12 Amendments of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2016/2301(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas in the recent Commission Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation the Commission acknowledges that Europe must act in order to more fairly share the benefits of globalisation in line with the principles of solidarity and sustainability
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Notes that the current European trade policy has not led to increased equality worldwide; urges the Commission to work towards a trade policy that first and foremost benefits people and workers by improving the labour, environmental and food safety standards; therefore urges the Commission to stop prioritising investors’ rights over people’s rights;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that international binding rules for Multi National Companies (MNCs) are necessary; Welcomes the ongoing negotiations on a binding UN Treaty for Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; calls for the EUuropean Commission and Member States to engage constructively in these negotiations and to put all its efforts into achieving a positive result;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
States that voluntary corporate social responsibility and self-regulatory mechanisms have in too many situations not led to a sufficient due diligence policy of MNCs and a proactive identification and mitigation of human rights and environmental risks;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the current public procurement directive makes it possible to set up social and environmental criteria; urges the Commission to update the public procurement directive from voluntary to binding obligations on environmental and social standards;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that the Commission and other EU institutions could by their public procurement policies have a major influence on the CSR behaviour of companies and other private partners; urges these institutions to lead by example and to implement a sustainable procurement policy in which they only offer service and product contracts to tenders with the highest environmental and social standards;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) implementing fully Parliament’s recommendations of 2010 and 2016 with respect to TSD chapters in FTAs, including by developing an upgraded TSD chapter model with binding and enforceable provisions and sanctions in case these provisions are not met;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) including standstill clauses fixing a minimum level for social, food safety, environmental and safety standards in all EU FTAs;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e) supplementing all these provisions with supporting measures for developing countries and rigorously monitoring their implementation in conjunction with the national parliaments and civil society and including complaint and appeal procedures;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of import and supply chain controls to ensure that only child labour- free products enter the EU market; Emphasizes against this background that the aim of child labour free products could only be achieved if this goes hand in hand with the establishment of minimum living wages of the child’s family members;;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that GVCs are an opportunity for firms in developing countries to develop a link with the global economy; stresses that complementary policies and accompanying measures are key to making this a reality; States that the application of the current GSP and GSP+, without binding rules on MNCs on human and labour rights and environmental protection, favours especially the MNCs and does not automatically lead to a higher welfare position of the country’s average citizens;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the GSP mid-term review to clarify definitions and include additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced products; Calls for special attention towards the Export Processing Zones where labour rights and trade unions rights are often violated; urges the Commission in close cooperation with the ILO to address this issue in the review of GSP;