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Draft opinion (2025/2073(INI)) 2025-11-28

Global Gateway -– past impacts and future orientation

Committee on Foreign Affairs Committee on Development

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Amendment 1

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 208, 209, 210, 212, 214 and 322(1) thereof,

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Amendment 2

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 208, 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

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Amendment 3

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 208, 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

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Amendment 4

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 208, 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

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Amendment 5

Udo Bullmann, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Marco Tarquinio, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Murielle Laurent, Robert Biedroń, Christophe Clergeau, Marit Maij, Leire Pajín, Carla Tavares

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1

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Amendment

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

– having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), in particular Articles 208, 209, 212 and 322(1) thereof,

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Amendment 6

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),

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Amendment 7

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union,

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Amendment 8

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the development effectiveness principles defined at the Busan high-level forum, which built on the aid effectiveness principles in the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness (2005) and the Accra Agenda for action (2008),

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Amendment 9

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Citation 4 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the EU Global Health Strategy

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Amendment 10

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and to the humanitarian–development–peace nexus as endorsed by the Council and the Commission,

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Amendment 11

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the conclusions of the Second World Summit for Social Development, held in Doha on 4-6 November 2025 which reaffirmed the centrality of social development, universal social protection, and the fight against poverty and inequality as essential pillars of sustainable development,

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Amendment 12

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 b (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the joint communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 25 November 2020 entitled ‘EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III – An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action’ (JOIN(2020)0017),

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Amendment 13

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to United Nations Resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015 entitled ‘Transforming our World – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ (2030 Agenda), adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York and establishing the sustainable development goals (SDGs),

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Amendment 14

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

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Amendment 15

Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and its entry into force in the EU on 21 January 2011 in accordance with Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26 November 2009,

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Amendment 16

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Sevilla Commitment Outcome Document adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June - 3 July 2025,

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Amendment 17

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade of 30 October 1947 and to the World Trade Organization’s principles of the trading system,

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Amendment 18

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,

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Amendment 19

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special report 17/2025 of 16 September 2025: EU Aid for Trade to Least Developed Countries – Needs are Being Tackled, but EU Funding is not on Track to Meet 2030 Target,

Or. en

Amendment 20

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) as the primary planning and implementation instrument at country level for UN development activities,

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Amendment 21

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007,

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Amendment 22

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Principles for Effective Development Co-operation, including ownership, transparency, mutual accountability and inclusive partnerships,

Or. en

Amendment 23

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation of 2011 and to the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation monitoring framework,

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Amendment 24

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 e (new)

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Amendment

– having regard to the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, particularly its provisions related to adaptation, resilience and support for the most vulnerable countries,

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Amendment 25

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights,

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Amendment 26

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024;

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Amendment 27

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights and its relevance for inclusive, sustainable and equitable economic development;

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Amendment 28

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Sevilla Commitment Outcome Document adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June - 3 July 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 29

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Court of Auditors Opinion 03/2024 (pursuant to Article 287(4), TFEU) accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee,

Or. en

Amendment 30

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 31

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on the Terms and Conditions of Aid OECD/LEGAL/5006,

Or. en

Amendment 32

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on Untying Official Development Assistance [OECD/LEGAL/5015],

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Amendment 33

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the draft Memorandum of Understanding on a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP) between the European Union and the Republic of South Africa, signed on the 20th of November 2025,

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Amendment 34

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Memorandum of Understanding to be signed on behalf of the European Union with the Republic of South Africa establishing a Strategic Partnership on sustainable minerals and metals value chains signed on the 20th of November 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 35

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 36

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– – having regard to the Sevilla Commitment Outcome Document adopted at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June - 3 July 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 37

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 9 July 2025 on implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum13 ,

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13 Texts adopted, P10_TA(2025)0159.

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Amendment 38

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Court of Auditors opinion 03/2024 (pursuant to Article 287(4), TFEU) accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee

–having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special Special report 17/2025 of 16 September 2025: EU Aid for Trade to Least Developed Countries – Needs are Being Tackled, but EU Funding is not on Track to Meet 2030 Target,

–having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on the Terms and Conditions of Aid OECD/LEGAL/5006

–having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on Untying Official Development Assistance [OECD/LEGAL/5015],

Or. en

Amendment 39

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Opinion 03/20241a accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee [COM(2024) 208] by the European Court of Auditors,

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1a Opinion 03/2024 accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee

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Amendment 40

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Court of Auditors opinion 03/2024 (pursuant to Article 287(4), TFEU) accompanying the Commission evaluation of the External Action Guarantee;

Or. en

Amendment 41

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 42

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU’s Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Action (GAP III),

Or. en

Amendment 43

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Recommendation on the Terms and Conditions of Aid OECD/LEGAL/5006,

Or. en

Amendment 44

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to 'Modelling the impact of EU aid on EU economies' by ODI Global and Pandemic Action Network,

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Amendment 45

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 46

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to 'Partnerships in a Geopolitical Era: Time for a New Strategic Conversation' by the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics, Clingendael Institute and Egmont Institute,

Or. en

Amendment 47

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the study requested by the DEVE Committee “The EU aid strategy: A gateway to human development?” of April 2025,

Or. en

Amendment 48

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to 'The EU aid strategy: a gateway to human development' by Aitor Pérez, Lisa M. Butler, Martiño Rubal Maseda,

Or. en

Amendment 49

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the study requested by the AFET Committee “Global Gateway: Strategic governance & implementation” of May 2023,

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Amendment 50

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 20 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– Having regard to the Paris Agreement, adopted on 12 December 2015 under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),

Or. en

Amendment 51

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market,

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Amendment 52

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 21 January 2021 on connectivity and EU-Asia relations (2020/2115(INI)),

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Amendment 53

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 16 September 2021 on The EU strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific JOIN(2021) 24 final,

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Amendment 54

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 20 October 2025 on the Implementation of the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,

Or. en

Amendment 55

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the Global Gateway strategy was established on 1 December 2021, with the aim of becoming the Union’s flagship framework for sustainable connectivity and global investment; whereas it is a strategy and policy initiative, and in itself not an instrument or regulation; whereas the Global Gateway draws on the financial architecture for the EU’s external action, in particular the EU’s development cooperation policy and budget and specifically the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, for its legal framework and funding; whereas according to the EU’s founding treaties the mission of the EU development cooperation policy and budget is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty,

Or. en

Amendment 56

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the Global Gateway strategy was established on 1 December 2021, with the aim of becoming the Union’s flagship framework for sustainable connectivity and global investment and to align with the international community’s broader objective of leveraging private sector involvement to move development finance from ‘billions to trillions’ to address the costliest aspects of the SDGs ; whereas it is a strategy and policy initiative; whereas Global Gateway should draw on the financial architecture for the EU’s external action, especially the NDICI-Global Europe instrument provided that it meets the goal of poverty eradication and fighting inequalities, for its legal framework and funding;

Or. en

Amendment 57

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the Global Gateway strategy was established on 1 December 2021, as a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with the aim of becoming the Union’s flagship framework for sustainable connectivity and global investment; whereas it is a strategy and policy initiative, and in itself not an instrument or regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 58

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the Global Gateway strategy was established on 1 December 2021, with the aim of becoming the Union’s flagship framework for sustainable connectivity and global investment; whereas it is a strategy and policy initiative, and in itself not an instrument or regulation; whereas the Global Gateway draws on the financial architecture for the EU’s external action, especially the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, for its legal framework and funding; whereas the Global Gateway does not provide additional funding;

Or. en

Amendment 59

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 60

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas at her first meeting of the Global Gateway Board of 11 December 2022, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the Global Gateway as 'above all a geopolitical project, which seeks to position Europe in a competitive international marketplace'; whereas this is a departure from ‘traditional’ development partnerships to the extent that it explicitly acknowledges the EU’s driven interests in these partnerships;

Or. en

Amendment 61

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas the NDICI-Global Europe has clearly defined quantitative targets for human development, gender equality and climate action; whereas Global Gateway commits to upholding high standards of human, social, and workers’ rights, transparency, creating equal partnerships instead of dependencies, and offering a democratic investment agenda;

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Amendment 62

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena by boosting smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport and strengthening health, education and research systems across the world, within the framework of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ;

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Amendment 63

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena; whereas given that the EU’s most significant geostrategic impacts originate from its neighbourhood policy sphere and continental Africa, these regions should be accorded the highest priority in order to curb unwanted migration;

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Amendment 64

Gabriel Mato, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena; whereas the EU’s Outermost Regions are located near strategic areas for the development of Global Gateway projects. Whereas the development of said areas positively impacts the safety and prosperity of Outermost Regions.

