7 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2021/2213(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the conclusion of the new Partnership Agreement (Post Cotonou Agreement) between the European Union, and the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific (OACPS) States; underlines the important political, economic and cultural relationship between the EU and the OACPS; stresses that the EU contributes to economic growth in the OACPS countries, and the advancement of their position within the global trading system;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the statement of the UN Economic Commission for Africa indicating that it believes the eEconomic pPartnership aAgreements (EPAs) between the EU and African countries could havunder various circumstances have possible negative consequences for intra-African trade; is concerned about the possibility of negative effects that the new Partnership Agreement between the EU and the members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS – Post-Cotonou Agreement) might have on intra-African tradeACPS might have on intra-African trade; insists that negative effects on intra-African trade should be avoided and addressed in close cooperation with our African partners;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. InsistUnderlines that the agreement’'s trade and investment provisions must bare tailored to benefit all parties; involved; calls concerned about a misbalance benefiting the EU over the OACPS countries; calls on the Commission to guarantee that the OACPS countries benefit from trade relations; calls on the Commission to improv the Commission to guarantee that both EU and OACPS countries and companies benefit from trade relations, and to advance sustainable and inclusive development and growth; calls on the Commission to ensure the agreement is a basis for the strengthening of economic relations between the parties in a mutually beneficial way, taking into account their respective levels of development; calls on the Commission to effectively address and concretely guarantee EU market access for OACPS producers in the revision process of EPAs; calls on the Commission to promote sustainable investment opportunities to advance digital and green infrastructure in the OACPS countries;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the commitments of the EU and OACPS on trade and sustainable development, the UN2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement; calls for close cooperation from the EU with OACPS partners to advance sustainable trade and investment relations in line with the goals of the EU’s trade policy review;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the WesternAcknowledges that parties to the agreement may have differing interpretations of sustainability has been applied in the Post-Cotonou Agreement; is concerned that the terminology of the agreement focuses on the goals and perspectives of the EU; calls for an investigation into the differences in interpretation and application of sustainability criteria and the application of these criteria within the Post-Cotonou Agreement which could benefit better understanding of common sustainability goals between all parties;
Amendment 43 #
5. Strongly stresses the important link between trade, the eradication of poverty and support for sustainable development; stresses that the Post-Cotonou Agreement should effectively contribute to the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs in order to strengthen and promote the sustainable development of the OACPS states; calls on the Commission to report on the trade and investment related aspects of the SDGs during implementation of the Post- Cotonou Agreement; strongly stresses the importance of taking into account the SDGs in the process of revision regarding EPAs; underlines the role of women in the economies and societies of the OACPS countries; calls on the Commission to increase the participation of women in EU- OACPS trade and investment relations., most notably for intra-African trade, and in EU-Africa trade and investment relations in close cooperation with African stakeholders;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that it is of the opinion that the Post-Cotonou Agreement can contribute to the trade and investment policy objectives of the EU and OACPS countries and recommends its consent;