Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2017/2192(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Recommendation to the Council on the proposed negotiating mandate for trade negotiations with Australia PDF (330 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends Australia for its strong and consistent commitment to the multilateral trade agenda and for holding equal ambitions for opening new markets at bilateral level;
Amendment 99 #
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 #
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 143 #
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 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Ambitious provisions covering digital trade and data flows, including the elimination of unjustified trade barriers, such as localisation requirements;