Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

Tabled by Mieke Andriese, Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Christophe Bay, Majbritt Birkholm, Rachel Blom, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Jaroslav Bžoch, Laurent Castillo, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Tamás Deutsch, Ton Diepeveen, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Klara Dostalova, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Kinga Gál, Jean-Paul Garraud, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Catherine Griset, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Knot, Vilis Krištopans, Sebastian Kruis, Tomáš Kubín, András László, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Jorge Martín Frías, Georg Mayer, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Jana Nagyová, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Aldo Patriciello, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Raffaele Stancanelli, Antonín Staněk, Petra Steger, Pál Szekeres, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Matthieu Valet, Tom Vandendriessche, Alexandre Varaut, Annamária Vicsek, Harald Vilimsky, Séverine Werbrouck, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Auke Zijlstra

Added: AIa. whereas development cooperation is not an end in itself, and the Commission should ensure that EU funding, which derives from European taxpayers, should primarily serve the needs, interests and well-being of the citizens of the Member States; whereas the Commission must ensure sound financial management and the protection of the financial interest of European citizens; whereas the Member States are expected to abide by the principle of national priorities in managing public resources, ensuring that obligations towards their own citizens prevail over any other allocation of public expenditure;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.325