{"change_dates":[],"dossier":{"amendments":[{"authors":"Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-1","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1. Recalls the importance of the principle","of Policy Coherence for Development;","notes that, in the context of trade with","developing countries, this requires that","trade agreements and investment","undertaken by the EU be guided by the","need to ensure responsible and","sustainable development to enable the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries\u2019 abilities to industrialise,","diversify their production and move up the","value chain, as well as the abolition of any","agricultural subsidies that could harm their","food security;"],"old":["1. Confirms its support for Policy","Coherence for Development; notes that, in","the context of trade with developing","countries, this presupposes inter alia the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries\u2019 abilities to industrialise,","diversify their production and move up the","value chain, as well as the abolition of any","agricultural subsidies that could harm their","food security;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"1","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jean Roatta","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-2","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[111068],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1. Confirms its support for Policy","Coherence for Development; notes that, in","the context of trade with developing","countries, this presupposes inter alia the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries\u2019 abilities to industrialise,","diversify their production and move up the","value chain, and to develop their services","sector to benefit development;"],"old":["1. Confirms its support for Policy","Coherence for Development; notes that, in","the context of trade with developing","countries, this presupposes inter alia the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries\u2019 abilities to industrialise,","diversify their production and move up the","value chain, as well as the abolition of any","agricultural subsidies that could harm","their food security;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"2","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Norbert Neuser","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-3","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1"]],"meps":[96844],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1. Confirms its support for Policy","Coherence for Development; notes that, in","the context of trade with developing","countries, this presupposes inter alia the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries' abilities to industrialise, diversify","their production and move up the value","chain, as well as the abolition of any EU","agricultural subsidies that could harm their","food security;"],"old":["1. Confirms its support for Policy","Coherence for Development; notes that, in","the context of trade with developing","countries, this presupposes inter alia the","safeguarding and expansion of such","countries' abilities to industrialise, diversify","their production and move up the value","chain, as well as the abolition of any","agricultural subsidies that could harm their","food security;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"3","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-4","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1a. Underlines that investment policy","raises two main challenges for developing","countries: at the national level,","investment policy needs to be included","into development strategy, incorporating","sustainable development objectives; at the","international level, it is necessary to","strengthen the development dimension of","international investment agreements","(IIAs) and balancing the rights and","obligations of States and investors;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"4","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jean Roatta","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-5","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 a (new)"]],"meps":[111068],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1a. Emphasises that trade and","development should pursue objectives in","the field of agriculture, particularly the","abolition of any agricultural subsidies","that could harm food security, the","sustainable management of natural assets","and local, regional and national","integrated growth strategies;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"5","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-6","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 b (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1b. Regrets that, according to UNCTAD's","World Investment Report 2012, some","International Investment Agreements","(IIA) concluded in 2011 keep to the","traditional Treaty model that focuses on","investment protection as the sole aim of","the Treaty; however, welcomes the fact","that some new IIAs include provisions to","ensure that the Treaty does not interfere","with, but instead contributes to countries'","sustainable development strategies that","focus on the environmental and social","impacts of investment;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"6","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-7","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 c (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1c. Points out that the 2012 revision of the","United States Model Bilateral Investment","Treaty (BIT) turns the best-endeavour","commitment not to relax domestic","environmental and labour laws into a","binding obligation;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"7","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-8","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 d (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1d. Urges the EU and its Member States","to strive for the integration of provisions","on sustainability in its investment","agreements in line with the adoption of","and follow-up work on the 2011 UN","Guiding Principles on Business and","Human Rights; the UNCTAD/FAO/World","Bank/IFAD Principles for Responsible","Agricultural Investment; the 2011","Revision of the OECD Guidelines for","Multinational Enterprises; the Doha","Mandate adopted at UNCTAD's XIII","Ministerial Conference in 2012 and the","Rio+20 Conference in 2012;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"8","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-9","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 e (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1e. Underlines that UNCTAD's World","Investment Report 2012 indicates that","IIAs are becoming increasingly","controversial and politically sensitive,","primarily owing to the spread of IIA-","based investor-State arbitrations, which","provokes growing discontent (e.g.","Australia's trade-policy statement","announcing that it would stop including","Investor State Dispute Settlement clauses","in its future IIAs); takes note of","UNCTAD's observation that this reflects","deficiencies in the system (e.g. excessively","wide definitions of expropriation,","insufficient guarantees in relation to the","qualifications of arbitrators lack of","transparency and high costs of the","proceeding, and an unclear relationship","between ISDS and State-State","proceedings); also draws attention to the","broad public concern about the","usefulness and legitimacy of the ISDS","mechanism;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"9","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-10","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 1 f (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:12"},"new":["1f. Notes with concern the growing","number of investor-State dispute","settlement (ISDS) cases filed under IIAs,","where investors have challenged core","public policies, claiming that these","policies have negatively affected their","business prospects; against this","background, considers it essential to","reform IIAs to strengthen their","development dimension, balancing the","rights and obligations of States and","investors, ensuring sufficient policy space","for sustainable development policies and","making investment promotion provisions","more concrete and aligned with","sustainable development objectives;","considers that while a systematic","assessment of IIAs remains to be done,","multilateral dialogue on ISDS could help","to develop a consensus for its reform;","insists that any future European","investment agreements must not