25 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2018/2005(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2017 on towards a digital trade strategy,
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that trade is not an end in itself, but that an inclusive, free and fair trade policy aligned with the SDGs can contribute to poverty eradication provided trading partners ensure property rights, the rule of law and competitive markets; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on developing countries;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas ‘openfree and fair trade’ and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the losses of trade liberglobalisation for the EU and for third countries’ populations and economies;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of the multilateral rules-based order as the most effective way to achieve an inclusive global trading system; emphasises the importance of comprehensivadequate provisions on social, labour and environmental standards in trade agreements; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to include a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in all trade agreements;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the course of globalisation, internationglobal value chains have emerged; points out that these value chains crestructure the international division of labour as well as the interdependence of countriesate new interdependences, with dispersed production processes, and goods and services traded in fragments; notes that the successful integration of businesses in global value chains is of key importance for their integration in a globalised economy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the benefits of globalisation are unequally distributed between regions and within societies; notes that this is a reason for the rising scepticism or rejection of globalisation within societies; notes that the financial and economic crises had a particularly negative effect on mid-range incomes; expresses the view that the combination of a declining middle class, citizens’ fears over losing their social and economic position, and scepticism towards globalisation, can result in naprotectionalist and authoritarian tendencies, which then lead to the promotion of protectionism as an easy answer to commpractises that can have an inverse reaction in economies that are increasingly reliant on feach others;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly supports the further mainstreaming of digital technologies and services in the EU’s development policy; calls on the Commission to increasMember States and on the Commission to reshape their ODA such that more investments in developing countries' digital infrastructure in the Global Souths encouraged.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that thea shift in economic importance of China and other Southeast Asian countries is growing significantly; understtowards the Asia Pacific region; stresses that increasing trade and investment flows within this region, ands that this leads to a relative loss of importance for the present global economic centres of Europe and North Americae ability of Asian economies to advance regional trade agreements is an important commitment to trade liberalisation, and gives them growing influence over the rules-based trading system;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that globalisation led to a faster and wider spread of technology and innovation, and that technology can be a key enabler of trade; highlights that the EU has yet not delivered on a digital trade strategy, and addressed the benefits that the internet and digital ledger technologies can bring to international trade;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that increasing protectionism in the United States and beyond, as well as the lack of consideration for the needs and expectations of developing countries in international agreements, shows the weakness of the WTO; underlines the lack of integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the world trade agendat practises are counterproductive and distort global value chains; notes the detrimental effect this has on the multilateral trading system by bringing unilateral action to problems that should be addressed between partners; stresses that this weakens the role of the WTO;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the importance of engaging in the restructuring of the world economic order and of respecting the needshaping globalisation while taking into account the needs and expectations of developing countries, while and smaller economies; stressinges that the aim of fulfilling the SDGs and the conditions of the Paris Agreement must provide the overarching frameworkrade policy can support the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and that policy coherence for development is of utmost importance to achieve this;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that strengthening the EU’s internal market as well as consolidating the economic union is vital, since a solid internal market is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of international strategies; points out that being internationally competitive depends strongly on shaping digitalisation successfully and in a socially responsible manner; notes that the shift to renewable energies needs to happen as soon as possiblee importance of achieving renewable energy targets;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to create a European trade strategy for SMEs in order touse the means available to support the integrateion of SMEs into internationglobal value chains and overcome trade-specific hurdles such as non-tariff barriers; points out that access to information is one of the biggest obstacles to the market participation of SMEs, meaning that transparency and support need to increase;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to meet scepticism towards globalisation with a credible initiative on transparencytransparent practices;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to include sustainability-related measures in every chapter of trade agreements and not to reduce them to one toothlesspursue a rules-based trade policy that includes Trade and Sustainable Development(TSD) chapters in FTAs, which contribute to support and promote international conventions on social, labour and human rights, and multilateral environmental agreements; notes that the application of these binding and enforceable provisions must be appropriately monitored in order to launch government consultation procedures and trigger the special dispute resolution mechanisms, if needed, as established within the framework of TSD chapters;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Commission to pursue an ambitious trade policy, and maintain an open investment environment; adds that the ratification of concluded and signed trade agreements should take place swiftly in order to uphold commitments to our partners;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to include rules relating to digital trade in EU FTAs, including cross-border data flows to demonstrate that trade in digital goods and services can bring real benefit to businesses and consumers;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to assess how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) and blockchain can be used to enhance international trade, and address issues such as transparency, flexibility, and tackle counterfeiting;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that impact assessments conducted before the start of negotiations must take their possible effects on the fulfilment of the SDGs into account; notes that national sustainability strategies and implementation plans for the Paris Agreement must form the starting point for impact assessments; points out that every single provision of an agreement and its possible impacts must be checked on its compatibility with the SDGs; notes that if parts of an agreement hamper the fulfilment of the SDGs or the Paris Agreement, adjustments must be made; notes that breaches of sustainability provisions must be counterweighted by corrective measures or lead to a sanction- based dispute settlement;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the ratification and implementation of the ILO’s core labour standards must be a preconditioniority for the implementation of anytrade agreements; notes that organised civil society and social partners should be included in the formative stages of agreements, the implementation phase and the monitoring phase after implementation via bilateral meetings with the negotiating partners; notes that in case of a breach of the sustainability provisions of an agreement, the dispute settlement mechanism must be accessible to civil society as well as the negotiating partners;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to meet the growing complexity of value chains and the increasing interdependence of producers with clear transparency and diligence obligations for the whole supply chainencourage due diligence and transparency by working with the private sector, and to promote these values internationally;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of a stable multilateral rules-based trading system; asks the Commission to do all it can to engage with trade partners to advance issues pertaining to the multilateral trade agenda, and to strengthen the role of the WTO;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17