Activities of David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN
Plenary speeches (116)
Debate with the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, on the Future of Europe (debate)
Import of cultural goods (debate)
Import of cultural goods (debate)
Human rights situation in Bahrain, notably the case of Nabeel Rajab
Resumption of the sitting
Iran nuclear agreement (debate)
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base - Common Corporate Tax Base (debate)
Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (debate)
Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (debate)
Situation in Iran (debate)
EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Consent) - EU-New Zealand Partnership Agreement on Relations and Cooperation (Resolution) (debate)
Multilateral negotiations in view of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference (debate)
Negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with Australia - Negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with New Zealand (debate)
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement - Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA - EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (debate)
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement - Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA - EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (debate)
Situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul (debate)
Apple state-aid decision (debate)
Apple state-aid decision (debate)
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The role of the EU within the UN (A8-0308/2015 - Paavo Väyrynen)
Iran nuclear agreement (debate)
Iran nuclear agreement (debate)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - Financing the Common Security and Defence Policy - Security and defence capabilities in Europe (debate)
Destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da'esh (debate)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
Recent attacks and abductions by Daesh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians
Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament (debate)
Relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism (debate)
Humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate) (debate)
Iraq: kidnapping and mistreatment of women
Election of the Commission
Situation in Kobane and the threat of IS (debate)
EU-Switzerland relations (debate)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail (A7-0034/2014 - Mathieu Grosch) (vote)
Authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty - Arms Trade Treaty (debate)
Union action for the 'European Capitals of Culture' for the years 2020 to 2033 (A7-0226/2013 - Marco Scurria)
Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (A7-0448/2013 - Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (A7-0229/2013 - Rui Tavares)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (debate)
Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (A7-0210/2013 - Werner Kuhn)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
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Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - EU mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions - Cyber security and defence - Role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in cases of climate-driven crises and natural disasters (debate)
EU-Russia trade relations following Russia's accession to the WTO (debate)
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Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
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Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (debate)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
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Application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
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2010 progress report on Iceland
State of play of the peace process for the Middle East (debate)
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Agreements on trade in bananas - Repeal of Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 on the tariff rates for bananas - Agreements on trade in bananas (debate)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
EU-Libya Framework Agreement
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Human rights in the world 2009 and EU policy on the matter (debate)
Outcome of the NATO Summit in Lisbon (debate)
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Ukraine (debate)
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Arms exports (debate)
European External Action Service (debate)
Situation in Kyrgyzstan (debate)
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Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
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Conclusions of the European Council meeting (25-26 March 2010) (debate)
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Eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (debate)
Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
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Free trade agreement with South Korea: impact on European industry (debate)
Shadow reports (13)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the import of cultural goods PDF (1 MB) DOC (206 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and New Zealand pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union PDF (440 KB) DOC (49 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and New Zealand on cooperation and mutual administrative assistance in customs matters PDF (436 KB) DOC (48 KB)
REPORT Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with New Zealand PDF (329 KB) DOC (65 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway on an EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021, the Agreement between the Kingdom of Norway and the European Union on a Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the period 2014-2021, the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, and the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Iceland PDF (453 KB) DOC (55 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part PDF (506 KB) DOC (67 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol (2015) amending the Annex to the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft PDF (429 KB) DOC (53 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2015/936 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for imports of textile products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific Union import rules PDF (554 KB) DOC (82 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part PDF (489 KB) DOC (110 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part PDF (148 KB) DOC (65 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interests of the European Union, the Arms Trade Treaty PDF (168 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning certain procedures for applying the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part, and for applying the Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part PDF (178 KB) DOC (211 KB)
