Activities of Catherine GRÈZE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses upon the need to ensure, as a priority, that developed countries cut their own emissions first and fast and provide necessary financial flows to developing countries for adaptation and mitigation; but warns against using instead offsetting mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) considering that such mechanisms have not proven to be effective tools for reducing greenhouse emissions, and that they delay essential structural change in developed country economies;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to adopt three binding targets for 2030: a 50 t least 60% reduction in GHG emissions, at least 405 % share of renewable energy and at least 305 % increase in energy efficiency;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. NEmphasises the need to reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector; in this respect, notes that biofuels are failing to live up to expectations as regards GHG emission reductions, drive up food prices by competing for land and threaten access to vital resources, including land and water, of local and indigenous communities in developing countries; takes the view that ~~no biofuel targets or subsidies should exist after 2020 and~~in order to avoid negative impacts on the right to food, public incentives for the production of crop- based biofuels (such as the binding 10% EU target for renewable energy in transport or subsidies) must be reduced and removed no later than 2020; in particular, calls for effective measures to prevent harmful social and environmental impacts of biomass ~~production for European markets~~for energy production;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses upon the need to reduce energy consumption in the transport sector as a percentage target for energy from renewable sources is likely to become increasingly difficult to achieve sustainably if overall demand for energy for transport continues to rise;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses upon the need to reconcile development and climate change goals; underlines that climate change threatens the ability of entire regions to feed themselves, thereby demonstrating the links between the aim of global poverty eradication underlying the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals process launched by the Rio+20 conference; calls for these two processes to be integrated into a single, overarching post-2015 framework;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. CEmphasises the critical role of finance in enabling developing countries to take ambitious climate action; hence, insists upon the need to build up a coherent financial architecture for climate change; calls for greater efforts by the Member States to help fulfil the commitment made by developed countries to provide USD 100 billion per year in climate financing, additional to Official Development Assistance, by 2020;

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses upon the need to address the growing impact of airline emissions on climate change; accordingly, deplores the fact that the EU has temporarily frozen the implementation of the EU emissions trading scheme for non-intra EU flights, stresses the need for an expanded, better- functioning Emissions Trading System which ensures a meaningful price for CO2, reflects the true cost of fossil fuels; provides effective incentives for GHG emission reductions and raises climate finance.

2013/10/15
Committee: DEVE

2013/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the EU's long term resilience approach should address the deterioration of the ecosystem, particularly agriculture, water, biodiversity and fish resources, and calls on the EU to adopt a coherent policy to reduce vulnerability through its risk reduction strategy, which can be achieved by adopting sustainable agricultural production methods and systems, such as crop-rotation, agro-ecology, agro-forestry, organic agriculture and small-holder farming;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)

7a. Insists that disaster prone countries should play a leading role and should be the main actor in defining their priorities and transition strategies from humanitarian aid to a long- term development strategy, as they are better placed to know the local reality to define what is best for their own communities;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Calls on the EU to draw lessons from past decades of its cooperation policy and to put forward proposals to promote Policy Coherence for Development in practice by linking development aid and other EU policy areas, such as agriculture, trade, taxations, climate change and investment;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Urges the Commission to integrate the land grabbing issue in its policy dialogue with developing countries in order to make Policy Coherence the corner stone of development cooperation at national level as well as at international level and to avoid the expropriation of small farmers, further vulnerability of the poor in rural areas and unsustainable use of land and water;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Is of the view that the EU's Action plan for resilience should aim at implementing Policy Coherence for Development and address issues relating to food security and climate resilience by eliminating unsustainable practices such as dumping of agricultural products and unfair trade rules ; calls on the EU to address sustainable agriculture in a holistic manner at national and international level;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the need to support mechanisms which will allow for a proper and transparent ~~use~~distribution and management of oil revenues ; calls on the South-Sudanese authorities and the National Legislative Assembly, as well as international partners and companies present in South Sudan to contribute to greater transparency in the generation and use of those revenues; welcomes the recent passing of the Petroleum Revenue Management Bill by the National Legislative Assembly; calls for the quick adoption into law by the President and quick implementation of all modalities of the Act;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that ensuring human security for all South-Sudanese people requires a renewed effort by the Government of South Sudan and its international partners to follow through with the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of armed groups and to undertake broader security sector reform (SSR) leading to a reduction in the size of the standing army, as well as its professionalisation, full respect for civilian control and the chain of command, as well as greater respect for human rights among the armed forces; Stresses the need to engage constructively and frequently with South Sudanese civil society and women's associations to deal with the problem of insecurity and promote respect for human rights including women's rights;

2013/10/16
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union states that EU action on the international scene must promote fundamental principles and objectives such as respect for human rights and the eradication of poverty in developing countries;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-Ab. whereas the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy adopted in 2012 states that the EU will work in favour of human rights in all areas of its external action without exception;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas PCD is now recognized as an obligation and regarded as a tool of a comprehensive policy and a process which seeks to incorporate the multiple dimensions of development at all stages of policy formulation;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the European Union, the Member States and their partner institutions to ensure that the new ‘post- 2015’ framework includes a PCD objective which makes it possible to develop reliable indicators to measure the progress of donors and southern partners and to assess the impact of the various policies on development, in particular by applying a ‘PCD lens’ to key issues such as population growth, global food security, illicit financial flows, migration, climate and green growth;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to maintain its commitment to the field of development and to the respect for economic, social and human rights of the populations, and recalls the Commission’s role in imparting impetus to the Union’s policies and coordinating them; considers that the Commission should actively promote a coherent and modern vision of human development in order to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the follow-up post-2015 framework and the human rights, and honour the commitments given;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that immigration, like development, should become an element in the European Union’s foreign policy, which requires a strategy that will revitalise the Union’s overall relations with its immediate neighbours;deleted

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for systematic assessment of the impact of the common agricultural ~~policy on the local economies of developing countries~~and Trade policies, including the ongoing negative effects of current EU biofuel policy on food security, on the local economies of developing countries as well as on social, economic, environmental and human rights of the population;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. While recognizing the attention paid to several aspects of policy coherence for development within the annual report on the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative, calls upon the Commission to include in this report also information on the impact of new agreements, programs and initiatives on resource rich developing countries, with special attention to economic diversification and social and environmental aspects of natural resources exploitation;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Recalls that in the light of PCD, the EU should take concrete steps in combatting tax evasion and tackling tax havens, in order to support their efforts to raise domestic resources;

2014/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the UN-Habitat Study "Secure Land Rights for All" of 2008 and UN-Habitat guide on "How to Develop a Pro-Poor Land Policy: Process, Guide and Lessons";

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter on the Right to Food "Large-scale land acquisitions and leases: a set of core principles and measures to address the human rights challenge" of 11 June 2009;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas property rights can be defined as the rules that regulate the terms by which individual stakeholders, communities, public and private actors acquire and maintain access to tangible and intangible assets through formal law or customary provisionsaccording to the UN-Habitat, land tenure and property rights can be formal (freehold, leasehold, public and private rental), customary or religious in origin; they can also include various types of unauthorised/informal tenure or settlement;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the EU Land Policy Guidelines 2004 defines land tenure as a "system of access to and control over land and related resources", and that land rights are not limited to private ownership in the strict sense, but can be a very diverse balance between individual rights and duties, and collective regulations at different levels;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas 1.2 billion people worldwide inhabit property for which they do not hold formal rights and live without permanent homes or access to land; in particular, whereas more than 90% of the rural population in sub-Saharan Africa (of which 370 million people are considered to be poor) access land and natural resources via legally insecure customary and informal tenure systems;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas efforts to achieve MDG7 (Target 11), which is aimed at improving the lives of 100 million slum inhabitants by 2020, is drastically behind schedule; whereas Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights recognises a universal right to housing and to continuous improvement of living conditions; whereas the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) estimates that as many as one billion people live in slums, and it is thought that an estimated three billion people will reside in slums by 2050;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas in rural areas, some 200 million people (almost 20 per cent of the world's poor) have no access to sufficient land to make a living; whereas rural land is coming under multiple pressures: they include population growth, land use conversion, commercial investments, environmental degradation due to drought, soil erosion and nutrient depletion, as well as natural disasters and conflicts; and whereas securing land rights is needed to promote social stability by reducing uncertainty and conflicts over land;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas private investors and governments have shown a growing interest in the acquisition or long-term lease of large portions of arable land in countries, mostly in developing countries in Africa and Latin America;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas by setting mandatory targets and subsidizing biofuels, the EU contributes at least indirectly to land- grabbing in developing countries, given that it encourages speculation on arable land, particularly the most fertile ones and those located nearby ports or roads; whereas consequently, the threats to the security of tenure for small-holders are further increased, with potential negative consequences on the food security of local communities;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) states that women and spouses shall have equal rights in respect of the ownership and acquisition of property; but whereas many land tenure and property rights regime discriminate against women either formally or in practise;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas providing secure land rights for women is important for poverty reduction, in view of women's roles as food producers in rural and peri-urban areas, their responsibilities for feeding family members; whereas women, who represent 70 % of Africa's farmers, formally own as little as 2 % of the land; whereas recent programmes throughout India, Kenya and Honduras show that low- income female-headed households have better nutrition figures than higher-income households headed by men;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Article 17 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes the rights of everyone to own property either alone or in association with others, and that no one should be arbitrarily deprived of their property;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas access to land for indigenous people has been given specific forms of protection under the 1989 ILO Convention (n° 169) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas Article 10 of the UN Declaration on the Right to Indigenous People guarantee to indigenous people the right not to be forcibly removed from their lands or territories, and no relocation shall take place without their free, prior and informed consent and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Property~~Land rights and wealth creation

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that securing land rights and greater equity in land access provide a secure foundation for livelihoods, economic opportunities, and in rural areas, for household food production;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines that besides individual land titling a variety of alternative tenure options, including building on customary tenure systems to legally secure rights to house plots, farmland and natural resources, should be recognised, as advocated by UN-Habitat;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes that in rural and peri-urban areas in many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and in parts of South-east Asia, customary tenure is the main way of accessing land; but notes that land titling has been popular with many international agencies, as a way to provide land security; points out however that various studies, such as those of UN- Habitat or UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Food, demonstrates that giving priority to such tenure policy entails limitations: it distorts land and housing markets unless granted on a large scale; it entails risks of abuse and nepotism if granted on a small scale; it may stimulate litigation over competing claims, and undermines pre-existing land rights; it does not necessarily improve access to bank loans and may expose poor residents to unaffordable property taxes and service charges.

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Points out equally that the EU Land Policy Guidelines 2004 also states that land titling is not always the best way of increasing tenure security, and nor does it automatically lead to greater investment and productivity;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes with concern that cultural traditions often leave women dependent on male relatives for tenure security and without legal protection; stresses upon international obligations of States to ensure minimum economic social and cultural rights, which includes government's obligation to ensure that land management is not discriminatory, particularly with regard to women and the poor, and does not violate other human rights;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Highlights the fact that EU biofuel policy as enshrined in the Renewable Energy Directive forms an (indirect) impetus for land-grabbing activities.

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that the removal of public incentives for the production of crop- based biofuels and subsidies is one way to combat land grabbing;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Notes also with concern that the EU trade policy may contribute to land- grabbing; in particular, regrets that the Everything but Arms (EBA) trade initiative, which confers unlimited, duty- free and quota-free access, triggered for instance land grabbing in Cambodia for sugar cane exports or that EU's FTA with Central America increase land pressures and land conflicts in Central America;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Recalls that when land rights are not secure and governance is weak, they bring high risks for local communities, in terms of food security, risk of displacement and eviction of farmers and herders; urges accordingly the EU Member States to support the national capacity of developing countries to strengthen their governance system;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)

The negotiations of large-scale leases or acquisitions of land through investment agreement and the rights of local people.

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4e. Highlights that both the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights recognize the right to self-determination, defined as the right of all people to freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources, and that both stipulate that no people may be deprived of its own means of subsistence; accordingly, stresses that the negotiation of large-scale leases or acquisition of lands must duly reflect the right to development, which entails transparency, adequate and informed participation of the local communities concerned by land leases or purchases and accountability in the use of revenues, that should benefit local population;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 f (new)

4f. Highlights the fact that EU investment policies may contribute to land grabbing, as international investment agreements usually define investment very broadly, thereby applying to agricultural investment and land acquisitions; recalls that Bilateral Investment Treaties usually provide extensive legal protection to investment against adverse host state action; believes that full environmental and social impact assessment of land use changes should be implemented before any land sale or lease takes place; calls on the EU to upgrade its assistance to developing countries related to the framing of investments agreements so as to enable the host country to regulate in the public interest in the remit of land deals;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 g (new)

4g. Stresses that investment agreements on large-scale land acquisitions or leases should duly take into account the right of current land-users, as well as the rights of workers employed on the farms; takes the view that the obligations of investors should be defined in clear terms and should be enforceable, for instance by the inclusion of sanction mechanisms in cases of non-compliance of human rights; considers that all land deals should also include a legal obligation that a certain minimum percentage of crops produced should be sold on the local market.

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Roadmap to ~~formal property~~secure land rights and sustainable land governance in the developing world

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that land reform requires flexibility, tailored to local, social and cultural conditions, and should be focused on empowering the most vulnerable, regularising tenure security for urban squatters ~~and bringing pastoralist societies into the scope of formal property law~~;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Emphasises that land tenure reform should begin with accurate land data collection and with systematic titling by means of cadastral mapping using low- cost technologie~~Warns against applying a one-size-fits- all approach to achieve land security; underlines that formal land administration services are most effective when provided at local level; takes the view that effective delivery of secure land rights may therefore depend on reform of centralised State land agencies with a view to devolving responsibilities to local and customary institutions; considers that land registration can then be improved by computerization of land records and cadastral systems;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Recalls that agriculture remains a fundamental source of livelihood, subsistence and food security for rural people; but notes that rural land is coming under multiple pressures, because of population growth, land use conversion, commercial investments, environmental degradation due to drought, soil erosion and nutrient depletion, as well as natural disasters and conflicts; believes in this context that securing land tenure for rural people is essential to achieve MDGs; takes the view that a range of policy instruments can help address these challenges, and they must be adapted to meet local conditions;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Considers that government officials should first identify those land management and tenure systems that already exist; secondly, they should build on these systems for the benefit of the poor and vulnerable groups.

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that any shift in land use should only take place with the free, prior and informed consent of the local communities concerned; recalls that indigenous people have been granted specific forms of protection of their rights on land under international law; in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, insists that States shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for, any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing indigenous peoples of their lands, territories or resources;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CRecalls that tenure security can be safeguarded under various forms provided the rights of land users and owners are clear: in addition to formal titles, security can be achieved through clear, long-term rental contracts, or formal recognition of customary rights and informal settlements, with accessible and effective dispute settlement mechanisms; calls for the EU to channel support towards capacity development and training programmes in land management, with the aim to secure land rights for the poor and vulnerable groups, including through cadastral surveying, registration, and efforts to equip educational institutions in developing countries;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Highlights the fact that building sound fiscal policies in developing countries by strengthening land registration and delineating valuation functions significantly increases annual land transaction revenue, such as in Thailand where it increased six-fold over a period of 10 yearsthe design of sound land taxation systems in developing countries must be coherent with poverty reduction and social equity objectives; hence takes the view that land taxes should be a means to promote social and environmental objectives, discourage under-utilisation of land and prevent tax speculation;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Placing ~~property~~land rights at the heart of EU development policy

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Highlights the fact that large-scale land acquisitions are among others a direct consequence of weak land governance in developing countries; emphasises that ~~empowering people through clear and secure property rights will open contractual arrangement~~EU aid should contribute to building the institutional capability required for the granting of secure land rights, so as to tackle rent-seeking, bureaucratic inertia as well as corrupt, unaccountable practices tso ~~scrutiny and~~as to prevent land grabbing;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Recommends that an update be made to~~Urges the EU to activate the EU 2004 EU Land Policy Guidelines ~~in coordination with Member States in order to assess current tenure challenges and assist with the implementation of new low-cost technologies in land mapping and administration~~and push for redistributive types of land policies;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT);

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. ~~Urges the Commission to set a clearly defined budget line for property rights, shifting from a small-scale perspective to long-term land governance reform, with a view to streamlining land tenure~~Stresses that the challenge of providing secure land rights for displaced people and refugees is likely to increase under climate change; stresses equally that the establishment of legitimate institutions governing access to land for re-settlement of migrants and refugees is essential, as is the case of restitution to original owners; hence, urges the EU to upgrade its assistance regarding the inclusion of land rights in humanitarian and development response to disasters or civil conflicts, whereby land policies must guarantee secure land rights to different ethnic, social or generational groups in an equitable way;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/2026(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recalls that securing land rights for all are best achieved where they are nested within coherent governance frameworks; recommends that an overarching legal accountability mechanism be developed under the auspices of the UN with the express purpose of supporting land reform, monitoring land governance in a transparent and accountable fashion and encouraging states to respect and pursue land claims made by individuals and communities;

2013/11/14
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 10

(10) In order to respect developing country ownership, all EIB investments should be aligned to country owned development strategies. Against this background, in order to enhance the coherence and the focus of the EIB external financing activity on supporting Union policies, and for the maximum benefit of beneficiaries, Decision No 1080/2011/EU set out general objectives for EIB financing operations across all eligible regions and countries, i.e. local private sector development, in particular in support of small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), social and economic infrastructure and climate change mitigation and adaptation, building on the comparative strengths of the EIB in areas where it has a well-proven track record. These objectives should be maintained in this Decision.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11

(11) Improving access to financing for SMEs, including SMEs from the Union investing in the regions covered by this Decision, can play an essential role in stimulating economic development and in combating unemployment. ITo ensure that investments in the private sector have the greatest development impact, they should be targeted towards domestic entreprises owned and domiciled with developing countries. To this end, in order to effectively reach out to SMEs, the EIB should cooperate with local financial intermediary institutions in the eligible countries, in particular to ensure that part of the financial benefits is passed on to their clients and provide added value compared to other sources of finance. The reliance on financial intermediaries must be complemented by increased transparency to ensure that they are engaging in programmes with clear development impacts. In particular, the EIB should work with financial intermediaries that have substantial local ownership, and ensure that the projects financed through intermediaries support sustainable development and that the operations are done in a transparent manner. The EIB should also ensure that financing to the private sector goes where it is most needed, taking into account the priorities of the partner countries.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) When operating under the Community guarantee, the EIB should only cooperate with financial intermediaries not operating in offshore financial centres, which have substantial local ownership and are equipped to implement a pro-development approach supporting the specificity of SMEs in the countries of operation.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 b (new)

(11 b) The EIB shall not cooperate with financial intermediaries with negative track record in terms of transparency, fraud, corruption and environmental and social impacts. A stringent list of criteria for selection of financial intermediaries shall be established by the EIB jointly with the European Commission and be publicly available.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 14

(14) The EIB should also continue to finance investment projects in support of climate change mitigation and adaptation, to further the promotion of the Union's climate goals on a global scale. To this end, priority should be given to small- scale, off-grid decentralised renewable energy projects, to ensure energy access to rural areas, while avoiding potential negative social and environmental impact of large-scale energy infrastructure.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 21

(21) Union external relations should be supported by new instruments from 2014, including an umbrella Regulation establishing common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for external action. With a view to enhancing the coherence of overall Union support in the regions concerned, and provided that blending activities have a clear sustainable development impact, that can be effectively monitored, opportunities should be seized to combine EIB financing with Union budgetary resources when and as appropriate, in the form of financial instruments provided for in Title VIII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 and technical assistance for project preparation and implementation, through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance II (IPA II), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries, the Instrument for the promotion of Democracy and Human Rights worldwide, the Instrument for Stability, and the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation. Following Decision No 1080/2011/EU, the Commission established an EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation with a view to optimising the functioning of mechanisms for the blending of grants and loans outside the Union.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22

(22) IThe mechanism of blending loans and grants must be evaluated particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk. Provided that it has a clear sustainable development impact, the EIB should, in its financing operations outside the Union that fall within the scope of this Decision, ~~the EIB should~~ endeavour further to enhance coordination and cooperation with European Financial Institutions and International Financial Institutions, notably those participating in the EU Platform for Blending in External Cooperation. This cooperation includes, where appropriate, cooperation on sector conditionality and mutual reliance on procedures, use of joint co-financing and participation in global initiatives, such as those promoting aid coordination and effectiveness. Such coordination and cooperation should strive to minimise possible duplication of costs and unnecessary overlap. The tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission, the EIB Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in respect of cooperation outside the Union, which allows the EIB Group and the EBRD to act in a complementary way by relying on their respective comparative advantages, was updated in 2012 to cover the extension of EBRD's geographical scope to the Mediterranean region and should continue to be applied. The principles set out in this Decision should also be applied when EIB financing is implemented through cooperation agreements with other European Financial Institutions and International Financial Institutions, including regarding consistency with Union's development objectives, aid effectiveness principles, transparency and democratic scrutiny.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1 a EIB financing operations implemented through the Union guarantee granted to the EIB in developing countries, shall have as primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty. In particular, EIB financing operations shall be consistent with: - EU commitments and obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) as well as the attainment of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); - social, labour and environmental standards as embodied in international agreements.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 5

5. ~~EIB financing operations supporting the objectives provided for in paragraph 1(a) may~~To ensure that investments in the private sector have the greatest development impact, EIB financing operations supporting the objectives provided for in paragraph 1(a) shall target domestic companies owned and domiciled within developing countries whenever possible, but may also include support to investment projects by SMEs from the Union.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 6

6. EIB financing operations supporting the objectives provided for in paragraph 1(b) shall support investment projects in the areas of transport, energy, including decentralised off-grid renewable energy, energy systems transformation enabling a switch to lower carbon intensive technologies and fuels, energy security and energy infrastructure, including for gas production and transportation to EU energy market, environmental infrastructure, including water and sanitation and green infrastructure, information and communication technology, including telecommunications and broadband network infrastructure, health and education. Compliance with the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters should be ensured by the EIB at the different relevant stages of projects.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 7

7. EIB financing operations supporting the objectives provided for in paragraph 1(c) shall support investment projects in climate change mitigation and adaptation which contribute to the overall objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in particular by avoiding or reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the areas of renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable transport, or by increasing resilience to the adverse impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries, sectors and communities. To this end, an analysis of the carbon footprint ought to be included in the environmental assessment procedure to determine whether project proposals maximize energy-efficiency improvements. Over the period covered by the Decision, the volume of these operations shall represent at least 25% of total EIB financing operations.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 a (new)

Article 12 a In its financial operations, the EIB must ensure that all companies and financial institutions involved in the transaction disclose information regarding beneficial ownership of any legal structure directly or indirectly related to the company, including trusts, foundations and bank accounts.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)

In order to be eligible for EIB financing and investment, all companies and financial institutions involved in the transaction must disclose reliable annual information related to sales, employees, profits made and taxes paid in the country.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. The EIB shall inform OLAF immediately when, at any stage of the preparation, implementation or closure of projects subject to the EU guarantee, it detects a potential case of fraud, corruption or other illegal activity that may affect the financial interests of the EU. In such cases, the disbursement of loans should be immediately suspended until OLAF investigation findings are available. Where corruption is proven, the EIB shall assist asset recovery efforts by disclosing to the relevant authorities any assets held by the EIB that relate to such corruption or that derive from it.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2013/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The contracts signed in relation to projects subject to the EU guarantee shall include stringent clauses enabling the suspension of financing support from the EIB to project's promoters and financial intermediaries where fraud, corruption or other illegal activity are under formal investigation, and its cancellation in the event of such illegal activity being proven.