cover","international investor-state dispute","settlement;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"10","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-11","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 2"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["2. Notes that better training in","development issues would allow for the","clearer identification of concrete","development needs and possible ways to","fulfil them in order to guide and facilitate","the tasks of trade negotiators and other","trade officials;"],"old":["2. Notes that improved access to","development expertise and clearer","identification of concrete development","needs and possible ways to fulfil them","would facilitate the tasks of trade","negotiators and other trade officials;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"11","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-12","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 a (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["2a. Recalls that mobilizing investment for","sustainable development remains a major","challenge for developing countries,","particularly for LDCs; underlines, in this","context, that UNCTAD has developed a","comprehensive Investment Policy","Framework for Sustainable Development","(IPFSD) that puts a particular emphasis","on the relationship between foreign","investment and sustainable development;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"12","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-13","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 2 b (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["2b. Recalls that positive development","impacts of FDI do not materialize","automatically, but require i.a. adequate","regulation that covers policy areas beyond","investment policies per se, such as trade,","taxation, intellectual property,","competition, labour market regulation,","environmental policies and access to land;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"13","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-14","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["3. Stresses the need for the EU, in order to","increase wealth and living standards among","the poorest, to specifically target some of","its trade-related assistance for responsible","and sustainable development towards","building local and regional trade capacity","within and among these countries;"],"old":["3. Stresses the need for the EU, in order to","increase wealth and living standards among","the poorest, to specifically target some of","its trade-related assistance towards","building local and regional trade capacity","within and among these countries;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"14","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jean Roatta","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-15","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 3"]],"meps":[111068],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["3. Stresses the need for the EU, in order to","increase wealth and living standards among","the poorest, to specifically target some of","its trade-related assistance towards","building local and regional trade capacity","within and among these countries;","welcomes the objectives of the","Development Cooperation Instrument,","which highlights the priorities of","employment and growth in developing","countries;"],"old":["3. Stresses the need for the EU, in order to","increase wealth and living standards among","the poorest, to specifically target some of","its trade-related assistance towards","building local and regional trade capacity","within and among these countries;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"15","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-16","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["4. Stresses that, in order for growth to be","inclusive and efficient in terms of poverty","reduction, it should be pursued in sectors in","which poor people are active, should","benefit and empower women and should be","associated with the creation of jobs as well","as with the development of finance for","micro and small businesses;"],"old":["4. Stresses that, in order for growth to be","inclusive and efficient in terms of poverty","reduction, it should be pursued in sectors in","which poor people are active, should","benefit and empower women and should be","associated with the creation of jobs as well","as of micro and small businesses;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"16","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-17","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 4"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["4. Urges the EU to design its trade","agreements so as to foster responsible","investor behaviour and guarantee","compliance with best international","practises of CSR and good corporate","governance; in particular, stresses that, in","order for growth to be inclusive and","efficient in terms of poverty reduction, it","should be pursued in sectors in which poor","people are active, should benefit and","empower women and should be associated","with the creation of jobs as well as of","micro and small businesses;"],"old":["4. Stresses that, in order for growth to be","inclusive and efficient in terms of poverty","reduction, it should be pursued in sectors in","which poor people are active, should","benefit and empower women and should be","associated with the creation of jobs as well","as of micro and small businesses;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"17","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jean Roatta","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-18","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 4 a (new)"]],"meps":[111068],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["4a. Emphasises that social","entrepreneurship and social innovation in","the developing countries are the engines","of growth for development, which can","help reduce inequality and promote","growth provided that profits are reinvested","in the economy;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"18","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-19","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["5. Calls on EU-based companies with","production facilities in developing","countries to set an example by abiding by","obligations to respect human rights and","freedoms, social and environmental","standards, core labour standards and","international agreements;"],"old":["5. Calls on EU-based companies with","production facilities in developing","countries to abide by obligations to respect","human rights and freedoms, social and","environmental standards, core labour","standards and international agreements;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"19","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Norbert Neuser","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-20","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5"]],"meps":[96844],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["5. Calls on EU-based companies with","production facilities in developing","countries to abide by obligations to respect","human rights and freedoms, social and","environmental standards, core labour","standards and international agreements; in","this respect calls on the Commission to","include binding CSR clauses in all","bilateral trade and investment agreements","signed by the EU, based on the OECD","Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises,","including the OECD complaints","procedure;"],"old":["5. Calls on EU-based companies with","production facilities in developing","","countries to abide by obligations to respect","human rights and freedoms, social and","environmental standards, core labour","standards and international agreements;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"20","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Norbert Neuser","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-21","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[96844],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure","that European corporations whose","subsidiaries or supply chains are located","in developing countries comply with their","national and international legal","obligations in the areas of human rights,","labour standards and environmental","rules;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"21","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-22","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 a (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["5a. Welcomes the fact that a