Activities of Karsten LUCKE related to 2023/2065(INI)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the EU-Southern African Development Community (SADC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that regional and sub- regional integration features prominently in the EPA; stresses that regional integration is essential to effectivU-SADC EPA as it represents a powerful instrument to achieve the objectives of the treaty; stresses that the EU-SADC EPA shall support regional and sub-regional integration, promoting regional value chains in SADC and Africa broadly, and ultimately integrateing developing countries into the world economy in a sustainable manner; stresses, furthermore, that the EU’s development finance cooperation with SADC countries must assist their regional economic cooperation and integration efforts in a way that boosts wider intra- African trade;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. PRecognizes that SADC partner countries should benefit from the EPA through increasing their ability to boost economic diversification and produce value-added manufactured products; points out that the EPA should contribute to diversifying value chains in SADC countries and their economies, creatingwhich also necessitates fair and pro-development global trade rules, and that it should encourage trade and development policies based on the promotion of human rights, rule of law and democracy, create added value and jobs locally and thereby helping tolp to fight inequalities and reduce and eventually eradicate hunger and poverty in a sustainable manner;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. StressesCalls on the EU to ensure that the EPA should contributes to establishing an effective, predictable and transparent regional regulatory framework for trade and investment, provide a sustainable foundation forin full respect of relevant international agreements and guidelines; emphasises that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) shall positively contribute to the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area and thereby attraction of private capital, and contribute to the building of resilient and sustainable regional value chains, boosting and diversifying intra-African trade, which is indispensable for fostering sustainable long-term development and achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda; takes the view that EU support to African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) should go along the development of regulative frameworks, which, in turn, adhere to strict social and environmental standards;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of broadly, systematically and meaningfully involving development partners, local and regional civil society, academia, trade unions and private sector representatives in the EPA’s implementation, monitoring and the ex post evaluations thereof. to ensure the EPA meets the needs of the population while guaranteeing the fundamental principles of sustainable development;