Activities of Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b

~~(b) Point 5 is~~ deleted;

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c

Directive 2012/34/EU
Article 3 – point 31 – indent 3a (new)

- an undertaking consisting of distinct divisions, including an infrastructure manager and one or several divisions providing transport services that do not necessarily have distinct legal personalities;

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2

~~2. In Article 6, paragraph 2 is~~ deleted;

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

2013/0029(COD)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3

~~3. [...]~~deleted

2013/09/26
Committee: TRAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to check that companies which come under national or EU law do not disregard the human rights and social, health and environmental standards they are subject to when moving to or carrying out their activities in a third country;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises the need for particular attention to be paid by the European Union and its Member States to the human rights situation in the Western Sahara; recalls that any form of occupation should be strongly condemned by the international community, notably in Palestine and the Western Sahara;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Commends, in this context, the actions of several Member States which took the lead in preventing further violence against civilians in Libya during the course of 2011, but regrets the lack of a concerted response at EU level;deleted

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Recognises that the current economic and financial crisis is having a severe social impact on communities within and outside the EU, notes that the various austerity plans adopted by the EU and other international institutions such as the IMF have led to an erosion of social and democratic rights and a significant deterioration in living conditions, particularly for the most vulnerable and susceptible groups;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 e (new)

42e. Stresses that introducing these clauses in free-trade agreements signed by the EU with third countries has been a failure, not only since they have barely been taken into account, but also because those free-trade agreements have even resulted in violations of fundamental economic and social rights and in the impoverishing of the communities concerned, and in the monopolisation of resources by multinational companies; believes that besides these clauses there is a need to implement new forms of cooperation to facilitate the economic and social development of third countries based on the needs of their peoples;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Emphasises the importance of continuing the work on global practices relating to secret detention in the context of countering terrorism; stresses that combating terrorism can under no circumstances be used as a justification for violations of human rights, either in third countries or in the EU; welcomes in this respect the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 11 September 2012 on alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA: follow-up to the European Parliament TDIP Committee report at the request of the Member States and implementation of its recommendations;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Calls once again on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission and the Member States to endeavour to establish a common position for the European Union concerning the action to be taken on the report by the UN fact-finding mission headed by Judge Goldstone on the Gaza conflict in the south of Israel, and to endeavour to ensure the effective implementation of its recommendations, including those concerning the assignment of responsibilities for all violations of international law, including alleged war crimes; calls in this connection for the suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Jacky HÉNIN, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)

57a. Is particularly concerned by the deterioration of the situation in Turkey and the increasing repression faced by human rights defenders and government opponents, including elected representatives, trade unionists, journalists, artists and, in particular, against the Kurdish community; specifically condemns the arbitrary arrests carried out in the context of the KCK trial and the fact that those arrested spend long months in prison without any judicial acts being performed;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/2145(INI)

Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Willy MEYER, Nikolaos CHOUNTIS, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Jacky HÉNIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68 a (new)

68a. Regrets that human rights violations still remain a painful problem in the occupied areas of Cyprus. Thousands of refugees, who have been forced to abandon their homes and properties, are being denied by the Turkish military forces to live in their homeland until today. Moreover, the families and relatives of missing persons are still denied the right to have an answer about the fate of their loved ones as Turkey does not facilitate the access to military zones and relevant reports from archives for the investigations of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus.

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

2012/0186(COD)

Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. Individual undertakings shall ensure that the vehicles which they operate are in a good roadworthy condition at all times. Workers may only be declared liable where proof is provided showing that they were aware that the vehicle was defective.

2013/03/22
Committee: ITRE

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas EU cohesion policy has contributed ~~greatly to the increased productivity achieved by all regions of the Union during the previous and current funding periods; whereas it is striking~~to the narrowing of the economic, social and regional divide, as shown by thate ex-post evaluation ~~has also shown a significant narrowing of the economic, social and regional divide~~; whereas these developments have equally positive effects on social security and on investment in the protection of the environment,

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas gearing the Structural Funds to the Lisbon Strategy objectives has proved effective, as is evident from the impressive commitment rates for the Convergence and the Regional Competitiveness and Employment objectives, although it is regrettable that only 20% of projects under the heading of Territorial Cooperation accord with the Lisbon aims,deleted

