Activities of Alf SVENSSON related to 2010/2037(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010 PDF (262 KB) DOC (175 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and its Member States, as the world's largest donor, needs to play a leading role at the September MDG meeting and adopt an ambitious, united position that can drive the planet forwardwork as a driving force towards meeting the MDGs on time,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas unpredictable aid can be detrimental to recipient countries and whereas better quality aid could free uplease an extra EUR 3 billion a year for the development spendingbudgets of the EU and its Member States1, ________ 1 'Aid Effectiveness Agenda: Benefits of a European Approach', European Commission, October 2009
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas incoherencies in the European Union's policies mustshould not undermine the impact of development funding,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas remittances pumpcontribute at least USD 300 billion a year into developing countries' economies1, ________________ 1 'Migration and Remittance Trends 2009', World Bank, November 2009
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas manysome LDCs are on track to meet no MDGs whatsoever,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the recent food and fuel crises, coupled with the global economic downturn and climate change, have reversed much ofled to set-backs in the last decade's progress on poverty reduction,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas fmitighating climate change in the south will cost upwards of USD 100 billion a year and the economic downturn at least as much againdeveloping countries could cost around USD 100 billion a year by 20201, _________ 1 Stepping up international climate finance: A European blueprint for the Copenhagen deal, COM(2009) 475/3
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas a lack of securitpeace and security, democracy and political stability often prevents poor countries from meeting their full potential development potential,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas trade is a prerequisite for sustainable development,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas failing to meet our MDG promises will mean a death sentencecontinued suffering for millions of poor people and will seriously erode trust between north and south,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU and the OECD not to broaden the definition of development aid (ODA) and not to count debt cancellation or other non-ODA financial flows as aid spending;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on all Member States actively to crack down onounteract tax havens and tax evasion, within the G20 framework, and to promote greater transparency and country-by- country reporting by multinationals;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States and the international community to take action to make remittances cheaper;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on all Member States to apply an interest-free debt moratorium on debt repayments until 2015 for developing countries and to make renewed efforts to write off debts of LDCsand the international community to make renewed efforts to ease the debt burden of LDCs with a track-record of accountability, transparency and good governance;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on all Member States to commit to allotting significantly more resources to development cooperation and emergency aid under the next Financial Perspective and European Development Fund;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on all Member States to increase significantly the amount of aid provided through budget support, particularly via MDG contracts, but insistson condition that democracy, human rights, governance and other essential criteria are met and that there is more and better monitoring and audits;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU not to pressure poor countries through its trade policy into opening up vulnerable market sectors when their level of development precludes them fromand the international community to support rule of law and non-corrupt administration, processing and diversification of production, as well as efficient infrastructure in developing countries for their increased capacity to competinge fairly on the global stage;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the EU to channel at least half its aid into LDCs and to target the neediest within these c Least Developed Countries, focusing especially on women, children and people with disabilities, and to mainstream more effectively the interests of vulnerable groups in its development strategies;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the EU and partner governments to increase investment in farming and food security to levels that guarantee, the international community and developing country governments to prioritise efforts for food security and freedom from hunger for all, looking particularly at urgent hunger needs, small-scale farming and social protection programmes;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Intends, when codeciding the upcoming revisionnewal of the European Investment Bank's external mandate, to seize the opportunity to turn the EIB into an effective, pro-poor lending instituensure fulfilment of its development obligations;