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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 359

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in renewable energy, critical raw materials and the green transition that prioritise domestic and regional markets and provide universal access to electricity, while maintaining Do No Significant Harm principle and preventing expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure; 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; underlines that Global Gateway projects in these areas should focus on promoting decentralised renewable energy systems, with community management and rooted in local territories, on small-scale projects that target those most disadvantaged, and on supporting the cooperative and social economy; underlines in addition that the Global Gateway must foresee specific and binding technical and financial assistance commitments on the sharing of knowledge, technology and skills to contribute to partner countries’ local beneficiation objectives;

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Amendment 360

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 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy, critical raw materials and the green transition to be designed primarily for domestic and regional markets rather than export, and for poverty and inequalities reduction, ensuring that benefits associated with renewable energy and mineral production, such as revenue and jobs, are felt by local communities and producer countries; underlines that Global Gateway projects in these areas should focus on promoting decentralised renewable energy systems, with community management and rooted in local territories, on small-scale projects that target those furthest behind, and on supporting the cooperative and social economy; points out that to present a better offer to partner countries, the Global Gateway must foresee specific and binding technical and financial assistance commitments on the sharing of knowledge, technology and skills to contribute to partner countries’ local beneficiation objectives;

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Amendment 361

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised; including in renewable energy networks, clean hydrogen corridors, and sustainable transport, thereby strengthening both global sustainable development and the Union’s energy autonomy; further calls for enhanced digital sovereignty and secure connectivity, while promoting democratic digital standards at the global level; stresses the need for Global Gateway investments to benefit domestic and regional markets 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 362

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials, human development 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; calls for these gaps to be identified by partner countries in consultation with local communities; Stresses that these projects must come with high added local value and given their sensitivity require robust social and environmental safeguards as well as democratic and independent monitoring and scrutiny;

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Amendment 363

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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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; underlines that well-designed trade and transport infrastructure is a key enabler of economic integration and job creation, allowing partner countries to trade more effectively and lift their populations out of poverty, while simultaneously strengthening secure and diversified supply chains for the EU;

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Amendment 364

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised; highlights that these investments need to be accompanied by adequate and tailored investments in human capital, as to maximise economic and social returns; 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 365

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised in the interest of, consultation with, and agreement of local communities and indigenous peoples; 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 366

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and that small scale nuclear power shall be favoured over other sources for electrical power, in order to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future;

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Amendment 367

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and the green transition to be prioritised and open to local enterprises or civil society 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 368

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in digital communication, 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;

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Amendment 369

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials, migration management and security 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;

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Amendment 370

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and illegal migration deterrence 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;

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Amendment 371

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

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14. Calls for investments in energy security, critical raw materials and border security 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;

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Amendment 372

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Notes that the EU is making significant investments in Namibia's green hydrogen sector through its Global Gateway initiative to secure exports for its own energy transition; takes the view that the EU should support the development of a green hydrogen value chain on the condition that it brings equal social and economic benefits to the partner country, notably in terms of sharing of knowledge and transfer of technology, the training and re-skilling of the local population, job creation, the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate industrial activities and access to cleaner mobility and energy;

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Amendment 373

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Notes the predominance of projects involving solar energy, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, and stresses that although solar energy is a cost-effective solution to Africa’s energy shortfall, it reinforces China’s dominant position in the global solar supply chain and worsens the continent’s dependency on China; suggests that Global Gateway projects in renewable energy should promote European businesses that can demonstrate ‘European content’ in their supply chains, to reduce external dependencies for both the EU and partner countries and to help scale up European domestic production;

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Amendment 374

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Underlines the strategic importance of enhancing connectivity between Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia through targeted investments in transport, energy and digital infrastructure to secure global supply chains; notes that the Black Sea region serves as a crucial connection and pivotal hub for these trans-regional links; calls for the Commission to mobilise targeted investments in the Black Sea region through Global Gateway to reinforce regional resilience and integration with the EU;

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Amendment 375

Davor Ivo Stier

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Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Stresses the strategic importance of Latin America in achieving the Global Gateway’s objectives of sustainable growth and innovation; emphasises that enhanced EU–Latin America cooperation on critical raw materials, renewable hydrogen and cutting-edge technologies will help diversify supply chains and reduce external dependencies, while delivering mutual economic and environmental benefits under high sustainability standards;

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Amendment 376

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14a. Calls, furthermore, for infrastructure and services funded under the Global Gateway to be required to meet the principles of universal accessibility and design for all to ensure that infrastructure does not create new barriers and encourages the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in the most vulnerable settings;

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Amendment 377

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Calls for an explicit exclusion of all Global Gateway investments in fossil-fuel extraction, transportation, refining, or related infrastructures, including gas pipelines, LNG terminals, and upstream fossil exploration; recalls that such investments contradict EU climate commitments and expose partner countries to stranded-asset risks;

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Amendment 378

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14a. Underlines that Global Gateway investments must give particular priority to the Union's critical neighbouring regions, such as the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, through projects that strengthen regional stability, energy diversification, migration management and security;

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Amendment 379

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Stresses that green energy investments under Global Gateway must be conflict-sensitive and grounded in principles of just and transparent resource governance, particularly where the extraction of critical raw materials is involved;

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Amendment 380

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

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14 a. Stresses that growing water insecurity is starting to pose a major threat to economic growth perspectives in partner countries, suggests that Global Gateway includes water projects and policies;

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Amendment 381

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

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14 b. Calls on the EU to ensure that the energy projects developed in the remit of Global Gateway do not lead to the displacement of communities and human rights violations notably of indigenous people who live on those lands; recalls that traditional communal rights have a weak legal status, thereby increasing the risk of land grabbing; against this background, urges the EU and its partner countries to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UNDRIP and ILO Convention 169 and to comply with the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent;

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Amendment 382

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

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14 b. Underlines that the first EU–Central Asia Summit was held in April 2025, during which the EU launched a EUR 12 billion Global Gateway investment package for Central Asia, and that the EIB and the EBRD have additionally committed substantial funding for sustainable transport and water-management initiatives; stresses that these commitments must be fully respected and implemented swiftly, with reduced bureaucracy and streamlined procedures in order to remain competitive and enhance the EU’s strategic engagement and economic presence in the region;

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Amendment 383

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

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14 b. Expresses concern about the participation of Chinese firms, including SOEs, in projects funded by various European actors under the Global Gateway, which reinforces the dependency of both the EU and its partner countries on Chinese contractors and products; suggests that the EIB and the EBRD integrate the principles of Regulation (EU) 2022/2560 to prevent companies from the EU and partner countries from being unfairly outcompeted in calls for tender by subsidised and foreign SOEs;

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Amendment 384

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

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14 b. Emphasises that Global Gateway energy projects should be designed with sufficient flexibility to respond to changing technological and market needs in partner countries; calls on the Commission to include mechanisms for periodic review and, where appropriate, reallocation or adjustment of investments to ensure that projects remain relevant, cost-effective, and aligned with both partner countries’ evolving energy needs;

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Amendment 385

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

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14 b. Stresses that all Global Gateway investments have to be fully aligned with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C pathway and the EU Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, and that projects inconsistent with climate neutrality—such as fossil-fuel expansion—be prohibited from receiving EU or Team Europe support;

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Amendment 386

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

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14 c. Acknowledges that Global Gateway projects linked to energy and digital economy also have negative social and environmental impacts in the Global South, in particular as they rely on mining and the use of raw materials and rare earths, which require large quantities of fresh water and engender water pollution; recalls that Global Gateway shall be climate-neutral; stresses the need to develop a global resource governance system that prioritises sustainability, efficiency and circularity, with a view to reducing global demand for virgin materials;

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Amendment 387

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

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14 c. Notes the strategic importance of the Middle Corridor for the EU as a vital route reducing dependence on traditional corridors, and underlines the need for Global Gateway investments to strengthen interoperable transport, energy and digital connections across and between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea regions, thereby enhancing the EU’s resilience and geopolitical reach;

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Amendment 388

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 c (new)

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14 c. Warns against the misuse of “transition fuel” narratives to justify fossil-gas expansion in Global Gateway; calls for independent assessments to determine whether claimed transition benefits are credible, and for the publication of such assessments before project approval;

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Amendment 389

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 d (new)

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14 d. Calls for the coherence of Global Gateway with the existing EU legislative framework on climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that Global Gateway projects should be fully aligned with the EU’s climate targets, the Paris Agreement and the Do No Significant Harm principle, and should contribute to long-term resilience in partner countries; emphasises that investments under the Global Gateway must prioritise sustainable infrastructure and value chains that respect EU standards, ensuring that sustainability and human rights considerations are embedded across the entire project cycle, from planning to monitoring and evaluation;

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Amendment 390

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 d (new)

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14 d. Considers that “false solutions” such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and biofuels should be excluded from Global Gateway eligible projects;

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Amendment 391

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 e (new)

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14 e. Notes with concern that climate and environmental impacts of Global Gateway operations remain largely untracked; calls on the Commission to establish a mandatory public reporting framework for all Global Gateway projects contributing to climate objectives, requires annual publication of progress reports detailing emissions reductions, adaptation outcomes, and financial allocations toward climate-related investments; calls to ensure full transparency and accessibility of data to partner countries directly or indirectly impacted by the projects, civil society, and EU citizens;

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Amendment 392

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

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Amendment 393

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation; underlines that cooperation with partners must ensure that costs and benefits are shared fairly, preventing the EU from financing less strategic or less profitable components while others capture the returns; emphasises the need for close cooperation with regional organisations, such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Southern African Development Community and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, to align projects with local priorities, strengthen regional connectivity and foster genuine ownership;

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Amendment 394

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation; calls for closer cooperation with like-minded partner countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea;

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Amendment 395

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20, the UN, the OSCE and the Nordic Council, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 396

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation taking into account the priorities including security of the Member States and their needs;

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Amendment 397

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact of Global Gateway on sustainable development and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 398

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact, building trust within local communities, and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 399

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact, improving efficiency and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 400

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for close coordination with like-minded partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 401

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with like-minded partners, including in the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 402

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

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15. Calls for deeper coordination with multilateral partners, including the G7, the G20 and the UN, with a view to maximising the collective impact and ensuring coherent standards, financing and project implementation;

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Amendment 403

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

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15 a. Calls for deeper cooperation with like-minded partners worldwide with a view to building a resilient web of trusted connectivity, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEEC), Japan’s PLACIDA platform; stresses that priorities should include sustainable extraction, processing and trade routes for critical raw materials, resilient and secure communication networks, including data-routing infrastructure, cable landing stations, data centers and other backbone facilities, as well as green infrastructure supporting the ecological transition;

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Amendment 404

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

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15a. Underlines that the promotion of reliable, secure and diversified connectivity routes requires closer cooperation with the EU's strategic partners, particularly with countries sharing the same democratic values and commitments to the rules-based international order; considers that deepening the EU-India partnership within the framework of the Global Gateway can act as a catalyst for strengthening supply chains, digital connectivity and energy security, as well as for promoting stability in the Indo-Pacific;