broad range","of industries and trans-national","companies have adopted codes of conduct","detailing social and environmental","performance standards for their global","supply chains; recalls, however, that the","proliferation and heterogeneous","accounting, auditing and reporting","standards of these codes make them","difficult to compare; stresses that better","implementation of the UN Guiding","Principles on Business and Human","Rights will contribute to EU objectives","regarding specific human rights issues","and core labour standards; hence, calls","once more on the EU to strive for a clear","international legal framework setting out","the responsibilities and obligations of","business with regard to human rights;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"22","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Eva Joly, Judith Sargentini on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-23","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 5 b (new)"]],"meps":[96883,96815],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["5b. Stresses that EU assistance to","governments of third countries in","implementing social and environmental","regulation is a necessary complement to","advancing the CSR of European","businesses worldwide;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"23","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-24","location":[[" Draft opinion","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["6. Emphasises the importance of EU","support and shared experience in","promoting good governance, a well-","functioning tax administration, an effective","fight against corruption, the formulation of","national development strategies aiming at","sustainable, inclusive growth and poverty","reduction and strong commitment to their","successful implementation; stresses that the","pursuit of these objectives must precede,","accompany and influence the negotiation","of trade agreements;"],"old":["6. Emphasises the importance of the steady","pursuit of good governance, a well-","functioning tax administration, an effective","fight against corruption, the formulation of","national development strategies aiming at","sustainable, inclusive growth and poverty","reduction and strong commitment to their","successful implementation; stresses that the","pursuit of these objectives must precede,","accompany and influence the negotiation","of trade agreements;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE502.087v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"24","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-502.087+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Philippe Boulland","changes":{},"committee":["DEVE"],"date":"2012-12-19T00:00:00","id":"PE502.087-25","location":[["Draft opinion","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[105624],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:10:13"},"new":["7. Deplores the flaws in the","implementation and follow-up of the","regulations laid down for the \u2018Kimberley","Process\u2019; emphasises the urgent need for a","solid, transparent and reliable tracking","system for gems and valuable minerals,","such as coltan, so as to more efficiently","prevent products that contribute to","systematic breaches of human rights, or","fuel conflict or unrest in developing","countries, from entering the EU market;"],"old":["7. 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Supports the Commission proposal","concerning the differentiation of EU aid for","trade and the focusing of efforts on those","countries in most need of this, and","particularly the less developed countries","(LDCs) and low-income countries; calls on","the Commission, nevertheless, not to take","revenue (gross national product) as its sole","","criterion, but also to take into account a","country's general level of development and","its needs, capacities and internal","development inequalities; urges the","Commission to take into account the","principles of the Enhanced Integrated","Framework (EIF) for the LDCs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"106","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-107","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["6. Supports the Commission proposal","concerning the differentiation of EU aid for","trade and the focusing of efforts on those","countries in most need of this; calls on the","Commission, nevertheless, not to take","revenue (gross national product) as its sole","criterion, but also to take into account a","country's general level of development and","its needs, capacities and internal","development inequalities; urges the","Commission to take into account the","principles of the Enhanced Integrated","Framework (EIF) for the LDCs;"],"old":["6. Supports the Commission proposal","concerning the differentiation of EU aid for","trade and the focusing of efforts on those","countries in most need of this, and","particularly the less developed countries","(LDCs) and low-income countries; calls","on the Commission, nevertheless, not to","take revenue (gross national product) as its","sole criterion, but also to take into account","a country's general level of development","and its needs, capacities and internal","development inequalities; urges the","Commission to take into account the","principles of the Enhanced Integrated","Framework (EIF) for the LDCs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"107","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-108","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 6 a (new)"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["6 a. Calls on the Commission to finance","aid for trade measures only in countries","that have transposed at least the ILO core","labour standards into their national","legislation, and fight effectively against","the exploitation of child labour;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"108","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Tokia Sa\u00effi","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-109","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 7"]],"meps":[4345],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["7. Takes the view that while transfers of","funds and micro-finance remain relevant","tools, they alone cannot meet all funding","requirements; Calls on all donors to seek","out and promote innovative forms of","financing and partnership; Supports the","introduction of South-South and triangular","partnerships; recommends making more","widespread use of inter-regional funding","schemes such as have been implemented in","connection with the EU-Africa","Infrastructure Trust Fund;"],"old":["7. Calls on all donors to seek out and","promote innovative forms of financing and","partnership; Supports the introduction of","South-South and triangular partnerships;","recommends making more widespread use","of inter-regional funding schemes such as","have been implemented in connection with","the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"109","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"J\u00f6rg Leichtfried, Bernd Lange, Catherine Bearder, Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-110","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 7 a (new)"]],"meps":[28251,1909,96955,96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["7 a. Supports the package to promote","trade for small operators in developing","countries announced in the Commission","communication; Calls on the Commission","to make progress on developing this","package and calls on all donors to","allocate sufficient funds to implement this","package specifically to support the","participation of small business in trade","schemes that secure added value for","producers, including those responding to","sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests","regular updates on its implementation."],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"110","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Tokia Sa\u00effi","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-111","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 8"]],"meps":[4345],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["8. Welcomes the adoption of the","Communication \u2018Improving EU support to","developing countries in mobilising","Financing for Development\u2019; calls on the","Commission to implement its proposals","swiftly, with a view to mobilising","additional sustainable, predictable and","effective financing; welcomes the","guidelines set out in the OECD\u2019s Policy","Framework for Investment User\u2019s Toolkit;","welcomes the results of the Busan Global","Partnership for Effective