6 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2020/2115(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes that under the Commission’s strategy of open strategic autonomy supply chain resilience will be heightened through a trusted network of actors who can be reliable partners to develop common risk coordination mechanisms, methods and standards for assessment, share information and expectations, and have an active dialogue with governments, firms, and investors. European and Asian states should retain multilateral efforts and region-to-region dialogue where possible to foster sustainable and rules-based economic networks in Eurasia.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the importance of the EU strategic relationship with China and calls on the Members States and Institutions to address China with one voice and adopt a coordinated approach. Emphasises the need to ensure a level playing field, reciprocity and a non- discriminatory treatment of the respective parties, business communities and civil society. Reiterates calls on China to move forward on an ambitious reform of the WTO, including comprehensive rules on industrial subsidies, and recognises the concerns regarding market-distorting practices of Chinese State-Owned Enterprises, forced technology transfers and data localisation, overcapacities and related dumped exports, and other unfair trading practices. Believes that extending the level playing field to third markets is of paramount importance for the long- term opportunities of European businesses.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Recognises the potential for EU to cooperate with China's “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) development strategy to build connectivity and cooperation across economic corridors and to connect the Eurasian continent from China to Europe. Believes that the EU should also try to engage China to ensure the BRI meets international standards. Securing fair competition on third markets by upholding multilateral economic governance practices is vital; Is of the view that the Commission should further analyse the potential to collaborate with China in connecting BRI in its TEN-T Corridor Studies to prevent possible bottlenecks and transport constraints: Expresses concern that China funded projects lack transparent bidding processes and are predominately completed by Chinese companies that are significantly less open to local or international companies; calls on China to increase reciprocity, especially in the infrastructure sector, to improve transparency, to prioritise high labour and environmental standards and to ensure debt sustainability.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Regrets that the EU’s Connecting Europe and Asia strategy has not attracted the same attention as the BRI in Central Asia in terms of connectivity in the region. Supports the Commissions efforts in dismantling trade barriers underpinned by sustainable, rules-based connectivity that includes tackling non- physical and regulatory barriers to movement as well as infrastructure. Countries in Central Asia have benefited significantly from increased integration into the global economy over the past two decades. Opines that the EU should play a much bigger role and become one of the key players in the region using trade and investment as a driver of growth, contributing to shared prosperity.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of the existing network of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements and the bilateral cooperation between the EU and Asian partners, with successful examples of strategic partnerships in Japan, South Korea and Singapore; Recognises that the ASEAN region is the EU's third largest trading partner outside Europe, after the US and China, and ensuring better access for EU exporters to the this market and enhancing cooperation through strategic partnerships and investment protection agreements should be a priority for the EU. In this respect, opines, that negotiations with Taiwan on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) should be conducted.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the enforcement of trade agreements and make existing ones more ambitious, in particular by promoting sustainable EU norms and standards; Calls on the Commission to implement fully trade defence instruments to ensure that European businesses are not subjected to unfair trading practices and tackle distortions in prices and costs that are not a result of free market forces.