Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 14961 | 01 October 2019
The Council of Europe Development Bank: contributing to building a more inclusive society
Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development
In the draft resolution, before paragraph 10.3, insert the following paragraph:
"considers reviewing the pertinence of the current criteria for defining the CEB’s target countries and possibly updates them in the light of progress in these countries’ development;"
Explanatory note
The target countries have been defined mainly based on geographical criteria (central, eastern and south-eastern European countries with enhanced developmental needs at the time of their accession). Some of these countries have since advanced significantly in terms of socio-economic development and have privileged access to funding from the European Union. Adding more economic criteria would render the selection process more objective.