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Activities of Enrique CALVET CHAMBON related to 2014/2228(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2228(INI)

Amendments (6)

Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
i) to ensure that TTIP will make a significant positive contribution to creating more and better jobs and set ambitious global trade standards for sustainable economic development and labour; in order to help achieve the target for 2020 of 75 % of the population aged 20–64 having a job.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
ii) to ensure that TTIP includes comprehensive provisions on labour laws and policies that are consistent with the core ILO Conventions and the Decent Work Agenda, with a commitment to promote higher, more robust standards and, furthermore, to ensure that where disputes arise labour provisions will have a conditional dimension;. Trade policy cannot be permitted to erode employment rights or social democracy.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
iii) to ensure that the horizontal dimensions of labour and social provisions are recognised and fully integrated into all relevant operational parts of the agreement to ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to trade and sustainable economic development;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
vi) to ensure that the specific challenges faced by SMEs are fully taken into account, in view of the fact that 85 % of new jobs in the private sector are created by SMEs;
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x
x) to ensure that statistical projections on job losses/gains, and on sectors, affected are constantly updated so that timely intervention can be undertaken by the Commission to support affected sectors, regions or Member States. The Commission must take into account external impacts and anticipate crisis scenarios in its projections.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
x a) Steps must be taken rapidly to ensure that the issue of aggressive tax planning is regulated, e.g. by moving companies’ head offices from the other side of the Atlantic to benefit from conditions that affect competition and have a negative impact on employment.
2015/03/09
Committee: EMPL