REPORT Report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (257 KB) DOC (159 KB)
Shadow opinions (11)
OPINION on corruption and human rights in third countries
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions
OPINION on draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2017
OPINION on EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions
OPINION on the preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal
OPINION on transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016 - all sections
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products
OPINION on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Standardisation and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/105/EC and 2009/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
OPINION Draft Council decision establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service
Institutional motions (12)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA PDF (270 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass graves in Iraq PDF (158 KB) DOC (57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul PDF (161 KB) DOC (87 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Afghanistan, in particular the killings in the province of Zabul PDF (148 KB) DOC (75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Syria: situation in Palmyra and the case of Mazen Darwish PDF (138 KB) DOC (66 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh PDF (234 KB) DOC (57 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent attacks and abductions by Da’esh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians PDF (150 KB) DOC (75 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and the state of democracy in Russia PDF (150 KB) DOC (72 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism PDF (142 KB) DOC (67 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context PDF (151 KB) DOC (83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and Syria, in particular in the IS context PDF (247 KB) DOC (62 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iraq: kidnapping and mistreatment of women PDF (132 KB) DOC (61 KB)
Oral questions (1)
Commission's answers to Written Questions PDF DOC
Written questions (15)
The use of used cooking oil (UCO) to meet biofuels obligations PDF (99 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Delay in the Commission issuing judgement PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Travel undertaken by a member of the Commission PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Article 20a(2) of Directive 94/62/EC PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Request to the Commission to immediately publish the Globiom study on indirect land use change (ILUC) PDF (100 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Travel undertaken by a member of the Commission PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
EU grants for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) PDF (96 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Creative Europe Fund PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
EU Framework Programme PDF (99 KB) DOC (23 KB)
UK referendum on EU membership (official campaign period) PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
EU grants for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
EU Framework Programme PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
UK referendum on EU membership (official campaign period) PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
UK referendum on EU membership (official campaign period) PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Proposed legislation on sovereign debt restructuring currently under consideration in the Finance Committee of the Belgian Parliament PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Amendments (97)
Amendment 2 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to theEU-New Zealand Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance inCustoms Matters signed on 3 July 2017;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in 2015, the EU was New Zealand’s second largest trading partner in goods after Australia, with trade in goods between the EU and New Zealand amounting to EUR 8.1 billion, and trade in services amounting to EUR 4.3 billion;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the EU recognises the adequacy of personal data protection in New Zealand;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends New Zealand for its strong and consistent commitment to the multilateral trade agenda, and for holding equal ambitions for opening new markets at bilateral level;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a
Paragraph 14 – point a
a) Real market access opportunities for both sides to each other’s goods and services market through the elimination of regulatory barriers: nothing in the agreement however should prevent either side from regulating to achieve legitimate policy objectives; considering in this respect that no EU trade agreement has ever privatised public services, such as water, education, health and social services, nor decreased our high European health, food, consumer, environmental, labour and safety standards, nor constrained public funding of the arts and culture, education, and health and social services; highlights in this respect that standards followed by European producers must be preserved;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
Paragraph 14 – point d
d) A separate chapter taking into account the needs and interests of SMEs with regard to market access facilitation issues including, but not limited to, increased regulatory cooperation and transparency, and streamlined customs procedures in order to generate concrete business opportunities;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point g
Paragraph 14 – point g
