11 Amendments of Ska KELLER related to 2009/2200(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Regrets the low level of participation of women in the official labour market and their dominant employment in the informal sector; urges Turkey to take effective measures to combatintegrate the informal economy into the informal economy and urges the Commission to share best practice in this area;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Encourages the Commission and Turkey to remove all technical barriers to trade, such as recognition of certification,, in the perspective of full EU Membership of Turkey, existing technical barriers to trade, especially duplicative testing, multiple inspections, and technical regulations and standards; and to move towards recognition of certification in specific fields in accordance with progress in the alignment of Turkey with the acquis communautaire;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with third countries, due to the unwillingness of certain countries to strike trade deals in the absence of binding mechanisms, and the detrimental effects of this on the Turkish economy; urges the Commission to include Turkey as observer in its negotiations on FTAs and to take full account in the FTAs of the special situation of the CU between the EU and Turkey;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Welcomes the legislation on standardisation in foreign trade, adopted by the Turkish government in 2009; regretnotes, however, the introduction of conformity assessment procedures and physical customs checks; urges Turkey to adoptconsider the adoption of the draft regulation on the application of the mutual recognition principle and to improve minimum standards required in this regard;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Welcomes the fact that 88% of total FDI stock in Turkey comes from the EU; points out, however, that the share of FDI in Turkey’s GDP is relatively small; invites the Turkish authorities, therefore, to implement the necessary structural and institutional reforms to create an environment for investmentsustainable investment, anticipating future needs of safeguarding the environment, monitoring balance of payment problems and creating jobs in a green economy;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Notes that Turkey and the EU face similar challenges in energy supply; stresses the need to define a common external energy strategy; urges Turkey to ratify the Energy Charter Treaty Trade Amendmentphase-out its nuclear reactors, improve nuclear safety especially in the earthquake regions, promote the sustainable introduction of renewables on a larger scale than is currently the case, to apply the regulations of the Aarhus Convention on environmental transparency and justice and to actively engage local communities in consultations about energy projects;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20a new
Paragraph 20a new
Notes that the social, safety and environmental standards in Turkey are not meeting EU levels yet; is concerned about the death of 30 miners in the coal mine Grizu in Zonguldak on 17 May 2010, the disregard of the protests of the workers from the tobacco industry Tekel and of industrial pollution like that of the Gölyazi lake; in view of Turkey's preparation for EU accession, urges the Turkish Government to improve social and environmental rights;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomestakes note of the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey with effective enforcementhich should help to tackle this problem;