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Activities of Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS related to 2015/2233(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2233(INI)

Amendments (10)

Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the negotiations addresswill protect transport sectors in a meaningful way and in a spirit of reciprocity;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)
(iia) to stress the importance of the protection of workers, consumers and the environment as well as of universal access to public services particularly in the transport and delivery sector in the EU and its partner countries;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii b (new)
(iib) to bear in mind negative liberalisation experiences such as detrimental effects on the quality of services, working conditions and transport safety and security;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii c (new)
(iic) to stress that all service providers - foreign and domestic - have to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements and with minimum wages; to stress that the destination country principle has to apply; however, this is without prejudice to more favourable provisions in legislation or collective agreements in the sending country;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to promote negotiations on regulation that address issues such as transparency, deadlines, due process, non- discrimination and redress, while continuing to require that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or delivery services within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standardsstress that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or delivery services within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standards; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public transport; to ensure that public procurement will not be further liberalised;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to stress the importance of excluding all sovereign tasks (e.g. maritime pilots) from the agreement; to exclude public services including public transport services comprehensively and unequivocally from the scope of the agreement;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) to pursue, as a long-term objective, binding international trade rules for the aviation sector and, in the event that important trade partners are reluctant to make substantial progress, to explore other options forthat the ICAO and its rules stays the responsible binding body for aviation despite international trade rules for the aviation sector; to ensuringe that European carriers face fair competitive conditions; to reject any further liberalisation of ground handling services;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to recall the crucial role maritime transport plays in the world economy, both as an industry in itself and as a facilitator for international trade; to promote a clear text with strong commitments on ensuring access to ports, as well as market access and national treatment for international maritime transport sonly positive list approaches on market access and national treatment; to ensure the application of all respective ILO Standards like the Maritime Labour Convention and other Conventions relevant to logistics and transport; to ensure the superiority of domestic cabotage arrangements (e.g. the North- Amervicean Jones Act) over free trade agreements;
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) to seize this opportunity to embed current legislation and practices for maritime transport in a legally-bindingn international text that will prevent future protectionist rules being introduced by the pfoster discussions in the International Marities;me Organisation
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vii
(vii) to promote increased access to third- country markets for delivery services while not jeopardising the existestress the importance of universal postal services in view of the contribution they make to social, economic and territorial cohesion.
2015/11/12
Committee: TRAN