Annexes to SEC(2011)505 - EU Accountability Report 2011 on Financing for Development Review of progress of the EU and its Member States Accompanying document to the COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Enhancing EU Accountability on Financing for Development towards the EU Official Development Assistance Peer Review VOL VI - Main contents
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dossier | SEC(2011)505 - EU Accountability Report 2011 on Financing for Development Review of progress of the EU and its Member States Accompanying ... |
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document | SEC(2011)505 |
date | April 19, 2011 |
A. Mobilising domestic financial resources for development A.1. Promoting good governance in tax matters
1.1. In your development cooperation do you provide support to developing countries' tax systems and to their efforts to mobilise domestic revenues? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
78.6% | 22 | |
No | 21.4% | 6 |
answered question | 28 | |
skipped question | 0 |
5.1.4. Which stakeholders/institutions in developing countries do you support to strengthen public financial management? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
National Parliaments | 31.8% | 7 |
20 | ||
National Audit Institutions | 68.2% | 15 |
Civil Society Organisations | ■ 45.5% | 10 |
Other | 18.2% | 4 |
Other, please specify Show replies | 8 | |
answered question | 22 | |
skipped question | 6 |
7. 3. Do you support developing countries in addressing the challenges of cross-border tax evasion and harmful tax competition? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
18 | ||
No | 30.8% | 8 |
answered question | 26 | |
skipped question | 2 |
9. 4. Do you provide assistance to developing countries in adopting and implementing the OECD guidelines on transfer pricing? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | ■ 480% | 12 |
No | 52.0% | 13 |
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
1. 5. In your cooperation policy, do you promote the principles of good governance in tax matters (transparency, exchange of information, fair tax competition)? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
85.2% | 23 | |
No | 14.8% | 4 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
3. 6. Do you assess the level of commitment of the beneficiary to the principles of good governance in tax matters? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 18 | |
No | U 30.8% | 8 |
If no, why not? Please indicate below: Show replies | 8 | |
answered question | 26 | |
skipped question | 2 |
1. 6.2.1. Transparency of tax systems: Do you analyse the situation of the country concerned with regard to its commitment and implementation of the international standards of transparency of tax systems? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 16 | |
No | 27.3% | 6 |
6.2.1.1. Please explain: If yes, in what ways? If no, why not? Show replies | 19 | |
answered question | 22 | |
skipped question | 6 |
2. 6.2.2. Exchange of information between tax administrations: Do you analyse the situation of the country concerned with regard to its commitment and implementation of the international standards of exchange of information in the tax area? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 52.2% | 12 |
No 47.8% | 11 |
6.2.2.1. Please explain: If yes, in what ways? If no, why not? Show replies | 19 |
answered question | 23 |
skipped question | 5 |
3. 6.2.3. Fair tax competition: Do you analyse the situation of the countries concerned with regard to business tax measures in force in those countries, which could fall under the criteria of the Code of Conduct for business taxation (set out in the Council Conclusions of 1st December 1997, OJ C2/01, 6.1.98)?
