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On discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2022

Document DEVE-PA-756271 · 2023/2183(DEC)

Kind: Opinion parliamentary committee draft DEVE-PA-756271
Date: 27 November 2023
Committee: Committee on Development
Rapporteur: Antoni Comín i Oliveres
Dossier: 2023-2183

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Reference: 2023/2183(DEC)

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The Committee on Development's draft opinion asks the Committee on Budgetary Control to include its suggestions in the discharge resolution on the 2022 implementation of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds. It says remaining EDF projects should focus on the Sustainable Development Goals, given climate change, the COVID pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine and rising debt in the countries concerned. It highlights local implementing partners, their support and capacity building, and keeping local know-how on EU funds for projects under the NDICI - Global Europe instrument as EDF projects are phased out. It welcomes the Council's allocation of EUR 600 million from de-committed 10th and 11th EDF projects for food security and economic shock actions in ACP countries, and encourages member states to re-allocate de-committed EDF money the same way.

Position. The Committee on Development proposes that the Committee on Budgetary Control incorporate its suggestions into the discharge resolution: focus remaining EDF projects on the Sustainable Development Goals, support local partners and keep local know-how for NDICI - Global Europe, and re-allocate de-committed EDF funds to urgent ACP needs.

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The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control to incorporate its suggestions into the discharge motion for the 2022 EDF budget.
It notes that EDF implementation concerns countries facing worsening climate change impacts, the COVID pandemic, Russia's war in Ukraine and rising debt.
It insists that remaining EDF projects should focus on advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
It highlights the role of local implementing partners and the need to ensure their support and capacity building.
It notes that as EDF projects are phased out, local know-how on dealing with EU funds should be maintained for use in NDICI - Global Europe projects.
It welcomes the Council's decision to allocate EUR 600 million from de-committed 10th and 11th EDF projects to finance food security and economic shock actions in ACP countries after Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
It encourages member states to follow the same approach of re-allocating any de-committed EDF money to address the most urgent needs in ACP countries.

Who is affected

ACP countries: remaining EDF projects should focus on the Sustainable Development Goals and de-committed funds should address their urgent needs.
Local implementing partners: their support and capacity building should be ensured, and local know-how on EU funds maintained.
Member states: encouraged to re-allocate de-committed EDF money to the most urgent needs in ACP countries.

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EUR 600 million allocated from de-committed projects under the 10th and 11th EDFs for food security and economic shock actions in ACP countries.

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The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Budgetary Control, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution:

1. Notes that the implementation of the European Development Funds (EDFs) concerns countries that are facing aggravating impacts of climate change and are weakened by the consequence of the COVID pandemic, Russia’s war in Ukraine, as well as rising debt; insists, therefore, that the remaining projects under the EDFs should focus on advancing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals;

2. Highlights the role of local implementing partners and the need to ensure their support and capacity building; notes that with the phasing out of EDF projects, local know-how on dealing with EU funds should be maintained, with a view to using them for projects under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) - Global Europe instrument;

3. Welcomes the Council’s decision which allocated EUR 600 million from de-committed projects under the 10th and 11th EDFs for the purpose of financing actions addressing the food security crisis and economic shock in ACP countries following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; encourages the Member States to follow the same approach of re-allocating any de-committed EDF to address the most urgent needs in the ACP countries.

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European Parliament (2023). “DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2022”. Text, 27 November 2023. docId DEVE-PA-756271. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/DEVE-PA-756271 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/DEVE-PA-756271 (CC BY 4.0).

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  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{DRAFT OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh European Development Funds for the financial year 2022}},
  year = {2023},
  date = {2023-11-27},
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  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/DEVE-PA-756271},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. docId DEVE-PA-756271. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
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