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Amendment 405

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

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15 a. Deplores the lack of coordination between Team Europe actors and UN agencies; stresses the importance of working closely with multilateral organisations in the design, financing, and implementation of Global Gateway projects; underlines that multilateral partners bring unique technical expertise, global reach, and local presence, which are essential for ensuring that investments are effective, inclusive, and aligned with international standards and the SDGs;

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Amendment 406

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

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15 a. Calls for clarification as to what extent the Global Gateway continues to be fully part of the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) as a shared G7 commitment to support public and private investments in sustainable, inclusive, resilient and quality infrastructure;

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Amendment 407

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

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15 b. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to seek full-partner status for the European Union in the Taiwan–US–Japan–Australia initiated Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF); considers that EU participation in GCTF would enable the systematic integration of Global Gateway priorities, including green and digital infrastructure standards, climate-resilient connectivity and capacity-building for sustainable projects, into GCTF programming; stresses that such a value-driven, practical partnership with regional partners would increase the Global Gateway’s visibility in the Indo-Pacific region; encourage the EEAS and the Commission to consider connectivity projects with Pacific island states and co-investment in partnerships between the EU’s Global Gateway and Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy with a view to fostering trade and political relationships as well as stability in the Indo-Pacific region;

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Amendment 408

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

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15 b. Recognises that sustainable economic development also relies on healthy water and wetland ecosystems, and calls for the systematic integration of a ‘blue dimension’ in Global Gateway investments, including the restoration and protection of rivers, lakes, peatlands and coastal wetlands, which underpin water security, climate resilience and long-term socio-economic development;

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Amendment 409

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 c (new)

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15 c. commends the role and extensive experience of UN agencies in development cooperation; considers that strong and explicit cooperation with UN agencies holds the potential to improve the global presence and perception of the EU in third countries, especially with local communities;

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Amendment 410

Kristoffer Storm

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Paragraph 16

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16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation with the UN; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on the UN’s local knowledge and its role in creating an enabling environment and promoting inclusive development;

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Amendment 411

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

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16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation and coordination with the UN and its agencies ; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on the UN’s local knowledge, technical expertise and its role in creating an enabling environment, ensuring local ownership, promoting inclusive development and supporting partner countries in building resilient systems for health, education, and social protection;

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Amendment 412

Ondřej Kolář

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Paragraph 16

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16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation with the UN and with Civil Society organisations; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on the Civil Society and UN’s local knowledge and their role in creating an enabling environment and promoting inclusive development; for example, Global Gateway green transition projects should be accounted for their contribution to global climate objectives, as set in the Paris Agreement.

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Amendment 413

Dick Erixon

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Paragraph 16

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16. Highlights the need for cooperation with the UN; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to use the UN’s local knowledge and if possible the UN's role in enabling mass-returns;

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Amendment 414

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

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16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation with G-7 countries and for broader cooperation within the UN; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on the UN’s local knowledge and its role in creating an enabling environment and promoting inclusive development;

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Amendment 415

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation with the UN and with CSOs; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on civil society and the UN’s local knowledge and its role in creating an enabling environment for sustainable and inclusive development;

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Amendment 416

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

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16. Highlights the need for continued cooperation with the UN; calls on the Commission and all Global Gateway partners to build on the UN’s local knowledge, risk awareness and its role in creating an enabling environment and promoting inclusive development;

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Amendment 417

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

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Amendment 418

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16 a. Calls for the continued and strengthened promotion of trusted connectivity as the core anchoring principle of the Union’s international partnerships within the Global Gateway; stresses that this concept should be built on a set of clear principles, including the promotion of transparency and accountability, a rules-based and market-driven approach, respect for the sovereignty of partner countries, and the upholding of fundamental liberal democratic values; recalls that achieving a high level of trusted connectivity can only be realised through deepened strategic cooperation with like-minded partners that share these principles;

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Amendment 419

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16 a. Believes that the return of war on the European continent and the severe disruption of supply chains, caused by tariffs, export controls and the increasing use of resources and energy as geopolitical tools by third countries, have radically shifted the environment in which the Global Gateway was originally presented in 2021; suggests that Global Gateway projects should increasingly focus on hard infrastructure and on mutually beneficial projects aimed at alleviating the strategic dependencies of both the EU and partner countries;

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Amendment 420

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

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Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16a. Recognises that regional cooperation initiatives in the Middle East, which promote dialogue, mutual economic development and stabilisation, can significantly enhance the sustainability and resilience of transnational infrastructure projects; stresses that, in this regard, further support for agreements consolidating normalisation and economic cooperation between states in the region contributes to a favourable environment for investment and connectivity under the Global Gateway;

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Amendment 421

Jan Farský, David McAllister

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Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16 a. calls for closer coordination in the scope of the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment with like-minded partner countries worldwide, especially, but not exclusively the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Republic of Korea.

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Amendment 422

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16 a. Calls once more on the EU to constructively engage towards the adoption of the UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights to regulate the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises and to allow victims to seek redress;

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Amendment 423

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Highlights that Global Gateway should support, not dilute, the Union’s development cooperation mandate; calls for the initiative to work in tandem with existing instruments and to maintain coherence with the humanitarian–development–peace nexus;

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Amendment 424

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Stresses that the Global Gateway can only deliver genuine added value and lasting impact if it concentrates on its core strengths, namely the development of high-quality, sustainable, transparent and trusted infrastructure in the digital, energy, transport, health and education sectors, and avoids being overburdened by an excessive broadening of its scope or competencies;

Or. en

Amendment 425

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Calls for a positive, partnership-focused communication of Global Gateway, that includes the clear and transparent communication of the EU’s own interests and priorities, as well as that of partner countries; regrets the persistently low visibility of the “Global Gateway” brand; urges for a well-resourced and coordinated communication strategy focusing on a few high-impact projects (for example the Lobito Corridor) that serve as visible, replicable flagship projects of trusted connectivity; demands in this respect targeted, multilingual campaigns, which include communication on measurable results and local stakeholders, to make these projects the recognizable face of Europe’s offer; calls attention to the positive example of the EU Namibia partnership under Global Gateway, which aims to develop sustainable value chains for renewable hydrogen and critical raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 426

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Development cooperation

Sustainable development cooperation

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Amendment 427

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that while the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally, cuts announced by major EU MS (France, Germany) will have a negative impact for partner countries and hit LDCs and context in fragility the most if no action is taken by the EU and its Member States to increase access to concessional finance for these countries; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development, environmental sustainability, and local decent job creation, as well as reduction of inequalities affecting the most marginalised groups - including persons with disabilities, women and girls, LGBTQI+ people, people on the move, and indigenous people; 18. Stresses that while the EU has a strong track record of untying aid, all the necessary measures should be taken to ensure that the Global Gateway’s focus on investments in European private sector does not undermine EU commitments to untied aid; underlines that keeping ODA untied and favouring investments to European private sector seems counterintuitive as the OECD DAC Recommendations on Untying Aid has at its core an emphasis on local procurement; reminds that not all partner countries are covered by the Recommendation on Untying Aid and therefore there is a real risk that the Global Gateway strategy will result in more informally tied aid for countries outside of the scope of the Recommendations.

Or. en

Amendment 428

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that while the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally, cuts announced by major EU Members States (France, Germany) will have a negative impact for partner countries, notably Least Developed Countries (LDCs); reaffirms the EU’s and Member States commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI on ODA; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation; insists that projects financed in the remit of Global Gateway follow strong social and sustainability standards; calls for the EU to establish appropriate monitoring frameworks in its partnership agreements that allow for assessing their broader impact on SDG performance; calls for mandatory social and environmental impact studies to be systematically conducted;

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Amendment 429

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

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development, environmental and local decent job creation; calls for this political and economic weight to be used to advance a global agenda grounded in social justice, sustainability, and local decent job creation, as well as the reduction of inequalities affecting in particular vulnerable groups;

Or. en

Amendment 430

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 431

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally;

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Amendment 432

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States are the world’s largest providers of ODA; underlines that the EU’s main asset lies in combining access to its single market with an understanding of local realities and needs for human development and employment; emphasises that EU development policy should strengthen trade capacity and promote reciprocal market access, turning aid and investment into mutually beneficial trade that supports industrial growth, job creation and sustainable development in partner countries;

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Amendment 433

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation; stresses that the promotion of European private-sector participation cannot take precedence over the primary objective of poverty eradication and the reduction of inequalities;

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Amendment 434

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation; underlines that the EU must more actively promote its own interests and priorities when engaging in development cooperation with third countries;

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Amendment 435

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Expresses the concern that Global Gateway lacks a clear development mandate; stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation;

Or. en

Amendment 436

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; takes the view that, in the light of this, the benefits that Europe derives from the development assistance it provides should be increased; underlines that the EU has a major asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation;

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Amendment 437

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 438

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Stresses that the EU and its Member States remain the largest providers of ODA globally; underlines that the EU has also a major economic asset in its ability to provide access to an attractive internal market, while being able to understand and respect local realities as well as to respond to needs for human development and local job creation;

Or. en

Amendment 439

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17a. Considers that the Global Gateway can be an important tool to address the root causes of forced and illegal migration, in particular through comprehensive investment frameworks involving European companies in countries of origin; calls on the Commission to combine these projects with enhanced political dialogue to effectively implement readmission agreements, protect borders and fight trafficking networks;

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Amendment 440

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Welcomes the Global Gateway Strategy as an impactful tool for mobilising the funds needed for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and for responding to many partner countries’ interest in private investment and the global integration of local value chains;

Or. en

Amendment 441

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the role of national promotional and investment banks in the implementation of Global Gateway, by enabling them to co-finance strategic projects and to act as intermediaries for EU blended-finance instruments;

Or. en

Amendment 442

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Stresses that the measures should be taken to ensure that the Global Gateway’s focus on investments in European private sector does not undermine EU commitments to untied aid;

Or. en

Amendment 443

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 444

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants; highlights that the diversity of fragile contexts requires tailored approaches and specific financial instruments that foster concerted action among humanitarian, development and peace actors, beyond Global Gateway, with a particular focus on engaging with and empowering local actors, both in decision-making processes and in the implementation of programmes; in this regard, calls on the Commission to urgently present an ambitious strategy with a people-centred approach to fragile contexts, and appropriately adapted, context-specific funding that addresses the interconnected challenges of peace, development, climate action, and humanitarian needs; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, prosperous societies;

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Amendment 445

Erik Marquardt, Isabella Lövin, Nela Riehl

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile and conflict affected contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants, including for LDCs; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, local small-scale agriculture, gender equality and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, inclusive prosperous societies; stresses that Global Gateway should not divert traditional ODA from where it is most needed; underlines that business trips, missions and activities focused on supporting EU corporate interests related to Global Gateway projects should not be financed by the EU development budget;

