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Activities of Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA related to 2015/2105(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) ES
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2105(INI)

Amendments (11)

Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creating sustainable growth and high-quality, decent jobs, and that future trade agreementese policies should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #
1a. In the context of world market contraction and recession, trade and investments policies should take this into account and take alternatives to promote the job creation and sustainable and environmental friendly growth, boosting the public investment as a key priority for economic recovery;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Having regard to the Report of ITUC "Frontlines report 2016 - Scandal inside the global supply chain of 50 top companies";
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Whereas trade and investment policies should repeal the participation of multinationals companies that you use tax rulings and tax avoidance;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of SMEs to trade and investment, given that there are more than 600 000 SMEs in the EU, which account for one third of EU exports, representing the majority of the social fabric and of the job creation in Europe;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls trade and investment policies to have into account the full respect of EU and international law and policies, specifically in what regards occupied and under conflict territories, as well as in full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls the European Commission to promote the women employment and decent working conditions in the development of the implementation of trade and investment policies;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls the Commission to support the inclusion of minorities in the trade and investment policies;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls the trade and investment policies of the EU to fully respect the public ownership of strategic assets and to refuse the unfair and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources for trade purposes specifically on the third and poorest countries,
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the European Commission in the development of their trade and investment policies to avoid the delocalisation of European manufacturing facilities to outside the EU, in order to maintain jobs in the EU Member States;
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the requirement in the Commission’s ‘Investment Plan for Europe’ to boost investment within the EU, and considers trade strategies to be an essential means of achieving this goal.deleted
2016/02/25
Committee: ITRE