g) A balanced outcome in the agriculture and fisheries chapters which gives due consideration to the interests of all European producers and consumers, for instance by introducing appropriate quotas or transitional periods in the most sensitive sectors, and which takes into account the cumulative effects of trade agreements on agriculture; considers that only then can it boost competitiveness and be beneficial to both consumers and producers;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Ambitious provisions on digital trade and data flows, including the elimination of unjustified trade barriers, such as localisation requirements;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Notes that concessions offered to New Zealand must be considered in the context of market access already granted under WTO, and reflect a fair and appropriate division of existing quotas in light of the current Brexit negotiations;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2070(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that the Commission has announced on more than one occasion the launch of negotiations about investment with Hong Kong and Taiwan, and deems it regrettable that no such negotiations have yet begun; urges the Commission to finish the preparatory works to formally start negotiations on investment agreements as soon as possible;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that corruption is inextricably linkee link between corruption and human rights, and tohe harm to human rights,it causes to equality, social justice and the environment;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that corruption also impacts trade, discouraging investment promoting unfair competition and distorting public procurement processes; notes that this might happen more frequently in countries where human rights are not fully respected;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism for promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls for such agreements to include commitments to multilateral anti-corruption conventions in all trade deals in line with the Trade for All strategy;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for whistleblower protection to be addressed in EU ton the Commission to encouradge deals; stresses thatthe signatory parties of trade agreements shouldto take measures to promote the active participation of the private sector, civil society organisations and domestic advisory groups in the implementation of anti-corruption programmes and clauses in international trade and investment deals;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the importance of providing clear guidance and support for businesses who wish to create effective anti-corruption compliance procedures within their operations; stresses that there is no one-size-fits-all approach for compliance as it needs to take into account particular elements of businesses such as size, volume of operations, business risk, etc.; notes, however, that certain provisions should always be in place, such as risk assessment, training and monitoring;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of effective enforcement and monitoring of the implementation of anti-corruption provisions in current EU trade agreements; calls on the Commission to negotiate enforceable anti-corruption provisions continue the efforts to combat corruption through enhanced transparency in trade agreements negotiations and the inclusion of provisions aimed at greater regulatory cooperation, integrity of customs procedures and GVCs; believes that cooperation clauses must be in place to tackle corruption, such as exchange of information, and administrative and technical assistance with the purpose of sharing all future trade agreemennd promoting best practices that will contribute to strengthen the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that EU trade partners lose benefits granted by trade agreements where theyn there is widespread failure to comply with anti-corruption commitments or with international standards in the field of anti-corruption; calls on the Commission to set clear international humand relevant conditions and performance indicators allowing better assessment and demonstration of resulights commitments; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government shows insufficient commitment to comply with what has been agreed.
Amendment 900 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
Amendment 24 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern about the high levels of corruption and trade- circumventing sanctionsbureaucracy, which have lead to a grey economy; stresses, therefore, the need to fight corruption andfor increased transparency, and for a truly private sector to develop in Iran;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that a potential renewal of trade ties between the EU Member States and Iran must go hand in hand with substantial improvements in respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Iran,; and that the EU must use its position as an economic bloc as leverageconsiders rapid evidence of improvements to human rights and fundamental freedoms to be of upmost importance for a renewal of commercial and investment ties to improve the living conditions and wellbeing of the Iranian people;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that some sectorsup to 70% of the Iranian economy are heavily controlled by the regimeis state controlled, potentially creating problems for EU Member State companies in Iran, and that increased trade could strengthen the economic, military and political power of certain unelected individuals, on the condition of evidence of improvements to human rights, could enhance of the role of the private sector;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 50 #
2015/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretNotes that the American sanctions still in place restrict EU policy space, obstructing EU companies with US business activities doing business in Iran; calls on the US Government to provide legal certainty and predictability, including by granting waivers, and asks the Commissionimportantly some US sanctions are not affected by the nuclear deal and will remain in place, in particular sanctions related to human rights abuses, support for terrorism and testing of ballistic missiles, and asks EU Member States to increase dialogue and cooperation with the US;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that adequate appropriations should be allocated to the trade-related budget lines to enable the Commission to pursue its ambitious trade agenda aimed at creating growth and jobs across Europe and attaining the Union’s wider international goals as well as to step up its efforts regarding the monitoring of the implementation and the effects of trade agreements;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the Union must step up its efforts regarding the monitoring of the implementation and the effects of trade agreements, ensuring that those obligations entered into by trading partners are fully implemented and