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Amendment 446

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants, and need a special EU approach and strategy in order to implement peacebuilding; calls for closer and stronger cooperation and coordination between the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European External Action Service and EU delegations in fragile contexts, in order to facilitate discussions and cooperation with relevant actors on the ground and implement the humanitarian-development-peace nexus; underlines that ODA must remain an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture, adequate housing, and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, prosperous societies;

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Amendment 447

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, prosperous societies; recalls that the Global Gateway is distinct from ODA and should remain focused on economically viable, trade-enabling and infrastructure-driven projects that generate lasting growth; recalls that while humanitarian aid is necessary in the short term, sustained development ultimately depends on economic dynamism, trade, investment and the ability of partner countries to build their own productive capacities;

Or. en

Amendment 448

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile contexts and low income countries require dedicated attention and tailored forms types of investment, such as grants; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, local small-scale agriculture, food security, nutrition and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, inclusive and prosperous societies; including through investments in water security, integrated water resources management and wetland restoration, which are essential foundations for community resilience, climate adaptation and inclusive economic opportunities;

Or. en

Amendment 449

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation can continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; advocates making it mandatory to review the added value for donor countries when conducting cost-benefit analyses of such projects;

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Amendment 450

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines the need to undertake significant efficiency measures in EU-funded development assistance; emphasises, however, that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries in contexts where the Global Gateway is not an adequate answer to their needs; stresses that fragile contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, prosperous societies;

Or. fi

Amendment 451

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 452

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Underlines that EU development cooperation must continue to provide support to partner countries; stresses that fragile and conflict-affected contexts require specific attention and types of investment, such as grants; underlines that ODA remains an essential tool for supporting sectors such as healthcare, education, agriculture and social protection, which are prerequisites for stable, prosperous societies;

Or. en

Amendment 453

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 454

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Notes that Global Gateway projects, while respecting the Union's commitments to the sustainable development of partner countries, have the potential to strengthen global preparedness against health threats by supporting the development of prevention, preparedness and response capacities and sustainable local manufacturing and capacity-building initiatives in partner countries, especially low- and middle-income countries, with a view to promoting improved availability of, and equitable access to, vaccines and medical countermeasures in the event of a transnational health emergency;

Or. en

Amendment 455

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Recognises that a significant number of Global Gateway partner countries heavily rely on agriculture as a primary source of income, employment and food security; calls on the Commission to ensure that future strategic reviews and implementation assessments of the Global Gateway take into account the specific needs and development potential of the agricultural sector in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 456

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Expresses concern at the increasing substitution of public grants with financial instruments and guarantees for private investors, despite limited evidence of their effectiveness in delivering inclusive development outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 457

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Stresses that grants remain essential for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, and community-based natural resource management, which often do not attract private investment;

Or. en

Amendment 458

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18a. Calls for development assistance to be made conditional upon recipient countries’ willingness to cooperate in the repatriation of their citizens;

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Amendment 459

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. Expresses serious concern about the risk of excessive reliance on blended finance, which should only be used in a limited manner where there is clear and publicly available evidence that it will not generate negative social or environmental impacts and that the benefits will be equitably distributed;

Or. en

Amendment 460

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the importance of the Global Gateway’s unique 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for the building of an enabling regulatory environment in line with international standards, including ESG and on good governance, due diligence and reducing inequalities as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education, employment and youth and gender equality; recommends that the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach explicitly includes child rights and wellbeing as cross-cutting priorities, ensuring that investments in infrastructure, digital transformation, and climate adaptation also deliver tangible benefits for children;

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Amendment 461

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the potential importance of the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for the building of a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on good governance, corporate due diligence, as well as support for the development of technology, skills and durable education infrastructure; while Global Gateway aims to incentivise private investment, stresses that the setting-up of an enabling environment for business shall in no circumstances be done at the expense of tax governance and domestic resources mobilisation of partner countries and high social and environmental standards; highlights that permanent and sustainable skills and knowledge transfer needs to be of highest priority when working towards systemic change and sustainable development;

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Amendment 462

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Recalls the need to clarify the 360 - degree approach and its application; Underlines the potential importance of this approach, complementing investments with support for the building of a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on good governance, due diligence and tackling inequalities as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education; emphasises that Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach must also encompass the blue dimension, ensuring that investment planning and regulatory support address the protection and sustainable management of water ecosystems as critical natural infrastructure for equitable and climate-resilient economic progress.

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Amendment 463

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the importance of the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for strengthening the rule of law in partner countries, including anti-corruption measures, the building of an enabling and a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on good governance, as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education as well as accountable institutions; ensuring the genuine impact of EU financed projects and alignment with fundamental EU values;

Or. en

Amendment 464

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the importance of the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for the building of a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on good governance, as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education which comprehensive policy interventions at sector-wide level are essential for; emphasises that through this approach, the EU can create a level playing field for European businesses, support the development needs of partner countries and increase the visibility of Team Europe; Insists that the 360-degree approach is part of the unique value offer of the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 465

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 466

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the importance of the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for the building of a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on good governance, as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education; stresses that sustainable development requires long-term, systemic progress that goes beyond individual projects and reinforces national capacities and resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 467

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 468

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Underlines the importance of the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach, complementing investments with support for the building of a regulatory environment in line with international standards, including on the prevention and return of illegal migrants (PRIM), good governance, as well as support for the development of technology, skills and education;

Or. en

Amendment 469

Davor Ivo Stier

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Emphasises the importance of academic and scientific cooperation as a pillar of the Global Gateway’s digital and innovation agenda; calls on the Commission to leverage Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ programmes in synergy with Global Gateway projects to boost collaborative research, knowledge exchange and digital skills development in partner countries; underlines that such an approach would strengthen education and research capacities globally and ensure that connectivity investments are accompanied by human capital development and technology transfer;

Or. en

Amendment 470

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Notes that the Team Europe approach on the Lobito corridor aims to respond to a Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach which entails, to materialise, i.e. (i) full publication of contracts related to the Lobito Corridor; (ii) obligation of transparency regarding financial flows and (iii) genuine participation of local communities and civil society; (iv) environmental risk management; (v) integration of access to energy for the local population as a project performance indicator;

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Amendment 471

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Stresses that adequately funded technical assistance and capacity-building in partner countries are indispensable to remove regulatory, administrative and other non-tariff barriers to investment; calls for such support to be deployed at an early stage, including before the launch of major Global Gateway projects, in order to accompany reforms in areas such as investment facilitation, public procurement, competition policy and the overall business environment;

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Amendment 472

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Stresses that Global gateway investments must help reduce inequalities, support human development and promote inclusive and equitable systems that involve and reach those most at risk of exclusion, including people with disabilities, women, girls and displaced populations, through teacher training, foundational learning, accessible infrastructure and adapted learning materials;

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Amendment 473

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Encourages the Commission to include training and mobility schemes for engineers, researchers, and project managers from all Member States within Global Gateway capacity-building initiatives, to strengthen local expertise and ensure long-term project sustainability;

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Amendment 474

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Expresses deep concern about the mounting debt burden facing many developing countries, notably in Africa; acknowledges that large-scale investment initiatives and loans provided under the Global Gateway risk to aggravate debt distress; calls on the EU to support comprehensive debt restructuring, and reform of the global financial architecture to ensure fairer terms and transparency, building upon the Sevilla commitment of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development of June 2025;

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Amendment 475

Nela Riehl, Erik Marquardt

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 c. Stresses that economic sustainability, building stable economic infrastructure and raising local productive capacity are the cornerstones of long-term poverty eradication and need to be considered as criteria for project selection;

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Amendment 476

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, are affected by the foreign-debt crisis, where debt levels have surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine resulting in a spike in energy and food prices, and face high levels of public debt which hamper partner countries capability to invest in and to deliver social and basic services; stresses that Global Gateway projects should avoid the creation of ‘debt-trap’; underlines the need to relaunch debt-swap instruments and promote the conversion of debt shares into local-currency funds linked to development projects implemented by their partner countries’ authorities; notes that the current credit rating system benefits countries in the Global North disproportionately over those in the Global South, calls for the Commission to take these higher perceived risks and borrowing costs into account; suggests that Global Gateway should offer just transition and investment swaps; ; suggests to engage constructively with other global partners, including notably China, to reduce and alleviate the debt burden on developing countries, also by transforming its loans into grants;

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Amendment 477

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; underlines that Global Gateway projects should not worsen this ‘debt-trap’; suggests that the Global Gateway should offer debt-for-nature or debt-for-climate swaps; calls for all Global Gateway investments to comply fully with the OECD debt sustainability principles, including transparent publication of all loan terms and conditions; stresses that financing must be structured to promote long-term economic and human development, safeguard the ability of partner countries to meet essential social needs, and support predictable, sustainable financing; underlines that the EU should ensure responsible lending practices and avoid opaque or commercially driven loans;

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Amendment 478

Kristoffer Storm

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Stresses that the growing debt traps affecting many developing countries are directly linked to the practices of China’s Belt and Road Initiative; underlines that the EU must put forward a fundamentally different, genuinely equal and mutually beneficial approach, while significantly increasing its presence on the ground to counterbalance the expanding influence of China and Russia; calls for the Global Gateway to serve as the key instrument for offering responsible, transparent and sustainable alternatives to such coercive financing models;

Or. en

Amendment 479

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; underlines that Global Gateway projects should not worsen this ‘debt-trap’; calls for the EU and its Member States to support global debt relief and debt restructuring for developing countries, particularly those in the Global South, taking into account the UN Trade and Development principles on promoting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing; suggests that the Global Gateway should offer debt-for-nature or debt-for-climate swaps;

Or. en

Amendment 480

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 481

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

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; notes that many Global Gateway projects involve loans or blended finance to projects in some of the most heavily indebted countries in the world, and demands solid economic assessments and monitoring mechanisms to avoid EU funds misuse and project failures;

Or. en

Amendment 482

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 483

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 484

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; notes that Global Gateway projects are present in 29 of the 37 heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC); underlines that Global Gateway projects should not worsen this ‘debt-trap’; Insists that Global Gateway should offer debt-for-nature or debt-for-climate swaps;

Or. en

Amendment 485

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. de

Amendment 486

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 487

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. pl

Amendment 488

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many low and middle-income countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; underlines that Global Gateway projects should not worsen this ‘debt-trap’

Or. en

Amendment 489

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 490

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Points out that many developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, face high levels of public debt which hamper their capability to invest and to deliver social and basic services; underlines that the EU should take into account the issue of “debt-trap” and find sustainable solutions when advancing infrastructure projects in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 491

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. Points out that the vicious circle of over-indebtedness, political instability, terrorism and mass population displacement has a direct impact on the EU’s regional security, especially in the Mediterranean and the Sahel; calls on the Commission to take these interplays into account when designing Global Gateway projects and to promote solutions such as debt exchanges with investment in climate, security and social cohesion to prevent new cycles of instability and migratory pressures;