2013/09/10
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that biodiversity and ecosystems deliver collective benefits and must be considered as common goods; recalls that when properly managed and governed, biodiversity based assets can yield significant economic benefits; laments however that many policy-makers see little economic gain from conserving or investing in biodiversity; stresses therefore the value of "ecosystem services" and their contribution to economic and social development;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that no system for generating wealth can be sustainable if it degrades its resource base; underlines that, in parallel to the market oriented functions, the bio- economy sustains also a wide range of public goods functions, not currently rewarded by the market, that should be preserved, such as agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality and resilience to flooding and fire;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Takes the view that the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy will only be successful if resource efficiency is the pillar of the economy and if genetic engineering is not the driver of this economy;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Believes that any bio-economy strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass first directed to ensure basic services not rewarded by the market and then to high value applications like materials (rather than bioenergy which has a lower value);

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Stresses that a sustainable bio-based economy must be built on modal transport and reduction of the overall consumption of biofuels to the strict minimum; in particular, underlines that in order to assess whether a specific bio-based process or product is reducing direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions, all the stages from the extraction of the raw material to the end-use-state should be considered; stresses that the EU and national policies should promote clean alternatives to fossil fuels, such as vehicles that run on renewable electricity as well as solar and wind energy, instead of stimulating the shift to biomass in sectors where lower value is added to it (like in the production of biofuels and other bioenergy);

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries, where biomass exploitation represents a major challenge in terms of governance, as in the case of forest conservation and sustainable management of forest resources, thereby making it difficult to fulfil EU sustainability criteria and measures for imported biomass or to check their implementation through monitoring and evaluation;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Insists that the EU has a duty to reduce its dependency on fish from developing countries for food, as well as for feed in aquaculture, stresses that in the current reform of the CFP, priority should be given to measures that underpin an environmentally sustainable management of fisheries and the use of non-carnivorous species in aquaculture;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Fears that EU import dependency increases the~~Notes with concern that rising demand for biomass, particularly wood, may spark widespread deforestation in developing countries, where greenhouse gas emissions are not accounted for under the Kyoto Protocol; points out that while this can impact on soil quality, water cycles and biodiversity, it increases strain on global agreements, such as the CBD ~~and~~ UN REDD~~, and that~~; fears equally that, considering that land governance systems are weak in many developing countries, rising demand for wood products may trigger off illegal logging and weaken in return Voluntary Partnership Agreements under FLEGT;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the importance of mangrove, seagrass meadows, salt marshes and kelp forests as highly performing carbon sinks, warns of the rapid destruction of these coastal ecosystems due inter alia to increasing demand for seafood from aquaculture; calls for a marine equivalent of the REDD scheme to safeguard coastal and marine ecosystems as carbon sinks;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the protection of biodiversity is a key component to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (among which Goal 1 on Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger and Goal 7 on Ensuring Environmental Sustainability); in particular, stresses upon the importance of healthy biodiversity and ecosystems for primary production like agriculture, forestry and fisheries; accordingly, deems that production of biomass shall be analysed in respect with its impact on ecosystem services;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2295(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Fears that growing demand for biomass exacerbates food insecurity in developing countries, through ~~land grabbing and volatile food prices~~diversion of crops and lands away from food production, deprivation of land-use rights and impoverishment as a result of land-grabs and exacerbation of food price volatility; points out that the demand for biofuels is already one of the drivers for land acquisitions in developing countries, in particular in Sub-Saharan Africa; recalls that due to these land acquisitions, indigenous people loose their access to land, and thereby their access to food and water; also underlines that while MDGs set a target of cutting by half the number of people without safe access to water by 2015, water-consuming bio-economy activities can aggravate water stress in developing countries and thereby contribute to widespread food scarcity; urges the EU to follow the recommendation of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food on agro- ecology to achieve food security, while addressing climate change;

2013/05/07
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, defining what constitutes discrimination against women and setting up an agenda for national action to put an end to those discriminations,

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Eva JOLY, Keith TAYLOR, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Human rights legal framework,

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

– having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005 entitled ‘Policy Coherence for Development’ (COM(2005)0134), and the Council conclusions entitled 'Policy Coherence for Development', 3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting of 14 May 2012,

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas~~, two years from the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been significant progress~~ the MDGs have raised awareness of ending global poverty as an urgent challenge and a priority for global action; whereas, two years from the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), there has been significant progress; whereas, however, the current MDGs do not address the root causes of poverty and in particular fail to adequately address issues such as inequalities within and among countries, social exclusion, biodiversity and governance;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the MDGs have helped to define poverty as a multidimensional deprivation in people's lives, covering education, health, environment, food, employment, housing and gender equality; whereas, however, there is little evidence that the existence of MDGs has had any significant impact in shaping national policies in developing countries;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment – particularly youth unemployment, lack of social protection and gender inequality;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished and more than 200 million are unemployed; whereas only 28% of the global population is covered by comprehensive social protection systems, reflecting high degrees of informal employment and whereas an estimated 1.4 billion people lack access to sufficient energy services, hampering their ability to overcome poverty;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas three-quarters of the world's poor people live in middle income countries and, according to the World Development Indicators 2008 of the World Bank, income and wealth inequalities within countries have increased since the early 1980s, including in high-income countries; whereas income and job insecurity have also increased owing to patterns of globalisation based on outsourcing and weaker labour protection;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas the global food, energy and financial crisis of 2007 - 2010 highlighted the fragility of global food supply systems and exposed systemic failures in the workings of financial and commodity markets and major weaknesses in the mechanisms of global governance;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas sustainability concerns, regarding inter alia the urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and to achieve more equitable and sustainable management and governance of natural resources, represent the key challenge for a transformative agenda;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas it is projected that in 2015 more than 600 million people will still be using unimproved water sources and that one billion people will be living on less than USD 1.25 per day; and, if present trends continue, the MDG target to halve the proportion of people living without basic sanitation services will not be met until 2049; whereas currently almost 200 million people are unemployed – about 74 million of those are between the ages of 15 and 24 and only 20% of the world's population has adequate social security coverage, while more than half lack any coverage at all;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a "human rights based" approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political) and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the fact that the MDG framework has put the fight against poverty at the forefront of the global development agenda; regrets, however, that MDGs failed to address systemic issues that create unequal opportunities for people and countries, including the impact of the liberalisation agenda on poverty and inequality; recalls, for instance, that in a largely globalised economy, labour's bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Decent Work Agenda; against this background, regrets that the consensus on poverty as a policy priority has not led to fundamental debates about policy alternatives for reaching this global goal but that the dominant underlying economic/development strategies continue to be driven by the Washington Consensus agenda aimed at liberalisation and privatisation;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that environmental degradation jeopardises the achievement of MDGs, among which the objective of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger; in particular, recalls that persistent inequalities and struggles over scarce resources are among key drivers of conflict, hunger, insecurity and violence, which in turn are key factors that hold back human development and efforts to achieve sustainable development; calls for the adoption of a more holistic approach that reflects the outcome and follow-up of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that inequality hampers economic development and poverty reduction efforts; in particular, recalls that high levels of inequality make it difficult to construct broad-based, redistributive and fiscally sustainable social welfare systems that are grounded on principles of social solidarity, while high levels of inequality may raise crime levels or cause violent conflict, especially in multi-ethnic societies; believes that the structural causes of poverty need to be addressed to enable a transformative change of society;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. CAcknowledges the ways in which development and poverty eradication are intertwined with the challenges of peace and security, environment, human rights, democracy and good governance; hence, calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of inclusive ~~growth~~economic development, environmental sustainability, human rights and good governance;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the "post-MDG agenda" to be anchored to the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development, which not only affirms development as a fundamental human right but addresses development as a process;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses that inclusiveness is a dynamic concept that goes beyond a "pro- poor" strategy, and implies broadening the focus to include vulnerable populations in precarious livelihoods, which calls for anchoring development strategy into the macroeconomic framework; considers that defining qualitative indicators will be critical to monitor both the degree to which development progress is inclusive and sustainable, and the extent to which the needs of the most deprived and vulnerable groups are being addressed;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3

Health and education and social protection

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recalls that the~~alth~~ multidimensionality of human well-being needs to be fully acknowledged; recalls, in this respect, that health, social protection and education are key drivers of poverty eradication and ~~economic growth~~inclusive economic development;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that universal ~~health coverage (UHC) and quality education~~quality education, universal health coverage (UHC) and universal access to adequate nutritious food should be considered to be major goals ofin the pPost- 2015 agenda;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls for full and productive employment and decent work to be a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda and calls for this goal to be supported through the implementation of well-designed national social protection floors for poverty reduction and resilience;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Underlines that climate change, the recent food price crisis and the global financial crisis can all be linked to the lack of adequate global governance; hence, stresses that global governance should be a key ingredient of the post- 2015 Development Agenda;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Deplores the lack of coherence between institutions of global governance, in particular regarding the multilateral trade, finance and environmental architectures; considers that, while global governance deficits have led countries to seek regional solutions as a way to respond to region-specific development needs, such arrangements require coordination to avoid policy fragmentation and incoherence with multilateral regimes and international standards; more broadly, deems that action at the global level is required to supplement national efforts;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9 c. Notes that, although the format of the MDG framework enabled the setting of concrete and time-bound goals and targets that could be monitored by statistically robust indicators, there is a lack of ownership of these goals; against this background, warns against imposing a one-size-fits-all approach and believes that global goals and targets must be tailored and adapted to national and regional contexts and initial conditions;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that the post-2015 UN development agenda shall respond to a human-rights based approach, which encompasses social and economic rights, while also including civil and political rights related to peace and security, as well as the right to development;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Calls on the EU to support, within the post-2015 agenda, the adoption of binding clauses on individual rights, especially women and girls' rights, including sexual and reproductive rights;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Encourages the EU to support developing countries in building up ~~their political will and in increasing~~appropriate social protection floors, to increase support to efforts to improve the level of implementation of legal human rights instruments;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that armed conflict and post- conflict situations are some of the main obstacles to development and poverty reduction; stresses equally that peace and security, development and human rights are interlinked and mutually reinforcing;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. REmphasises that sustainability is an overriding challenge, where failure is likely to threaten all dimensions of human development; in particular, recognises the inseparable links between food, energy, water, sustainable land use, natural resources efficiency, marine and other ecosystem protection and biodiversity, deforestation and climate change mitigation, sustainable production and consumption, social inclusion and decent work in the anti- poverty framework;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Calls on the EU to promote the financial transaction tax and to ensure that a significant part of the revenue be used for financing for development and the fight against climate change;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Points out that the EU should promote an integrated and complementary approach to financing~~, including through public- private partnerships~~ for development;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the EU to ~~improve and continue~~properly evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants – particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - before continuing to develop blending loans and grants to boost financial resources for development~~, based and focu~~ that are based on harmonised poverty reduction strategies and that have a clear sustainable development impact;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. CRecognises the urgent need for increased domestic resource mobilisation and therefore calls on the EU to ~~continue to~~increase its support to developing countries infor establishing effective fiscal policy and strengthening the capacity, skills and qualifications of their administrations with a view to tackling illicit financial flows, tax evasion ~~and fraud~~, fraud and tax avoidance;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. URecalls that the quality of financial reporting is crucial to combat tax evasion effectively; hence, underlines the importance of increasing transparency in corporate reporting of profits and taxes paid, especially by companies involved in the exploitation of natural resources; therefore asks the Commission to promote the inclusion of a requirement within the International Financial Reporting Standard of the IASB that multinational corporations report their income and tax paid on a country-by-country basis; recalls that this request is consistent with the need to improve the corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should therefore include i.a. the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index ~~and~~, the Gini coefficient, the carbon footprint and the ecological footprint;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. CStresses upon the need to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, against this background, calls on developing countries to establish a genuine business regulatory framework focusing on ~~a business code of conduct,~~ respect for human rights, and environmental protection;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Urges EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to comply with their obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, gender equality, core labour standards, international agreements and payment of taxes in a transparent manner;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Emphasises that economic ~~growth~~development should contribute to decent job creation and social inclusion; calls for the establishment of anationally defined social protection ~~mechanism~~floors in developing countries;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35 a. Takes the view that, while MDGs have certainly been a success in putting a stronger spotlight on development aid, a mere focus on aid is too narrow; considers that a new approach is needed that embraces global governance, with a strong focus on policy coherence for development and the provision of global public goods;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)

35 b. Believes that a post-2015 agenda for development needs to identify essential global public goods, set how they are financed and specify which global institutions can be held accountable for their provision;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)

35 c. Takes the view that policy coherence should move beyond a "do no harm" perspective, both in Europe and beyond, towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment and international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives; supports, in this context, the idea of establishing a Global Economic Council in the context of the United Nations System;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2289(INI)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Stresses that the future development framework should contain a reference to the concept of ‘'development effectiveness’'; in particular, takes the view that turning "aid effectiveness" into a "development effectiveness" agenda implies a combination of development aid, assistance for the provision of global public goods and adaptation of existing global governance structures in order to increase their capacity to respond to global challenges;

2013/03/26
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Judith SARGENTINI, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the recent policy evolutions at EU and international level which are focused on a more ambitious partnership with CSOs and LAs, founded on a human rights-based approach to development, including economic, social and cultural rights as well as international treaties on environment and biodiversity protection; and on a clear engagement to strengthening the democratic process and accountability;

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that creating accountable, human rights-based, and ~~inclusive~~democratic relations among governments, LAs, CSOs, and citizens offers a unique opportunity for the EU to establish transparent and sustainable partnerships with developing countries;

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that Policy Coherence for Development must be the guiding principle of the EU cooperation with local authorities aiming at developing local economy to provide decent livelihood to the population at community level,

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Encourages the EU to promote institutionalised mechanisms for multilevel and multiple stakeholder dialogue among CSOs, LAs and partner governments in decent work agendas, and sustainable and inclusive growth with redistribution of revenue through government budget;

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to allocate adequate resources in the future programming period, to allow CSOs and LAs from partner countries to ~~raise awareness~~monitor and analyse progress towards policy coherence for development (PCD) at local, national and international level;

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the important role that local authorities and civil society organisations can play in fighting corruption at all level including tax evasion and illicit financial flow from developing countries ;

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2288(INI)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Judith SARGENTINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Is of the view that tax revenues are essential for local economic development and considers that priority should be given to put in place effective and viable tax collection systems to ensure sustainable source of development financing,

2013/08/29
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the link between trade liberalisation and poverty reduction is not automatic; but whereas opening up trade can be one of the most effective drivers of economic growth and development, if and when the right conditions are in place;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU's trade policy towards developing countries seeks to better integrate them into the international trading system, but lacks clearly defined development objectives; and whereas despite significant liberalization efforts, some developing countries, notably LDCs, have not been able to diversify production and exports;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the impact of globalisation on poverty reduction is uneven; whereas a large proportion of the population in developing countries still live in extreme poverty, and particularly in the LDCs: in 1990, only 18% of the extremely poor were living in LDCs, while by 2007, that share had doubled to 36%;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements have raised major difficulties for developing countries (in terms of fiscal revenue losses, regional integration, etc.); whereas the high number of countries effectively leaving the negotiations indicates the lack of a development agenda within the Interim EPAs: some of the countries which effectively leave believe that the such EPAs would lead them towards a less favourable situation than the trade provisions of the Cotonou Agreement; whereas EPA negotiations are far behind schedule, overall progress is still weak and more than a time limit is needed to remedy this situation;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas poor countries have difficulties in compensating for the decline in trade taxes as a result from the current global context of trade liberalisation; and whereas there is a danger that customs tariffs on processed goods which exceed those on raw materials may help to consign developing countries to the role merely of exporters of raw materials;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practises that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; and whereas the expansion of agrofuels may have dramatic consequences in terms of violation of land rights, loss of access to vital natural resources, deforestation and environmental degradation;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas Aid for Trade (AfT) is ~~critically needed in mo~~designed to assist developing countries ~~to assist~~ in building among others trade capacity~~, promoting processing and diversification of production~~, reducing administrative barriers to trade, putting in place an efficient infrastructure for the transport of goods, and strengthening local businesses to prepare them for competition and allow them to benefit from new market opportunities; whereas Aid for Trade should help promoting processing and diversification of production; assist regional integration; technology transfers, and help facilitate the establishment or development of domestic productive capacity and reducing income inequality;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas regional integration is an effective means of achieving prosperity, peace and security; and whereas, in a context of climate change, intraregional trade shall be supported, especially in a context where the development benefits of better functioning internal and regional trade may be as significant as those of increased external trade;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas "conflict resources" are natural resources whose systematic exploitation and trade in a context of conflict contribute to, benefit from or result in the commission of serious violations of human rights, violations of international humanitarian law or violations amounting to crimes under international law;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the focus on the business environment, regional integration and world markets, as well as on social protection, health, education and jobs in the Agenda for Change (COM(2011)0637);

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that investment policy raises two main challenges for developing countries: at the national level, investment policy needs to be included into development strategy, incorporating sustainable development objectives; at the international level, it is necessary to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Regrets that, according to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2012, some International Investment Agreements (IIA) concluded in 2011 keep to the traditional Treaty model that focuses on investment protection as the sole aim of the Treaty; however, welcomes the fact that some new IIAs include provisions to ensure that the Treaty does not interfere with, but instead contributes to countries' sustainable development strategies that focus on the environmental and social impacts of investment;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Notes with concern the growing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases filed under International Investment Agreements (IIA) whereby investors have challenged core public policies, claiming that these policies have negatively affected their business prospects; underlines, in this context, that the World Investment Report (2012) of the UNCTAD indicates that IIAs are becoming increasingly controversial and politically sensitive, primarily owing to the spread of IIA- based investor-State arbitrations which provoke growing discontent (e.g. Australia's trade-policy statement announcing that it would stop including ISDS clauses in its future IIAs), and which reflect, among others, deficiencies in the system (e.g. wide scope of provisions such as expropriation, concerns regarding the qualification of arbitrators, lack of transparency and high costs of the proceeding, and the relationship between ISDS and State- State proceedings); insists accordingly that any future European investments agreements must not contain international investor-state dispute settlement;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3d. Recalls that mobilizing investment for sustainable development remains a major challenge for developing countries, particularly for LDCs; underlines, in this context, that UNCTAD has developed a comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) that puts a particular emphasis on the relationship between foreign investment and sustainable development;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that the link between international trade and poverty reduction is not automatic; notes, in this respect, that UNCTAD states that the average level of trade integration of the LDCs, measured by the ratio of exports and imports of goods and services to GDP, has actually been higher than that of the advanced economies since the early 1990s; hence, considers that the persistence of mass poverty in the LDCs is not due to lack of integration into the global economy, insufficient trade liberalisation or insufficient policy reforms, but is rather the consequence of underdevelopment and the failure of these countries to promote structural transformation, build productive capacity, and create productive employment at the national level;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Underlines equally that UNCTAD argues that the premature and rapid trade liberalisation that many low-income developing countries were encouraged to undertake in the 1980s and 1990s led to de-industrialisation and a form of integration that intensified their dependence on and vulnerability to external markets; in reverse, the countries that have benefited the most from trade liberalisation and have experienced the largest reductions in absolute poverty are those that have opened their economies moderately, gradually in line with the development of their productive capacities, and have made progress towards structural transformation;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. SRecalls that there is considerable heterogeneity in the welfare impacts of trade and trade reforms, with both winners and losers in the process; hence, stresses the importance of combining trade reforms with well-designed public policies, notably social protection; more broadly, stresses the importance of timely and well-prepared National Development Strategies and prior impact assessments; of existing trade policy on poverty;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the EU to always ensure that its broad approach to trade negotiations, with the inclusion of issues like investment, government procurement, competition, trade in services and intellectual property rights, is in line with the respective needs and development strategies of partner countries; in particular, points out that the introduction of the reciprocity principle regarding public procurement can be extremely harmful for developing countries, as it will among others hamper the development of infant industries and processing; urges therefore the EU to define its policy in full respect of the "special and differential treatment" granted to developing countries; reasserts equally that governments and parliaments must retain the right to regulate investment, both so as to be able to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development and to ensure that there are obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Welcomes the fact that a broad range of industries for TNCs set supplier codes of conduct detailing the social and environmental performance standards for their global supply chains; recalls however that the proliferation and heterogeneity of CSR codes present challenges, in particular, notes that owing to the heterogeneity of the concept of (CSR), with different companies having developed different standards on accounting, auditing and reporting, levels of CSR are hard to compare; hence, calls once more on the EU to strive for a clear international legal framework over the responsibilities and obligations of business with regard to human rights;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Calls for stronger EU efforts in relation to tax havens~~Recalls that tax fraud and tax evasion are limiting the capacity of EU Member States to raise revenues and to carry out their economic policy; calls for stronger EU efforts in relation to tax havens; in particular, calls for the adoption of an international convention with the purpose of eliminating harmful tax structures (on the model of a multilateral mechanism for automatic tax-information exchange), that would include sanctions both for non-cooperative jurisdictions and for financial institutions that operate within tax havens (i.e. by considering the possibility to withdraw banking licences from financial institutions that operate with tax havens on the model of the US Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act);