enforced;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that many Union citizens equate globalisation with a loss of European output and jobs; points to the increasing role of NGOs in shaping public opinion on trade-related matters due to the lack of an effective Union communication strategy; emphasises the need for an increase in the Commission’s information and communication budget to allow for better engagement with citizens, while underlining that any increase should come from redeployments and reallocations from other areas of the budget; calls on the Commission to present a study by 31st March 2016 on the funding sources and the impactransparency policies of NGOs active in trade issues, as well as their impact on the public discourse;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement reached at the 9th Ministerial Conference of the WTO will require funding support for the least developed and developing countries; deplornotes, therefore, the reduced appropriations for Aid for Trade;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the joint statement of 20th March by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and US Trade Representative Michael Froman regarding the exclusion of public services in EU and US trade agreements;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas an ambitious agreement with the US maywill support the reindustrialisation of Europe and help achieve the 2020 target for an increase of the EU’'s GDP generated by industry from 15 % to 20 %; whereas it has the potential to create opportunities especially for SMEs, which suffer more from non-tariff barriers (NTBs) than larger companies; whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which will be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas an agreement between the two biggest economic blocs in the world has the potential to create standards, norms and rules which could be adopted at a global level, which would serve to the advantage of third countries as well, especially developing countries; whereas failure to negotiate an agreement will allow other third countries with different standards and values to assume this role instead;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, given the growing interconnectedness of global markets – up to 40 % of European industrial products are manufactured from imported upstream products – it is crucial that policymakers shape the way these markets interact; whereas proper trade rules are fundamental to creating added value in Europe, since industrial production will increasingly takes place in global value chains;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas we arethe EU is faced with an unregulated rapidly evolving picture of globalisation and a well-designed trade agreement could contribute to harnessingensuring positive spill over effects of liberalisation; whereas such an agreement should not only focus on reducing tariffs and NTBs but should also be a tool to protect workers, consumers and the environment; whereas a strong and ambitious trade agreement is an opportunity to create a framework by strengthening regulation to the highest standards at a global level in order to prevent social and environmental dumpinglight of the shared objective of ensuring free and open competition on a level playing field;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas even though common high standards are in the interest of the consumers, it should be noted that theyconvergence also makes sense from an economic perspective, as the higher costs stemming from higher standards armay be compensated by increased economies of scale in a market of 850 million consumers;
Amendment 121 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas many ex-ante economic impact studies on TTIP should be taken with cautionas illustrative as they are built on computable general equilibrium economic models with very optimistic predictions abhich are unable take sufficient account of the capacity of the EU and the US to reducedynamic nature of future economic opportunities and their positive spill over effects as a regsulatory barriers to tradet of an ambitious agreement; whereas the TTIP alone will not resolve economic problems in the EU and no false hopes and expectations should be raised in that respectlong standing structural economic problems and their underlying causes in the EU;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wellbeing of ordinary citizens, workers and consumers has to be the benchmark for a trade agreement; whereas TTIP should be a model for a good trade agreement responding to these requirementsprimary objective of a high quality trade agreement is to enhance trade and investment by establishing improved conditions for the free flow of goods, services and capital across borders leading to the creation of jobs and growth;
Amendment 169 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the secret character of negotiations as they have been conducted in the past has led to deficiencies in terms of democratic control of the negotiation proceslegal framework governing the negotiation of EU trade agreements is laid down in Article 207 TFEU, which establishes that the Commission negotiates agreements in consultation with a special committee established by the Member States;
Amendment 186 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas President Juncker has clearly reiterated in his Political Guidelines that – while the EU and the US can go a significant step further in recognising each other’'s product standards and working towards transatlantic standards – the EU will not sacrifice its safety, health, social and data protection standards or our cultural diversity, recalling that the safety of the food we eat and the protection of Europeans’' personal data are non- negotiable and that the rule of law should also apply in this context;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 220 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas many critical voices in the public debate have shown the need for the TTIP negotiations to be conductrade agreements should be negotiated in athe morest transparent and inclusive manner, taking into account the concerns voiced by European citizens possible, while respecting the need for a necessary element of confidentiality to ensure that negotiators can reach a high quality final deal; whereas Parliament fully supports both the decision of the Council to declassify the negotiating directives and the Commission’'s transparency initiative;
Amendment 230 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas since July 2013 talks between the US and the EU have been going onEU began in July 2013, but up to now no common text has been agreed and it is now exactly the right time to undertake a reflection on the state of play; whereas political stocktaking is a useful exercise in influencing the direction of negotiations;