Or. el

Amendment 492

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Stresses that the EU should also support public administration reform, democratic governance and the rule of law in partner countries under Global Gateway; underlines that this requires strengthened assistance to democratic institutions, including technical support for electoral processes, the protection of civil liberties, anti-corruption measures and the safeguarding of judicial independence, in particular for institutions directly involved in the implementation of Global Gateway;

Or. en

Amendment 493

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Is extremely concerned about the development of several Global Gateway projects in Cuba, and the fact that the EU is financing a regime responsible for systematic violations of human rights for decades; reiterates the different resolutions of the European Parliament calling for the immediately suspension of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) between the EU and Cuba, and the immediate cessation of all financial aid to Cuba;

Or. en

Amendment 494

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. Demands that (partial) debt relief should be negotiated only once the partner country concerned can show that it has concluded a readmission agreement with the EU or its Member States which has proven to be workable in practice for a period of at least one year;

Or. de

Amendment 495

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls for a mandatory debt-risk screening for every loan-based or blended project, aligning with civil-society warnings that Global Gateway may otherwise exacerbate unsustainable debt burdens;

Or. en

Amendment 496

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Notes that China is the largest bilateral creditor to many developing countries and that its opaque lending practices have contributed to rising debt levels;

Or. en

Amendment 497

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 b. Is extremely concerned about the development of Global Gateway projects in Venezuela, and the fact that the EU is financing a regime responsible for systematic violations of human rights and crimes against humanity; reminds that Nicolas Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela, and that Edmundo Gonzalez Urutia legitimately won the presidential elections in July 2024, jointly with the support of Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner; reminds that Maduro is the leader of the Cartel de los Soles, a drug cartel and a terrorist organization which has corrupted Venezuela’s institutions and operates with violence throughout Ibero-America, being also a security threat to Europe; urges to immediately cease all financial aid in place or projected to Venezuela;

Or. en

Amendment 498

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance; highlights that development cooperation should support redistributive fiscal policies that strengthen the financial systems of partner countries, reduce furthering inequalities, and benefit local communities, especially the poorest 40% of the population; underlines that such efforts should be grounded in the Global Gateway’s 360-degree approach and monitored through the Inequality Marker;

Or. en

Amendment 499

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance; underlines that EU taxpayers' money must be used prudently and transparently and be demonstrably linked to measurable results and reciprocal benefits for both partner countries and the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 500

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

21. Highlights that access to financing remains a key challenge for many developing countries; welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

Or. en

Amendment 501

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

Or. fi

Amendment 502

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing;

Or. en

Amendment 503

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support developing countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

21. Welcomes initiatives that aim to support low and middle-income countries in overcoming obstacles to accessing financing; acknowledges the importance of grants in unlocking other forms of finance;

Or. en

Amendment 504

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Urges the Commission to establish the necessary mechanisms to ensure that all partners participating in Global Gateway projects fully comply with EU legislation and relevant international standards in the fields of anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and financial integrity; stresses, in particular, the need for alignment with the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) International Standards on Combating Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation, OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct and the full compliance with the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), among other instruments; calls on the Commission to integrate robust due-diligence requirements, risk-assessment tools, and monitoring systems into all Global Gateway operations to prevent, detect, and address any instances of corruption, illicit financial flows, or unethical business conduct;

Or. en

Amendment 505

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Recalls that the current NDICI–Global Europe instrument includes binding spending target of at least 30% for climate objectives and 10% for biodiversity (by 2027); notes with concern that these targets are currently off track, in part because Global Gateway’s investment-heavy approach prioritises large-scale infrastructure and high-return sectors, while biodiversity and nature-positive investments are often deemed high-risk and low-return and therefore deprioritised; stresses that without stronger safeguards and accountability mechanisms, Global Gateway may further undermine the EU’s ability to meet its climate and biodiversity commitments under NDICI and the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework;

Or. en

Amendment 506

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Global Gateway moves progressively towards fully-fledged development programmes, ensuring continuity between investments, reforms and capacity-building measures, so that economic progress is consistently linked with social progress, human development and poverty reduction;

Or. en

Amendment 507

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 a. Calls for Global Gateway to prioritise renewable-only energy infrastructure and to support just-transition strategies in partner countries, including community-owned renewable energy systems, local job creation and participatory planning;

Or. en

Amendment 508

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21 b. Calls for the Global Gateway to prioritise investment in small and medium-sized local structures;

Or. en

Amendment 509

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early, inclusive and adequate consultation and co-creation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects to ensure the inclusion of local priorities; highlights the importance of national and regional development plans in our partner countries as well as of local SMEs in local decent job creation and value addition;

Or. en

Amendment 510

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition; and requests that their singularities, for example regarding the project size, financial volumes and capacities for fulfilling reporting obligations, are duly taken into account;

Or. en

Amendment 511

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition; calls for the Global Gateway to actively promote the participation of both European and local SMEs in supply chains, fostering reliable, transparent and long-term partnerships;

Or. en

Amendment 512

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition, and of ensuring women’s and girls’ participation and leadership in all stages of project design and implementation;

Or. en

Amendment 513

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance before projects are set up, and the need to ensure, at the same time, that any unrecognised risks associated with the projects are identified; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition;

Or. fi

Amendment 514

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation with partner countries in order to increase returns and reduce migration to Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 515

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 516

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate consultation and co-creation with partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition;

Or. en

Amendment 517

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Stresses the need for early and adequate involvement of partner countries in the framework of Global Gateway governance, before setting up projects; highlights the importance of SMEs in local job creation and value addition;

Or. en

Amendment 518

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Welcomes the development of Wetland Partnerships as practical cooperation tools that bring together governments, communities, science, and civil society to jointly manage shared water ecosystems; encourages the EU and partner countries to scale up such partnerships as part of Global Gateway implementation to strengthen governance, secure water resources, and promote sustainable local development; notes that Wetland Partnerships can serve as inclusive governance frameworks that enhance transparency, ensure meaningful participation, and support rights-based approaches to managing natural resources;

Or. en

Amendment 519

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Stresses the importance of applying a gender-responsive approach in the Global Gateway programming to ensure investments contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment; calls on the Commission to ensure that 85 % of all new external actions incorporate gender as a significant or principal objective and that 20 % of ODA in each country is allocated to programmes with gender equality as one of their principal objectives; stresses the need to prioritize resources to resume progress towards gender equality;

Or. en

Amendment 520

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Stresses that, alongside partner countries’ SMEs, European SMEs are essential implementation partners for Global Gateway; underlines that Global Gateway should generate reciprocal benefits by creating sustainable value chains, innovation and quality jobs in the Union, thereby strengthening the competitiveness of European companies and contributing to the EU’s open strategic autonomy, while at the same time supporting sustainable development and decent work in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 521

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Reiterates that Global Gateway projects must be designed and implemented in line with established development effectiveness principles, including national ownership, transparency, mutual accountability and inclusive consultation; calls on the Commission to ensure that partner-country strategies, not EU visibility requirements, drive investment priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 522

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Calls for Global Gateway projects to be subject to mandatory, timely and meaningful public consultations in partner countries at all stages; stresses that consultations shall include women’s organisations, youth groups, local communities, Indigenous Peoples and grassroots civil society;

Or. en

Amendment 523

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 b. Stresses that Global Gateway projects involving critical raw materials, large-scale infrastructure, land acquisition or potential displacement shall require Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of affected local communities and Indigenous Peoples as a precondition for approval;

Or. en

Amendment 524

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to support and involve local and regional authorities and civil society more effectively and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; recalls that for all projects carried out under the Global Gateway initiative, the Commission, Member States and implementing partners shall ensure that indigenous peoples and local communities whose lands, territories, resources, livelihoods or cultural heritage may be directly or indirectly impacted are engaged through meaningful dialogue, and free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is obtained before the commencement of any activities; calls on the EU to ensure periodic monitoring and publicly available reporting of Global Gateway projects with regard to indigenous peoples’ rights;

Or. en

Amendment 525

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities and civil society more effectively and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; stresses the essential role civil society organisations, including those of vulnerable groups, and trade unions play in project design, decision-making and monitoring of Global Gateway processes; highlights that continued inclusive cooperation with local and regional actors enhances accountability and the long-term impacts of the projects, and calls for consultations to be accessible to all participants;

Or. en

Amendment 526

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities, as well as local communities, more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; and stresses the importance of ensuring meaningful participation of civil society organizations, including women's organizations and organizations of persons with disabilities, in the design and monitoring of Global Gateway projects, and calls for inclusive consultations which are accessible to all participants;

Or. en

Amendment 527

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities and civil society more effectively and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; highlights the importance of ensuring meaningful participation of local communities and representative organisations, including those of marginalised groups, in the design and monitoring of Global Gateway projects, and calls for consultations to be accessible to all participants;

Or. en

Amendment 528

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more effectively and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; highlights their dual role as implementing partners and beneficiaries; recalls that many decisions regarding the implementation of projects are taken at subnational level where citizens’ interests and needs should be taken closely into account;

Or. en

Amendment 529

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding; stresses the need to ensure close coordination with European and partner-country business organisations, chambers of commerce and export promotion agencies in order to identify economically viable, high-impact and mutually beneficial projects;

Or. en

Amendment 530

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities and other local stakeholders more deeply and at an earlier stage in project selection, design, decision-making and funding, in order to better meet the needs of local communities, achieve closer alignment with local development priorities, and strengthen mutual trust among the partners;

Or. en

Amendment 531

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities, local communities, workers' representatives and civil-society organisations more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

Or. en

Amendment 532

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

23. Asks the Commission to involve local and regional authorities, civil society, and local communities more deeply and at an earlier stage in project design, decision-making and funding;

Or. en

Amendment 533

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Highlights the importance of cross-border Global Gateway projects in strengthening trade and development with key partners, and underscores its crucial role in supporting deeper regional economic integration in partner countries; stresses the strategic importance of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which can help overcome regional fragmentation;

Or. en

Amendment 534

Nela Riehl, Erik Marquardt

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Suggests that while ODA under Global Gateway must be used exclusively for development, other cross-funding from other EU funds should be explored, in line with sustainable development standards to support European business interests and geoeconomic priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 535

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to significantly reinforce the staffing and resources of EU delegations to ensure systematic, high-quality and inclusive engagement with civil society actors;

Or. en

Amendment 536

Jan Farský, David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. urges the Commission to provide for a fast-track approval process for projects that have significant strategic importance particularly in the area of critical raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 537

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure, including mandatory transparency provisions, publication of Board minutes and documents, binding accountability mechanisms, and a formalised decision-making role for the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 538

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure to make it more transparent, accountable and results-oriented; calls for regular independent audits of Global Gateway projects, including by the European Court of Auditors;

Or. en

Amendment 539

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure and demands a more meaningful involvement of the European Parliament on equal footing with Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 540

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure; calls for regular independent audits of Global Gateway projects, including by the European Court of Auditors;

Or. fi

Amendment 541

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway initiative so that it focuses solely on decreasing migratory pressure on Europe and increasing mass-returns from Europe.

