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2014/2233(INI) External impact of EU trade and investment policy on public-private initiatives in countries outside the EU
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/06/08
Lead committee dossier: INTA/8/01644
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2015/06/08
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Opinion | DEVE | HAYES Brian (EPP) | |
Opinion | IMCO | CHARANZOVÁ Dita (ALDE) | |
Lead | INTA | ZAHRADIL Jan (ECR) | RUAS Fernando (EPP), RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO FERNÁNDEZ Inmaculada (S&D), CHARANZOVÁ Dita (ALDE) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2015/06/08
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/01/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2014/2233(INI)
2015/03/30
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74 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade, investment and development policies are interlinked and that Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; emphasises also the importance of ensuring that EU investment policies are oriented to financial choices that include a real assessment of the social impact;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for sustainable growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years; emphasises that for the developing countries the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years; emphasises that the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on poverty reduction, climate change mitigation, energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Encourages support for the emergence and development of small and medium-sized enterprises developed by local economic agents, in particular women, and recommends giving priority to enterprises that create jobs, in particular processors;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes with concern that many donor- funded PPP programs are only accessible for firms from donor countries; hence, fears that the promotion of PPP in developing countries could result in a new form of aid tying; recalls that development aid should be tied to the objective of poverty eradication only, not to the promotion of EU trade' interests policy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Deems that a clear set of guidelines should be set to channel public support only to those private sector investments that deliver positive development outcomes and comply with principles of responsible financing, which entails among others that companies which are domiciled in secrecy jurisdictions shall be excluded;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls for EU companies participating in PPPs in developing countries, in projects as environmental protection, land protection and renewable energies to be in line with the policy coherence for development;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Rejects public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a mechanism which is used to enforce developing countries to privatise state-run utilities and transfer the responsibility for improving public services into private hands;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Notes that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are high on the development agenda and they are increasingly being promoted as a way of closing the infrastructure financing gap in developed and developing countries alike;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Stresses that the use of PPPs have been problematic due to a lack of contract transparency regarding PPPs, lack of assessing methodologies and lack of clear and transparent regulatory framework to prevent corruption;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 h (new) 2h. Recalls that the delivery of high quality, cost-effective products and services to the public is essential to ensure successful implementation, viability and social benefits of PPPs projects;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that EU trade, investment and development policies are interlinked ,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation; notes also that PPPs in developing countries need to be assessed on the basis of their capacity to deliver development outcomes and that a fair distribution of the risk burden between public/private sectors is needed; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas private engagement in social infrastructure remains rare;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that while properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation, PPP are an expensive financing model, mainly due to higher costs of private sector borrowing when compared to government rates; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas private engagement in social infrastructure remains rare; hence, encourages in particular initiatives in the areas of health care, clean water supply and wastewater treatment, as well as education;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation, greater efficiency in the use of resources as well as better quality assurance and scrutiny; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation; outlines
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation, competitiveness and economic growth; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas private engagement in social infrastructure remains rare;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that PPPs should not be diverted to subsidising Northern-based transnational companies which can access alternative sources of financing; takes the view that any decision to promote the use of PPPs in developing countries should be based on a thorough assessment of these mechanisms, and on the lessons learned from past experience; highlights in this context that existing research show that a large majority of PPPs is not based on robust impact analysis, while there are weak evidence on their development outcomes;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes with concern that the privatisation of basic utilities in Sub- Saharan Africa in the 1990s has i.e. hampered the achievement of MDGs on both water and sanitation, as the focus of investors on cost recovery has among others intensified inequalities in the provision of such services, at the expense of low-income households; underlines that, in light of the failure of water privatisation, the transfer of water services from private companies to local authorities is a growing trend in the water sector all around the world; takes the view that other alternatives should be explored to ensure efficient provision of services of general interest, such as Public-Public Partnerships;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Warns against using concessional loans for investments in social sectors such as health and education, as it can hamper the provision of services of general interests, especially for vulnerable population; emphasises that scarce public aid resources should support public investment in the host countries, which are not necessarily expected to yield short or medium term financial returns;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Underlines that developing governments' capacities as regulator must be strengthened to successfully achieve a sustainable development based on distributive and social justice; stresses that, opposite to the negative impacts of PPPs, which allow private partners to have their risk almost completely covered by governments by transferring the business risk to the public sector, the increase of the public-public partnership is a mechanism to rehabilitate or improve government-operated infrastructure enterprises;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3e. Regrets that private engagement in social infrastructure remains rare; underlines the role for governments to incentivise the private engagement through adopting legislation and creating a stable and predictable policy framework the encourage long term for-profit investment in sustainable development;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 f (new) 3f. Stresses that the capacity of PPPs to deliver positive development outcomes cannot be assumed; PPPs should be promoted and designed in a way that delivers real results for the poor;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 g (new) 3g. Notes that PPPs must not be the way to transfer the risk from rich private companies taxpayers in poor countries;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 h (new) 3h. Notes that PPPs may be problematic as the financial risks are often disproportionately carried by the public sector, whereas profits are enjoyed by private investors;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 i (new) 3i. Stresses that PPPs should always comply with international agreed development principles such us the Development Effectiveness Principles and aligned with partner countries' national development and respect local knowledge and ownership are key ingredients of PPP models and implementation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 j (new) 3j. Calls to consider PPPs only when other less expensive and risky financing options are not available;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for increased technical assistance to the
