15 Amendments of Viviane REDING related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament's reports containing its recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), adopted on 3 February 2016, and on the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), adopted on 8 July 2015,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas there can be no protection without trade agreements, and no trade agreement without protections;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s new strategy ‘Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’; regrets that the Commission’s delay in presenting a new strategy, given that Parliament requested that a revised mid- and long-term trade strategy be presented by summer 2012 has not opted for "reciprocity" as one of the cornerstones of its strategy; deplores the unfairness of the current situation, whereby our trade partners, not least the USA and China, have increasingly closed their own markets to EU companies, in particular in transport, telecommunications and public procurement, whereas their companies still benefit from a large access to the EU's internal market;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that EU's trade policy is of utmost geopolitical and economic importance for Europe to shape globalisation, to strengthen international standards and to increase access to foreign markets; notes that international rules will be set by others, if we don't act now;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that the internationalisation of the world’s production system has resulted in new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for hundreds of millions of people; recalls that, according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are not earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of GVCs has created job opportunities but also propelled some supplier firms to ignore labour laws, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; calls on the Commission to improve conditions in GVCs; emphasises that the EU’s further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model and securing and creating sustainable growth and jobs in the EU and for its partners; to acknowledge that the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exports, thereby substantially increasing the cost of protectionist measures;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to systematically convene trilogue negotiations with the European Parliament with the view to drafting a joint mandate before the start of each negotiation;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers plurilateral negotiations within the WTO such as the Information Technology Agreement and, the Environmental Goods Agreements and the Trade in Services Agreement to be the second-best option; emphasises that trade policy should also be used as a tool for increasing the competiveness of environmentally beneficial products; stresses the importance of multilateralising the ‘green goods’ initiative and of considering whether bilateral or unilateral trade agreements could provide premium preferences for environmental goods; underlines that TiSA is an opportunity to revive progress on trade in services at WTO level;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that further trade liberalisation measures require the EU to be able to respond even more effectively to unfair trading practices and ensure a level playing field; underlines that TDIs must remain an indispensable component of the EU’s trade strategy; recalls that the current EU trade defence legislation dates back to 1995; stresses that the Union’s trade defence system needs to be modernised urgently; points out that EU trade defence law must be more effective, adapted to today’s challenges and trade patterns, and also increase transparency and predictability; regrets that the TDI modernisation proposal is blocked in the Council; regrets that the Commission does not refer at all to the need for TDI modernisation in its ‘Trade for All’ communication; calls on the Council to boost its efforts regarding TDI modernisation urgently, especially at a time when China is firmly requesting recognition of MES, and asks the Commission to present a new proposal, whose objectives should be to substantially reduce the duration of its investigations and to substantially increase the level of its anti-dumping duties;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Shares the Commission’s view that the temporary movement of professionals has become essential to increasing business internationally; stresses that a labour mobility chapter should be included in all EU trade and investment agreements; recalls however that Mode 4 commitments must only apply to the movement of highly skilled professionals and that labour and social standards in the host country must prevail;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to use trade policy to tackle new forms of digital protectionism and to set rules for e-commerce and cross-border data flows in compliance with EU data protection and privacy law; believes that much more needs to be done to create a climate favourable to e-commerce and entrepreneurship within the EU; stresses that ensuring regulatory cooperation, mutual recognition and harmonisation of standards in the digital trade sector is vital; calls on the Commission to put forward a new model for e-commerce chapters, which would then serve as the basis for the EU proposal in all trade negotiations, and which would seek to ensure the free flow of data, in full compliance with data protection rules in place in the country of origin of the data subject, and with general exceptions grounded in appropriate criteria;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that a forward-looking trade policy must pay greater attention to the specific needs of SMEs and ensure that they can fully benefit from trade and investment agreements; recalls that only a small share of European SMEs are able to identify and exploit the opportunities that globalisation and trade liberalisation offer; notes that only 13 % of European SMEs have been internationally active outside the EU; supports initiatives to facilitate the internationalisation of European SMEs, but believes that new ways need to be explored on how to better assist SMEs in their sale of goods and services abroad; stresses that SMEs need more tailor-made support, starting in Member States; highlights the importance for SMEs of having access to user-friendly online information about trade measures;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the importance of further debate with stakeholders and Parliament onWelcomes the Commission’'s proposal for thean Investment Court Ssystem in order to better clarify its impact on the ‘right to regulate’, the annual costs for the EU budget and its compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU court, with publicly-appointed and publicly- remunerated judges; believes that its inclusion in bilateral agreements should be considered as a first step towards ian particular, and more specifically the EU competiInternational Investment Court applying a common set of international rules;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the elimination of the current imbalances as regards the degree of openness of public procurement markets between the EU and other trading partners; calls on the Commission to go even further in seeking an ambitious and reciprocal opening up of international public procurement markets, while guaranteeing the exclusion of services of general economic interests; stresses that European economic operators, but especially European SMEs, need better access to public contracts in third countries; should the current level of asymmetries persist, calls on the Commission to consider the introduction of a "Buy European Act";
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 17 a (new)
Subheading 17 a (new)
Delivering tangible benefits to consumers Acknowledges that trade agreements have the potential to largely benefit consumers, notably by increasing competition, lowering prices, providing greater choice and boosting innovation; to unleash such potential, calls on the Commission to strongly push in all negotiations for a limitation to geoblocking practices, for a reduction in international roaming fees, and for a reinforcement of passenger rights;