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Признава, че може да има само една програма за макроикономическа реформа в дадена страна, която обикновено е ръководена от международните финансови институции, във връзка с което, Комисията и държавите-членки би трябвало да се опитат да окажат активно влияние върху политиката;
Recognises that there can only be one macro-economic reform programme in any given country, which is usually directed by the international financial institutions, but in relation to which the Commission and Member States should seek to play an active role in an effort to influence policy;
Припомня, че макроикономическите реформи могат да имат дълготраен ефект само ако напълно приемат целите за човешко и социално развитие;
Recalls that macro-economic reforms can have a sustainable effect only when they fully embrace the objectives of human and social development;
Изразява увереност, че секторната бюджетна подкрепа или подходите на секторно ниво би трябвало да се считат за приоритетни инструменти при интервенция в здравния сектор и сектора на образованието;
Believes that sectoral budget support or sector-wide approaches should be considered as privileged instruments for intervention in the health and education sectors;
Потвърждава, че 20 % от годишните задължения би трябвало да се предоставят за дейности в началното и средно образование и основното здравеопазване (включително сексуалното и репродуктивно здраве);
Reaffirms that 20% of total annual commitments should be allocated to activities in the sectors of basic and secondary education and basic health (including sexual and reproductive health);
Призовава Комисията да приеме и да прилага новата Международна рамка за измерване на постигнатите резултати, когато оценя управлението на публичните финанси на дадена страна, както е установена от Програмата за обществени разходи и финансова отчетност (PEFA);
Calls on the Commission to adopt and apply the new international performance measurement framework in order to assess a country's public financial management, as established by PEFA;
Призовава Комисията да реагира кохерентно и справедливо когато страните престанат да спазват принципите на демокрацията и правата на човека;
Calls on the Commission to react coherently and even-handedly when countries cease to respect the principles of democracy and human rights;
Призовава Комисията да определи превеса и рисковете, породени от корупцията, в съответствие с член 9, параграф 3 и член 97 от Споразумението от Котону;
Calls on the Commission to assess the prevalence and risks posed by corruption, in line with Articles 9(3) and 97 of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement;
Призовава Комисията да търси последователност в политиката и вземането на решения в партньорствата за бюджетна подкрепа и изисква, фондовете на донорите да бъдат така управлявани, че да се премахне възможността от непредвидено непостоянство при предоставянето на помощ и счита, че Комисията е най-добре поставена, за да улесни координацията на донорите на ниво ЕС;
Calls upon the Commission to seek coherence in policy and decision-making within donor budget support partnerships and demands that donor funds be administered effectively so as to eliminate the possibility of unpredictable volatility in the granting of aid, and considers that the Commission is best placed to facilitate EU donor coordination;
Счита, че е особено важно изплащането на фондовете и процеса на оценка да бъдат присъединени към стратегията за развитие, бюджета и процеса на оценка на приемащите страни;
Considers it crucial that the disbursement of funds and the evaluation process be aligned with the recipients' own development strategy, budget and evaluation processes;
Призовава Комисията да продължава да дава приоритет на справедливостта в борбата с бедността, като се съсредоточава върху най-бедните и онеправдани в обществото;
Calls on the Commission to maintain its strong focus on equity and poverty reduction, concentrating on the most marginalised and poor amongst society;
Препоръчва употребата на променливи траншове, които предлагат стимули, въз основа на постигнатите резултати, но отбелязва, че всяко различие в изплащането трябва да бъде предвидимо, доколкото е възможно, за да не повлияе негативно на бюджетното планиране;
Commends the use of variable tranches, which offer results-based incentives, but notes that any variance of disbursement should be predictable, as far as possible, so as not to impact negatively on budgetary planning;
Изразява своята загриженост относно свързаните трудности при оценяване на постигането на показателите за изпълнение на резултатите, по-специално, на резултатите от въздействието на бедността, и призовава Комисията да подкрепи развитието на капацитета в статистиката, събирането на данни, оценка на качеството и анализа;
Is concerned about the difficulty inherent in assessing the achievement of performance indicators and especially poverty impact results, and calls on the Commission to support capacity development in statistics, data collection, quality assessment and analysis;
Призовава Комисията да проверява редовно в съдействие със заинтересованите страни, че икономическите политики на приемащите страни отговарят на целите и принципите на помощта за развитие и че нейните условия са били изпълнени;
Calls on the Commission to verify at regular intervals, in collaboration with all stakeholders, that the economic policies of the recipient countries are in accordance with the objectives and principles of the development assistance and that its conditions are being fulfilled;
