Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2015/2105(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) EL
Amendments (2)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected, in order to avoid harming EU Member States supporting a substantial part of our economy in the farming sector; these agreements should therefore relate to products not originating in the EU or of which there is a shortage;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that trade agreements concluded with third countries should work for the benefit of the EU and its Member States; the Commission should therefore examine thoroughly the possible consequences in the financial sector of a Member State with strong agricultural production, which might, in the long term, influence the Union itself;