BETA

Activities of Zbigniew ZALESKI

Plenary speeches (126)

The role of culture in the development of European regions (debate)
2016/11/22
Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)
2016/11/22
The state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2199(INI)
European conscience and totalitarianism (debate)
2016/11/22
Voting time
2016/11/22
Statute for a European private company (A6-0044/2009, Klaus-Heiner Lehne) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0130(NLE)
Childcare facilities - Barcelona objectives (debate)
2016/11/22
The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2236(INI)
Non-discrimination based on gender and inter-generational solidarity (A6-0492/2008, Anna Záborská) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2118(INI)
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2516(RSP)
Impact assessment of the compromises reached in the Doha negotiations on NAMA and services at the end of July 2008 (debate)
2016/11/22
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Iran: the Shirin Ebadi case
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2508(RSP)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2504(RSP)
Gas supplies by Russia to Ukraine and the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Russia: attacks on human rights defenders, and the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2697(RSP)
EU Annual report on human rights - French initiative at the UN on the decriminalisation of homosexuality (debate)
2016/11/22
European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training - European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0070(COD)
Israel’s participation in Community programmes - Israel’s participation in Community programmes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0241(NLE)
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2012(INL)
Burma
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2658(RSP)
Commemoration of the Holodomor, the Ukraine artificial famine (1932-1933) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2642(RSP)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Reform programme of the Polish shipyards (debate)
2016/11/22
Agreement EC-Ukraine in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services (A6-0337/2008, Zbigniew Zaleski) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
EC-Ukraine Agreement in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
EC-Ukraine Agreement in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Progress report on the reform of the European schools (debate)
2016/11/22
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2285(INI)
Citizens’ petitions during the year 2007 (A6-0336/2008, David Hammerstein) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2028(INI)
International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 - International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0263(NLE)
Corrigendum (Rule 204a): see Minutes
2016/11/22
Coup in Mauritania
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2623(RSP)
Hangings in Iran
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2624(RSP)
The Millennium Development - Goal 5: maternal health (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2031(INI)
Trade in services (debate)
2016/11/22
How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2038(INI)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2271(INI)
Iran: execution of juvenile offenders
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2604(RSP)
Reinforcing the Union's disaster response capacity (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2588(RSP)
European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0278(COD)
Animal health strategy 2007-2013 (A6-0147/2008, Janusz Wojciechowski) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2260(INI)
The arrest of political opponents in Belarus (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2581(RSP)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2269(INI)
Natural disaster in China (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2585(RSP)
Trade in raw materials and commodities (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2051(INI)
EMU@10 – The first ten years of Economic and Monetary Union (Commission communication) (debate)
2016/11/22
Deterioration of the situation in Georgia (debate)
2016/11/22
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2217(INI)
New Flame shipwreck (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2551(RSP)
Zimbabwe
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2566(RSP)
Chad
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2568(RSP)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2184(INI)
2006 discharge: EU general budget, section I - European Parliament (A6-0091/2008, José Javier Pomés Ruiz) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2038(DEC)
China's policy and its effects on Africa (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2255(INI)
The role of volunteering in contributing to economic and social cohesion (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2149(INI)
Eurostars (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/0188(COD)
Russia
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2549(RSP)
The European Union's role in Iraq (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2181(INI)
Belarus
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2534(RSP)
North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2535(RSP)
Transparency in financial matters (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2141(INI)
Reform of trade protection instruments (debate)
2016/11/22
Arrest of Chinese dissident Hu Jia (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2507(RSP)
Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and rape as a war crime (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/2508(RSP)
Presentation of the programme of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
2016/11/22
Trade and economic relations with Ukraine (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2022(INI)
Trade and economic relations with Ukraine (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2022(INI)
EU-Africa relations (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2002(INI)
Protocol amending TRIPS (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/0060(AVC)
Preparation of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lisbon, 18/19 October 2007)
2016/11/22
The humanitarian situation in Gaza
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2636(RSP)
European Council meeting of 21-22 June 2007 Activity report of the German Presidency (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
EU economic and trade relations with Russia (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2237(INI)
The EU's Aid for trade (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2236(INI)
Homophobia in Europe (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2543(RSP)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2528(RSP)
European Council meeting (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
2016/11/22
Budget aid for developing countries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2079(INI)
Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2135(INI)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
2016/11/22
Meeting of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2006 – Activities of the Finnish Presidency
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
AIDS
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2668(RSP)
Famagusta/Varosha (debate)
2016/11/22
A new framework strategy for multilingualism (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2083(INI)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
EU economic and trade relations with Mercosur (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2035(INI)
The EU's economic and trade relations with India (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2034(INI)
Improving the mental health of the population – towards a strategy on mental health for the EU (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2058(INI)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2617(RSP)
Development and migration (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2244(INI)
Situation in Palestine (debate)
2016/11/22
70 years after General Franco's coup d'état in Spain (Statements by the President and the political groups)
2016/11/22
Roma women in the EU (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2164(INI)
Explanations of vote
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0818(CNS)
Trade and poverty (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2031(INI)
Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument – Instrument for Stability – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/0220(COD)
Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
2016/11/22
2005 enlargement strategy paper (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/2206(INI)
Combating violence against women (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2004/2220(INI)
Preparation for the WTO conference
2016/11/22
Enlargement II
2016/11/22
Opening of negotiations with Turkey - Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
25th anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe
2016/11/22
EAFRD support for rural development
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Action against hunger and poverty
2016/11/22
Commission legislative and work programme (2005) (continuation of debate)
2016/11/22
Green Paper on admission for employment
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
2016/11/22
Role of property and wealth creation in eradicating poverty and fostering sustainable development (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2026(INI)
Russia: sentencing of demonstrators involved in the Bolotnaya Square events
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2628(RSP)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
2016/11/22
Statement by the President
2016/11/22
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0011(COD)
Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data - Processing of personal data for the purposes of crime prevention (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0011(COD)
Private copying levies (short presentation)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2114(INI)
Situation in Ukraine (RCB7-0219/2014, B7-0219/2014, B7-0220/2014, B7-0221/2014, B7-0222/2014, B7-0223/2014, B7-0224/2014) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2595(RSP)
Implementation of the Youth Guarantee (debate)
2016/11/22
NAIADES II: An action programme to support inland waterway transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Voting time
2016/11/22
Situation in Egypt (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2533(RSP)
Tachographs and social legislation relating to road transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0196(COD)