Development","Cooperation and the Istanbul Principles","for CSO Development Effectiveness;"],"old":["8. Welcomes the adoption of the","Communication \u2018Improving EU support to","developing countries in mobilising","Financing for Development\u2019; calls on the","Commission to implement its proposals","swiftly, with a view to mobilising","additional sustainable, predictable and","effective financing; welcomes the","guidelines set out in the OECD\u2019s Policy","Framework for Investment User\u2019s Toolkit;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"111","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-112","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["9. Expresses concern at the proliferation of","tied aid practices; urges the developed","countries and the major emerging countries","to gradually no longer resort to such","practices, but rather to make efforts to","harness regional and local resources,","including human capital, in their economic","development projects centring on trade and","investment;"],"old":["9. Expresses concern at the proliferation of","tied aid practices; urges the developed","countries and the major emerging countries","not to resort to such practices, but rather to","make efforts to harness regional and local","resources, including human capital, in their","economic development projects centring","on trade and investment;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"112","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-113","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["10. Notes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that a system should be","established for international, national and","local cooperation between donors under","the leadership of UNCTAD;"],"old":["10. Welcomes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that a system should be","established for international, national and","local cooperation between donors and that","the WTO should play a leading role in","doing this;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"113","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-114","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["10. Welcomes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that, in the framework of Aid for","Trade programmes, the inclusion of","compensation measures for DCs is crucial","to balance the losses stemming from trade","liberalisation; believes that a system","should be established for international,","national and local cooperation between","donors and that the WTO should play a","leading role in doing this;"],"old":["10. Welcomes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that a system should be","established for international, national and","local cooperation between donors and that","the WTO should play a leading role in","doing this;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"114","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Maria Badia i Cutchet","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-115","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[28342],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["10. Welcomes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that a system should be","established for international, national and","local cooperation between donors and that","the WTO should play a leading role in","doing this; recalls the EU\u2019s commitment","to promoting and facilitating the","representation and involvement of the","developing countries in these","international institutions;"],"old":["10. Welcomes the work done by the","international institutions (WTO,","UNCTAD, UNIDO, OECD, World Bank","and multilateral development banks, and","the G20) in the field of aid for trade;","believes that a system should be","established for international, national and","local cooperation between donors and that","the WTO should play a leading role in","doing this;"],"orig_lang":"es","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"115","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-116","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["11. Deplores the lack of international","coordination of investment policies; takes","note of the agreement reached by the","European Parliament and the Council on","transitional arrangements for bilateral","investment agreements between Member","States and third countries; encourages the","Commission to develop an EU policy on","international investment which reflects the","capacity of states to generate their own","rules, and particularly social and","environmental standards and which","encompasses obligations for investors","concerning social and environmental","standards as, amongst other, proposed in","the UNCTAD's Investment Policy","Framework for Sustainable Development;","stresses the fact that DCs suffer","disproportionally from high costs of","investor-to-state dispute settlement and","that the majority of investor-to-state law","suits are filed against DCs;"],"old":["11. Deplores the lack of international","coordination of investment policies;","welcomes the agreement reached by the","European Parliament and the Council on","transitional arrangements for bilateral","investment agreements between Member","States and third countries; encourages the","Commission to develop an EU policy on","international investment which reflects the","capacity of states to generate their own","rules, and particularly social and","environmental standards;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"116","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-117","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:39"},"new":["11. Deplores the lack of coordination of","investment policies, including at the","international level; welcomes the","agreement reached by the European","Parliament and the Council on transitional","arrangements for bilateral investment","agreements between Member States and","third countries; encourages the","Commission to develop an EU policy on","international investment which ensures","proper investment protection, enhances","legal certainty, reflects the capacity of","states to generate common rules and","standards, while taking into account","particular social, economic and","environmental needs in drafting own","legislations;"],"old":["11. Deplores the lack of international","coordination of investment policies;","welcomes the agreement reached by the","European Parliament and the Council on","","transitional arrangements for bilateral","investment agreements between Member","States and third countries; encourages the","Commission to develop an EU policy on","international investment which reflects the","capacity of states to generate their own","rules, and particularly social and","environmental standards;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"117","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-118","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 a (new)"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["11 a. Urges the Commission to produce","disaggregated data on outbound EU","foreign direct investment (FDI) to DCs","and LDCs, while considering the","following categories of investment:","mergers and acquisitions, intra-company","shuffling of assets, speculative investment","and green investment;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"118","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-119","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 b (new)"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["11 b. Believes that cooperation should","also focus on capacity and institution","building in order for DCs to be able to","frame the necessary conditions for","investment, such as building tax","collection capacities and avoidance of tax","evasion and implementing the best","standards for accounting;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"119","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-120","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["12. Welcomes the WTO's decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; calls on the","developed countries and the major","emerging countries which are WTO","members to use the derogation applicable","to services in the case of LDCs and to","apply preferential treatment to services and","service providers from LDCs, while giving","particular attention to Mode 4 which is a","priority for LDCs;"],"old":["12. Welcomes the WTO's decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; calls on the","developed countries and the major","emerging countries which are WTO","members to use the derogation applicable","to services in the case of LDCs and to","apply preferential