12 Amendments of Theresa GRIFFIN related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy security; ensuring that such a chapter is fully compatible with the EU's current energy legislation, including climate change objectives.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work on transatlantic harmonisation of standards and regulations that define the principles of public support for different energy sources; Furthermore, calls on the Commission to look beyond simply lifting export limitations, to explore ways of cooperating with large scale US energy research and development projects, such as ARPA-E, to help increase energy innovation;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the huge differentials between the USA and the EU in energy prices but also in per capita CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide energy-intensive sectors in the EU, including the chemicals industry, with appropriate measures maintaining current tariff rates over the longest possible period for a period of at least five years after the entry into force of the TTIP with a mandatory review clause;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reminds the Commission that while TTIP may have a positive impact on jobs and growth for the EU and US economies, this is by no means certain. The Commission should therefore work with trade unions and employers to develop training which will allow the workforce to reskill in light of the labour market impact of TTIP. The Commission should make clear how the Globalisation Adjustment Fund will be used to support this process.
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reminds the Commission that it is crucial for the Parties in TTIP to commit to the ratification and the full and effective implementation of the eight core conventions of the ILO. These labour rights must be enforceable through a monitoring process that has the full involvement of trade unions and is backed up with sanctions as the final penalty. TTIP should moreover be used to create a highest standards for labour rights in future trade agreements.
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reminds the Commission, while welcoming the potential benefits of regulatory alignment and mutual recognition, including the establishment of common principles in standards and technical specifications in the area of ICT, about the importance of maintaining high levels of safety and security and the importance of maintaining current EU standards;
Amendment 181 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights to the Commission that regulatory cooperation must not be used to undermine these standards. TTIP must exempt public services from the market access and investment protection chapters of TTIP so foreign investors cannot challenge Member States for introducing new regulation for public services.
Amendment 200 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to publish, in a broad range of easy to access formats, all possible negotiating texts and documents, including documents relating to any possible energy chapter, thereby providing maximum levels of transparency for European citizens;
Amendment 203 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to remove the Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clause from the negotiating text; especially considering the strong opposition from EU Citizens, as expressed in the Commission's 2014 ISDS Public Consultation and the widespread abusive practice with regard to these clauses by corporate interests including energy producers;
Amendment 211 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Europe's current standards of social, environmental, worker and consumer rights, as well as levels of public health, are not lowered, compromised, nor negatively impacted in any way by the implementation of any possible TTIP agreement;
Amendment 215 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to all guarantee the validity of Geographic Indicators (G.Is) as part of the TTIP agreement, including non-agrarian products; reminds the Commission of the economically vital, higher value that G.I status brings;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved withoutle benefiting from no greater rights than domestic investors; to oppose the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputin TTIP, as other options to enforce investment protection are available, such as domestic remedies;