Activities of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2017/2193(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with New Zealand PDF (329 KB) DOC (65 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's Trade package published on September 14th in which the Commission committed to making all future trade negotiating mandates public
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament's draft report on a digital trade strategy (2017/2065(INI))
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of deepening relations between the EU and the Asia-Pacific region fo, amongst others to foster economic growth within Europe and stresses that this is reflected in the EU’s trade policy; recognises that New Zealand is a key part of this strategy and that widening and deepening trade relations can help to meet this goal;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb and dairy sector;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the full potential of the Union’s bilateral and regional cooperation strategies can only be realised by adhering to rules- and values-based trade and that concluding a high-quality and ambitious FTA with New Zealand in athe spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit, while under no circumstances undermining the ambition to achieve progress multilaterally or the implementation of already concluded multilateral and bilateral agreements, is a crucial part of those strategies;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls onWelcomes the Commission to conduct negotiations as transparently as possibleinitiative to publish all its recommendations for negotiating directives for trade agreements and calls on the Commission to make the negotiating mandate for the EU/New Zealand negotiations public immediately after publication and to fully respect best practice as established in other negotiations; requests that the Council make the negotiating mandate public;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the sensitive nature of some agricultural sectors in the European farming industry, such as beef, sheep meat and dairy products; takes the view that tariff quotas especially for these sectors, should be appropriate considering the competitiveness of New Zealand’s agricultural sector and bearing in mind the future Brexit;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 14 – point g a (new)
g a) principles such as fair competition, net neutrality and intermediary liability protections and ambitious rules for cross- border data transfers, in full compliance with, and without prejudice to, the EU’s data protection and privacy rules;