6 Amendments of Jordi CAÑAS related to 2023/2072(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that trade and investment are key drivers of sustainable growth, job creation and innovation and that the EU should therefore attempt to maintain its economic openness1 vis-à-vis China when possible, whilst being aware of the possible use of state-owned enterprises for political influence; _________________ 1 Commission communication of 18 February 2021 entitled ‘Trade Policy Review – An Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Policy’ (COM(2021)0066).
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that in certain cases, foreign trade with and investment from China can create security vulnerabilities, including with regard to foreign ownership of, control of or access to EU critical infrastructure; stresses the need to build appropriate expertise to ensure that governments are better attuned to China’s changing goals and methods, in order to identify the multiform and often intertwined threats of Chinese foreign policy to the EU's open strategic economy and democracy;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is concerned about the impact of large-scale investments by Chinese companies on the usability of European ports by NATO forces;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed European economic security strategy2 , which aims to maximise the benefits of the EU’s economic openness while minimising the risks resulting from economic interdependencieeconomic security risks; approves of the fact that the strategy explicitly recognises that risks to the physical and cyber security of critical infrastructure are key security vulnerabilities for European economies; _________________ 2 Joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 20 June 2023 on ‘European Economic Security Strategy’ (JOIN(2023)0020).
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Regulation on the screening of foreign direct investments3 partly addresses risks to security and public order resulting from investments from outside the EU; notes that critical infrastructure is among the factors that may be taken into consideration by the Member States or the Commission in determining whether an investment is likely to affect security or public order.welcomes the Commission’s 2023 consultation on the regulation and looks forward to its report to the European Parliament and Council evaluating the functioning and effectiveness thereof, with a view to ensuring that it is fit for purpose in the current global security context; notes that critical infrastructure is among the factors that may be taken into consideration by the Member States or the Commission in determining whether an investment is likely to affect security or public order; highlights, however, the need to reinforce and toughen the existing mechanism, for instance by limiting foreign countries’ capacity to get hold of critical infrastructures or technologies by purchasing them directly; _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that the EU must continuously, and actively, work towards the attainment of its strategic autonomy.