Amendment 234 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the EU in particular faces growing concerns over its energy security and its need to diversify its energy supplies and transit routes in the face of political and geopolitical developments;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) to ensure that TTIP negotiations lead to a deep, comprehensive, ambitious, balanced and high-standard trade and investment agreement, based on a single undertaking that wouldill promote trade and investment, sustainable growth, support the creation of high-quality jobs for European workercitizens, directly benefit European consumers, increase international competitiveness, and open up new opportunities for EU companies, in particular SMEs; the content of the agreement is more important than the speed of the negotiations;
Amendment 266 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) to emphasise that while the TTIP negotiations consist of negotiations on three main areas – ambitiously improving reciprocal market access (for goods, services, investment and public procurement at all levels of government), reducing NTBs and enhancing the compatibility of regulatory regimes, and developing common rules to address shared global trade challenges and opportunities – all these areas are equally important to be included in a comprehensive package; TTIP should be ambitious and binding on all levels of government on both sides of the Atlantic, the agreementand should lead to lasting genuine market openness on a reciprocal basis and trade facilitation on the ground, and should pay particular attention to structural means of achieving greater transatlantic cooperation while upholding regulatory standards and preventing social and environmental dumping;
Amendment 276 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind the strategic importance of the EU-US economic relationship in general and of TTIP in particular, inter alia as an opportunity to promote the principles and values anchored in a liberal, rules based framework that the EU and the US share and cherish and towhile designing common approaches to global trade, investment and trade-related issues such as high standards, norms and regulations, in order to develop a broader transatlantic vision and a common set of strategic goals;
Amendment 288 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) to ensure, especially given the recent positive developments in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), that an open and accessible agreement with the US serves as a stepping-stone for broader trade negotiations and is not seen as an alternative to the WTO process; bilateral trade agreements are always the second-best option and must not prevent improvements on the multilateral level;
Amendment 301 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) regarding market access: for goods, services and procurement;
Amendment 311 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) to ensure that the market access offers in the differentall areas are equally ambitious and reflect both parties’ expectations, as market access for industrial goods, agricultural products, services and public procurement isare equally important in all cases and a balance is needed between the different proposals for these areas;
Amendment 327 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) to aim at the elimination of all duty tariffs, while respecting sensitive products on both sides;
Amendment 344 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) to keep in mind that there are important offensive interests for the EU in the services sector, which will generate 85% of future jobs in the EU, demands an ambitious outcome for instance in the areas of engineering, finance, telecommunications, health, professional and transport services;
Amendment 369 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
(iv) to increase market access for services according to the ‘positive list approach’ whereby services that are to be opened up to foreign companies are explicitly mentioned and new services are excluded while ensuring that possible standstill and ratchet clauses only apply to non- discrimination provisions and allow for enough flexibility to bring services back into public controlby tackling long standing market access barriers while granting EU firms no less favourable treatment in the US than US firms according to a negative list whereby services that are to be excluded from the agreement are explicitly mentioned, believes that such an approach allows not only for increased certainty and transparency for operators but will allow for a flexible "living agreement" with the possibility of including future services in the Agreement;
Amendment 372 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv a (new)
(iva) to ensure mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the Parties, notably via the creation of a legal framework with federal States which have regulatory powers in this domain, and to promote mobility across the Atlantic through visa facilitation for professionals;
Amendment 406 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
(vi) to ensure an adequate carve-out of sensitive services such asthe inclusion of reservations for public services and public utilities (including water, health, social security systems and education), in line with existing and recently concluded EU trade agreements, allowing national and local authorities enough room for manoeuvre to legislate in the public interest; ain this regard welcomes the joint declaration reflecting negotiators’' clear commitment to exclude these sectors from the negotiations would be very helpful in this regard; ;
Amendment 450 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point viii
(viii) to ensure that the EU’'s acquis on data privacy is not compromised through the liberalisation of data flowsfully respected in any final Agreement, in particular in the area of e- commerce and financial services; to ensure that no commitments on data flows are taken up before European data protection legislation is in place; , while a stable and predictable legal environment ensuring and facilitating the continued ability of firms, especially in the service sector, to transfer data across the Atlantic, is assured; stresses that the EU should cooperate with the United States in order to encourage third countries to adopt similar high data protection standards in the area of trade around the world; further notes that such provisions must be consistent with the provisions set forth in Article 14 of the GATS and that restrictions on data flows and associated infrastructure may create risks that must be recognised;
