7 Amendments of Raffaele FITTO related to 2017/2026(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the integration processes of the EU and ASEAN each follow their own logic but are, however, comparable, as both organisations have been fostering peaceful co-existence and development of their members for many decades, with a view to cooperation at various levels between sovereign States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas both regions have attained a considerable level of interaction, considering that ASEAN is the EU’s third trading partner and the EU ASEAN’s second; whereas for European undertakings ASEAN represents a gateway to the markets not only of the ASEAN nations but also of other Asian economies;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas at present centrifugal forces are threatening the integration processes in both regions; whereas the EU is struggling with several overlapping crises ranging from the euro to migration and Brexit, and whereas ASEAN, in spite of the goal of fostering ASEAN centrality, saw intra-ASEAN trade decline in 2016 and has been beset with problems, including diverging foreign policy trajectories and spillover effects from domestic problems pertaining to religious relations, social inequalities and human rights;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, as the UK has over the years played an important and valuable role in fostering EU-ASEAN bonds, there will be a need for the EU and its Member States to actively redefine and reinforce the relations in the light of the new reality of Brexit; in the context of the Brexit negotiations, calls on the EU and Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure that the United Kingdom remains a favoured partner in the context of relations between the EU and ASEAN;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that negotiations on a regional EU-ASEAN free trade agreement should be re-launched; considers, in this context, that the preservation and development of free trade agreements within the ASEAN region are a valuable precondition for the commercial opening- up of the region to the outside world, particularly with a view to a free trade agreement with the EU;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that if labour standards within the ASEAN region were brought as much into line with those of the EU as possible, it would promote rapprochement between the two production systems, thus facilitating the drafting of a mutually advantageous EU-ASEAN free trade agreement;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers people-to-people contacts, particularly for young people, to be a very important instrument of cultural exchange, and calls for a considerable enlargement of the Erasmus+ facility for ASEAN, on this subject, is weighing up the possibility of arranging for exchanges with ASEAN in the fields of education, culture and the professions as part of the Erasmus+ programme; highlights the important function of the Asia-Europe Foundation and believes that support for its work should be expanded;