Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (debate) DE
Amendments (6)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a legally binding general clause in the agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reaffirm that services with a strong cultural component will not be challenged by the TTIP agreement beyond the EU's commitments in existing agreements;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reaffirm that services with a strong cultural component, such as libraries, archives or museums, will not be challenged by the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) clarify that the fixed book price system and the price fixing for newspapers and magazines will not be challenged by the obligations under the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure with a general clause the right to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational services which work on a non-profit-basis and/or receive public funding to any degree or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the same quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providers;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) specify that nothing in the agreement applies to subsidies or government support with respect to cultural, educational and, audiovisual and press services;