9 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2018/2084(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas despite important exceptions such as the Trade Facilitation Agreement, WTO trade reform have lagged since the 2000s;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Appellate Body of the WTO is approachinged the minimum number of judges it needs to function, asfter the United States is blocking the appointment of new members; whereas this deadlockending of the term of Judge Shree Baboo Chekitan Servansing, leaving only three judges appointed; whereas this deadlock, caused by the US administration, could lead to the collapse of a system that is essential to managing disputes among the world’s most powerful trading nations;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its utmost concern over the fact that severalonly three posts on the Appellate Body remain vacantfilled, severely constraining the work of this crucial body by threatening to undermineing the current and proper functioning of the dispute settlement process, and calls firmly on the United States to resolve this situation in a way that allows for the expeditious replenishment of vacant Appellate Body seats; invites the Commission to come forward with concrete proposals on how to resolve the deadlock by addressing some of the concerns that have been raised, for example through transitional rules for outgoing members or changes to the length of terms on the Appellate Body or to the maximum time allowed before the publication of a report or to flexible and adaptable adjudicative procedures to the diverse nature of dispute;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Shares the view that, as a way to address the root causes of the current crisis, it is necessary for the WTO to develop newbetter distinguishing the activities to develop a flexible rules to address current gaps in the rulebook in order to level the playing as regards subsidies and state-owned enterprises, investment market access and regulatory barriers to services and investment and to monitor the implementation, administration and operation of existing agreements; believes that in order to remain relevant, the WTO also needs to address new challenges in areas such as: e- commerce; digital trade; global value chains; public procurement; domestic regulation for services; micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs); and greater compatibility between trade, labour and environmental agendas; welcomes, in this regard, the joint statements that were adopted in Buenos Aires on e-commerce, domestic regulation, investment facilitation and women’s economic empowerment, as well as the work that has been done on these issues since then;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is convinced that the current differentiation between developed and developing countries does not reflect the economic reality and the effective situation in the WTO and that this has been an obstacle to advancing the Doha Round, to the detriment of countries most in need; urges advanced developing countries to take up their share of responsibility and make contributions commensurate to their level of development and (sectoral) competitiveness;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that serious consideration should be given to the issue of categorisation or sub-categorisation, not only for developing countries but also of all other WTO members, with a view to a possible differentiated application of existing agreements;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role trade can play for development, the importance of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), of the Paris Agreement commitments in the fight against climate change, and of the role which trade can play in contributing towards their achievement; underlines that beyond the negotiations on fisheries subsidies, the WTO must now define the more concrete action that needs to be taken in this regard;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that transparency is a key element in ensuring a stable and predictable trading and investment environment; believes it is important to enhance transparency by increasing incentives for WTO members to comply with notification requirements, reducing their complexity and burdens and by providing capacity building if needed, while wilful non-compliance should be challenged;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls onUrges the WTO members to ensure democratic legitimacy and transparency by strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the WTO, and to support a memorandum of understanding establishing a formal working relation with the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO; stresses, in this regard, the need to ensure that parliamentarians have betterfull access to trade negotiations and are involved in the formulation and implementation of WTO decisions, and that trade policies are properly scrutinised in the interests of their citizens;