Activities of Olle SCHMIDT related to 2010/2152(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a New Trade Policy for Europe under the EUROPE2020 Strategy
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Single Market Act proposal on regulatory convergence with the EU's major trading partners and the development of international standards; stresses in particular that themes such as standardisation, mutual recognition, licenses, services and public procurement, should be at the heart of FTA negotiations;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the importance of, and encourages the continuation of the process to remove the remaining barriers to trade within the intern market;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the significant importance of relations with the USA; welcomes the Commission strategy of relaunching the Transatlantic Economic Council, focusing on the evolution of future technologies and the development of standards in key areas such as low-carbon technologies, welcomes the further market opening of the EU-US aviation markets but regrets the absence of substantive progress in the USA to remove outdated regulatory constraints in the area of foreign investment since it would provide substantial economic benefits and create jobs for both consumers and freight operators;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Council to promote international standardisation and the removal of non-tariff and technical barriers to trade, and to further engage with major trading partners, particularly with China, on consumer product safety, and with Japan, paying special attention to removing non- tariff barriers;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that innovation and identifying competitive advantage are crucial to the EU in a global economy where competitiveness is often based on cheap labour costs, and accordingly urges the Commission to propose initiatives to support investments in research and development, and the development of hi- tech and green technologies, products, and services.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on free and fair trade on agricultural products to increase and develop mutual exchange of goods and technologies between EU and Developing Countries (DC) and Least Developing Countries (LDC); underlines the benefits for consumers in respective countries from such trade relations between the concerned parts,