Or. en

Amendment 542

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Recommends revising the Global Gateway governance structure;

24. Urges to revise the Global Gateway governance structure so as to make it fit for development purposes and mindful of the need to increase local ownership;

Or. en

Amendment 543

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

25. Deeply regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025; considers that, without regular meetings, published agendas and follow-up actions, the Board risks remaining an empty shell; calls for the Board to meet on a scheduled and predictable basis and to ensure full transparency regarding its deliberations, decisions, project selection criteria and performance assessments;

Or. en

Amendment 544

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board, despite plans for annual meetings, has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025, with high level participation, but limited scope for in-depth analysis and discussion or steering of future actions and projects;

Or. en

Amendment 545

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025; emphasises that the Global Gateway strategy is very large in economic terms, which is why its strategic management and implementation should be continuously monitored in order to improve the strategy’s effectiveness;

Or. fi

Amendment 546

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025; notes that Board meetings will be held at least once a year according to the Council Note on Global Gateway Governance of 28 October 2022;

Or. en

Amendment 547

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Regrets that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

25. Notes that the Global Gateway Board has only met twice so far, in December 2022 and October 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 548

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes that the Board should function in a complementary manner to the future Global Europe Investment Board; asks that the method for selecting flagship projects be based on objective and qualitative criteria while avoiding the detrimental proliferation of projects; insists on promoting ‘European content’ in flagship projects and on clearly indicating their benefits in partner countries;

26. Notes that the Board should function in a complementary manner to the future Global Europe Investment Board; asks the Commission to clarify and delimit their respective mandates;

Or. en

Amendment 549

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 550

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 551

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes that the Board should function in a complementary manner to the future Global Europe Investment Board; asks that the method for selecting flagship projects be based on objective and qualitative criteria while avoiding the detrimental proliferation of projects; insists on promoting programmes and projects that contribute to decreasing migratory pressure on Europe and mass-returns from Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 552

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes that the Board should function in a complementary manner to the future Global Europe Investment Board; asks that the method for selecting flagship projects be based on objective and qualitative criteria while avoiding the detrimental proliferation of projects; insists on promoting European content requirements in flagship projects and on clearly indicating their benefits in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 553

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26. Notes that the Board should function in a complementary manner to the future Global Europe Investment Board; asks that the method for selecting flagship projects be based on objective and qualitative efficiency criteria while avoiding the detrimental proliferation of projects; insists on promoting ‘European content’ in flagship projects and on clearly indicating their benefits in partner countries;

Or. fi

Amendment 554

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26a. Takes the opinion that the challenges facing the European Union as a result of the instrumentalisation of migration and its use as a means of exerting pressure, as well as the uncontrolled influx of migrants and the lack of cooperation from countries of origin in their readmission, require the Union, through enhancing the effectiveness of its external action, including investments under the Global Gateway and development programmes, and by establishing mutually beneficial partnerships, to mobilise beneficiary countries to effectively comply with readmission agreements and to combat migrant smuggling, human trafficking, and other forms of organised crime, as well as to put an end to the instrumentalisation and weaponisation of migration.

Or. pl

Amendment 555

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. asks that the method for selecting flagship projects be based on objective and qualitative criteria while avoiding the detrimental proliferation of projects; recommends that flagship projects be designed as eco-systems in which businesses in partner countries and in the EU can effectively operate and flourish; insists on promoting ‘European content’ in flagship projects and on early involvement of partner countries and on clearly indicating their benefits in partner countries; encourages all stakeholders to embrace long-term cooperation since investments especially in infrastructure, in energy and in mining rely heavily on long-term engagement and planning security;

Or. en

Amendment 556

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

26 a. Calls on the Global Gateway Board to systematically draw on this statistical evidence, in a structured and transparent manner, for example through regular country and region updates; stresses that this information should be shared in a timely and user-friendly manner with Member States and Parliament, so as to guide political steering, improve coordination and adjust future programming where necessary;

Or. en

Amendment 557

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Or. de

Amendment 558

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Proposes that the Global Gateway Board become the central operational body for the implementation of the Global Gateway, mainly with regard to the definition of the criteria for flagship projects, the selection of flagship projects and the provision of adequate framework conditions and financing for them; asks for consistency and alignment between projects and partnerships deemed “strategic” in other contexts and flagship projects under Global Gateway; underlines that the composition of the Board needs to be changed to participants competent at operational level, the frequency of meetings has to be increased and agendas oriented towards decision-making; suggests that the advisory bodies undergo the same “operationalisation” process;

Or. en

Amendment 559

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Proposes that the Global Gateway Board become the central operational body for the implementation of the Global Gateway, the selection of flagship projects and the provision of adequate framework conditions and financing for them; considers that its composition shall ensure independence from corporate interests and guarantee meaningful representation of partner-country local authorities and civil-society organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 560

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Proposes that the Global Gateway Board become the central operational body for the implementation of strategy of Global Gateway;

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Amendment 561

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Calls for a stronger oversight role for the European Parliament to ensure greater accountability and transparency in the Global Gateway project cycle; this should include regular reporting by the Commission and the EEAS, enhanced parliamentary scrutiny of project selection and implementation, and systematic evaluation of results and impact; stresses 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 562

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the operational role of Member States for selection and implementation of the Global Gateway projects; underlines that Member States should have effective decision-making capacity within the Global Gateway Board, to ensure coherent implementation and alignment with national strategic priorities;

Or. en

Amendment 563

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27 b. Underlines the importance of the Moldova–Romania Interconnection Phase II project, which aims to strengthen the energy security of the Republic of Moldova through two major investment initiatives: the Moldova–Romania Interconnection and the Termoelectrica Chișinău District Heating Project;

Or. en

Amendment 564

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; stresses the need to foster inclusive decision-making; believes that the success of Global Gateway depends i.e. on meaningful involvement and consultation of the Civil Society, Local Authority and local SMEs; reminds of the need to seek the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of Indigenous peoples for any project affecting their lands, territories, and resources, as required by international human rights standards like the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP); on this line, calls to invite representatives of concerned partner countries to Board meetings, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 565

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests therefore to ensure a regular and transparent participation of European private sector representatives in steering and further developing Global Gateway; recalls also that the Global Gateway Initiative should be partner-driven, respecting and matching national and local development plans; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 566

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach, and must rest on inclusive development that strengthens democratic and public institutions, promotes trust and empowers local actors, including through regular and transparent consultations with local authorities and civil society representatives in partner countries; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 567

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be a top-down approach with focus on the prevention and return of illegal migrants (PRIM);

Or. en

Amendment 568

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Recalls that stronger European private sector involvement must remain at the core of the Global Gateway; supports the invitation of representatives of partner countries – including those from local authorities, civil society and businesses – to Board discussions when relevant to specific projects; underlines that the Global Gateway’s governance and planning should better coordinate the EU’s geopolitical objectives with the concrete priorities identified on the ground, ensuring that investments are both strategically aligned and genuinely responsive to local realities;

Or. en

Amendment 569

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway, demonstrating a broader need to shift the emphasis away from publicly funded development assistance towards a more prominent role for the private sector; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. fi

Amendment 570

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should focus on mutually beneficial projects with the aim of facilitating long-term economic growth in partner countries while alleviating the EU’s strategic dependencies and strengthening its geopolitical standing; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 571

Tomas Tobé

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to facilitate increased SME participation in Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 572

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach, prioritizing sectors where the EU leads globally and focusing on transformative flagship projects; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 573

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business and representatives from EU delegations in partners countries ;

Or. en

Amendment 574

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 575

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the Global Gateway is a strategic initiative that requires top-down policymaking, but that should also take more into account bottom-up demand; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 576

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to an approach driven by local needs of communities and local SMEs; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; urges inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 577

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; suggests inviting representatives of partner countries to Board meetings, on an ad hoc basis, including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

28. Holds the opinion that the approach to the Global Gateway should be changed from a top-down to a demand-driven approach; recalls that stronger European private sector involvement is at the core of the Global Gateway; urges inviting representatives of concerned partner countries to Board meetings including representatives of local authorities, civil society and business;

Or. en

Amendment 578

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. calls for a simplified application process for Global Gateway projects and the creation dedicated service or focal points to help partner governments and European companies engage with and benefit from the initiative; suggests that the Commission and the Member States appoint special envoys for the coordination of the Global Gateway; underlines that such envoys should be supported by a governance structure based on three complementary levels: political leadership and administrative coordination at Commission, EEAS, and Parliament level, conceptual input from academia and policy experts, and operational engagement of the private sector and civil society;

Or. en

Amendment 579

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Emphasises the importance of a Team Europe approach that ensures inclusive participation of all Member States and encourages the Commission, the EIB, the EBRD and national development finance institutions to design and implement Global Gateway de-risking instruments in a way that actively opens access for businesses from all Member States – including those where no national DFIs are in place – by providing proportionate entry requirements and tailored opportunities for SMEs;

Or. en

Amendment 580

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. stresses the crucial role of EU Delegations in coordinating with local stakeholders, identifying potential investment opportunities, building in-depth knowledge about EU's competitors and existing gaps, and supporting local partners in aligning their project applications with local as well as the EU's priorities, and therefore calls for providing EU Delegations with sufficient human, financial and technical resources for effectively fulfilling these task;

Or. en

Amendment 581

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28 a. Insists on an early and full involvement of representatives of partner-country governments, local communities, civil-society organisations, workers’ organisations and indigenous peoples in all stages of project design, approval, monitoring and evaluation, and calls for undue influence from private-sector actors to be strictly prohibited;

Or. en

Amendment 582

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to ensure the meaningful consultation and participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform, and to create the conditions for the platform to play its due role beyond providing a rubber stamp;

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to take urgent steps to ensure the meaningful consultation and participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform, including by foreseeing appropriate timeframes and follow-up, and to create the conditions for the platform to play its democratic and partnership role beyond providing a rubber stamp; and to ensure that environmental and community stakeholders are meaningfully involved in project identification, environmental assessment, and monitoring phases, particularly for large-scale infrastructure or investment-heavy operations.