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Amendment 65

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena , restoring its industrial competitiveness, reducing its dependencies in critical sectors, counterbalancing China’s growing influence in emerging technologies;

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Amendment 66

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena and provide a credible and holistic alternative to investment strategies and funding streams provided by other actors;

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Amendment 67

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

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Amendment 68

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy if properly applied and communicated will increase the EU’s geopolitical weight and visibility in the global arena;

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Amendment 69

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy should aim to increase the EU’s commitment to offer a fair and just development perspective in the global arena;

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Amendment 70

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy aims to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

B. whereas in an environment of increased geopolitical rivalry and uncertainty, the Global Gateway strategy was set to increase the EU’s geopolitical weight in the global arena;

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Amendment 71

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ba. whereas China’s new Belt and Road Initiative is a large-scale infrastructure and investment programme that is presented as a trade and development cooperation project, but which is underpinned by strategic objectives aimed at bringing about economic dependency, boosting political influence, controlling critical infrastructure, controlling markets and boosting China’s global influence;

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Amendment 72

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas numerous civil society organisations have raised serious concerns regarding the lack of transparency, the absence of meaningful public consultation, and the insufficient accountability mechanisms in the implementation of Global Gateway, as well as the risk that speculative interests of European private sector actors may override development needs and priorities of partner countries;

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Amendment 73

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Bb. whereas Russia has also sought to step up its influence on the African continent, for example through military and security cooperation, the provision of political support for rogue regimes, and economic investment; whereas the countries in which the Wagner Group is present include Mali, the Central African Republic and Sudan; whereas the presence of Russian actors is associated with reports of violence, grave human rights violations and the pursuit of strategic control over critical infrastructure;

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Amendment 74

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B b. whereas businesses involved in Global Gateway projects are required to comply with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD);

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Amendment 75

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas geopolitical influence and the ability to conclude long-term partnerships for mutual benefit are largely dependent on economic strength and access to markets; whereas Global Gateway partnerships and investments should rely on reciprocity and mutual benefit and interest; whereas the Global Gateway is also an instrument to diversify the commercial relations between the EU and partner countries; whereas resilient and diversified supply chains in critical raw materials, energy and technology are essential for Europe’s industrial base and strategic autonomy, and should be developed in parallel with the sustainable industrial growth of partner countries;

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Amendment 76

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas geopolitical influence and the ability to conclude long-term partnerships for mutual benefit are largely dependent on equity, effective policy integration, reliability and predictability; whereas EU strategic interests, such as securing EU access to critical raw materials and strengthening its energy independence, do not necessarily coincide with partners’ priorities’; whereas Global Gateway partnerships and investments should rely on reciprocity and mutual benefit and interest, which requires to addressing partner needs and priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 77

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas geopolitical influence and the ability to conclude long-term partnerships for mutual benefit are largely dependent on economic strength and access to markets; whereas Global Gateway partnerships and investments should rely on reciprocity and mutual benefit and interest for both the EU and its partners while also prioritising human development through inclusive growth, education, gender equality, skills development, health, and social resilience in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 78

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 79

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas geopolitical influence and the ability to conclude long-term partnerships for mutual benefit are largely dependent on institutional capacity, mutually agreed roadmaps, economic strength and access to markets; whereas Global Gateway partnerships and investments should rely on reciprocity and mutual benefit and interest; and should not have negative impacts on the labour market and the livelihoods of the local populations;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas geopolitical influence and the ability to conclude long-term partnerships for mutual benefit are largely dependent on will and organizational ability of the governance structure, level of corruption, strength of the rule of law institutions, economic strength and access to markets; whereas Global Gateway aid and investments should rely on reciprocity and the prevention and return of illegal migrants (PRIM);

Or. en

Amendment 81

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 82

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 83

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas interdependence in digital, energy, and supply chains creates both opportunities and vulnerabilities for the EU; whereas effective private sector involvement and project implementation, adequate financing, and strong coordination with partners, including civil society contributes to the EU’s credibility as a global actor;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the EU and its Member States have committed to spend 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA) which is intended to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the Global Gateway’s project-based approach is ill-suited for interventions that are critical but not inherently profitable;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. Whereas it is in the interest of the EU to promote social, economic, human and environmental development, including through partnerships with civil society, enhanced diplomacy and business cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. Whereas it remains in the EU’s strategic interest to engage in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS), including through Global Gateway;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Motion for a resolution

Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C c. whereas public-private partnerships and infrastructure projects in FCAS can be successful and have an important positive impact if they are inclusive of local populations, conflict-sensitive and enhance peace;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Motion for a resolution

Recital C d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C d. whereas several African countries already experiencing a debt crisis are taking on additional borrowing to finance infrastructure that primarily serves European prosperity, raising concerns about debt sustainability and the equitable distribution of benefits;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Erik Marquardt, Isabella Lövin, Nela Riehl

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring i.e. cooperation on education, and health social protection, as well as Policy Coherence for Development; whereas those objectives are being challenged in the remit of Global Gateway, which is currently an interest-driven relationship, designed by EU geoeconomic and geopolitical interests; whereas the Global Gateway draws on the financial architecture for the EU’s external action, especially the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, for its legal framework and funding accordingly; whereas the primary mission of Global Gateway should remain poverty reduction, protection of human rights and sustainable development;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health; whereas the advancement of economic competitiveness and jobs creation should be part of a long term strategy to achieve this objective and avoid a paternalistic approach; whereas the EU’s development policy should remain strictly focused on its core goals, it should also integrate in its agenda essential patterns for EU Member States as a well driven migratory and security policy rather than broad political and ideological agendas that dilute this objective;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation remains is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty as per the EU treaties, requiring cooperation on education, health, and social protection; the EU and MS have committed to spend 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA) which is intended to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries

Or. en

Amendment 94

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requires investment in and cooperation on education and health; and social protection; the EU and MS have committed to spend 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA) which is intended to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health; whereas sustainable, value-driven investments in partner countries contribute to global stability and security; whereas the situation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States (FCAS) requires specific attention and instruments;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, as per Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, requiring cooperation, amongst others, on education and health, to ensure the achievement of the Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals ;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health; whereas lasting results cannot be achieved without a commitment by partner countries to strengthen democratic development in the long term;

Or. fi

Amendment 98

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health; whereas geopolitical considerations must not override development effectiveness principles or distort partner-country priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health, as well as the elimination of other drivers of migration;

Or. pl

Amendment 100

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health; whilst protecting and advancing the EU's geopolitical interests

Or. en

Amendment 101

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education, job creation and health;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty, requiring cooperation on education and health;

D. whereas the primary objective of EU development cooperation is the reduction and long-term eradication of illegal migration to the Member States,

Or. en

Amendment 103

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the Global Gateway's emphasis on infrastructure investments often focus on large- scale projects that generate commercial returns but may sideline poverty reduction, social welfare, and governance reforms; whereas the analysis of Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs) implemented under Global Gateway shows that it might disproportionately benefit large European companies, potentially undermining alignment with the EU's commitments to poverty eradication and sustainable development in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 104

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the SDG investment gap in developing countries now stands at $4 trillion per year; whereas the commitment of the private sector to the SDGs offers the possibility of increasing the scale of development actions and their sustainability by creating decent jobs, stimulating economic growth and eliminating poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas Global Gateway consists predominantly in infrastructure projects which do not qualify as development projects, thus requiring funds and investments coming from other sources than ODA money;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas estimates point to only 10 to 15% of Global Gateway projects in the fields of education, health and research;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D b. whereas 23% of the world's population lives in fragile contexts;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Motion for a resolution

Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D c. whereas ODA must primarily serve long-term sustainable development in partner countries including by reducing poverty and enhancing education and health;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach;

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach, as demonstrated by the important partnership between the Global Gateway and the Italian Mattei Plan for transformative investments in Africa; whereas the Mattei Plan aims to build partnerships that generate mutual benefits and opportunities through interventions in various areas, such as: Education/Training, Healthcare, Water, Agriculture, Energy and Infrastructure (physical and digital);

Or. en

Amendment 110

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach;

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach, which in the past three years has strived to demonstrate ownership, commitment, and a more unified EU voice in the world; whereas Team Europe could be further improved concerning joint programming, project design, governance, decision-making and stakeholder inclusion;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach;

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the active involvement of the Member States and their development banks, agencies and businesses; whereas the Team Europe approach combines the capacities of the EU, the Member States and their financial institutions to deliver coordinated, visible and high-impact external action;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach;

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success lies in its engagement with the genuine needs of partner countries, the inclusive involvement of local authorities and civil society in the design, evaluation and implementation of the projects as well as the Team Europe approach;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the Global Gateway’s success relies on the Team Europe approach;

E. whereas the Team Europe approach should aim of improving coordination among MS and not sidelining the strategic priorities of individual Member States and undermining the principle that development policy must remain primarily an intergovernmental competence;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas some Global Gateway flagship projects have already been identified as priorities under the G7 PGII (Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment);

Or. en

Amendment 115

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas the EU’s public procurement rules are an important factor for the participation of European companies in Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Motion for a resolution

Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E a. whereas the Team Europe concept and targets lack clarity themselves;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E b. whereas the Global Gateway could be improved simplifying financing and project delivery, increasing coordination with allies, prioritizing sectors where the EU leads globally, deepening cooperation with partners and allies, focusing on big, transformative flagship projects as well as on resilient supply chains;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

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Or. en

Amendment 119

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. Whereas the Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway; whereas its governance and monitoring remain deeply inadequate as it lacks of transparency and unclear accountability and the Global Gateway must remain primarily under the prerogatives of the Council and the Member States within the Team Europe framework, so as to ensure a practical, results-oriented and geopolitical approach, rather than repeating past inefficient progressive strategies; whereas while strengthening the Commission’s accountability and transparency is necessary, such accountability must be directed principally towards the Council and the Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has welcomed the Global Gateway as a concerted EU response to global challenges, while pointing out deficiencies in terms of its governance, civil society engagement, transparency, regular reporting on impact and alignment with partner country priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has identified significant structural shortcomings in Global Gateway, its governance, transparency, access to information, project-selection criteria and local impact assessment, which undermine democratic oversight and the ownership of partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 122

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance; whereas decision-making is merely governed by the Commission's internal procedures as well as subject to Council decision-making, and not laid down in EU law;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance and its failure to achieve its objectives, including in terms of visibility, particularly in view of the competing Belt and Road initiative;

