Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2018/0358M(NLE)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that economic development and multilateralism are important tools to improve people’s lives; points out that one of the objectives of the IPA is to strengthen the economic, trade and investment relationship between the EU and Viet Nam in accordance with the objective of sustainable development, and to promote trade and investment in a manner that is mindful of high levels offull compliance with human rights, environmental and labour protection and relevant internationally recognised standards and agreements;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that under Article 35 of the PCA, the Parties agree to cooperate in the promotion and protection of human rights, including with regard to the implementation of international human rights instruments to which they are parties; underlines that the Parties and investors must respect all relevant international human rights standards and obligations; stresses the responsibilities of investors according to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 17 #
4. Fully supports the human rights dialogue between the EU and Viet Nam, which is a very effective way to discuss issues related to human rights; regrets the lack of any tangible result after several rounds of EU- Vietnam human rights dialogues; further regrets that on at least two occasions Vietnam detained activists right before the dialogues; calls for the strengthening of the annual EU-Viet Nam human rights dialogue with the involvement of local and international civil society and taking into account information received from relevant international organisations; calls for the dialogue to be geared around concrete deliverables; notes with concerns that Vietnamese independent civil society has been violently repressed and largely operates underground for fear of persecution and retaliations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) does not contain a separate trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter, as the latter applies to investment by virtue of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) that liberalises it; stresses that the EVIPA also contains a provision establishing a legal link to the PCA, as well as specific references in its preamble to the TSD values and principles as enshrined in the EUVFTA and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; underlines that the Parties and investors must respect all relevant international human rights standards and obligations; stresses the responsibilities of investors according to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;