6 Amendments of Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the significant role that the service sector plays in the EU economy, making up for 70% of economic activity and providing 90% of new jobs; recognises at the same time that 90% of global growth is occurring outside the EU and underlines, therefore, the crucial importance of securing new market access opportunities for EU employers and securing fair, non-discriminatory and equitable treatment for EU service providers;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to complete the negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement which will deliver considerable job opportunities for the EU; recognises that while the Commission cannot unilaterally set global standards, calls for ILO labour standards to be respected and promoted in order to ensure that existing standards are safeguarded;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Callsonsiders, furthermore, that in negotiations on international trade in services, for mandatory working conditions to be secured in accordance with the respectiv the laws on labour and social affairs, and for mandatory conclusion of collective agreements to be provided for, as well as a ban on the dismantling of workers’ rights and social standards when services are liberalisedcollective agreements in force in a given Member State must be taken into account and that the liberalisation of services must not lead to the dismantling of workers’ rights or to restrictions on Member States’ formulation of policy in this area in accordance with the will of their electorate;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers thatHighlights the right of the State to organise and regulate the provision of services, taking account of social and environmental criteria as well as the public interest, must be retained in full, and calls for services of general interest to be excluded fromconsiders that the need to maintain the freedom of the Member States to regulate at all levels and to provide, commission and fund public services in accordance with the Treaties should be reflected within theis agreement, irrespective of whether they as already provided privately or publiclyfor with other EU FTAs;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RejecSupports negotiations on the further liberalisation of services provided across EU borders so long as no EU-wide cooperation exists to maintain working conditions in accordance with the respective laws on labour and social affairs and collective agreementand considers that the laws on labour and social affairs and collective agreements in force in a given Member State must be binding on entities from those countries;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls foron the immediate publication of all documents relevant to TiSA, and urges that the European social partners be permitted to participate transparently in the negotiating process.Commission to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations including by allowing access, where appropriate, to relevant texts, as well as organising consultation with the Parliament, citizens, businesses and other relevant stakeholders;