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes th~~e flaws in~~at after the implementation and follow-up of the regulations laid down for the ‘Kimberley Process’; emphasises the urgent need for a solid, transparent and reliable tracking system for gems and valuable minerals, such as coltan, so as to more efficiently prevent products that contribute to systematic breaches of human rights, or fuel conflict or unrest in developing countries, from entering the EU marketof the Kimberley Process for the certification of conflict diamonds', trade in natural resources is still fuelling rebels and human rights abuses are still taking place in mining areas, therefore emphasises the urgent need for a system of due diligence for gems and valuable minerals, such as so- called conflict minerals, takes the view that such a measure could contribute to addressing the overriding challenge of the resource curse and increase the benefits for developing countries to trade their commodities; welcomes, in this context, that the Commissions plans to publish a Communication on conflict minerals;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Underlines that natural resources raise two main challenges for developed and developing countries: the environmental challenge to cope with impacts from using resources along their lifecycle and the socio-political challenge to cope with human rights and poverty internationally;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Strongly supports the legislative proposal for country-by-country reporting in the remit of the revision of the Accounting and Transparency Directive, in order to discourage corruption and prevent tax avoidance; calls on European extractive industries operating in developing countries to set an example of social responsibility and the promotion of decent work;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19c. Points out that the governance problem in the resource sector has been addressed almost entirely by voluntary initiatives, the most prominent one being the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, that attempts to improve information transparency; observes however, that that although being necessary, EITI is not sufficient to address the wider problem of corruption and bribery in the extractive sector; likewise, notes that the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights (protect, respect, access to remedy) is not yet specific with regard to extractive industries and resources; in this respect, takes the view that there is a need to add specific provisions on extractive industries to the UN Framework on Business and Human Rights: a first step might be to appoint a special rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on that issue, with a mandate to assess and develop recommendations;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19d. Takes the view that standards for transparency and certification need to be enlarged over time to fully address bribery and corruption in the extractive sector and beyond, while global overuse of natural resources ought to be addressed as well; more broadly, calls on the EU to support stronger governance mechanisms to address the environmental dimensions and human rights of resource exploitation; in particular, takes the view that an international convention for sustainable resource management is essential to lay down fundamental legal principles for sustainable resource management;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)

19e. Stresses that sustainable mining requires approaches that address the whole lifecycle of resources; points out that the complexity of the global supply chains hinder transparency; accordingly, takes the view that existing transparency initiatives should be accompanied by certification efforts in the form of product labelling along mineral supply chains;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Ddemands that European private actors involved in trade with or refinement of products from extractive industries take steps to ensure the regular, thorough and strict follow-up of CSR principles along the supply chain;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Takes the view that bilateral trade and investment policies should refer to common principles such as those provided by the Natural Resource Charter; in line with due diligence supply chain efforts, considers that this could be accompanied by sectoral provisions in areas relating to smelters and refineries, metal and recycling industries;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Reiterates its concern about the Commission's objective to secure unrestricted supply of raw materials for EU companies; points out that such strategy is not consistent with the overarching goal of eradication of poverty and policy coherence as enshrined in Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty, as it is likely to prevent countries from diversifying production, while reinforcing their dependence on unprocessed raw material exports; reasserts that the main priority of the EU should be to reduce its own consumption of raw materials;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)

20c. Points out that the EU's attempts to ban or curb the use of export taxes on raw materials goes against the objective of enabling countries to generate sufficient public revenue to meet MDGs and more broadly, to secure endogenous development; hence, urges the EU to acknowledge that export restrictions can be part of some countries' development strategies or justified for environmental protection;

2013/01/30
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the activities and reports of the WIPO Inter Governmental Committee on IP and GR, TK and Traditional cultural expressions;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas biopiracy usually refers to a situation in which biological resources are taken from local communities or indigenous people and are privatised through patenting while the resulting profits do not benefit the communities which originated the resources;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas the CBD requires from bioprospectors to obtain "prior informed consent" (PIC) from and reach "mutually agreed terms" (MAT) with countries of origin or local and indigenous communities and to share benefits from bioprospecting with countries and communities of origin;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the evolving ABS regime under the CDB operates within a complex multi-institutional governance architectures including the WTO with its Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (WTO-TRIPS); the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV), the World Health Organisation (WHO); and whereas, in addition, the Antarctic Treaty (AT) and the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provide relevant frameworks for ABS governance in areas outside national jurisdiction;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

D d. whereas ABS governance is also reflected in a number of human-rights instruments, including the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas biodiversity provides a great range of ecosystem services, such as local water, food provision, materials for sustaining livelihoods and climate regulation; and whereas environmental degradation pose new challenges for the conservation and sustainable utilisation of a wide range of species and GR as a base for food security and sustainable agricultural development;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR), that was negotiated within the ambit of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), aims at the conservation and sustainable use of plant GR for food and agriculture and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of their use, in harmony with the CBD;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the OECD members rely strongly on genetic resources f~~or imported food and agricultural products~~rom abroad for plant and animal breeding, thereby making international cooperation on the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources essential;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas estimates indicate that three- quarters of the world's population depend on natural traditional medicines and that approximately half of synthetic drugs have a natural origin;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

F b. whereas several international conventions and agreements address the subject of traditional knowledge, including the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR), the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIPS), the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

F c. whereas article 8 (j) of the CBD commits parties to respect, preserve and maintain TK and to "encourage the equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilisation" of such knowledge;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas in 2009, the WIPO General Assembly instructed the IGC to develop an international instrument to protect genetic resources, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that the CBD and the Nagoya Protocol constitute the main global framework for governance of access and benefit sharing (ABS); notes that governance related to IPRs, genetic resources and poverty alleviation also concern the WTO, FAO, WHO and WIPO, thereby raising challenges in terms of ensuring a coherent approach in their support of the CBD regime; insists that these international institutions should be supportive of and not run counter to the CDB regime;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Highlights that the achievement of MDG 1 depends among others on how we manage agricultural ecosystems; stresses, in this context, that while reducing the negative impact that agriculture may have on the environment requires a wide range of crop genetic diversities to ensure better ecosystem service provision, crop diversity enables specifically poor and small-holder farmers to diversify their diets and incomes; stresses equally that crop genetic diversity confers resilience regarding climate change;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls that "farmer exception", under the UPOV Convention, is especially important for developing countries as it allows farmers to save seeds deriving from new varieties and to re-sow them for usual food purposes (thereby enhancing food security); regrets however that, while it is in developing countries' interest to keep and extend exemptions from plant breeder's rights, farmers' rights have become weakened in consecutive reforms of the UPOV Convention;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Notes that FAO is taking a leading role in developing specialised ABS regimes relevant for food and agriculture, calls on the EU to support developing countries' requests to ensuring appropriate BS in any new sectoral mechanisms/instruments under the FAO as well as ensuring consistency with and enhancing synergy with the CDB and its Nagoya Protocol;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Recalls that GR contribute significantly to pharmaceutical R&D and access to medicine; reasserts that IPRs should not hinder access to affordable medicines, especially where such IPRs rely on GR that originate from developing countries;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7 d. Calls on the EU to refrain from pushing developing countries, especially LDCs, through bilateral agreements to accept far-reaching IP standards regarding i.e. seeds and medicines;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses that fighting biopiracy entails the implementation and upgrading of the existing arrangements for multilateral access and benefit sharing in the areas of agriculture and health, such as the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR), i.e. by considering new ways to raise resources for the Benefit-Sharing Fund; or the WHO's Intergovernmental Meeting on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Points out that three quarters of the plants used in modern medicine come from traditional medicine; believes that ~~biopiracy means there is a strong case for~~the existence of biopiracy makes it essential to protect~~ing~~ traditional knowledge, particularly when it is associated with genetic resources of economic value to the pharmaceuticals industry;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Regrets that traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is not covered by any of the Nagoya Protocol's monitoring measures~~Notes with concern that some difficulties of TK holders include monitoring and enforcement, i.e. learning that violations have taken place and obtaining timely remedies; regrets in this context that traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources is not covered by any of the Nagoya Protocol's monitoring measures: there is no obligation to disclose to the "checkpoint" information on the TK used while the internationally recognised certificate of compliance does not cover TK associated with GR, which limits possibilities of tracing biopiracy related to such TK; takes the view that the EU should grant traditional knowledge at least the same level of protection as genetic resources when implementing the Nagoya Protocol;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Stresses that regulations taken to protect GR and their associated TK must comply with international commitments taken on the promotion and respect of the rights of indigenous peoples as enshrined in the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the 1989 ILO Convention on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (No 169);

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Notes that one important difference between the US-American and the European System is the understanding of novelty; takes the view that the international order regulating IP, GR and TK should make a clear distinction between invention and discovery and by applying a standard of absolute novelty;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Points out that biopiracy can be attributed to the lack of national regulations and enforcement mechanisms in developing countries and the lack of a compliance mechanism in developed countries, ensuring that GR have been acquired in accordance with PIC and MAT in compliance with provider countries' national ABS legislation; welcomes, in this context, the draft regulation submitted by the Commission whose objective is to implement the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing; insists equally upon the importance to provide effective recourse mechanisms in case of disputes and access to justice;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Recalls that effective implementation of the Protocol depends on actions to be taken both in developing and developed countries; notes that the elaboration of ABS legislation in developing countries is a precondition for the obligation of user countries to comply with Prior Informed Consent (PIC) requirements; points out however that this request poses a real challenge for them as it requires substantial legal and institutional capacity building;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Regrets the lack of clear statistics on biopiracy and misappropriation, and calls on the EU to support the setting up of an independent body to remedy this situation; stresses also that better data is needed on the number and content of ABS contracts: considers that this could be gathered by setting up a notification and database system through the CBD Clearing-House Mechanism;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Stresses that an international instrument comprising disclosure requirements and databases for genetic resources protection is not a substitute for an effective access and benefit sharing mechanism at the national level;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Takes the view that direct notification of companies using genetic resources or associated traditional knowledge, utilisation of certificates compliance and exploration of litigation options within and outside the national jurisdiction, can also effectively contribute to curb potential biopiracy cases;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Insists that WTO-TRIPS should be compatible with the CBD-Nagoya Protocol, and therefore considers it crucial to establish mandatory requirements on disclosing the origin of genetic resources during patent proceedings, and thus to allow to check whether they were acquired legally in accordance with PIC and MAT;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that such requirements could be introduced via an amendment of the WTO- TRIPS Agreement or under WIPO~~; likewise takes the view that the EU should establish a clear mandatory requirement to disclose the o~~, within the context of the ongoing discussions on the setting-up of a new international legal instrument(s) for the effective protection of genetic resources, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions; in particular, calls on the EU to support, in line with PCD, the request of developing countries to amend the WTO-TRIPS Agreement by inserting a new Article 29 bis on Disclosure of Origin of ~~any g~~Genetic rResources and a/or Associated tTraditional kKnowledge in ~~patent applications in EU legislation in the absence of an international agreement~~accordance with the Nagoya Protocol; welcomes in this context, that the EU Draft regulation on Access to Genetic resources and Benefit sharing foresees mandatory requirement to disclose the origin of any genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge in patent applications;

2012/10/19
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the Commission that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) must cover human rights, labour and employment practices, environmental issues (such as biodiversity, climate change, resource efficiency) and combating bribery and corruption, i.e. through good tax governance (namely transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition);

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that CSR is essential to achieving the objective of policy coherence for development (PCD); welcomes the Commission’s commitment to promote CSR in full consistency with current international guidelines, inter alia the recently updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility, the ILO Tri-partite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights; regrets, however, that the language of CSR is mostly voluntary;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that investment by the petroleum industry in Nigeria is a good example of the limitations of CSR as currently implemented, where companies have failed to take CSR initiatives to create sustainable business practices, or contribute to the development of their host states;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to take further initiatives that aim to unlock and strengthen the potential of CSR in tackling climate change (by linking it to resource and energy efficiency), e.g. in companies' raw materials purchasing process;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Takes the view that, in order to have a real impact on poverty reduction, the CSR agenda shall also put focus on SMEs as their cumulative social and environmental impacts are significant;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violations committed abroad by their subsidiaries and entities they control; points out that the US Alien Tort Claims Act provides the option of suing a corporation or natural person for violating the law of nations or a Treaty of the US irrespective of the nationality of the accused or place in which the crime was committed; calls on the Commission to consider initiatives along this line;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that better implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will contribute to EU objectives regarding specific human rights issues and core labour standards; hence, calls on the EU to strive for a clear international legal framework over the responsibilities and obligations of business with regard to human rights;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Welcomes the fact that the number of companies disclosing information on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has grown significantly in recent years; points out, however, that reporting companies still constitute only a small share of global business; notes that, while the EU Accounts Modernisation Directive 2003/51 ensures a minimum level of disclosure of both financial and non- financial key performance indicators, it does not stipulate any requirements in relation to the type of indicators to be included in annual reports; calls on the Commission to investigate further possible measures to strengthen disclosure of ESG information at the European level, e.g. by complementing the Modernisation Directive through a comply or explain mechanism, instead of permitting companies the option of not reporting;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Reiterates its call for the inclusion of CSR clause in EU trade and investment agreements; in particular recommends the implementation of the CSR principle inter alia by export credit and development finance agencies and other institutions involved in foreign direct investment;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Stresses that EU assistance to governments of third countries in implementing social and environmental regulation together with effective inspection regimes, is a necessary complement to advancing the CSR of European business worldwide;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Stresses that Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) is part of the implementation process of CRS in investment decisions; notes that there is currently no universal definition of SRI but it usually combines investors' financial objectives with their concerns about social, environmental, ethical (SEE) and corporate governance issues;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2098(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Urges the EU and its Member States to take further policy initiatives that aim to raise awareness and strengthen the development of SRI, inter alia by considering legal formulation of an SRI minimum standards setting, especially within the scope of its investment and trade agreements with developing countries;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Agrees with the Commission that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) must cover human rights, labour and employment practices, environmental issues (such as biodiversity, climate change, resource efficiency) and combating bribery and corruption, i.e. through good tax governance (namely transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition);

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that CSR is essential to achieving the objective of policy coherence for development (PCD); welcomes the Commission’s commitment to promote CSR in full consistency with current international guidelines, inter alia the recently updated OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the ISO 26000 Guidance Standard on Social Responsibility, the ILO Tri-partite Declaration of Principles Concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, and the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights; regrets, however, that the language of CSR is mostly voluntary;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that investment by the petroleum industry in Nigeria is a good example of the limitations of CSR as currently implemented, where companies have failed to take CSR initiatives to create sustainable business practices, or contribute to the development of their host states;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Commission to take further initiatives that aim to unlock and strengthen the potential of CSR in tackling climate change (by linking it to resource and energy efficiency), e.g. in companies' raw materials purchasing process;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Takes the view that, in order to have a real impact on poverty reduction, the CSR agenda shall also put focus on SMEs as their cumulative social and environmental impacts are significant;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violations committed abroad by their subsidiaries and entities they control; points out that the US Alien Tort Claims Act provides the option of suing a corporation or natural person for violating the law of nations or a Treaty of the US irrespective of the nationality of the accused or place in which the crime was committed; calls on the Commission to consider initiatives along this line;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses that better implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will contribute to EU objectives regarding specific human rights issues and core labour standards; hence, calls on the EU to strive for a clear international legal framework over the responsibilities and obligations of business with regard to human rights;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Welcomes the fact that the number of companies disclosing information on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance has grown significantly in recent years; points out, however, that reporting companies still constitute only a small share of global business; notes that, while the EU Accounts Modernisation Directive 2003/51 ensures a minimum level of disclosure of both financial and non- financial key performance indicators, it does not stipulate any requirements in relation to the type of indicators to be included in annual reports; calls on the Commission to investigate further possible measures to strengthen disclosure of ESG information at the European level, e.g. by complementing the Modernisation Directive through a comply or explain mechanism, instead of permitting companies the option of not reporting;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Reiterates its call for the inclusion of CSR clause in EU trade and investment agreements; in particular recommends the implementation of the CSR principle inter alia by export credit and development finance agencies and other institutions involved in foreign direct investment;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Stresses that EU assistance to governments of third countries in implementing social and environmental regulation together with effective inspection regimes, is a necessary complement to advancing the CSR of European business worldwide;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)

8e. Stresses that Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) is part of the implementation process of CRS in investment decisions; notes that there is currently no universal definition of SRI but it usually combines investors' financial objectives with their concerns about social, environmental, ethical (SEE) and corporate governance issues;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2097(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)

8f. Urges the EU and its Member States to take further policy initiatives that aim to raise awareness and strengthen the development of SRI, inter alia by considering legal formulation of an SRI minimum standards setting, especially within the scope of its investment and trade agreements with developing countries;

2012/11/20
Committee: DEVE

2012/2029(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)

5a. Notes that the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practises that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; expresses its concern that, by encouraging concentration of land ownership, the expansion of agrofuels may have dramatic consequences in terms of violation of land rights, loss of access to vital natural resources, deforestation and environmental degradation;

2012/03/09
Committee: DEVE

2012/2029(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5b (new)

5b Recalls that biomass production for energy purposes can compete with current agricultural (arable and pasture) land; and thereby affecting food availability; in particular, points out that large wood use may contribute to deforestation, degradation of land and even desertification in some regions;

2012/03/09
Committee: DEVE

2012/2029(INI)

Judith SARGENTINI, Ska KELLER, Catherine GRÈZE, Catherine GRÈZE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5c (new)

5c. Expresses its concern about the absence of any binding sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); consider, under those circumstances, that bioenergy could play a negative role in the fight against climate change as well as becoming a major additional driver of land grabs, food insecurity, deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, accordingly, urges the Commission to develop legally binding sustainability criteria that prevent negative climate, environmental and social impacts from the use and production of biomass for energy;

2012/03/09
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Regrets that the Agenda for change failed to put forward proposals to implement Policy Coherence for Development in practice by linking development aid with other EU policy areas, such as agriculture, fisheries, trade, tax, climate change, investment, access to raw materials;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Observes that the blending mechanism, as it stands now, is proposed to mix public grants with financial institutions loans and other risk-sharing mechanisms, in a time of financial crisis implying budget constraints for development; therefore requests the Commission to provide clear information on how this mechanism serves the purpose of a development policy based on ODA criteria and how the scrutiny power of the EP will be exercised;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Regrets that the Commission maintained its inclusive growth policy, while evidence has shown that economic growth can take place in a country without having a real impact on poverty reduction; requests the EU to review this policy in favour of sustainable development policies including fair trade, redistribution of wealth and social justice so as to improve the living and working conditions of the whole population, both in urban and in rural areas;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Considers that the Agenda for change should bring a real policy shift, by focusing on a rights based policy approach fulfilling individual and collective rights of the population in developing countries, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Declaration on the Right to Development, as well as the Treaties to protect the environment;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. While recognising the development- security nexus, is convinced that the EU budget for development should remain separate from the financing of security related issues, which is a matter of home affairs;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Requests the Commission to clarify the development-migration nexus and insists that development budgets in this field should only support the purpose of an integrated regional development plan on the main immigration areas, such as job creation, installation of infrastructure for drinking water, electricity, health centres, schools ...etc;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Insists that national parliaments play a leading role, as they are the best placed to identify priority sectors for budget allocation, demands therefore that national parliaments adopt Country Strategy Papers and multiannual budget allocations in consultation with civil society, prior to a policy dialogue with EU in order to empower parliamentary scrutiny and to make ownership a reality;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Is of the view that sustainable development implies effective domestic tax collection; automatic disclosure of transnational corporations’ profit and tax payment in each individual developing countries where they operate; fight against abuses of tax havens, tax evasion and illicit capital flights; welcomes in this regard the EU draft legislation on country by country and project by project reporting, which should be included in the EU Agenda for Change policy;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12d. Believes that the EU Aid for Trade and trade facilitation instruments, which currently target only the export sectors, need to change in order to facilitate trade for local markets;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Reiterates its demand to include in the Agenda for Change the obligations and the duties of foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights, environmental and ILO core labour standards; considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violation of these obligations and duties by their subsidiaries abroad and for the entities they control;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Calls on the EU to recognise the right of developing countries to regulate investment, favour investors who support the partner country’s development strategy, give preferential treatment to domestic and regional investors to promote regional integration;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/2002(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Regrets that the Agenda for Change has not addressed the issue of land leasing in developing countries, which threatens local food security; expresses its deep concern about the current farmland acquisition by government backed foreign investors including from the EU, which risks undermining the EU policy to combat poverty;