Amendment 462 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
(ix) to include am ambitious chapter on competition ensureing that European competition law is properly respected particularly in the digital world while establishing new standards, in particular regarding state owned enterprises, that could form the basis for improved global rules and common approaches with third countries;
Amendment 479 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
(x) to keep in mind that the agreement should not risk prejudicing the Union’'s cultural and linguistic diversity, in line the relevant Articles as established in the Treaties, including in the audiovisual and cultural services sector, and that existing and future provisions and policies in support of the cultural sector, in particular in the digital world, are kept out of the scope of the negotiationsare augmented and complemented;
Amendment 494 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
(xi) to ensure that account is taken of the discrepancies in the openness of public procurement markets on both sides of the Atlantic and the huge interest on the part of European companies in obtaining access to public contracts in the US both at federal and state level, for example for construction services, traffic infrastructure and goods and services while respecting suexistainability criteriag legal frameworks for procurement on both sides, inter alia the new EU procurement and concession package entering into force in 2016; to ensure that that neither party will adopt new measures restricting market access in procurement beyond measures already in place;
Amendment 511 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xii
(xii) to promote EU-US cooperation at the international level in order to promote sustainability standards for public procurement, inter alia in the implementation of the recently revised Government Procurement Agrefurther international agreements in the field of public procurement;
Amendment 531 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure withat the negotiations on rules of origin aim at reconciling the EU and US approaches; given the conclusion of the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between EU and Canada and the potential upgrade of the EU-Mexico free trade agreement, that the possibility and scope of cumulation will need to be consideis considered, in view of a possible future transatlantic free trade areda;
Amendment 540 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) regarding regulatory cooperation and coherence pillar and NTBs:
Amendment 555 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) to ensure that the regulatory cooperation chapterand coherence promotes an effective, transparent, pro- competitive economic environment through the facilitation of trade and investment while developing and securing high levels of protection of health and safety, consumer, labour and environmental legislation and of the cultural diversity that exists within the EU; negotiators on both sides; need to identify and to be very clear about which regulatory measures and standardsotes that some areas may prove challenging in terms of finding an agre fundamental and cannot be compromised,ement, however, insists that negotiators determine, where possible and which ones can be the subject of a common approach, which are the areas where mutual recognition based on a common high standard and a strong system of market surveillance is desirable and which are those where simply an improved exchange of information is possible, based on the experience of one and a half years of ongoing talks;
Amendment 577 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) to baseensure that negotiations on SPS and TBT measures go beyond the key principles of the multilateralWTO Agreements on SPS and TBT agreements; to aim in the first place at increasing transparency coherence and openness, mutual recognition, exchanges of best practices, strengthening dialogue between regulators and strengthening cooperation in international standards-setting bodies while removing all unnecessary obstacles to trade and investment and ensuring that regulators create proportionate measures based on scientific evidence and international standards; to recognise, in negotiations on SPS and TBT measures, the right of both parties to manage risk in accordance with the level either deems appropriate in order to protect human, animal or plant life or health; to in full respect and uphold the sensitivities and fundamental values of either side, such as the EU’s precautionary principleof legal frameworks on both sides;
Amendment 598 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) with regard to the horizontal regulatory cooperation chapter, to give priority to fostering bilateral cooperation between regulatory bodies through enhanced information exchange and to promote the adoption, strengthening and timely implementation of international instruments, on the basis of successful international expe whilst fully respecting the priences such as, for instance, ISO standards or under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29); to establish that the prior impact assessment for the regulatory act, as defined in the horizontal provisions on regiple subsidiarity, on the basis of a specific and permanent regulatory and consultatoryion cooperation, should also measure the impact on consumers and the environment next to its impact on trade and investment; to handle the possibility of promoting regulatory compatibility with great care and only without compromising legitimate regulatory and policy objectives mechanism, ensuring the creation of a living agreement;
Amendment 603 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iv
Amendment 614 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
(v) to fully respect the established regulatory systems on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as the European Parliament’'s role within the EU’'s decision-making process and its democratic scrutiny over EU regulatory processes when creating the framework for future cooperation while at the same time being vigilant about a balanced involvement of stakeholders within the consultations included in the developensuring the utmost transparency and the involvement of all regulatory proposallevant stakeholders;
Amendment 621 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) regarding the rules pillar:
Amendment 626 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
