35 Amendments of Aurore LALUCQ related to 2019/2197(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Communication on the Global EU response to COVID-19, JOIN(2020) 11 final, of 8 April 2020
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Communication “Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa”, JOIN(2020) 4 final of 9 March 2020.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas parthalf of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communication strategy onm suggest that the priorities of the EU trade policy should be to create jobs in the EU and to defend environment and health standards; whereas growing part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements,; which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreementereas the Commission and the Member States must answer their concerns;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak has caused a multifaceted crisis with long term consequences; whereas the EU will have to adapt its trade policy to the observed downsides and to the imperative of social and ecological transition; whereas the crisis has shown the need for more robust and resilient production chains, as well as the need to invest in strategic areas to reduce the EU’s dependence on imports;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas on 30 April the EU together with eighteen WTO members formally notified the ‘Multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement’ (MPIA) to the WTO; whereas this notification marks the start of the application of the MPIA to disputes arising between the participating WTO members in view of the stalemate of the Appellate Body (AB).
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas on 14 March2020 the Commission adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/402 under an urgency procedure to make the export of personal protective equipment subject to export authorisation in line with Regulation (EU) 2015/479 as a temporary measure that serves to help the EU face the surge in demand and prepare the EU's operational capacity to help out third countries.
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the COVID-19, the fragilities it has revealed and, in much more dramatic proportions, the pre- existing climate emergency, make it all the more necessary to review the European Union's common commercial policy at both European and multilateral levels; is firmly convinced that the EU new trade policy should be at the service of global sustainable development with the European Green Deal objectives and the UN SDGs at its core; hence believes that the EU must pursue an ambitious agenda with binding and enforceable environmental, fiscal, social and human rights criteria;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Is of the opinion that, while a thorough reflection takes place in order for the EU to set its renewed priorities and objectives, ongoing negotiations and ratifications of trade and investment agreements should be suspended;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that EU trade strategy must continue to promote EU interests and values when contending with new challenges worldwide in order to keep and increase the competitiveness of its industry; considers, therefore, that an ambitious multilateral and plurilateral agenda, the conclusion of win-winsocial and environment centred trade agreements and their effective implementation anshould the elimination of unjustified trade barriers constitute the best way to make the EU more competitive in a globalised worldlp to achieve a decarbonised EU;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a substantive reform of on the Commission to work with the other WTO, based on members to carry forward an ambitious reform to modernisinge its rule- book in order to make it more effective by providing structural and long-term solutions; encoto ensure a true level playing field for trading companies, respectful of social and environmental standards; urages WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the ministerial summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating functionthe Commission, in this respect, to negotiate new rules to fight trade - distortive practices, including non market policies and practices, SOEs and industrial subsides, leading to overcapacity, forced technology transfer policies and practices;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges WTO members to reach an ambitious and balanced agreement on the long-standing issue of fishery subsidies during the next ministerial summit and send out a clear signal that the WTO is still able to deliver on its negotiating function new recalls the importance of functional dispute settlement arbitration court for EU industry; regrets the current impasse of the WTO dispute settlement body;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the multi-party interim appeal arbitration arrangement (MPIA), a new system that will allow the EU, together with other participating WTO members, to over come the current paralysis of the WTO’s Appellate Body and solve trade disputes amongst themselves;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the dramatic change in the US trade strategy over the past three years, which is focused on bilateral trade and often legally questionable unilateral trade measures; takes note of the limited progress made towards implementing the joint US-EU Statement of 25 July 2018; stresses the importance of relaunching the EU-US talks on the basis of the existing negotiating mandates adopted in April 2019 by the Council;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that despite recent tensions in transatlantic relations, the EU should continue to work with the USA as a partner, with whom it has to find solutions to trade issues of common interest;, such as the effects of the extra-territorial application of laws adopted by the US, which are contrary to international law.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is appalled by the report of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released in February 2020, which shows evidence of exploitation of Uyghurs people in Chinese factories, including in factories belonging to EU companies’ value chain; is deeply concerned by the reported impacts of the Belt and Road Initiative on human rights in China and Pakistan; calls on the Commission to use all available means to end the exploitation of Uyghurs; calls on European companies to stop any form of implication in China’s human rights violations;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission to negotiate an ambitiousNotes the ongoing negotiations on an investment agreement, which removes all barriers to EU investments, and looks forward to a conclusion of the negotiations by the end of 2020 as agreed in the EU-China Summit in 2019; recalls the need to promote quality investments and the importance of the social, human rights and environmental dimension which should be central in the agreement; firmly believes, however, that substance of the agreement should be prioritised over the speed of its conclusion;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presented in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that, although EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third- country trade markets, their contribution to tackling global challenges and upholding EU’s values has yet to improve;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the positivNotes the developments of the EU- Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes that during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral trade in goods, including agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s trade surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exporters;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomNotes the entry into force of the EU-Japan FTA of 1 February 2019 and notes that, according to the first elements given after one year of implementation6 , EU exports to Japan went up by 6.6 % compared to the same period the year before; _________________ 6 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorn er/detail/en/ip_20_161