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 3i.8% | 7 |
No | 68.2% | 15 |
6.2.3.1. Please explain: If yes, in what ways? If no, why not? Show replies | 16 | |
answered question | 22 | |
skipped question | 6 |
1. 7. Do you provide any form of assistance in relation to good governance in tax matters to the countries with which you have or plan to have TlEAs or Double Tax Conventions? | ||
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 44.4% | 12 |
No | 55.6% | 15 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
2. 8. Please give details of the new TlEAs (Tax Information Exchange Agreements) and Double Tax Conventions your country concluded or is seeking to conclude since the beginning of 2010. Three status for the agreement: | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
24 | ||
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ii)Agreement under | ||
22 | ||
Show replies | ||
iii)Agreement planned | 64 0% | 16 |
Show replies | ||
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
1. 9. Do you coordinate with bilateral and multilateral donors when supporting developing countries' tax reform agendas? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
17 | ||
No | 32.0% | 3 |
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
3.10. Do you support any international or regional initiatives or organisations that are active in the area of tax reform? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 61.5% | 16 |
No | 38.5% | 10 |
answered question | 26 | |
skipped question | 2 |
B. Mobilising international resources for development: foreign direct investment and other private flows
B.1. Support to private investment
4, 13, Are you providing financial tools to support private investment? (Please tick relevant and provide details in the box below)
Response Response
Percent Count
Investment guarantees | 65.2% | 15 |
Improvement of the overall banking system | 33.1% | 9 |
Microfinance/ access to financial services | 60.9% | 14 |
Risk management initiatives | 34-. 8% | 8 |
Blending | 34-. 8% | 8 |
Private public partnerships | 43.5% | 10 |
Business and investment | 69.6% | 16 |
climate | ||
Investment facilities | 60.9% | 14 |
Export credits | 60.9% | 14 |
OtherJPlease give details below} | 30.4% | 7 |
Other [please specify} g
Slow reaHea
answered question 23
skipped question 5
B.2. Corporate social and environmental responsibility
6.14. Are you promoting the adoption of internationally agreed principles and standards on Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility by European companies? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 20 | |
No | 23.1% | 6 |
answered question | 26 | |
skipped question | 2 |
3.15. Are you supporting one or more of the below initiatives? (Please tick relevant and provide details on the nature of your support (signatory of the initiative, support of its implementation) in the box below) | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
9 | ||
FAO Code of Conduct for | 54.5% | 6 |
Responsible Fisheries | ||
Other | m 45.5% | 5 |
Other (please specify) Show replies | 10 | |
answered question | 11 | |
skipped question | 17 |
B.4. Remittances and Migration
10.17. Have you implemented solutions internally and in cooperation with third countries to overcome barriers to migrants and their families' access to financial services, with a view to reinforcing the impact of remittances on their economic and social development?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 34.6% 9
No
65.4% 17
answered question 26
skipped question 2
11.17.1. If yes, do you have monitoring indicators for measuring the impact of these solutions on migrants' access to financial services, remittance transfer costs and remittance transfers volumes?
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 44.4% | 4 |
No | 55.6% | 5 |
17.1.1 Please specify: Show replies | 9 |
answered question 9
skipped question 19
12.17.2. If no, do you plan to implement solutions to improve the impact of remittances on | |
development? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes M 11.8% | 2 |
15 | |
17.2.1. Please specify: | 15 |
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answered question | 17 |
skipped question | 11 |
14.19. Have you implemented or do you plan to implement any other initiatives in order to increase competition and transparency in the remittance market and to reduce remittance transfers costs? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 41.7% | 10 |
No _ 58.3% | 14 |
19.1. Please specify: | 19 |
Show replies | |
answered question | 24 |
skipped question | 4 |
15. 20. Do you have robust and reliable data concerning the amounts and destination of remittances from your country, especially compared to other sources, such as ad-hoc surveys? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 44.4% | 12 |
No | 55.6% | 15 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
16. 21. Have you adopted or do you intend to adopt the operational definitions, recommendations and best practices on improving the quality and coverage of data on remittances according to the compilation guide drafted by the "Luxembourg Group” ? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 47.8% | 11 |
No 52.2% | 12 |
answered question | 23 |
skipped question | 5 |
17. 22. Does your legislation a€“ in particular national security or immigration laws - contain any provision hampering the effective use of legal remittances channels?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 0.0% 0
No 100.0% 22
22.1. If yes, please explain the legislation and whether you intend to address this
challenge i n the future? 2
Show replies
answered question 22
skipped question 6
18. 23. Have you conducted an assessment of the impact of the legislation on anti money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing on the remittances' market?
Response Response
Percent Count
Yes 0.0% 0
No 100.0% 19
23.1. If yes, please explain the results of this evaluation? If no, do you intend to conduct
such an assessment? 4
Show replies
answered question 19
skipped question 9
D. Increasing international financial and technical cooperation for development D 1. ODA
7. D 1.2 Predictability of ODA increases 28. Have you established a multi-annual indicative timetable/minimum aid level commitment, approved by the national government, showing how you aim to reach your ODA targets for 2015 (0.33% or 0.7%}?
