Activities of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2015/2105(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin) LT
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a new forward-looking and innovative future strategy on trade and investment
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creating sustainable growth and high-quality, decent jobs, and that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity and also on reciprocal market opening and ensuring a level playing field within and outside the EU;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the outstanding importance of SMEs to trade and investment, given that there areparallel to their strategic industrial importance, which goes way beyond their quantitative high importance, with more than 600 000 SMEs in the EU, which accounting for one third of EU exports;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NoteReminds that sustainable production requires decent work and environmental, social and labour standards, as defined by the ILO Conventions, and must be an indispensable part of any trade agreements where the European Union enters;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de-stabilise European industry; urges the European Commission to include in its Working Programme the development of effective, updated legislative tools allowing the Union to prevent such practices, which are affecting heavily our industrial recovery and our capacity to invest, innovate and compete;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that all available instruments must be employed to facilitate trade by removing non-tariff barriers and combating protectionist and discriminatory measures by the EU’s trading partners, along with unfair trading practices;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it important to promote economic integration by developing value networks and linking international value chains, especially in the Nordic and Baltic region; considers it important, therefore, to bring about integration into global business systems and enable EU companies to make effective use of worldwide sources of knowledge and ideas and of financial and other resources;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, to promote the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promoting energy efficiency and ensuring that services for residents offer the best possible value for money;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, to promote energy efficiency, the development of renewables and the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promoting energy efficiency;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Taking into account rising commodity and energy prices, the progress of other countries in this field, and the advantages offered by ‘green’ industry in terms of energy saving, creating a favourable image, expanding markets, and other economic and social factors, considers it essential to encourage investment in the use of sustainable resources;