11 Amendments of Pervenche BERÈS related to 2008/2004(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that achieving market access for services is a difficult process within the ongoing Doha Development Agenda negotiations; calls on the Commission to pursue within the multilateral WTO framework a balanced package with an ambitious offer in services, especially in financial services, where the European Union has a strong potential for growth which should go hand in hand with the concomitant development of effective supervision systems;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to take full account in trade negotiations of the existence of general interest services and the potential impact of market opening on their organisation;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that within regard to financial services, the EU has one of the most open markets in the world, but underlines that the European Union has to pursue more offensive and balanced trade in services negotiations and endorse the principles of openness, development and reciprocity;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that, in the financial markets sector, regulation and supervision play a part in competition and calls on the Commission to be vigilant with regard to unfair practices;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to combat the ‘offshore’ practices of third countries which jeopardise a mutually beneficial opening up of markets;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Draws the Commission’s attention to the extraterritorial nature of some measures, particularly in the financial services area, that may be adopted by the EU’s partners and do not comply with the spirit or the letter of reciprocity in the opening up of markets;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on Member States to work towards a more integrated and coherent trade policy with the Commission, in particular in the area of investments; points out that Member States should not overstate the risks of foreign investment, but aim for effectivea common approach with regard to openness of their economies, also in the contextnd understanding of sovereign wealth funds;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws the Commission’s attention to the potential risks, with regard to compliance with the competition rules within the European Union, of the lack of reciprocity in the WTO agreement on public procurement;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to take stronger action against counterfeiting, particularly via the Internet, among other measures by encouraging better cooperation between national administrations;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the Commission's strong support for multilateral trade negotiations, but notes that for trade in services, especially concerning financial services, free trade agreements may be better suited for achieving market access; strongly supports the achievement of full Economic Partnership Agreements with the ACP countries that, incorporating the necessary asymmetries reflecting the different levels of development and covering not only goods but also services and investment, thus enabling those countries’ integration in the global economy;