Activities of Stefan ECK related to 2017/2274(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
State of EU-China relations (debate) DE
Amendments (6)
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends the adoption of mandatory Chinese policy guidelines on responsible overseas forestry investments to be implemented jointly with the supplier countries, engaging Chinese companies in tackling illegal timber trade.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Strongly supports the September 2017 Turku Declaration signed by the EU and China which stressed that good water governance should give priority to ecology and green development, put water conservation in a prominent position, and restoring water ecosystem; and underlines that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Establishing China-EU Water Policy Dialogue not only enriches the contents of China-EU strategic partnership, but also specifies direction, scope, methodology and financial arrangement for cooperation;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages Chinese and European investors to adopt better global norms of social and environmental responsibility and to improve the safety standards of their extractive industries world-wide; asks the Chinese and European authorities to put in place incentives to encourage Chinese and European mining companies to conduct their activities in developing countries in conformity with international human rights standards and to encourage investment in capacity-building for knowledge transfer, technology transfer and local hiring.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages the Chinese and European police and law enforcement services to take common actions to control the export of illegal drugs and to share intelligence on drug trafficking by exchanging information to identify individuals and criminal networks; according to the “2017 European Drug Report trends and developments” by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), much of the supply of new psychoactive substances to Europe originates in China: new substances are produced in bulk quantities by chemical and pharmaceutical companies in China; from there they are shipped to Europe, where they are processed into products, packaged and sold.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Asks China to further extend its law enforcement efforts to stop illegal fishing, as Chinese fishing boats continue to poach in foreign waters including Korea’s Western Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indian Ocean, and even South America.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Asks Chinese exporters and European importers to cut toxic residue in China-made clothes by establishing proper chemical management regulations and by phasing-out the use of lead, nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), phthalates, perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs), formaldehyde and other toxic products found in textiles.