Activities of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2009/2218(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU Policy Coherence for Development and the ‘Official Development Assistance plus concept’ (short presentation)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 17 November 2009 on policy coherence for development, and the Operational Framework of Aid Effectiveness,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
Citation (new)
- having regard to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there are striking cases ofclear incoherencies in the EU’s trade, agriculture, fisheries, climate, intellectual property rights, migration, finance, arms and raw materials policies, Policy Coherence for Development can lead to poverty reduction by finding fundamental synergies between EU Policies,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists that the European Union, the Member States and the EIB assume a leading role in this and make investments through tax havens less attractive by adopting rules on public procurement contracts and the granting of public funds that prevent any company, bank or other institution registered in a tax haven from benefiting from public funds; with a view to this, asks the Commission and the Member States to use the mid-term review of EIB external lending activity to make concrete improvements to its capabilities for evaluating the beneficiaries of its loans and to ensure its investments in developing countries actually contribute to eradicating poverty;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the ‘ODA-plus approach’ entails a risk that the EU will be deprived of its roadmap to reach the 0.7% ODA/GNP target for 2015 and that it undermines the definition of ODA and its focus on poverty eradication because it exaggerates the role of other financial flows for development; Other financial flows that have a clear impact on development, should be consider maintaining and protecting the ODA definition as it is established now by the DAC Committee of the OCDE;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that it is necessary to provide for a procedure for complaints both in the EU and developing countries against failures of the Union to respect its PCD commitment; notes that the European Ombudsman, who is independent of the European Commission, drafts an annual report and has investigative powers, including on his/her own initiative in respect of complaints coming from outside the EU when these fall within his/her mandateAs the institution representing citizens, as established now in the EU institutional framework, proposes to appoint a standing rapporteur for 'policy coherence for development', with the mandate to follow-up and inform the DEVE Committee about incoherencies in EU policies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to give the Commissioner for Development sole responsibility for the programming and implementation of aid in all developing countries in close cooperation with the High Representative and the Humanitarian Aid Commissioner in order to avoid incoherent approaches within the College and the Council;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an inclusion of specific PCD commitments in every Presidency’s work programme, and welcomes the Spanish presidency that have already do so;