Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2017/2271(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the state of EU-US relations
Amendments (13)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that a trade and investment agreement between the EU and the US would be one of the most important global economic initiatives, which could have a significant positive impact on both economies, and would allow EU businesses easier and greater access to the US market of 300m+ consumers;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the EU and US are two key players in a globalised world that is evolving with unprecedented speed and intensity, and that given the shared challenges, the EU and the US have a common interest in collaborating and coordinating on trade policy matters to shape the future multilateral trading system, and global standards;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to engage with other WTO members to ensure the proper functioning of the WTO Dispute Settlement System and to explore ways of reforming it in order to overcome the current impasse on filling the vacancies in the Appellate Body, if necessary excluding the US;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to establish a work plan with the US and other WTO members on the elimination of distorting subsidies in the cotton sector and in the fisheries sector (relating in particular to IUU fishing); calls for cooperation in advancing the multilateral agenda on new issues such as e-commerce and trade and gender, investment facilitation, and trade and gender, and in promoting specific policies to facilitate the participation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the global economy;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the EU and the US to promote cooperation at the international level in order to strengthen international agreements in the field of public procurement, notably the Government Procurement Agreement;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the crucial importance of intellectual property to the EU and the US economies; calls on both parties to support research and innovation on both sides of the Atlantic, guaranteeing high levels of intellectual property protection, and ensuring that those who create high quality innovative products can continue to do so;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for collaborative efforts to tackle the illegal sale of wildlife and wildlife products; regrets the US action to lift the ban on elephant ivory from Zimbabwe and Zambia;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and the US to agree on a joint framework for digital trade which respects EU legislation on the protection of personal dataeach side’s existing legal frameworks and agreements, and data protection legislation, which is of particular relevance to the services sector; stresses, in this regard, that the EU and the US should work together in order to encourage third countries to adopt similar high data protection standards;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that trade flows increasingly require new, faster, and more secure ways of moving goods and services across borders; calls for the EU and the US, as key trading partners, to collaborate on trade-related digital technology solutions to facilitate trade;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the EU and the US to assess in which policy areas, covering market access, regulatory cooperation and rules, both parties can find points of convergence, and where progress is possible negotiations for a trade and investment agreement should re-start; notes, in this regard, that the establishment of a possible specific and permanent regulatory and consultation cooperation mechanism could be advantageous;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Highlights the importance of the US market for the EU SMEs; calls on for the EU and the US to address the disproportionate effect that tariffs, non- tariff barriers and technical barriers to trade have on SMEs on both sides of the Atlantic; covering not only a reduction of tariffs but a simplification of customs procedures and potentially new mechanisms aimed at helping SMEs to exchange experience and best practice buying and selling on the EU and US markets;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for the EU and the US to continue and strengthen the transatlantic parliamentary cooperation, which should lead to an enhanced and broader political framework to improve trade and investment links between the EU and the US;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the diverging views onapproaches taken towards addressing global issues and regional conflicts that have appeared since the election of President Trump; seeks clarity as to whether the transatlantic relationship, which was defined over decades, still has the same relevance todaythe steps that need to be taken to ensure the continuing relevance of the transatlantic relationship; stresses that the values-based overarching framework of our partnership is essential to securing the architecture of the global economy and security;