8 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2010/2301(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the Chinese restrictions on market access and the lack of proper intellectual property protection form important barriers to further expansion of European enterprises in China; calls, therefore, for the urgent improvement of China's economic openness;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Is concerned with the lack of will on behalf of the Chinese authorities to enforce copyright protection and to tackle the counterfeiting of products, such as electronics, software, audiovisual cultural content, and medicines, which has a significant negative impact on the EU economy and society;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is concerned with the lack of will on behalf of the Chinese authorities to enforce cybersecurity and prosecute cybercrime, which undermines the global network and information security and has a significant negative impact on the EU economy and society;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. TRecalls the significant progress China has made in developing and setting its own standards; takes the view that, as the world's largest market, the EU must also continue to be the world leader in terms of developing standards; calls, therefore, for all goods in circulation on the internal market to comply with EU social, technical, environmental and health protection standards; calls on the Commission promptly to propose a scenario for the gradual introduction of a trade conditionality mechanism and/or border adjustment measures;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the scale of Chinese investment and governmental financial support by means of subsidies in renewable energies, but stresses that the EU can still be at the cutting edge if it opts to focus its research efforts on rational resource management and the green economy and to invest in those areas; notes that without proper action the EU could become a net importer of renewable energy technologies with security of energy supply implications;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes with concern the continuing barriers imposed by China on the free global trade of rare earth elements and derivative products, which were toughened through decreased export quotas that now include rare earth element alloys; calls on the Commission to decisively collaborate with China in reaching agreements that are mutually beneficial and respectful of environmental and international trade laws;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU and China to develop strategic partnerships in relation to R&D and industrial, technological and innovation cooperation in the various growth areas within the green economy, such as recycling, efficient management of rare earth elements throughout the economic cycle, renewable energies and energy efficiency by means of sharing and coproduction of renewable energy technologies and joint research and development programmes.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU and China to develop strategic partnerships in relation to R&D&I through enhanced collaboration of EU and Chinese universities and research institutions, joint training and academic programmes, increased mobility of researchers, and collaborative research programmes, to the mutual benefit of European and Chinese people.