6 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2016/2053(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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1. Calls for an effective post-Cotonou framework adapted to global challenges, based on ownership by the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that a revised general framework agreement, together with the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other trade instruments, must support fair and sustainable trade and, ultimately, sustainable development and poverty reduction; takes the view that the Everything but Arms (EBA) initiative, GSP and GSP plus are effective instruments for the promotion of development and economic growth;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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2. Emphasises the negative effects of association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; takes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developingat the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), negotiated within the framework of the current Cotonou-Agreement, are inspired by a strong asymmetry in favour of the ACP countries’ productive capacities, completing the most advantageous regional integration processes, protecting traditional agriculture, and combating land grabb aiming at strengthening the regional integration of the continent; and in this perspective EPAs should contribute to further developing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public servicEU trade relations with the ACP countries, and over-exploitationboost their economies;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that the post-Cotonou process should offers a framework within which to discuss trade issues with all the ACP countries; calls for a strengthening of trade cooperation, with a values-driven approach and improved Policy Coherence for Development; believes that inclusive growth, job creation, the development of the private sector, the promotion of investment opportunities, improved economic governance and regional integration must be central in a future economic partnership;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
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4. Stresses thatCalls for civil society involvement is a must throughout the implementation of the EPAs and the post- Cotonou process; notes the importance of a renewed ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and defends strong parliamentary oversight of the future framework; asks for results- oriented monitoring of ACP-EU cooperation, especially with regard to trade and sustainable development;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
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3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparked; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls the Financing for Development commitments; calls for the EU to ensure more and effective funding for Aid for Trade to support the ACP countries’ efforts to move up the global value chain.