Reports (2)

REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Ukraine in relation to preservation of commitments on trade in services contained in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement PDF (144 KB) DOC (75 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2008/0087(CNS)
Documents: PDF(144 KB) DOC(75 KB)
REPORT Report on Trade and economic relations with Ukraine PDF (205 KB) DOC (118 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2007/2022(INI)
Documents: PDF(205 KB) DOC(118 KB)

Opinions (1)

OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
2016/11/22
Committee: INTA
Documents: PDF(165 KB) DOC(131 KB)

Amendments (75)

Amendment 7 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the development of departments of European Studies within university programmes, which will include history, politics, law and European Union processes; considers that these programmes should be conducted in widely spoken languages so as to allow the maximum number of students from the EU and from partner countries in the Tempus programme to gain knowledge of the subject;
2009/01/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2008/2224(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to provide financial support for projects aimed at the promotion of EU ideas; considers that these programmes should be tailored towards students in secondary and tertiary education who can engage local communities (villages and municipalities) and increase locals' familiarity with the values of the European Communities.
2009/01/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2008/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that effective cooperation does not only involve stronger economic relations but also common democratic values and respect for fundamental freedoms;
2008/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 15 #

2008/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Indian government to take action genuinely to combat the persecution of Christians by Hindu nationalists; stresses that religious freedom is a fundamental right and respect for these rights has an influence on the form that agreements between the EU and India will take;
2008/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2008/2135(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Points out that, if economic cooperation between the EU and India is based on the Union's system of universal values, it may become a reference model for cooperation with other countries.
2008/11/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in international agreements dealing with foreign policy matters;
2008/05/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 91 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its firm commitment to the countries with which it has started membership negotiations and to the countries which have been given clear membership prospects, with the understdemanding that full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria and compatibility with the Union's integration capacity must be fulfilled before these countries can join the Union;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 196 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Takes the view that the conceptual, legal and political gap existing between the Union's Enlargement Strategy and its Neighbourhood Policy needs to be filled in order to respond to the expectations of our eastern neighbours; is convinced that the Commission's strengthened neighbourhood policy is not sufficient in this respect, although it represents an already positive step in the right direction, and that a more substantive qualitative change is required;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 205 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests, therefore, that, as regards those eastern neighbours which, in view of their political, economic and social situation and of the Union's current integration capacity, at present do not enjoy membership prospects but at the same time fulfil certain democratic and economic conditions, the Union should establish an area based on common policies covering, in particular, economic and financial issues, trade, energy, transport, environmental issues, the rule of law, justice, security, migration and education; takes the view that these common policies, whilst striving gradually to achieve EU standards and opening the way for closer integrationpotential future membership of these countries, should be shaped jointly with the participating countries on the basis of specific decision-making mechanisms, and should be underpinned by adequate financial assistance;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 212 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Highlights that the European Union needs time to deepen and strengthen its own internal structure so as to be ready for further enlargement and that, since the prospect of membership is open to countries which fulfil the Copenhagen criteria, their status within the Neighbourhood Policy does not exclude their potential membership;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 222 #