2012/06/06
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Given the proven negative impacts of the Union's biofuels policy on the enjoyment of the right to food in a number of developing countries, the obligation under Article 3(4) of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable energy sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/777/EC and 2003/30/EC that requires Member States to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption~~. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for Member States to meet this target, and is expected to be the main contributor~~ should be removed.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)

(1 a) The need to reduce energy consumption in the transport sector is imperative because a percentage target for energy from renewable sources is likely to become increasingly difficult to achieve sustainably if overall demand for energy for transport continues to rise. The use of electricity from renewable energy sources and blending of zero and low iLUC biofuels are other methods available for Member States to meet this target.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) In view of the Union's objectives to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the significant contribution that road transport fuels make to those emissions, Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EC requires fuel suppliers to reduce by at least 6% by 31 December 2020 the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy (‘"greenhouse gas intensity’") of fuels used in the Union by road vehicles, non-road mobile machinery, agricultural and forestry tractors and recreational craft when not at sea. The blending of zero or low direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions biofuels is one of the methods available for fossil fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the fossil fuels supplied.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5

(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks ~~it is likely that~~, greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and ~~could~~will negate some or all of ~~the~~any greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In ~~order~~direct land-use changes therefore need to be taken into account so as to pre~~duce such emissions~~vent these potential sources of emissions from undermining efforts to meet the Union's renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission targets. In order to reduce indirect land-use change and land grabbing, it is appropriate therefore to distinguish between ~~crop g~~land-based energy croups ~~such as~~ (oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops ~~accordingly~~) on the one hand, and non-land-based biofuels on the other hand. Furthermore, EU public subsidies for the biofuels industry (10 billion EUR per year) incentivise land-use change and land-grabbing and should be phased out by 2020 at the latest.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6

(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes ~~and algae~~, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage greater production of s~~uch~~ome advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. ~~Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels.~~ In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication ‘'Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe’' and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe , promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels. It is also essential to make sure that EU waste policies remain consistent and that the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC is applied. No negative incentives that could jeopardise proper implementation of this directive should be created.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) The use of biomass resources involves significant opportunity costs linked to the depletion or loss of ecosystem services. Member States should refrain from subsidizing or mandating energy use of feedstocks where their diversion from existing uses would have a negative impact on land rights, food rights, biodiversity, soil or overall carbon balance. Policies should also ensure a cascade of biomass use, with safeguards to ensure that resources are not diverted from high societal added value applications to low value energy use.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) The ~~minimum~~total greenhouse gas ~~saving threshold for~~emissions from biofuels and bioliquids produced in ~~new~~ installations should be ~~increased with effect from 1st July 2014~~progressively decreased in order to improve their overall greenhouse gas balance as well as discouraging further investments in installations with low greenhouse gas savings performance. This indecrease provides for investment safeguards in biofuels and bioliquids production capacities in conformity with Article 19(6) second subparagraph.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) To ~~prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise~~minimise the negative impacts on land rights and land speculation, food rights and food commodities prices, biodiversity, soil and the overall indirect land use change impacts in the period to 2020, it is appropriate to limit the amount of biofuels and bioliquids obtained from food and other energy crops as set out in part A of Annex VIII to Directive 2009/28/EC and part A of Annex V to Directive 98/70/EC that can be counted towards targets set out in Directive 2009/28/EC. Without restricting the overall use of such biofuels, the share of biofuels and bioliquids produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar and oil. The share of land- based biofuels and bioliquid crops that can be counted towards the t~~argets of~~ransport fuel target under Directive 2009/28/EC should be ~~limited to the share of such biofuels and bioliquids consumed in 2011~~progressively reduced until 2020, when this share will be equal to zero.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) The 50% limit set up in Article 3(4)d does not affect the Member States' freedom to arrange their own trajectory as to compl~~iance~~y with this ~~prescribed share of conventional biofuels within the overall 10%~~ target. As a consequence, the access to the market of the biofuels produced by the installations in operation before the end of 2013 remains fully open. Therefore this amending directive does not affect the legitimate expectations of the operators of such installations.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) ~~The estimated~~In order to make sure that Union targets for greenhouse gas emission savings and biofuels are meaningful and effective, indirect land-use change emissions should be ~~included in the repor~~taken into account when calculating ofthe greenhouse gas emission~~s from biofuels under~~ savings required under the sustainability criteria set out in Directive 2009/28/EC and Directives 98/70/EC ~~and 2009/28/EC~~. Indirect land-use change emissions should also be counted towards the target set in Article 7a (2), in order to offer incentives for the production of biofuels with a low indirect land-use change impact. Biofuels made from feedstocks that do not lead to additional demand for land, such as those from waste feedstocks, should be assigned a zero emissions factor. .

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) The Commission should review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting indirect land-use change greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact~~, which could include the introduction of estimated indirect land-use change emission factors in the sustainability scheme as of 1st January 2021~~.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)

Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7 b – paragraph 5a (new)

(ba) The following paragraph is inserted "5a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be made from wastes, unless independently verified as conforming to the waste hierarchy, namely prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling before recovery for energy purposes, as outlined in Directive 2008/98/EC."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3 – point -a (new)

Directive 98/70/CE
Article 7d – paragraph 1

(-a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of Article 7a and Article 7b(2), life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission savings for the production pathway is laid down in part A or B of Annex IV and where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex IV is equal to or less than zero, and where the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex V, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex IV adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V; (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of part C of Annex IV, where disaggregated default values in part D or E of Annex IV may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex IV, for all other factors, adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex V."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point -i (new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph

(-i) The first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Each Member State may ensure that energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 represents a share of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point -i a(new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – second sub–paragraph (new)

(-ia) after the first subparagraph, the following subparagraph is inserted: "For the purposes of the first subparagraph, each Member State shall ensure that the share of: (a) electricity from renewable energy sources used in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 2% of the final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State (b) energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar crops, oil crops and non-food energy crops shall be 0% of the final consumption of energy in transport by 2020."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point i a (new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – second subparagraph – point c

(i a) point (c) is amended as follows: (c) for the calculation of the contribution from electricity produced from renewable sources and consumed in all types of electric vehicles for the purpose of points (a) and (b), Member States may choose to use either the average share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Community or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources in their own country as measured two years before the year in question. Furthermore, for the calculation of the electricity from renewable energy sources consumed by all types of electric vehicles, that consumption shall be considered to be 5 times the energy content of the input of electricity from renewable energy sources.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point ii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – second subparagraph – point d (new)

"(d) for the calculation of biofuels in the numerator, the ~~share of~~ energy from biofuels produced from cereal and other starch rich crops, sugar~~s and~~ crops, oil crops ~~shall be no more than 5%, the estimated share at the end of 2011, of the final consumption of energy in transport~~and non-food energy crops shall equal zero in 2020."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e –subpoint i (new)

~~(i) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in Part A of Annex IX shall be considered to be four times their energy content;~~deleted

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subpoint ii (new)

(ii) biofuels produced from feedstocks listed in ~~Part B of~~ Annex IX shall be considered to be twice their energy content after prior scientific assessment of their environmental and social sustainability;

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – subpoint iii

~~(iii) renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin shall be considered to be four times their energy content.~~deleted

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2 – point c – point iii

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point e – second subparagraph (new)

M~~ember States shall ensure that no raw materials are intentionally modified to be covered by categories (i) to (iii)~~aterials that have been intentionally modified to count as waste shall not be covered by categories (i) to (iii). Member States shall ensure that when fraud is detected, the feedstock or biofuel in question shall not be counted towards the target referred to in Article 3 paragraph 4 and shall ensure that appropriate action is taken in order to prevent any further fraudulent action.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5 – point b a (new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 17 – paragraph 5a (new)

(ba) the following paragraph is inserted "5a. Biofuels and bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1 shall not be made from wastes, unless independently verified as conforming to the waste hierarchy, namely prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling before recovery for energy purposes, as outlined in Directive 2008/98/EC."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – second subparagraph

"The Commission ~~may~~shall decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 17(2) or demonstrate that consignments of biofuel or bioliquid comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 17(3) to (5a), and that no materials have been intentionally modified in order to be covered by Article 3(4)(e)(i) to (iii). The Commission may decide that those schemes contain accurate data for the purposes of information on measures taken for the conservation of areas that provide, in critical situations, basic ecosystem services (such as watershed protection and erosion control), for soil, water and air protection, the restoration of degraded land, the avoidance of excessive water consumption in areas where water is scarce and on the issues referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 17(7). The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 17 (3)(b) (ii)."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 7 – point -a (new)

Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1

(-a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. For the purposes of Article 17(2), the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuel and bioliquids shall be calculated as follows: (a) where a default value for greenhouse gas emission saving for the production pathway is laid down in part A or B of Annex V and where the el value for those biofuels or bioliquids calculated in accordance with point 7 of part C of Annex V is equal to or less than zero, and where the estimated indirect land-use change emissions are zero in accordance with part B of Annex VIII, by using that default value; (b) by using an actual value calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII; (c) by using a value calculated as the sum of the factors of the formula referred to in point 1 of part C of Annex V, where disaggregated default values in part D or E of Annex V may be used for some factors, and actual values, calculated in accordance with the methodology laid down in part C of Annex V, for all other factors, adding the estimates for indirect land-use change emissions set out in Annex VIII."

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2

Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – Part A – additional line in the table (new)

an additional line is added to the table in Part A. Estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuel and bioliquid feedstocks: Feedstock Group: Non-food energy crops Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2eq/MJ): 15

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point 2

Directive 98/70/EC
Annex V – part B – point b (new)

(b) feedstocks whose production has ~~led to direct land use change, i.e. a change from one of the following~~not taken place on cropland, perennial cropland or land in any other IPCC land cover categor~~ies;~~ y (forest land, grassland, wetlands, settlements, or other land, to cropland or perennial cropland . In such a case a “direct land use change emission value (el)” should have been calculated in accordance to Part C, paragraph 7 of Annex IV) used for food production, whether managed or unmanaged, such as agricultural and silvopastoral systems.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – point 2

Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII – Part A – additional line in the table (new)

an additional line is added to the table in Part A. Estimated indirect land-use change emissions from biofuel and bioliquid feedstocks: Feedstock Group: Non-food energy crops Estimated indirect land-use change emissions (gCO2eq/MJ): 15

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – point 2

Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex VIII – Part B – point b (new)

(b) feedstocks whose production has ~~led to direct land use change, i.e. a change from one of the following~~not taken place on cropland, perennial cropland or land in any other IPCC land cover categor~~ies;~~ y (forest land, grassland, wetlands~~, settlements, or o~~) used for food production, whether lman~~d, to cropland or perennial cropland. In~~aged or unmanaged, such a case a ~~“direct land use change emission value (el)” should have been calculated in accordance to Part C, paragraph 7 of Annex V~~gricultural and silvopastoral systems.

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – point 3

Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)

~~Annex IX~~deleted

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2012/0288(COD)

Keith TAYLOR, Eva JOLY, Catherine GRÈZE, Bart STAES

Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – point 3

Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX (new)

'Annex IX ~~Part A.~~ Feedstocks whose contribution ~~towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be four times their energy content (a) Algae. (b)~~shall be considered to be twice their energy content A. Sustainability safeguards Member States shall put safeguards in place for the use of any waste or residues, to ensure that the use as transport fuel conforms to the waste hierarchy, namely prevention, preparation for re-use and recycling before recovery for energy purposes, as outlined in Directive 2008/98/EC, and to ensure a cascade of use. For the use of biotic sources, Member States shall introduce safeguards to protect biodiversity and against the depletion or loss of ecosystem services, and to prevent any diversion from existing uses that would have a negative indirect or direct impact on biodiversity, soil or overall carbon balance. Subject to sustainability safeguards adopted by Member States, the following feedstocks are eligible for advanced biofuels: B. List of feedstock : - Biomass fraction of mixed municipal waste, but not separated household waste subject to recycling targets under Article 11(2)(a) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. ~~(c)~~- Biomass fraction of industrial waste. ~~(d)~~- Straw. ~~(e)~~- Animal manure and sewage sludge. ~~(f) Palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches. (g)~~- Tall oil pitch. ~~(h)~~- Crude glycerine. ~~(i)~~- Bagasse. ~~(j)~~- Grape marcs and wine lees. ~~(k)~~- Nut shells. ~~(l)~~- Husks. ~~(m)~~- Cobs (n) Bark, branches, leaves, saw dust and cutter shavings. Part B. Feedstocks whose contribution towards the target referred to in Article 3(4) shall be considered to be twice their energy content (a) Used cooking oil. (b) Animal fats classified as category I and II in accordance with EC/1774/2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption. (c). - Used cooking oil - Non-food cellulosic material. ~~(d)~~- Ligno-cellulosic material except saw logs and veneer logs.'

2013/06/04
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that unconventional gas is associated with major risks, related to the use of chemicals; water contaminated with radioactive substances such as radon and uranium; high amount of water used for the fracturing of fluid; potentially high emissions of methane, etc.;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that the use of shale gas and other fossil fuels must be consistent with UNFCCC Article 2, which calls for the "stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system" and underlines that substantial lock-in to fossil fuel infrastructures such as shale gas would put this international objective out of reach;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the exploitation of unconventional oil and gas resources could hamper the achievement of ‘MDG 7 on Environmental Sustainability’, while jeopardising commitments taken regarding climate change, that already affect poor countries the most; furthermore, stresses that in addition to direct health and environmental effects, impacts of unconventional gas or oil extraction on livelihoods pose a particular threat among others in African countries where local communities largely depend on natural resources for agriculture and fisheries;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Insists that lessons must be drawn from the USA on exploitation of shale gas; in particular, notes with concern that shale gas extraction necessitates very large volumes of water, which will jeopardise the achievement of MDG 7 on access to clean water and food security, especially in poor countries facing already a huge scarcity of water;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that land acquisitions for oil and gas mining are a major driver of land- grabbing globally and pose a significant threat to the world's indigenous communities, farmers and poor people in terms of access to water, fertile soil and food; notes that, following the 2008 collapse of financial markets, there has been a marked acceleration of global investments in extractive industries from hedge and pension funds investors, with the effect of further driving their extractions;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with concern that the current regulatory framework of EU legislation does not provide an adequate guarantee against the risks to the environment and human health resulting from shale gas activities; is worried, therefore, about any potential investment by European companies in unconventional oil or gas resources in developing countries, bearing in mind that the effects of oil companies' activities on the environment, health and development i.e. in Sub-Sahara Africa already demonstrate that implementation and enforcement of law represent a main constraint;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Takes the view that, in hosting companies investing in extractive activities, the EU has a responsibility to influence their behaviour as regards more sustainable practices, i.e. by strengthening corporate governance standards and regulations applied to the banks and funds that finance them, including through Equator Principles, the Principles of Responsible Investment, the European Investment Bank and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Recalls that in addition to regulations in the countries where they operate, international oil companies are also subject to the jurisdictions where they are listed on a stock exchange; considers that home country regulation should provide an effective means of protecting human rights in situations where accountability gaps exist, on the model of the United States Alien Tort Claims Acts;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that many instruments exist that could address the negative social and environmental impacts of the activities of extractive industries, such as the Global Reporting Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; points out, however, that voluntary guidelines are insufficient to mitigate the negative impact of extraction; hence, stresses upon the need to further consider the question of imposing direct legal obligations on business entities under international human rights law and how such obligations might be monitored;

2012/05/08
Committee: DEVE

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the communication on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, which, taking an even-handed approach aimed at mutual reinforcement, must focus on the environmental, social, economic and cultural pillars in order to encourage sustainable development compatible with the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth called for by Europe 2020; maintains that the reformed policy must be coordinated more closely with other European policies and that the EU's external action must be consistent with it;deleted

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the communication on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy CFP and reiterates that the track record of the present CFP is cause for concern. It has left fish stocks on the brink of collapse, coastal communities in insecure positions, low profitability in the fishing industries despite being heavily subsidies and a degraded marine environment. Therefore the reform of the CFP is long overdue and must not fail to deliver solutions to the problems;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that the CFP must ensure sustainable exploitation of marine resources that restores and maintains fish stocks to levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY), a pre-condition for long-term viable fishing communities, profitable fishing industries. By ensuring that marine resources are exploited sustainably as outlined in the resource- efficient Europe flagship initiative, the reform will contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Points out the importance of efficient Maritime Spatial Planning for the sustainable management of fisheries resources in the context of the spatial claims on the marine and coastal environment of other sectors, such as, inter alia, wind farms, biodiversity protection, aquaculture, ports, maritime transport, tourism, defence and extractive industries;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Stresses that meaningful de- centralisation is based on long term management plans, which has the potential to adapt to regional specificities with the active participation of all relevant stakeholders in local and regional co- management, while respecting that overarching fisheries management objectives in the CFP is the competence of the European Parliament and the Council;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that the regions must assume greater responsibility in fisheries management, without detracting from the principles of subsidiarity and regionalisation, and encourage dialogue among the various entities involved in the sector, both upstream and downstream, by providing incentives and support to establishin particular the responsibility to cooperate across regions including on the international ~~clusters~~level;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that fisheries management ~~should~~must be based on scientific knowledge ~~and expert advice~~, making use of partnerships between the research field and stakeholders such as the fisheries sector, and calls for reinforced regional data collection programmes and national research programmes providing for regional coordination among Member States;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Reiterates that all development in marine and coastal areas must respect environmental legislation, such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the biodiversity protection Directives, as good environmental status should be a pre-condition for all activities in the marine and coastal regions;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points to the importance of ~~the multifunctionality of~~ fisheries for coastal regions; stresses the need for specific measures for certain regions, such as the outermost regions, for example support for ~~small-scale fishing fleets and promotion of~~environmentally and socially sustainable fishing while avoiding any increase of capacity; stresses the need for environmental sustainability in aquaculture operations; advocates measures to restructure the labour market, support measures for training ~~and~~, retraining and fisheries control, and incentives for producer and interbranch organisations;

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2290(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the importance of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for implementing the reformed policy and for the balanced and inclusive territorial development of fishing areas and stresses that its funding must be commensurate with the Europe 2020 strategy and the Common Strategic Framework; reminds of EU commitments to ending environmentally harmful subsidies, particularly the target 3 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 of the COP 10 Decision X/2 from the Convention on Biological Diversity and the point 24 of the G20 summit declaration of Pittsburgh in 2009.

2012/03/29
Committee: REGI

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the EU's development cooperation strategy towards Latin America, as designed in the Regional Strategy Programme 2007-2013, is based on the assumption that open markets, trade liberalisation and investment will promote economic growth, which in turn will reduce poverty; underlines however that the links between growth, trade, development and poverty reduction are neither simple nor automatic; in light of this, encourages the European Commission in the context of the debate on the future development cooperation policy of the EU to undertake a broad and deep reflection on the current development model it aims to promote to alleviate effectively poverty;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Urges the Commission prior to definition of its cooperation towards Latin America to assess the actual impact of EU policies on development goals; in particular, calls on the Commission to draw lessons from the past decades, in particular from Latin America's experience in implementing policies under the so-called Washington Consensus that generated economic growth but had negative impacts in most countries in terms of increasing inequality, while reducing and limiting policy space;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Notes that while social cohesion is considered to be a central objective in EU cooperation with Latin America, the EC's call for inclusive growth fails to provide concrete measures to ensure that economic growth will contribute to the overall objective of poverty reduction;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. CStresses that social cohesion is closely linked to other policies such as trade, investment and finance; considers that the DCI must integrate social cohesion objectives more efficiently in its thematic, national and regional programming, mainly by supporting fairer fiscal, tax and social policies which promote equality, access to public services and decent work;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Notes with concern that the EU's Association/Free Trade Agreements with Central America, Colombia and Peru include less binding multilateral standards on social, labour and environmental rights than the GSP+; in particular, deplores that these Agreements do not include effective mechanisms to condition commercial preferences on the fulfilment of these rights, thereby making it more difficult to confront their violations;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15 b. Points out that the EU's Association/Free Trade Agreements with Central America, Colombia and Peru shall in no circumstances conflict with the objective of Policy Coherence for Development; accordingly, urges the Commission to rebalance its agreements with Latin America to specifically ensure that development needs and concerns are properly reflected in trade-related chapters such as financial services, government procurement and intellectual property rights, be it in any ongoing negotiation process (Mercosur), before its ratification (Central America, Columbia/Peru) or at the moment of its revision (Mexico, Chile);

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15 c. Calls on the EU to ensure that resources earmarked for development are not diverted to the promotion of other EU interests, such as security and trade;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. REmphasises that the new DCI should foster the regional integration process; in this respect, recalls that the Association Agreements arcan be a powerful incentive in regional integration;, but argues that the lack of coherence between policies jeopardises this process; notes also that while interregional relations have decreased for the benefit of bilateral relations, this shift towards bilateralism tends to increase the fragmentation and rivalry within Latin America´s regional blocs;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Is therefore appalled, that in the newly negotiated Association Agreement and FTA with Latin American countries, civil society consultation is explicitly limited to issues related to the Sustainable Development chapter;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Asks the Commission to strongly support consultation processes of the local communities concerned by extractive projects, such as the new law on prior consultation in Peru and to play an active role in preventing criminalization of protests; reiterates also, in this context, the importance of ensuring country-by- country reporting of extractive industries, as foreseen in the proposal of the Directive on accounting and Transparency, as a tool to clamp down on corruption, bribery and tax evasion;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Asks the EU to make the fight against impunity an absolute priority of its development with Latin America, and to present by the end of 2012 a Communication on that topic with chapters on judicial cooperation, on financial cooperation and information exchange, and on victims' protection;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Expresses its concern about increased violence against women; asks the Commission to establish clear responsibilities within the EEAS and coordinate relevant actions of EU delegations with those of Member States' embassies in the countries at stake to convert the Declaration of the High Representative Catherine Ashton on feminicide of June 2010 into concrete policies allocated with sufficient resources;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)

18 d. Asks the Commission to provide political and financial support to the work of the Inter-American System of Human Rights in the issue of feminicide and contribute to the implementation of its sentences;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18 e. Invites the Commission to actively take part in and regularly raise the topic within political dialogues, and in particular the existing human rights dialogues, and offer cooperation in the search for remedies to eliminate violence against women and feminicide in the context of the bi-regional partnership.

