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Activities of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2009/2200(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2200(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT Report on trade and economic relations with Turkey PDF (163 KB) DOC (95 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2009/2200(INI)
Documents: 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'),
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 3 #
having regard to Goldman Sachs report of 9 June 2009,deleted
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Welcomes the upturn in Turkey's economy after the global economic crisis; congratulates Turkey on the serious reforms of its banking system, that proved resilient to the economic crisis, as reflected in the upgrading of its credit ratings; stresses the importance of further cooperation between the EU and Turkey to overcome difficulties in both trade and investment;deleted
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Notes Turkey’s potential for further economic development, given its young and dynamic population; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to pursue further openness, to refrain from hidden protectionism and to capitalise more on Turkey’s geo-political position when setting trade targets;Delete
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
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 ;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Acknowledges that interfering with the proper functioning of the CU for political reasons would be harmful to the economic interests of both the EU and Turkey;Delete
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
WelcomNotes the regional platforms initiated by Turkey, such asactivity of Turkey, within the framework of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation, the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank and the South East European Cooperation Process, of which Turkey is a founding member; encourages Turkey to continue to playtake a leading role in promoting open and fair trade with due regard for social, economic and environmental wellbeing;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
RegretNotes that the recurrent visa problems under GATS Mode 4 substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU, constituting a non-tariff-barrier which is contrary to the spirit of the CU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter; welcomes the decision of the Turkish Government to resume formal negotiations on an EU- Turkey readmission agreement; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
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;
2010/06/09
Committee: INTA