6 Amendments of José Manuel FERNANDES related to 2021/2252(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EIB, the EBRD and European development and finance institutions to strengthen their cooperation within the EFSD+ open architecture by taking a Team Europe approach; calls in this context for a solid level playing field in terms of governance of the EFSD+ and access to EU resources as key for a fruitful cooperation among European DFIs members of the European Financial Architecture for Development; stresses the need for greater specialisation and a better division of labour to ensure synergies and complementarities; underlines the need to move away from the current project-based approach towards sector-based programming involving all stakeholders from the start, including private investors, to increase leverage and impact;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines the importance of private sector mobilisation that is indispensable for tackling development challenges and to build back better, greener and in a more inclusive approach;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recognizes the management challenges faced by the Commission and EEAS caused by its staff’s reduced knowledge and capacities concerning development finance institutions; notes that, to add emphasis to development financing on the EU development agenda, and engage effectively with development finance institutions, a shift must take place; welcomes the fact that the Commission has started increasing human resource investments to add staff and upgrade skills to build relevant expertise;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the importance of the principle of additionality, according to which contributions must not replace public or equivalent structural expenditure, thus not resulting in a reduction of national structural expenditure; calls for this principle to be better taken into account in future assessments;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines the need to promote better visibility and publicity of the projects and resources provided by EFAD institutions and the EU Budget; regrets the lack of information to citizens concerning the EU’s role in the support to their communities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on the Commission and EFAD institutions to promote transparency in their procurement procedures; recalls that European enterprises should compete in equal circumstances with other enterprises;