10 Amendments of Alain LIPIETZ related to 2008/2104(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls its recurrent demand to the Council to systematically apply the Human Rights and Democracy Clause in its contractual relations with all third countries; asks the Council to explain how it intends to apply this clause to the negotiations of a new Agreement with Russia;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of a negotiating mandate, and considers the conclusion of a new agreement as a high priority ; recalls that the European Union and the Russian Federation should seek a strategic, longstanding partnership relationship that should strengthen the cooperation notably in the areas of energy and trade since the European Union is Russia's largest trading partner and Russia is the European Union 's third biggest partnerbased on shared common values, democracy and human rights;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance for the European Union to speak with one voice with Russia, notably in the sensitive issue of energy, on the basis of a common EU energy policy, avoiding any unilateral and privileged approach;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the new agreement should review the goals, means and policies which define EU relations with Russia in a pragmatic manner which neverthelessso that it better promotes the rule of law, dialogue and mutual interests;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that in parallel to negotiations for a new EU-Russia Agreement, Russian accession to the WTO should also be a priority for the European Union; calls on the Commission to uncouple its bilateral negotiations on Russia's WTO membership conditions from burdensome concessions which are not required by existing WTO rules, especially the phase- out of export duties;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the future Russian accession to the WTO will significantly influence EU-Russia economic relations and should lead to deeper economic integration between them, within the framework of the Common Economic Space; calls on the Commission to consider the negotiation of a possible free trade agreement following Russia's accession to the WTO;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Russia to not only to work towards concluding the outstanding WTO bilateral Market Access Agreements, but also to fulfil and implement its commitments pursuant to the agreements it has already signed, such as the agreement with the EC;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Russian Government and the relevant institutions to improve the investment climate, ensure and increase competition in the economy, eliminate technical barriers, and promote law enforcement; stresses the importance of implementing trademark protection, copyright and patent laws to secure intellectual property rights as well as to prepare rules for their applicby investing politically in the democratisation of industrial relations and in improved transparency and accountability of industrial decision- making; calls on Russia to swiftly incorporate international best practice on transparency and public accountability into national legislation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) of EU Member States with Russia have failed to promote human rights standards by exempting EU investors from responsible corporate behaviour; calls on the Commission to correct this failure by making EU-based companies liable for human rights violations of their subsidiaries in Russia, in the event of the Commission negotiating a new Investment Treaty with Russia;