Activities of Georgios PAPASTAMKOS related to 2009/2200(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Welcomes the fact that the EU’s trade relations with Turkey are at an advanced level; recognises the needcalls on Turkey to simplify procedures and bureaucracy, and remove remaining tariff and non-tariff barriers and maintain; stresses the importance of constructive dialogue between the two parties in order to further improve these relations;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a new
Paragraph 1a new
Recalls that, according to the combined reading of Article 205 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Treaty, the Union's external action, including the common commercial policy, seeks to promote "(...) democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law" as well as to build partnership with third countries which share the principles referred above;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a new
Paragraph 3a new
Notes the decrease of imports and exports from and to the EU by Turkey during 2008 and the parallel increase of exports and imports of Turkey from and to its outside EU neighbouring countries; expects the progress in 2009 and 2010 in order to determine whether the 2008 decrease is due to the financial crisis and temporary;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU, with the adoption of the CAP at the earliest possible; strongly urges Turkey to rapidly withdraw its long- standing ban on imports of beef meat, live bovine animals and derivate products; considers that other areas such as services and public procurement should fall within its scope;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12a new
Paragraph 12a new
Calls on Turkey to remove the remaining import licences for goods which are in breach with the commitments under the Customs Union and to agree to update Decision 2/97 of the EC-Turkey Association Council on the removal of technical barriers to trade;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13a new
Paragraph 13a new
Calls on Turkey to withdraw the burdensome import procedures and to align its duty-free quota system for processed agricultural products which do not comply with the Customs Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14a new
Paragraph 14a new
Calls on Turkey to suspend the new requirements on Good Manufacturing Practices as they de facto ban imports of certain pharmaceutical products, as well as to participate and adhere to international initiatives for harmonising Good Manufacturing Practices procedures as well as standards, such as WHO and EU's ones;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a new
Paragraph 16a new
Deplores the fact that, for the fifth consecutive year, the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement has not been implemented by Turkey; calls on the Turkish Government to implement it fully without delay, in a non- discriminatory way, and recalls that failure to do so may further seriously affect the negotiating process;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Regrets the fact that Turkey retains its high position amongst the countries which produce counterfeit products detained in the EU; Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomes the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey with effective enforcementencourages Turkey to enforce the new IPR legislation effectively in order to then deepen the trade relations with the EU;