European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Budgetary Control 2020/2190(DEC) 5.3.2021 AMENDMENTS 1 - 60 Draft report Ryszard Czarnecki (PE657.249v01-00) 2019 discharge: General budget of the EU - 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th EDFs (2020/2190(DEC)) AM\1225812EN.docx PE689.626v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE689.626v01-00 2/34 AM\1225812EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 Proposal for a decision Amendment 1. Grants the Commission discharge 1. Postpones its decision on granting in respect of the implementation of the the Commission discharge in respect of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and implementation of the budget of the eighth, eleventh European Development Funds ninth, tenth and eleventh European for the financial year 2019 / Postpones its Development Funds for the financial year decision on granting the Commission 2019; discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2019; Or. en Amendment 2 Joachim Kuhs, Jean-François Jalkh Proposal for a decision 1 Paragraph 1 Proposal for a decision Amendment 1. Grants the Commission discharge 1. Postpones its decision on granting in respect of the implementation of the the Commission discharge in respect of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and implementation of the budget of the eighth, eleventh European Development Funds ninth, tenth and eleventh European for the financial year 2019 / Postpones its Development Funds for the financial year decision on granting the Commission 2019; discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2019; Or. en AM\1225812EN.docx 3/34 PE689.626v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Proposal for a decision 2 Paragraph 1 Proposal for a decision Amendment 1. Approves the closure of the 1. Postpones the closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, tenth and accounts of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds eleventh European Development Funds for for the financial year 2019 / Postpones the the financial year 2019; closure of the accounts of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2019; Or. en Amendment 4 José Manuel Fernandes Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment Aa. whereas Parliament will only be able to exercise properly its role as discharge authority if it is kept regularly and comprehensively updated by the Commission, with detailed information regarding EDF-funded projects and their recipients; Or. pt Amendment 5 Olivier Chastel, Martina Dlabajová, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Ramona Strugariu, Katalin Cseh, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) PE689.626v01-00 4/34 AM\1225812EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment A a. Whereas Parliament is not involved in establishing and allocating EDF resources compared to other development instruments; Or. en Amendment 6 Olivier Chastel, Martina Dlabajová, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Ramona Strugariu, Katalin Cseh, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment A b. Whereas effective pre- conditionalities and regular checks are key components in ensuring the effectiveness and sound financial management of the EDF Or. en Amendment 7 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital B Motion for a resolution Amendment B. whereas it is crucial to ensure that B. whereas it is crucial to ensure that development aid is used in accordance with development aid is used in accordance with its original purpose as stated in Article 208 its original purpose, meaning to reduce of the Treaty on the Functioning of the and ultimately to eradicate poverty, as European Union, with due consideration stated in Article 208 of the Treaty on the for aid and development effectiveness Functioning of the European Union, with principles; due consideration for aid and development effectiveness principles; AM\1225812EN.docx 5/34 PE689.626v01-00 EN Or. en Amendment 8 Arnaud Danjean Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment B a. Whereas European development aid and public investments should promote joint priorities and policy objectives including eradicating poverty, climate and environmental action, economic and trade policies, migration management and be fully aligned with the principles of fundamental human rights, democracy and good governance; Or. en Amendment 9 José Manuel Fernandes Motion for a resolution Recital C Motion for a resolution Amendment C. whereas the Sustainable C. whereas the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are core Development Goals (SDGs) are core objectives to be pursued in cooperation objectives to be pursued in cooperation instruments; instruments in both the public and private sector; Or. pt Amendment 10 Olivier Chastel, Martina Dlabajová, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Ramona Strugariu, Katalin Cseh, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital C PE689.626v01-00 6/34 AM\1225812EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment C. whereas the Sustainable C. whereas the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are core Development Goals (SDGs) are core objectives to be pursued in cooperation objectives to be pursued in cooperation instruments; instruments; Or. en Amendment 11 Olivier Chastel, Martina Dlabajová, Alin Mituța, Pierre Karleskind, Ramona Strugariu, Katalin Cseh, Gilles Boyer Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment C a. Whereas the prerequisite for sustainable development is a transparent, inclusive and efficient participatory policy framing process; Or. en Amendment 12 José Manuel Fernandes Motion for a resolution Recital E Motion for a resolution Amendment E. whereas the alignment of Union E. whereas the alignment of Union development cooperation with partner development cooperation with partner countries’ own development priorities is a countries’ own development priorities is a key element of the 2030 Agenda for key element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development; whereas cultural and linguistic affinities between Member States and partner countries may encourage adherence to the SDGs set out in the 2030 Agenda; Or. pt AM\1225812EN.docx 7/34 PE689.626v01-00 EN Amendment 13 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital E Motion for a resolution Amendment E. whereas the alignment of Union E. whereas the alignment of Union development cooperation with partner development cooperation with partner countries’ own development priorities is a countries’ own development priorities key element of the 2030 Agenda for should be always and fully respected and Sustainable Development; is a key element of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Or. en Amendment 14 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital F Motion for a resolution Amendment F. whereas policy coherence and F. whereas policy coherence and complementarity of various external complementarity of various external policies should be carefully looked at, policies should be carefully looked at, especially when several policies are being especially when several policies are being implemented in a single partner country, implemented in a single partner country, with the view to promoting synergies and with the view to promoting synergies and trade-offs between existing policies and to trade-offs between existing policies and to avoiding as much as possible unnecessary avoiding possible damaging consequences administrative burden; of one single EU policy on an area otherwise dealt with by another policy and, as much as possible, unnecessary administrative burden; Or. en PE689.626v01-00 8/34 AM\1225812EN.docx EN Amendment 15 José Manuel Fernandes Motion for a resolution Recital F Motion for a resolution Amendment F. whereas policy coherence and F. whereas policy coherence and complementarity of various external complementarity of various external policies should be carefully looked at, policies should be carefully looked at, especially when several policies are being especially when several policies are being implemented in a single partner country, implemented in a single partner country, with the view to promoting synergies and with the view to promoting cooperation trade-offs between existing policies and to between the public and private sectors, avoiding as much as possible unnecessary encouraging synergies and trade-offs administrative burden; between existing policies and avoiding as much as possible unnecessary administrative burden; Or. pt Amendment 16 José Manuel Fernandes Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment Ga. whereas the standardisation of communication channels between partner countries, EDF-funded entities and the EU would facilitate Commission monitoring activity; Or. pt Amendment 17 Michèle Rivasi on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Younous Omarjee on behalf of the The Left Group Motion for a resolution Recital I AM\1225812EN.docx 9/34 PE689.626v01-00 EN Motion