Призовава Комисията, държавите-членки и страните бенефициенти редовно да предоставят информация на обществото в тази област, за да направят видими за европейския данъкоплатец, резултатите от бюджетната помощ и да повишат вниманието на хората към необходимостта от развитие на сътрудничеството като цяло, и в частност, към резултатите от бюджетната помощ, да парират общите твърдения за злоупотреба с фондовете, и да предоставят информация относно основните изисквания за употреба на бюджетната подкрепа и относно случаите, когато такава подкрепа се е оказала неефикасна; настоятелно приканва Комисията да подобри видимостта на ЕС в областта на помощта за развитие, да документира и да покаже напредъка, постигнат в трети страни бенефициенти в независимото управление на бюджетната помощ;
Calls on the Commission, Member States and the beneficiary countries to provide regular information to the general public in this sector, in order to make the impact of budget aid visible to the European taxpayer and to raise awareness of the need for development cooperation in general and the effects of budget support in particular, to counter general allegations of misuse of funds and to provide information on the basic requirements for the use of budget support and also on the cases where such support has proven ineffective; urges the Commission to improve the visibility of the EU in development aid and to document and demonstrate the progress made by beneficiary third countries in administering budget aid independently;
Призовава Комисията редовно да оценява ефективността на бюджетната помощ в борбата срещу бедността от гледна точка на нейната рентабилност и да показва напредъка, постигнат от трети страни бенефициенти в независимото управление на бюджетната помощ; по този начин се прави разлика между обща и секторна бюджетна помощ, за постигането на по-голяма яснота относно ефективността на различните финансови инструменти в намаляването на бедността; трябва също да се изчислят и административните разходи за бюджетна помощ и помощта по проекти; целта би трябвало да бъде, да може да се покаже по разбираем начин в кой случай, какви инструменти трябва да се използват;
Calls on the Commission to assess at regular intervals the effectiveness of budget aid in combating poverty from the point of view of cost-effectiveness, and to show progress made by the third-country beneficiaries in independently administering the budget aid; in doing so, it should distinguish between general and sector-specific budget aid, so as to achieve greater clarity with regard to the effectiveness of the various aid instruments in reducing poverty; the administrative costs of budget and project aid must also be evaluated; the aim should be to be in a position to give a reasoned account of when each instrument should be used;
Призовава Комисията да се справи с недостатъчния контрол и наблюдение, чрез въвеждане на външен контрол за бюджетната помощ (например чрез Сметната палата); Комисията трябва да бъде насърчавана да поеме инициативата за създаването на съвместен орган за контрол заедно с други големи донори;
Calls on the Commission to tackle the shortcomings in control and supervision by introducing an external control for budget aid (for example via the Court of Auditors); the Commission should be encouraged to take the initiative of setting up a joint supervisory institution together with the other large financial donors;
Настоява, че за да се подкрепят собствените механизми за бюджетен контрол на страните бенефициенти, парламентът на дадена страна бенефициент, трябва да участва в приемането на бюджета и закона за бюджета трябва да бъде публикуван; настоява постигнатия напредък в областта на бюджетната помощ да бъде оценяван веднъж на година от парламента;
Insists that, in order to support the beneficiary countries’ own budgetary control mechanisms, the parliament of any given beneficiary country should participate in adopting the budget, and the budget law should be published; insists further that the budget aid should be evaluated annually by the parliament in terms of the progress achieved;
Призовава Комисията да определи как бюджетната помощ може да бъде ограничена във времето; отбелязва, че крайната цел на бюджетната подкрепа трябва да бъде изграждането на самостоятелност на страната бенефициент, Комисията преценява в какъв (разумен) период от време, тази цел може да бъде постигната;
Calls on the Commission to state how budget aid can be limited in time; notes that the ultimate aim of budget support must be to build up the self-sufficiency of the beneficiary country, so the Commission should state over what (reasonable) timescale this can be achieved;
Budget support has become a prominent form of EU development assistance since the late 1990s.
Budget support has become a prominent form of EU development assistance since the late 1990s.
It is recognised by the Commission as an essential instrument of European Community development policy.
It is recognised by the Commission as an essential instrument of European Community development policy.
Its growth in popularity as a development modality has taken place as part of a major international effort to improve the effectiveness of aid, in light of the commitments made towards the achievement of the MDGs.
Its growth in popularity as a development modality has taken place as part of a major international effort to improve the effectiveness of aid, in light of the commitments made towards the achievement of the MDGs.