Or. pl

Amendment 124

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance, including civil society engagement, transparency, regular reporting on impact and alignment with partner country priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance, including civil society engagement, transparency, regular reporting on impact and alignment with partner country priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance and lack of regular reporting on the impact of flagship initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas Parliament has repeatedly welcomed the Global Gateway, while pointing out deficiencies in its governance;

F. whereas Parliament has pointed out deficiencies in the governance of the Global Gateway;

Or. fi

Amendment 128

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas accounting plays a crucial role in helping local companies benefit from global initiatives like Global Gateway by ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable data;

Or. en

Amendment 129

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

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Or. en

Amendment 130

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas greater transparency and accountability in the Global Gateway’s policy and governance are needed to enable information to be properly shared with Parliament and to allow Parliament to exercise its oversight powers;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas Parliament should fully exert its role of democratic scrutiny in Global Gateway policy and governance as well as project evaluation and scrutiny;

Or. en

Amendment 132

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas Parliament should fully exert its role of democratic scrutiny in Global Gateway policy, and governance and accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas Parliament should fully exert its role of democratic scrutiny in Global Gateway policy and governance;

Or. en

Amendment 134

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas Parliament should exert its role in democratic scrutiny of Global Gateway policy and governance;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in Global Gateway policy and governance;

G. whereas Parliament should have a stronger role in monitoring the Global Gateway;

Or. fi

Amendment 136

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas the principle of equal partnerships is central to the Global Gateway strategy, foreseeing that projects will be designed, developed and implemented in close cooperation and consultation with partner countries; whereas within the current Global Gateway strategy elected bodies, including parliaments, civil society and independent experts in recipient countries have no active role in decision-making or monitoring and ensuring accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas in 2024 Chinese firms, including SOEs, won a greater share of the value of EIB-funded contracts than EU companies; whereas over the last five years they have also obtained around 13% of the value of EBRD-funded contracts1a; whereas the significant participation of Chinese companies in Global Gateway projects constitutes a key weakness of the programme as a credible global challenger to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

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1a https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-brussels-china-beijing-infrastructure-belt-and-road-global-gateway-subsidies-peljesac-bridge/

Or. en

Amendment 138

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ζ a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ga. whereas the Eastern Mediterranean and the Union's maritime borders in regions such as the Aegean are critical for energy security, maritime connectivity, the management of illegal migration flows and countering hybrid threats;

Or. el

Amendment 139

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas the Global Gateway operates in a context of growing competition between global infrastructure initiatives, notably China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and therefore constitutes a strategic tool for strengthening the EU’s global influence and resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas there is little public access to information on projects’ financing, tendering processes, awarded contracts and independent and transparent financial, human rights and environmental assessments; whereas this prevents monitoring and evaluation of projects’ contribution to developmental objectives and the possible risks and negative impacts in recipient countries;

Or. en

Amendment 141

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas China continues to dominate global manufacturing supply chains in the renewable energy sector, a dominance that is particularly pronounced in solar energy, with over 75% of PV modules, 85% of cells and 95% of wafers manufactured in China;2a whereas Global Gateway energy projects are largely centred on solar power, especially in sub-Saharan Africa;

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2a https://www.iea.org/reports/solar-pv-global-supply-chains/executive-summary

Or. en

Amendment 142

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas the European Investment Bank and the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus are key financial pillars of the Global Gateway and should apply the highest standards of accountability and strategic coherence;

Or. en

Amendment 143

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ζ b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Gb. whereas all connectivity projects should be fully in line with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);

Or. el

Amendment 144

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G c. whereas the Global Gateway has become a key pillar of the EU’s external economic policy, integrating development, trade, industrial and foreign-policy objectives to project a coherent European presence abroad;

Or. en

Amendment 145

Motion for a resolution

Recital G c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G c. whereas clear targets, project evaluation benchmarks and with a focus on economic, social and gender inequalities are currently missing;

Or. en

Amendment 146

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G d. whereas greater coherence and visibility across the EU’s external actions are essential to project a unified brand that amplifies the diplomatic, economic and strategic influence of the Member States worldwide;

Or. en

Amendment 147

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G e. whereas a transparent and measurable methodology to assess the impact of Global Gateway projects on partner countries and the EU, including their economic, social, environmental and visibility outcomes, is essential to ensure accountability and credibility;

Or. en

Amendment 148

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G f. whereas European companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), possess unique technological and industrial expertise that should be leveraged to generate shared value for the EU and its partners through Global Gateway investments;

Or. en

Amendment 149

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G g. whereas Global Gateway projects must avoid exacerbating debt vulnerabilities and should promote responsible lending and transparent financial practices;

Or. en

Amendment 150

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G h. whereas the Global Gateway can help convert public financing and investments into mutually beneficial trade and industrial partnerships that foster job creation and economic diversification;

Or. en

Amendment 151

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G i. whereas local ownership by partner governments, regional organisations, businesses and civil society is essential to ensure that projects respond to local needs and deliver durable benefits;

Or. en

Amendment 152

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G j. whereas empirical evidence shows that increased participation in international trade contributes to economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction in developing countries; whereas promoting fair and reciprocal trade relations strengthens the long-term impact of the EU’s external action;

Or. en

Amendment 153

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G k. whereas mutually beneficial trade and investment relations rely on a stable policy environment between the EU and partner countries, including effective cooperation on cross-border challenges, such as organised crime, trafficking, money-laundering, prevention of illegal migration and threats to supply chain integrity; whereas access to Global Gateway investments and financing should therefore be conditional on such cooperation, and should not be granted to countries that fail to meet these requirements;

Or. en

Amendment 154

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G l. whereas European citizens and taxpayers are entitled to transparent evidence of the Global Gateway’s results, including its contribution to economic growth, trade, technological leadership, secure supply chains and the EU’s global influence;

Or. en

Amendment 155

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G m. whereas EU external action should focus on respectful partnerships based on shared political and economic interests, and should avoid contributing to perceptions of paternalism and value imposition;

Or. en

Amendment 156

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G n (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G n. whereas EU financing under the Global Gateway should prioritise projects with strong European and local participation, ensuring that public funds do not support competing entities from which the EU and its partners derive no direct benefit in terms of trade, growth or development;

Or. en

Amendment 157

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G o (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G o. whereas the Commission should ensure full transparency and accountability of the Global Gateway through regular, independent audits and performance evaluations;

Or. en

Amendment 158

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic geopolitical concept integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s engagement in climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement; underlines in this regard the importance of Italy’s Mattei Plan for Africa as a model for a pragmatic approach to building equal, future-focused partnerships with African countries, promoting sustainable development, economic growth, and job creation; calls for its underlying logic to be more explicitly reflected in the EU’s external investment strategy; stresses more broadly that EU development and investment instruments must prioritise concrete, high-impact infrastructure — including railways, energy systems and digital connectivity — and be anchored in strengthened cooperation on migration management, notably effective return and readmission arrangements, reinforced border controls, and joint efforts to combat terrorism and drug trafficking; recalls the need to protect religious minorities, in particular Christian communities such as in Nigeria; insists that all EU-funded projects be implemented exclusively through local and/or European companies, and never through strategic competitors such as Chinese entities, as is currently occurring;

Or. en

Amendment 159

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic geopolitical concept integrating foreign, economic,development policies and migrant mainstreaming. underlines in this regard the importance of Mattei Plan for Africa as a model for a pragmatic, interest-based partnership with African countries, and calls for its underlying logic to be more explicitly reflected in the EU’s external investment strategy; stresses more broadly that EU development and investment instruments must prioritise concrete, high-impact infrastructure — including railways, energy systems and digital connectivity — and be anchored in strengthened cooperation on migration management, notably effective return and readmission arrangements, reinforced border controls, and joint efforts to combat terrorism and drug trafficking; recalls the need to protect religious minorities, in particular Christian communities such as in Nigeria; insists that all EU-funded projects be implemented exclusively through local and/or European companies, and never through strategic competitors such as Chinese entities, as is currently occurring;

Or. en

Amendment 160

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic geopolitical connectivity initiative, with a strong focus on infrastructure, and integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s engagement in climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement; stresses that Global Gateway should develop into a distinct pillar of the EU's foreign policy toolkit, alongside but not in place of traditional development cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 161

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a geopolitical strategy integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s engagement in climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement; underlines that, in the global race to reshore and friendshore, the Global Gateway should prioritise projects that strengthen Europe’s industrial base, technological leadership and supply-chain security, while supporting partner countries in building durable industrial capacities;

Or. en

Amendment 162

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Udo Bullmann, Marta Temido, Javi López, Sandra Gómez López, Cecilia Strada, Murielle Laurent, Robert Biedroń, Carla Tavares, Christophe Clergeau, Marit Maij, Leire Pajín, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 163

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Notes that the Global Gateway initiative attempts to be a strategic geopolitical concept integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s erroneous engagement in so called climate protection and adaptation, as well as the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships, that must include acceptance of returns of illegal aliens to partner countries, with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement, as well as to increase the internal security in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 164

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 165

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 166

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic geopolitical concept integrating foreign, economic and development policies, primarily through infrastructure investment, but also through the EU’s engagement in climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement;

Or. pl

Amendment 167

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic EU geopolitical and development cooperation concept integrating its foreign and economic policies, including the EU’s engagement in human rights, climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing supply chains and resilience in both partner countries and the EU, notably through stronger private sector involvement;

Or. en

Amendment 168

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative is a strategic geopolitical concept integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s engagement in fundamental rights and climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing sustainable supply chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries, notably through stronger private sector involvement;

