19 Amendments of Karoline GRASWANDER-HAINZ related to 2016/2031(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
Aa. whereas Turkey is a candidate country since 2005, but in the framework of the accession process the opening of eight negotiating chapters has been blocked due to the non-application of the Additional Protocol of the Ankara Association Agreement to one Member State, Cyprus;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Customs Union has shown that it clearly fails to meet the requirements of trade relations between the parties and has not been implemented effectively;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Turkey has been implementing an ever increasing number of tariff and non-tariff barriers over time; in breach of the provisions of the Customs Union and to the detriment of European companies;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in its resolution adopted on 24 November 2016, the European Parliament called for a temporary freeze on the accession negotiations as long as the situation of human rights and civil liberties does not improve in Turkey;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Addresses, in connection with the trade negotiations between the EU and Turkey, and provided that an improvement of the situation of human rights takes place in Turkey before the Council issues a negotiating mandate, the following recommendations to the Council and the Commission:
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the strengthening of trade relations between the EU and Turkey should be set against the background of the common will of the parties to share the set of values and principles laid down in the EU's founding treaties, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and to work together to implement them fully and comprehensively; besides, in case of a repeated deterioration of the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Turkey during the negotiations process, the trade discussions should be temporarily frozen;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) the strengthening of trade relations between the EU and Turkey should be set against the background of the common will of the parties to share the set of values and principles laid down in the EU's founding treaties, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and to work together to implement them fully and comprehensively; in this respect, a suspension clause on human rights and fundamental freedoms should be included in the upgraded customs union between Turkey and the EU;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) with a view to the start of the negotiations, the economic, social, political and legal conditions under which they are to take place and which, in any case, will determine the effects of those negotiations on citizens' lives, should be specifically and carefully considered; to this aim, the results of the public consultation and of the impact assessment should be duly taken into account; similarly, the findings of the Sustainability Impact Assessment - resulting from several consultations with civil society, social partners, NGOs and all relevant stakeholders - will have to effectively feed into the negotiations, notably regarding flanking measures identified to compensate possible negative impacts;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the current structure of the Ankara agreement should be considered inadequate in terms of the evolution of the EU’s trade policy, in that: (a) it does not consider specific issues such as sustainable development, protection of social rights and labour, child labour, gender equality, protection of food safety and health, SMEs or the protection of foreign investmentsand environmental standards, to which specific chapters and provisions should be dedicated; (b) it does not take account of the specific role of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments; (c) the provisions concerning the settlement of disputes reflect the political nature of the agreement and have made the mechanism de facto ineffective;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
(vi) the entire negotiating process should be based on the principles of transparency and full access to the proceedings allowing adequate monitoring from the European Parliament; calls on the Council to publish the negotiating mandate as soon as possible;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) the fight against counterfeiting, piracy, the trade in wild animals and food fraud are importantfundamental aspects of the Customs Union to safeguard consumers and companies;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) the harmonisation of customs systems is vital for the development of trade between the EU and Turkey; to that end, the Commission should strengthen customs cooperation and the exchange of information between the Member States and Turkey; in this respect the European Parliament welcomes the swift ratification by both parties of the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation that has entered into force on the 22nd of February 2017 and will allow standardisation and simplification of trade-related procedures at the multilateral level;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) it is important to introduce an effective dispute settlement mechanism that is able to operate within a framework of impartiality and legal certainty in keeping with the rules and practice of the WTO;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
(vii) in relation to the negotiation of trade agreements between the EU and third countries in which Turkey does not participate, methods of involvement that respect the sovereignty and negotiating independence of the EU need to be considered as well as the means to foster the parallel conclusion of trade agreements between Turkey and such third countries;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) the liberalisation of the sectors that are not currently included in the Customs Union should take place in a progressive and binding manner, by measuring its impact on businesses, particularly SMEs, workers, consumers and the environment. To that end, parliamentary institutions, both at EU level and nationally, can play an active role in liaising and holding talks with stakeholders and civil society;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) negotiations shouldmust focus on the active promotion of decent work for all and the effective fight against national practices which seek to undermine the social and environmental substance of work for the purpose of promoting domestic production and attracting foreign investment by means of a specific chapter on sustainable development that includes binding provisions and a sanctions based mechanism;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
(vi) owing to its importance and impact, the services sector should be liberalised on the basis of positive lists and stringent transparency criteria, full reciprocity, non- discrimination and legislative harmonisation, with the exclusion of audiovisual services and services of general economic interest;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point viii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point viii b (new)
(viii b) on rules, it will be important to negotiate specific provisions for SMEs, binding and enforceable provisions on sustainable development and a proper protection of European GIs;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ix