Changes between two versions
What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report
From · draft committee report· 12 Feb 2025
on financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville
To · plenary report· 3 Jun 2025
on financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville
AI:What changed, in short
The report expands significantly, adding many new recitals and paragraphs on debt, climate, tax, and geopolitical issues, and shifting focus to structural reform of the international financial architecture.1234 New calls include a UN Framework Convention on Sovereign Debt, a UN tax convention, and mandatory EITI, while strengthening gender equality and civil society participation.3102 The report now emphasizes that private finance cannot replace public investment, and adds specific funding targets for education and UNRWA.713 It also responds to the US withdrawal from foreign assistance, positioning the EU as a key actor and calling for increased ODA budgets.11215 The other changes are formal: updated heading and forwarding instruction.1114
13 changes of substance · 2 formal · 0 of wording only
Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem
+128 added · −37 removed · 8 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 4 of 5: Paragraphs 181–185
Added:68. Stresses the need for a comprehensive approach to development financing, aligning the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, while ensuring that the allocation of EUR 79.5 billion for 2021-2027 is used effectively to address global challenges; urges the creation of a system for Parliamentary oversight of NDICI-capital flows to ensure their alignment with the dedicated targets for development;
Added:69. Reiterates the urgent need to rethink and reform global governance of international development cooperation given the suspension of USAID and reductions in global aid by countries such as the UK, Netherlands, Belgium etc.; stresses that reform to the international financial architecture must be underpinned by a commitment to multilateralism and fit for a more crisis-prone world;
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Changed:31.70. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.Commission, the European Investment Bank and the United Nations.