treatment to services and","service providers from LDCs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"120","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-121","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["12. Welcomes the WTO's decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; calls on the","developed countries and the major","emerging countries which are WTO","members to increase the participation of","developing countries in world trade in","services through negotiated specific","commitments in accordance with Articles","IV, XIV and XIV a of the General","Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).","(The abovementioned articles of GATS","refer to the following topics:","Article IV: Increasing Participation of","Developing Countries;","Article XIV: General Exceptions;","Article XIV a: Security Exceptions.)"],"old":["12. Welcomes the WTO's decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; calls on the","developed countries and the major","emerging countries which are WTO","members to use the derogation applicable","to services in the case of LDCs and to","apply preferential treatment to services","and service providers from LDCs;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"121","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Nora Berra","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-122","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[96947],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["12. Welcomes the WTO\u2019s decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; points to the","importance of services for the global","economy, but also for development in","general; calls on the developed countries","and the major emerging countries which","are WTO members to use the derogation","applicable to services in the case of LDCs","and to apply preferential treatment to","services and service providers from LDCs;"],"old":["12. Welcomes the WTO\u2019s decision to","facilitate accession for LDCs; calls on the","developed countries and the major","emerging countries which are WTO","members to use the derogation applicable","to services in the case of LDCs and to","apply preferential treatment to services and","service providers from LDCs;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"122","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Maria Badia i Cutchet","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-123","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[28342],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["14. Welcomes the commitment made by","the BRICS countries to promote the growth","and economic development of the DCs;","calls on them to link their actions to respect","for democratic principles and good","governance and the promotion thereof;","asks the Commission to continue to","include the democracy and human rights","clause in all trade agreements with","developing countries;"],"old":["14. Welcomes the commitment made by","the BRICS countries to promote the growth","and economic development of the DCs;","calls on them to link their actions to respect","for democratic principles and good","governance and the promotion thereof;"],"orig_lang":"es","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"123","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":"Franziska Keller on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-124","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[96734],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["15. Urges the Commission to propose","tangible ways of bolstering its support for","swifter and deeper regional integration,","with a view to developing regional markets","and creating regional value chains; to this","purpose, invites the Commission to pay","attention to the effects of trade","agreements to make sure that bilateral","agreements are not in contradiction with","the purpose of regional integration; calls","on the Commission to consider simplifying","and harmonising rules of origin and the","means of facilitating their use by small-","volume exporters; calls on the Commission","to strengthen its partnerships with existing","regional institutions, and particularly the","African Development Bank; points to the","vital role played by the local private sector","in terms of trade integration and economic","development;"],"old":["15. Urges the Commission to propose","tangible ways of bolstering its support for","swifter and deeper regional integration,","with a view to developing regional markets","and creating regional value chains; calls on","the Commission to consider simplifying","and harmonising rules of origin and the","means of facilitating their use by small-","volume exporters; calls on the Commission","to strengthen its partnerships with existing","regional institutions, and particularly the","African Development Bank; points to the","vital role played by the local private sector","in terms of trade integration and economic","development;",""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"124","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Jan Zahradil","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-125","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[23712],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["15. Urges the Commission to propose","tangible ways of bolstering its support for","swifter and deeper regional integration","amongst DCs, with a view to developing","regional markets and creating regional","value chains; urges it also to foster","conclusion of economic partnership","agreements (EPAs) between the EU and","interested DCs in order to gradually","integrate their markets in the multilateral","trade framework; calls on the Commission","to consider simplifying and harmonising","rules of origin and the means of facilitating","their use by small-volume exporters; calls","on the Commission to strengthen its","partnerships with existing regional","institutions, and particularly the African","Development Bank; points to the vital role","played by the local private sector in terms","of trade integration and economic","development;"],"old":["15. Urges the Commission to propose","tangible ways of bolstering its support for","swifter and deeper regional integration,","with a view to developing regional markets","and creating regional value chains; calls on","the Commission to consider simplifying","and harmonising rules of origin and the","means of facilitating their use by small-","volume exporters; calls on the Commission","to strengthen its partnerships with existing","regional institutions, and particularly the","African Development Bank; points to the","vital role played by the local private sector","in terms of trade integration and economic","development;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE504.162v01-00","reference":"2012/2225(INI)","seq":"125","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-504.162+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN"},{"authors":" Tokia Sa\u00effi","changes":{},"committee":["INTA"],"date":"2013-01-31T00:00:00","id":"PE504.162-126","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[4345],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:11:40"},"new":["16. 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PURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nThe Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted\nthe report by Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) on trade and investment-driven growth for developing\ncountries in response to a Commission communication Trade, growth and development tailoring\ntrade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nThe Committee on International Trade, exercising its\nprerogatives of an associated committee in accordance with\nRule 50 of Parliaments Rules\nof Procedure, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe report supports the Commissions aim of\nenhancing synergies between trade and development\npolicies, recommending that it take account of beneficiary\ncountries needs and capacities, encouraging instruments such\nas regional integration and give priority to measures aimed\nat:
\nThe European Union is invited to:
\nThe report supports the\nCommissions proposal to differentiate its aid for trade\nand to focus its efforts on the countries most in need,\nespecially the least developed countries. It recommends,\nnevertheless, that the Commission take account of a countrys\ngeneral level of development and its needs, capacities and internal\ndevelopment inequalities, in addition to the standard indicators\n(gross national product, human capital and vulnerability to\neconomic shocks).
