10 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2016/2149(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that exclusive Union competence in the field of the common commercial policy is a crucial prerequisite for a strong and ambitious EU trade policy, which is crucial to safeguard the rules-based trading system, as well as for a strong and credible European negotiating position;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StresseRecalls that agreements covering shared Union and Member State competences require the proper inclusion of national and – where required – regional parliaments in the ratification process in line with the constitutional provisions of each Member State, and calls on the EU institutions to respect the competences of the parliaments of the Member Statess has been and is currently the practice;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the active and growing interest of national parliaments in trade policy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that national parliaments already have the ability to be actively involved in trade policy making, by controlling their minister, for example when mandates are drafted, before and after negotiation debriefings and surrounding Trade Council meetings; Stresses that national parliaments should fill this mandate to the fullest, before new or different avenues are explored;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that members of parliaments which vote on mixed agreenational parliaments should enjoyhave the same high level of access to information as MEPs;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CNotes that this is primarily a responsibility of the Member States and therefore calls on national governments to ensure that adequate information is given to parliamentarians in a timely manner during the negotiation process, in order to ensure an efficient and inclusive decision- making process;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls onWelcomes the new approach that the Commission has taken to do more to keep citizens permanently informed about the state of play of ongoing trade negotiations and to further strengthen transparency as a key tool for a fair and democratic CCP; emphasises that this increased transparency and access to information should apply equally to stakeholders and peer groups, especially those not represented at EU levelcalls on the Member States to do more to support and reinforce this effort, noting that the Member States’ governments are responsible for giving the Commission the mandate to negotiate and are often better placed to communicate with and inform their citizens;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Emphasises that national parliaments can and should also play a role in communicating the value and importance of rules-based trade and an ambitious European trade policy to citizens and stakeholders;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8