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 370% | 10 |
No | 63.0% | 17 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
8. 28.1. If yes, by what process was this achieved and what is the legal status of this timetable/minimum aid level commitment: | ||
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Law | 10.0% | 1 |
Annual budget law H | 10.0% | 1 |
Government decision/ decree | 30.0% | 3 |
Policy document, endorsed by the entire Government (e.g. multi-annual strategic policy document etc) | 50.0% | 5 |
28.1.5. Please indicate the web link to the document or Official Journal specifications or attach the document: Show replies | 9 | |
answered question | 10 | |
skipped question | 18 |
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 18 | |
No | 30.3% | 3 |
30.1. Please specify Show replies | 24 |
answered question 26
skipped question 2
12. D.1.4. ODA for LDCs 31. Will you reach the target of 0.15%-0.20% ODA/GNI to LDCs by 2010 and onwards?
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes M | 47.3% | 11 |
No | 52.2% | 12 |
answered question 23
skipped question 5
14. D.1.5. Temporary questions on ODA 32. For EU Member States that are not members of the OECD DAC: 32.1. Do you apply the OECD/ DAC ODA rules for your ODA reporting? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 100.0% | 12 |
No 0.0% | 0 |
answered question | 12 |
skipped question | 16 |
16. 32.3. Do your agree to sharing your statistics sent to the DAC with the European Commission and all EU Member States? " | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 100.0% | 10 |
No | 0.0% | 0 |
Please specify (if needed) Show replies | 2 | |
answered question | 10 | |
skipped question | 18 |
18. 34. For each of the innovative sources of financing below that you have implemented, please complete the table below. Please include the annual amount raised in 2009 and 2010 (in national currency In current or constant prices, indicating the base year) and also please indicate how you disburse these resources. 34.1 Do you use this mechanism ? | |||
Yes | No | Response Count | |
Airline Ticket Tax/contribution | 15.0% (3) | 85.0% (17) | 20 |
ETS auctioning revenues | 10.0% (2) | 90.0% (18) | 20 |
International Financing Facility for Immunization (IFFIm) | 27.3% (6) | 72.7% (16) | 22 |
Advance Market Commitments (AMCs) | 15.0% (3) | 85.0% (17) | 20 |
Debt2Health | 10.0% (2) | 90.0% (18) | 20 |
Other (please specify) | 23.5% (4) | 76.5% (13) | 17 |
answered question | 24 | ||
skipped question | 4 |
20. 36. Do you intend to step up efforts for innovative financing mechanisms with significant revenue generation potential, with a view to ensuring predictable financing for sustainable development? | ||||
Response | Response | |||
Percent | Count | |||
Yes | 44.4% | 12 | ||
No | ■ | 55.6% | 15 | |
36.1. If Yes, please explain how | 13 | |||
Show replies | ||||
answered question | 27 | |||
skipped question | 1 |
21. 37. Do you consider further work on innovative financing mechanisms, i.e. in addition to the ones mentioned in question 34? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 28.0% | 7 |
18 | ||
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
1. 39. Which actions has your country taken in 2010 to support country ownership, including guidance and incentives for staff in partner countries? | ||
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Consultation and | OJC | |
countries | £9 | |
Guidance and incentives for staff in partner countries | 52.0% | 13 |
Supporting partner capacity | ■■ Q A no/_ | |
development | 04.U /o | Z 1 |
Others | 4.0% | 1 |
Please specify Show replies | 10 | |
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
2. 40. What is your main method of delivering country programmable aid (excluding aid channelled through multilateral organisations and the EU)? Please enter an approximate percentage share according to modalities used in 2010: | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Technical cooperation | 84.6% | 11 |
Show replies | ||
Project support | 76.9% | 10 |
Show replies | ||
Budget support: | 69 2% | 9 |
Show replies | ||
Other modalities (please | ||
specify) | 53.8% | 7 |
Show replies | ||
answered question | 13 | |
skipped question | 15 |
3. 40.1. What is the percentage share of your aid channelled through programme-based approaches ? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
In percentage of the bilateral | ||
aid programme ? | 100.0% | 6 |
Show replies | ||
answered question | 6 | |
skipped question | 22 |
7. 42. On using country systems as the first option, have you | ||||||
Yes | In most cases | In some cases | Seldom | No | Response Count | |
Conducted an assessment to identify internal constraints | 16.7% (4) | 29.2% (7) | 16.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 37.5% 0) | 24 |
Reviewed the design of aid instruments irrespective of modality so that use of country systems is considered a first option | 8.7% (2) | 13.0% (3) | 26.1% (6) | 4.3% (1) | 47.8% (11) | 23 |
Provided relevant staff training | 17.4% (4) | 13.0% (3) | 21.7% (5) | 4.3% (1) | 43.5% (10) | 23 |
Supported partner-country capacity development for improving the quality of country systems | 20.8% (5) | 20.8% (5) | 29.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 29.2% (7) | 24 |
