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Implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (debate) ES
Implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund (debate) ES
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REPORT on the implementation of the Development Cooperation Instrument, the Humanitarian Aid Instrument and the European Development Fund PDF (382 KB) DOC (87 KB)
Amendments (43)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Treaty of Lisbon (Article 214) and the European Consensus on Humanitarian aid, humanitarian assistance must be delivered according to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, independence and impartiality and guided by a needs-based approach; whereas humanitarian aid must not be a crisis management tool;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the main objective of the DCI is to reduce and in the long-term eradicate poverty in developing countries that do not benefit from funding under EDF, ENI or IPA, to provide thematic support for development-related global public goods and challenges for civil society organisations and local authorities in partner countries, and to support the strategic partnership between Africa and the EU. Whereas the DCI is largest geographic instrument in the area of development cooperation under the EU Budget, with €19.6 billion allocated for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the main objective of the EDF is to reduce and in the long-term eradicate poverty in African, Caribbean and Pacific States and attain sustainable development of Overseas Countries and Territories. Whereas the EDF is largest EU development cooperation instrument, with €30.5 billion allocated to the 11th EDF for 2014-2020;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the main objective of HAI is to provide assistance, relief and protection to people affected by natural or manmade disasters and similar emergencies, putting the focus on the most vulnerable victims regardless of nationality, religion, gender, age, ethnic origin or political affiliation, and based on real needs and on international humanitarian principles and the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas HAI extends beyond the core task of lifesaving operations to also include relief to people affected by longer- lasting crises, short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction work, disaster preparedness, and addressing the consequences of population movements; whereas the EU Global Strategy aims at extending the scope of humanitarian aid to increased resilience of communities and reduced vulnerability;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas the DCI and the EDF included a number of indicators linked to the MDGs and, from 2015, to the SDGs, to measure global progress; whereas, however, the overall effectiveness of the DCI and the EDF in meeting their objectives is difficult to measure due to problems in defining adequate evaluation and monitoring systems, in assessing the role played by external factors and due to the variety of countries and themes concerned;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas to the difficulties in measuring the long-term impact of the EDF and the DCI at the mid-point of their implementation it should be added that implementation of some programmes have only recently started;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas the EP has been faced with very short deadlines for the scrutiny of draft implementing measures; whereas these deadlines do not take proper account of the characteristics of parliamentary activities; whereas at times this was compounded by the sending to the EP of draft implementing measures after the deadline or before recess periods, which restricted even further the ability of EP to adequately exercise its scrutiny powers;
Amendment 50 #
2a. Notes with satisfaction that the DCI and EDF priorities are aligned with the SDGs’ values and objectives, due to the instrumental role that the EU played in their adoption, and that this fact has largely facilitated and simplified the mid- term review of these instruments;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that a large number of countries have graduated from the EDF and the DCI in the last few years as they have become upper-middle income countries (UMICs); considers that development aid coupled with successful national policies may lead to positive outcomes;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the DCI’s relevance lies primarily in its flexibility to respond to unforeseen events as regards the choice of programming and implementation methods and with regard to reallocations within and between instruments and to the use of reserve funds; highlights that flexibility in the multi-annual programming also allowed for the adaptation of the duration of the programming to the situation on the ground, for a swift reallocation of funding in case of major changes, and for the use of special measures;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is satisfied with the simplification, harmonisation and broader implementation modalities introduced in Regulation 236/2014 on common rules for the implementation of the EFIs, which has brought about more effectiveness in the DCI; notes, however, that the implementation procedures, some of them originating from the Financial Regulation, are still perceived as lengthy and burdensome; reminds, to this effect, that some of these procedures stem from the Financial Regulation, and not from the EFIs, while other requirements are based on the application of fundamental principles of development cooperation such as partnership and ownership;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the perceived lack of compliance with the requirement to allocate at least 20 % of assistance under the DCI to basic social services and to secondary education, as established in the European Consensus on Development;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is satisfied with the objectives and results of the thematic programme dedicated to civil society organisations and local authorities (CSOs/LAs), and calls for its retention in future instruments; is concerned, however, at the shrinking space awarded for CSOs/LAs in the programming and implementation phases of