Activities of Emmanouil FRAGKOS related to 2021/2178(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future of EU-Africa trade relations
Amendments (16)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that most African countries, in particular LDCs (least developed countries) and African signatories to EPAs (Economic Partnership Agreements), enjoy duty-free and quota- free access to EU markets, thereby undermining the cultivation of crops such as olives, citrus fruits, cotton and pistachios in southern Europe;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that better trade opportunities alone will not guarantee food security in developing countries; notes that LDCs often have difficulties in profiting from preferential access to EU markets due to poor price transmission between international and domestic markets and advocates European investment to support the development of African countries-;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of confronting the problem of imports of genetically modified products, toxic products with substances exceeding European limits and products that fail to comply with European green transition and livestock welfare standards;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the EU-Africa relationship must move beyond the donor- recipient relationship; believes that the EU and Africa should cooperate as equals, empowering African nations to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and secure the return of their expatriated citizens;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that EPAs are intended to go beyond boosting trade and are meant to enhance African countries’ ability to leverage trade opportunities for sustainable development, poverty reduction and containment of their populations;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that Africa is home to exceptional biodiversity; expresses concern about the overexploitation of natural resources and its impact on biodiversity, and in particular the increasing pace of deforestation in Africa and the smuggling of rare wildlife species.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
H. whereas Africa ismust become a continent of hope and opportunity and will be perceived as such by a growing number ofthe extent to which its young peopulationle choose to remain in their countries, helping them to develop;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Θ
Recital Θ
I. whereas sluggish development, climate change and environmental degradation are existential threats to Africa, the EU and the entiredeveloping world, and require joint responsiveness and substantive investments in inclusive, sustainable and inclusive economic development and provision of access to public goodsforward-looking economic growth;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΑ
Recital ΙΑ
K. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences set back growth across Africa in 2020, may have thrown an additional 30 million people into poverty and exacerbated the prevalence of child labour; whereas the EU and the AU have committed to supporting the full- fledged African health sovereignty, in order for the continent to respond to future public health emergencies, and to supporting, to this end,agreed to work together on a common agenda for manufacturing vaccines, medicines, diagnostics, therapeutics and health products in Africa, including investment in production capacities, voluntary technology transfers as well as strengthening of the regulatory framework to enable equitable access to vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. 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 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. 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, 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 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. 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 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a greener and more sustainable post-pandemic world to be built back, which necessitates investing more in game-changing enterprises that have integrated social, environmental and health objectives into their business models;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Uurges the Commission to prepare an effective and easily accessible microcredit schemeopose a framework for cooperation between African and European financial institutions;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the trade partnership between the EU and Africa must prioritise quality nutrition self-sufficiency and respect for PDOs;