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the key role of towns and cities in ~~achieving~~ the economic~~, environmental and social EU 2020 objective~~ dynamism of the regions; calls for support for ideas and projects which can serve as models, on the basis of integrated development plans, ~~and for the upgrading of urban-~~particularly those making it possible to upgrade and increase synergies and links between cities, their environs and rural ~~link~~areas;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrice TIROLIEN, Luís Paulo ALVES, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Emphasises that the trans-European transport networks play a decisive role in European regional cohesion and that development of TEN infrastructure and designated E-roads must therefore be stepped up and access to them improved, especially in border regions; ~~suggests that ‘infrastructure’ be accorded more importance as a category of project eligible for support in connection with the third objective of European Territorial Cooperation~~calls with insistence for the full integration and participation of the Outermost Regions in the Trans-European Transport Network, as well as for priority programs;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Gabriele ZIMMER, Jürgen KLUTE, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Takes the view that GDP must be retained as the key criterion in the definition of areas eligible for maximum support (those with GDP/PE below 75% of the EU average) and, where appropriate, cohesion countries (GDP/PE below 90% of the EU average); points out that supplementary indicators relevant for measuring social cohesion ( like unemployment rates, poverty, etc.) and territorial cohesion and continuity, as well as environmental indicators should applied; points out that the competent national authorities must continue to have scope for the use of additional indicators at the relevant decision-making levels;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls, in the interests of efficiency, for the elimination or merger of funds relevant to both regional development and cohesion; recommends that the Globalisation Fund be abandoned as a stand-alone instrument and that appropriate provision for its functions be included in the Social Fund; calls for consideration of whether a merger of the Cohesion Fund and the Regional Development Fund would be compatible with the European Treaties; points out that, as a rule, monies from the Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund are spent on the same types of project;deleted

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Gabriele ZIMMER, Jürgen KLUTE, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. ~~Calls for the indicators to concentrate~~ Endorses the use of a limited number of common indicators, linked to the economic, social and territorial cohesion tareas of impact with European added value (increases in productivity, research, transport services, regional growth and relevant environmental improvements); calls for quantitative targets to be eschewed when measuring progress in areas where responsibility rests largely with national authorities (i.e. on educational standards, poverty thresholds and integratgets, such as employment, social inclusion, reduction of richness disparities, research, innovation, SSGI quality and universality, transport services, regional growth, improvement in terms of environmental management, as well as the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy, to enable the Commission to conduct a comprehensive and continuous evaluation throughout the programming period, whereas most of indicators should be established at regional level taking into account the specific nature of each region) and ~~for assessment, instead, of projects' potential as models and of~~the priorities set; the indicators must reflect how necessary any proposed approach is for the dreg~~ree of innovation they display~~ion's development;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Calls, in the case of direct subsidies to undertakings, for it to be recognised that Cohesion Policy funding, rather than influencing decisions by companies – and particularly bigger companies – to open a plant in a given location, tends to be pocketed by companies which have already taken such decisions (deadweight effect), and fosters regional development and job creation; calls, therefore, for, on the one hand, support for undertakings to focus on investment in research and development or for it to be provided, in more cases, indirectly through infrastructure financing~~; also calls for~~, given that such financing directly helps to create jobs in the undertakings to which it is provided, and, on the other hand, clear provisions to be included in the general regulation governing the Structural Funds ruling out EU support for the relocation of undertakings within the Union, and ~~for a substantial lowering of the threshold for review of relocation investments~~making funding conditional on undertakings not relocating or introducing redundancy plans and on them meeting demanding environmental standards, failing which they would be required to repay the funding received;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Regards the integration of the EU 2020 objectives into the existing system of objectives and funds as ~~entirely fea~~clearly not possible; rejects any ~~division of the EU budget under the notional headings of ‘smart’, ‘inclusive’ or ‘sustainable’ growth~~attempt to subordinate cohesion policy to the EU 2020 strategy, which is a macro-economic strategy coming first and foremost under the responsibility of the Member States and the Commission and dependent on their will; considers it inappropriate to expect the regions and cohesion policy to bear the consequences of the Commission’s and the Member States’ organisational and coordinating failings as regards implementation of the EU 2020 strategy; points out that the structural and cohesion policies were introduced with a view to ensuring the harmonious development of Europe’s regions, not as policies intended to help implement the Lisbon strategy or the EU 2020 strategy;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Gabriele ZIMMER, Jürgen KLUTE, Helmut SCHOLZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Regards post-2013 cohesion and structural policy as the decisive policy ~~arena for cross-sectoral implementation of the EU 2020 strategy and therefore calls for it to be treated at least as generously in budgetary terms it has been~~for achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion; therefore calls for it to receive higher budget appropriations as in the current planning period;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrice TIROLIEN, Luís Paulo ALVES, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Emphasises the importance in terms of cohesion policy of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) promoting cross-border cooperation with states outside the EU; sees infrastructure (transport and energy) links with neighbouring countries as having particularly positive effects on the European border regions; calls for ENPI funding to focus more closely on strategic needs in relation to energy and to transport infrastructure; urges the Commission to open the European wider neighbourhood policy up to the outermost regions, as was intended prior to the policy’s introduction, so that those regions are not denied the opportunity to take advantage of the ENPI that is afforded to other European regions;

