3 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2010/2152(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. In that sense, underlines the extreme importance of designing a trade policy which leads to the fulfilment of MDG 8 (Develop a Global Partnership for Development), whilst taking into account the differences between Middle Income, Low Income countries and fragile states;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that trade-related assistance, such as the Aid for Trade scheme, can support developing countries in areas such as trade facilitation, developing investment-friendly environments, the implementation of the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and on Technical Barriers to Trade, and increase competitiveness and decrease dependence on preferences;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to foster sustainable development by negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties that take into account the particular economic, environmental and social factors in the partner countries conducive to effective development and that allow policy space and resources for partner countries to ensure food security, to build local and regional markets and to formulate a coherent strategy on the extraction of raw materials; considers that such a strategy can render the extractive process environmentally and socially sustainable by means of adherence to international standards and render it economically sustainable by securing for those countries a fair amount of revenue and, if convenient, could also allow the preservation of commodities for later use; however, suggests that this strategy should also focus on the development of higher-value added, post-extractive industries in developing countries;