2007/2271(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes in this respect the launch, within the framework of the EU, of the Union for the Mediterranean as a positive step in our relations with the southern neighbours; believes that this new development strengthens the argument in favour of specific contractual multilateral relations with our eastern neighbours, which, compared to their southern partners, have clear European ambitions and membership perspectives; recalls that, as a first step, these relations should translate themselves into the establishment of a Free Trade Area, to be followed by closer relations along the lines of a European Economic Area Plus (EEA +), of a European Commonwealth or of specific regional cooperation frameworks, for example in the Black Sea area;
2008/04/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in the process of quick, uncontrolled developing of media technology and its increasing use there is a need of code of conduct in media which refers to basic values (moral and human);
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 176 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Suggests that media freedom should be limited by its responsibility of not causing harm to the users, not evoking an aggression of any type;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 178 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Highlights that media should be by principle the source of information and not propagate any sort of abuse or manipulation;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 22 #

2007/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes the view that knowledge of the language used in the country in which the elections are being held (e.g. in Bolivia, Spanish) should be a criterion in the appointment of observers, because the ability to communicate directly with local people makes it easier for observers to become fully acquainted with the social and political situation in the country;
2008/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2007/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Takes the view that, where the elections are being held in a country where no European languages are spoken, all the members of the observer group should know the same European language, so as to make it possible for translation from the local language to be into only one language which all the observers understand;
2008/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #

