Activities of Edouard FERRAND related to 2015/2233(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) PDF (651 KB) DOC (251 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas through the TiSA negotiations are aimed at achieving better international regulation, not lower domestic regulationthere shall be no further pruning of national competence;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services is an engine for jobs and growth in the EU, certain sectors of this kind of trade should not be entirely free of government regulation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous barriers to trade in services, which if translated into equivalent tariffs amount to 15 % for Canada, 16 % for Japan, 25 % for South Korea, 44 % for Turkey and 68 % for China, continue to prevent European companies from reaping the full benefits of their competitiveness; whereas the EU, where the tariff equivalent of services restrictions is only 6 %, is substantially more open than most of its partners, often without being reciprocal;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas citizens’ trust in EU’s trade policy is a must, which can only be restored by ensuring the highest level of transparency, by maintaining constant dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations which take account of the justified concerns of the citizens;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas data protection is not an economic burden, but a source of economic growthindispensable basic civil liberty; whereas restoring trust in the digital world is crucial; whereas data flows are indispensable to trade in services;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for a comprehensive and balanced agreement, which should unleash the untapped potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate and the competences of the member states; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and, in particular all aspects of public services such as electricity, gas, water supply, hospitals, public transport and education as well as cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
vii. to take a cautious approach in Mode 4, while bearing in mind that the EU has an offensive interest in the inward and outward movement of highly-skilled labour; and to acknowledge that the labour clause maintains the legal obligation of foreign service providers to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements; to enter into ambitious commitments for those cases which underpin Mode 3 commitments;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
iv. to oppose any provisions regarding visas and other entry procedures except those aimed at increasing transparency and streamlining administrative procedures; to set requirements to ensure that temporary service providers return home;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parliaments and to keep them adequately informedinformed in the best possible way about the ongoing negotiations;