Activities of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2009/2200(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on trade and economic relations with Turkey PDF (163 KB) DOC (95 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
having regard to the Additional Protocol to that Agreement of 23 November 1970, and in particular Article 41(1) thereof ('Standstill Clause'),
Amendment 3 #
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU, with the adoption of the CAP; considers that other areas such as services and public procurement should fall within its scope ;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Encourages the Commission and Turkey to improve trade by removeing all technicalunnecessary barriers to trade, including technical ones such as recognition of certification, duplicative testing, multiple inspections, technical regulations and standards;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with third countries, due to; calls on the Commission and the Counwcillingness of certain countries to strike trade deals in the absence to include Turkey in the impact assessment studies of prospective FTAs between the EU and third countries and to further strengthen the transmission of binding mechanisms, and the detrimental effects of thisformation on the EU´s position and the state of play onf the Turkish economyFTA negotiations;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a new
Paragraph 16a new
Deplores the fact that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement has not been implemented by Turkey; calls on the Turkish Government to implement it fully without delay, in a non- discriminatory way, and recalls that failure to do so may further seriously affect the negotiating process;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Notes that Russia has become Turkey’s largest trade partner and that Turkey is striving to diversify its trade partners by establishing close ties with Middle Eastern and African countries; asks the Commission to conduct a study on the causes and economic impact of Turkey’s trade diversion away from the EU;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; underlines the importance of the Nabucco project for the security of energy supply and therefore calls on Turkey to swiftly implement the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement; stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy; urges Turkey to ratify the Energy Charter Treaty Trade Amendment;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomes the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey with effective enforcementencourages Turkey to enforce the new IPR legislation effectively in order to then deepen the trade relations with the EU;