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Insists that the EU does not promote or support large scale agrofuel production through its development cooperation, due to its negative impacts on food security, deforestation, access to land and the environment;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Emp~~Notes that mechasnis~~es the importance of the Investment Mechanism for Latin America~~ms such as the Latin American Investment Facility are meant to become increasingly important in EU development cooperation, the priorities of which are energy efficiency, renewable energy, transport, protection of biodiversity and support for SMEs~~, and~~; highlights ~~its important role in regional integration and in the region's international competitiveness agenda~~that civil society plays a central role of scrutiny of development policies; but notes that there is no mechanism foreseen within the LAIF structure to ensure civil society representation and participation; accordingly, calls on the Commission to ensure that civil society representation and participation is guaranteed in order to ensure effective monitoring and follow-up of EC development cooperation funds;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU, by means of the Association Agreements and its development aid, ~~continues to~~shall provide significant support for the development and stabilisation process in the region; ~~whereas the possibility that it may no longer do so when the results of this process are consolidated is a cause for serious concern;~~

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2286(INI)

Thijs BERMAN, Catherine GRÈZE, Michael CASHMAN, Corina CREȚU

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the fight against poverty, inequality, exclusion and discrimination, – especially of women and minority ethnic groups–, as well as the promotion of social cohesion and human rights, shall continue to be a key priority of the EU-LA strategic partnership;

2012/03/23
Committee: DEVE

2011/2198(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Urges the EEAS to appoint a special envoy for the protection of women in conflict zones, with the task to see to it that all efforts of the EU’s external action are coherent with this essential objective of respecting the rights of women; insists that this special envoy should additionally address gender identity and non- discrimination;

2011/10/12
Committee: DEVE

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Nagoya protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed on 23 June 2011 by the EU,

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the major challenge for the economies of the ORs is t~~o transform their constraints into growth potential and opportunities,~~he recovery of their internal market through sustainable agriculture to deal with food dependancy and whereas new global challenges, such as globalisation, climate change, energy supply and the development of renewable energy, the preservation of biodiversity, social inclusion and combating poverty and demographic pressures, require coordination of EU policies and instruments;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that other criteria should be used to determine the eligibility of ORs for the allocation of structural funds, such as GDP growth (GDP per inhabitant and Gini coefficient) and the demographic vulnerability index as defined in Regions 2020, given that the per capita GDP criterion does not provide an accurate reflection of their specific situation and is contrary to the spirit on which ‘outermost region status’ is based and the Treaty itself; stresses, therefore, that the co-financing rates in respect of the ORs should be 85 % for all instruments providing aid for those regions; calls for an extension of the period of implementation of these funds in the ORs with a view to more effective implementation;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Criticises the fact that, within the additional ERDF funding, the amounts to be allocated to the ORs have been reduced in the proposals for the financial period from 2014 to 2020 and considers that the financial arrangements for the implementation of EU 2020 should provide for access to EU funding that is at least equal to that available for the current financial framework; proposes that other criteria be used for the allocation of funding with a view to a more equitable distribution between these regions, as a fixed component to be uniformly allocated amongst them;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes that regional policy investments in ORs to combat climate change are relatively weak; specifies that these regional policy investments in ORs which are allocated to activities that increase the negative effects on climate change are higher than those granted to repair the damages caused by climate change; therefore to meet the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy as best as possible, supports the proposal made in the study of July 2011 by the Regional Development Committee, to include a category related to climate change for each project funded by cohesion policy with the aim of assessing the effects of the project on the climate.

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for agricultural support measures in the POSEI arrangements to be strengthened in order to compete with producers who benefit from lower production costs and calls for the exemptions granted to the ORs within the CAP to be maintained; recalls therefore that the conclusion of trade agreements between the EU and third countries must take into account the impact of these on the local production of ORs; emphasises the fact that EU policies should favour food production in the ORs for products to be exported.

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Emphasises that the ORs wish to invest in a research and innovation strategy and in the ~~growth~~development of their business structure; argues for the creation of technological infrastructures and innovation hubs, the development of projects and partnerships with Scientific and Technological System organisations and the exchange of ideas and good practices through European innovation support networks;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that a single European transport area should contribute towards the inclusive growth of the ORs ~~and~~, reduce their access gap and combat climate change; calls for the establishment of a specific framework to provide transport subsidies in the ORs particularly for public transport and to develop maritime transport between the islands, the establishment of logistical platforms and supports the implementation of projects such as Motorways of the Sea; highlights the possibilities of the Marco Polo programme for the ORs, calls on the Commission to increase the programme'’s flexibility and extend it after 2013 and calls for the Connecting Europe Facility to include specific references to the ORs;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2195(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Points out that the ORs'’ dependence on imported fossil fuels results in substantial additional costs; proposes strengthening the renewable energy sector, energy efficiency, promoting the reduction of fuel consumption and setting up a specific programme in the field of energy to reduce the costs due to remoteness, infrastructure and provision of services;

2012/03/06
Committee: REGI

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

- having regard to the Tunis Consensus "Targeting Effective Development" of 4 - 5 November 2010 on African agenda for development effectiveness,

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament Resolution of 15 March 2007 on local authorities and development cooperation,

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the principles set out in the Paris Declaration ~~remain val~~focus primarily on the mechanisms of aid, de~~spite the problems created by the financial crisis~~livery rather than to successful development policy-making; and whereas the Accra Agenda for Action on Aid Effectiveness has been hampered by several factors: the financial crisis, reduced level of ODA, the policy changes by some donors wanting to see more short- term results, and the emergence of new public and private donors not belonging to the DAC and whose approach is not governed by consensual cooperation standards,

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas transparency and accountability are vital conditions for aid effectiveness ~~and~~not only between donors and receiving governments but between the State and society ; whereas donors and partner countries agreed in the Accra Agenda for Action to provide detailed information on current and future aid flows in good time to enable developing countries to draw up their budgets and audit their accounts more accurately,; likewise, whereas it remains of primary importance for donor countries to support the strengthening of the institution of parliament as well as the involvement of local authorities and Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) to firmly anchor development policy in the democratic process;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas it is important in the context of the fourth Forum to remind donors of their commitment to devote 0.7% of their GNP/GNI to development aid, define PDA more rigorously and comply with the principles of the Accra Agenda for Action, which still remain valid, whereas there is a need to move beyond official development assistance to build development partnerships to support a vision of development that is owned and driven by countries themselves,

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the Tunis Consensus on African agenda for development calls for refocusing attention from aid effectiveness to the broader agenda of development effectiveness; and whereas the six elements identified as being central to Africa for development effectiveness are: building capable states; developing democratic accountability; promoting south-south cooperation; thinking and acting regionally; embracing new development partners; outgrowing aid dependence,

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that one basic condition to fulfil the "aid effectiveness agenda" is to embrace fully the principle of "democratic ownership", implying that development strategy are country-driven and reflect the commitment of all national stakeholders;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Notes that while donors did not provide developing countries enough political space to choose their own path of development, governments in developing countries did not give their parliament and civil society the room of manoeuvre necessary to enable effective ownership; urges upon the EU to strengthen the Paris and Accra commitments through promoting democratic ownership of development policies, planning and actions through full engagement with, and accountability to, all development stakeholders;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. BRecalls the policy coherence for development, development "ownership" following a bottom-up approach, and non fragmentation of aid are essential for ensuring aid effectiveness; believes that HLF-4 will be a success if it reflects upon these principles and results in a strong commitment to aid effectiveness, reflected in clear and measureable objectives with a precise timetable for their realisation;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes with concern that despite deepening crisis of global finance, climate change and food insecurity, the responses of the international community are characterised by profound incoherencies between aid and development policies and those policies related to trade, investment, debt or climate finance, which are key pillars for enhancing development, and to end global poverty; accordingly, urges for enlarging the agenda of "aid effectiveness" into a "development effectiveness" agenda, and to address, in this way, the urgency of policy coherence for development;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that a broader approach of "aid effectiveness" should lead to genuine development effectiveness, that entails that aid architecture is accompanied by a series of reforms beyond aid encompassing trade, investment, migration, debt, taxation, intellectual property, climate change and security;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls that effective aid entails enabling poor countries to mobilise domestic revenues; accordingly, urges once more the EU to make the fight against tax havens, tax evasion its utmost priority, while promoting alternative sources of development finance, i.e. through the setting up of a Financial Transaction Tax; likewise, urges upon the EU to provide enhanced support for assisting developing countries in tax reforms with the aim to support effective, efficient, fair and sustainable tax systems, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the donor countries and the beneficiary countries to take immediate measures to meet their commitments under the Paris Declaration and the AAA, ~~the only obstacles to which are political will and bureaucracy, for example as regards the untying of aid, aid predictability, conditionality and transparency~~in particular, stresses upon the need to put into practice the Accra commitment to use country systems as the first option by donors in bilateral government-to- government cooperation and to address the unpredictability of aid flows; urges also donor countries to end all formal and informal practices of aid tying, including technical assistance, and give preference to local and regional procurement;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that aid should serve as a lever for ~~growth~~sustainable development, taking into account the individual characteristics of each country while strengthening aid effectiveness in those where the need is greatest;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. CStresses that the involvement of local authorities and CSOs in development policies is essential for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and ensuring good governance; notes with concern that in spite of their recognition in Accra as "development actors in their own right", many CSOs are facing policies and practices that are undermining their role as development actors; more broadly, calls on the donors and partner countries to place the emphasis on greater recognition of participation by parliaments, local authorities and civil society, more transparent use of national systems~~, and on adjusting the Paris Declaration indicators to reflect the need for more democratic ownership of aid~~;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls that all governments - donor and recipient - are bound by human rights obligations; stresses that these commitments and accountability to international human rights law is central for achieving development effectiveness; accordingly, urges the EU to commit in Busan to introduce binding measures to ensure that aid respects human rights agreements and empowers poor and vulnerable communities to claim their rights;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses th~~e importance of striking a balance between meeting certain political and fiscal conditionalities and approaches based on performance indicat~~at conditionality of aid contradicts the principle of democratic ownership; thereforse, s~~o as to ensure that strict political and perf~~tresses also upon the impormtance requirements do not deter partner country governments from implementing their own policies, and even experimenting with new and more adventurous approaches, rather than simply following donors' prescriptionsin Busan to commit donor countries to phasing out economic conditions attached to aid and disbursement as the scope for alternative and nationally developed policy choices should be guaranteed;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the national parliaments to adopt country strategy documents and annual budgets in consultation with civil society and local authorities, in advance of any political dialogue with donors, so as to give full weight to democratic control;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2145(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. CNotes with concern that donor division of labour can lead to the marginalisation of cross-cutting issues since division of labour efforts are organised around sectors (such as agriculture, transport or health) rather than around development policy goals; accordingly, calls on the European Union to review its policies on labour division so as to ensure that horizontal issues such as human rights, gender equality and climate change are not overlooked;

2011/09/07
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes that the Commission is pushing for a comprehensive investment liberalisation framework with the aim of achieving maximum protection for EU investors; underlines that different case studies show how international investment rules may inhibit governments from putting in place policies aimed at protecting public health, regulating access to land and water or ensuring adequate standards of living for a vulnerable social group; recalls that it is vital that investment treaties provide a better balance between the rights and obligations of investors and host governments; urges the EU not to ban the use of performance requirements (local content, technology transfer, environment sustainability, etc.) as they are often prerequisites to ensure that foreign investment benefits the domestic market;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the Commission is pushing for a more assertive approach to ensure that European companies gain access to third country markets, especially in emerging countries, in the ambit of services, investments, public procurement markets, intellectual property rights and the supply of raw materials;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that access to land and water is essential for ensuring food security and poverty reduction; but notes that in many developing countries, domestic laws are not well suited to guaranteeing the sustainable management of natural resources or affording vulnerable groups adequate protection; recalls that, in line with the principle of policy coherence for development, the EU must strive to promote the equitable and sustainable use of the world’s natural resources and design its trade policy accordingly;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Notes with concern that the EU is pushing for investment liberalisation that would increase the rights of foreign companies to tap raw materials; recalls that foreign investment in the extraction of mineral resources in Africa has generated few development benefits, as foreign investment has been characterised by secret tax deals and concessions depriving African governments of important mining revenue, low levels of technology transfer and repatriation of profits out of the countries; considers that in the absence of regulations governing natural resources extraction, increased openness to foreign investment can accelerate unsustainable use of natural resources;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Condemns the fact in several African countries, especially in DR Congo, income from extraction of minerals have contributed to enriching rebel groups and fuelling civil wars and other armed conflicts; reiterates its call for addressing effectively ‘conflict minerals’ in Africa that have resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people; urges the Commission to propose a legislative initiative on conflict minerals on the line of the US Dodd-Frank Act;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. CRecalls that many African countries are trapped in commodity dependence, relying heavily on a few primary commodities for most of their export earnings; calls on the EU to ensure that trade agreements and the raw materials initiative reflect developing countries’ need to break away from commodity dependence and to diversify their economies; stresses that fair agreements on investment entail allowing developing countries to discriminate among types of investment based on their contribution to development objectives;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that export taxes are one of the few remaining trade policy tools at the disposal of developing countries with which to pursue development goals; in particular, underlines that export taxes are permitted under the WTO rules, and that the majority of WTO members using export taxes are developing and least developed countries; recalls that low income developing countries are more dependent on trade taxes than other countries and it is often very difficult for them to replace revenues lost due to tariff reductions, because of the narrow existing domestic tax bases; accordingly, calls on the EU to fully respect the right of developing countries to regulate or use export taxes in their public interest; henceforth, urges the EU to refrain from attempting to ban the use of export taxes at the WTO and in bilateral trade agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), as it would limit their policy space to use this tool for value-addition, diversification, infant industry protection, food security, revenue and environmental considerations;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. SNotes with concern that the EU is seeking liberalisation commitments from developing countries on intellectual property that go well beyond what they could agree to in multilateral fora; stresses that higher intellectual property (IP) standards negotiated within bilateral trade agreements erode the flexibilities available to developing countries under the multilateral IP protection regime; calls on the EU fully to respect TRIPS flexibilities, especially those relating to public health and access to medicines, so as to leave the developing countries policy space to address public interest concerns; urges equally the EU to identify the salient barriers to technology transfer allowing developing countries to benefit from the innovation and hence facilitating societal progress, i.e. in the ambit of environment and climate change;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the fact that, in spite of opposition from developing countries, the EU is pushing for binding liberalisation commitments in General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations, regardless of their concerns that it could lead to harmful import surges, thereby undermining the development of the developing countries’ domestic services; calls on the EU fully to respect flexibility mechanisms in the GATS; highlights the fact that without a comprehensive assessment of trade in services, developing countries are unable to assess the costs and benefits of GATS liberalisation;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2115(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Points out that the introduction of the reciprocity principle regarding public procurement is purely theoretical, while being harmful for developing countries, as it will i.e. hamper the development of infant industries and processing; urges therefore the EU to respect fully the ‘special and differential treatment’ granted to developing countries;

2011/08/31
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the World Commission on Dams: "A new framework for decision-making", 16 November 2000,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas worldwide about 1.3 billion people – 84 % of whom live in rural areas – have no access to electricity and whereas, furthermore, 2.7 billion people are without clean cooking facilities4 , a situation that creates indoor smoke which is responsible for over 1.4 million premature deaths per year, making it, after HIV/Aids, the second most frequent reason for premature deaths worldwide5; whereas the current lack of access to modern energy services in many poor countries has led to gender inequality and particularly disadvantages women and children,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas access to energy is essential to the realisation of several of the rights contained within the 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and other international human rights and environmental legal instruments,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas renewable energy sources, and especially small decentralised solutions, have huge potential for providing reliable, sustainable and affordable energy services for the poor, particularly in rural areas of developing countries; whereas developing countries are situated in areas with access to abundant renewable energy sources, especially wind and solar; but whereas many challenges remain to ensure their expansion in developing countries, including financing, capacity building, technology transfer and governance reform,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas the use of renewable energy technologies is essential for developing countries to reduce their dependence on fossil fuel imports and related price volatility; but whereas large-scale renewable projects (such as hydro or energy crops) can also have severe social and environmental consequences to local population, i.e. on water or food security; whereas a careful assessment of the environmental impacts of renewable energy technologies is therefore an important prerequisite for donor finance,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas the report of the World Commission on Dams of 16 November 2000 concludes that, while large dams have failed to produce as much electricity, provide as much water, or control as much flood damage as foreseen, they have had huge social and environmental impacts, and efforts to mitigate these impacts have been largely unsuccessful,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practises that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; and whereas, by encouraging concentration of land ownership, the expansion of agrofuels has had dramatic consequences in terms of violation of land rights, loss of access to vital natural resources, deforestation and environmental degradation,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas biomass production for energy purposes can compete with current agricultural (arable and pasture) land; and thereby affecting food availability; and whereas large wood use may contribute to deforestation, degradation of land and even desertification in some regions,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas in Sub-Sahara Africa, nearly 70% of the total inhabitants do not have access to electricity; and whereas population growth has outpaced electrification and the number of people without access to electricity increased,

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses th~~e importance of~~at although there is no Millennium Development Goal specifically related to energy, (delete) access to modern, sustainable energy services for all (hereinafter ‘universal energy access’) ais a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs, ~~and~~believes therefore that energy should move to the forefront of the debate on eradication of poverty, while ensuring that increased access to modern energy services is consistent with sustainable development; urges the Commission to issue a communication on development cooperation in support of universal energy access for the year 2012, which has been dedicated to this issue by the UN;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. CUnderlines that maximising the use of renewable energy resources represents the ideal path for the international community to take in achieving universal access to modern energy services, while combating climate change; calls on the Commission to develop an action plan to mainstream the objective of universal energy access into relevant EU policies, as well as into all sectors of development policy, such as agriculture, industry, trade, health and water, and to ensure there is coherence across policies and sectors for the universal energy access objective;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Underlines the importance of~~Notes that experiences have shown that centralised power capacity and grid extension targets have often failed to improve energy services for the poor; in particular, underlines that conventional rural electrification programmes financed by the World Bank have globally failed to reach the rural poor; hence, stresses upon the need to support renewable decentralised solutions, such as small- scale, off-grid and mini-grid energy solutions, to reach all parts of developing countries'’ populations, particularly poor and rural populations; calls on the EU to target its efforts, financially and technically, towards these small-scale solutions to energy poverty in remote areas;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Deplores that a large part of international donor funding for energy are directed at fossil fuel-related projects, particularly coal-fired power generation; in particular, notes that fossil fuel lending continues to play a dominant role in the World Bank's overall energy portfolio,as in the case of Export Credit Agencies of EU Member States;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Notes with concern that large hydropower infrastructure remains a strong focus for the World Bank and the EIB; recalls that experiences have shown that such projects do not necessarily increase access for the poor, but that this aim is better served through mini hydro or micro hydropower units for local demand, thereby avoiding the social and environmental drawbacks of larger projects;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7 c. Reiterates its calls on bilateral aid agencies, multilateral development banks, Export Credit Agencies and the EIB to ensure that any dam option results from an agreed process of ranking of alternatives and respect recommendations of the World Commission on Dams;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7 d. Stresses that implemented correctly, the use of renewable sources to provide energy services can offer an economic solution in developing countries with benefits to health, the environment and local development; however, stresses upon the need to take into account the environmental impact of the use of renewable energy to improve universal access to energy, especially in the case of hydropower, biomass or agrofuels;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the EU to develop clear guidelines on environmental sustainability criteria for renewable energy projects financing; Calls on the Commission to make the use of decentralised renewable energy or ~~low- carbon~~sustainable/high energy efficiency a priority condition for support of new energy projects;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Points out that the development of clean technologies in poor countries is linked i.e. to technology transfer, which implies to identify the salient barriers to the dissemination of green technologies in developing countries and to consider new flexibilities in terms of intellectual property rights, especially within the ambit of TRIPS;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to support, through development cooperation, the transfer of technologies, including technical knowledge, training programs, information, and good practices, appropriate for the delivery of modern energy services to poor people, between partner countries in the South and between Europe and the South, as well as the development of capacity in partner countries to assess and absorb technological options;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. CUnderlines that effective partnerships between the public sector, the private sector, communities and local governments will be necessary to expand access to sustainable energy services; calls on the Commission to use, wherever possible, a market approach to new/innovative energy solutions, for example by fostering local production, facilitating their introduction onto the market or providing market information, in order to ensure local ownership and sustainability; in particular, calls on the Commission to promote governance capacity building to enable replicability of small scall energy service projects through promotion of SMEs;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises th~~e importance of private investors and market-oriented reforms in the energy sector; underlines, however,~~at the public sector alone will not be able to provide all the financing needs required to expand energy access; points out, in this respect, the importance of private investors and market-oriented reforms in the energy sector; underlines, however, that increasing focus on the use of public- private partnerships and attracting funds from private financiers may adversely diminish the financial attractiveness of local renewable energy projects, since such projects are less "bankable" than major, grid-connected projects, which often serve large industries; therefore, underlines that the ultimate responsibility for ensuring access to universal services, especially affordable energy for poor and remote populations, remains that of the state;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 5

