Activities of Franz OBERMAYR related to 2015/2233(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (A8-0009/2016 - Viviane Reding) DE
Negotiations for the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) (debate) DE
Amendments (22)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
Paragraph 2 - point a - point i
i. to ensure the highest level of transparency in the negotiations, in particular by allowing access to documents and by organising a consultation with Pnational parliaments and civil society, including by means of a referendum;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point a - point ii
ii. to ensure that before considering the removal of barriers, the agreement seeks to create a level playing field in the services sectorand fair competition, and has as its main objective to highlight and maintain the high level of protection of consumers, workers and the environment enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas through the TiSA negotiations are aimed at achieving better international regulation, not lower domestic regulationthere shall be no further pruning of national competence;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii
iii. to ensure that the TiSA provides reciprocal access, notwithstanding the right of countries to adopt regulations which are duly justified on public policy and strategic grounds;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii a (new)
Paragraph 2 - point a - point iii a (new)
iiia. to oppose, therefore, any attempt to establish a mechanism for settling disputes between private investors and states;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point b - point ii
ii. to maintain the Member States'’ freedom to regulate those services at all levels and to provide, commission and fund public services in compliance with the Treaties;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point i
Paragraph 2 - point c - point i
i. to ensure that an exhaustive positive list of services ready to be placed on the market is presented by the Union in order to protect those services not explicitly referred to from being opened up to competition;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services is an engine for jobs and growth in the EU, certain sectors of this kind of trade should not be entirely free of government regulation;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point c - point ii
ii. to ensure that the negotiations comply with the new directives on public procurement and concessions, on an absolutely reciprocal basis, in particular as regards the definition of public-public cooperation, exclusions and SME access;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iii
Paragraph 2 - point c - point iii
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous barriers to trade in services, which if translated into equivalent tariffs amount to 15 % for Canada, 16 % for Japan, 25 % for South Korea, 44 % for Turkey and 68 % for China, continue to prevent European companies from reaping the full benefits of their competitiveness; whereas the EU, where the tariff equivalent of services restrictions is only 6 %, is substantially more open than most of its partners, often without being reciprocal;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 - point d - point ii
Paragraph 2 - point d - point ii
ii. to maintain the exclusion of audiovisual and cultural services, cultural, energy, transport, education and health services and of all aspects of public services in general;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas citizens’ trust in EU’s trade policy is a must, which can only be restored by ensuring the highest level of transparency, by maintaining constant dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations which take account of the justified concerns of the citizens;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas data protection is not an economic burden, but a source of economic growthindispensable basic civil liberty; whereas restoring trust in the digital world is crucial; whereas data flows are indispensable to trade in services;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for a comprehensive and balanced agreement, which should unleash the untapped potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate and the competences of the member states; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude public services and, in particular all aspects of public services such as electricity, gas, water supply, hospitals, public transport and education as well as cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
vii. to take a cautious approach in Mode 4, while bearing in mind that the EU has an offensive interest in the inward and outward movement of highly-skilled labour; and to acknowledge that the labour clause maintains the legal obligation of foreign service providers to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements; to enter into ambitious commitments for those cases which underpin Mode 3 commitments;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
iv. to oppose any provisions regarding visas and other entry procedures except those aimed at increasing transparency and streamlining administrative procedures; to set requirements to ensure that temporary service providers return home;
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parliaments and to keep them adequately informedinformed in the best possible way about the ongoing negotiations;