Or. en

Amendment 583

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to ensure the meaningful consultation and participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform, including by foreseeing appropriate timeframes, follow-up, and to create the conditions for the platform to play its democratic and partnership role beyond providing a rubber stamp;

Or. en

Amendment 584

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to ensure the meaningful consultation and participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform as well as local civil society organisations, marginalised groups and trade unions, , and to create the conditions for those actors to play their due role beyond providing a rubber stamp;

Or. en

Amendment 585

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to ensure the meaningful and transparent consultation and participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform, and to create the conditions for the platform to play its due role beyond providing a rubber stamp;

Or. en

Amendment 586

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29. Calls on the Commission and all stakeholders involved to ensure the meaningful consultation and frequent participation of the Global Gateway Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform and to create the conditions for the platform to play its due role beyond providing a rubber stamp;

Or. en

Amendment 587

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Recognises that SMEs represent more than 99% of all businesses in the EU and are crucial for leveraging private sector engagement in Global Gateway; calls on the Commission to establish streamlined processes and dedicated financial windows to ensure SME participation in Global Gateway projects, reduce administrative burdens through simplified mechanisms, and provide technical assistance for project preparation; further calls on the Commission to improve information dissemination to facilitate SME access to investment opportunities and partnerships in third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 588

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

29 a. Calls for the Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform to be granted a formal decision-shaping role, including the right to provide written opinions on project pipelines, selection criteria and monitoring reports, and for these opinions to be systematically published and taken into account by the Board and the Global Gateway Investment Hub;

Or. en

Amendment 589

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Stresses the need for more frequent and operational consultations with the Business Advisory Group (BAG) aimed at decision-making and concrete results; insists that potential conflicts of interest must be addressed, including through financial transparency requirements; calls for transparency from members of the Business Advisory Group (BAG) regarding their financial involvement in Global Gateway projects; suggests that BAG members publish mandatory bi-annual transparency reports listing all Global Gateway projects in which they are engaged; underlines that participation of BAG members in project implementation constitutes a conflict of interest; insists on the importance of the inclusion of European and local SMEs into the Business Advisory Group;

Or. en

Amendment 590

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 591

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Stresses the need for more frequent and operational consultations with the Business Advisory Group (BAG), including with business representatives from the Global South, aimed at decision-making and concrete results; insists that potential conflicts of interest must be addressed, including through financial transparency requirements;

Or. en

Amendment 592

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30. Stresses the need for frequent and operational consultations with Member States agencies involved in combating illegal migration as well as FRONTEX to ensure that the beneficiaries implement policies allowing for increased returns of illegal migrants and prevention of illegal migration to Europe;

Or. en

Amendment 593

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 594

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 30 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

30 a. Deplores that the Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform has been de facto overpowered by the Business Advisory Group; stresses that both the Business Advisory Group and the Civil Society and Local Authorities Advisory Platform should be in an equal position to influence the approach, selection and design of projects;

Or. en

Amendment 595

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that stronger involvement of Parliament is essential to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy and policy coherence, and to enhance its visibility; underlines, as the Global Gateway becomes increasingly owned by Member States, the value of streamlining the scrutiny and oversight cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in order to mirror the Team Europe approach; calls on Parliament to ensure adequate consultation, participation and representation, including in the future more operational Board;

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Or. en

Amendment 596

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that stronger involvement of Parliament is essential to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy, and to enhance its visibility; underlines that the European institutions should show greater respect for Member States' ownership of Global Gateway;

Or. de

Amendment 597

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 598

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that no stronger involvement of Parliament is needed to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy and policy coherence, as the Global Gateway becomes increasingly owned by Member States; calls on Parliament to ensure adequate consultation, participation and representation, including in the future more operational Board;

Or. en

Amendment 599

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that regular involvement of the European Parliament is important to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy, coherence and transparency; calls for Parliament to be kept informed of the initiative’s plans and project pipeline; underlines that decision-making and implementation should primarily be the responsibility of the Member States; stresses that the Member States should also receive most of the economic benefits; underlines that parliamentary scrutiny must reinforce, rather than replace, the leading role of the Member States in shaping and delivering the Global Gateway;

Or. en

Amendment 600

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that stronger involvement of Parliament is essential to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy and policy coherence, and to enhance its visibility and parliamentary scrutiny; underlines, as the Global Gateway becomes increasingly owned by Member States, the value of streamlining the scrutiny and oversight cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in order to mirror the Team Europe approach; calls on Parliament to ensure adequate consultation, participation and representation, including in the future more operational Board;

Or. fi

Amendment 601

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31. Believes that stronger involvement of Parliament is essential to ensure the Global Gateway’s democratic legitimacy and policy coherence, and to enhance its visibility; underlines, as the Global Gateway becomes increasingly owned by Member States, the value of streamlining the scrutiny and oversight cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments in order to mirror the Team Europe approach; calls on the European Commission to ensure adequate consultation, participation and representation, including in the future more operational Board;

Or. en

Amendment 602

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31 a. Urges for the strengthening of the European Parliament’s oversight role to ensure greater accountability and transparency in the Global Gateway funding projects process, including regular reporting by the Commission and the EEAS, enhanced parliamentary scrutiny of project selection and implementation, and systematic evaluation of results and impact; emphasises that the Parliament should play a central role in ensuring that Global Gateway investments align with EU values, development objectives, and sustainability standards;

Or. en

Amendment 603

Davor Ivo Stier

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31 a. Emphasises that there must be a continuous evaluation of the Global Gateway to assess its effectiveness and strategic direction; calls, in this regard, for a stronger role for Parliament in the oversight of the Global Gateway initiative and in steering it strategically, in order to ensure transparency, democratic accountability, alignment with EU values and the effective use of resources;

Or. en

Amendment 604

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31 a. Calls for structured involvement of partner-country parliaments in the scrutiny and follow-up of Global Gateway financing, including through regular information-sharing and joint hearings; underlines that parliamentary engagement strengthens democratic resilience, transparency and sound public debt management;

Or. en

Amendment 605

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31a. Calls for Global Gateway projects to be subject to robust anti-corruption safeguards in order to ensure the rational and transparent use of EU funds;

Or. pl

Amendment 606

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub and welcomes the intended streamlining of project applications; stresses that the application process and coordination with Team Europe at national level must be transparent, notes with concern, however, the lack of representation from partner countries, particularly of civil society; urges that the Hub is implemented in a way that facilitates SME access; further calls for a clear public indication of all planned, ongoing and completed tenders, as well as for funding opportunities; suggests to establish a matching platform for potential business-partners and off-takers; calls on the Commission to provide information about which companies are winning tenders as per the NDICI-Global Europe Regulation;

Or. en

Amendment 607

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub and welcomes the intended streamlining of project applications; notes with concern, however, the lack of representation from partner countries, particularly of civil society; considers that transparency needs to be greatly improved and calls for the criteria, methodologies and project evaluations to be made publicly available;

Or. en

Amendment 608

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub, which aims to enhance private sector participation in the EU's Global Gateway strategy by providing a streamlined entry point of project applications for EU companies to invest in partner countries; notes with concern, however, the lack of representation from partner countries, particularly of civil society;

Or. en

Amendment 609

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Expresses concern at the growing proliferation of overlapping structures; takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub and welcomes the intended streamlining of project applications; calls on the Commission to conduct an audit of the overall Global Gateway governance architecture in order to identify overlaps and clarify mandates;

Or. en

Amendment 610

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub and welcomes the intended streamlining of project applications; calls on the Commission to extend uniform private sector engagement standards to all Global Gateway operations across external regions; notes with concern, however, the lack of representation from partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 611

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32. Takes note of the newly created Global Gateway Investment Hub and welcomes the intended streamlining of project applications;

Or. de

Amendment 612

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 613

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 614

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 615

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32 a. Calls for EU Delegations and the embassies of Member States to have an active role in identifying, preparing and supporting the development of project pipelines in partner countries, as they can play an essential role in connecting European private sector actors with local ecosystems; calls for the European Commission and EEAS to design and deliver targeted training programmes to ensure that EU Delegations and embassy staff are equipped with the knowledge, skills and tools to identify projects, identify and contact relevant business associations and public financial institutions in the EU, support procurement processes and align activities with the objectives of Team Europe; strongly opposes any plans to cut the staff of EU delegations in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 616

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Points out that projects need to be economically viable and that the viability of Global Gateway projects depends on coherent legal frameworks and policies, such as trade agreements, tax policies, offtake agreements, emissions trading systems and carbon border adjustment mechanisms; insists however that corporations shall comply with the highest standards of due diligence, fulfil labour standards in line with ILO Conventions; align their investments in line with the Paris Agreement and demonstrate a clear contribution to development objectives;

Or. en

Amendment 617

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Points out that projects need to be economically viable and that the viability of Global Gateway projects depends on coherent legal frameworks and policies, such as trade agreements, tax policies, offtake agreements, emissions trading systems and carbon border adjustment mechanisms; calls on the Commission to better align the Global Gateway initiative with its internal policy agenda and initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 618

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Underlines the necessity of Global Gateway to promote projects producing public goods which by definition cannot be economically viable for private business; stresses that the viability of other Global Gateway projects depends on coherent legal frameworks and policies, such as trade agreements, tax policies, offtake agreements, emissions trading systems and carbon border adjustment mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 619

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Points out that projects need to increase returns of migrants from Europe and decrease migration to Europe:

Or. en

Amendment 620

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Points out that projects need to be economically sustainable and viable and that the viability of Global Gateway projects depends on coherent legal frameworks and policies, such as trade agreements, the SDGs, tax policies, offtake agreements, emissions trading systems and carbon border adjustment mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 621

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33. Emphasises that projects need to be economically viable and that the viability of Global Gateway projects depends on coherent legal frameworks and policies, such as trade agreements, tax policies, offtake agreements, emissions trading systems and carbon border adjustment mechanisms;

Or. fi

Amendment 622

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33 a. Highlights the strategic value of Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs), which follow a trade-driven and programme-driven logic, complementing the project-based approach of Global Gateway; underlines that combining market access with EU financing and funding tools, like Global Europe and Global Gateway is essential; encourages the Commission to explore how CTIPs, strengthened through Global Gateway, can help reduce non-tariff barriers for partner countries, including through targeted exemptions from selected EU legislation or through recognition of equivalence;

Or. en

Amendment 623

Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Geadis Geadi

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33a. Underlines that Global Gateway projects related to maritime or energy connectivity must fully respect international law and the principle of sovereign equality, including UNCLOS, as signed and ratified by the Member States; stresses that the EU should denounce any involvement in projects that could legitimise challenges to the maritime zones or sovereign rights of Member States, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean and around the Republic of Cyprus;

Or. el

Amendment 624

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Welcomes recent improvements to provide information on the Global Gateway on the Commission’s websites but underlines the need for more detailed information on Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and expected as well as measured outcomes; expects that the future regulation establishing the expenditure tracking and performance framework and other horizontal rules for the Union programmes and activities to bring considerable improvement to this situation; points out that limited awareness of the Global Gateway initiative in many partner countries remains a major obstacle to its success; calls therefore for more visibility, a stronger narrative and a coherent communication strategy;

Or. en

Amendment 625

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Welcomes recent improvements to provide information on the Global Gateway on the Commission’s websites but underlines the need for more detailed information on Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and expected as well as measured outcomes; stresses that publicly available information should clearly indicate which EU instruments and implementing actors are used for each project, enabling the identification of overlaps or duplications and ensuring full transparency on the respective responsibilities of the Commission, the European Investment Bank, and the Member States and their development agencies;

