10 Amendments of Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL related to 2015/2044(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to take into account long-term financial requirements by favouring and leading a more strategic, ambitious and universal approach in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the ‘Zero Hunger Challenge’ as well as the objectives of the World Food Programme (WFP) set by Ms Ertharin Cousin, WFP Executive Director;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the EU budget’s contribution to financing for development with EUR 19.7 billion for development cooperation and EUR 6.8 billion for humanitarian aid between 2014 and 2020,the multiannual financial envelope for the period 2014 and 2020 for DCI set at EUR 19.7 billion and EUR 6.8 billion for humanitarian aid, reminds that these amounts are far from sufficient; in addition to the EUR 2.2 billion emergency aid reserve; also points to the EUR 30.5- billion European Development Fund; advocates for the budgetisation of the EDF which would bring advantages such as increased transparency, visibility, efficiency and efficacy; welcomes the opportunity provided by the post- electoral mid-term review and revision of the multiannual financial framework to take into account the increasing structural needs of humanitarian relief as well as the development needs of the poorest and most fragile countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the 2015 budget dedicates EUR 2.4 billion in commitments (EUR 2.1 billion in payments) to development cooperation and EUR 928.8 million in commitments (EUR 918.8 million in payments) to humanitarian aid; supports the steps taken to decrease outstanding commitments and the backlog of unpaid bills, notably with a view to maintaining the financial viability of the most vulnerable partners, and stresses the importance of the principle of parity between commitments and payments with regard to humanitarian aid, as crises happen more frequently and funds need to be disbursed quickly;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that official development assistance remains the key instrument for financing development and urges the EU and its Member States to re-commit to the 0.7 GNI (Gross National Income) target; highlights, furthermore, the huge potential of private investment and the relevance of innovative financial instruments for leveraging such additional resource and to enshrine this in binding legislation and reminds that the EU`s efforts in achieving some of the main goals for its citizens, such as preserving peace, and environmental sustainability, cannot be set apart from its global responsibilities and opportunities; highlights, furthermore, the huge potential of private investment and the relevance of innovative financial instruments for leveraging such additional resources; underlines however that these innovative development instruments are not suitable for all sectors, such as investments in health and education which would still require support in the form of grants; also calls for appropriate public-private partnerships, in particular in the field of research related to the Innovative Medicines Initiative such as the Ebola+ programme.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 (new)
Paragraph 10 (new)
10. Reminds that development cooperation is a shared responsibility of the EU and Member States and that it needs to respect the concepts of complementarity and coordination; highlights the necessity to involve the civil society and local authorities in the coordination process;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 (new)
Paragraph 11 (new)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 (new)
Paragraph 12 (new)
12. Reminds of a change in the nature of global poverty - as most of the world’s poor people are now in middle-income countries, which means that a new development paradigm must reflect this new reality; stresses the need to ensure that the most vulnerable populations have access to development opportunities; in this respect reminds that channelling assistance only through governments has the risk that marginalised or vulnerable communities are not sufficiently funded.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 (new)
Paragraph 13 (new)
13. Highlights the importance of development banks mobilising additional funds for reducing the gap in infrastructures funding and access to credit in developing countries with strong monitoring and impact evaluation mechanisms;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 (new)
Paragraph 14 (new)
14. Calls for an increase in the amounts of concessional facilities available to the European Investment Bank, beyond its current mandates, in order to further increase its funding to low-income countries;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15 (new)
Paragraph 15 (new)
15. Calls for an international initiative to improve the quality of statistics, data and information in order to track spending, investment and progress on specific commitments and objectives; welcomes global efforts to ensure the implementation of the SDGs uses data that is sufficiently disaggregated for income, gender, age and other indicators, so that the impact of the policies guided by the SDGs can be effectively monitored;