Activities of Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

2016/11/22
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Authors: Vittorio AGNOLETTO, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, Monica FRASSONI, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Sir Graham WATSON

Amendments (7)

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the fact that, according to Article 208(1) of the TFEU, the ‘Union’s development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other’ whereas, according to the current Article 177(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, ‘Community policy in the sphere of development cooperation[...] shall be complementary to the policies pursued by the Member States’; stresses the increased responsibility of Parliament, given that the Union will have a greater role in terms of initiative in policy-setting which should lead to improved donor coordination and division of labour and to greater aid effectiveness for the ‘reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty’; in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Underlines the need for transparency and democratic scrutiny concerning the setting-up of the European External Action Service (EEAS) in accordance with Article 27(3) of the TEU, and recalls its right to be consulted on its establishment; insists that this new service must be fully accountable to Parliament; is of the opinion that the EEAS should administratively be attached to the Commission; refers to the reports on the EEAS, drafted by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs;

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)

49a. Insists that the College of Commissioners should continue to comprise a Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid in charge of the Union’s development policy and of the directorate-general and services responsible for fixing, advising on and managing the EU’s development cooperation policy, while cooperating closely with the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in order to ensure consistency in the field of external action in accordance with Article 208(1) of the TFEU;

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Welcomes the new rights conferred on national parliaments with regard to prior scrutiny of application of the principle of subsidiarity in all legislation of the Union; takes the view that strengthening the scrutiny of European policies by national parliaments will also raise public awareness of the Union’s activities; stresses the need for the European Parliament and national parliaments to prepare for this in a highly efficient way;

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89

89. Notes that the Treaty of Lisbon allows for the inclusion of the European Development Fund in the budget of the Union, which will enhance the democratic legitimacy of an important part of the EU’s development policy; calls on the Council and the Commission to take the necessary steps for the budget of the European Union at the 2008/2009 mid- term review;

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2063(INI)

Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96

96. Stresses the need to ensure an integrated approach and consistency, including in the structure and the competences of its directorates-general, in terms of both policies and budget, with regard to development and humanitarian aid programming for African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, Asia and Latin America; calls for the Directorate- General for Development to be made responsible for all EU development cooperation, including cooperation with non-ACP developing countries, and for the integration of EuropeAid into the Directorate-General for Development;

2009/02/05
Committee: AFCO

2008/2050(INI)

Juan FRAILE CANTÓN, Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Welcomes the proposal to set up a Multi-donor Gender Fund that was launched at the UN and would be managed by UNIFEM, with the aim of promoting and funding gender equality policies in developing countries; calls on the Council and the Commission to examine and endorse this international initiative;

2008/06/09
Committee: DEVE DEVE