the programmes, and calls for a strengthened role for these bodies, as well as for more tailored made cooperation modalities and increased strategic approach;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is satisfied that the HAI has achieved its objective of providing aid in emergency situations on a basis of full respect of international public law, while ensuring that humanitarian aid is not instrumentalised and that the principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence are respected;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Reminds that Parliament, while recurrently acknowledging the efforts of the European Commission to respond to the increasing challenges, has regularly highlighted the need to increase funding for humanitarian aid and has insisted on closing the widening gap between commitments and payments and on increasing the effectiveness and reactivity of humanitarian and development assistance available under the EU budget;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that people and communities should remain the core targets and stakeholders of the HAI, and that a context-specific approach that takes on board the views of local governments and authorities as well as local communities and civil society actors should be adopted in all circumstances;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that complementarity between development instruments and the HAI must be improved, in particular in the context of the humanitarian- development nexus, the new strategic approach to resilience and the EU’s commitment to disaster risk reduction and preparedness, without undermining their respective objectives and mandates;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) has become a major factor in the definition and implementation of the EFIs and in the adoption of other EU policies and instruments by reason of the interconnection between internal and external EU policies; is of the view, however, that overall coherence between instruments could be further improved; in particular by reducing the boundaries between geographic and thematic programmes, and by greater coordination and complementarity and with other EU policies;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Reminds that the SDGs must be achieved worldwide through joint endeavour and partnership of all international actors, thus including developing and development nations as well as international organisations; stresses that, at EU level, this calls for internal and external policies designed and implemented in a joint, coherent and coordinated fashion, in accordance with PCD principles;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the view that EFIs should continue to support both EU and local CSOs as well as local and regional governments / local authorities in partner countries and their partnerships with European local and regional governments, and systematically facilitate their active participation in multi- stakeholder dialogues on EU policies and on all programming processes across all instruments; considers, furthermore, that the EU should promote the role of CSOs as watchdogs both inside and outside the EU, as well as decentralisation reforms in partner countries;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its determination to monitor the fulfilment of the EU commitment to provide continued support for human development in order to improve people’s lives, in line with the SDGs; reminds that, in the case of the DCI, this results in the need to allocate at least 20 % of assistance to basic social services, with a focus on health and education, and to secondary education;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Warns against abusive recourse to trust funds, and insists that they should be used only when there is an exceptional need to act quickly and there are guarantees of their added value compared to other aid modalities; is concerned at the fact that contributions from Member States and other donors to trust funds have been below expectations, with negative consequences for their effectiveness;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the Commission should ensure transparency when trust funds are used; recalls, moreover, that trust funds should apply the full range of development effectiveness principl by providing, amongst others, regular information to the European Parliament, and through their proper involvement in relevant governance structures, in accordance with applicable EU legislation; recalls, moreover, that trust funds should apply the full range of development effectiveness principles, and should be coherent with long-term development priorities, principles and values, national and EU country strategies and other relevant instruments and programmes;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to implement the HAI in a way consistent with the commitments agreed at the World Humanitarian Summit in the Grand Bargain and with the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 15/201610 ; calls on the Commission, in particular, to increase transparency in the strategic programming and funding selection procedure, pay due attention to the cost-efficiency of actions while maintaining the capacity to sustain the humanitarian imperative by reaching the most vulnerable and operating where the most urgent needs are, improve monitoring during implementation, allocate greater funding for national and local responders, cut bureaucracy through harmonised reporting requirements, and make provision on a multiannual basis in terms of strategy, programming and funding, so as to ensure greater predictability, flexibility, rapidity and continuity in humanitarian response; _________________ 10 European Court of Auditors, Special Report No 15/2016, ‘Did the Commission effectively manage the humanitarian aid provided to populations affected by conflicts in the African Great Lakes Region?’, 4 July 2016