\nMembers also emphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nMembers believe that the EU has developed tools in the\nfield of development assistance through trade and investment,\nincluding the GSP and EPAs, that are effective provided their\nprovisions and implementation criteria do not result in\ndiscrimination or limitations that may prove disadvantageous to\ntheir potential beneficiaries. The report encourages the\nCommission, nevertheless, to combine all the existing\ninstruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also\ncomprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade,\ncapacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to\nstandardisation.
\nIn this context,\nthe Commission and the European External Action\nService should develop synergies in order to further enhance the\nUnions commercial diplomacy worldwide.
\nThe Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted\nthe report by Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) on trade and investment-driven growth for developing\ncountries in response to a Commission communication Trade, growth and development tailoring\ntrade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nThe Committee on International Trade, exercising its\nprerogatives of an associated committee in accordance with\nRule 50 of Parliaments Rules\nof Procedure, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe report supports the Commissions aim of\nenhancing synergies between trade and development\npolicies, recommending that it take account of beneficiary\ncountries needs and capacities, encouraging instruments such\nas regional integration and give priority to measures aimed\nat:
\nThe European Union is invited to:
\nThe report supports the\nCommissions proposal to differentiate its aid for trade\nand to focus its efforts on the countries most in need,\nespecially the least developed countries. It recommends,\nnevertheless, that the Commission take account of a countrys\ngeneral level of development and its needs, capacities and internal\ndevelopment inequalities, in addition to the standard indicators\n(gross national product, human capital and vulnerability to\neconomic shocks).
\nMembers also emphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nMembers believe that the EU has developed tools in the\nfield of development assistance through trade and investment,\nincluding the GSP and EPAs, that are effective provided their\nprovisions and implementation criteria do not result in\ndiscrimination or limitations that may prove disadvantageous to\ntheir potential beneficiaries. The report encourages the\nCommission, nevertheless, to combine all the existing\ninstruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also\ncomprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade,\ncapacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to\nstandardisation.
\nIn this context,\nthe Commission and the European External Action\nService should develop synergies in order to further enhance the\nUnions commercial diplomacy worldwide.
\nThe Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted\nthe report by Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) on trade and\ninvestment-driven growth for developing countries in response to a\nCommission communication Trade, growth and development \ntailoring trade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nThe Committee on International Trade, exercising its\nprerogatives of an associated committee in accordance with\nRule 50 of Parliaments Rules\nof Procedure, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe report supports the Commissions aim of\nenhancing synergies between trade and development\npolicies, recommending that it take account of beneficiary\ncountries needs and capacities, encouraging instruments such\nas regional integration and give priority to measures aimed\nat:
\nThe European Union is invited to:
\nThe report supports the Commissions proposal to\ndifferentiate its aid for trade and to focus its efforts on the\ncountries most in need, especially the least developed\ncountries. It recommends, nevertheless, that the Commission take\naccount of a countrys general level of development and its\nneeds, capacities and internal development inequalities, in\naddition to the standard indicators (gross national product, human\ncapital and vulnerability to economic shocks).
\nMembers also emphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nMembers believe that the EU has developed tools in the\nfield of development assistance through trade and investment,\nincluding the GSP and EPAs, that are effective provided their\nprovisions and implementation criteria do not result in\ndiscrimination or limitations that may prove disadvantageous to\ntheir potential beneficiaries. The report encourages the\nCommission, nevertheless, to combine all the existing\ninstruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also\ncomprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade,\ncapacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to\nstandardisation.
\nIn this context, the Commission and the European\nExternal Action Service should develop synergies in order to\nfurther enhance the Unions commercial diplomacy\nworldwide.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 521 votes to 34,\nwith 71 abstentions, a resolution on trade and investment-driven\ngrowth for developing countries in response to a Commission\ncommunication Trade, growth and development tailoring\ntrade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nPriority\nmeasures: Parliament supports the\nCommissions aim of enhancing synergies between trade and\ndevelopment policies, recommending that it take account of\nbeneficiary countries needs and capacities, encouraging\ninstruments such as regional integration and give priority\nto measures aimed at:
\nMain objectives: Parliament\ntakes the view that trada and investment should target in\nparticular the following objectives:
\nRecommendations to the European Union and the\nCommission: the EU is invited\nto:
\nParliament supports the Commissions proposal to\ndifferentiate its aid for trade and to focus its efforts on the\ncountries most in need, especially the least developed\ncountries. It recommends, nevertheless, that the Commission take\naccount of a countrys general level of development and its\nneeds, capacities and internal development inequalities, in\naddition to the standard indicators (gross national product, human\ncapital and vulnerability to economic shocks).
\nMembers also\nemphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nTools in the field of development\nassistance: Parliament believes that\nthe EU has developed tools in the field of development assistance\nthrough trade and investment, including the GSP and EPAs, that are\neffective, provided their provisions and implementation criteria do\nnot result in discrimination or limitations that may prove\ndisadvantageous to their potential beneficiaries. Parliament\nencourages the Commission, nevertheless, to combine all the\nexisting instruments in a genuine overarching strategy that\nalso comprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for\ntrade, capacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in\nrelation to standardisation.
