Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2010/2152(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Trade, growth and world affairs - trade policy as a core component of the EU's 2020 strategy
Amendments (8)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. In that sense, underlines the extreme importance of designing a trade policy which leads to the fulfilment of MDG 8 (Develop a Global Partnership for Development)the MDGs;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to review its communication ‘Trade, Growth and World Affairs Trade Policy as a core component of the EU’s 2020 strategy’, in order to make of international trade a tool for job creation, poverty eradication and sustainable development worldwide;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that, in order to foster inclusive and pro-poor economic growth, the EU, in its trade policy, must strive for the conclusion within two years of a development-friendly Doha Round and give additional support for South-South trade and regional integration; to this end, recalls the commitment made in Doha in 2001 by all WTO members to concluding a development round of negotiations aiming at rectifying the existing imbalances in the trade system and aiming to put trade at the service of development, contributing to poverty eradication;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to annually present to Parliament detailed information on the budget lines which are used for financing trade-related assistance and Aid for Trade, and the complete figures for all Aid for Trade financing coming from the EU budget; further asks the Commission to inform Parliament of the use of European Development Fund (EDF) funds to promote trade-related assistance and Aid for Trade, as the EDF is still not included in the EU budget despite repeated demands by Parliament;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to foster sustainable development by negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties that take into account the economic, environmental and social factors conducive to effectivefor legally binding social and environmental standards to be systematically taken into account when negotiating trade agreements and investment treaties in order to pursue the goal of making trade a catalyst for development and that allows policy space for partner countries to ensure food security, to build local and regional markets and to formulate a coherent strategy on the extraction of raw materials; considers that such a strategy can render the extractive process environmentally and socially sustainable by means of adherence to international standards and render it economically sustainable by securing for those countries a fair amount of revenue and, if convenient, could also allow the preservation of commodities for later use;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission, as far as trade negotiations are concerned, to refrain from encouraging developing countries to agree to liberalisation beyond their existing WTO commitments, and maintains in particular that in any such negotiations the ‘Singapore issues’ must never be forced upon developing countries against their wishes;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Council not to insist on the negotiating chapter on financial services liberalisation when the ACP countries do not so wish, and to refrain from concluding any agreement on that subject unless the ACP countries have first been able to lay down appropriate national regulatory and supervisory frameworks;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure coordinated policies in support of Fair Trade and reiterates its earlier call1 on the Commission to establish a contact point within its structure that shall ensure regular coordination on Fair Trade issues between its different services; __________________ 1 Paragraph 18 of the resolution on Fair Trade and development (2005/2245(INI)), A6-0207/2006. Rapporteur: Frithjof Schmidt.