Activities of Norbert ERDŐS related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) HU
Amendments (12)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reaffirm that audiovisual services should remain excluded from the scope of TTIP commitments on services and establishment, ensure the right to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas respect for food safety and human, plant and animal health, environmental, consumer protection and animal welfare standards will be a fundamental tenet of the negotiations for European agriculture;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure with a general clause the right for EU Member States to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational services which receive public funding or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the same quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providers;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a. prioritise an ambitious and balanced result of the negotiations for agriculture, the three main components of which (market access, geographical indications and sanitary and phytosanitary, food safety and consumer protection measures) should be tackled early and in parallel in the negotiation process, in order to give Parliament enough time to discuss and evaluate this chapter with stakeholders and European citizens;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety and human, plant and animal health, the environment, consumer protection and animal welfare as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. ensure a positive final outcome of the negotiations for agriculture reflecting in a similar manner both the offensive and defensive interests of the EU agricultural sector concerning the abolition or reduction of both tariff and non-tariff barriers, including in particular sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures, so that EU producers make genuine gains in terms of access to the US market;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive all those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers either in the EU as a whole or in individual regions thereof to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU – including energy costs – diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da. begin consultations with the European Parliament, Member States, civil-society organisations and European citizens as soon as possible concerning a proposal for the exact definition of sensitive products;
Amendment 205 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
ea. ensure that ISDS does not apply to agriculture or to environmental protection, consumer protection, animal welfare and food safety, as, both in the EU and in the USA, judicial systems are sufficiently mature and stable, so that any disputes between a foreign investor and the host state can be appropriately resolved by resorting to the national courts;
Amendment 215 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
f. engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations, a process which should begin immediately.