(i) to combine negotiations on market access and regulatory cooperation with the establishment of ambitious rules and disciplines, inter alia on on issues such as, but not limited to, sustainable development, energy, SMEs, investment and intellectual property;
Amendment 639 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) to ensure that the sustainable development chapter aims at the full and effective ratification, implementation and enforcement of the eight fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and their content, the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and the core international environmental agreements; provisions should be aimed at improv's provisions should be aimed at safeguarding and promoting levels of protection of labour and environmental standards; asks, therefore, that negotiators include an ambitious trade and sustainable development chapter which should also include rules on corporim ate social responsibility based on the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and a clearly structured civil society involvetting new global benchmarks for a trade agreement;
Amendment 642 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Amendment 651 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) to ensure that labour and environmental standards are made enforceableincluded, by building on the goodprevious experience of the EU-Korea free trade agreementexisting EU FTAs and good and effective practices in the US’'s free trade agreements and national legislation;
Amendment 660 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Amendment 676 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
(vi) to ensure that the economic, social and environmental impact of TTIP is examined through a thorough trade sustainability impact assessment with clear involvement of relevant stakeholders and civil society;
Amendment 691 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vii
(vii) to ensure that in course of the negotiations the two sides examine ways to facilitate natural gas and oil exports, so that TTIP would abolish any existing export restrictions on energy between the two trading partners, thereby supporting a diversification of energy sources; and reducing EU Member States' reliance on single points of supply and transit;
Amendment 707 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ix
(ix) to ensure that TTIP supports the use and promotion of green goods and services, thereby tapping into the considerable potential for environmental and economic gains offered by the transatlantic economy complementing on-going negotiations on the Green Goods Agreement;
Amendment 710 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point x
Paragraph 1 – point d – point x
Amendment 726 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xi
(xi) to ensure that TTIP includes a specific chapter on SME’'s and aims at creating new opportunities in the US for European SMEs, for instance by eliminating double certification requirements, by establishing a web-based information system about the different regulations and best practices, by introducing ‘'fast- track’' procedures at the border or by eliminating specific tariff peaks that continue to exist; it should establish mechanisms for both sides to work together to facilitate SMEs’' participation in transatlantic trade, for instance through a common SME ’'one-stop shop’' with SME stakeholders playing a key role in the establishment of such a system;
Amendment 740 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xii
(xii) to ensure that TTIP contains a comprehensive chapter on investment which should look not only to enhance Europe as a destination for investment, but should also increase confidence for EU investment in the US, including provisions on both market access and investment protection; the investment chapter should aim at ensuring non- discriminatory treatment for the establishment of European and US companies in each other’'s territory, while taking account of the sensitive nature of some specific sectorsthese provisions should further look to form a new "gold standard" for investment protection in existing and future international investment for a such a "gold standard" should guarantee the maximum level of transparency possible, look at establishing an appellate mechanism as well as making explicit the right to regulate;
Amendment 747 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiii
(xiii) to ensure that investment protection provisions are limited to post- establishment provisions and focus on non-discrimination andfocus on non-discrimination, direct and indirect expropriation as well as fair and equitable treatment; standards of protection and definitions of investor and investment should be drawn up in a precise legal manner; free transfer of capital should be in line with the EU treaty provisions and should include a prudential carve-out in the case of financial crises;
Amendment 773 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xiv
(xiv) to ensure that foreign investors are treated in a non-discriminatory fashion and have a fair opportunity to seek and achieve redress of grievances, which can be achieved without the inclusion of an ISDS mechanism; such a mechanism is not necessary in TTIP given the EU’s and the US’ developed legal systems; a state-to- state dispute settlement system and the use of national courts are the most appropriate tools to address investment disputesmedy and redress independent of any possible political interference; supports therefore, the inclusion of investment protection mechanisms, including a reformed and improved ISDS and supports DG Trade's on-going efforts in this area;
Amendment 801 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xv
(xv) to ensure that TTIP includes an ambitious Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) chapter that includes strong protection of precisely and clearly defined areas of IPR, including enhanced protection and recognition of European Geographical Indications (GIs), and reflects a fair and efficient level of protection such as laid out in the EU’'s and the US’'s free trade agreement provisions in this area, while continuing to confirm the existing flexibilities in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), notably in the area of public health thus ensuring that those who create high quality innovate products can continue to do so;
Amendment 813 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi
(xvi) to ensure that the IPR chapter does not include provisions on criminal sanctions as a tool for enforcement, as having been previouslyincludes appropriate enforcement mechanisms, allowing for remedies and redress in case of failure a to rejspected by Parlia mutually agreed commitments;
