18 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to keep in mind the importance of transport and delivery services for the European economy and employment given that European ship owners control 40% of the world’s merchant fleet, that the aviation industry supports over 5 million jobs and that the European rail industry accounts for over half of the worldwide production of rail equipment and services; to consider the tangible opportunities that transport services might create to reduce the level of unemployment in Europe;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for all ILO core labour standards to be a compulsory element of EU trade agreements such as TiSA from the outset, in addition to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (1990), to ensure that the prohibition of discrimination is complied with;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the negotiations address transport sectors in a meaningful way and in a spirit of reciprocity; to ensure that the principle of non-discrimination is respected in the various transport sectors;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation process, and on all trade policies, by duly taking into account concerns expressed by trade unions and civil society organisations, including the CSOs of developing countries; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament continuously briefed on developments in the negotiations and to seek its opinions, thereby enabling it to state its position in increasingly clear-cut terms on matters under negotiation;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) to promote negotiations on regulation that address issues such as transparency, deadlines, due process, non-discrimination and redress, while continuing to require that foreign companies wishing to offer transport or delivery services within the European Union comply with existing regulatory standards; to call on third countries to publicise, through specific information documents, their own laws on this matter to foster simpler, more effective dialogue;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that the competences of local and regional authorities (LRAs), which are responsible for a large share of public investment under the EU’s cohesion policy and are also actively involved in the delivery of key public services across the territory, will be limited by TiSA, thus reducing their ability to foster local and regional development and to protect the general interest of their citizens; therefore hopes that these limitations will be taken into account during negotiations, and that every possible legislative variation will be considered that will guarantee full implementation of the EU’s cohesion policy and will ensure that local and regional authorities are free to act to protect the interests of their citizens, in accordance with the competences reserved for them by the EU Treaties.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to ensure that personal data can be transferred outside the Union only if the provisions on third-country transfers in EU data protection laws are complied with; to negotiate on provisions which touch upon the flow of personal data only if the full application of EU data protection rules is guaranteed and respected; to make provision for a specific oversight and penalty mechanism in the event of any infringement of EU rules;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls TiSA’s risks of increasing asymmetric international trade relations between countries; hopes, therefore, that possible asymmetry of this kind can be accurately gauged in later negotiations and, wherever possible, discouraged;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the primacy of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union over TiSA and any other international treaty negotiated by the EU, and; also draws attention to the importance of complying with the conditionality clause, which makes respect for human rights a sine qua non for non-EU countries seeking to conclude trade or other agreements with the EU; calls on the Court of Justice of the European Union, therefore, to effectively guarantee thiscompliance with that clause and juridical supremacy;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
(vi) to seize this opportunity to embed current legislation and practices for maritime transport in a legally-binding international text that will prevent future protectionist rules being introduced by the parties; to keep Parliament constantly informed of developments in the drafting of any relevant Commission legislative proposal;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expects the agreement to include a clause making it possible to revise the liberalisation of services, particularly in the event of infringements of labour and social standards; calls, moreover, for a monitoring system to be established to prevent any case of infringement;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which are of crucial importance to the EU economy, in particular as regards job creation, but often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisation;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the immediate publication of all documents relevant to TiSA, and urges that the European social partners be permitted to participate transparently in the negotiating process; calls, likewise, for the promotion of ongoing comprehensive information on every stage of the negotiations.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish a sustainability impact assessment and, once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive, clear, up-to-date and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations and to promote its dissemination in the Member States;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
v. to recognise that digital innovation is a driver of economic growth and productivity in the entire economy and can thus help address problems including youth unemployment in the EU; to recognise the need for data flows; to seek, therefore, a comprehensive prohibition of forced data localisation requirements;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
vi. to ensure that the provisions of the final agreement are consistent with existing and future legislation at EU level, including the Connected Continent Package, the General Data Protection Regulation and the 16 measures embedded in the communication on the Digital Single Market; to safeguard net neutrality and to guarantee that the EU retains its ability to limit the transfer of data from the EU to third countries where the rules of the third party do not meet EU adequacy standards and where alternative avenues, such as binding corporate rules or standard contractual clauses, are not used by companies, in order to make sure that personal data is properly protected;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i. to aim at reinforcing financial stability, ensuring adequate protection for consumers in keeping with Article 169 of the TFEU and guaranteeing fair competition between financial services providers;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point vii
vii. to make information on trade-related regulations and how they are administered publicly available online, in order to ensure greater transparency; to place the emphasis on rules governing licensing and authorisations; to specifically push for the creation of a web-based one-stop shop information mechanism for SMEs;