4 Amendments of Jean ROATTA related to 2012/2225(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Confirms its support for Policy Coherence for Development; notes that, in the context of trade with developing countries, this presupposes inter alia the safeguarding and expansion of such countries’ abilities to industrialise, diversify their production and move up the value chain, as well as the abolition of any agricultural subsidies that could harm their food securitynd to develop their services sector to benefit development;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that trade and development should pursue objectives in the field of agriculture, particularly the abolition of any agricultural subsidies that could harm food security, the sustainable management of natural assets and local, regional and national integrated growth strategies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for the EU, in order to increase wealth and living standards among the poorest, to specifically target some of its trade-related assistance towards building local and regional trade capacity within and among these countries; welcomes the objectives of the Development Cooperation Instrument, which highlights the priorities of employment and growth in developing countries;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises that social entrepreneurship and social innovation in the developing countries are the engines of growth for development, which can help reduce inequality and promote growth provided that profits are reinvested in the economy;