7 Amendments of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2020/2117(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes that COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented health, economic, social and humanitarian crisis on a global scale, with asymmetric effects for least developed countries (LDCs)across most nations in the world; calls for the EU to tailor its commitmentspolicy and approach to developing countries and LDCs in accordinglyance with the reduced capacity of the Member States due to the imposed lockdown;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Calls on the Commission to mount an assertive and coordinatedrespect the Member States' wishes with regard to international trade policy response geared towards a multilateral, resilient and sustainable recovery in developing countries; calls on the Commission to deepen EU-Africa trade relations through economic partnership agreements, while making the most of the EU’s Aid for Trade Strategy; sustainable recovery for the Member States due to the implemented lockdowns; calls on the Commission to disengage from interference in Member States and Africa trade relations and revise the EU’s Aid for Trade Strategy due to the current situation in the Member States and the drastic reduction of electoral support for external aid interventions;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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3. Encourages the EU and the Member States to help developing countries and regions to keep their borders open and to set up ‘green corridor mechanisms’for trade to allow the unhindered flow of essential goods, agri-food products and humanitarian aid across borders and at the same time ensure that any flow of illegal immigrants is halted;
Amendment 31 #
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the commitment shown by the EU and its Member States in tackling the wider impact of COVID-19, in particular through the Coronavirus Global Response and COVAX initiatives; calls on the Commission to coordinate withencourages the World Health Organization and the African Union in order to scale up vaccine production for developing countries;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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6. Urges the Commissdeveloping countries with support from the United Nations to identify the appropriate measures to ensure that thise pandemic with its lockdowns does not precipitate a food crisis in the developing world; supports Member State actions to facilitate trade with a view to promoting food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary measures in response to COVID-19;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls on the Commission toSuggests that Member States might collaborate with developing partner countries in order for those governments to facilitate digital infrastructure, establish policy strategies and harmonise regulatory frameworks for e-commerce.;