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in addition to immediate response to humanitarian crises, the HAI builds up resilience to future shocks, provides longer-term development benefits, together and in complementarity with the DCI and the EDF, builds up resilience to future shocks by promoting early warning and prevention strategies and structures provides longer-term development benefits, in line with the need to link relief, rehabilitation and development, and keeps a focus on forgotten crises;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Is of the view that the EU Delegations should be more involved in the programming choices of the development cooperation under the different EFIs they manage; considers that this would also allow for improved complementarity and synergies, and for increased adequacy to needs and partner countries’ ownership;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls for increased EP political scrutiny over EDF11 programming documents as a means to enhance transparency and accountability;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
Paragraph 30 c (new)
30c. Is unsatisfied with the very short deadline allowed for Parliament’s scrutiny of draft implementing measures under the DCI; urges the Commission to modify the Rules of Procedure of the DCI and Humanitarian Aid Committees by December 2018 so Parliament and Council are given more time to adequately exercise their scrutiny powers;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
Paragraph 30 d (new)
30d. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to increase and improve donor coordination through joint programming and joint implementation with other Member States and donors, aligned with partner countries’ national development programmes, under the lead and coordination of the EU Delegations;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Is convinced of the importance of promoting a human rights- and principle- based approach to development thus promoting democratic principles, fundamental values and human rights worldwide; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to adequately combine assistance under the EFIs and political dialogue, both bilaterally and in the framework of regional and global organisations, to promote these principles, values and rights;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Is of the view that, without prejudice to increased flexibility and/or reserves, the post-2020 architecture of EFIs should continue to make provision for a mix of both geographic and thematic multiannual programmes, allowing for development actions on different scales;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that a separate reserve should be maintained specifically for humanitarian aid, and that the relevant budget should be increased to take account of the fact that, due to increasing needs worldwide, the humanitarian aid reserve has been constantly activated during the current MFF period;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Highlights that any gain in terms of financial flexibility and simplification should not be achieved at the expense of less monitoring and scrutiny capacity on the part of the co-legislator, which would jeopardise the principles of accountability and transparency;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Points out that expenditure for pursuing the EU’s internal objectives under the headings of migration, asylum and internal security on the one hand, and that geared to supporting the implementation of objectives stated in the European Consensus on Development such as tackling the causes of forced displacement, increasing the benefits of migration and mobility for development and poverty reduction, and protecting all people on the move;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Proposes, in this context, that societal and state resilience be further strengthened through development aid and that more financial and political means be dedicated to conflict prevention and disaster preparedness, and to taking early action in the face of both conflicts and natural disasters;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Calls on the Commission not to base funding allocations to partner countries and cooperation modalities not only on GDP but on a broad range of criteria taking into account inclusive human development, human rights and levels of inequality;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Considers that the architecture of the new EFIs should take into account the proven good functioning of the current EFIs, ODA eligibility and the need to deliver on the SDGs;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Is convinced that PCD should be a driving force of EU’s political action, allowing for a consistent and mutually reinforcing nexus between external policies, that should be reflected in coherent and coordinated EFIs, as well as between internal and external policy objectives;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 c (new)
Paragraph 45 c (new)
45c. Considers that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the global dimension of many SDGs call for a new political approach whereby all political actors, both from developing and developed countries, must endeavour to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs through consistent, coordinated internal and external policies, and considers that the new EFIs post-2020 and the European Consensus on Development will be instrumental to this end;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 d (new)
Paragraph 45 d (new)
45d. Stresses that in the new post-2020 architecture the co-legislators should be empowered to exert fully their scrutiny power both at legal and at political level, all through the design, adoption and implementation phases of the instruments and their implementing programmes; underlines that sufficient time must be allowed for this purpose;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 e (new)
Paragraph 45 e (new)
45e. Is of the view that the potential for cooperation with EU Member States in the design and implementation of development programmes, notably through joint programming and based on, and synchronised with, national development programmes, should be fully exploited;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 f (new)
Paragraph 45 f (new)
45f. Calls for a mid-term assessment and review of the post-2020 architecture of EFIs to further improve their management and look at ways for greater coherence and simplification, as well as to ensure continued relevance and alignment with the development principles; calls for full involvement of stakeholders in this exercise;