Or. en

Amendment 169

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Recalls that the Global Gateway initiative shall be a concept integrating foreign, economic and development policies, including the EU’s engagement in climate protection and adaptation, the digital transformation and health and education, aiming at establishing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with a particular view to building and securing added value chains and resilience in both the EU and partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Reiterates that the Global Gateway draws on the financial architecture for the EU’s external action, in particular the EU’s development cooperation policy and budget and specifically the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, for its legal framework and funding; reminds that the mission of the EU development cooperation policy and budget is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty according to article 208 TFEU;

Or. en

Amendment 171

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Underlines that the EU’s approach needs to shift from isolated, ad hoc coordination actions to a systematic, long-term strategy that reflects the whole-of-government models used by global competitors;

Or. en

Amendment 172

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 b. Recognises that robust public-sector financing, supported by sustained donor commitments, is essential to achieving holistic and sustainable human development outcomes; affirms that private investment and innovative finance can play important complementary roles alongside, but not in place of, strong public funding;

Or. en

Amendment 173

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

2. Notes the changing landscape of international development assistance in times of new geostrategic challenges, where evolving priorities among major global donor countries, such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), have created significant financing gaps in the provision of essential public services; stresses that EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions to bridge such gaps swiftly where appropriate, prioritising health, education, food security and climate adaptation in the most vulnerable countries; recalls that in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide, EU’s investments must be mutually beneficial, promote inclusive and sustainable growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 174

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the curtailment of the operations of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and budgetary constraints on official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the Member States’ presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand Europe’s influence and weight, and promote healthy growth in partner countries; stresses the need to ensure close coherence between Global Gateway initiatives and the EU’s broader trade policy, including negotiations on free trade agreements (FTAs), the Generalised Scheme of Preferences, trade-facilitation frameworks and export-promotion mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 175

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to leverage the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, promote social, environmental and economic progress, inclusive growth in partner countries, enhance equality and livelihoods for local communities, and advance towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 176

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), the EU should acknowledge that its foreign and security policy instruments alone cannot compensate for such a global withdrawal of development capacities; stresses that, rather than attempting to replace these losses through politically driven ambitions, EU and Member States' foreign and security policy and development actors development actors should focus on realistic coordination and mutually beneficial investments that enhance the Union’s presence and visibility, support inclusive growth in partner countries, and contribute meaningfully to progress towards the SDGs

Or. en

Amendment 177

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), the EU must recognise that its foreign and security policy instruments must not under any circumstances compensate for such a global withdrawal;

Or. en

Amendment 178

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine as well as the growing malign influence and assertiveness of China and Russia, the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s geopolitical influence and weight, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 179

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges resulting in a shift in priorities, including the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the resultant cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must better coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of the better use of limited resources, which should translate into mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. pl

Amendment 180

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign policy and development actors must coordinate their actions, while ensuring that ODA is used solely for the purpose of eradicating poverty, in order to increase the EU’s financial commitment and support worldwide by means of mutually beneficial cooperation and investments to promote inclusive development and growth in partner countries, progress towards achieving the SDGs and, where relevant, make positive contributions to peace;

Or. en

Amendment 181

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to leverage the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, promote social, environmental and economic progress in partner countries, enhance equality and livelihoods for local communities, and advance towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that, internationally, cuts have been made to development assistance; emphasises the need to review and significantly enhance EU-funded development assistance as well, so as to ensure the best possible value for money for the Member States’ taxpayers; takes the view that EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to strengthen the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards democratic development and achieving the SDGs;

Or. fi

Amendment 183

Dan Barna, Urmas Paet, Hilde Vautmans, Engin Eroglu, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, strengthen rules-based multilateralism, free trade, and liberal values, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 184

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), including in several EU member states, EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries together with enhanced equality and livelihoods for local communities;

Or. en

Amendment 185

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and cuts in official development assistance (ODA), after concerning reports regarding the misuse of funds by governments, agencies, NGOs and other organizations, the EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s border security, fight against illegal migration, securing supply chains, and safeguard the sovereign interests of its Member States and the prosperity of their citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as China’s growing influence in Africa and other developing countries through the expansion of its Belt and Road Initiative, EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments that expand the Union’s influence and weight and promote long-term and sustainable growth in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 187

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new geostrategic challenges such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and deepening cuts in official development assistance (ODA), EU foreign and security policy and development actors must coordinate their actions in order to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwide by means of mutually beneficial investments, and promote inclusive growth in partner countries and progress towards achieving the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 188

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Underlines that in times of new and encouraging geostrategic changes, decisions such as the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are in line with the global need to reduce ODA as it has proven to be an ineffective policy tool; development actors must coordinate their actions in order to be effective – do more with less;

Or. en

Amendment 189

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence for development to achieving the SDGs; recalls that Global Gateway’s main source of funding is the EU’s development cooperation policy and budget, whose primary mission, according to the EU’s founding treaties, is “the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty”; accordingly, stresses that Global Gateway should align with those objectives and at all times comply with a right-based approach;

Or. en

Amendment 190

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Believes that effective communication is essential to secure buy-in, build momentum, and demonstrate the added value of Global Gateway; stresses that a central pillar of this communication strategy must be the development of an impactful results framework centred on measurable outcomes, that includes key performance indicators; urges the Commission to ensure that reporting has a balance between development and competitiveness objectives;

Or. en

Amendment 191

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 b. Recalls equally that all forms of development cooperation should be founded on the aid effectiveness principles, as defined at the Busan High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (2011); on this line, stresses that the implementation of Global Gateway projects must align with national and regional priorities of partner countries and uphold the principles of democratic ownership, equality, transparency and mutual accountability across all strands of cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 192

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 193

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the Global Gateway has the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create added value and jobs, and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU; further believes that the long-term partnerships offered by the EU under Global Gateway can create a genuine alternative offer to partner countries with regard to their development and economic objectives, while also contributing to the EU’s overarching targets of more competitiveness, resilience, diversification and strategic autonomy and concentrating on sectors in which EU-based companies are globally competitive as well as achieving jointly agreed international goals;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Thierry Mariani, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the Global Gateway has the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create added value and jobs, and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU; believes that defending the political and economic interests of the Member States must be the priority in every Global Gateway initiative; stresses that Global Gateway partnerships must guarantee tangible market opportunities for European enterprises; underlines that Global Gateway investments should help reduce non-tariff barriers and discriminatory standards in partner countries, fostering fair, rules-based and mutually beneficial economic cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the Global Gateway should have the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create added value and decent jobs, and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU, provided that Global Gateway projects are systematically screened for potential social, environmental and debt sustainability risks; that a mechanism is created to ensure the involvement of partner countries, local communities and civil society in project design and evaluation; and that oversight, particularly by the European Parliament, is strengthened;

Or. en

Amendment 196

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the Global Gateway has the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create local added value and decent jobs, and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU; highlights the importance of broader trade frameworks being coherent with this objective; stresses that this requires avoiding imbalanced trade relations and ensuring binding human rights and environmental and social safeguards.

Or. en

Amendment 197

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the Global Gateway has the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create local added value and decent jobs, and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU; highlights the importance of broader trade frameworks being coherent with this objective; stresses that this requires avoiding imbalanced trade relations and ensuring binding human rights and environmental and social safeguards;

Or. en

Amendment 198

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 199

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 200

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. pl

Amendment 201

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Understands that Global Gateway has the potential to accompany, facilitate and strengthen sustainable European investments globally, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to develop their industries and create added value and decent jobs and give those countries access to leading markets in the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 202

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Believes that investments should generate, in addition to economic value, social added value by promoting decent, accessible and sustainable jobs, with a particular focus on the inclusion of women, young people, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups in the labour market. Stresses, moreover, that investments should support the development of alliances with educational institutions, training centres and local players, with the aim of ensuring programmes are aligned with the socio-economic context of each partner country and help to reduce inequalities, strengthen the productive fabric and ensure inclusive, sustainable development;

Or. es

Amendment 203

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Notes that Global Gateway flagship projects, together with EFSD+ blended projects and guarantees, are predominantly focused on infrastructure, with Global Gateway flagship projects for 2023, 2024, and 2025 being dominated by physical infrastructure investments, less than 10 % were in education and research, and health sector projects made up a little over 10 % of projects; notes that economic and social returns to infrastructure would be significantly higher if accompanied by similar levels of investment in health and education;

Or. en

Amendment 204

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Believes that in order to be a credible, relevant and resilient alternative to other stakeholders, the EU’s Global Gateway must strive to be more inclusive, accountable, and responsive to local needs, creating genuine ownership through better alignment with national priorities; underlines that such engagement should respect the DAC criteria, sovereignty, promote self-sufficiency, and foster a just framework for international cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 205

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Stresses that Global Gateway must remain anchored in the primary objective of EU development cooperation, namely the reduction and long-term eradication of poverty; insists that all Global Gateway investments and partnerships should contribute demonstrably to progress towards the SDGs, placing human development, social inclusion and the rights and wellbeing of people at the centre of the initiative;

Or. en

Amendment 206

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Notes that many partners lack the financial resources for large-scale infrastructure projects; emphasizes that Global Gateway therefore places a strong focus on infrastructure development to serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth and regional integration as well as connectivity with the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 207

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 b. Stresses that Global Gateway investments that support human development should promote inclusive and equitable systems that reach those most at risk of exclusion, including persons with disabilities, women, girls and displaced populations, through teacher training, foundational learning, accessible infrastructure and adapted learning materials;

Or. en

Amendment 208

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 b. Urges the Commission to improve transparency in EFSD+ implementation by publishing detailed, regularly updated information on guarantee agreements, signed and disbursed investments, implementing partners, and beneficiaries, as recommended by the European Court of Auditors;