answered question | 25 | |||||
skipped question | 3 |
Response Response
Percent Count
76.2%
16
Supported partner-country capacity development for improved quality of country systems
Conducted joint assessments with others | 57.1% | 12 |
Used methodologies and | 76.2% | 16 |
re«i iltc from nther Hnn<ir<s' | ||
assessments |
52.4%
11
Made methodologies and results from your assessments available to others
21
answered question skipped question
12. D.3.2.3. Making aid more transparent and more predictable 45. Is it possible for your country to make multi-year (at least three year) commitments to partner countries? (Please tick below) | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
19 | ||
For Programme Based | 1 ^ | |
Approaches: 1- General | ||
For Programme Based | ||
Approaches: 2-When Budget | 63.2% | 12 |
Support | ||
13 | ||
answered question | 19 | |
skipped question | 9 |
15. 48. Is information on expenditure related to providing technical cooperation (including in-kind technical assistance) available to | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
19 | ||
the partner countries only? | 23.8% | 5 |
answered question | 21 | |
skipped question | 7 |
1. 50. Have you integrated the principles of the Code of Conduct on Complementarity and Division of Labour (2007) in your strategies, staff guidance and programming processes/guidelines. | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 64.0% | 16 |
No ■ 8.0% | 2 |
Partially 28.0% | 7 |
answered question | 25 |
skipped question | 3 |
7. 52.1. For the countries that you are planning to exit, please give details on your exit strategy 52.1.3. Will residual cooperation remain? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
6 | ||
No | 14.3% | 1 |
Please explain if needed Show replies | 7 | |
answered question | 7 | |
skipped question | 21 |
11. 53. Are the legal and/or administrative arrangements In place for you to manage funds for another MS or the EU, and/ for another MS or the EU to manage your funds (delegated cooperation)?
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 19 | |
No | 29.6% | 8 |
If yes, please give details below: Show replies | 20 |
skipped question 1
12. 53.2. Do you have a mechanism in place at headquarters level to track cases of delegated cooperation? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 50.0% | 14 |
No | 50.0% | 14 |
answered question | 28 | |
skipped question | 0 |
14. 54. What activities have you undertaken at headquarters and country level to support the Division of Labour process | ||
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Policy and guidelines for | ||
concentration | zu | |
Decentralization for incountry coordination | 47.6% | 10 |
Staff incentives | 19.0% | 4 |
Others | 14.3% | 3 |
Other (please specify) Show replies | 2 | |
answered question | 21 | |
skipped question | 7 |
19. 56. Have you established in some of your priority countries a joint framework for monitoring joint commitments? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 46.4% | 13 |
No 53.6% | 15 |
Please list the countries: Show replies | 12 |
answered question | 28 |
skipped question | 0 |
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 51.9% | 14 |
No | 43.1% | 13 |
Comment (please specify) | 0 |
answered question 27
skipped question 1
E. External debt
E.1. Preserving debt sustainability
3. 63. Have you taken new actions/steps to help restore and preserve debt sustainability in low-income countries? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 48.1% | 13 |
No | 51.9% | 14 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
5. 64. Do you see a need to reform the international architecture for the restructuring of sovereign debts in order to deal with potential future cases of debt distress in low-income countries? | |
Response Response Percent Count | |
Yes M | 48.0% 12 |
No | 52.0% 13 |
skipped question 3
6. 64.1. If yes, please specify what would be the main features of the debt workout mechanism that you would support (please tick in each case):
Response | Response | ||
Percent | Count | ||
Q | |||
DaScQ Oil rallS UIUD | y | ||
Involving a role for | |||
International Financial | ■ 61.5% | 8 | |
Institutions | |||
Creation of an international | 7.7% | 1 | |
Arbitration Court | |||
Collective action clauses in | 38.5% | ||
debt contracts | D | ||
Other | — | 15.4% | 2 |
Please specify | 9 | ||
Show replies | |||
answered question | 13 | ||
skipped question | 15 |
8. 66. Have you planned specific interventions to prevent aggressive litigation against HIPCs (in particular to prevent the actions of distressed-debt funds a€“ commonly referred as "vulture funds”)? | |
Response | Response |
Percent | Count |
Yes 18 5% | 5 |
22 | |
If yes, please specify: | 7 |
Show replies | |
answered question | 27 |
skipped question | 1 |
F. Addressing systemic issues: enhancing the coherence and consistency of the international monetary, financial and trading systems in support of development
F.1 Reforms of the International Financial Institutions
11. 69. Do you believe that the agreed quota realignment will be sufficient to increase the legitimacy, credibility and effectiveness of the International Monetary Fund.
