Activities of Beata KEMPA related to 2021/2178(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of EU-Africa trade relations
Amendments (4)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to actively support the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), an ambitious economic integration initiative which presents a major opportunity for African countries to boost inclusive growth, enable sustainable development, reduce poverty and improve living standards; notes that the AfCFTA paves the way for a fundamental transformation of the continent’s development prospects;
Amendment 47 #
4. Welcomes the reform of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences as one of the EU’s key trade instruments for supporting developing countries in their efforts to promote sustainable development, reduce poverty and ensure respect for human rights; welcomes, in particular, the aim to facilitate increased economic growth and, job creation, stimuli to investment and the development of the private sector in developing African countries; calls on the EU to make sure that European trade policy does not contradict efforts by African partners to establish viable economic structures.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that Africa is a key geographical priority in the EU's new trade strategy; underlines in this regard the importance of a more robust dialogue between the EU and Africa, a deepening of trade agreements in response to increased demand from African partners for the partnership to be extended beyond the trade in goods, and the implementation of initiatives to facilitate investment;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that deepening and expanding economic partnership agreements must go hand in hand with strong support for the AfCFTA, as the two are mutually reinforcing;