20 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations, in particular by allowing access to documents and by organising a consultation with Parliament and civil societyrelevant stakeholders throughout the process;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
ii. to ensure that before considering the removal of barriers, the agreement seeks to create a level playing field in the services sector,the agreement will be as comprehensive as possible and has as its main objective to highlight and maintain the high level of protection of consumers, woopen up the markerst and the environment enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)remove obstacles to free trade in services;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas TiSA is an opportunity for the EU to consolidate its position as the world leader in the field, with 24 % of global trade in services;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii
iii. to ensure that the TiSA provides reciprocal access, notwithstandingrespects the right of countries to adopt regulations which are duly justified on public policy grounds;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the agreement guarantees full respect for EU fundamental rights standards through the inclusion of a legally binding and suspensive human rights clause as a standard part of EU trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to incorporate, as a key priority, a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal self-standing provision, based on Article XIV of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), that fully exempts the existing and future EU legal framework for the protection of personal data from the agreement, without any condition that it must be consistent with other parts of the TiSA, and to ensure that the agreement does not preclude the enforcement of exceptions for the supply of services which are justifiable under the relevant World Trade Organisation rules (Articles XIV and XIVbisa of the GATS);
Amendment 41 #
b) regarding the protection of public services and services of general interest
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to opposestress that the provisions with regard to the protection of personal data in the US draft TiSA chapter on e-commerce should be improved in order to meet the EU standards on data protection;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
i. to ensure that the negotiations maintain and strengthenconsider the fundamental role played by public services and services of general interest in the European Union, which provide an essential safety net for citizens and contribute to social cohesion, growth and employment;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i
i. to ensure that the negotiations maintain and strengthen the fundamental role played by public services and services of general interest in the European Union, which provide an essential safety net for citizens and contribute to social cohesion, growth and employmentdo not undermine the fundamental role of services of general interest in the European Union;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point b - point i a (new)
ia. to facilitate more active participation of EU businesses, including SMEs, in public procurement globally, as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth, innovative companies and sectors; to stress that this possibility must not undermine the capacity of EU governments to maintain their public services;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii
ii. to maintain the Member States’ freedom to regulate those services at all levels and to provide, commission and fund public servicof general interest in compliance with the Treaties;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to welcome the substantial push for transparency vis-à-vis the public since the 2014 European elections, including the publication of EU market access offers and the mandate granted by the Council;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii a (new)
iia. to underline that the public procurement must be part of any final comprehensive agreement given that it represents a substantial part of the EU’s and other trading partners’ economies and therefore is a key economic interest for the EU;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
ii. to ensure that the negotiations comply with the new directives on public procurement and concessions, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions and SME accesw public procurement and concession directives are complied with in the negotiations, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions, SMEs access and the award criteria on best value rather than lowest price, the possibility for contracting authorities to cooperate and form intercommunalities, and the thresholds below which the procurement is not subject to EU or international rules;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iv
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iv
iv. to ensure that transparent and effective measures are put in place to protect consumers against fraudulent online commercial practices; most importantly, to ensure that consumers will be protected at home, when they travel, when they shop online and will benefit from easy access to dispute resolution mechanisms and effective resolution of dispute;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point d - point i
Paragraph 2 - point d - point i
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point d - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point d - point ii