2007/2217(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Takes the view that in the pre-electoral period, following meetings with candidates and electoral commission officials, observers should be able to meet other groups in the country in which the elections are being held;
2008/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
1a. having regard to its resolution of 15 November 2007 on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation1,,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
2b. having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2006 on the annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on third country anti- dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard action against the Community (2004)1,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 18 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in the framework of the Doha Development Agenda, the WTO rules on trade defence are subject to multilateral negotiations which have not yet been resumed; whereas, the vast majority of WTO member states do not intend to introduce new trade defence rules which would lead to more free and fair trade without protectionism
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 20 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European Parliament has already stated its opposition to a unilateral dismantling of the TDIs and its preference to maintain the existing level of stringency,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 22 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, in TDI investigations, a balance has too often failed to be attained among taking timely action when unfair trade is injuring EU industry, the need to maintain the quality and thoroughness of Commission investigations and the maintenance of transparency and opportunity for all interested parties to contribute,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 30 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, European competitiveness depends on the ability to shelter European companies from uncompetitive and unfair trade practice, whereas European production and manufacturing play a crucial role in the creation of economic growth and employment,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 31 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in a globalised world, EU companies need a reinforced mechanism to combat unfair commercial practices, allowing them to create jobs and stimulate growth in the EU,
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 42 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses the importance of enhancing the competitiveness of EU industries by eliminating unfair trade practices in international trade; underlines the importance of effective TDIs;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 44 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that the TDI system must continue to be a quasi-judicial procedure, based on objective and factual considerations, while any assessments which jeopardise legal certainty and may lead to the politicisation of the system, should be strictly avoided;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 45 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 51 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, in the absence of internationally recognised rules on competition, the current European TDI system is the best response to ensure a level playing field for all actors and to avoid distorting effects in international trade;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 52 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that negotiations are currently taking place on multilateral disciplines concerning TDIs within the framework of the DDA ; welcomes those negotiations but regrets US opposition to reforms of the WTO’s framework for TDIs; Notes that the worldwide increase in the use of TDIs, particularly by advanced industrial countrie and, calls for new and more stringent rules at WTO level so as to ensure free and fair world trade is maintained;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 53 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Warns of the danger of unilaterally weakening the EU to such an extent that it is unable to counteract unfair trading practices in an international context marked by the proliferation of such practices and the intensive, and often abusive, use of trade defence measures by third countries against imports from the EU;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the belief in the benefits of an open trading system, based on free and fair competition, offsetting its potentially disruptive impact, and contributing decisively to the stimulation of growth and the creation of jobs; takes the view that the EU should continue to promote increased global liberalisation and free and fair trade and resist any protectionist temptation;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 59 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that the EU already has a TDI regime with higher standards, resulting in more stringent application, than other trading partners especially with regard to the initiation, course and subsequent outcome of these investigations;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty both in regard to the initiation, procedure of investigations and in the outcome of these investigations;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 64 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the TDI rules lack clarity in procedure which causes unnecessary uncertainty both in regard to the initiation, procedure of invesTDIs are not intended to serve the general economic interests of the EU, but to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies; stresses that compared with those of other WTO members, EU TDI rules have a quasi-judicial character and EU standards are characterised by sufficient clarity in procedure especially with regard to the initigations, course and in the subsequent outcome of these investigations;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 67 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that TDIs are not intended to serve the general economic interests of the EU, but to protect the interests of producers and employees against impairment caused by dumping or illegal subsidies;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 75 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that the current EU TDI system already takes due account of the rightful and legitimate interests of all European stakeholders, as was stated by the majority of governments and stakeholders during the public consultation on the above-mentioned Green Paper;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 76 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 78 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to take into more serious consideratioincorporate in the overall EU strategy on development whenthe principles of free and fair trade in order to support the least developed countries (LDCs) to establish a competition environment which prevents unfair trade practices and helps to reduce the opening of anti-dumping (AD) investigations against developing countriethe LDCs;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 80 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to demand a strict application of the existing WTO rules on dumping and subsidies to the emerging economies such as China; asks the Commission to engage in bilateral talks on free and fair competition with these countries;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 82 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried about the lack of coordination between the internal policies of the EU, especially those dealing with industry related matters (including the anti- competition law) and trade defence remedies;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 89 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all increasing unfair trading actions that hamper the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention and dual pricing, which greatly affect fair competition in international markets;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 91 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the EU TDI system should address all the increasing unfair trade behaviour that hampers the ordinary course of trade, such as fraud, circumvention and dual pricing which significantly affect fair competition in international markets;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 94 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to reviseuphold its standards of initiation for new TDI investigations andwhich ensure that the complaining industry provides prima facie evidence that all the AD basic requirements (dumping, injury, causal link) have been met and that measures are not overly and clearly against cthe Community interest; believes that, compared to those of the EU´s trading partners, current TDI rules ensure a balanced consideration of all interests involved;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 100 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that it responds to sound legal and logic principles that complainants in TDI investigations have to substantiate their allegations and prove that these measures are in the broader Community interest;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 103 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the current application by the Commission lacks clarity with regard to the initiation of investigations; stresses the need to concentrate the investigations in this phase on gathering evidence of dumping and injury;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 106 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the commission to reconsiderBelieves, that the standing requirement for the initiation of new AD and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations (currently