9 Amendments of Antonyia PARVANOVA related to 2009/2219(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to work towards the contractual definition of environmental and health standards in bilateral trade agreements with particular attention given to climate change standards, product safety and consumer information;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Notes that climate change measures and policies increasingly intersect with international trade and calls on the World Trade Organization to further include the issue of climate change as part of its work programme and to define specific rules and standards in this regards;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the World Trade Organisation should monitor the implementation of compliance with obligations in this area and insists on the Commission, as the representative of the European Union at the World Trade Organization, to be closely involved in this monitoring;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RejectsCalls for the harmonisation of environmental standards and health standardrequirements as an ultimate goal to achieve at global level and insists on the necessity to develop and improve such standards at regional level when implementing international trade agreements;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that future trade agreements may be concluded against the background of the current financial crisis; considers that this must not mean neglecting social and environmental standards, with particular attention given to greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous waste management, in order to achieve other goals;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Takes the view that the World Trade Organization and its Member States should agree on the creation of an open global market in environmental goods, services and technologies as a way to strengthen international trade and to allow green technologies and investments to move freely throughout the global economy;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Calls on the Commission to insist on the adoption of an Environmental Goods and Services Agreement as part of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization Trade Talks, aiming to liberalize trade in key-climate friendly technologies;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to carry out regular evaluations of trade agreements, and keep the Parliament regularly updated and informed on these evaluation, also ensuring that cooperation with trade unions and NGOs takes place in order to guarantee compliance with environmental, health and social standards;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the trade sector and the protection of human rights, social and environmental standards are an important asset in guaranteeing peace and welfare in the world, but that they cannot be called upon as a solution to all the problems which occur between states; notes however that deadlock in political situation can be overcome by the strengthening of trade relations, ensuring the definition of common interests, notably in the field of environmental protection, as a way to rule conflict.