\nIn this context, the Commission and the European\nExternal Action Service should develop synergies in order to\nfurther enhance the Unions commercial diplomacy\nworldwide.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nPURPOSE: to establish a new and comprehensive\nframework to adjust trade and investment policy in favour of\nthose developing countries in greatest need of\nassistance.
\nBACKGROUND: the world economic landscape has changed\ndramatically in the past decade, with deep implications for trade,\ninvestment and development policies. Historically low tariffs and\nthe reorganisation of international trade along global supply\nchains increasingly shift the focus of trade policies to\nregulatory and other behind-the-border issues. Developing\ncountries, such as China, India or Brazil, have gone through\nradical changes and have managed to reap the benefits of open and\nincreasingly integrated world markets. At the other end of the\nscale may be found the Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs), mainly in\nAfrica, that continue to face many difficulties and are the most\noff track in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals\n(MDGs).
\nThe notion of \"developing countries\" as a\ngroup is losing relevance as a result\nand trade, investment and development policies now need to be\ntailored to reflect this.
\nThe EU has a particular responsibility as the world's\nlargest trading power, the biggest trading partner of many\nLDCs.
\nFurther to the 2010 Communication on\nTrade, Growth and World Affairs, this Communication updates the 2002\nCommunication on Trade and Development to reflect changes in\neconomic realities, to take stock of the way the EU has\ndelivered on its commitments and to outline the direction the\nEU's trade policies for development should take over the\nnext decade.
\nCONTENT: although it confirms the main principles of\nthe 2002 communication (to this effect, please refer to the\nEuropean Parliaments resolution on the 2002\nCommunication, INI/2002/2282), this\nCommunication stresses the need to increasingly differentiate among\ndeveloping countries to focus on those most in need, as well as\nto improve the way our instruments deliver. It also emphasises the\nneed for our developing country partners to undertake domestic\nreforms and for other developed and emerging economies to match our\ninitiatives to open markets to countries most in need.
\nThis Communication proposes concrete ways to enhance\nsynergies between trade and development policies (in this context,\nplease also refer to INI/2012/2224).
\nTasks for the future to strengthen trade and\ndevelopment: building on recent\nachievements and efforts but also learning from experience where\nprogress has not been as successful as hoped, the EU will step up\nefforts to help those countries most in need to reap the benefits\nof increasingly integrated world markets. With this in mind, the\nCommunication envisages a series of measures some of which are\nalready under way. Some examples of these\ninclude:
\n1) More focused preferences: the Commission has proposed a reform\nof the GSP scheme to make sure corresponding preferences\nbenefit those countries most in need. In addition to this reform\nthat is considered crucial to better target preferences, the\nCommunication envisages a package of measures to promote trade\nfor small operators in developing countries (please refer to\nthe summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n2) Better targeted Aid for Trade (AfT):\nthe objective of this is to encourage\ndeveloping countries to include trade in their development\nstrategies (please refer to the summary of INI/2012/2224\nfor details of the measures in question).
\n3) Complementary\ninstruments boosting foreign direct investment (FDI):\nthe Communication notes that while FDI in and\nfrom developing countries has surged in the past decade, it has\nlargely evaded the countries most in need due to poor economic\nprospects and unfavourable investment conditions. Investors need\nstable, transparent and predictable regulatory environments. The EU\ncan help improve the business environment through AfT and a range\nof FDI-related instruments, now extended by the Lisbon\nTreaty:
\nProvisions in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) grant\ninvestors greater legal certainty regarding market access sectors\n(e.g. sectors such as telecommunications, transport, banking,\nenergy, environmental services, construction );
\nInvestment protection granted by Bilateral Investment\nTreaties (BITs) either as part of on-going FTA negotiations or as\nstand-alone agreements;
\nEU blending mechanisms can be used to leverage\ndomestic and foreign investment in developing countries: grants\nwould be combined with e.g. loans or risk capital to support the\nfinancial viability of strategic investments under the new\nfinancial instruments covered by the multiannual financial\nframework for the period 2014-2020. The use of such financial\ninstruments will be assessed case by
\ncase in countries where debt sustainability is\nfragile. Other instruments that will be considered include\nguarantees, private equity and public-private partnerships.\nCooperation will be sought with the European Investment Bank and\nMember States' or other development finance agencies.
\n4) Complementary instruments: the Communication proposes a series of instruments in\naddition to the classic development measures which are: i) greater\nuse of comprehensive and modulated bilateral/regional agreements;\nii) a values-based trade agenda to promote sustainable development;\niii) measures to strengthen corporate social responsibility; iv)\nmeasures to help improve resilience to global commodity price\nshocks; and v) measures to help preparedness for natural\ncatastrophes in particularly vulnerable countries.
\nThe following will receive particular\nattention:
\nPrinciples: to properly\nimplement the above-mentioned proposals, the Communication\nrecommends: i) the promotion of good governance, which\nstarts with stable political institutions and practices, an\nindependent judiciary, protection of human rights, transparency of\npublic finances, rules and institutions and a strong stance against\nfraud and corruption; ii) promotion of transparency and the\nrequirement to provide reports in the context of trade agreements\nunder negotiation; iii) encouragement of\nownership.