Or. en

Amendment 626

Leire Pajín

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Welcomes recent improvements to provide information on the Global Gateway on the Commission’s websites but underlines the need for more detailed information on Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and expected as well as measured outcomes; 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 627

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Welcomes recent improvements to provide information on the Global Gateway on the Commission’s websites but underlines the need for more detailed and unrestricted information on Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and expected as well as measured outcomes, especially in terms of progress towards reducing inequalities and improving human development, inclusions and accessibility;

Or. en

Amendment 628

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 629

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 630

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Welcomes recent improvements to provide information on the Global Gateway on the Commission’s websites but underlines the need for more detailed information on the migratory impact of Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and especially measured outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 631

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34. Underlines the need for more detailed information on Global Gateway projects, funding sources, ex ante impact assessments, stakeholder participation, implementing partners, local added value and expected as well as measured outcomes; emphasises that no project that does not unequivocally benefit the EU and its Member States should be financed by EU funds;

Or. fi

Amendment 632

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34 a. Underlines that better information on Global Gateway opportunities is needed not only for local companies in partner countries but also for European companies, in particular SMEs; calls on the Commission, the European External Action Service and Member States to use the Global Gateway Investment Hub, EU delegations and Team Europe structures to provide proactive, easily accessible and up-to-date information on planned and ongoing projects, tenders and available financial instruments, paying special attention to companies from smaller Member States that often lack permanent representations in partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 633

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34 a. Acknowledges that Global Gateway continues to face challenges in awareness and understanding among Member States and the European private sector, including SMEs; calls on the Commission to intensify communication efforts to enhance awareness among Member States and the European private sector of the economic benefits and opportunities of Global Gateway participation, with particular emphasis on engaging SMEs in the initiative;

Or. en

Amendment 634

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34 a. Calls for the creation of a publicly accessible Global Gateway transparency portal containing real-time data on project pipelines, financing flows, environmental, social and governance indicators, human-rights safeguards, gender-equality metrics and inequality reduction outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 635

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 636

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35. Calls for the Global Gateway to be codified and integrated into the Global Europe regulation to be adopted before the next multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; is of the opinion that such an improvement is urgently needed to ensure the legal certainty and transparency of the mandate; underlines the operational role of the Global Gateway Governance Board in defining and selecting projects; notes that a change from Commission-driven to bottom-up approach by stronger business sector is needed, together with greater Parliament’s involvement in the Governance Board, increasing its accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 637

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35. Calls for the Global Gateway to be codified and integrated into the Global Europe regulation to be adopted before the next multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034; is of the opinion that such an improvement is urgently needed to ensure the legal certainty and transparency of the mandate; underlines Parliament’s guiding principles in this regard: central operational role of the Global Gateway Governance Board in defining and selecting projects, a change from Commission-driven to bottom-up approach by stronger business sector, partner country and Parliament’s involvement as well as increased accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 638

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35. Considers that the Global Gateway should remain a flexible, diplomatic and strategic framework to preserve its ability to adapt to geopolitical developments; underlines that the Member States should have the primary political steering role, reflecting their financial contributions and operational responsibilities;

Or. en

Amendment 639

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 a. Stresses that the Global Gateway should not be financed through Official Development Assistance (ODA) and calls for strict conditions to ensure a clear separation between development objectives and geopolitical or economic interests; insists that ODA must remain exclusively dedicated to poverty eradication and sustainable development, and that any Global Gateway project that does not constitute development cooperation should be financed through other external action instruments;

Or. en

Amendment 640

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 a. Calls for Global Gateway to establish a transparent and publicly available system for tracking environmental and climate impacts of all supported projects. This should include ex-ante environmental assessments, disclosure of risk mitigation plans, and ex-post monitoring of outcomes related to climate mitigation, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and natural resource use.

Or. en

Amendment 641

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 a. calls for the establishment of a fast-track approval procedure for smaller-scale Global Gateway projects; stresses that bureaucracy must not act as a barrier to the timely delivery of tangible results, undermine the credibility of the Global Gateway in the eyes of partner countries, or place the EU at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis third country actors;

Or. en

Amendment 642

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 a. points out that the lack of knowledge about the Global Gateway initiative in many partner countries remains a significant obstacle for its success;

Or. en

Amendment 643

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 b. Notes the growing role of Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) in Global Gateway implementation; recalls however that Export Credit Agencies are not development-aid institutions as their financing is commercial in nature and therefore not counted as ODA; calls for robust safeguards to ensure full compliance of ECAs with EU standards on human rights, environment, transparency and debt sustainability;

Or. en

Amendment 644

Engin Eroglu, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 b. calls on the Commission and the EEAS to empower EU Delegations in partner countries by delegating greater decision-making authority and significantly reinforcing them with specialized technical staff, in order to enable Delegations to assist identifying, preparing, and advancing projects faster and effectively on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 645

Jan Farský

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 b. Calls on the Commission to bi-anually report back to Parliament on the implementation of Global Gateway projects.

Or. en

Amendment 646

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 c. suggests the establishment of a publicly accessible database for potential and approved Global Gateway projects, that provides real-time information including on implementation progress, allocated resources, contributions by partners, and anticipated outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 647

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 c. Urges the Commission to introduce clear due diligence and reporting requirements for all ECA-supported projects;

Or. en

Amendment 648

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 35 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

35 d. Warns that smaller Member States without national development or finance agencies may be disadvantaged by the “Team National” approach and the forthcoming Investment Hub; calls on the Commission to ensure equitable participation and support mechanisms so all Member States can engage effectively in Global Gateway projects;

Or. en

Amendment 649

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36. Emphasises that the financial instruments available at national and European level for Global Gateway projects must be adjusted to take account of the strategic context, the supply chain imperative, the sector and actor specificities and the competitive environment; stresses that funding drawn from the NDICI-Global Europe instrument for Global Gateway initiatives must not jeopardise existing commitments or dilute the development objectives of the instrument while their implementation through indirect management should ensure to include explicit civil society engagement and budget components that benefit them; underlines that all financing should comply fully with Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 650

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36. Emphasises that the financial instruments available at national and European level for Global Gateway projects must be adjusted to take account of the strategic context, the supply chain imperative, the sector and actor specificities and the competitive environment; stresses that funding drawn from the NDICI–Global Europe instrument for Global Gateway initiatives must not jeopardise existing commitments or dilute the development objectives of the instrument while their implementation through indirect management should ensure to include explicit civil society engagement and budget components that benefit them; underlines that all financing should comply fully with Official Development Assistance (ODA) criteria;

Or. en

Amendment 651

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 652

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36. Emphasises that the financial instruments available for Global Gateway projects must be adjusted to take account of the strategic context, the supply chain imperative, the sector specificities and the competitive environment;

Or. en

Amendment 653

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36 a. Stresses that projects implemented under the Global Gateway have at its core the involvement of the European as well as the partner countries' private sector; highlights that consortia participating in Global Gateway projects shall be majority-owned, controlled, or constituted by European entities; suggests that a consortium shall be considered majoritarian European when more than 50% of its ownership, decision-making power, or project-delivery capacity is held by entities established in Member States of the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 654

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36 a. Calls for the EU and European development finance institutions to implement and strictly apply the rights-based approach, providing effective complaint and redress mechanisms, in compliance with international standards of responsible business practices, and requiring impact studies for projects, particularly with regard to climate change, inequalities and the displacement of local populations;

Or. en

Amendment 655

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 36 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

36a. Calls for action to be taken to ensure that European funds are not used to support actors whose activities are at odds with the EU’s interests;

Or. fi

Amendment 656

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37. Underlines that procurement policies, due diligence processes and the conception of tenders have a strong influence on the success or failure of Global Gateway projects; calls for the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria as well as criteria regarding quality, innovation, resilience and European participation; asks the Commission to ensure that procurement procedures and project-selection criteria reflect the requirements outlined above, emphasising qualitative criteria over price, maintaining transparency, competition, and value for money, and safeguarding the strategic interests and autonomy of the Union;

Or. en

Amendment 657

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37. Underlines that procurement policies, due diligence processes and the conception of tenders have a strong influence on the success or failure of Global Gateway projects; calls for more frequent use of criteria on quality, innovation, resilience and European participation; commends the European Investment Bank on rolling out its Strategic Procurement Roadmap and already having a substantial part of EIB financed projects implemented by EU companies; asks the EIB to critically assess and change its risk-averse approach;

Or. en

Amendment 658

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37. Underlines that procurement policies, due diligence processes and the conception of tenders have a strong influence on the success or failure of Global Gateway projects; calls for more frequent use of criteria on quality, innovation, resilience and European participation; stresses furthermore that quality criteria have to systematically include human-rights due diligence, climate and environmental impacts, community participation, supply-chain transparency and independent verification mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 659

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37. Underlines that procurement policies, due diligence processes and the conception of tenders have a strong influence on the success or failure of Global Gateway projects; calls for the Commission to consider adjustments to its public procurement approach and rules to ensure a level playing field for European companies to ensure they can compete with other global actors on both cost and scale; calls for more frequent use of criteria on quality, innovation, resilience and European participation;

Or. en

Amendment 660

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 661

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 662

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37. Underlines that procurement policies, due diligence processes and the conception of tenders have a strong influence on the success or failure of Global Gateway projects; takes the view that priority should be given above all to criteria on effectiveness, quality, innovation, resilience and European participation;

Or. fi

Amendment 663

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Underlines that for local companies to fully benefit, strong accounting systems are essential, as they ensure reliable data availability, transparency, compliance, and strategic decision-making; invites the Commission to support capacity-building efforts for local actors in this field; recalls that local companies often face monetary and liquidity challenges due to exchange-rate instability and limited convertibility of their currencies, which can restrict their participation in international projects and undermine their financial stability;

Or. en

Amendment 664

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Stresses that grants remain essential for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, and community-based natural resource management, which often do not attract private investment; calls on the Commission to safeguard a strong grant-based component within Global Gateway and to avoid over-reliance on non-grant tools such as loans, guarantees and equity.

