4 Amendments of Birgit SCHNIEBER-JASTRAM related to 2011/2115(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Commission is pushing for a comprehensive investment liberalisation framework with the aim of achieving maximum protection for EU investors; evokes the responsibility for policy coherence for development as laid down in Article 208 TFEU and recalls that it is vital that investment treaties provide a better balance between the rights and obligations of investors and host governments; urges the EU not to ban the use of performance requirements (local content, technology transfer, environment sustainability, etc.) as they are often prerequisites to ensure that foreign investment benefits the domestic market;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its call for addressing effectively the problem of ‘conflict minerals’ and other resources related to conflict in Africa that have resulted in the death and displacement of millions of people; urges the Commission to propose a legislative initiative on conflict minerals on the line of the US Dodd-Frank Act even if that might at first have a negative impact on artisanal mining; points out that such legislation is in effect pro- business as it would strengthen legal security and long-term political stability; maintains that, in order for such initiatives to work, a more comprehensive, global approach is needed, an example being the recent efforts of the OECD to help companies procure minerals responsibly;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the negotiations should not have a negative impact on developing countries’ abilities to foster South-South trade;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that EU trade negotiations should contribute to improving the livelihoods of marginalised producers and workers in developing countries, for instance through initiatives that aim at ensuring that small producers are an integral part of the supply chains;