15 Amendments of William (The Earl of) DARTMOUTH related to 2010/2277(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Advocates coherence between the Union’s internal and external policies and its overall objectives, contributing to sustainable growth and employment in line with the EU 2020 strategy; urges that such coherence be pursued in the context of multilateral organisations and bilateral trade agreements through ex ante sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) and periodic ex post evaluations, the inclusion in agreements of clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringement;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, as well as security and predictability in relation to investments; believes that quality and price and not any other policy or criteria must be the deciding factor in awarding public contracts; deplores the fact that, by increasing competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors, as well as competition between corporations, globalisation has resulted, in some cases, in serious abuses of human rights and labour rights and in damage to the environment; points out that companies have duties, and calls for a binding CSR clause to be included in trade agreements.;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, as well as security and predictability in relation to investments; deplores the fact that, by increasing competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors, as well as competition between corporations, globalisation has resulted, in some cases, in serious abuses of human rights and labour rights and in damage to the environment; points out that companies have duties, and calls for a binding CSR clause to be included in trade agreements.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission to take account of the specific circumstances of SMEs and micro-businesses which can best be achieved by exempting them from the burden of regulation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Believes that reference to coordination of national tax policies, notably by proposing a Directive introducing a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB) must not remove from the Member States the right to determine their own tax policy and tax rates;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes strongly that the posting of workers directive must not create two classes of citizens' rights within a single company or location and that the power of Member States to create and operate their own welfare structures must remain sacrosanct;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Reminds the Commission that central planning failed throughout Central and Eastern Europe as well as all other countries in the world under socialism; therefore voices its alarm at the Commission's plans to create a European framework for the planning in advance of industrial restructuring;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4f. Feels strongly that the Social Business Initiative should be permissive and not restrictive, that social ratings should be voluntary, that any use of savings must be limited to cases where ownership and title cannot be established, and that dormancy must not function as an unusual and cruel form of state punishment and an act of legalised theft for leaving money unused;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Feels strongly that attempts to improve the quality of legal structures must not deprive shareholders and stakeholders of the right to determine for themselves the form of legal status they prefer;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Points out that modern economics is riddled with examples of state planning going wrong and damaging the quality of people's lives; reminds the Commission that it is far from infallible and asks it to remember this at all times when seeking to develop and implement this programme;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 i (new)
Paragraph 4 i (new)
4i. Feels strongly that mortgage market integration should have the effect of expanding and widening consumer choice not limiting it; urges that Commission action must not therefore cause products and offerings to be withdrawn from the market but add to their numbers; moreover, notes that mortgages are denominated in a currency, meaning exchange rates can have as much impact as interest rates, and urges, in this context, that stability must not be used to stultify the market;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 j (new)
Paragraph 4 j (new)
4j. Recommends that the Commission understands that the best way to achieve its objective of eliminating the tax obstacles still facing European citizens is to take less of people's money;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 k (new)
Paragraph 4 k (new)
4k. Notes that the Laffer Curve definitively demonstrates that tax rates which are too high reduce the incentive to work and the revenue generated by a particular tax and further notes that taxes can have wider, damaging consequences;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 l (new)
Paragraph 4 l (new)