~~– liberalising operators' entry to unserved areas,~~deleted

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Notes with concern that the Africa- EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) and its sub-programme for renewable energy seems primarily to focus on large projects and interconnectors with less emphasis to local energy solutions; urges the EU to refrain from developing a top-down approach on developing energy infrastructure, bearing in mind that large scale infrastructures may not suit the economic an social structure of the country and fail to provide energy access to the poor, for whom smaller local energy sources are usually be more appropriate;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Points out that current GHG emissions of the poorest countries, notably in Sub-Sahara and in rural areas of many developing countries, are negligible due to the low levels of industrialisation; Urges the Commission and the Member States to recognise that energy consumption by the poor in developing countries does not, and for the foreseeable future will not, contribute significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions (1.3 % of global emission by 2030, according to the IEA),; points out that the rise of per capita level of CO2 emissions would still remain at low levels compared to those in high-income countries and that in order to achieve a minimum acceptable standard of living their per capita consumption of modern energy services should increase without being constrained by climate change mitigation measures;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2112(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. CTakes the view that the Rio+20 summit in June 2012 is an opportunity to propose concrete targets on how to abolish energy poverty and a roadmap on how to achieve them as a global strategy for greening the economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to include universal energy access in the Rio+20 process;

2011/11/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a (new) Whereas 40% of the global greenhouse gases are emitted in the agriculture sector; whereas agriculture is the main source of methane and nitrous oxide, and both of these greenhouse gases have a much larger warming potential than carbon dioxide; and whereas climate change affects especially poor people in developing countries and diminish farming opportunities;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

A b (new) Whereas liberalisation of trade in agriculture has opened the developing countries' doors to low-price imports from Europe, Asia and United States, thereby subjecting locally produced foodstuff to unbearable competition; and whereas these surges of low-priced imports impoverish the domestic farmers and agricultural workers considerably;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

A c new Whereas rural inhabitant in developing countries account for between 70% and 80% of the undernourished; and whereas eradicating extreme poverty and hunger is dependent on improving the living conditions of farmers and agricultural workers in developing countries;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)

A d (new) Whereas the report by the UN special rapporteur for the right to food "Agroecolgy and the Right to Food” shows that agroecology can double food production in entire regions within 10 years while mitigating climate change and alleviating rural poverty; recognizes that long term productivity and food security, especially resilience of agricultural systems to climatic disturbances, depends on due care for natural resources, particularly soil, water use and biodiversity;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)

A e (new) Whereas higher agricultural productivity in Europe goes hand in hand with the use of more soil, feed etc. from developing countries; whereas about 80% of Europe's demand for protein feed crops is met by imports, thereby accounting for an area of 20 million hectares of land use outside Europe; whereas duty-free imports of protein crops and oilseeds in Europe has contributed to deforestation, displacement of communities, loss of biodiversity and increasing food insecurity in South America;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the widespread concern on the ~~decreasing but ac~~cumulatived negative impacts of the CAP on developing countries; regrets that the Commission communication on the CAP towards 2020 does not mention such impacts; asks the Commission to launch a thorough evaluation of the CAP and its impact on developing countries, and calls for the new CAP to include the principle of "‘do no harm"’ to developing countries as a core objective; more broadly, urges the Commission to ensure that CAP legislative proposals respond to the objective of Policy Coherence for Development, as prescribed in article 208 in the Lisbon Treaty;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a (new) Calls for the EU to ensure consistency between the CAP and its development and trade policies; in particular underlines the need for safeguard clauses in trade agreements and the right for developing countries to protect their agricultural markets;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (-new)

1 b (new) Highlights that European export subsidies seriously hampered the agricultural development of poor countries by generating unfair competition with their local agriculture, especially in case of absence of effective import protection in the importing country or region (e.g. customs barriers, import quotas, subsidies for local producers, etc.); notes equally that EU agricultural export subsidies has contributed to import surges, and therefore, has made a host of developing countries more dependent on imports, thereby jeopardizing the self- supply of food in these countries and the ability of those populations to feed themselves;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to eliminate all export subsidies and to decouple direct payments from production, so as to create a level playing field between EU and developing countries' agricultural products; asks the Commission to finance transitional schemes for crops affected by this decoupling, aimed at promoting organic and sustainable farming practice; points out however that banning export subsidies leave unchanged economic distortions resulting from other direct or indirect subsidies, which enable the EU agricultural sector to export agricultural commodities below their average production costs; calls on the EU to support developing countries' demands to protect their food production and to protect their population from the potentially destructive effects of cheap imports;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a (new) Recommends, in line with the conclusions of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development, that the EU develops a new food and agriculture policy that supports organic farming and other agro-ecological practises; in particular, calls also on the Commission to reform the CAP by linking direct payments to social and environmental conditions;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that food is not merely a commodity buand that access to food is ~~foremost a universal human right;~~ a universal human right; underlines in this context that Europe's responsibility towards global food security is primarily an issue of allowing and supporting developing countries to increase and diversify their own production to become more food secure and to meet demands on their local markets, rather than a matter of raising its agricultural exports to developing countries;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a (new) Expresses its concern that the EU, through its promotion of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) and other bilateral free trade agreements is trying to force a food liberalisation agenda on developing countries and open up agricultural markets; recalls that, while unprotected imports of animal feedstuffs has resulted in high dependency of the EU on animal protein feed sector, food security in Europe was, in contrast, achieved through protection of the agricultural markets; hence, urges the EU to refrain from forcing developing countries to open up their agricultural market;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b (new) Notes with concern that EU dependence on imported animal feed, particularly soy, has contributed to the growing demand for land abroad, leading to deforestation, the displacement of communities and an expansion of genetically modified soy in South America; accordingly, calls on the Commission to make the reduction of dependency of imported protein feed, i.e. through development and expansion of sustainable protein crops in the EU, one of its main priority;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2051(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. THighlights that price fluctuations of agricultural commodities hit poor countries the hardest; takes the view that, in the context of tackling international speculation in agricultural commodity prices, the new CAP should establish appropriate mechanisms and rules to govern trade in agricultural commodity derivatives and enhance transparency; believes that the EU should lead by example, by establishing within its territory local ~~auctioning~~ agricultural markets and local distribution systems, which increase the bargaining power of smallholders in the food supply chain;

2011/03/29
Committee: DEVE

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Points up the fact that, without additional sources of funding, the Member States will be unable to honour the commitments entered into in connection with the Millennium Development Goals; advocates establishing a European tax on financial transactions with a view to funding global public goods, i.e. poverty eradication and climate change; recalls that innovative financing for development is not designed to be a substitute for ODA, but is complementary; reiterates its conviction that the introduction of a FTT should therefore be linked with a more binding commitment of all member countries to achieve the 0.7% objective of ODA spending;

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Urges that expenditure committed to mitigate the impact of climate change on developing countries come from an additional financial injection and not be the result of reclassifying funds originally allocated for development purposesReiterates its conviction that environment issues must be better mainstreamed and financed throughout all external policies, as the environment, natural resources and healthy ecosystems play an essential role to human development and eradication of poverty; supports in this context the proposal to increase the thematic programme on environment and natural resources as a step to fulfil EU's commitments taken at the climate conference in Cancun in 2010; but urges that expenditure committed to mitigate the impact of climate change on developing countries come from an additional financial injection and not be the result of reclassifying funds originally allocated for development purposes; recalls that for this principle to be secured, separate accounting for climate finance is needed; reiterates that in order to make climate funding effective, there is a need to better mainstream climate change concerns into EU development cooperation, while enforcing Policy Coherence for Development;

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the emerging economies - India, China and Brazil - should no longer be reliant on official development assistance, given that poverty in those countries can be combated with own resources generated by high-growth economies; urges the EU, during the phasing-out period, to target its assistance on capacity-building for the establishment of tax collection, social security and other redistribution systems, while combating equally against tax havens, tax evasion and illicit capital flights, so as to enable countries to raise their domestic revenues, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that, owing to the efforts of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, substantial progress has been made in combating these evils; regards the amount allocated to the Global Fund for this purpose as insufficient~~, however~~; but recalls that both the horizontal and vertical approaches are necessary and complementary; therefore, urges the EU and Member States to support in developing countries the improvement of basic health systems to be accessible to everyone;

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/2019(BUD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11

~~11. Calls on the Commission to set up - in-house - a permanent, autonomous and high-quality strategic think tank on development policy and on how it will evolve in the future;~~deleted

2011/05/05
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

(1) This Regulation establishes a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries to advance and promote ~~EU and~~ mutual interests, based on respect for all human rights. The Partnership Instrument shall support measures that respond in an effective and flexible manner to objectives arising from the Union's bilateral, regional or multilateral relationships with third countries and address challenges of global concern.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) implementing the international dimension of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy by supporting Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation partnership strategies, by promoting policy dialogues and by developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern such as ~~energy securit~~sustainable energy, climate change and environment~~. This objective shall be measured by the uptake of the ‘Europe 2020’ policies and objectives by key partner countries~~;

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) improvmoting ~~market access and developing~~fair and equitable trade, and investment ~~and business opportunities for European companies by me~~, founded on a rights-based approach which takes into account the International Covenanst o~~f e~~n Economic ~~partnerships and business and regulatory coop~~, Social and Cultural Rights as well as respect for international treaties on the environment. This objective shall be measured by ~~the Union's share in foreign trade with key partner countries and by trade and investments flows to partner countries specifically targeted by~~reference to the above- mentioned rights-based policy for the implementation of actions, programmes and measures under this Regulation;

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

(4) In implementing this Regulation, the Union shall aim to ensure policy coherence ~~and consistency~~for development with other areas of its external action, in particular the Development Cooperation Instrument for developing countries, and with other relevant Union's policies when formulating policy, strategic planning and programming and implementing measures.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5

(5) Measures financed under this Regulation shall be based, where appropriate, on cooperation policies set out in instruments such as agreements, declarations and action plans between the Union and the third countries and regions concerned, and shall also relate to areas linked to ~~the Union's specific interests,~~mutual policy priorities and strategies of interest to the Union and the partner country concerned.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Preparatory actions such as ~~business dialogues,~~socially and ecologically responsible business dialogues, fair and equitable trade promotion and scientific exchanges were set up to strengthen and deepen cooperation in areas outside the scope of the Development Cooperation Instrument with India and China and with middle- income group countries in Asia and Latin America.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) It is in the Union's interest to deepen its relations with partners who are playing an increasingly important role in the international economy and trade, in south- south trade and cooperation, in multilateral fora including Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G 20), in global governance and in addressing challenges of global concern. The Union needs to build comprehensive partnerships with new players on the international scene, in order to promote a stable and ~~inclusive~~fair international order~~, pursue common global public goods, defend core interests of the Union~~ based on core values of human rights including economic, social and cultural rights and on major treaties relating to the environment, to pursue common global public goods and to increase knowledge of the Union in these countries.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Notwithstanding the specific focus on global players, the scope of this Regulation should be worldwide enabling to support cooperation measures with developing countries where the ~~Union has~~re are significant mutual interests in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0411(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Isabella LÖVIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The Union should be able to respond in a flexible and timely manner to evolving and /or unforeseen needs in order to make its commitment to promote ~~its~~mutual interests in its relations with third countries more effective, by adopting special measures not covered by multi-annual indicative programmes.

2012/05/16
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) The European Consensus on Development and Commission communications ‘Increasing the impact of EU development Policy - An Agenda for Change’, and ‘The future approach of EU budget support to third countries’, as well as any future communication establishing basic orientations and principles for the Union's development policy, and their subsequent conclusArticle 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unions, provide the general policy framework, the orientations and the focus to guide the implementation of this Regulation.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) The Union is founded on the ~~values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality~~universality and indivisibility of human rights (Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union), the principle of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. Respect for human dignity and gender equality, including individual and scol~~idarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It~~lective political and civic rights; respect for economic, social and cultural rights; respect for the rights of women, children and minorities; respect for international treaties on environment and biodiversity will guide the Union's cooperation policy. Cooperation from the Union's side seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue ~~and cooperation.~~ .

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Union also aims to ensure the coherence ~~with~~of other areas of its external action~~. This should be ensured when formulating the Union's development cooperation policy and its strategic planning programming and implementation of measures~~ policies with development policy, and aims at guaranteeing peace and stability. This should be ensured when formulating the Union's external action policies in the field of trade, investment, agriculture, fisheries etc. and aligning them with development cooperation policy.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5 a) The Union's policy aims at strengthening the domestic accountability of partner countries through Country/Regional Strategy Papers. Policy priorities shall be set by the respective national/regional parliaments in consultation with their civil society organisations, prior to policy dialogue with the Commission.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The Union and the Member States should imp~~rove the consistency and the complementarity of their respective policies~~lement Policy Coherence in all their policy areas in support onf development cooperation, in particular by responding to partner countries' and regions' priorities at country and regional level. To ensure that the Union's development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other, it is appropriate to provide for joint programming procedures which should be implemented whenever possible and relevant.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Union's policy and international action for development cooperation are guided by Policy Coherence for Development and the MDGs~~, such~~ aiming ast the eradication of ~~extreme~~ poverty and hunger, including any subsequent modifications thereto, and by the development objectives and principles approved by the Union ~~and~~, its Member States, and the European Parliament, including in the context of their cooperation within the United Nations (UN) and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The Union should promote a comprehensive approach in response to crisis and disaster and to conflict-affected and fragile situations, including those of transition. This should in particular build on the Council conclusions on Security and Development on an EU response to situations of fragility on conflict prevention as well as any relevant subsequent conclusions. This should provide the necessary mix of approaches, responses and instruments in particular by ensuring an appropriate balance between the security-oriented, development and humanitarian approaches, and by linking short-term reaction with the long term supportbuild on the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid. To ensure that short-term reaction ties in with long-term support, the link between Relief, Rehabilitation and Development (LRRD) should be developed. Each country analysis and programming should contain a conflict analysis.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Union assistance should focus where it has more impact, having regard to its capacity to act on a global scale and respond to global challenges, such as poverty eradication~~, sustainable and inclusive development and~~ and inequality, to promote sustainable development and its capacity regarding the worldwide promotion of democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law, ~~its long-term and~~social and economic rights in its long-term and having regard to its predictable commitment to development assistance and its role in coordinating with its Member States. To ensure such impact, the principle of differentiation should be applied not only at the level of funds allocation, but also at the level of programming, to ensure that bilateral development cooperation targets partner countries most in need, including fragile states and states with high vulnerability, and with limited capacity to have access to other sources of financing for supporting their own development, having regard to the potential impact of the Union assistance in partner countries. As a consequence, bilateral programming would target such countries, pursuant to the application of objective criteria based on the needs and capacities of these countries, as well as the impact of EU assistance.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) This Regulation should provide an enabling framework for programming, allowing enhanced co~~nsistency between Union policies by using a joint framework document~~herence in favour of sustainable development between Union policies as a basis for programming. It should enable full alignment with partner countries and regions by relying, where appropriate, on national development plans or similar comprehensive development documents, adopted by partner countries or regions in consultation with their respective parliaments and civil societies; and pursue a better coordination amongst donors, in particular between the Union and its Member States, through joint programming.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In a globalised world, different internal EU policies such as environment, climate change, employment (including decent work for all), gender equality, energy, water, transport, health, education, justice and security, research and innovation, information society, migration, agriculture ~~and~~, fisheries, trade and investment are increasingly becoming part of the EU's external action. Commission Communication ‘Europe 2020: A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’ underlines the commitment of the Union to promote in its internal and external policies smart, inclusive and sustainable growth bringing together three pillars: economic, social and environmentalThey should be in conformity with the principles of Policy Coherence for Development, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Union is committed to promote in its internal and external policies smart, inclusive and sustainable growth bringing together three pillars: economic, social and environmental. To fulfil these three pillars, the Union's internal and external policies aim at eliminating obstacles to development by formulating policies with respect to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, the UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as international treaties and agreements on environment and biodiversity.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Fighting climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and where the need for international action is urgent. In accordance with the intent stated in Commission Communication ‘A budget for Europe 2020’ of 29 June 2011, this Regulation should contribute to the objective of addressing at least 20% of the EU budget to low carbon and climate resilient society, and the global public goods and challenges programme should use at least 25% of its funds to cover climate change and environment. Adeveloping countries where the need for national and international actions i~~n these two areas should, wherever possible, be mutually supportive in order to reinforce their impacts~~s urgent.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) ~~Commission communication ‘Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change’~~EU Development Policy envisages continued support for social ~~inclusion and human development~~services through at least 20% of the Union's development aid. ~~To contribute to that end, at least 20% of the global public goods and challenges programme should support that area of development.~~

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) The lists of partner countries under this Regulation should be adapted on the basis of possible changes to their status as established by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC)~~, as well as important changes in human development, aid dependency, crisis situations, vulnerability and other aspects including the dynamics of the development process~~. Such updates, reviews of the partner countries eligible for bilateral development cooperation and modifications in the definitions of detailed areas of cooperation and activities, and adjustments of the indicative financial allocation per programme, constitute non- essential elements of this Regulation. Consequently, in order to adapt its scope to the rapidly evolving reality in third countries, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission for updating the Annexes of this Regulation which includes the list of partner countries and regions eligible for Union financing, the definition of detailed areas of cooperation under geographic and thematic programmes and the indicative allocations per programme. It is of particular importance that the Commission should carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should further ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

~~(18) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.~~deleted

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The implementing powers relating to strategy papers and multiannual indicative programmes laid down in Articles 11 to 14 of this Regulation should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. Taking into account the nature of those implementing acts, in particular their policy orientation nature or their budgetary implications, the examination procedure should in general be used for their adoption, except for measures of a small financial scale. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts where, in duly justified cases relating to the need for a swift response from the Union, imperative grounds of urgency so requires.deleted

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) a Pan-African programme ~~to support the Joint Africa-EU Strategy in the countries, territories and regions covered by that Strategy~~.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) the primary objective of cooperation under this Regulation shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty;. To achieve this objective, the EU focuses on structural causes of poverty by implementing a rights-based approach to development in all its policies.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part

(b) cooperation under this Regulation will also contribute to the achievement of other objectives of EU external action~~, in particular~~:

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii

(ii) promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights including economic, social and cultural rights as well as international treaties on environment and biodiversity protection and mainstreaming of climate change adaptation and mitigation..

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using ~~relevant indicators, in particular MDG 1 for subparagraph (a) and MDGs 1 to 8 for subparagraph (b),~~the human development index and other indicators agreed by the Union and its Member States.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

~~Without prejudice to point (a), a~~At least 90 % of the expenditure foreseen under the Pan-African and thematic programmes shall fulfil the criteria for ODA established by the OECD/DAC.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The Union seeks to promote~~, develop~~ the universality and indivisibility of human rights, and consolidate the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for ~~human~~all aspects of human rights including social, economic and cultural rights and fundamental freedoms on which it is founded, through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights - including economic, social and cultural rights - , gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change ~~and combating HIV/AIDS~~.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. Particular attention shall be given to strengthening the rule of law, improving access to justice and supporting civil society, trade and sustainable development, access to ICTs, health and food security, as well as promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation, and institution-buildingcivic and political rights, promoting dialogue with civil society and participation of the population in decision-making, peaceful resolution of conflict and democratic institution-building; improving access to justice, ICTs, health care, education and to quality and sufficient food.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5

5. In implementing this Regulation, consistency shall be ensured with other areas of Union external action and with other relevant Union policies. To this end, measures financed under this Regulation, including those managed by the EIB, shall be based on the cooperation policies set out in instruments such as agreements, declarations and action plans between the Union and the third countries and regions concerned, and on the Union's decisions, specific interests, policy priorities and strategiesMeasures financed under this Regulation, including those managed by the EIB, and action plans, policy priorities and strategies in the field of development policy between the Union and the third countries and regions concerned shall be based on the cooperation policies set out in this instrument.

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2011/0406(COD)

Eva JOLY, Bart STAES, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6

6. The Commission ~~and~~, the Member States and the European Parliament shall seek regular and frequent exchanges of information~~, including with other donors, and~~ to promote better donor coordination and complementarity by working towards joint multiannual programming, based on partner countries' poverty reduction or equivalent strategies, by common implementation mechanisms including shared analysis, by joint donor- wide missions and by the use of co- financing and delegated cooperation arrangements.

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – introductory part

8. The Union shall promote effective cooperation with partner countries and regions in line with international best practice. It shall increasingly align its support with partners' national or regional development strategies, ~~reform policies and procedures. It shall contribute to strengthening the process of~~approved by the respective national/regional parliament. It shall contribute to strengthening the process of partner countries' domestic accountability to their citizens as well as mutual accountability between partner governments and institutions and donors ~~and promote l~~. Local expertise and local employment will also be promoted. To that end, it shall promote :

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point a

(a) ~~a development process that is partner country or region led and owned;~~Ownership: a partner country or region government shall identify, in consultation with their respective national/regional parliaments and civil society organisations concerned, priority sectors to be financed by the Union.

