20 Amendments of Lucy ANDERSON related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) to acknowledge the need for a more socially and environmentally sustainable and democratic approach to international trade agreements;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) to stress the importance of the protection of workers, consumers and the environment as well as of universal access to public services particularly in the transport and delivery sector in the EU and its partner countries; to bear in mind that those regulations are not an economic burden, but essential rights; to underline that foreign service providers have to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements and with minimum wages; to stress that the destination country principle has to apply, however, this is without prejudice to more favourable provisions in legislation or collective agreements in the sending country; to acknowledge that the quality of services is intrinsically linked to the quality of employment and the regulatory frameworks in place, including collective agreements, labour rights and social legislation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the negotiations address transport and tourism sectors in a meaningful way and in a spirit of reciprocity; to keep in mind negative liberalisation experiences and to ensure the policy space to respond to negative developments in the transport sector, in the postal and courier sector; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public transport; to exclude public services including public transport services comprehensively and unequivocally from the scope of the agreement;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)
(iia) to guarantee that any negotiations based on a negative list system exclude transport services, as a general public good, from liberalisation obligations;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to promote negotiations on regulation that address issues such as transparency, deadlines, due process, non- discrimishow strong concerns in regard to the planned "enhanced regulatory disciplines" and domestic regulation provisions of the agreement; to reject the introduction of necessity tests for domestic regulation; in any case the agreement has to fully preserve the capacity of municipal, regional, national and redress, while continuing to require that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or delEuropean authorities to maintain, apply and extend regulations in the public interest such as high standards for the protection of labour, environmental and consumer interests as well as univerysal services within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standards obligations; to ensure that these standards cannot be deemed as unnecessary burdens to trade;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any trade agreement must provide more rights and lower prices to European consumers, fair terms and conditions for workers and level the playing field for European companies;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) to pursue, as a long-term objective, binding international trade rules for the aviation sector and, in the event that important trade partners are reluctant to make substaexplore options for ensuring that European carriers face fair competitive conditions, whilst recognising the fundamential progress, to explore other options for ensuring that European carriers face fair competitive condiresponsibility of ICAO for economic and safety regulation in aviations;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to recall the crucial role maritime transport plays in the world economy, both as an industry in itself and as a facilitator for international trade; to promote a clear text with strong commitments on ensuring access to ports, as well as market access and nationrecognise that the success of the maritime sector depends on the safety and security of its workforce; to promote a clear text with strong commitments on ensuring the application of minimum labour standards and fair and equal treatment for international maritime transport services;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(va) to stress that any provisions concerned with increasing access to third- country markets must not undermine existing labour standards or the security of the work force in third countries;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vi a (new)
(via) to stress that the annex on maritime transport should set only minimum standards and that parties are encouraged to adopt higher standards at their respective regulatory discretion; to ensure consistency with international standards, such as those endorsed by the International Maritime Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation, and to oppose any lowering of these international benchmarks; to ensure the application of all respective ILO Standards like the Maritime Labour Convention and other Conventions relevant to logistics and transport;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vi b (new)
(vib) to oppose any market access commitments with regard to road transport, in particular with respect to Mode 4, as they could lead to the movement of workers across borders without any employment protection and to the undercutting of superior labour legislation in host countries;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point vii
(vii) to promoteensure that increased access to third- country markets for delivery services whiledoes not jeopardising the existence of universal postal services in view of the contribution they make toe universal service obligations in the postal sector; to recognise the vital role of universal postal services in promoting social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services, including public transport services, and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i a (new)
ia. to recognise that a sustainable and successful EU transport sector requires high safety standards, good terms and conditions for workers and strong passenger rights; to ensure that these priorities are protected and promoted in any TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i b (new)
ib. to ensure that any negotiations based on a negative list system must exclude transport services, as a general public good, from liberalisation obligations;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
ii. to seek improved access to foreign markets and a reduction in anti- competitive regulatory practices, most importantly those which are harmful to the environment and reduce the efficiency of transport services; to address restrictions in the cabotage sector and to avoid carriers returning empty from their host country, in particular in the Annex on maritime transport, without undermining labour standards or the security of the work force in third countries;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point v
Paragraph 1 – point f – point v
v. to ensure consistency with international standards, such as those endorsthe full application of international social and safety standards, including the standards adopted by the International Maritime Organisation, International Labour Organisation and the International Civil Aviation Organisation, and; to oppose any lowering of these international benchmarks; to recognise that these measures represent minimum standards and that Parties can go above and beyond these provisions;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
vi. to strikensure the right balance between the liberalisation of the competitive postfulfilment of universal sector and the protection of national monopolies; therefore to prevent anti- competitive cross-subsidisation and to ensure the recognition of universal service obligationsrvice obligations in the postal sector as defined by each party;