Or. en

Amendment 209

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 c. Regrets that Global Gateway investments remain heavily concentrated in large-scale infrastructure projects, while sectors such as education, health, and research receive significantly less attention and financing, undermining the initiative’s ability to deliver inclusive development, human capital strengthening, and long-term socio-economic resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Takes note of the political will of the President of the Commission to scale up the Global Gateway during the 2024-2029 legislative term; notes that over 270 flagship projects have been identified since 2022; further notes that EUR 306 billion had been mobilised by the end of 2024 according to the Commission; deplores the lack of clarity and transparency regarding the funding track record and how the figure of EUR 306 billion was reached; deplores the persistent lack of detailed and verifiable information on the geographical allocation, private beneficiaries and concrete economic outcomes of Global Gateway financing; calls on the Commission to publish, on a regular and transparent basis, comprehensive data for each project, indicating the partner country concerned, the total amount committed, the source and nature of EU funds, the respective shares of public and private financing and the proportion of contracts awarded to European companies;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Given the increased financial needs within Europe, takes a critical view of the Commission President’s stated political will to scale up the Global Gateway during the 2024-2029 legislative term; notes that over 270 flagship projects have been identified since 2022; further notes that EUR 306 billion had been mobilised by the end of 2024 according to the Commission; expresses its outrage at the lack of clarity and transparency regarding the funding track record and how the figure of EUR 306 billion was reached; takes the view that this is at odds with the objective of strengthening the public’s trust in the EU institutions and the use of their funds;

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Amendment 212

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Takes note of the political will of the President of the Commission to scale up the Global Gateway during the 2024-2029 legislative term; notes that over 270 flagship projects have been identified since 2022; further notes that EUR 306 billion had been mobilised by the end of 2024 according to the Commission; deplores the lack of clarity and transparency regarding the funding track record and how the figure of EUR 306 billion was reached; points out equally that the lack of transparency regarding project selection and impact assessment further complicate the evaluation of the Global Gateway’s effectiveness, while limited engagement with local authorities and civil society in partner countries has affected the legitimacy and local acceptance of Global Gateway’s projects;

Or. en

Amendment 213

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Takes note of the political will of the President of the Commission to scale up the Global Gateway during the 2024-2029 legislative term; notes that over 270 flagship projects have been identified since 2022; further notes that EUR 307 billion had been mobilised by the end of 2024 according to the Commission; deplores the lack of clarity, scope and transparency, and the serious flaws in its impact assessment, implementation and monitoring, regarding the funding track record and how the figure of EUR 307 billion was reached; deplores that, despite the current lack of solid mechanisms of monitoring and safeguards, Team Europe is aiming to mobilise over €400 billion by 2027;

Or. en

Amendment 214

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 215

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Takes note of the political will of the President of the Commission to scale up the Global Gateway during the 2024-2029 legislative term; calls for the Commission to clarify the added value of Global Gateway flagship projects compared to non-flagship projects; further notes that EUR 306 billion had been mobilised by the end of 2024 according to the Commission; deplores the lack of clarity and transparency regarding the funding track record and how the figure of EUR 306 billion was reached;

Or. en

Amendment 216

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Believes that the Global Gateway has received too little grant funding, which has resulted in an excessive reliance on financing from Member States (through Team Europe) and the private sector; warns against overly optimistic estimates regarding private sector and capital mobilisation; cautions against producing more favourable figures than the actual implementation allows;

Or. en

Amendment 217

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Stresses that the absence of a publicly accessible and verifiable breakdown of the financial volumes allegedly mobilised severely undermines the credibility of the initiative and prevents Parliament and civil society from exercising effective democratic scrutiny;

Or. en

Amendment 218

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4 a. Stresses that Global Gateway investments that support human development should promote inclusive and equitable systems that reach those most at risk of exclusion, including persons with disabilities, women, girls and displaced populations;

Or. en

Amendment 219

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Calls on the European Court of Auditors to assess the effectiveness, transparency and regularity of completed and planned Global Gateway projects and partnerships;

Or. fi

Amendment 220

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down, approach; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear for both Member States and partners in the Global South; favours a model in which demand in partner countries is matched with offers from European businesses; calls for a public, standardised central portal for Global Gateway project information, particularly in relation to selection criteria for flagship projects to address the Global Gateway information and knowledge deficit;

Or. en

Amendment 221

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has so far followed a centralised, top-down, approach; considers that close coordination between the EU and the Member States is essential to ensure coherence, visibility and alignment with European interests; stresses that successful implementation requires the strong involvement of local and private partners, with project benefits primarily accruing to European and partner-country industries; emphasises that this approach would couple strategic leadership with genuine local ownership and lasting value creation;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down, approach; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear; favours a model in which demand in partner countries is matched with offers from European businesses, simplifying financing and project delivery, increasing coordination with allies, prioritizing sectors where the EU leads globally, deepening cooperation with partners and allies, focusing on big, transformative flagship projects as well as on resilient supply chains;

Or. en

Amendment 223

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes with concern that project selection has been conducted through an overly centralised, top-down, approach which has limited partner-country ownership and public accountability; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear; stresses that no project should be labelled as Global Gateway without prior publication of selection criteria, meaningful public consultation in partner countries, and the completion of independent social, environmental and human-rights impact assessments;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down, approach which excluded local stakeholders from decision making; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear; calls instead for a model in which the demand in partner countries takes precedence in the project selection, with a focus on local value creation, decent job opportunities and the meaningful inclusion of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the project cycle;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down, approach; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear; favours a model in which demand in partner countries is matched with offers from European businesses; in line with EU foreign, economic and development objectives, and international commitments, such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development and the Paris Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 226

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down approach dominated by the EU Commission; rejects this approach in favour of projects with proven effect on the ground and a bilateral model led by Member States and European businesses, applying strict conditionality in order to halt illegal migration to Europe; calls for massive cuts to EU funding of development aid and independent audits.

Or. en

Amendment 227

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Favours a model in which demand in partner countries is matched with offers from European businesses;

Or. en

Amendment 228

Dan Barna, Hilde Vautmans, Engin Eroglu, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes that project selection has followed an overly centralised, top-down, approach, without sufficient involvement of civil society and local stakeholders; notes that the concept and criteria for Global Gateway projects have remained unclear; favours a model in which demand in partner countries is matched with offers from European businesses;

Or. en

Amendment 229

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 230

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 231

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 232

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 233

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Recalls that whereas the NDICI - Global Europe provides specific guidance on how EU ODA should be allocated through two key financial commitments namely 0,20% of EU GNI as ODA to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) by 2030 and 20% of bilateral ODA for social inclusion and human development sectors, EU Institutions performance falls behind in both commitments. EU Institutions ODA to LDCs has been decreasing in volume since 2018, and in 2023, LDCs received 10,6% of the EU Institutions’ gross bilateral ODA, allocating the highest share of gross bilateral ODA (58,3%) to lower - income countries (LMICs); notes that according to data from the OECD, in 2023 only about 13.6% of bilateral EU ODA was directed to key social sectors such as health and education and other social infrastructure and services;

Or. en

Amendment 234

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Underlines that the success and legitimacy of the Global Gateway depend on its anchoring in strong multilateral partnerships, working closely with the United Nations, its agencies, and other international organisations; stresses that such partnerships are essential for leveraging technical expertise, ensuring local ownership, and aligning investments with global priorities such as the SDGs;

Or. en

Amendment 235

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Expresses deep concern that the growing reliance on the European private sector as a core driver of Global Gateway risks prioritising commercial profitability over local development needs, potentially exacerbating inequalities and limiting long-term structural transformation in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 236

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Notes that smaller Member States without a Development Finance Institution are less likely to have the public administration resources to create pathways for private sector investment;

Or. en

Amendment 237

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 b. Calls for any Global Gateway project subject to credible allegations of human rights violations, serious environmental damage, lack of consent or significant concerns regarding conflict sensitivity to be automatically suspended pending an independent and transparent review, and for any disbursement or guarantee to be suspended until corrective measures are agreed with the parties concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 238

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 b. Recalls that while the EU’s own targets and policy rhetoric often fail to align with its spending practice, the persistent gap between commitments and spending practice becomes even more concerning given that at the same time Global Gateway loans to upper-middle income strategic partners increased by 23% in 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Recalls that the Global Gateway is not a stand-alone financial instrument but a diplomatic and communication framework bringing together the external investment efforts of the EU and the Member States; underlines that its strength lies in projecting a unified strategic narrative rather than creating new layers of regulation; stresses that its current presentation remains fragmented and duplicative, and calls for a clearer, more coherent and better promoted strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 240

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes that the Commission proposal for the new Global Europe instrument fails to include any substantive codifying provisions on the Global Gateway; states Parliament’s willingness as co-legislator to come up with proposals that slash funding, impose strict conditionality requiring beneficiary states to assist in the return of migrants from Europe and incentivizing action that limits migratory pressure on Europe;

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Amendment 241

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Udo Bullmann, Marta Temido, Javi López, Sandra Gómez López, Cecilia Strada, Murielle Laurent, Robert Biedroń, Christophe Clergeau, Marit Maij, Leire Pajín, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes that the Commission proposal for the new Global Europe instrument fails to include any substantive codifying provisions on the Global Gateway and considers it as a missed opportunity to codify the Global Gateway Initiative in the new MFF; states Parliament’s willingness as co-legislator to come up with clarifying proposals;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Takes note that the Global Gateway Strategy is built on the NDICI-Global Europe regulation; notes that the Commission proposal for the new Global Europe instrument fails to include any substantive codifying provisions on the Global Gateway; states Parliament’s willingness as co-legislator to come up with clarifying proposals;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Recalls that Global Gateway is partly funded by the EU development budget, whose primary objective is to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Points to studies and investigations showing disproportionate profits made by EU companies compared to companies in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Underlines that public-private partnerships can complement but must not replace ODA for human development, as this risks undermining its quality, its focus on poverty, and concessionality; cautions that over-reliance on public-private partnerships can lead to stronger reliance on sovereign loans and an explicit preference for the EU private sectors over the development of partner countries’ SMEs;

