15 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EU's new strategy on trade and investment entitled 'Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy' and stresses the fundamental role of trade in the areas of peace, growth and employment, where it is geared to the welfare of peoples and not only to profit- related purposes and schemes which have a harmful impact;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that open trade is an engine for growth, development and wealth creation; recalls that the countries most integrated into the world economy are also among the richestand investment agreements shall be a powerful mean to strengthen sustainable development, promote human rights, labour and social standards and environmental sustainability worldwide;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the need for the EU's external policies to be consistent with each other and with other policies with an external dimension, such as migration policy, and to pursue the objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union; underlines in this context the central coordinating role of the Vice- President/High Representative, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and EU delegations in third countries; considers, moreover, that the consistency of the EU's trade strategies in relation to its partners also needs to be increased, by refraining from adopting significantly different behaviours and approaches according to the partner;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that trade policy is not an end in itself and that trade should not only be free, but fair for all involved; recalls also that open trade in itself could be source of broader inequality within developing and less developed countries, if not accompanied by human rights and social standard measures;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that trade policy should contributes to compliance with the values upheld by the EU such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the protection of the environment and social rights; Wwelcomes the Commission's announcement of the incorporation in trade agreements of tools aimed at fighting corruption and will remain attentive to the measures proposed; regrets, however, that EU conditionality is not always applied firmly and consistently;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for stronger coherence between trade and development policies through an effective and binding sustainable development chapter in all trade agreements; Calls for the introduction in every trade agreement of the requests and needs expressed by local civil society;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Remembers that every significant initiative in the field of trade policy shall be the subject of a deep sustainability impact assessment;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the advances made atRegrets that there are no references to the DDA in the final text of the World Trade Organisation’'s Ministerial Conference in Nairobi,Declaration in Nairobi; notes the advances made in particular in the area of agriculture (e.g. the elimination of trade- distorting agriculture export subsidies, and progress on market access for the least developed countries (LDCs));
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that EU trade policy is an instrument of economic diplomacy and calls on the Commission to put forward proposals to establish trade tools which will make an effective contribution to Europe's anti-terrorism policy; considers that fair trade policies, in both third countries and the EU, that are able to contribute to the well-being of those sections of the population suffering the greatest hardship, have the potential to counter radicalisation and, ultimately, terrorism;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) arshould be a key development instrument for helping to alleviate poverty in the long runin order to produce wellness; recalls furthermore that EPAs should go together with instruments devoted to the removal of inequality ; stresses, however, that their scope is still mainly limited to goods, and that expanding them to services and investment would considerably increase potential for growthshould be conceived in order to support local investors and services providers;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the need for trade to be sustainable and responsible; underlines the importance ofstresses that it is now vital to implementing chapters on sustainable development in trade agreements which will enable tough social and environmental standards to be put in place;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations remain a priority for the EU, which is also conducting bilateral negotiations and must be conducted consistently, in an ambitious spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. calls for effectiveness, remembering that it should be a priority to conclude in a balanced way the ongoing trade negotiations and to ensure that the potential benefits for the developing countries of the trade agreements which have already been concluded become reality;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. remembers that high quality interim and ex-post evaluations should be carried out in respect of all trade agreements in order to allow policymakers, stakeholders and European taxpayers to assess whether trade agreements have brought the intended results;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Commission to continue, and to step up, its efforts in the fields of communication, transparency and access to negotiation documents and to improve coordination and information exchange between the Commissioners and the Directorates- General, the EEAS, the Council, Parliament and civil society.