Activities of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2021/2038(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The future of EU-US relations (debate)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Identifies trade policy as a strategic geopolitical tool for the transatlantic agenda; highlights the need to identify joint actions based on shared interests, common international standards and values in order to contribute to a global sustainable and inclusive economic recovery; stresses that ‘workers and wages’ and, more resilient and responsible supply chains, the fight against climate change, a safe digital connectivity and the countering of anticompetitive practices should be at the core of such an agenda;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the US support for the new Director-General of the WTO, the US’s return to the Paris Agreement, the WTO tariff rate quota agreement and the temporary suspension of Airbus Boeing tariffs waiting to find a permanent solution;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to work together to fully recover the WTO's appellate body and asks a concrete commitment of the current US administration to appoint the judge and restore its functions;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises at the same time that some diverging interests remain; in this regard, urges both sides to resolve bilateral disputes; urges the US to remove unilateral trade measures and refrain from taking further ones; urges th, jointly agreeing to new measures to address overcapacity ; urges the immediate removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; addresses the concerns on the safety of the data transfer through the EU-US Privacy Shield agreement; reinforces bilateral cooperation in the manufacture and distribution of COVID- 19 vaccines; in this regards, advocate to work together for an efficient TRIPS waiver to demonstrate global leadership towards defeating the current pandemic and ensure trade flows in raw materials;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for enhanced cooperation on WTO reform, including reinstating the appellate body,supporting the WTO Trade and Health Initiative and regulating trade in health products, setting an ambitious environmental agenda, and agreeing on concrete deliverables for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12); encourages both sides to stick to multilateral agreements;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates a joint strategic approach towards China through the EU- US dialogue on China, recently created, addressing the roots of unfair trade practices and overcapacity, tackling industrial subsidies and their consequences on critical sectors such as steel and aluminium, state-owned enterprises and human rights concerns;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. While promoting dialogue and common action, calls on the Commission to assertively promote the EU’s interests and react to US unwarranted duties, extraterritorial sanctions and market barriers; wishes to find a proper solution at the up-coming EU-US Summit in July;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages both sides to find a framework for joint action and look for selective agreements; calls for the developing of commons standards and a forward-looking strategic dialogue aiming to create a stronger regulatory, green and digital partnership throughvia the Trade and Technology Council a; in this regard, underlines the need to find a coordinated approach to critical and emerging technologies, a carbon border adjustment mechanism and digital and global taxes.