4 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2012/2222(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the importance of the Union budget, particularly in times of crisis, as it provides funding that could not be made available at national level, in particular development funding; stresses the need, therefore, to create new sources of EU budget revenue, such as the financial transaction tax due to be introduced in 11 Member States in 2013,develop innovative means of financing so that the Union's budget is no longer entirely dependent on national contributions;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises, nevertheless, that the application of the principle of differentiation is a vital political tool which can be used to encourage middle and higher income ACP countries to establish a welfare State and devise national policies to redistribute wealth anddevelop and continue on the path of self- sustainability and wealth creation, as well as to effectively tackle poverty and inequality;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that differentiation should also take account of the specific situation in fragile States, given that the human consequences when a State fails are devastating and cancel out the progress made in terms of development; points out that re-establishing the rule of law in a failed State is a much more onerous and lengthy process than providing additional support to States identified as fragilerequires a different approach, as well as additional support, and therefore calls for a special focus on the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa in the programming of the 11th EDF;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that the success of efforts to tackle poverty and ensure aid effectiveness are contingent on the capacity to raise revenue at national level, and that the ACP-EU partnership must therefore make it a priority toprioritise the promoteion of effective and fair tax collection systems in order to improve tax collection, and prevent tax evasion and the use of tax havenand focus on tackling tax evasion and illicit financial flows;