Activities of María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS related to 2023/0260R(NLE)
Reports (1)
INTERIM REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part
Amendments (20)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Chile is one of the world’s most open economies and depends strongly on international trade; whereas Chile has one of Latin America’s most prosperous economies, while socio-economic inequality remains high;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas Chile has some of the best natural conditions worldwide for the production of green hydrogen; whereas the Chilean government has adopted an ambitious green hydrogen strategy that envisages Chile to become one of the world’s top green hydrogen producers;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas Chile is the world’s second-largest producer of lithium and accounts for the largest lithium reserves worldwide; whereas Chile is already the largest supplier of lithium to the EU by far; whereas Chile is also the world’s top producer of copper; whereas the Chilean government has adopted an ambitious lithium strategy aimed at increasing Chile’s lithium production;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the Council for the first time made public the entire negotiating directives for an association agreement covering political and trade matters, thereby responding to calls for greater transparency and better communication of the content and objectives of the negotiations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the announcement of a EUR 45 billion financial package to support a fair green transition, an inclusive digital transformation, human development and health resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in particular the creation of the Hydrogen Fund in Chile; calls for the swift implementation of the EU Global Gateway Investment Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean based on the Team Europe approach;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the support of partners in Latin America and the Caribbean has been and remains very valuable with regard to voting in the UN General Assembly on Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; welcomes the fact that Chile voted in favour of UN General Assembly resolutions condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; appreciates the humanitarian aid provided by Chile to Ukraine as well as the readiness for participation of Chilean specialists in demining Ukraine’s territories;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Underlines that the Agreement has the potential to considerably strengthen cooperation between Chile and the EU and further it to new areas ranging from cybercrime, fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, to cooperation on polar matters;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WUnderlines that cooperation with international partners is a key pillar of the EU security and defence agenda; welcomes the launch of the EU- Chile bilateral Security and Defence dialogue; calls for the deepening of cooperation on defence and security with Chile, including in the framework of the Strategic Compass; appreciates Chile’s participation since 2004 in the military crisis management operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Operation ALTHEA);
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it important that the Agreement contains provisions on cooperation on drug issues in order to ensure an integrated, balanced and evidence-based approach amid unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from Latin America and the Caribbean and increasingly prominent drug trafficking in Chile;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises the importance of cooperation on civil satellite navigation, Earth observation and other space activities; supports the regional Galileo Information Centre in Chile to monitor local and regional satellite navigation initiatives, identifying potential markets and stakeholders, and providing support to users in developing new applications through cooperation between Latin American and European industry; welcomes the recent announcement concerning rolling out a regional Copernicus strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean, including a regional Copernicus data centre in Chile;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recognises the commitment to respect ILO conventions and to exchange information on methods to measure poverty in order to support evidence-based policies; encourages exchange of best practices considering Chile’s high level of income inequality;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Welcomes and stresses the necessary joint commitment in achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, as they are crucial in addressing today’s challenges while leaving no one behind;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Commends the ambitious and comprehensive nature of the trade and investment pillar of the AFA, which delivers on the priorities set out in the European Parliament’s resolution of September 2017;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the inclusion of a stand- alone dedicated chapter on trade and gender, the first of its kind in an EU trade agreement, which includes a number of binding commitments to eliminate discrimination against women, promote women’s economic empowerment and ensure that international trade benefits all; strongly support the commitment to mainstream gender considerations across policies and instruments and the joint compromise to effectively implement the obligations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) as well as fulfilling SDG 5; expects the Commission to build on this precedent in all future trade negotiations;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the relevance of cooperating in the area of sustainable food systems; welcomes the new stand-alone chapter on Sustainable Food Systems, in which the EU and Chile agree on a range of cooperation priorities on aspects such as antibiotics, animal welfare, the fight against food waste, the phasing out of the use of antimicrobials, the sustainability of the food chain and on pesticides;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises that the provisions on investment liberalisation and investment protection will further boost investment in both directions by guaranteeing that investors from both sides will be granted fair and non-discriminatory treatment; stresses that these provisions are fully aligned with the EU’s reformed approach on investment protection, which aims to ensure a proper balance between the protection of investments and governments’ right to regulate in the public interest; recalls that a joint interpretative statement confirms the parties’ understanding that the investment protection provisions shall be interpreted and applied taking due consideration of their commitments under the Paris Agreement and clarifies that investors should expect that the EU and Chile will adopt measures to combat climate change; notes that the dispute settlement procedures established by the agreement follow the EU’s Investment Court System, with a permanent, independent and impartial tribunal and an appeal tribunal;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that the Agreement preserves the right of governments to regulate in the public interest, for example in order to protect public health, consumers or the environment; underlines that the agreement guarantees the right of public authorities to maintain public services such as education, healthcare and water, or to re-nationalise privately provided services;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises Chile’s leading role as a major supplier of critical raw materials, including those that are essential for the green and digital transitions, such as lithium and copper; welcomes a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing a partnership between the EU and Chile on sustainable raw materials value chains; stresses that the Agreement will ensure non-discriminatory access of EU companies to Chilean raw materials, while leaving sufficient policy space for Chile to create local added value; believes that the EU should actively support Chile in its efforts to move up the value chain; is convinced that the exploitation of raw materials should be carried out in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner, and that it should benefit local communities, including indigenous communities;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the fact that the chapter on trade and sustainable development (TSD) contains ambitious and binding commitments on environmental and labour standards; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon its entry into forceregrets, however, that the agreement does not yet fully reflect the EU’s new TSD approach, including the possibility of applying trade sanctions as a measure of last resort in cases of failure to comply with the Paris Agreement or the ILO fundamental principles and rights at work; notes that in their joint statement on trade and sustainable development attached to the Agreement, the EU and Chile commit to reviewing the Agreement’s TSD provisions upon its entry into force; notes that the statement mentions the possibility of adding provisions to enhance the enforcement mechanism of the TSD chapter, ‘including the possibility to apply a compliance phase, and relevant countermeasures as last resort’; expects the review to be carried out within the timeline set out by the joint statement; calls on the Commission to keep the European Parliament closely involved throughout the review process, in line with its obligations pursuant to Article 218(10) TFEU, and to take utmost account of possible comments by the European Parliament;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Recalls that the AFA will require ratification at both EU and Member State level, whereas the Interim Agreement on Trade, which contains only the trade and investment elements falling within the EU’s exclusive competence, will enter into force upon its ratification by the European Parliament and the Council; takes the view that this pragmatic approach fully respects the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States and allows for a swift ratification of the parts falling under the EU’s exclusive competence, while maintaining the comprehensive nature of the agreement;