\nThe multilateral programme up to 2020:\nthe Communication stresses that an absolute\nmust be to preserve and strengthen the multilateral trading\nsystem. In this connection, it regrets the current impasse in\nthe Doha Development Agenda (DDA) which offers considerable\npotential for developing countries. This\nimpasse reveals a fundamental weakness in the WTO setting which has\nnot evolved as quickly as economic realities. There is a growing\nimbalance between the contribution that large emerging countries\nmake to the multilateral trading system and the benefits they\nderive from it. This is increasingly felt in poorer\ncountries which see the gap between them and emerging countries\nwidening.
\nThe priority for the EU is to pursue negotiations on\nthe DDA to include, for example, mandated topics such as trade\nfacilitation, non-tariff barriers and dispute settlement. \nAn agreement on trade facilitation offers substantial\ndevelopment benefits by ensuring coherent reforms in all WTO\nmembers.
\nThe issue of differentiation and the role of\nemerging economies must be addressed. Emerging countries should\nshow more leadership and assume more responsibility for opening\ntheir markets to LDCs through preferential schemes but also on a\nnon-discriminatory basis towards the rest of the WTO membership.\nThis does not imply full reciprocity of commitments with developed\ncountries as an outcome of the DDA, but greater proportionality of\ntheir contribution with the benefits they derive from the\nsystem.
\nAs far as LDCs are concerned, the objective is\nto push for greater coherence in preferential rules of origin,\nincluding greater transparency, simplicity and improved market\naccess. In addition to the DDA negotiations and to allow as many\ncountries as possible to benefit from the system, the accession\nof LDCs to the WTO should be supported and\nfacilitated.
\nIn conclusion, the Communication calls on the\ncountries concerned to make choices and assume responsibilities in\nthe interests of consolidating the long-term benefits of trade and\ninvestment.
\nGiven that South-South trade, for the first time,\noutweighs North-South trade, the Communication calls on large\nemerging countries to take more leadership and\nresponsibility in the multilateral trading system in the\ninterest of the system and for the benefit of global\ndevelopment.
\nThe Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs adopted\nthe report by Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) on trade and\ninvestment-driven growth for developing countries in response to a\nCommission communication Trade, growth and development \ntailoring trade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nThe Committee on International Trade, exercising its\nprerogatives of an associated committee in accordance with\nRule 50 of Parliaments Rules\nof Procedure, was also\nconsulted for an opinion on this report.
\nThe report supports the Commissions aim of\nenhancing synergies between trade and development\npolicies, recommending that it take account of beneficiary\ncountries needs and capacities, encouraging instruments such\nas regional integration and give priority to measures aimed\nat:
\nThe European Union is invited to:
\nThe report supports the Commissions proposal to\ndifferentiate its aid for trade and to focus its efforts on the\ncountries most in need, especially the least developed\ncountries. It recommends, nevertheless, that the Commission take\naccount of a countrys general level of development and its\nneeds, capacities and internal development inequalities, in\naddition to the standard indicators (gross national product, human\ncapital and vulnerability to economic shocks).
\nMembers also emphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nMembers believe that the EU has developed tools in the\nfield of development assistance through trade and investment,\nincluding the GSP and EPAs, that are effective provided their\nprovisions and implementation criteria do not result in\ndiscrimination or limitations that may prove disadvantageous to\ntheir potential beneficiaries. The report encourages the\nCommission, nevertheless, to combine all the existing\ninstruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also\ncomprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade,\ncapacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to\nstandardisation.
\nIn this context, the Commission and the European\nExternal Action Service should develop synergies in order to\nfurther enhance the Unions commercial diplomacy\nworldwide.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 521 votes to 34,\nwith 71 abstentions, a resolution on trade and investment-driven\ngrowth for developing countries in response to a Commission\ncommunication Trade, growth and development tailoring\ntrade and investment policy for those countries most in\nneed.
\nPriority\nmeasures: Parliament supports the\nCommissions aim of enhancing synergies between trade and\ndevelopment policies, recommending that it take account of\nbeneficiary countries needs and capacities, encouraging\ninstruments such as regional integration and give priority\nto measures aimed at:
\nMain objectives: Parliament\ntakes the view that trada and investment should target in\nparticular the following objectives:
\nRecommendations to the European Union and the\nCommission: the EU is invited\nto:
\nParliament supports the Commissions proposal to\ndifferentiate its aid for trade and to focus its efforts on the\ncountries most in need, especially the least developed\ncountries. It recommends, nevertheless, that the Commission take\naccount of a countrys general level of development and its\nneeds, capacities and internal development inequalities, in\naddition to the standard indicators (gross national product, human\ncapital and vulnerability to economic shocks).
\nMembers also\nemphasise:
\nThe Commission is called upon to:
\nTools in the field of development\nassistance: Parliament believes that\nthe EU has developed tools in the field of development assistance\nthrough trade and investment, including the GSP and EPAs, that are\neffective, provided their provisions and implementation criteria do\nnot result in discrimination or limitations that may prove\ndisadvantageous to their potential beneficiaries. Parliament\nencourages the Commission, nevertheless, to combine all the\nexisting instruments in a genuine overarching strategy that\nalso comprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for\ntrade, capacity-building and trade-related adjustment, also in\nrelation to standardisation.
\nIn this context, the Commission and the European\nExternal Action Service should develop synergies in order to\nfurther enhance the Unions commercial diplomacy\nworldwide.
\n