10 Amendments of Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a(new)
Paragraph -1 a(new)
-1a. Recognizes the value of services in the EU and worldwide;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Believes that liberalization of trade in services can improve efficiency in the EU private sector and promote regional growth;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Considers that this liberalization should respect the EU political, social and cultural model and the fundamental principles enshrined in the EU treaties;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UrgeCalls the Commission and the Member States to fully respect and pursue the objectives of economic, social and territorial cohesion as set out in Article 174 of the TFEU in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onInvites the Commission to investigate and analyse the impact of TiSA on cohesion and local and regional governance in the EU; ursuggest the Commission to collect and make available comprehensive and comparable data and to include territorial impact assessments;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to achieve an agreement that will be open and transparent, will respect EU standards, particularly regarding data protection, and will increase reciprocity in market access.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU’s cohesion policy is its main investment tool not only for achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy, but also for addressing urgent socio-economic needs; is of the strong opinionbelieves that its underlying principles and standards must not be weakenedshould be respected and taken into account in the context of future trade agreements negotiated by the EU;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that the competences of local and regional authorities (LRAs), which are responsible for a large share of public investment under the EU’s cohesion policy and are also actively involved in the delivery of key public services across the territory, willshould not be limited by TiSA, thus reducing their ability to foster local and regional development and to protect the general interest of their citizenas the EU and its member states should have the right to regulate service delivery and introduce new regulations in their territories to achieve their public policy objectives;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Opposes any encroachment on the discretionary power of LRAStresses the importance of public services and the need to respect the LRAs powers with regard to services, as laid down in Article 14 of the TFEU and Protocol N°26 of the TFEU, especially through provisions on domestic regulation, standstill and ratchet clauses, as well as provisions on public procurement; calls, therefore, on the Commission to fully exclude public services, both publicly and privately funded, from the TiSA negoticurrent and future Services of General Interest as well as Services of General Economic Interest from the scope of application of TiSA, to ensure that nationsal and to further strengif applicable local authorities retain then flexibilities on the enforcement of commitments at local level, as laid down in GATS Article 1.3; ull right to introduce, adopt, maintain or repeal any measures with regards to the commissioning, organization, funding and provision of public services as provided in the Treaties;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UrgInvites the Commission to launch a public consultation in order to involve and consult LRAs – alongside economic and social partners and civil society organisations – in the context of the TiSA negotiations as they will be the ones most affected.