8 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2021/2037(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in 2020 China for the first time ranked as the EU’s largest partner for trade in goods, with the trade balance further deteriorating to the EU’s detriment; the volume of trade between China and the EU will require, in the medium term, a framework of agreements of which the GI and the CAI are only two first steps; for any broader agreement to be possible in the future, China must show full respect to the values in which the EU is based, and it must include an instance of democratic control where the European Parliament must develop its competences.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the EU-China bilateral trade and investment relationship is of strategic importance and should be rules-based, with the multilateral trading system at its core; calls on the Commission and China to closely cooperate to reform the WTO rulebook to make the organization more flexible and fit for the challenges of the 21st century, in order to contribute to a more sustainable development, and promote the green transition and digital revolution; expects China to match its economic weight to its international obligations and restore a level playing field by addressing industrial subsidies, SOEs and overcapacity , forced technology transfer public procurement and intellectual property.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the increasingly unbalanced EU-China bilateral economic and trade relationship; stresses that rebalancing and a more level playing field are vital to EU interests; China and the EU must build a level playing field and a fruitful relationship, despite the differences between both economic systems; for that, the Union must complete its range of autonomous instruments: (screening of foreign direct investments; export of double use technology; state subsidies; access to public procurement; protection in front of coercive measures form third countries); and China must consider the need to meet European standards in aspect related to Trade, especially in the area of human rights and working conditions.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges the Chinese Government to ratify and implement ILO Convention n°29 on Forced Labour, ILO Convention n°105 on the Abolition of Forced Labour, ILO Convention n°87 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize and ILO Convention n°98 on the Right to Organize and to Collective Bargaining; urges China to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Urges China to re-engage in the work of the global forum on steel excess capacity to eliminate overcapacity and restore a level playing field;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights that counterfeit is a top priority for EU’s efforts in intellectual property protection; is concerned that China remains at the origin of a dominant share of counterfeit and pirated goods arriving in the EU, in terms of both value and volume; underlines how the agreement on GIs represents a first step in the fight against counterfeit and urges the European Commission to increase the efforts to protect EU's intellectual property;
Amendment 67 #
5. Welcomes the conclusion at the political level of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI); recalls that the CAI has to be considered in the context of a strengthened EU toolbox of unilateral measures; underlines it will thoroughly scrutinise the agreement, including its sustainable development section, and take stock of the human rights context, before determining its position;; reiterates its most serious concern about the various abuses of human rights in China, and recalls that full respect of universal values, despite the differences between both systems is essential; takes the position that the ratification of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), by the European Parliament, is suspended until the Chinese retaliatory sanctions are lifted.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers it necessary to conclude a Bilateral Investment Agreement with Taiwan