2 Amendments of Ignasi GUARDANS CAMBÓ related to 2008/2156(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers that the eurozone is much more open than any other major economy and that the rising value of the euro has encouraged imports into the internal market at the expense ofWelcomes the openness of the eurozone; recognises that the current rising value of the euro has negative effects, namely it has affected exports, adversely affecting economic growth annd encouraged eimployment in the eurozone; notes in this connection the concerns expressed by many European companies, particularly in the industrial sector, regarding the threat that an over-valued currency may pose to their international competitivenessorts into the internal market, as well as positive effects in helping the European economy face the dramatic oil price rise;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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6. Considers thaAdvocates better and more efficient coordination between the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the Bretton Woods institutions (International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Ggroup) is vitaln order to combat speculation and meet the challenges posed by the serious crisis not just in the monetary sector, but also in the financial, energy and food sectors which is currently threatening both the industrialised and the least-developed countries;