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomNotes the entry into force of the EU-Singapore trade agreement of 21 November 2019; welcomNotes its consent on the EU-Vietnam agreement and calls for its quick implementation; views these agreements as a step towards concluding an FTA with the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes toNotes the ongoing negotiatingons of FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand, Tunisia. Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations with Taiwan;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines its determination to establish the closest relationship possible with the United Kingdom, based on the principles regarding trade, investments and competitiveness, as set out in its resolution of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland7 ; notes that the Political Declaration of 17 October 2019 supported by the United Kingdom states that the future economic partnership will be underpinned by provisions ensuring a level playing field for open and fair competition, especially if no agreement if reached before the end of 2020; _________________ 7 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0033.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Encourages the Commission to seize the momentum caused by the UK’s withdrawal to streamline our EU-policies, cut red tape and enhance competitiveness for EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); stresses that theStresses that the EU-UK FTA should aim to allow for the closest possible market access and trade facilitation in order to minimise trade disruptions while upholding the highest environmental and social standards guaranteeing a level- playing field in these areas;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. WelcomNotes the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSUR countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to create additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly growing market;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. BWelievcomes that the current system already demonstrates some efficiency, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested the establishment of a panele establishment of a panel at the request of the EU under the EU-Korea FTA following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that the early efforts of the Commission and Parliament in the trade negotiations with Mexico and Vietnam paid off with the ratification by both countries respectively in November 2018 and July 2019 of the ILO Convention 98 on the right to organise and collective bargaining; deplores that Vietnam has not ratified ILO Conventions 87 and 105 on Freedom of Association and Forced Labour; calls on the Commission to monitor the situation closely and to request consultations with the Vietnamese government should it fail to make continued and sustained efforts toward ratifying them, as foreseen by the agreement;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. BWelievcomes that TSD chapters in trade agreements should drive the external dimension of the European Green Deal, and anye proposal to develop a new adjustment mechanism should be compatible with WTO rules, as well as EU FTAs; stresses that EU companies that are users of intermediate goodnd designed to implement the European Green Deal by avoiding carbon leakage; stresses EU companies should not be put at a competitive disadvantage;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on EU leaders and the Commission to take bold decisions regarding the reform of the EU own resources system, including the introduction of a basket of new own resources; reaffirms its position, as set out in the MFF interim report, regarding the list of potential candidates for new own resources: a common consolidated corporate tax base, digital services taxation, a financial transaction tax, income from the emissions trading scheme, a plastics contribution and a WTO compatible carbon border adjustment mechanism;1c _________________ 1cEuropean Parliament resolution of 15 May 2020 on the new multiannual financial framework, own resources and the recovery plan (2020/2631(RSP))
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. NotStresses that the EU trade and investment policy should be used as leverage towards responsible management of supply chains, which include ensuring that businesses uphold human rights; calls for a horizontal and mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation for businesses that cover their whole supply chain; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s public commitment to introduce in 2021 such a legislative initiative; stresses that an access to justice and grievance mechanisms for the victims should be a core component of this legislation; insists on the need to respect the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to be actively involved in the ongoing negotiations to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Notes that the EU trade and investment policy should be used as leverage towards responsible management of supply chains, which include ensuring that businesses uphold human rightseffective due diligence in supply chains must be central to EU trade and investment policy in order to uphold human rights, labour rights and environmental standards and ensure access to justice; recalls that voluntary measures have been largely ineffective; welcomes commitments from the Commission that it will present a legislative proposal by 2021;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Is concerned by the continuous expansion of arbitration mechanisms between investors and states through investment agreements; recalls that such parallel judicial systems are designed to improve corporate interests and rights but not their duties and responsibilities, and can put States’ policy space and legitimate right to regulate at risk; denounces the fact that law firms have begun promoting advice on how foreign investors could bring suits in arbitration as a result of Covid-related government measures; calls for a permanent moratorium on all arbitration claims related to measures targeting health, economic, and social dimensions of the pandemic and its effects;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Recalls that the efforts to keep rules-based trade must play a crucial role in our trade strategy and in this context recalls the adoption on the modernisation of trade defence instruments in 2018, and the new foreign investment screening mechanism; stresses that the new foreign investment screening mechanism should never be a tool for protectionism; ;calls on the Commission for an effective TDIs enforcement to protect European industry from unfair market practices and for the evaluation and reinforcement of the safeguard instruments in order to make them more responsive to extraordinary circumstances and better adapted to protect European industry by effectively anticipating market disruptions from trade flow;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the Council for a rapid and swift agreement on the International Procurement Instrument in order to provide legal security, reciprocity and a level playing field to EU operators; calls for the inclusion of a global catalogue of essential emergency healthcare products to avoid in the future abuses by third country providers' in international trade during a global pandemic;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Underlines that foreign direct investment into the EU and the acquisition of healthcare and other key infrastructure by foreign investors has the potential to harm EU efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe; welcomes in this regard the Communication from the Commission on Guidance to the Member States ahead of the application of the FDI Screening Regulation; urges Member States which have not yet established a screening mechanism to do so urgently; further calls on all Member States to use all available tools to ensure effective mechanisms are in place to assess potential investment and acquisitions for threats to critical health infrastructure in the EU, and to take mitigating or blocking measures as needed;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38