7 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for an ambitious and sustainable development agenda on the part of the UN, and, in line with Article 21(d) TEU, is of the opinion that the European Union's trade policy needs to be coordinated and implemented in a coherent way in order to revitalise the global partnership for economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Considers that trade policy iscan play a crucial role in combating climate change, and therefore urges the EU to ensure that itsEU trade policy decisions are in line with the imperative to decarbonise global production and consumption;encourage and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon global economy and limit global temperature increases to a maximum of 2oC in line with the objectives of the upcoming Agreement to be finalised at the COP21 in Paris1 a; __________________ 1aCOP 21 - United Nations Conference on Climate Change
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Stresses that trade can play a major role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in fighting poverty and in combatting human rights violations. This can be done by means of specific programmes of trade preferences, trade sanctions, the regulation of trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture, inhuman or degrading treatment and punishment, and certification systems regulating trade of conflict minerals;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU and its Member States to ensure the implementation of the Right to Food, as outlined in the UN resolution of 2011 on the right to food (A/66/158) and acknowledges the key role the EU plays in addressing the global challenges of food security;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Shares the view expressed in UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2015 that the regulatory policy environment for investment must be reformed and that tax avoidance practices on the part of multinational enterprises must be ended in order to support domestic resource mobilisation for the SDGs1 and tap into the full potential that investment, reduction of barriers to trade, and liberalisation of our economies can bring to sustainable economic development, especially in the least developed countries; __________________ 1 Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that a possibleshould a permanent international court for the settlement of investment disputes be created, it should be situated within the UN system and should be based on the principles of multilateralism and of the rights and obligations of those subject to the court;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Is aware of the need to strengthen and implement the UNGPs2 ; urges the EU to contribute to a successful outcome of the work of the Intergovernmental Working Group on transnational corporations and human rights3. and acknowledges the joint responsibility of businesses and governments in supporting these principles; __________________ 2 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. 3 Full title: Intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.