Activities of Paul MURPHY related to 2012/2320(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the first annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the activities of Member States’ Export Credit Agencies PDF (165 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission's proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC as regards disclosure of non- financial and diversity information by certain large companies and groups (COM(2013)207 final of 16 April 2013)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expects the Commission to hold on to the informal agreement regarding the yearly annual reporting schedule, that is, Member State reporting by July of each year and publication of the Commission's evaluation by October of each year;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the statement of the Commission in the annual report attributing ‘a clear general willingness on the side of the Member States to apply policies to their export credit programmes, whose objectives are in line with the general language of Articles 3 and 21’, calls on Member States to ensure that its reporting is meaningful and as a minimum reports on compliance with Articles 3 and 21, the reports shall also contain the views of stakeholders such as NGOs, trade unions and community organisations, in the EU and third countries, regardless of whether the views of these organisations are in line with those of the Member States or the Commission;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Shares the observation of the Commission in the annual report that ‘it is difficult to define a precise benchmark for measuring compliance in EU law’; reiterates, however,Reiterates that Article 21 provisions remain the backgroundkey benchmark against which the policies applied to export credit transactions have to be evaluated;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the Union will only be a trustworthy and strong global actor ifis not seen as a trustworthy global actor due to the reality of its trade policies which is based on the maximisation of profit for its major corporations over human rights and the environment, this is despite commitments and aspirations in many of its external policy objectives; therefore calls on the Member States and the European institutions pursue a consistent external policy and comply with human rights and environmental standards;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that the Council Working Group on Export Credits and the Commission cooperate with the European External Action Service (EEAS) on developing a methodology for meaningful reporting on Article 21 compliance before the next annual report is due; insists that NGOs, trade unions, consumer and community organisations in third countries and in the EU are brought to the heart of this process;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers it of prime importance to call on the Member States to monitor, evaluate and report on the existence, outcome and effectiveness of due diligence procedures in the screening of projects officially supported by export credits with regard to their potential impact on human rights; recommends Member States to explore the set-up of and reporting on due diligence procedures primarily in high risk sectors for human rights impact, such as large infrastructure projects and extractive industries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers as meaningful all reporting on human rights, social and environmental concerns raised by stake- holders affected by projects supported by export credits, independently of whether such concerns are regarded as justified, and action taken in response;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends the Council Working Group on Export Credits and the Commission to cooperate on developing a methodology for meaningful reporting on the incorporation of environmental risk in the calculation of ECA premiums;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the next Annual Report of the Commission to contain a statement on whether is has been able to evaluate the compliance of Member States with the Union's external action goals and, if the answer is negative, recommendations on how to improve reporting to this end; insists that NGOs, trade unions and community organisations, in the EU and in third countries, are consulted as part of this process and their reports published as part of the statement regardless of whether they are in contradiction with the Commission's finding or not;