It is in line with the EC's committed move towards a development approach in support of wider economic reforms concentrating on deeper structural and sectoral reforms focusing on poverty reduction, support for sound public finance management, support for fiscal reforms and support for private sector growth.
It is in line with the EC's committed move towards a development approach in support of wider economic reforms concentrating on deeper structural and sectoral reforms focusing on poverty reduction, support for sound public finance management, support for fiscal reforms and support for private sector growth.
Budget support, where the right conditions exist, can become a powerful tool in the achievement of European Union goals of development assistance, namely sustainable economic and social development, the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy, the campaign against poverty, economic and employment growth and developing and consolidating democracy.
Budget support, where the right conditions exist, can become a powerful tool in the achievement of European Union goals of development assistance, namely sustainable economic and social development, the smooth and gradual integration of developing countries into the world economy, the campaign against poverty, economic and employment growth and developing and consolidating democracy.
Donor coordination and recipient ownership are the two major features in the current drive to make aid more effective; which are the two fundamental underlying philosophies of budget support.
Donor coordination and recipient ownership are the two major features in the current drive to make aid more effective; which are the two fundamental underlying philosophies of budget support.
Donors coordinate by forming budget support partnerships, as by its very nature budget support requires coordinated donor action.
Donors coordinate by forming budget support partnerships, as by its very nature budget support requires coordinated donor action.
Donor coordination and harmonisation of reporting requirements, aid disbursement, conditionality and technical assistance all enhance aid effectiveness by; cutting transaction costs, reducing recipient burdens, creating synergies and aggregating aid resources.
Donor coordination and harmonisation of reporting requirements, aid disbursement, conditionality and technical assistance all enhance aid effectiveness by; cutting transaction costs, reducing recipient burdens, creating synergies and aggregating aid resources.
Funds that are provided through budget support are disbursed through the recipient government's own financial management system and is either non-earmarked, General Budget Support (GBS), or earmarked for specific use, Sector Budget Support (SBS).
Funds that are provided through budget support are disbursed through the recipient government's own financial management system and is either non-earmarked, General Budget Support (GBS), or earmarked for specific use, Sector Budget Support (SBS).
The recipient thus assumes full control and responsibility over the funds provided.
The recipient thus assumes full control and responsibility over the funds provided.
The effectiveness and sustainability of recipient led development is indisputable.
The effectiveness and sustainability of recipient led development is indisputable.
General budget support is accompanied by joint agreements concerning the government's development strategy, usually in the form of a PRSP, and upon necessary governance and economic reforms.
General budget support is accompanied by joint agreements concerning the government's development strategy, usually in the form of a PRSP, and upon necessary governance and economic reforms.
Instead of focusing only on the use of aid funds, recipient governments and donors jointly monitor the implementation of the agreed strategy as a whole, which counteracts the problem of aid fungibility.
Instead of focusing only on the use of aid funds, recipient governments and donors jointly monitor the implementation of the agreed strategy as a whole, which counteracts the problem of aid fungibility.
The PRSP determines the substantive development priorities through a means which is as much as possible recipient-owned.
The PRSP determines the substantive development priorities through a means which is as much as possible recipient-owned.
Sector wide approaches, in priority social sectors, such as health and education are also commonly used, to give more focus and articulation to the development priorities in these sectors.
Sector wide approaches, in priority social sectors, such as health and education are also commonly used, to give more focus and articulation to the development priorities in these sectors.
The advocates of budget support point to a wide range of positive expectations from the instrument, which include; improved coordination and harmonisation among donors (increasing efficiencies and aid amounts and harmonising conditionality), alignment to partner country systems and policies, greater predictability of funding, increased recipient ownership (as the recipient determines and then implements development policies), improvements in public financial management systems, in terms of good governance, macroeconomic stability and allocative efficiency, and improved domestic accountability.
The advocates of budget support point to a wide range of positive expectations from the instrument, which include; improved coordination and harmonisation among donors (increasing efficiencies and aid amounts and harmonising conditionality), alignment to partner country systems and policies, greater predictability of funding, increased recipient ownership (as the recipient determines and then implements development policies), improvements in public financial management systems, in terms of good governance, macroeconomic stability and allocative efficiency, and improved domestic accountability.
These theoretical positive outcomes are indeed considerable but major reservations can also be placed against the efficacy of the instrument in some cases.
These theoretical positive outcomes are indeed considerable but major reservations can also be placed against the efficacy of the instrument in some cases.
