Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2018/2005(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects PDF (543 KB) DOC (108 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on harnessing globalisation: trade aspects
Amendments (31)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 12 December 2017 on towards a digital trade strategy,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 26 September 2012 entitled 'Promoting cultural and creative sectors for growth and jobs in the EU' (COM(2012)0537),
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the free flow of information, including access to European news channels, can improve governance in the developing world;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas ‘openfree and fair trade’ and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the losses of trade liberglobalisation for the EU and for third countries’ populations and economies;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the EU has a surplus in trade in cultural goods and cultural services with the rest of the world;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU has a deficit with the rest of the world in trade in audiovisual and related services;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in the course of globalisation, internationglobal value chains have emerged; points out that these value chains crestructure the international division of labour as well as the interdependence of countriesate new interdependences, with dispersed production processes, and goods and services traded in fragments; notes that the successful integration of businesses in global value chains is of key importance for their integration in a globalised economy;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that globalisation constitutes an opportunity for the European Union's Cultural and Creative Industries through improved access to European culture from the rest of the world and the creation of a global pool of talent;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to work with partners towards effective intellectual property enforcement in an open, rules-based trade environment, which is essential for the European Union's Cultural and Creative Industries to prosper;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the EU to exercise itsNotes that the EU has the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom in trade negotiations with third countries;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the benefits of globalisation are unequally distributed between regions and within societies; notes that this is a reason for the rising scepticism or rejection of globalisation within societies; notes that the financial and economic crises had a particularly negative effect on mid-range incomes; expresses the view that the combination of a declining middle class, citizens’ fears over losing their social and economic position, and scepticism towards globalisation, can result in naprotectionalist and authoritarian tendencies, which then lead to the promotion of protectionism as an easy answer to commpractises that can have an inverse reaction in economies that are increasingly reliant on feach others;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to promote access to European information services in future trade negotiations;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that thea shift in economic importance of China and other Southeast Asian countries is growing significantly; understtowards the Asia Pacific region; stresses that increasing trade and investment flows within this region, ands that this leads to a relative loss of importance for the present global economic centres of Europe and North Americae ability of Asian economies to advance regional trade agreements is an important commitment to trade liberalisation, and gives them growing influence over the rules-based trading system;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that globalisation led to a faster and wider spread of technology and innovation, and that technology can be a key enabler of trade; highlights that the EU has yet not delivered on a digital trade strategy, and addressed the benefits that the internet and digital ledger technologies can bring to international trade;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Commission to make mutual recognition of academic qualifications a priority in future negotiations, taking the Bologna Process as an example;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that increasing protectionism in the United States and beyond, as well as the lack of consideration for the needs and expectations of developing countries in international agreements, shows the weakness of the WTO; underlines the lack of integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the world trade agendat practises are counterproductive and distort global value chains; notes the detrimental effect this has on the multilateral trading system by bringing unilateral action to problems that should be addressed between partners; stresses that this weakens the role of the WTO;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the importance of engaging in the restructuring of the world economic order and of respecting the needshaping globalisation while taking into account the needs and expectations of developing countries, while and smaller economies; stressinges that the aim of fulfilling the SDGs and the conditions of the Paris Agreement must provide the overarching frameworkrade policy can support the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and that policy coherence for development is of utmost importance to achieve this;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that strengthening the EU’s internal market as well as consolidating the economic union is vital, since a solid internal market is a prerequisite for the successful implementation of international strategies; points out that being internationally competitive depends strongly on shaping digitalisation successfully and in a socially responsible manner; notes that the shift to renewable energies needs to happen as soon as possiblee importance of achieving renewable energy targets;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks the Commission to create a European trade strategy for SMEs in order touse the means available to support the integrateion of SMEs into internationglobal value chains and overcome trade-specific hurdles such as non-tariff barriers; points out that access to information is one of the biggest obstacles to the market participation of SMEs, meaning that transparency and support need to increase;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to meet scepticism towards globalisation with a credible initiative on transparencytransparent practices;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to include sustainability-related measures in every chapter of trade agreements and not to reduce them to one toothlesspursue a rules-based trade policy that includes Trade and Sustainable Development(TSD) chapters in FTAs, which contribute to support and promote international conventions on social, labour and human rights, and multilateral environmental agreements; notes that the application of these binding and enforceable provisions must be appropriately monitored in order to launch government consultation procedures and trigger the special dispute resolution mechanisms, if needed, as established within the framework of TSD chapters;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Asks the Commission to pursue an ambitious trade policy, and maintain an open investment environment; adds that the ratification of concluded and signed trade agreements should take place swiftly in order to uphold commitments to our partners;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to include rules relating to digital trade in EU FTAs, including cross-border data flows to demonstrate that trade in digital goods and services can bring real benefit to businesses and consumers;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Calls on the Commission to assess how Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) and blockchain can be used to enhance international trade, and address issues such as transparency, flexibility, and tackle counterfeiting;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that impact assessments conducted before the start of negotiations must take their possible effects on the fulfilment of the SDGs into account; notes that national sustainability strategies and implementation plans for the Paris Agreement must form the starting point for impact assessments; points out that every single provision of an agreement and its possible impacts must be checked on its compatibility with the SDGs; notes that if parts of an agreement hamper the fulfilment of the SDGs or the Paris Agreement, adjustments must be made; notes that breaches of sustainability provisions must be counterweighted by corrective measures or lead to a sanction- based dispute settlement;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that the ratification and implementation of the ILO’s core labour standards must be a preconditioniority for the implementation of anytrade agreements; notes that organised civil society and social partners should be included in the formative stages of agreements, the implementation phase and the monitoring phase after implementation via bilateral meetings with the negotiating partners; notes that in case of a breach of the sustainability provisions of an agreement, the dispute settlement mechanism must be accessible to civil society as well as the negotiating partners;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to meet the growing complexity of value chains and the increasing interdependence of producers with clear transparency and diligence obligations for the whole supply chainencourage due diligence and transparency by working with the private sector, and to promote these values internationally;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of a stable multilateral rules-based trading system; asks the Commission to do all it can to engage with trade partners to advance issues pertaining to the multilateral trade agenda, and to strengthen the role of the WTO;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17