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point b

(b) ~~inclusive and participatory approaches to development and~~the empowerment of the population of partner countries, the strengthening of domestic accountability, the provision of participatory and transparent decision- making processes and of a mechanism for a broad involvement of all segments of society in the development process and in national and regional dialogue, including political dialogue;

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point c

(c) effective and innovative cooperation modalities and instruments as set out in Article 4 of the Common Implementing Regulation , such as blending grants and loans and other risk-sharing mechanisms in selected sectors and countries and private-sector engagement, in line with OECD/DAC best practices. These modalities and instruments shall be adapted to the particular circumstances of each partner country or region, with a focus on programme-based approaches, on delivery of predictable aid funding, on the mobilisation of private resources, on the development and use of country systems and on results-based approaches to development including, where appropriate, internationally agreed targets and indicators such as those of the MDGs; andeleted

2012/07/17
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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 9

9. The Union will support ~~inter alia~~ the implementation of bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation and dialogue, partnership agreements and triangular cooperation.

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Geographic programmes and the Pan- African Programme may be drawn from the areas of cooperation contained in the ‘"European Consensus’", with the agreement of partner countries, amongst others, in order to attain the objectives provided for in Article 2(1).

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. Within each country programme, the Union will in principle concentrate its assistance on three sectors, agreed by the partner country.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) the actions address global initiatives supporting internationally agreed goals on development policy or in developing countries, or global public goods and challenges, in which case, by way of derogation from Article 9 of the Common Implementing Regulation, they may include actions in Member States, candidate countries and potential candidates and other third countries, as envisaged in the relevant thematic programme, provided these actions are eligible as ODA according to the OECD/DAC;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c – indent 4

– actions which reflect a Union policy priority in the field of development cooperation or an international obligation or commitment of the Union; in the field of development cooperation, and

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The objective of the programme on civil society organisations and local authorities in development shall be to organise a policy dialogue with civil society and local authorities from the North and the South on the Union's development policy and to finance initiatives in the area of development by or for civil society organisations and local authorities originating from partner countries, the Union, candidate countries and potential candidates.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)

Article 8 a Conflict prevention and peacebuilding 1. The objective of the thematic programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be to finance initiatives in the area of conflict prevention and peacebuilding in partner countries, including mediation activities. 2. The programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programation and implementation of the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 b (new)

Article 8 b Post-disaster reconstruction and development 1. The objective of the thematic programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be to finance initiatives in the area of post- disaster reconstruction and development in partner countries, thereby bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development aid. 2. The programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programation and implementation of the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective post- disaster reconstruction and development. In particular, the time span between programation and beginning of the implementation of initiatives shall not exceed six months.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Union assistance shall support the implementation of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy, and in particular its successive Action plans, to cover activities of a trans- regional, continental or global nature.deleted

2012/07/17
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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. The multiannual indicative programme for the Pan-African programme shall be drawn up on the basis of a strategy paper based on the Joint Africa- EU Strategy and its Action plans.

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

For geographic programmes and the Pan- African Programme, multiannual indicative programmes ~~for~~shall be drawn up by partner countries and regions ~~shall be drawn up~~and submitted to the Union for financing on the basis of an agreed strategy document with the partner country/region, as provided for in Article 11.

2012/07/17
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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Strategy papers are documents drawn up by the partner country and agreed with the Union to provide a coherent framework for development cooperation between the Union and the partner country or region concerned, consistent with the overall purpose and scope, objectives, principles and policy of the ~~Union~~partner country and Union in the field of development.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

To that end, strategy papers shall~~, in principle,~~ be based on a dialogue between the Union and the partner country or region, ~~involving where appropriate, the relevant Member States, and the partner country or region, involving~~so as to ensure that the country or region concerned prepares the strategy paper with the involvement of the national/regional parliament and in consultation with its respective civil society and ~~regional and~~ local authorities, so as to ~~ensure that the country or region concerned takes sufficient~~take full ownership of the process and to encourage support for national development strategies, particularly those for reducing poverty.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Strategy papers shall be drawn up ~~for~~by the relevant partner countries or regions, unless a joint framework document laying down a comprehensive Union strategy, including development policy, has been drawn up ~~for~~together with the partner country or region concerned and with the involvement of national/regional parliaments.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) countries having a national development strategy in the form of a national development plan or a similar development document accepted by the Commission as a basis for the corresponding multiannual indicative programme~~, when adopting of the latter document~~;

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) countries or regions for which a joint multiannual programming document, including a chapter on development cooperation, between the Union and Member States and partner countries/regions has been agreed;

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) regions having a jointly agreed ~~strategy~~development strategy, involving regional parliaments, with the EU.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

Multiannual indicative programmes shall be drawn up ~~for each of the~~together with each countr~~ies~~y or regions receiving an indicative allocation of Union funds under this Regulation Except for countries or regions mentioned in paragraph 4, these documents shall be drawn up on the basis of the strategy papers or similar documents referred to in this Article.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

Multiannual indicative programmes shall set out the priority areas ~~selected~~agreed with partner countries/regions for Union financing, the specific objectives, the expected results, the performance indicators and the indicative financial allocation, both overall and per priority area. Where appropriate, this allocation may be given in the form of a range and/or ~~some~~a limited amount of funds may be left unallocated.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 5

Pursuant to the principle of mutual accountability in the pursuit and fulfilment of agreed objectives, including those referring to good governance, democracy and respect for human rights and to the rule of law, social, economic and cultural rights as well as respect for the environment and biodiversity, indicative allocations may be increased or decreased as a result of reviews, particularly in the light of special needs such as those resulting from a crisis, post-crisis or fragility situation, or where performance has been exceptional or unsatisfactory.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Multiannual indicative programmes for thematic programmes shall set out the Union's and partner country/region's strategy for the theme concerned, the priorities jointly selected for financing by the Union, the specific objectives, the expected results, the performance indicators, the international situation and the activities of the main partners. Where applicable, resources and intervention priorities shall be laid down for participation in global initiatives. Multiannual indicative programmes shall be consistent with the documents referred to in Article 11(3).

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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The multiannual indicative programmes shall give the indicative financial allocation, both overall and by priority area. Where appropriate, this allocation may, be given in the form of a range, and/or ~~some~~a limited amount of funds may be left unallocated. Multiannual indicative programmes should be adjusted where necessary for an effective policy implementation, taking into account any mid-term or ad hoc reviews.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Strategy papers shall be approved and multiannual indicative programmes shall be adopted by the Commission ~~in accordance with the examination procedure~~by way of delegated acts as referred to in Article ~~15(3)~~290 of the ~~Common Implementing Regulat~~Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. This procedure shall also apply to substantial reviews which have the effect of significantly modifying the strategy or its programming.

2012/07/17
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2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2

2. The indicative minimum amounts allocated to each programme referred to in Articles 5 to 9 for the period 2014-2020 are laid down in Annex VII. The amounts may be reallocated between programmes by a delegated act in accordance with Article 18. The amounts within the global public goods and challenges programme may be reallocated between subheadings by Commission decision which shall be communicated to the European Parliament and to the Council within one month of its adoption.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a

(a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - promoting political pluralism and protecting political, civil, social, economic, cultural and minority rights, in line with international agreements and in accordance with a human rights-based approach to development, - strengthening the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary systems and ensuring access to justice, - supporting and strengthening democratic institutions, including the role of parliaments and audit institutions, - supporting transparent and accountable institutions and their functioning, promoting decentralisation; promoting dialogue with social partners.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point d

(d) Tax policy and administration; - supporting the building up or strengthening of fair, transparent, effective, progressive and sustainable domestic tax systems which promote equity, poverty reduction and social cohesion, - strengthening monitoring capacities in developing countries in the fight against illicit financial flows, - supporting national oversight bodies, parliaments and civil society organisations, to produce and disseminate work on tax fraud and its impact, to ensure public scrutiny of public financial management, including tax governance performance and to assist in policy formulation, where appropriate and feasible, - supporting multilateral and regional initiatives on tax administration and tax reforms, - supporting developing countries to participate more effectively in international tax cooperation structures and processes, allowing them to negotiate relevant agreements, improve tax information exchange, - promoting country by country reporting on EU publicly-listed companies as well as large unlisted companies active in the extractive industry and the logging of primary forests to report the payments they make to local, regional and national governments in third countries.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point f

(f) Civil society and local authorities; - supporting capacity building of civil society organisations, in order to strengthen their voice and active participation in the development process and to advance political, social and economic dialogue, - supporting local authorities, and mobilising their expertise to promote a regional and local approach to development, e.g. through networks of excellence or twinning exercises, - promote an enabling environment for citizen participation and civil society action.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point g

(g) Natural resources; ~~and~~- supporting oversight processes and bodies and backing governance reforms that promote the sustainable and transparent management and preservation of natural resources, including raw materials, maritime resources and forests, and ecosystem services, with particular attention to the dependence of vulnerable groups on them, especially smallholder farmers and indigenous groups, while ensuring a gender-sensitive approach and active participation of local communities, - promoting sustainable patterns of production and consumption and the safe and sustainable management of chemicals and waste, taking into account their impacts on health.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point h

(h) Development-security nexus. - addressing the root-causes of violent conflict, including poverty, degradation of environment, exploitation of resources and unequal distribution of wealth as well as access to land and natural resources, weak governance, human rights abuses and gender inequality as a means of supporting conflict prevention, resolution and peace building, - promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation with a view to promoting peace and preventing outbreaks of violence in accordance with international best practice as defined by the OECD/DAC, - fostering the independence of justice, the fight against drugs and other trafficking including trafficking in human beings, corruption and money laundering, with a specific focus on protecting poor and vulnerable groups and assisting them in building secure and sustainable livelihoods;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – title

II. ~~Inclusive and sustainable growth for~~Sustainable human development

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a

(a) ~~Social protection, health, education and jobs;~~ health, education, employment and social protection and jobs; - supporting sector reforms that increase access to basic social services, in particular quality health and education services, with a central focus on the related MDGs , and on access to such services by lower income population groups and marginalised groups, including women and children, persons belonging to groups subject to ethnic, religious or any other discrimination and persons with disabilities, - strengthening local capacities to respond to the challenge that the country /regions face, through sectoral budget support with intensified policy dialogue, - strengthening access to health systems in order to promote better health care, addressing the qualified human resource crisis of health providers, fair financing for health and making medicines more affordable for the poor, promoting policy coherence and increasing protection against global health threats so as to improve access to health care for all, - supporting the full implementation of strategies to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights, while linking this with the fight against HIV/AIDS, - ensuring an adequate supply of sufficient and affordable good quality drinking water, adequate sanitation and hygiene to every human being, - enhancing support for and equal access to quality education to give young people, and in particular girls and women, the knowledge and skills to be active members of an evolving society; supporting vocational training for employability and capacity to carry out and use the results of research in favour of sustainable development, - supporting national social protection schemes including social insurance systems, which contribute to reducing inequalities, preventing social exclusion and combating discrimination against all groups, while paying particular attention to gender issues, the rights of indigenous peoples, children and the condition of disabled people, - supporting the decent work agenda , and promoting social dialogue, - encouraging policies to facilitate regional labour mobility.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point b

(b) ~~Business environment, regional integration and world markets; and~~ Regional integration - supporting the development of the local private sector, including promoting SMEs and cooperatives, - promoting the development of local and regional markets through Union Aid for Trade and trade facilitation instruments, - supporting legislative and regulatory framework reforms and their enforcement, including for the use of modern means of communication, facilitating access to business and financial services, such as micro-credit and micro-finance and reducing excessive regulatory burden; supporting the enforcement of internationally agreed labour rights, promoting corporate social responsibility and social dialogue, - promoting agricultural, industrial and innovation policies which contribute to sustainable and development in favour of the poorest regions and sectors of the society; foster cooperation in the area of science, research and technology , in particular for development-related research, - promoting investments that generate local employment and support human resources development; improving infrastructure in support of efforts to eradicate poverty with full respect for social and environmental standards; supporting national, regional and local public authorities and parliaments to enable them to regulate markets effectively, - engaging with the private sector, with a focus on financing for domestic and regional companies, in particular at SME level, in order to enhance socially responsible and sustainable development for the benefit of the population, - assisting developing countries through fostering equitable and environmentally sustainable development, supporting partners' policies in areas such as building local and regional markets, infrastructure and cross-border cooperation regarding access by the poor to water, sustainable energy and human security with a view to supporting social justice, - promoting a sustainable transport sectoral approach, meeting partner countries' needs, ensuring transport safety, affordability, efficiency, and minimising negative effects on the environment, - supporting more generalized access to information and communication technologies to bridge the digital divide.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point c

(c) Sustainable agriculture ~~and energy.~~ , food security and sustainable energy. - supporting the development of infrastructures to commercialize food from the surplus to the deficit area and putting in place storage for food at local and regional level, - supporting sustainable agricultural practices and relevant agricultural research, including the safeguarding of ecosystem services, giving priority to locally-developed practices and focusing on smallholder agriculture and rural livelihoods, formation of producer groups, the supply and marketing chain and supporting women in agriculture, - encouraging government efforts to facilitate socially and ecologically responsible private investment and assess the impact of large scale land-acquisitions on food security, - supporting strategic approaches to food security, with a focus on food availability, - addressing food insecurity in situations of transition and fragility, by supporting interventions to protect, maintain and recover productive and social assets vital for food security, to facilitate economic integration and longer-term rehabilitation, - supporting country-led, participatory, decentralised and environmentally sustainable local and regional development, aimed at involving beneficiaries in the identification of investments, - supporting transparent and effective institutional and financial environments to improve access to modern, affordable, sustainable and efficient renewable energy services, with a priority for local and regional sustainable energy solutions, and decentralised energy production, so as to bring development priorities in line with environmental concerns.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph III – point b

(b) Migration and asylum~~; and~~ - supporting targeted efforts to fully exploit the interrelationship between migration, mobility, employment and poverty eradication, so as to make migration a positive force for development, - putting in place a program to deal with brain drain and to address the shortage of skilled persons in different fields, in support of development, - support developing countries in adopting long-term policies for managing migratory flows, including human trafficking, which respect the human rights of migrants and their families and enhance their social protection

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) Assisting Latin-American states to fulfil their obligation of due diligence in the prevention, investigation, legal prosecution, sanction and reparation of and attention to feminicide; among others through: - Strengthening the investigation and prosecution of feminicide, by providing training for judges and members of the security forces on feminicide; providing assistance for the establishment of unified protocols for cases of feminicide; providing training and advisory assistance and supporting scientific developments, documentation and dissemination with regard to Latin-American forensic anthropology, - Providing technical and financial support to the work of the Inter-American System of Human Rights, in particular on the issue of feminicide and contributing to the implementation of its sentences, - Supporting the establishment of data bases on feminicides, - Supporting governmental and non- governmental local, national and regional organisations in developing preventive measures against feminicide.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – introductory part

In compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 6, the Global public goods and challenges programme aims at strengthening cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience and partner countries' capacities~~. The programme may~~ with a view to adopting policies which contribute to poverty eradication and sustainable development. The programme, while ensuring an adequate contribution to supporting access to basic social services, shall be drawn inter alia from the following areas of cooperation, ensuring a maximum synergy amongst them in light of their strong interconnection:

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ~~promoting~~ implement~~ation of~~ing the Union initiatives and agreed commitments at international and regional level and/or of a transboundary character particularly in the areas of climate change through the promotion of climate resilient strategies ~~especially adaption~~giving priority to strategies ~~with~~to promote biodiversity ~~co-benefits, biodiversity and ecosystems services, forests including~~, protection of ecosystems and natural resources, sustainable management including oceans, land, water, fisheries and forests (e.g. through mechanisms such as FLEGT), desertification, integrated water resource management, ~~natural resource management, sound chemical a~~sound waste management, resource efficiency and the green economy;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 1 – point c

(cd) ~~contributing to increasing the integration and~~ mainstreaming of climate change and environmental protection objectives in EU ~~aid~~development cooperation policy through policy coherence including support for methodological and research work in and by developing countries, including monitoring, reporting and verification mechanisms, ecosystem mapping, assessment and evaluation, enhancing environmental expertise and promoting innovative actions ~~and policy coherence~~;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) promoting access to secure, and affordable~~, clean and sustain~~ renewable energy services as a key driver for poverty eradication ~~and inclusive growth,~~ with a special emphasis on the use of local energy sources and of ensuring access for poor people in remote areas;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) promoting energy security for partner countries and local communities through e.g. diversification of sources and routes, considering price volatility issues, emission reduction potential, improving markets and fostering energy interconnection~~s and trade~~.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) Growth, jobs and private sector engagement Promoting actions aiming at creating more and better jobs, by developing a socially and ecologically responsible local private sector and improving the business environment, supporting local industries, supporting regional integration efforts through the promotion of the green economy: resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production processes. Promoting the use of electronic modern means of communication as a tool to support pro-poor growth across all sectors in order to bridge the digital divide between developing and industrialized countries and inside developing countries, to achieve an adequate policy and regulatory framework in this area and promoting the development of the necessary infrastructure and the use of services and applications based on ICT.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point a

Promoting actions aiming at creating more and better jobs, in areas such as developing the competitiveness and resilience of local MSMEs and their integration into the global economy, assisting developing countries to integrate into the multilateral trading system, developing the private sector and improving the business environment, supporting the definition and implementation of industrial innovation and technology policies and of trade policies and agreeby developing a socially and ecologically responsible local private sector and improving the business environment, supporting local added value and industrial developments, supporting regional integration efforts~~, promoting investment relations between the EU and partner countries and regions and leveraging private and public investment and cooperation through innovative financial instruments. Promoting~~ through the promotion of the green economy,: resource efficiency ~~and~~, sustainable consumption and production processes. Promoting the use of electronic modern means of communications as a tool to support pro- poor growth across all sectors in order to bridge the digital divide between developing and industrialized countries and inside developing countries, to achieve an adequate policy and regulatory framework in this area and promoting the development of necessary infrastructure and the use of services and applications based on ICT.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point b – point i

(i) Supporting high levels of productive and decent employment notably with support for sound employment policies and strategies, vocational training for employability relevant to local labour market needs and perspectives, working conditions including in the informal economy, promotion of decent work, based on the labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including fight against child labour, ~~and~~promoting social dialogue, as well as facilitation of labour mobility while respecting and promoting migrants' rights;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point b – point i a (new)

(ia) Promoting the WHO code of conduct on the international recruitment of qualified health personnel from developing countries to curb the shortage of health personnel and the brain drain,

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point i

(i) Supporting country and regional level programmes to promote women's economic and social empowerment and political participation;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c – point ii

(ii) supporting national, regional and global initiatives to promote the integration of ~~this issue in~~gender equality and women's empowerment into policies, plans and budgets, including in international, national and regional development frameworks and into the aid effectiveness agenda.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)

(ea) Children and youth (i) combating trafficking of and all forms of violence against children, and promotion of policies taking into consideration youth's and children's particular vulnerability and potentials, protection of their rights and interests, education, health and livelihoods, starting with participation and empowerment; (ii) enhancing developing countries' attention and capacity to develop policies benefiting youth and children and promoting the role of children and youth as actors for development. (iii) supporting the development of concrete strategies and interventions to address particular problems and challenges affecting youth and children taking their best interests into account in all relevant action.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point e b (new)

(eb) Culture (i) promotion of inter-cultural dialogue, cultural diversity and respect for the equal dignity of all cultures; (ii) promotion of international cooperation to stimulate the contribution of cultural industries to economic growth in developing countries to fully exploit its potential for fighting poverty, including addressing issues such as market access and intellectual property rights; (iii) promotion of respect for the social, cultural and spiritual values of indigenous peoples and minorities to enhance equality and justice in multi- ethnic societies, in compliance with universal human rights to which everyone is entitled, including indigenous peoples and persons belonging to minorities; (iv) supporting culture as a promising economic sector for development and growth.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – introductory part

The programme will strengthen cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience and partner countries' capacities on the f~~our~~ive pillars of food security, with a gender-sensitive approach: food availability (production), access (including ~~markets,~~land, infrastructure for food transport from surplus to deficit area, local and regional market building, establishing domestic food reserves for safety nets and gender awareness), utilisation (nutrition interventions in socially aware ways) and stability, while prioritising four dimensions: smallholder agriculture, ~~governance, regional integration and~~food processing to create added value, governance (participation of farmers in policy making) , regional integration and providing public support to household farmers including assistance mechanisms for vulnerable populations.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) Promoting the development of sustainable smallholder agriculture through ecosystem-based, low carbon and climate- resilient secure access to technology (including information and communication technologies), and through extension and technical services, rural development schemes, productive and responsible investment measures, ~~land and natural resource management, protection of genetic diversity, in an enabling economic environment;~~in accordance with international guidelines, sustainable land and natural resource management, guaranteeing, by law, land rights of the population in its various form and provide access to land for local populations, protection of genetic diversity,

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) supporting environmentally and socially responsible aware policy making and governance of the relevant sectors, the role of the public and non-public actors in its regulation and the use of public goods, its organisational capacity, professional organisations and institutions;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – introductory part

Migration and Asylum The programme, funded on a human rights based approach to migration, will address the challenges of migration flows, and in particular South-South migration, the situation of vulnerable migrants such as unaccompanied minors, victims of trafficking, asylum seekers, migrant women, and the condition of children, women and families left in the countries of origin.

