Activities of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY related to 2018/2005(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that ODA alone is not sufficient to meet development needs and that the private sector plays an essential role inis a unique and valuable resource in the global fight against poverty, inequality and marginalization; while all resources of finance are important for sustainable development, aid can achieve things that other sources cannot; Highlights that the private sector, if properly regulated and aligned with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, could play a role contributing to the realisation of inclusive and sustainable development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that when acting in development, the private sector should abide by shared principles and common values, in order to contribute positively to the achievement of the SDGs, should abide by shared principles and common values, such as the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, namely ownership, alignment, harmonization and accountability, and that development objectives and effectiveness should prevail;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to ensure that its activities, both in the field of development and trade, are aligned with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development established in TFUE Article 208 and promote and respect human rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that trade is not an end in itself, but that an inclusive, free and fair trade policy aligned with the SDGs can contribute to poverty eradication; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on developing countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reiterates that environmental consequences of trade policy are unevenly distributed, and risk jeopardising inequality reduction and broader development goals; calls, to this extent, on the EU to comprehensively mainstream environmental sustainability principles, sustainable management of natural resources, land tenure rights and the effective consideration and inclusion of local and indigenous communities as interested and affected stakeholders within the EUs trade policy;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EU to include robust sustainable development chapters in all its trade agreements and to effectively ensure them through sanction-based mechanisms;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of thedemocratic international fora, where all countries are represented on equal footing, to establish multilateral rules- based order as the most effective way to achieve an inclusive global trading system; emphasises the importance of comprehensive binding provisions on social, labour and environmental standards in trade agreements; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to include a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in all trade agreements and calls for further steps in order to grant them with effectiveness by accompanying them with sanction-based mechanisms;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are an import, under their current paradigm, cannot be ant instrument to promote sustainable development through trade, if accompanied by appropriate structural measuresif the promotion of human rights and the achievement of the SDGs are at its core, and if accompanied by appropriate structural measures to ensure it; insists, in this regard, on the paramount importance of respecting, as stated in SDG 17.15, partner country's democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments; Stresses that the future ACP-EU relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners in which respect for the independence and sovereignty of parties and respect for the will of the people is ensured;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls the effects that EU`s PAC has on developing countries; calls, in this regard, to the EU to ensure the future PAC will surpass the problems related to the current export-oriented agricultural model by enhancing EU´s internal markets and short food supply chains in a sustainable manner so that, on the one hand it will not undermine developing country's development, and on the other, that it ensures resilience to external shocks;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls that Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states: ‘In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women’; Stresses that trade and trade liberalisation have very different impacts on women and men, which can also be negative, resulting in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities; insists that all EU trade agreements should promote gender equality;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7