25 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2016/2094(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard the Communication on "Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change" released in October 2011,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the "Space Strategy for Europe" published in October 2016,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration, partner countries which increasingly have diverse and specific development needs, independently of their income status, appalling shrinking space for independent civil society in all regions of the world, militarisation of entire regions of the world, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 62 #
2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality, peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; recalls the principles of EU external action under Article 21(1) TFEU, namely democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social, governance and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; calls for the fight against poverty and hungerrecognizing the important inter-linkages between its goals and targets; calls for the fight against poverty, hunger, inequality and the promotion of sustainable development to remain the overarching and primary goal for EU development policy;
Amendment 76 #
3a. Stresses the need to fulfil EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion, with a focus on health and education;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them, and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of environmental sustainability, including a stable climate, for poverty eradication and sustainable development; calls for environmental considerations to be integrated across all sectors of development cooperation; calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and not selectively and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the special role of the good governance dimension of sustainable development; calls on the EU to strengthen the balance between economic, social and environmental domains by supporting comprehensive national sustainable development strategies putting in place and supporting the right mechanisms and processes of good governance, with a central attention to civil society participation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for EU development cooperation to encourage partner countries to 'glocalise' the SDGs, in consultation with national and local civil society, to translate them into contextually relevant national and subnational goals rooted in national development strategies, programmes and budgets; calls on the EU and its Member States to encourage their partner countries to include the voices of marginalised communities in monitoring the SDGs and to promote concrete mechanisms to enable this, in line with the 'leave no one behind' agenda;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) while also finding new ways of cooperation with the middle- income countries (MICs) in which the majority of the world’s poor live, in line with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for gender equality and women’s and girls´ rights to be a cross- cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan, coupled with specific policy-driven action to target growing challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation of rights and services, for example as in the case of accessthe right to education, health or unpaid care work;
Amendment 146 #
14a. Stresses the need for a comprehensive and holistic approach to food and nutrition security to end hunger and malnutrition; recognises that hunger and poverty are not accidents, but the result of social and economic injustice and inequality at all levels; reiterates that the Consensus should stress the EU's continued support to integrated, cross- sectoral approaches that include nutrition-specific as well as nutrition- sensitive interventions, which explicitly target gender inequality;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines the need for multi- sectoral and integrated approaches to build resilience effectively, which implies working towards a better integration of humanitarian, disaster risk reduction, social protection, climate change adaptation, natural resource management, conflict mitigation and other development actions; calls on the EU and Member States to promote inclusive governance that addresses marginalisation and inequality drivers of vulnerability; recognises that vulnerable populations must be empowered to manage risk and to access decision making processes that impact their future;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Points out that land tenure security for small-scale producers, which takes into account traditional land use rights, both stimulates local economies and increases food security;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that aid effectiveness should not exclusively respond to the intent to decrease overhead costs for the EU but should prioritize mechanisms/tools/instruments that allow more resources to reach final beneficiaries; believes that sub- contracting reduce effectiveness, due to the dispersion of funds that each passage implies;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Believes that simplifying funding and bureaucratic procedures can help in improving effectiveness; calls to the EU for a reform to speed up implementation (as already addressed in the § 22 of the Joint Communication on ECD 2006), which addresses the need to revise the selection procedures by focusing more on the applicant: identity, expertise, experiences, performance and reliability in the field (not only on formal requirements of eligibility);
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030; stresses the importance of other countries, developed and emerging, also scaling up their ODA provision; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobilisation of other resources; recalls the EU's commitment to mobilizing resources for climate action in developing countries towards developed countries' commitment to mobilizing $100bn/year by 2020 and through to 2025 from a variety of sources;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognising that GDP is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recognises the role of local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as engines of growth and employment; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public- private dialogues;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new)
New Heading Space technology and development
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Stresses that data and services from space-based sources can make a significant contribution to achieving the SDGs; in this connection, underlines the role of: – Earth observation and geospatial data as essential sources of information in a wide range of domains (such as agriculture and resource management, urban evolution, pollution monitoring, ecosystems protection, climate change or public health), and calls on the EU and its Member States to leverage and promote the EU Earth Observation capacity and the Copernicus Programme in their development projects and activities, in particular with a view to implementing and monitoring the SDGs; – Reliable and precise satellite navigation as an essential means to support enhanced and safer transport (e.g. aviation) and activities in other areas (e.g. humanitarian help, land management, security), which are crucial for sustainable development policies and for strengthening local institutions; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and leverage the use of EGNOS and Galileo services in their development projects and activities; urges the relevant Commission services to work closely together in these efforts and to cooperate with the European External Action Service, the national space agencies and the European Space Agency, where appropriate;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 b (new)
Paragraph 39 b (new)
39b. Welcomes the commitment to support both the promotion of ICT technologies in developing countries and enabling environments for the digital economy by enhancing free, open and secure connectivity; recalls that satellites can provide cost-effective solutions to connect assets and people in remote areas, and encourages the EU and its Member States to bear this in mind in their work in this field;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Stress the pivotal role of education as vehicle of human development and peaceful integration; calls to link quality education and vocational training as an essential pre-condition for youth employability and access to qualified job; calls for the EU to mainstream quality education in development and humanitarian programmes;