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – point a

(a) Promoting migration governance at all levels, with a particular focus on the social and economic consequences of migration, and recognising the key role of civil society organisations, including diaspora, and local authorities in addressing migration as an essential component of the development strategy;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) ensuring better management of migratory flows in all their dimensions, in line with respect for human rights and improving the integration of migrants in countries of destination;

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0406(COD)

Bart STAES, Eva JOLY, Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – Chapter B – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) raising public awareness of development issues and promoting formal and informal education for development in the Union, in candidate and potential candidate countries, to anchor development policy in European societies, to mobilise greater public support for action against poverty and for more equitable relations between developed and developing countries, to raise awareness of the issues and difficulties facing developing countries and their peoples, ~~and to promote the social dimension of globalisation;~~

2012/07/17
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society ~~and reinforcing public confidence in science, Horizon 2020 should favour~~Horizon 2020 should: promote active participation and informed engagement of citizens and civil society oin the process of research and innovation ~~matters by promoting science education, by making scientific knowledge more accessible, by developing~~; promote science education; guarantee the respect of ethical legislation and promoting the emergence of, and adherence to, the highest ethical standards worldwide; increase the accessibility and re-use of the results of publicly funded research, in particular scientific publications and data; develop responsible research and innovation and governance framework agendas that meet citizens' and civil society's concerns and expectations and by ~~facilitat~~reinforcing their participation in the setting of research priorities of Horizon 2020 activities.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU. Ethical principles, such as the Helsinki Declaration, require that scientific data produced or collected by publicly funded research conducted on humans are made public, irrespective of where they take place in Europe or elsewhere in the world.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Ethical principles, including the Helsinki Declaration, require that scientific data produced or collected by publicly funded research conducted on humans, for instance in the context of clinical trials, are made public and accessible.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. They include actions dedicated to the reinforcement of research capacities in developing countries and cooperation actions centred on their specific needs in domains such as health, including research on neglected diseases and epidemics, agriculture, fisheries and environment.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

The European Commission shall implement information and communication actions concerning Horizon 2020, including communication measures concerning supported projects and results. In order to increase the circulation and exploitation of knowledge and maximize the efficiency of research efforts, free open online access to scientific publications, already embraced in the Seventh Framework Programme, shall be the general principle for scientific publications of research receiving public funding from Horizon 2020. Free open access to scientific data produced or collected through research funded by Horizon 2020 shall be promoted and tested with the objective of making it mandatory in 2020. Budget allocated to communication under Horizon 2020 shall also contribute to covering the corporate communication of the Union's political priorities as far as they are related to the general objective of this Regulation.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 15

All the activities shall take a challenge- based approach, focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that should be developed. The emphasis shall be on bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines in order to address the challenges. The activities shall cover the full cycle from research to market, with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, support for public procurement, design, end-user driven innovation, the use of innovative research funding tools such as innovation awards – particularly in cases where the market fails to fulfil its proper function and where Europe and the rest of the world are confronted with major challenges – social innovation and market take-up of innovations.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part I – point 3.3 – point c – paragraph 2

Key activities shall be to support short- term exchanges of research and innovation staff among a partnership of universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio-economic groups, both within Europe and worldwide. This will include fostering cooperation with third countries, and, in particular, strengthening scientific partnerships between the Union and developing countries.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 4

Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, neurological and mental health disorders, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs. Innovative models for funding and disseminating the results of research work, such as innovation awards, are of essential importance in addressing these societal challenges and enabling researchers in Europe and the rest of the world to play an active and effective part in doing so.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.2 – paragraph 1

Disease and disability are not stopped by national borders. An appropriate European -level research and innovation response in partnership with third countries can and should make a crucial contribution to addressing these global challenges, thus helping to a achieve the Millennium Development Goals and to deliver better health and well-being for all, and to position Europe as a leader in the rapidly expanding global markets for health and well-being innovations.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.2 – paragraph 2

The response depends on excellence in research to improve our fundamental understanding of health, disease, disability, development and ageing (including of life expectancy), and on the seamless and widespread translation of the resulting and existing knowledge into innovative, scalable ~~and~~, effective and accessible products, strategies, interventions and services. Furthermore, the pertinence of these challenges across Europe and in many cases, globally, demands a response characterised by long term and coordinated support for co- operation between excellent, multidisciplinary and multi-sector teams.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.3 – paragraph 5

Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches, in particular in relation to funding research and disseminating research results in order to share knowledge that will facilitate and speed up innovation in these areas.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) The participant Guarantee Fund set up under Regulation No 1906/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres ~~and universitie~~, universities and civil society organisations in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme and for the dissemination of research results (2007- 2013)14 and managed by the Commission has proved to be an important safeguard mechanism which mitigates the risks associated to the amounts due and not reimbursed by defaulting participants. Therefore, a new participant Guarantee Fund (the Fund) should be established. In order to ensure a more efficient management and a better coverage of participants' risk, the Fund should cover actions under the programme set up under Decision No 1982/2006/EC, under the programme set up by Council Decision of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011)15 , under the programme set up by Council Decision […] of X 2011 establishing the Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2012-2013) as well as actions under Regulation (EU) No XX/XX [Horizon 2020] and Regulation (Euratom) No XX/XX of the Council on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014-2018) complementing the Horizon 2020- the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation [Euratom H2020]16 . Programmes managed by entities other than Union bodies should not be covered by the Fund.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Rules governing the exploitation and dissemination of results should be laid down to ensure that the participants protect, exploit and disseminate those results as appropriate, in particular ~~the possibility~~rules for open access to results and data, ofr additional exploitation, dissemination or licensing conditions in the European strategic interest, or where predominant global public interests are at stake.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)

(19 a) Specific licensing models based on social obligations that are linked to taxpayer-funded research should be promoted for results concerning technologies with potential for tackling major societal challenges, for example the development into a novel medical technology (e.g. drug, diagnostic or vaccine) or technologies for fighting climate change.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 b (new)

(19 b) In the selection process of proposals, the impact criterion should include the potential extent of dissemination and public availability of research results and data, assigning priority to projects potentially entailing a wider dissemination and exploitation of results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 c (new)

(19 c) The setting-up of patent pools should be encouraged in order to allow the sharing of patented scientific data and increase collaborative efforts and R&D cooperation on specific technological needs, particularly in the context of European or global societal challenges. This mechanism would be particularly suitable for technologies that are both complex and expensive, allowing to avoid the blocking of research brought about by patent thicket situations.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

(7) 'dissemination‘ means the public disclosure of the results by any appropriate means (other than resulting from protecting or exploiting the results), including by publishing, in any medium, articles presenting the result of research such as scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

(7 a) 'exploit/exploitation' means the direct use of results for developing, creating and marketing a product or process, or for creating and providing a service;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)

(7 b) 'fair and reasonable conditions' means terms, including royalty-free conditions, which take into account the specific circumstances of the request for access and/or the scope, duration or other characteristics of the use envisaged;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10

(10) 'legal entity’ means undertakings, research centres and universities, encompassing any natural person, or any legal person created under national law, Union law or international law, which has legal personality and which may, acting in its own name, exercise rights and be subject to obligations, including non-profit and civil society organisations;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

In actions under the activit~~y ‘Secure societies’ within the specific objective ‘Inclusive, innovative and secure societies’~~ies of the Societal Challenges pillar, the Commission may make available to Union institutions and bodies or Member States' national authorities any useful information in its possession on results of a participant that has received Union funding.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Ska KELLER, Judith SARGENTINI, Keith TAYLOR, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2

2. The relevant work programme ~~may~~shall restrict and exclude the participation in Horizon 2020 or parts thereof of legal entities established in third countries where conditions for the participation of legal entities from Member States in the third country's research and innovation programmes are considered prejudicial to the Union's interests.:

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)

(a) legal entities (including any affiliated entities) whose participation, by the objectives they pursue, their place of establishment, the nature or the location of their activities, would cause the Union to recognize as lawful, or would render aid or assistance in maintaining, a situation created by a serious breach of international law (including international humanitarian law), where such breach has been established by a resolution of the United Nations Security Council or by a judgment or advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)

(b) undertakings established in a third country where that third country promotes itself as an off-shore financial centre or in which there are no or only nominal taxes, where there is a lack of effective exchange of information with foreign tax authorities, where there is a lack of transparency in regard to legislative, judicial or administrative provisions, or where there is no requirement for a substantive local presence;

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)

(c) legal entities established in third countries where conditions for the participation of legal entities from Member States in that third country's research and innovation programmes are considered prejudicial to the Union's interests.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. Where appropriate, proposals shall include a draft plan for the exploitation ~~and dissemination of the results~~of the results, whenever exploitation is expected or required as part of the call, as well as a plan for the dissemination of the results, including a data management and sharing plan.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The impact criterion shall include the potential extent of dissemination and public availability of research results and data, assigning priority to projects potentially entailing a wider dissemination and exploitation of results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4

Appropriate measures shall be taken to seek a balance between all interests involved and to seek gender balance and geographical diversity when appointing independent experts. In particular, the Commission shall ensure that no special interest represents more than one third of non-governmental experts. Appropriate measures shall be taken to prevent the capture of expert groups by private and/or commercial interests.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission or the relevant funding body shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the expert is not faced with a conflict of interests in relation to the matter on which the expert is required to provide an opinion, including through the publication of their full declaration of professional activities and financial interests, such as patents and shareholdings. Stakeholders or persons with conflicts of interests shall be prohibited from sitting 'in a personal capacity'.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) compensation shall be fair and reasonable, if compensation ~~shall be provided to the o~~is requested from the joint owners for granting non- exclusive licences to third parties to exploit ther jointly ownerd results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1

1. Where results are capable of commercial or industrial application, the participant owning these results ~~shall~~may examine the possibility for protection and, if possible and justified given the circumstances, ~~shall~~may adequately protect them for a~~n appropriat~~ reasonable period of time and with an appropriate territorial coverage, having due regard to the public interest, its legitimate interests and the legitimate interests, particularly the commercial interests, of the other participants in the action.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Where a participant that has received Union funding intends not to protect results generated by it for reasons other than impossibility under Union or national law or the lack of potential for commercial exploitation, and unless the participant intends to transfer them to another legal entity established in a Member State or associated country in view of their protection, it shall inform the Commission or funding body before any dissemination relating to these results takes place. The Commission on behalf of the Union or the funding body may assume ownership of these results and take the necessary steps for their adequate protection, having regard to the public interest and with a view of maximising dissemination of results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Subject to any restrictions due to the protection of intellectual property, security rules or legitimate commercial interests, each participant shall through appropriate means disseminate the results it owns as soon as possible. The grant agreement may lay down time-limits in this respect. In the field of major societal challenges (health, climate, biodiversity), licensing of results to third parties shall by default take place on non- exclusive terms so as to enable immediate competition, thereby fostering global accessibility.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3

With regard to dissemination through research publications, open access shall apply as a default policy, with the aim of free of charge, on-line public access to Union-funded research publications as soon as possible, and in any event within six months of publication, in a peer- reviewed scientific journal and under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement. With regard to dissemination of other results, including research data, the grant agreement ~~may~~shall lay down the terms and conditions under which open access to such results shall be provided, in particular in ERC frontier research or in other ~~appropriate areas~~public interest areas such as public health, environment or other major societal interest.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 a (new)

Proposals shall contain a management plan and a plan on sharing of data and other results to ensure that they are made available as widely and freely as possible, while acknowledging the possible need for a limited period of exclusive use of the research results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3

3. Each participant shall report to the Commission or funding body on its exploitation and dissemination related activities. For the purposes of monitoring and dissemination by the Commission or funding body, participants shall provide any information and documents useful in accordance with the conditions laid down in the grant agreement. To ensure transparency, these reports shall be made publicly available.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2

2. Provided that any access rights to the results can be exercised and that any additional exploitation obligations are complied with, the participant who owns results may grant licences or otherwise give the right to exploit them to any legal entity~~, including on an exclusive basis~~. The possibility to grant licenses on an exclusive basis shall be exceptional and shall not conflict with the objective of maximum dissemination and exploitation of results. The conditions for such licenses shall be laid down in the grant agreement.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. In case of innovation that is highly relevant to developing countries' needs, including in the field of global health, the Commission shall include, in the grant agreement, licensing conditions to improve access and affordability of biomedical products in developing countries by means of 'humanitarian use licensing conditions'.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Specific provisions regarding ownership, access rights, exploitation and dissemination including licensing provisions, shall be laid down in the conditions governing a prize award, to ensure maximum uptake of the results and affordable and widespread access to the results.

2012/07/13
Committee: DEVE

2011/0371(COD)

François ALFONSI, Catherine GRÈZE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission shall submit an annual report to Parliament and the Committee set up under Article 19 of the DCI Regulation, listing and detailing the Erasmus for All actions for which the funding is derived from the DCI and their compliance with the objectives and principles as set out in Articles 2 and 3 of that Regulation. For actions under Article 7 for which the funding is derived from the DCI or the EDF, the evaluation shall also include a follow-up with the nationals of developing countries following expiry of their periods of study or research in the Union to assess their subsequent contribution to the economic development and welfare of their country of origin.

2012/09/24
Committee: DEVE

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point e – introductory part

(e) To improve the teaching and learning of languages ~~and~~, including co-official, regional and minority languages, with a view to promoteing linguistic diversity;

2012/10/11
Committee: CULT

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, all large undertakings and public interest entities ~~which are active in the extractive industry or logging of primary forests should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis material payments made to governments in the countri~~should disclose as part of the annual report of financial statements a report on material payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate, as well as additional financial information regarding their activities in third countries. The disclosure of these data aims at enabling investors to make better-informed decisions, improving corporate governance and accountability and contributing to containing tax evasion. The report should incorporate disclosures ion ~~which they operate. S~~a country basis. Furthermore, where such undertakings are active in ~~countries rich in~~the extraction of natural resources, in particular minerals, oil, natural gas as well as primary forests~~. The report should include types of payments comparable to those disclosed by an undertaking participating in~~, as well as in fisheries activities, reporting shall also specify the specific project or projects to which those payments have been attributed. The report should accordingly build upon the disclosure requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) and the Timber Regulation which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering into the EU market.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33

(33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments to be accountable to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings operating within their jurisdiction. Where such undertakings are active in the extraction of natural resources, the reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings ~~active in the extractive industry or loggers of primary forests~~ operating within their jurisdiction. The report should incorporate disclosures on a country and project basis, where a project is considered as the lowest level of operational reporting unit at which the undertaking prepares regular internal management reports, such as a concession, geographical basbasis and in the case of undertakings active in the extractive industries, fishery sector or the logging of primary forests, the report should also specify the specific project or projects to which those payments have been attributed, a project being considered equivalent to the contract, licence, lease, concession or other legal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in, etc and where payments have been attributed to such projects. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, the materiality of payments to be reported should be assessed in relation to the recipient government. Various criteria on materiality could be envisaged such asach country where it operates. Where any payment liabilities are incurred on a different basis, reporting shall be on that basis. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, payments shall be considered material if any one payments o~~f an absolute amount, or a percentage threshold (such as payments in excess of a percentage of a country's GDP) and these can be defined through a delegated act~~r set of payments of the same type amounts to more than EUR 15 000. The reporting regime should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within f~~ive~~our years of the entry into force of the Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness of the regime and take into account ~~international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security. The review should also take into account~~ the experience of preparers and users of the payments information and consider whether it would be appropriate to include additional payment ~~information such as effective tax rates and recipient details, such as bank account~~ information.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1

1. ‘Undertaking active in the extractive industry’ means an undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Councilmeans the highest level parent company publishing accounts within the European Union where the group of companies for which that parent company prepares consolidated financial statements includes subsidiary companies, branches, permanent establishments, joint ventures and associate undertakings.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3

3. ‘'Government’' means any national, regional or local authority of a Member State or of a third country. It includes a department, agency or undertaking controlled by that authority as laid down in Article 23 (1) to (6) of this Directive, or any government entity, [state undertaking, companies belonging to government members, their relatives and close relations], that receives any payment of the type noted in Article 38 from any constituent member of an undertaking.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

4a. "Constituent entities" means those subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures, permanent establishments and other trading arrangements that shall in whole or in part be considered members of the Undertaking to the extent that they are consolidated in the annual financial statements of that Undertaking.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall require large undertakings ~~and all public interest entities active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests to prepare and make public a report on payments made to governments on an annu~~, including joint-venture undertakings, and all public interest entities to prepare and make public a report on payments, including payments in kind, made to governments on an annual basis as part of the annual report of financial statements. In this report, the undertaking shall also publish additional financial information regarding their activities in third countries. In particular, the report shall include activities of subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures, permanent establishments and other trading arrangements to the extent that they are consolidated in the annual financial statements of the undertaking or entity in question. The report shall b~~asis.~~ e part of the notes to the financial statements.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) taxes on profits, and the effective tax rate applied;

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) royalties, and the effective tax rate applied;

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0308(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

(ba) The report shall also specify the following additional financial information on a country-by-country basis: (a) net turnover broken down by main categories of activity; (b) quantities produced sale or exchange; (c) profit or loss before taxation; (d) total number of people employed and their aggregate remuneration. (e) expenditure on fixed asset investment during the course of the period.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0307(COD)

Judith SARGENTINI, Catherine GRÈZE, Eva JOLY, Isabella LÖVIN, Ska KELLER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of financial activities in third countries, in particular payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have activities in the extractive or logging of primary forest industries should disclose in a separate report on an annual basis payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate. The report should include types of payments comparable toshould disclose, as part of the annual report on financial statements, payments made to governments in the countries in which they operate on a per-country basis. The disclosure of such data is intended to enable investors to make better-informed decisions, thereby improving corporate governance and accountability and contributing to the containment of tax evasion. The report should incorporate disclosures on a country basis. For issuers active in the extractive industry, fisheries or the logging of primary forests, the report should also specify the specific project or projects to which those payments have been attributed, building on those disclos~~ed under~~ure requirements of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) ~~and~~to provide civil society with information ~~to hold~~whereby governments of resource-rich countries can be held to account for their receipts from the exploitation of natural resources. The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) and the Timber Regulation, which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering ~~into the EU~~the Union market. The detailed requirements are defined in Chapter 9 of Directive 2011/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council.

2012/05/15
Committee: DEVE

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) The LEADER approach for local development has, over a number of years, proven its utility in promoting the development of rural areas by fully taking into account the multi-sectoral needs for endogenous rural development through its bottom-up approach. LEADER should therefore be continued in the future and its application should remain compulsory for all rural development programmes. Further exploration of synergies through cooperation with local development actors in developing countries should be encouraged, with full respect for the recognition of traditional knowledge as embodied in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, with the aim to promote sustainable farming practices, compatible with the protection and improvement of the environment, soil and genetic diversity.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52

(52) Implementation of innovative projects in the context of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability should ensure effective interdisciplinarity and be undertaken by operational groups bringing together farmers, researchers, advisors, businesses and other actors concerned by innovation in the agricultural sector with the aim to promote advanced sustainable farming systems, thereby minimizing the adverse environmental impact of agricultural activity, while increasing small-scale farm diversification. Cooperation with innovation networks in developing countries, which pursue similar objectives, should be encouraged, with full respect for the principles related to the protection of traditional knowledge as embodied in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. In order to ensure that results of such projects profit to the sector as a whole, their results should be disseminated.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)

(1a) The reform should ensure that, in accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, are taken into account by the CAP. In particular, measures taken under this regulation should neither undermine the right of people and sovereign states to democratically determine their own agricultural and food policies nor jeopardize the food production capacity and long term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), and such measures should contribute to achieving the Union's commitments on mitigating climate change.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘"greening’" component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as ~~crop~~ diversificed crop rotation, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas, or production of crops which are beneficial to the climate and the environment, help lower production costs and stimulate local markets in animal feed. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘'Natura 2000’' areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘'greening’' component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘'greening’' component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […...] [HZR].

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) Member States should be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in clearly defined cases. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific types of farming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly important for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010- 2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 10 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions or increase levels of production in the case of leguminous crops in rotation. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 10 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a Policy coherence for development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations shall be taken into account in the implementation of this regulation. Measures taken under this regulation shall neither undermine the right of people and sovereign states to democratically determine their own agricultural and food policies nor jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs). Such measures shall furthermore contribute to achieving the Union's commitments on mitigating climate change.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title

Crop ~~diversification~~rotation, crop diversification, and cover crops

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 310 hectares and is not entirely used for ~~grass production~~pasture (sown or natural), entirely left fallow, cultivated with permanent crops or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of ~~at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one~~crop rotation including at least four crops and including at least one regionally appropriate leguminous plant on a minimum of 10% of the eligible hectares. None of those four crops shall ~~not~~ exceed 750 % of the arable land.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Where the arable land of the farmer covers less than 10 hectares and is not entirely used for pasture or grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow, cultivated with permanent crops or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation of the arable land shall consist of crop diversification of at least three crops, including leguminous plants on a minimum of 5% of the eligible hectares.

2012/05/30
Committee: DEVE

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to maintain existing permanent ~~grassland~~pasture on their holding; and

2012/09/19
Committee: REGI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title

Permanent ~~grassland~~pasture

2012/09/19
Committee: REGI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Farmers shall maintain as permanent ~~grassland~~pasture the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 20141, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent ~~grassland’~~pasture'.

2012/09/19
Committee: REGI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2

2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent ~~grassland~~pasture. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.

2012/09/19
Committee: REGI

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 laying down rules concerning the increase of reference areas under permanent ~~grassland~~pasture as laid down in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, the renewal of permanent ~~grassland~~pasture, the reconversion of agricultural area into permanent ~~grassland~~pasture in case the authorised decrease referred to in paragraph 2 is exceeded, as well as the modification of the reference areas under permanent ~~grassland~~pasture in case of transfer of land.

2012/09/19
Committee: REGI

2011/0280(COD)