The appropriateness of the use of the instrument in fragile states, or states that lack the public structures and in particular the public financial management capabilities to manage the instrument effectively, or in states that are undemocratic, corrupt, or serious violators of human rights, is very controversial.
The appropriateness of the use of the instrument in fragile states, or states that lack the public structures and in particular the public financial management capabilities to manage the instrument effectively, or in states that are undemocratic, corrupt, or serious violators of human rights, is very controversial.
Essential conditions
Essential conditions
Positive environment
Positive environment
The success of Budget Support by its very nature requires the donor and the recipient partner to be of like mind.
The success of Budget Support by its very nature requires the donor and the recipient partner to be of like mind.
Without a shared commitment to development priorities and to the means to achieve them there can be no benefit derived from the partnership.
Without a shared commitment to development priorities and to the means to achieve them there can be no benefit derived from the partnership.
Budget support is dependent upon the leadership of the recipient state throughout the process.
Budget support is dependent upon the leadership of the recipient state throughout the process.
For this reason it should be clearly established that the recipient state is fully committed to leading the development process.
For this reason it should be clearly established that the recipient state is fully committed to leading the development process.
A participatory process that categorises and prioritises development objectives through a government led PRSP process, along with state institutional reform commitments, is normally the basis of the budget support agreement.
A participatory process that categorises and prioritises development objectives through a government led PRSP process, along with state institutional reform commitments, is normally the basis of the budget support agreement.
The PRSP and state institutional reform commitments thus form the basis of development action; the action taken to achieve these objectives constantly requires evaluation to determine the real commitment, the success and the practicality of using budget support as a tool in the development process.
The PRSP and state institutional reform commitments thus form the basis of development action; the action taken to achieve these objectives constantly requires evaluation to determine the real commitment, the success and the practicality of using budget support as a tool in the development process.
Practicality and form
Practicality and form
The practicality of budget support use is fundamental, meaning that there should be a legitimate expectation that its form and application will result in the desired outcome.
The practicality of budget support use is fundamental, meaning that there should be a legitimate expectation that its form and application will result in the desired outcome.
The key considerations to decide on budget support application and its optimum form, is the concept of the 'external financing gap', along with a number of criteria taking into account growth and development possibilities, the degree of poverty, good governance, past performances and development commitment.
The key considerations to decide on budget support application and its optimum form, is the concept of the 'external financing gap', along with a number of criteria taking into account growth and development possibilities, the degree of poverty, good governance, past performances and development commitment.
The European Commission and member states should fully take into account considerations, that may limit the success of the development process and which are outside the recipient state's power to change, which include in particular; global inequities in trade, economic and technical capital, intellectual property, access to energy sources and natural disasters.
The European Commission and member states should fully take into account considerations, that may limit the success of the development process and which are outside the recipient state's power to change, which include in particular; global inequities in trade, economic and technical capital, intellectual property, access to energy sources and natural disasters.
The management of fiduciary risk in the budget support process is of fundamental importance.
The management of fiduciary risk in the budget support process is of fundamental importance.
Risk may be economic, financial or political.
Risk may be economic, financial or political.
The necessary conditions to safeguard donor funds should be essential preconditions to the use of budget support.
The necessary conditions to safeguard donor funds should be essential preconditions to the use of budget support.
The performance measurement framework set out by the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Programme (PEFA) should be used as a model in the assessment of public financial management risk.
The performance measurement framework set out by the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Programme (PEFA) should be used as a model in the assessment of public financial management risk.
Explicit minimum standards of good governance, transparency and incidence of corruption should be satisfied before budget support can be considered.
Explicit minimum standards of good governance, transparency and incidence of corruption should be satisfied before budget support can be considered.
Moreover the country situation that satisfies the entry conditions necessary to begin a budget support programme may deteriorate, so the conditions of eligibility and appropriateness of the instrument need to be constantly reassessed.
Moreover the country situation that satisfies the entry conditions necessary to begin a budget support programme may deteriorate, so the conditions of eligibility and appropriateness of the instrument need to be constantly reassessed.
Malawi is a very worrying case, where budget support was used despite the full knowledge of the inherent risks involved.
Malawi is a very worrying case, where budget support was used despite the full knowledge of the inherent risks involved.
An overly optimistic assessment was made of the risk of using budget support in Malawi in light of a history of poor policy implementation and weak fiscal discipline by the Malawian Government.
An overly optimistic assessment was made of the risk of using budget support in Malawi in light of a history of poor policy implementation and weak fiscal discipline by the Malawian Government.