10 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2015/2317(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to create a list of existing incoherencies between different policies in the five priority areas in their upcoming 2017 report on PCD; considers that the Commission should analyse different methods and instruments to remedy these incoherent policies;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that implementing PCD correctly will require an appropriate level of resources and staff; urges that PCD focal points in national ministries and EU delegations be granted the necessary resources to put in place national and European strategies on PCDthis does not automatically imply an extension of resources allocated but rather calls for an efficient use thereof;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of preventing the PCD approach and the SDGs from resulting in red tape and overregulation for EU citizens and enterprises;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to include concrete strategies for the implementation of PCD in their upcoming 2017 report on PCD; emphasises that these strategies should propose answers on how to avoid and cope with incoherencies between different policies;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the EU is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II; stresses that strengthening the link between mWelcomes the adoption of the European Agenda on Migration and, which development policies is essential to address the root causes of this phenomenon; welcomes the adoptions a comprehensive response to the fact that in many aspects the huge migratory pressure ofn the European Agenda on Migration, which develops a comprehensive response to the crisis (COM(2015)0240)U is caused by a lack of economic, political and social progress in developing countries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the EU and its Member States remain the most important Aid for Trade donor in the world (EUR 11.7 billion in 2013 - SWD(2015)0128); welcomes the Commission’s aims to make trade agreements development-friendlyplace more focus on the development chapter of trade agreements in general, while recognising that Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a key source of financing for sustainable development, if mobilised efficiently;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that the CAP is the largest share of the EU budget, accounting for around 40% of total spending, and for the most part is comprised of direct subsidies to farmers and landowners; stresses that subsidising EU farmers can distort trade to the disadvantage of the agricultural sector in developing countries; urges the Commission to recognise in their upcoming 2017 report on PCD that the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is partially incoherent with the SDGs target goal 2b and goal 8 on inclusive growth;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to recognize that some actions for climate protection like the EU "biofuel policy" or the "carbon tax on aviation" can have negative unintended consequences for developing countries;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to strengthen its capacities for crisis prevention and to reinforce the synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments, finding a balance between short-term responses to crises and longer-term development strategies; suggests that creating a new instrument dedicated to the development-security nexus might limit incoherencies and increase the efficiency of PCD, crisis preparedness and early response, finding a balance between short-term responses to crises and longer-term development strategies;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to re-assess the selection process of the five priority areas migration, trade and finance, food security, climate change and security; emphasises that these priority areas are not the only ones possible and suggests the incorporation of health, education and governance as additional priority areas;