10 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2014/2205(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that massive investments are required in developing countries in terms of infrastructure, water supply and energy - estimates of the incremental spending needed in developing countries is $ 1 trillion/year more than what is currently spent, with the majority of this funding needing to come from the private sector;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that current EU practices to leverage private finance with official development assistance (ODA) have proved ineffective owing to a lack of clarity as regards additionality, transparency, accountability, ownership, alignment with country priorities, debt sustainability and, consequently, development impactby diversifying and sharing risk are effective in meeting current challenges and mobilising more resources;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for EU trade policy to respect the policy space of developing countries - in particular least developed countries - so as to maintain robust import tariffs that facilitate the creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value-added, industrial growth and diversification, which are a key component in economic and social upgrading;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for EU trade policy to respect the policy space of developing countries so as to maintain robustprovide specific import tariffs that facilitate the creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value-added, industrial growth and diversification, which are a key component in economic and social upgrading;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for EU trade policy to respect the policy space of developing countries so as to maintain robust import tariffs that facilitate the creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value-added, competitiveness, industrial growth and diversification, which are a key component in economic and social upgrading;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for EU trade policy to respect the policy space of developing countries so as to maintain robust import tariffs that facilitate the creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value-added, industrial growth and diversification, which are a key component in economic and social upgrading; and precursors to future export drives within global trade systems;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for measures to promote nationally owned development strategies that shape private- sector contribution to development by enhancing local micro, small and medium- sized enterprises and local procurement, which are essential for endogenous development and can strengthen the capacity of developing countries for mobilising domestic revenue, fighting tax fraud and tax evasion, and mitigating currency and commodity price volatility, which endanger access to value chains;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the EU is the main provider of the Aid for Trade programme in the world, where main priorities are encouraging business-to business relations, supporting productive capacity and capacity to trade in developing countries;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the review of existing trade and investment agreements in order to identify any areas, especially provisions on intellectual property rights, that may negatively affect developmentUnderlines that reinforced intellectual property protection and enforcement helps developing countries to build and develop necessary frameworks to encourage and protect innovation and research, an issue of increasing relevance as they move up international trading value chains;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the need for EU trade policy to promote good governance via a bindingvoluntary framework which ensures that EU companies are accountable for their actions in developing countries as regards standards in respect of human rights, gender equality, decent work, union rights, environmental protection, universal access to quality public services, social protection, public and universal health coverage, universal access to medicines, and food and product safety.