Or. en

Amendment 665

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Reiterates the need for a unified, publicly accessible methodology for calculating mobilised investments under the Global Gateway, including a clear distinction between EU budget funding, Member State contributions, private sector leverage and re-labelled pre-existing projects; calls on the Commission to publish annual audited figures;

Or. en

Amendment 666

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Expresses deep concern that the emphasis on “bankable” infrastructure risks favouring projects aligned with investor profitability rather than development priorities; calls for criteria requiring demonstrable contributions to local development, rights, inclusion and environmental sustainability regardless of commercial bankability;

Or. en

Amendment 667

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37a. Calls for the promotion of anti-corruption and good governance standards in partner countries in order to prevent corrupt practices from infiltrating EU programmes and to clearly distinguish these activities from the model promoted by China;

Or. pl

Amendment 668

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Calls for the Commission to define ‘strategic procurement’ in terms of Global Gateway in order to create a real enabling environment for European businesses and private sector investment;

Or. en

Amendment 669

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Calls for a stronger inclusion of Member States and the European Parliament in determining the priorities for budget allocations in the next Global Europe instrument;

Or. en

Amendment 670

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 a. Holds the position that a certain amount of aid should be tied and earmarked for flagship projects which are essential for the EU’s economic resilience;

Or. en

Amendment 671

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 b. Calls on the Commission to establish clear, transparent methodologies for assessing DACability and the development impact of EU-funded Global Gateway interventions involving EU private sector actors, including regular reporting to the European Parliament and external stakeholders;

Or. en

Amendment 672

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 b. Calls for Global Gateway projects supported by EU financing to operate under a guiding principle that favours the selection and engagement of European Union companies, thereby ensuring that EU budgetary resources primarily benefit European economic and strategic interests;

Or. en

Amendment 673

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 b. Calls for mandatory screening and exclusion of companies or financial intermediaries benefiting from Global Gateway flagship projects that have been convicted of corruption, bribery, money-laundering or tax evasion within the previous fifteen years;

Or. en

Amendment 674

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 37 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

37 c. Underlines that where Export Credit Agencies or European Private Sector entities are grant-aided through the new Global Europe Instrument and where the primary purpose is to promote EU geostrategic and economic interests, such funding should be drawn from the European Competitiveness Fund or from non-OECD DAC funding;

Or. en

Amendment 675

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, which should form the basis of the next Global Europe Fund supporting the Global Gateway in the next multiannual financial framework; insists that any future financial instruments must be based on a sound assessment of existing financing; is of the opinion that greater transparency and reporting are needed, as well as improved risk management and governance structure, also in terms of the detail of the budget nomenclature; considers that the barriers currently preventing European SMEs from participating more broadly in Global Gateway projects should be removed, while recognising the challenges arising from the large-scale financing context and with multinational companies as key private sector partners;

Or. en

Amendment 676

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38. Calls on the Commission to commission an independent impact assessment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus;

Or. en

Amendment 677

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 678

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 679

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 680

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38. Calls for an impact assessment to be carried out of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus; calls on the Court of Auditors to assess the effectiveness of projects funded under the Global Gateway strategy; insists that any future financial instruments must be subject to a sound assessment of existing financing;

Or. fi

Amendment 681

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38 a. Calls for the immediate exclusion of guarantees, insurance, or any financial derisking mechanisms for fossil-fuel projects under Global Gateway, including via EFSD+ or EIB Global; stresses that public resources should not subsidise carbon-intensive industries;

Or. en

Amendment 682

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38 a. urges the Commission to provide full details on methodological explanations, and transparent, verifiable data on all investments mobilised, to allow for meaningful parliamentary scrutiny over Global Gateway’s financial monitoring;

Or. en

Amendment 683

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38 a. Underlines that the extent to which Global Gateway relies on NDICI-GE requires a clear commitment to aid effectiveness principles and this requires a particular focus on the needs of partner countries;

Or. en

Amendment 684

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 38 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

38 b. Stresses that ensuring a balance between ODA and non-ODA financing is essential; reminds the European Commission about the DAC eligibility of EU aid and the importance of maintaining the DACable portion of NDICI/Global Europe funding to at least 93%; insists that for Global Gateway to keep its strong development dimension, it should remain strongly anchored in the aid effectiveness principles, at least when ODA is mobilised, while enhancing coordination with non-development instruments and policies;

Or. en

Amendment 685

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39. Recalls that EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is one of the key implementers of the Global Gateway and is therefore expected to apply the highest standards of transparency and accountability in its projects; encourages the Commission to maximise cooperation with the European Investment Bank as the EU’s bank; recalls that EIB Global has been repeatedly criticised for insufficient transparency and weak grievance mechanisms; insists that any EIB-implemented Global Gateway project requires the publication of appraisal documents, environmental and social assessments, and contractual arrangements;

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Amendment 686

Assita Kanko, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39. Recalls that EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is one of the key implementers of the Global Gateway and is therefore expected to apply the highest standards of transparency and accountability in its projects; encourages the Commission to maximise cooperation with the European Investment Bank as the EU’s bank; encourages sovereign fund participation and stronger guarantees for private investors; emphasises the importance to increase cooperation, including for the financial aspects, with G7 PGII (Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment) and Japan’s connectivity strategy;

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Amendment 687

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39. Recalls that EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is one of the key implementers of the Global Gateway and is therefore expected to apply the highest standards of transparency and accountability in its projects; encourages the Commission to maximise cooperation with the European Investment Bank as the EU’s bank as well as the EBRD and other MDBs and private sector actors which is essential to mobilising resources at scale; calls for DFIs implementing Global Gateway projects, such as the EIB, to make each project-related debt assessment publicly available ;

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Amendment 688

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39. Recalls that EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is one of the key implementers of the Global Gateway and is therefore expected to apply the highest standards of transparency and accountability in its projects; encourages the Commission to maximise cooperation with the European Investment Bank as the EU’s bank; reiterates for EIB Global to be centred around an equitable and sustainable development agenda in recipient countries, human rights and social justice, while demonstrating clear development additionality;

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Amendment 689

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 690

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 691

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 692

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39. Recalls that EIB Global, the European Investment Bank’s development arm, is one of the key implementers of the Global Gateway and is therefore required to meet the highest standards of transparency and accountability in its projects; encourages the Commission to maximise cooperation with the European Investment Bank as the EU’s bank;

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Amendment 693

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. Recalls that, in addition to EIB Global, other multilateral development banks involved in the implementation of the Global Gateway must equally adhere to the highest standards of transparency, accountability and human-rights due diligence; stresses that all MDBs participating in Global Gateway operations should clearly demonstrate development additionality, avoid practices that increase debt vulnerabilities in partner countries, and align their financing with equitable, sustainable and locally beneficial development outcomes; calls on the Commission to strengthen monitoring and public reporting of MDB-supported Global Gateway projects to ensure full compliance with these principles;

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Amendment 694

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. Further calls for an assessment regarding the extent to which official development assistance (ODA) resources could be mobilised under the Global Gateway with the help of the EIB, in order also to achieve a clearer distinction between the EU's competitiveness agenda coming from non-ODA sources and the development agenda covered by ODA; points out that new and innovative technologies and SMEs need specific funding instruments and that grants should be available as well as loans, de-risking instruments and potentially equity;

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Amendment 695

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. Stresses that export credit agencies (ECAs) are trade-finance institutions without a development or climate mandate and disproportionately benefit middle- and high-income economies; recalls that low-income countries received only 2% of total ECA financing between 2015 and 2024; therefore underlines that no Global Europe, NDICI-GE or Global Gateway funds shall be channelled through ECAs, nor shall ECAs be eligible partners or intermediaries for Global Gateway operations;

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Amendment 696

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. Calls for the Commission and Member States to ensure full transparency of any operations involving joint or coordinated action between European Export Credit Agencies and DFIs, including publication of project selection criteria, beneficiaries, and impact assessments; insists that such cooperation be evaluated on its contribution to sustainable development, the EU’s legally binding commitments to poverty eradication and alignment with the Paris Agreement;

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Amendment 697

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. underlines the need for an increased use of blended finance and concessional instruments to make projects commercially viable, welcomes EIB efforts to further maximise efficiencies and streamline processes, including by applying mutual reliance with dedicated Team Europe partners wherever possible;

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Amendment 698

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 a. Calls for full transparency of all blended finance and guarantee operations under Global Gateway, including disclosure of project pipelines, environmental and social assessments, risk-sharing arrangements, expected environmental outcomes, and compliance with OECD DAC Blended Finance Guidance;

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Amendment 699

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

39 b. Calls for greater transparency regarding all guarantees and loans provided under the Global Gateway, including full disclosure of financial terms, beneficiaries, risk assessments and expected development impact; urges the Commission and implementing partners to publish this information in a timely and accessible manner;

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Amendment 700

Hildegard Bentele, Chloé Ridel

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40. Calls on the Commission to develop new instruments based on an evidence-based framework to monitor and assess the distribution and impact of interventions in partner countries, particularly in areas such as job creation, education, living standards and the development of local enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, as this would help optimise and broaden the local impact of current EU interventions and partnerships, and support the design of future projects with lasting effects in partner countries; underlines that such an empirical approach enhances transparency in spending and strengthens the Parliament's oversight role as part of the budgetary authority;

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Amendment 701

Ondřej Kolář

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 702

Thierry Mariani

on behalf of the PfE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40. Calls on the Commission to develop new tools based on an evidence-based framework to monitor and assess the distribution and impact of interventions in partner countries, particularly in areas such as job creation, education, living standards and the development of local enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises; stresses that this framework should also include specific indicators measuring the trade and investment flows generated, and the return on public investment for the EU’s economy;

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Amendment 703

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 704

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40. Calls on the Commission to develop new instruments based on an evidence-based framework to monitor and assess the usefulness of actions for the EU and its Member States, the distribution and impact of interventions in partner countries, particularly in areas such as job creation, education, living standards and the development of local enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises;

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Amendment 705

Erik Marquardt, Nela Riehl, Isabella Lövin

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 706

Dick Erixon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 707

Marc Jongen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 708

Liudas Mažylis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 a. Highlights the importance of trade and export promotion tools, including export credit agencies (ECAs), guarantees, insurance products and business partnerships, as integral components of the Global Gateway toolbox; encourages the Commission and Member States to enhance coordination on the use of ECAs, economic diplomacy activities and high-level political visits under a Team Europe approach, with a view to facilitating sustainable exports and market entry for European companies, in particular SMEs, in partner countries, while fully respecting international rules and the Union’s development, climate and debt-sustainability objectives;

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Amendment 709

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 a. Asks that Distributional Impact Assessments (DIAs) and the Inequality marker be included in the future Global Europe regulation, for them to be used by all implementing partners; recognises their added value in ensuring EU funds reduce rather than exacerbate inequalities and to improve targeting to the most vulnerable populations;

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Amendment 710

Rosa Estaràs Ferragut

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40a. Calls for monitoring to also include an assessment of projects’ impact on the most vulnerable groups, taking into account their access to the services and infrastructure supported and their contribution to reducing inequalities and improving social cohesion in the partner countries;

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Amendment 711

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 a. calls on the Commission and the EIB to make existing de-risking instruments (EFSD+ guarantees and blending) simpler and more predictable, and to device dedicated political risk insurance schemes to Global Gateway projects;

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Amendment 712

Damien Carême, Özlem Demirel, Mimmo Lucano

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 a. Calls for all Global Gateway projects to publish open data on financing flows, final beneficiaries, environmental and social impacts, contractual terms and stakeholder consultations, in line with best practices on transparency;

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Amendment 713

Niels Geuking

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 a. Highlights that European Export Credit Agencies play an essential role in implementing Global Gateway and should therefore be fully integrated in a coherent, and operational manner in the Global Gateway framework;

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Amendment 714

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 40 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

40 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that a sufficient share of funding is set aside for the monitoring of human rights, social and environmental impacts of Global Gateway projects, as well as for distributional impact assessment;

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