6 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UAcknowledges the need for an update of outdated existing GATS-discipline and for facilitation of trade in new services; at the same urges the Commission and the Member States to fully respect and pursuedefend the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion as set out in Article 174 of the TFEU in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to investigate and analyse thmonitor the possible impact of TiSA on cohesion and local and regional governance in the EU; urges the Commission to collect and make available comprehensive and comparable data and to throughout the negotiating process by includeing territorial impact assessments;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU’s cohesion policy is its main investment tool not only for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, but also for addressing urgent socio-economic needs; is of the strong opinion that its underlying principles and standards must not be weakenebe upheld in the context of TiSA and future trade agreements negotiated by the EU;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concernedof opinion that the competences of local and regional authorities (LRAs), which are responsible for a large share of public investment under the EU’s cohesion policy and are also actively involved in the delivery of key public services across the territory, will be limitshould not be hampered by TiSA, as thuis would reducinge their ability to foster local and regional development and to protect the general interest of their citizens;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Opposes any encroachment on the discretionary power of LRAs with regard to services, as laid down in Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol N°26 of the TFEU, especially through provisions on domestic regulation, standstill and ratchet clauses, as well as provisions on public procurement; calls, therefore, on the Commission to fully exclude public services, both publicly and privately funded, from the TiSA negotiations and to further strengthen flexibilities on the enforcement of commitments at local level, as laid down in GATS Article 1.3;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to involve and consultAcknowledges the progress in level of transparency of TiSA negotiations and calls on Commission to continue with its efforts to achieve greater level of transparency of the negotiating process; reiterates the importance for LRAs – alongside economic and social partners and civil society organisations – in the context of the TiSA negotiations as they will be the ones most affected.to be consulted and included in the negotiating directives given their crucial role in regulation and delivery of public services;