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – footnote

On the assumption that Turkey and Croatia, which are currently in accession negotiations, receive support during the 2007-2013 programming period at the same average per capita level as the new Member States (the EU 12), the total financial requirement would be EUR 132.5 billion, of which Turkey’s share would be EUR 124.9 billion (94.3%) and Croatia’s 7.6 billion (5.7%). If support were given at a rate equivalent to the average (2006) level of EU transfers to the new Member States as a proportion of GDP, the additional financial requirement would total EUR 109.1 billion, of which Turkey’s share would be EUR 99.8 billion and Croatia’s EUR 9.3 billion. (Untiedt, G. (2011) Das Volumen und die Verteilung der EU- Strukturfondsmittel für die Förderperiode von 2007 bis 2013 unter Berücksichtigung der Türkei und Kroatiens, opinion of Professor G. Untiedt, GEFRA GbR, commissioned by Dr Markus Pieper, MEP)..deleted

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/2035(INI)

Elie HOARAU, Cornelia ERNST, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council ~~and~~, the Commission and the Presidents of EU Regions and Landers.

2011/04/20
Committee: REGI

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) In the interest of equal treatment, a single tax rate should apply ~~within each category of transactions, namely~~for trade in financial instruments other than derivatives, on the one hand, and for the purchase/sale, transfer, conclusion and modification of derivatives agreements.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Directive shall apply to all financial transactions, on condition that at least one party to the transaction is established in a Member State ~~and~~or that a financial institution established in the territory of a Member State is party to the transaction, acting either for its own account or for the account of another person, or is acting in the name of a party to the transaction.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a

a) primary market transactions referred to in point (c) of Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1287/2006, except for the issue and redemption of shares and units of undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS) as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and the Council and alternative investment funds (AIF) as defined in Article 4(1)(a) of Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and the Council;deleted

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)

d(a) transactions involving payment for goods imported or exported, travel-related transactions carried out by private individuals, transactions involving the transfer of sums earned in the form of wages or salaries and transactions carried out as part of humanitarian, development or international aid activities.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c a (new)

c(a) foreign exchange market transactions which are primarily speculative in nature.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a

a) 0.12% in respect of the financial transactions referred to in Article 5;

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b

b) 0.012% in respect of financial transactions referred to in Article 6.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)

Article 11(a) Income from the financial transaction tax Income received from the financial transaction tax shall be exclusively used for the funding of policy in the fields of welfare, education, research, health, culture, the environment and renewable energy sources.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 12

Other taxes on financial transactions Member States shall not maintain or introduce taxes on financial transactions other than the FTT object of this Directive or value-added tax as provided for in Council Directive 2006/112/EC.Article 12 deleted

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall adopt and publish, by 31 December 20132 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0261(CNS)

Younous OMARJEE, Jean-Luc MÉLENCHON, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Patrick LE HYARIC, Jacky HÉNIN

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

They shall apply those provisions from 1 January 20143.

2012/03/08
Committee: ECON

2011/0177(APP)

João FERREIRA, Inês Cristina ZUBER, Jacky HÉNIN, Willy MEYER, Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD, Patrick LE HYARIC, Marie-Christine VERGIAT, Sabine LÖSING, Paul MURPHY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Consen~~Rejects to the draft Council regulation laying down the Mmultiannual Ffinancial Fframework for the years 2014-2020;