Amendment 817 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi a (new)
(xvia) to facilitate the short term mobility of skilled labour between the EU and US and establish a fast track approach for expeditious processing of visa/work permit applications;
Amendment 820 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point xvi b (new)
(xvib) to create common frameworks between the US and EU for programmes to encourage both basic research and development, as the commercialisation of new technologies, and to consider horizontal as well as sector and technology-specific aspects for improved cooperation to enhance R&D and innovation;
Amendment 823 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) regarding transparency, civil society involvement and public, public and political outreach:
Amendment 827 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
(i) to continue ongoing efforts to increase transparency in the negotiations by making , where appropriate, more negotiation proposals available to the general public;
Amendment 838 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
(ii) to translate these transparency efforts into meaningful practical results, inter alia by reaching meaningful arrangements with the US side to improve transparency, including access to all negotiating documents, in order to allow Members of Parliament and the Member States to develop constructive discussions with stakeholders and the public;
Amendment 849 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
(iii) to promote an even closer engagement with the Member States and National Parliaments with the aim of forging their active involvement in better communicating the scope and the possible benefits of the agreement for European citizens and in order to ensure a broad, fact-based public debate on TTIP in Europe with the aim of exploring the genuine concerns surrounding the agreement;
Amendment 858 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iv
(iv) to reinforce its continuous and transparent engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, including, but not limited to, business, environmental, agricultural, consumer, labour and other representatives, throughout the negotiation process; encourages all stakeholders to participate actively and to put forward initiatives and information relevant to the negotiations;
Amendment 873 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to ensure that TTIP is accompanied by a deepening of transatlantic parliamentary cooperation leading in future to a broader and enhanced political framework to improve global cooperation between the EU and the US. This framework should ensure sustained cooperation not only in the implementation of the deal, but in establishing further cooperation on bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral trade and investment issues of shared interest and importance;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ASEAN Economic Community aims to create an internal market for 600 million people by 2015, which will make ASEAN with its competitive economic operators and fast growing internal demand comparable to other large markets in the world, such as the EU, the United States, China, Japan, and India; and consequently a strong economic partner in the regional and international market
Amendment 13 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas while China has been increasing its economic ties with Southeast Asian countries,the ASEAN countries, which continue to play an important role in preserving peace and stability in the region; whereas the unresolved territorial disputes in sSouth China Sea have been drawing some ASEAN member states closer to the United States for cooperation on maritime security; whereas Russia also sees Asia as an invaluable and increasingly important part of its global strategy;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that ASEAN, as a major regional and global economic actor, notwithstanding its internal differences, can play an important role to promote a peaceful, multilateral world order; wishes to see ASEAN's institutional, economical and political capacities further develop;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warmly welcomes the negotiations of seven Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and individual ASEAN member states, which will be the cornerstones for deepening mutual relations and calls for early ratification of the existing PCAs;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that establishing a formal Euro-ASEAN parliamentary assembly would further enhance exchanges between parliamentariansfurther strengthening of the EP - ASEAN parliamentary relations within the existing framework; also suggests the creation of links between the Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Commission (AICHRC); Believes that the Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy could provide capacity-building assistance to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA); Stresses that the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) and the Asia-Europe People's Forum (AEPF) in connection with the ASEM summits, should be further enhanced;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the EU should support ASEAN in developing its own space within the conflicting economic and security interests of China, Japan and the United States; believes that the EU could be an active partner for ASEAN in its pursuit of solutions to important security and geostrategic challenges by sharing the EU experience in conflict prevention, resolution and dispute settlement in managing border and territorial disputes, in order to enhance peace and regional stability;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the EU should intensify policy dialogues and cooperate closely with ASEAN on issues like counter- terrorism, non-proliferation, disarmament, anti-piracy and cyber security, as well as the fight against corruption and transnational crime, such as money laundering and trafficking in people and drugs, counter-terrorism, non- proliferation, disarmament, anti-piracy and cyber security, while protecting freedom of expression and the free flow of information;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages supporting cross-regional visits of cultural performers and urges the Member States to encourage broader coverage of the ASEAN region in state-run or private-run media and education for improving and promoting mutual cultural knowledge and dialogue;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Suggest the Commission and Council to continue to support and facilitate mobility of young people from ASEAN countries with regard to education and cultural activities in EU;