12 Amendments of Bas EICKHOUT related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in its resolution of 23 May 2013 on EU trade and investment negotiations with the United States of America1 , Parliament stressed the importance of several major transport issues to be addressed and included ithe TTIP is above all about regulation1, about reducing or eliminating non-tariff barriers, and as such about the level of protection of human the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0227.alth and the environment; __________________ 1 see speech by EU trade Commissioner Malmstrom of 11 December 2014 http://trade.ec.eurpoa.eu/doclib/docs/2014 /december/tradoc_152942.pdf
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas at this time almost no transport-related issues have been included in the TTIP negotiations, partly due to the fact that this would not be in line with US trade policy;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas inter alia the UNECE forum is the internationally competent body for the minimum rules on car emissions and the IMO sets rules on shipping emissions, negotiations on TTIP should take account of these international bodies and rules;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Finds regrettable the fact thaNotes that almost no transport-related issues were included in the Commission’s negotiating mandate for the TTIP;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Insists that the European Commission must represent the EU during negotiations as a full partner, reporting regularly and transparently to Citizens, the European Parliament and the European Council;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Opposes the inclusion of ISDS (investor state dispute settlement) in TTIP, as ISDS risks fundamentally undermining the sovereign rights of the EU, its member states and regional and local authorities to adopt transport regulations
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the great importance of the transatlantic transport sector for trade as well as economic growth and, safety, the environment and the climate as well as economic development and sustainable jobs; reiterates its call for the negotiations to address in a meaningful way and in the spirit of coherent reciprocity all relevant issues, taking into account existing EUsafeguarding existing EU safety, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls upon the Commission to safeguard EU privacy and data protection rules which cannot be considered a trade barrier;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls and agrees with Commissioner Malmstrom that all areas where the EU and the US have very different rules or reciprocal interests should be excluded from the negotiations; furthermore, work from existing harmonising bodies, like for instance the UNECE (e.g. motor vehicle standards) or the IMO (e.g. curbing emissions from shipping) should not be duplicated.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls upon the Commission to safeguard EU legislation on passenger rights;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls upon the Commission to safeguard EU legislation on the noise reduction at European airports;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages the Commission to maintain public service interests in the core of transport policy and not to give these interests up in favour of liberalisation.