2013/09/19
Committee: BUDG

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that cohesion policy is a fundamental instrument with which to promote economic and social cohesion, with the aim of undertaking measures to reduce regional inequalities, promote real convergence and stimulate growth and employment, also serving to redistribute and offset the costs of the single market and EMU for the less developed regions and helping to attain the 20-20-20 goal by 2020 and establish a coherent strategy for a European economy with, in the long and medium term, maximum energy efficiency and low CO2 emissions; is aware that investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy projects is not moving ahead as expected;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Believes that subordinating cohesion policy to the priorities of the 'EU 2020 strategy' could have adverse effects on economic and social cohesion by overemphasising competitiveness, deregulation, adaptability and the business mentality to the detriment of cohesion, convergence and the necessary social sustainability;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Considers that, in order to avoid business relocation within the EU, public aid granted under the Structural Funds must be conditional on the conclusion of long-term contracts with undertakings covering location, duration and permanent employment;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Takes the view that cohesion policy must not be seen as merely an instrument for achieving the objectives of other sectoral policies, since it is a Community policy offering substantial value added which has its own raison d'être: economic and social cohesion;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an in-depth analysis of the impact that the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact, the euro and the liberalisation of internal and international markets are having on cohesion and convergence policy, particularly as regards micro-enterprises and SMEs in each of the Member States;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. In the light of the review of cohesion policy and the EU financial perspective, asks the Commission to ensure that energy saving is ~~automatically included~~taken into account as a condition when granting structural and cohesion funds, provided that specific support is available for the investments necessary in order to save energy, and to earmark an increased proportion of funds to energy efficiency and decentralised renewable energy projects;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2139(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that many social and economic benefits are to be gained from the effective use of resources, particularly the creation of jobs which are not vulnerable to relocation, in both rural and urban areas, notably in the case of SMEs; is concerned that in some regions EU aid, particularly to micro-enterprises and SMEs, has not been high enough to offset the adverse effects of the single market, EMU and the liberalisation of world trade;

2010/11/12
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the fact that, with the EU 2020 Strategy, the Commission is finally acknowledging the importance of an active industrial policy for sustainable growth and employment in Europe; urges the Commission to implement suitable measures and forms of support for the Member States that will enable an active industrial policy for sustainable growth and the development of national production, as a vital stimulus from the viewpoint of decent jobs, fair wages and economic and social cohesion in Europe;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with the European Parliament and the Council, a qualitative and, where possible, quantitative vision for European industry in 2020, which looks towards sustainable development in the long term and lays down guidelines, for example for energy and resource efficiency, with a view to ensuring that European industry becomes more stable and competitive and jobs are created as a result; urges the Commission to take account, in all Community policies, especially commercial and monetary policy, of those guidelines for the protection of European industry, and to implement measures and forms of support for the Member States which will ensure sustainable industrial development;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that the new, integrated approach calls for extremely effective collaboration within the Commission, and calls on the Commission to set up a permanent industrial policy task force to this end; which will take due account of the diversity of industrial production in the Member States and the nature of the contribution made, with a view to the development of national, regional and local production;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2010/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Is convinced that industry needs an energy policy focused on the long term which guarantees appropriate energy prices and security of supply, allows manufacturing to take place without the release of gases damaging to the climate, and prevents carbon leakage; points out that the internal energy market is an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply, and that the network infrastructure must therefore be renewed and extended, and smart grids promoted; considers that a continued public-sector presence in the sphere of energy is essential for the development of industry and decent employment in the Member States, and that national energy strategies that prioritise industrial production in each Member State constitute an asset when it comes to switching to low-carbon production and supply;

2010/11/16
Committee: ITRE

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union is the most competitive actor regarding trade in services; whereas the Union is the world's largest exporter and the biggest service provider with more than 28% of the world total export and its transnational undertakings therefore hasve a strong interest in ensuring that new markets for goods, services and investments are opened,

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas, in view of its economic weight, the EU has a particular responsibility to ensure that international trade facilitates the harmonious development of the various sectors of the economy, that the liberalisation of services does not hamper development, or destroy any sectors of the local economy or public services and that the poorest sectors of the population are not excluded from financial services as a result of the liberalisation thereof,

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the ~~multilateral trading system, embodied in the~~ World Trade Organization (WTO)~~, remains the most~~ should guarantee an effective legal framework for achieving fair and equitable trade on a global basis, ~~by developing appropriate rules and ensuring compliance with those rules,~~

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the liberalisation of services had the following results: - the poorest or most isolated sections of the population have been deprived of essential services, the latter having been reserved for the more affluent, - national and regional service providers have gone into liquidation, - capital from the sale of services has been exported instead of being reinvested into the region providing the service,

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas GATS is a~~nd must be the~~ multilateral framework for the liberalisation and deregulation of trade in services; whereas this does not prohibit states and notably the EU from negotiating agreements which have further reaching schedules of specific commitments,

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas Article V of the GATS requires substantial liberalisation of services, thereby preventing the selective liberalisation of sectors genuinely needing foreign investment; taking the view in addition that the provision authorising greater flexibility for developing countries is not being implemented to a sufficient degree by the EU,