Or. en

Amendment 246

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Recalls the Parliament’s strong role in shaping the EU’s economic, climate, digital, trade and competitiveness policies; highlights that the current governance of Global Gateway does not allow Parliament to fully deploy its legislative expertise, and exercise its scrutiny duties and parliamentary diplomacy possibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 247

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 c. Underlines the importance of labour rights and decent work standards, ensuring that development cooperation contributes to fair working conditions, especially in public-private sector partnerships;

Or. en

Amendment 248

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects and local effects, including their social outcomes quality employment creation, education outcomes, transfer of knowledge and the environmental impact of projects, as well as the degree and success of the involvement of both European and local companies; supports in this regard the Inequality Marker as a valuable instrument for measuring and mainstreaming the fight against inequalities and ensuring that the poorest 40 % of a population benefit from a project; calls on the Commission to extend it to Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 249

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes using indicators such as job creation, social inclusion and gender balance, in line with global social and human capital related objectives, such as the Sustainable Development Goals and the Gender Action Plan III; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies, and the establishment of supply and value chains, innovation gains, resilience and economic added value in both partner countries and the EU; highlights that investments in female empowerment and human development are not only in line with EU values but also economically profitable;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes, notably in terms of decent job creation, environmental outcomes, their long-term sustainability, as well as their substantial contribution to poverty eradication; to this end, stresses its strong support to the extension and systematic use of the EU inequality marker across all external action instruments and programmes; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies, and their investments' alignment with partner countries' national and regional priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies; notes that security is an important principle for the Global Gateway partnerships, and welcomes every project designed to strengthen the cooperation on security and justice, such as the ones providing technical assistance, training and good practices to combat illegal migration, drug trafficking and transnational organised crime;

Or. en

Amendment 252

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social and environmental outcomes; emphasises the importance of local ownership and local manufacturing moving up the value chain through value added in-country; reiterates the importance of local authority involvement in the implementation of Global Gateway; insists on monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies; considers that such assessments should be public, conducted by independent bodies, and include indicators on human-rights compliance, gender equality, decent work, debt sustainability, and distributional effects on local economies;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for rigorous, independent measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes, effect on migratory pressure, with all aid tied strictly to recipient countries work toward halting illegal migration; welcomes European companies' involvement where it can reduce payment pressure for taxpayers enabling drastic funding reductions;

Or. en

Amendment 255

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social and ecological outcomes as well as their financial and economic sustainability; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European as well as local companies and civil society;

Or. en

Amendment 256

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 257

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes and their impact on migration flows; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies;

Or. de

Amendment 258

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their social outcomes and their broader geopolitical consequences; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies;

Or. pl

Amendment 259

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects, both for the EU and its Member States, and locally, including their social outcomes; calls for monitoring of the degree and success of the involvement of European companies;

Or. fi

Amendment 260

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 261

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Calls for effective measurement of the impact of Global Gateway projects locally, including their economic and social outcomes; recommends monitoring the degree and success of the involvement of European companies;

Or. en

Amendment 262

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Stresses that the Global Gateway must be transparent in its planning process and have clear mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating its impact, including transparent financial monitoring; calls in this regard, for the strengthening of rigorous evidence-based frameworks and indicators to assess the distributional impact of Global Gateway projects on local communities; urges the broadest application of the I-Marker, notably with regard to Global Gateway, which should at all times comply with a rights-based approach and be linked to human development indicators; welcomes the creation of a Commission webpage with information on existing Global Gateway initiatives, and calls on the Commission to publish further details, including the results of consultations with local authorities and civil society from both regions, as well as information on compliance with the SDGs and the priorities of both the EU and the partner countries, with benchmarks and indicators;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Stresses that Global Gateway must be driven by evidence and measurable results; calls on the Commission to collect, standardise and regularly publish detailed and comparable statistics on the implementation of Global Gateway, including, inter alia, the share of procurement and contracts awarded to EU and non-EU companies, the volume and sectoral distribution of private investment mobilised from each Member State and the main economic and social benefits generated both in partner countries and in the Union; underlines that such data are essential to assess the real level of ‘European content’ in Global Gateway projects and to ensure value for money for EU taxpayers;

Or. en

Amendment 264

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Underlines that the EU has been implementing development finance and guarantee-based investment operations well before the launch of the Global Gateway in 2021, including through the EFSD+;

Or. en

Amendment 265

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 b. Stresses that gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls must be systematically integrated into Global Gateway, in line with the Gender Action Plan III commitment to mainstream gender across all areas of external action; calls on the Commission to ensure that at least 85 % of Global Gateway projects contribute to gender equality and women's rights and empowerment; underlines that investing in gender equality, women-led SMEs and ensuring women’s participation in project governance is not only a reflection of the Union’s fundamental values but also enhances the effectiveness, sustainability and profitability of investments;

Or. en

Amendment 266

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries;

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms which comply with the relevant EU guidelines, including NDICI-GE when directly funded under it, and which should demand the highest environmental and human rights due diligence norms and include all relevant local actors - including local communities and civil society - into the decision making process from the design stage onwards; stresses the need for evidence of key performance indicators and a consistent set of metrics to track project outputs, outcomes and impacts, including on contributions to the SDGs, gender equality, reduction and eradication of poverty and the impact of Team Europe interventions, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local positive development impacts and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 267

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, ex-ante impact assessments with a view to ensuring additionality of resources, compliance with human rights standards and equality criteria, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society, as well as contributing positively to the green transition and climate adaptation; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries as well as clear development additionality; recalls that the respect of the additionality principle is crucial to prevent the displacement of public or private investments, especially in a context of budgetary constraints and severe cuts in development aid;

Or. en

Amendment 268

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the impact of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities, including on women and those most disadvantaged, decent job creation and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to provide necessary resources to effectively monitor and evaluate the impact of the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive development impacts for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for sustainable and inclusive businesses such as cooperatives and social enterprises, SMEs and communities in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 269

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; takes note of concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries; stresses, therefore, the need for consolidated efforts to simultaneously improve the investment climate at local and national levels of partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 270

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 271

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and local communities in partner countries and risks of negative social, environmental and economic impacts where transparency and accountability are inadequate;

Or. en

Amendment 272

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have positive effects on the local economy and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 273

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 274

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for improved transparency, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and regular reporting about the status of implementation of strategic Global Gateway projects; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 275

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for significant improvements in transparency, responsible use of tax revenues, democratic accountability and information, robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, and evidence about the benefits of Global Gateway projects for local enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), local communities and the workforce in partner countries; invites the Commission to monitor the projects and publish such evidence to ensure that Global Gateway projects have local ‘trickle-down’ and positive knock-on effects for wider segments of society; echoes concerns from studies and investigations on external investments sometimes finding limited evidence of local benefits including for SMEs and communities in partner countries;

Or. fi

Amendment 276

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Calls for full transparency, national democratic accountability, independent audits, and evidence of benefits for European interests first; demands proof that projects contribute to enforcing migration controls and actions to enable returns of migrants; invites the Commission to publish evidence that aid has contributed to these goals; echoes concerns over wasted and ineffective funding;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Notes with concern that Global Gateway projects do not systematically integrate decent work, labour rights or SDG8-related objectives into their design, despite the commitments set out in the NDICI regulation; recalls that the assessment of 18 Action Documents reveals significant gaps in the inclusion of employment impacts, labour standards and related indicators, with only a minority of projects providing even limited references to decent work or job creation; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure that SDG8, decent work principles and ILO core labour standards are fully incorporated into programming, project formulation and monitoring frameworks, including through the use of mandatory employment-related indicators and structured consultations with trade unions and social partners;

Or. en

Amendment 278

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Stresses that gender equality and the rights and empowerment of women and girls must be systematically integrated into Global Gateway, in line with the Gender Action Plan III commitment to mainstream gender across all areas of external action; calls on the Commission to ensure that at least 85 % of Global Gateway projects contribute to gender equality and women's rights and empowerment; underlines that investing in gender equality is not only a reflection of the Union’s fundamental values but also enhances the effectiveness, sustainability and profitability of investments;

Or. en

Amendment 279

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 280

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Calls on the Commission to provide detailed information on private sector investment mobilised under the Global Gateway, including clear evidence of the leverage effect of EU guarantees, financial instruments and blended finance; stresses that with such transparency it is possible to assess whether a project delivers on its stated objective of mobilising significant private capital for sustainable and strategic projects;

Or. en

Amendment 281

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 b. Expresses concern at the lack of transparency and accountability surrounding Global Gateway flagship projects, as highlighted by the ITUC Global Gateway Report’s findings on missing or incomplete Action Documents, unclear financial flows under the EFSD+, weak monitoring frameworks and the practical impossibility of assessing how flagship projects contribute to decent work or SDG8;

Or. en

Amendment 282

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Regrets that the preference laid down in Article 12(2) of the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation for joint programming and implementation between the Commission and the Member States has not been successful, and has been replaced by looser Team Europe cooperation; asks that this joint programming imperative be integrated in the future Global Europe instrument and adequately implemented, as consistently requested by stakeholders;

9. Considers that the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) model provides a relatively effective and responsive framework for cooperation, allowing the Member States to contribute in the areas in which they have the most experience or are best suited, while preserving overall coherence; calls on the Commission to strengthen the coordination and visibility of TEIs, ensuring that they deliver tangible results; underlines that this coordination must also cover trade and investment policies, involving, where relevant, the Commission’s Directorate-General for Trade and national export promotion agencies;

Or. en

Amendment 283

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Regrets the failure of the joint programming requirement under Article 12(2) of the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation and its replacement by the less binding Team Europe framework; insists that all assistance shall be conditioned on concrete action to reduce illegal migration to Europe; asks that the Commission verify that recipient states demonstrate sustained efforts to deliver on these goals; prohibits any funding for projects that increase migratory pressure on Europe; calls for substantial reductions in aid allocations unless these goals can be met;

Or. en

Amendment 284

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Regrets that the concept of joint programming between the Commission and the Member States, as envisaged in Article 12(2) of the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation has not delivered the expected results; underlines the need to focus on the more relevant Team Europe approach; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the Team Europe framework, including a detailed report on all Team Europe Initiatives, providing information on their current status of progress, the actors involved and the financing of the main development outcomes.

