8 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2018/0356M(NLE)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic and strategic importance of this agreement, as the EU and Vietnam share a common agenda and common values –designed to stimulate growth and employment, boost competitiveness, fight against poverty and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Regrets that, once again, agricultural products, especially certain sensitive products such as rice and cereals, are subject to a duty-free quota of 80 000 tonnes for the first seven years only; recalls in this connection the implementation of the safeguard clauses for rice in the case of Cambodia and Myanmar and the importance of monitoring the consequences of the agreement regarding rice production trends in Vietnam;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the EVFTA includes a robust, comprehensive and binding chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) dealing with labour and environmental matters; stresses that the TSD chapter is designed to contribute to broader EU policy objectives, notably on inclusive growth, the fight against climate change and more generally in upholding EU values; emphasises that it is also an instrument for development and social progress in Vietnam to support Vietnam innecessary to ask Vietnam to step up its efforts to improve labour rights and to enhance protection at work and protection of the environment, given that these are also instruments for development and social progress in that country;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that, in the event of non-compliance with the binding clauses of the chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development, the agreement only provides for appropriate measures to be taken and not suspension of the agreement itself; calls, therefore, on the Commission to provide more clarification and to ensure suspension of the agreement in the event of serious infringements of human rights and environmental clauses;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that a number of major challenges remain, especially in the area of human rights and freedom of expression;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regrets the absence of a chapter dedicated to SMEs, which represent some 40 % of Vietnamese GDP and form the backbone of the European economy; reminds the Commission of its commitment to include an ad-hoc chapter on SMEs in all trade agreements;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the institutional and legal link between the FTA and the PCA, which should ensures that human rights are placed at the core of the EU-Vietnam relationship; calls on the Commission to monitor closely the implementation of binding human rights commitments;