fixed at 25%) of the Community production of a given item, by taking inspiration from applicable European competition legislation is necessary to ensure access by European SMEs to these instruments;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 107 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the creation of a special TDI-helpdesk for SMEs for advice on the preparation of complaints; asks further to provide a simplified questionnaire for SMEs; asks the Commission to grant open access to Eurostat and access to information collected on site by EU representations in third countries concerned;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 110 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that a modernized definition of “Community industry” should take the value added in Europe through the new and global supply chains into consideration; calls on the Commission to reconsider the present definition of "Community industry", by laying down objective criteria to grant the status of Communitythere is no reason to reconsider the definition of “Community industry”; reminds the Commission of Article 4 of the Agreement on the implementation of Article IVof GATT 1994 , which refers to "the domestic producers as a whole of the like products or to those of them whose collective output of the products constitutes a major proportion of the total domestic production of those products" and which excludes all producers "related to the exporters or importers or are themselves importers of the allegedly dumped product" for the definition of the term "domestic industry";
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 117 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on Commission and the Member States to take into account the long-term impact of TDI measures on consumers, by assessing their consequences in terms of price level, quality, availability and choice as well as sustainable competition in the markets;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 122 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Regrets the fact that theBelieves that there is no real alternative to the current decision- making process concerning the award of country- wide market economy status to third countries in TDI investigations often lacks transparency and logic; urges the Commission to ensure that the choice of the "analogue country" is based on realistic and duly motivated criteria; urges the non- market economies to engage in internal reforms aimed at guaranteeing free and fair competition;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the countervailing duty instrument should be used in preference to the anti-dumping instrument in all cases where this is legally and economically feasibleand the anti-dumping instrument are two distinct instruments that should be used in a complementary way respecting their own scope of application;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 126 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Believes that there is no reason to reconsider the current definition of "Community industry" to take greater account of the interests of those companies which have moved or subcontracted part of their production outside the Union in so far as those companies are not affected by the duties unless they engage in dumping or receive subsidies;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 128 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Urges the Commission to open anti- dumping and countervailing procedures and to impose provisional duties as soon as possible when all the legal requirements have been met, including a threat of injury for the industry concerned;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 129 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that anti-dumping procedures should always give priority to the need to restore a level playing field, as the effects of unfair competition in the long run are against the interests of all participants in the Community market;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 130 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers therefore that the analysis of the impact on other interests can only justify the non-imposition of anti- dumping measures in exceptional cases, where it is obvious that defence measures will not be able to improve the situation of Community producers, and in any event cannot justify a downward adjustment in the level or duration of the duties imposed;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 137 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Endorses the creation of the Hearing Officer within the Commission’s DG Trade to assist interested parties; calls on the Hearing Officer to submit, following an independent analysis, to the European Parliament periodic reports in particular on the handling of cases by the Commission, including the conformity of the administrative practices with the basic regulations, and on the synthesis of its activities; stresses that for the sake of transparency and ensuring a meaningful role for the Hearing Officer, his/her reports following individual interventions should be made known to interested parties and the Antidumping Committee;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 140 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and predictability of the procedure of TDI investigations in the EU, to accelerate and simplify procedures, as well as to facilitate the accessibility of TDIs for SMEs, as they constitute the majority of the European industrial sector;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 144 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to improve the quality of and access to non- confidential information provided by other parties during the investigation and improve access to confidential information in order to strengthen defence rights;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 145 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to make public and available the agenda of the Anti-Dumping Committee and non- confidential documents concerning trade defence investigations on its internet site in a timely manner;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 146 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to grant stakeholders the necessary time to react to the initiation of a new investigation and register themselves as interested parties;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 153 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that the EU current de minimis thresholds that apply to dumping and injury should not be set at a higher level; states that for the dumping de minimis threshold, even low levels of dumping can have very significant effects in the market, in particular on price sensitive and seasonal products;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 156 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 157 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that AD and countervailing duty measures applied by the Commission should take the alternative form of quotas or tariff-quotas when this is deemed appropriate and that a phase-in or phase-out system similar to the one implemented in the footwear case is put into operation in new cases involving products suitable for final consumpform of tariffs in order to comply with the relevant WTO regulations;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 159 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the investigating authority should introduce a "shipping clause", to exclude from the scope of measures products that have been shipped on or before the day of the entry into force of those measures;deleted
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 163 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the fullest possiblto ensure the transparency and objectivity of the decision-making process in TDI investigations;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 166 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to act forcefully against fraud, circumvention or non-respect of IPR;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 173 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Underlines that the legal certainty and the legal framework within which TDI investigations are conducted, are fundamental, taking into account that the standard court procedure takes too long to properly address possible flaws in TDI investigations; underlines the need to ensure that interested parties have recourse to expedited judicial review;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 194 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission to enhance the competitiveness of producer industries in the Union by eliminating all competitive distortions which occur in international trade so as to ensure workable international competition;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 197 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Urges the Commission not to change its administrative practice before a revision of the basic legislation has taken place;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 202 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Urges the Member States to uphold a European common approach and solidarity on this issue which would enable a better use of TDIs in the Community in favour of European industry and its workers when they are confronted with unfair competition;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA
Amendment 205 #

2007/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to pursue with coherence and determination the objective of modernising TDIs and making them more suitable to face new globalisation challenges while refraining from any protectionist behaviourstrengthening and modernising TDIs; Urges the Commission to consider the outcome of ongoing WTO negotiations and the consensus among Member States before reforming the European regulation on TDIs;
2008/03/26
Committee: INTA