Or. en

Amendment 285

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 286

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 287

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Believes that the cornerstone of the Global Gateway's success lies in its engagement with the genuine needs of partner countries; urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure that projects implemented in the remit of the Global Gateway are co-designed with partner countries’ stakeholders, aligned with national and regional priorities and implemented transparently; stresses the importance of combining policy dialogue, investment, development cooperation and diplomatic engagement to maximise strategic coherence and long-term impact; recalls equally that investments under the Global Gateway must go hand in hand with accountability, transparency and parliamentary oversight;

Or. en

Amendment 288

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Stresses that the European Parliament, as the Union’s only directly democratically elected institution, must be duly consulted on the overall programming lines of Global Gateway; underlines Parliament’s crucial scrutiny role, including enhanced parliamentary oversight of project identification, selection and implementation, as well as systematic evaluation of results and impact; emphasises that Parliament must play a central role in ensuring that Global Gateway investments are fully aligned with EU values, development objectives and sustainability standards.

Or. en

Amendment 289

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Notes with concern that climate and environmental impacts of Global Gateway operations remain largely untracked, untraceable, and not subject to any binding, standardised assessment prior to funding decisions; calls on the Commission to systematically apply the ‘Do No Significant Harm’ (DNSH) principle across all Global Gateway investments—grants, blending, guarantees and loans—and to ensure that project design includes robust environmental and social screening aligned with the EU Taxonomy and the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Or. en

Amendment 290

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Calls for the establishment of a regular and structured strategic review mechanism for the implementation of the Global Gateway, in order to ensure that its objectives, priorities and geographical focus remain relevant, coherent and aligned with the Union’s external action goals, development priorities and evolving geopolitical context;

Or. en

Amendment 291

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Calls on the Member States to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the Team Europe framework, including Team Europe Initiatives, providing information on their current status of progress, the actors involved and the financing of the main development outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 292

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. calls for regular multi-stakeholder consultations, particularly before and after each EU-CELAC summit, between local governments and civil society in the LAC region, in all phases of initiative design, implementation and oversight;

Or. en

Amendment 293

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Calls on the Commission to better align the Global Gateway initiative with domestic initiatives such as the Competitiveness Agenda, the European Green Deal or the Digital Decade;

Or. en

Amendment 294

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 b. Stresses that improving the visibility and communication of EU-funded Global Gateway projects is essential to demonstrate the Union’s added value, ensure accountability to citizens in Europe and partner countries; underlines the crucial role of EU Delegations in this process and the need to strengthen their capacities, rather than reducing them, to ensure effective coordination and implementation of Global Gateway initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 295

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 b. Requests that the European Commission ensures the alignment of Global Gateway investments and EU financial instruments for international and development cooperation with the objectives of the Bi-regional Pact for Care, by dedicating a specific investment window for social and care infrastructure that puts its focus on the most vulnerable populations;

Or. en

Amendment 296

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the Team Europe framework, including a detailed report on all Team Europe Initiatives, providing information on their current status of progress, the actors involved and the financing of the main development outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 297

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering a sustainable, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives; reminds that Global Gateway is primarily private-sector driven; accordingly, underlines that the current project portfolio disproportionately favours middle-income countries; stresses that without a strong and explicit focus on tackling inequalities, infrastructure projects risk exacerbating existing disparities rather than reducing them; insists that the Global Gateway should always adhere to fundamental EU values, including respect for human rights, good governance, democracy and transparency, and environmental sustainability;

Or. en

Amendment 298

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives; stresses that the initiative should also resonate with European citizens and taxpayers, who are entitled to see clear evidence of the concrete benefits in terms of economic opportunities, trade, technological leadership, supply-chain security and Europe’s global influence, from the hundreds of billions of euro mobilised;

Or. en

Amendment 299

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives; stresses that coordination with international institutions, private sector involvement and tailored strategic communication, including in recipient countries, are essential for the instrument to reach the desired scale;

Or. en

Amendment 300

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives; regrets the full alignment of the Global Gateway with the UN’s 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the Paris Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 301

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for full transparency, national democratic accountability, independent audits, and evidence of benefits for European interests first; demands proof that projects contribute to enforcing migration controls and actions to enable returns of migrants; invites the Commission to publish evidence that aid has contributed to these goals; echoes concerns over wasted and ineffective funding;

Or. en

Amendment 302

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives; recalls the important partnership between the Global Gateway and the Italian Mattei Plan for transformative investments in Africa;

Or. en

Amendment 303

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable, climate-neutral, transparent, respectful of fundamental, economic and social rights and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 304

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 305

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the EU to strengthen its strategic position, partnerships and global credibility by offering, through the Global Gateway, a sustainable human-development centred, transparent and democratic alternative to competing infrastructure initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 306

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 307

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Insists that the Global Gateway should always be aligned with fundamental EU values, including respect for human rights, good governance, democracy and transparency, and environmental sustainability in line with the EU’s development effectiveness principles; urges the EU and its Member States to ensure that investments made under the Global Gateway framework include stringent due diligence processes;

Or. en

Amendment 308

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Stresses that strategic investments in EU’s neighbourhood can play a crucial role in supporting democratic transformation, strengthening rule of law, and advancing the European perspective of candidate and potential candidate countries; emphasises the need for such investments to counter the malign influence of Russia, China and other actors in these regions;

Or. en

Amendment 309

Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Underlines that geostrategic considerations should be integrated into the Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) agenda of the EU, as driving principles for Global Gateway to ensure a truly joined-up geo-economic-development approach, better combining development finance, trade, and investment promotion;

Or. en

Amendment 310

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Points out that the Global Gateway must not lead to a reorientation of European development policy towards purely transactional agreements; underlines that the initiative should reinforce a rules-based multilateral order and avoid engaging in deal-making that exploits power asymmetries;

Or. en

Amendment 311

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 b. Stresses the importance for Global Gateway initiatives to actively contribute to creating enabling environments that provide conditions for solid democratic development in partner countries including by fighting corruption, strengthening democratic governance and supporting accountable institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 c. Underscores that European investments should therefore be accompanied by structural efforts to reinforce the rule of law, transparency and civic participation, to ensure the sustainability, equity and genuine impact of the projects financed;

Or. en

Amendment 313

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 d. Warns about potential further detrimental environmental and human rights impacts, and the risk of exacerbating inequality and conflict in fragile contexts;

Or. en

Amendment 314

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 e. Stresses that large infrastructure projects such as hybrid powerplants, hydrogen projects, lithium mining, data centres, port expansions, airports and transport corridors might have damaging environmental impacts, which should be controlled, accounted for and mitigated; cautions that projects within the extraction industry may have serious exacerbating influence in contexts of armed conflict and political instability;

Or. en

Amendment 315

Charles Goerens, Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu, Abir Al-Sahlani, Barry Andrews, Anna-Maja Henriksson

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Invites the Commission to design Global Gateway projects to ensure strong complementarity with initiatives promoting a rules-based international order and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions; ensuring complementarity with the UN system, the International Financial Institutions and regional organisations; stresses that EU visibility must not come at the expense of multilateral coordination;

Or. en

Amendment 316

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects, although there should be no risk of the projects being seen as redundant, or of them being exploited by ill-intentioned recipients;

Or. sv

Amendment 317

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Invites the Commission to design Global Gateway projects to ensure strong complementarity with initiatives promoting a rules-based international order and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions; Global Gateway projects should also be designed to decrease migrationary pressures out of partner countries

Or. en

Amendment 318

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Calls on the Commission to design Global Gateway projects to ensure strong complementarity with initiatives promoting a rules-based international order, notably regarding human rights and democracy, high environmental, social and governance standards and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions;

Or. en

Amendment 319

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Invites the Commission to design Global Gateway projects to ensure strong complementarity with initiatives preventing hostile states from increasing their global influence and promoting a rules-based international order and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions;

Or. fi

Amendment 320

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Calls on the Commission to design Global Gateway projects in ways that to ensure strong complementarity and convergence with initiatives promoting human rights and high environmental, social and governance standards and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions;

Or. en

Amendment 321

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Calls on the Commission to design Global Gateway projects in ways that ensure strong complementarity and convergence with initiatives promoting human rights and high environmental, social and governance standards and multilateralism in the face of bloc formation and increased tensions;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the importance of synergy of Global Gateway projects with FTAs and the EU’s FTA negotiations with third countries; believes that respect for the multilateral trading order should be a precondition for the selection of Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 323

