1 Amendments of Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Lisbon Treaty extended the scope of the Common Commercial Policy to include foreign direct investment, and whereas it gave Parliament newa significant increase of powers in the field of international trade agreements by strengthening its right to regular information, and by givenhancing it as decisive role in the definition of the Union’s trade policy, as itson making competence through its power of consent is now required forat the implementation of international trade agreements; 1 Case C-350/12 Council of the European Union v Sophie in’t Veld. 2 Opinion 2/13 Accession of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Compatibility of the draft agreement with the EU and FEU Treaties. 3 Opinion 1/09 Draft agreement - Creation of a unified patent litigation system - European and Community Patents Court - Compatibility of the draft agreement with the Treaties.end of negotiations, thus providing for direct representation of the citizens in adoption of the international trade agreements;