5 Amendments of Danuta Maria HÜBNER related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 e (new)
Paragraph 25 e (new)
25e. Emphasises that full implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the Ukraine should be a priority; emphasises in this regard the need for the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States to do their utmost in ensuring its full implementation as soon as possible;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Is aware that the inclusion of provisions relating to financial services in trade agreements has raised concerns regarding their potential negative effects wherein terms of money laundering, tax evasion and tax avoidance are concerned; supports the Commission in its fight against corruption; insists that clauses on corruption, money laundering and tax fraud be included in all trade and investment agreements and welcomes its January communication on an External Strategy for Effective Taxation; insists that, as called for in this communication, a tax good governance clause should be introduced into all EU negotiating proposals for relevant agreements with third countries or regions, in particular trade and investment agreements; insists that clauses relating to the fight against corruption and money laundering should also be introduced in all such negotiating proposals; calls for further work to be conducted on their wording and design;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the Commission, in line with the Commission's communication on an External Strategy for Effective Taxation, to ensure that in future trade and investment agreements, clauses related to tax good governance, anti- corruption and anti-money laundering apply as swiftly as possible, without waiting for the entry into force of the whole agreement;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the European Commission to present a report to the European Parliament on dual-pricing and other price-distorting practices of major EU trading partners, with a special focus on energy resources, indicating the economic impact of such practices on EU economy and the steps that the European Commission has taken – at the bilateral, multilateral and WTO level – to eradicate such practices; Calls on the Commission to do its utmost to abolish the practice of dual-pricing and other price-distorting practices in its trade relations with all its trading partners;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded; calls on the Commission to increase the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to provide assistance to EU companies and producers that are negatively affected by trade-related sanctions vis-á-vis third countries or by sanctions of third countries against EU producers and companies; Calls on the Commission to also assist those companies in finding alternative trading opportunities to mitigate or offset the negative economic effects of such sanctions; Calls on the Commission to find alternate means to assist those companies should a change in the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund not materialise within a reasonable time frame;