MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on monitoring development aid and the European Court of Auditors’ report on EU development aid to Kenya

B9‑0344/2020

Motion for a European Parliament resolution on monitoring development aid and the European Court of Auditors’ report on EU development aid to Kenya

The European Parliament,

– having regard to Article 4(4) and Articles 208 and 211 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–  having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015,

– having regard to Rule 143 of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas in its special report No 14/2020, published on 8 September 2020, the European Court of Auditors gave an unfavourable assessment of the development aid given to Kenya, noting that 90% of the EUR 435 million was allocated using a ‘standardised approach’ without ‘ conducting [...] specific assessment of the country’s development obstacles and objectives’[1];

B. whereas the allocation process is apparently not conditional on performance, although Kenya ‘has remained in the bottom 21% of countries ranked in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index’;

C. whereas the criteria for selecting industries were unclear, with no direct support for manufacturing industry;

1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, particularly in the context of a future 'post-Cotonou' agreement, to rigorously evaluate aid, making it conditional on performance and migration control and giving priority to industries which create jobs.