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Yes | 59.3% | 16 |
No | 40.7% | 11 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
13. 70. Do you share the view that the EU27 should speak with one voice in the IMF, World Bank and main multilateral development banks' governing bodies? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 48.0% | 12 |
No | 52.0% | 13 |
Comment (please specify) | 6 | |
Show replies | ||
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
16. 71. Would you support stronger Brussels based coordination on issues related to the World Bank and MDB's (as exists already for the IMF)? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
73.1% | 19 | |
No | 26.9% | 7 |
answered question | 26 | |
skipped question | 2 |
17. F.2. Temporary questions on Systemic Issues 72. How satisfied are you with the outcome of the Voice and Participation reform at the World Bank? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Very satisfied | 17.9% | 5 |
71.4% | 20 | |
Not satisfied | 10.7% | 3 |
answered question | 28 | |
skipped question | 0 |
18. 73. In terms of the replenishment of IDA, do you think the EU should push for greater conditions to be attached to its support for IDA e.g. push for an increasing share to go to Sub-Saharan Africa?
Response Response
Percent Count
skipped question 1
19. 74. Do you welcome the creation of a permanent Crisis Response Window in IDA as an effective approach to responding to crises within IDA countries? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
25 | ||
No | 7.4% | 2 |
answered question | 27 | |
skipped question | 1 |
20. 75. Do you support the creation of a Ministerial Council for the IMF with decision-making powers? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes ■ | 64.0% | 16 |
No | 36.0% | 9 |
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
G. New challenges and cross cutting issues
G.1. Climate Change
1. 78. In view of the requirement of the Copenhagen Accord for fast-start finance to be "new and additional", and European Council conclusions that financing for this end should "not undermine or jeopardize the fight against poverty and continued progress towards the Millennium Development Goals", please explain how you defined this for reporting in the Annex 4 excel sheet: | ||
Response Percent | Response Count | |
Additional to climate related funding in a specific reference year | 36.0% | 9 |
Additional to the average annual climate related funding over a specific reference period | 0.0% | 0 |
Additional to the level of ODA spending in nominal terms | 20.0% | 5 |
Additional to a ODA spending target in % of GNI | 12.0% | 3 |
Other definition of additionality | 44.0% | 11 |
answered question | 25 | |
skipped question | 3 |
G.2. Biological Diversity
7. 2. Do you consider biological diversity and its associated ecosystem services as a cross-cutting or sectoral policy issue in development co-operation? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Cross-cutting | 34.8% | 8 |
Sectoral ■ | 4.3% | 1 |
Both | 60.9% | 14 |
answered question | 23 | |
skipped question | 5 |
8. 3. Do you to monitor trends in the amount of financial resources provided by your country to contribute to the implementation of global biodiversity commitments? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
Yes | 45.8% | 11 |
No | 45.8% | 11 |
A monitoring framework is | Q | |
under development | ||
answered question | 24 | |
skipped question | 4 |
H. Transparency of the answers and assessment of the questionnaire
H.1. Transparency
15. HI.2. Do you agree to publishing your answers to the questionnaire as an annex to the Monitoring report 2011? | ||
Response | Response | |
Percent | Count | |
23 | ||
No | 17.9% | 5 |
answered question | 28 | |
skipped question | 0 |
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