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Urges that Global Gateway projects be limited in scope, receive minimum financing, and align with bilateral national priorities such as reduced migratory pressure or increased returns;

Or. en

Amendment 324

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Stresses that the Global Gateway is not directed against any third country, but aims to create and strengthen a web of trusted connectivity among partners and to offer credible alternatives to those seeking to diversify their relations and address concrete development needs, including by supporting them in reducing dependencies on unreliable providers; underlines that the initiative inevitably carries a competitive dimension in a more geopolitical world, while reflecting the EU’s commitment to a rules-based multilateral order and to partnerships grounded principles, such as equality, mutual trust, sustainability; notes that these principles are incompatible with actors that use connectivity as a means to further hegemonic goals and promote authoritarian norms; stresses that the Global Gateway retains an open and inclusive character and is designed to engage all partners willing to uphold these principles;

Or. en

Amendment 325

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Recalls that the priority given to the immediate neighbourhood in the implementation of the Global Gateway initiative, for example in the form of projects linking Central Asia to Europe via the South Caucasus, must not be abandoned, particularly in light of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the new prospects it brings for both countries, the region and the European Union; stresses that infrastructure projects, including digital infrastructure, and the energy sector in the South Caucasus require particular attention and support from the EU in order to promote the development of this region, which has been neglected in terms of growth and investment due to protracted conflict, and is also under constant pressure from regional players seeking to exploit its potential in a manner contrary to the interests of the Union;

Or. pl

Amendment 326

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Stresses that no funding under Global Gateway should result in human rights violations; asks that the Commission and all implementing partners monitor, both ex ante and ex post, the compliance of Global Gateway projects with EU and international human rights legislation; calls for mechanisms to be set up to that end;

Or. en

Amendment 327

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Welcomes the draft Memorandum of Understanding on a Clean Trade and Investment Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of South Africa as well as the Memorandum of Understanding between the two sides establishing a strategic Partnership on sustainable minerals and metals value chains as pilot partnerships in mutual interest promoting sustainable development and trade bilaterally, enabling better regional integration and contributing to the global goal of achieving the SDGs with combined efforts; invites the Commission to foster broad stakeholder involvement from businesses, especially SMEs, trade unions, civil society and local communities; underscores its willingness to strengthen parliament to parliament collaboration, to properly scrutinize the ongoing implementation and to contribute to building a people to people partnership as the basis for further mutual success;

Or. en

Amendment 328

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 329

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that the EU’s external action is too often perceived as being used to export its values rather than to build genuine partnerships; calls for a more pragmatic and transactional Global Gateway focused on respect, development, mutual interests and reciprocity; underlines that the participation of partner countries in the EU’s projects should be conditional on their credible cooperation with the EU in tackling cross-border challenges that directly affect trade and investment stability, including organised crime, money laundering, trafficking networks and illegal migration; warns that the excessive promotion or imposition of EU values may be counterproductive in some settings and risk being perceived by partners as paternalistic or neocolonial;

Or. en

Amendment 330

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs, taking into account that Official Development Assistance (ODA) must remain focused on the reduction of poverty and inequalities; insists that investments comply with high social and environmental standards and contribute to local value chains; accordingly, calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects; calls on the EU to earmark 5% of Global Gateway projects to democracy support, strengthening of the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development;

Or. en

Amendment 331

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Reminds that the fundamental principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), enshrined in Article 208(1) TFEU, obliges the EU and its Member States to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all policies that are likely to affect developing countries; calls in this regard for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common development, foreign and security policy and the realisation of all SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future Conclusion (Pact for the Future); calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as mandatory cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 332

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law and human rights as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects; recalls that any financial support by the EU should be strictly linked to the compliance of the recipient country in terms of respect to human rights and fundamental freedoms in order to prevent the EU from financing dictatorial regimes; demands that human rights violations by a recipient country should immediately trigger the termination of all financial support;

Or. en

Amendment 333

Gabriel Mato, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects; highlights the strategic position of the Outermost Regions, as European territories where the impacts of Global Gateway can be felt most directly in terms of regional prosperity, migration flows and security;

Or. en

Amendment 334

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; stresses, in this regard, that Global Gateway should reinforce cooperation with likeminded partners across the world, and that projects should be compatible with the strategic interests of the Union; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 335

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, while making efforts to ensure that the countries that the Global Gateway cooperates with treat the EU as a partner and ally, especially in multilateral fora;

Or. sv

Amendment 336

Dan Barna, Hilde Vautmans, Urmas Paet, Engin Eroglu, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects; stresses the importance of the Global Gateway in the EU's material contribution to the development of international green and tech standards;

Or. en

Amendment 337

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, good governance, anti-corruption measures, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. pl

Amendment 338

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy, migration policies and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 339

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of conditionality and its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. fi

Amendment 340

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and the SDGs; calls for the EU to make greater use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 341

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Calls for more effective alignment between the Global Gateway and EU common foreign and security policy; calls for the EU to make use of its normative strength, embedding democracy, the rule of law, human rights, peacekeeping, religious freedom and the fight against human trafficking as cornerstones of all Global Gateway projects;

Or. de

Amendment 342

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Emphasises that the effectiveness of the Global Gateway depends on its responsiveness to the real priorities of partner countries; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to ensure that Global Gateway initiatives are designed jointly with local stakeholders, integrated in national and regional development strategies of partner countries in line with the principle of country ownership; highlights the need to link policy dialogue, investment, development cooperation and diplomatic action in order to ensure strategic coherence and lasting impact;

Or. en

Amendment 343

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12a. Emphasises the need for Global Gateway projects to include children’s rights across the board as part of the Union’s fundamental principles, in line with democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development, guaranteeing protection from exploitation and child labour, as well as programmes that improve access to education, healthcare and social protection;

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Amendment 344

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. highlights that the Global Gateway contributes to strengthening stability and security in partner countries, which is essential for addressing the drivers of irregular migration and forced displacement;

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Amendment 345

Engin Eroglu, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

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Amendment 346

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a genuine, sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative; expresses concern that projects financed under the Global Gateway may be implemented by Chinese companies, which is significant not only in terms of weakening the EU's visibility, but also in terms of effectively strengthening the presence of Chinese companies in beneficiary countries at the expense of European taxpayers and entrepreneurs; calls for assurances that contractors and subcontractors involved in Global Gateway projects are not directly or indirectly owned, controlled or in any way linked to entities controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, thereby preventing the expansion of China's presence at the expense of the Union's capabilities and protecting the integrity of EU norms and standards;

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Amendment 347

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a tool for affirming and promoting the values, the fundamental principles and interests of the Union worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union's external action, as set out in Article 3(5) and Articles 8 and 21 TEU, so as to contribute to the reduction and, ultimately, the eradication of poverty, to consolidate, support and promote democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, it shall be driven further by a conflict-sensitive approach and promote sustainable development and the fight against climate change;

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Amendment 348

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, grounded in shared listening, mutual respect and high standards; stresses that EU financing should prioritise projects with significant European participation, ensuring that public funds do not support foreign competitors or projects that bring no direct strategic or economic benefit to the EU; underlines that Global Gateway investments must generate returns for both partner countries and the EU, particularly in the areas of trade, technology transfer and industrial cooperation;

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Amendment 349

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative; is strongly concern about the findings regarding Global Gateway projects allegedly being implemented by Chinese state-linked companies in direct conflict with the interests of the Member States; calls for the removal of all Chinese state-linked companies involved in Global Gateway projects;

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Amendment 350

Dan Barna, Urmas Paet, Hilde Vautmans, Engin Eroglu, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative; stresses that the Global Gateway's trademark and unique added value consists in mutually-beneficial cooperation, notably in increasing supply chain resilience and bringing the partners up value chains through skills and technology transfer;

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Amendment 351

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Reaffirms that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and SDGs must guide all EU partnerships with third countries; calls on the EU to align Global Gateway with Agenda 2030 and the associated SDGs, the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, making it a core principle for its implementation;

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Amendment 352

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to the aggresive and short-sighted initiatives by malign actors such as China and Russia, whose support has often proven to have high negative effects in the long-run, including huge debt dependency

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Amendment 353

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised; stresses the need for Global Gateway investments to help close infrastructure and inequality gaps, including those related to digital and energy poverty, particularly in rural and peripheral areas;

14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised, not least so that the EU improves its ability to reduce its dependence on China and other undemocratic actors; stresses the need for Global Gateway investments to help close infrastructure and inequality gaps, including those related to digital and energy poverty, particularly in rural and peripheral areas;

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Amendment 354

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls for the Global Gateway to be promoted effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Russia’s malign influence in Africa;

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Amendment 355

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

13. Calls on the Commission to promote the Global Gateway effectively and rapidly as a alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative;

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Amendment 356

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. stresses that the Global Gateway can help strengthen partners’ resilience to terrorism, extremism, migrant smuggling and other forms of cross-border organised crime; calls on the Commission to incorporate into infrastructure projects, where appropriate, elements to support security, border management and the fight against the financing of terrorism, especially in sensitive regions such as the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa and the Western Balkans;

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Amendment 357

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. is concerned by reports that a number of Global Gateway projects are being implemented by Chinese companies in direct violation of the initiative’s objective of presenting an alternative to the Belt an Road Initiative, creating genuine national value in partner countries; calls, therefore, for an immediate investigation of involvement of all Chinese companies in Global Gateway;

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Amendment 358

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Calls on the Commission to implement such eligibility criteria for companies taking part in Global Gateway projects so that European and like-minded third-country companies in the projects would always hold a majority in the projects concerned;

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