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Draws attention to the high level of external competitiveness of European services providers~~; calls on the Commission to pursue, in trade negotiations, both the progressive and reciprocal liberalisation of services and~~ and those operating in certain emerging countries; considers that suitable regulation of services is essential for ensuring that it is possible to choose the type of society desired for all; calls on the Commission to pursue, in trade negotiations, a policy of increased transparency and predictability of rules and regulations, in order that citizens and entrepreneurs of developing countries can have access to a wider range of services~~, some of which may be provided by highly competitive European services providers~~;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that public services are essential for the functioning of democracy; considers that the EU must refrain from encouraging competition between essential services such as those providing access to water, health, education or energy, which inevitably leads to their privatisation;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the Commission must take the different Member State interests and those of the developing countries, together with economic inequalities between individuals, into account when negotiating commitment schedules;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is convinced, that services constitute the backbone of every economy; reiterates that for this reason the greatest prudence on the part of the European Union regarding liberalisation of services is therefore important not only for developed countries, but particularly for developing countries;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Acknowledges states' sovereignty and thus their right to regulate in all areas of services, in~~cluding~~ particular in the area of public services, irrespective of whether commitments have been undertaken in the framework of the GATS, provided that any such regulations are made in conformity with Article VI of GATS on Domestic Regulation; believes that service markets require clear, non-discriminatory regulations to operate efficiently;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes the view that, in order to ensure favourable results, liberalisation of a new services sector, particularly in the developing countries, must in every case: - be accompanied by new regulations and supervision and implementation mechanisms, so as to contain the impact on the population and the environment and limit any abuses of a dominant position or concentration; - be phased in and accompanied by the necessary ancillary measures; - be limited to services whose liberalisation is considered necessary and which cannot be supplied by local or regional providers;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Suggests that the efficiency gains that could be obtained thanks to opening markets to services competition would allow less developed countries to provide services in areas that would otherwise be out of reach for the state due to its limited resources; considers that in this reg, regarding the developing countries and in particular the least advanced opening up the services markets could jeopardise opportunities for them to develop their own services industry; considers that essential public services must be guaranteed by strengthening the countries concerned, particularly by resolving their external debt problem, given that they alone arde a~~s much emphasis should be placed on government failure as is put on market failure~~ble to provide such services for poor, marginalised and isolated populations;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Underlines the need for rules and standards ~~to govern liberalisation~~in the services and other sectors; encourages compliance with environmental, social and quality ~~standards in a reasonable and objective manner, without constituting unnecessary barriers to trade~~objectives;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Encourages a ~~quick~~balanced and equitable resolution on the package of modalities on negotiations on agriculture and on Non- Agricultural Market Access (NAMA), ~~so as to move on~~together with ~~the~~ negotiations on GATS; underlines the importance of WTO members presenting substantial offers~~; regrets that this has so far not been the case for most members~~ seeking to improve WTO and GATS rules in the light of favourable and unfavourable past experience; regrets that this has so far not been the case for most members and calls on the EU, in view of its economic importance, to initiate ambitious measures in this area;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13.Welcomes in this regard the announcement of a signalling conference to advance the stalled Doha Development Round negotiations on services; stresses the need for countries like Brazil, India and China to improve their existing offers so as to reach a breakthrough;deleted

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a.Is concerned at the fact that free trade agreements, such as that negotiated by the EU with the CARIFORUM countries: - do not allow countries to select a limited number of services sectors for negotiation purposes, since Article V of the GATS requiring substantial liberalisation and the EU does not authorise sufficient use of the flexibility offered to developing countries, - have a regulatory framework which seeks above all to protect investors rather than ensuring access to quality services in the recipient countries, thereby limiting the partnership arrangements now negotiated by the European Union, - limit the possibility for these countries to regulate capital movements, - contain an MFN clause, which does not allow these developing countries to sign more advanced agreements with other countries of the south; calls on the Commission to remedy these problems in the course of negotiations, including those currently underway;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Notes that no WTO member has yet made any commitments on the water distribution sector~~; recall~~, which is nonetheless, that any state is free to do so should it consider itself unable to provide the service which its citizens need; stresses that should a such commitment be made it does not prohibit the state from setting levels of quality, safety, ply to be expected, given that this is an essential service, the provision of which cannot be made subject to market forces or profit maximisation, since it must be accessible to all, riceh or ~~other policy objectives as they see fit, and the same regulations would apply to foreign suppliers as to local suppliers~~poor, near or far, something which only a public service can guarantee;

2008/06/04
Committee: INTA

2008/2004(INI)