Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2015/2233(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with EU development policies and have an impact on developing countries; calls for the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all trade negotiations; stresses the need to focus on the effective implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development chapters in trade agreements, in line with the Sustainable Development Goalat TiSA should incorporate the principles of Aid for Trade strategy; emphasises that the economic prosperity of the EU cannot be detrimental to that of other countries, particularly to the social and economic condition of developing countries;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. UrgesWelcomes the present efforts of the EU to increase transparency of its trade agreements; urges, however, the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation process, and on all trade policies, by duly taking into account concerns expressed by trade unions and civil society organisations, including the CSOs of developing countries;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade agreements on the basis that they are a tool to bypass multilateral and democratic fora in which developing countries are properly represented in order to set global standards; recalls that TiSA, contrary to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), does not currently have special and differential treatment provisions; urges the Commission to immediately propose such a clause based on GATS Article IV; reiterates the need for a strengthened multilateral approach to global trade that is to be achieved by means of an intensified cooperation between the EU and international bodies such as UNCTAD, G20, WTO and the World Bank;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RecCalls TiSA’s risks of increasing asymmetric international trade relations between countrieson the Commission to take into account the impact of TiSA on countries that are not part of the agreement, especially developing countries; stresses that to mitigate any potentially negative effects, the EU should intensify its actions to include developing countries into global value chains in services, and to consider a more flexible approach for developing countries when subscribing to the level of ambition of the agreement;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade deals, taking the view that they are a tool for the privatisation of public services and liberalisation of public procurement, such public services and public procurement being key elements for sustainable development and for ensuring respect fCalls on the Commission to explicitly exclude public services from TiSA, regardless of how the services are funded, organised or opeople’s dignity; askrated; invites the Commission to respect the policy space of developing countries’ governments and parliaments to take decisions in order to ensure internationally agreed standards on labour, the environment and human rightsupport and monitor the capacity-building of developing countries in providing sustainable and efficient public services;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls the Commission to mainstream gender equality and women’s empowerment in its trade policy and to consider the negative impact that TiSA and other trade agreements may have in this respect in developing countries, in light of existing concerns, closely monitor the impact of EU trade agreements on gender equality;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls Uruguay’s decision to withdrawInvites the Commission to reflect on the recent withdrawal of Uruguay from the TiSA negotiations on the basis of concerns that TiSA could threaten the country’s policand to draw the necessary conclusions by space on strategic sectors and services; urges the Commission to take this withdrawal into serious considerationying more attention to the needs of developing countries which are subscribing to TiSA.