of finance, etc.;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Urges the establishment of close relations in the context of a reliable network among major governmental and non-governmental institutions and organisations dealing with poverty reduction in all developing countries in order to share views and experiences with the EU assistance's formulation, implementation and monitoring;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Supports the establishment of databases at national and EU levels in order to collect and compare basic data relevant to the poverty in developing countries as a procedure aiming at facilitating and increasing the efforts towards the poverty reduction;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Stresses the necessity of strengthening the existing coordination among international and regional organisation as an additional effort to provide technical support to the implementation and monitoring of an EU Plan of Action on Alleviating Poverty;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)
Paragraph 29 d (new)