8 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2013/0238(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The fight against poverty remains the primary objective of the European Union's development policy, as laid down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unionand all forms of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression should be the primary objective of the European Union's development policy. The allocation of financial development aid should be subject to the upholding of these universal values.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The EU should ensure, by means of development aid conditionality, that third countries protect women and girls from torture. The Council should suspend aid to countries practising torture and divert aid to support victims.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The differing national socioeconomic and cultural contexts and sensitivities call for some of the activities of the European Year to be decentralised to national level, in accordance with Article 58 of the Financial Regulation13 . However, the setting of policy priorities at national level should be coordinated by the Commissionnational competent authorities of the Member States with a view to guaranteeing consistency with the strategic objectives of the European Year.; __________________ 13 Regulation (EU, EURATOMuratom) 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 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
23a. It is vital that official development assistance is spent without wasteful duplication , especially when more than a quarter of EU projects are either not performing or performing with difficulties, and that Member States retain the right based on national circumstances to decide on the independent allocation of development assistance to third countries.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– to inform EU citizens about EU development cooperation, highlighting what the European Union and its composite Member States can already achieve as the biggest aid donor in the world and how it could do even more with the combined strength of itswilling Member States and its institutions.;
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall ensure that all its development and aid projects are effective and not duplicated.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
Participation in the activities of the European Year to be financed shall be non- binding and open to:
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Where appropriate, and without prejudice to their objectives and budget, existing programmes which contribute to the promotion of development may support the European Year provided that there is no duplication.