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countries to help them set up banking systems and tax administrations capable of providing financial governance for and managing public and private funds;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countries in order to share know-how and technical data, as well as to support the training of skills of local staff;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for increased technical assistance
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Warns that the PPPs projects make it impossible to achieve the goal of food sovereignty as the PPPs harm to small farmers by requiring developing countries to change their policies to facilitate the expansion of agribusiness and land grabbing in exchange of investment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Strongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses that key factors to promote PPPs in our partner third countries are good governance, rule of law, property rights, independence of the judiciary, control of corruption, transparency and accountability and a regulatory framework that facilitates a thriving private sector;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; points out that a
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years; emphasises that the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on poverty reduction; recalls that such PPP schemes have potentially an even greater development impact in least developed countries, as the disproportionate investment risk does not incentivize sufficiently private investments;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; points out that a pro-poor development ex-ante impact assessment, ensuring the rights of the people, particularly access to land, water and basic social services, is needed for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms need to be agreed upon during the preparatory phase of the projects; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role for parliaments and civil society in order to ensure full transparency and accountability;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; points out that a pro-poor development ex-ante impact assessment is needed for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms need to be agreed, in consultation with civil society, upon during the preparatory phase of the projects; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role for parliaments and civil society in order to ensure full transparency and accountability;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; points out that a pro-poor development ex-ante impact assessment is needed for each PPP
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that PPPs are needed innovative solution to the problem of the ever-growing lack of public investment; acknowledges that PPPs may present an organizational and institutional challenge for the public sector because they are complex in nature, requiring different types of skills and new enabling institutions; in this regards emphasises the importance of good governance, rule of law, and inclusive, open and transparent public institutions; reiterates the importance of EU's leadership in reinforcing Sustainable Development Goal 16 on justice and effective institutions in the context of intergovernmental negotiations of the Global development framework after 2015;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Urges the European Commission, in a context where it has indicated its wishes to extend considerably the use of blending in future years, to implement the recommendations made by the European Court of Auditors Special Report on the use of blending and to evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants, particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Notes that PPPs projects are opening up developing countries' health sector to the private sector what means a diversion of the scare public funds from primary healthcare services instead of strengthening the universal public healthcare delivery systems;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects; demands also that, in accordance with the principles of corporate social responsibility, account should be taken throughout the life cycle of projects of the OECD Guidelines, in particular Chapter IV dedicated to respect for human rights;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social accountability principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects as PPPs cannot function effectively without an adequate regulatory framework;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects, including human rights, environmental protection and ILO standards;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects and that enforceable accountability mechanisms are imposed;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises the obligation to respect the principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, employment, the environment and the fight against corruption;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Encourages the EU to support the ongoing process of elaboration of an UN international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights, as it will clarify the obligations of transnational corporations in the field of human rights, as well as of corporations in relation to States, and provide for the establishment of effective remedies for victims in cases where domestic jurisdiction is clearly unable to prosecute effectively those companies;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it indispensable to increasingly engage with both local
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it indispensable to increasingly engage with both local and European SMEs in PPPs as the private sector constitutes the main engine of job creation and inclusive growth with generating about 90 percent of jobs in developing countries;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it indispensable to increasingly engage with both local and European SMEs in PPPs; highlights that local economy in developing countries benefit particularly from PPPs with domestic enterprises;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers it indispensable to increasingly engage with both local and European SMEs and start-up companies in PPPs;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that development agencies must ensure that public development finance is used to support the local economic networks in developing countries and is not diverted to promote private firms and multinationals from the donor countries; in particular, stresses that PPP should aim to build capacity of domestic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years; emphasises that the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on poverty reduction, and that private investment should not be a substitute of ODA, while PPPs should in all circumstances be aligned with national development plans;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Suggests that the Commission should facilitate multi-stakeholder structural dialogue platforms, involving, for instance, organisations representing workers, entrepreneurs and employers, to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, such as governments, donors, the private sector, local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs), so as to create certainty from an investment and administrative perspective.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Suggests that the Commission should facilitate multi-stakeholder structural dialogue platforms to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, such as governments, donors, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs), so as to create certainty from an investment and administrative perspective; underlines in this respect the important role of EU delegations in the respective countries as a facilitator of such dialogues.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Suggests that the Commission should facilitate multi-stakeholder structural dialogue platforms to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, such as governments, donors, the private sector, local authorities and civil society organisations (CSOs
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a monitoring system aimed at strengthening prevention in order to eliminate active and passive corruption and ensure compliance with the principles underpinning the anti- corruption laws and best practices which serve as international points of reference.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have reduced government policy space to regulate in the public interest; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including the right to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development ; more broadly, urges the EU to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years; emphasises that the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that positive experiences of PPPs derive from improved delivery of projects, good quality ratio or value for cost, possibility for long-term financing of the costs, the stimulus provided for innovation and research, but also as regards more flexible and skilled management environment;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes account of the fact that PPPs are characterised by a long life-cycle sometimes extending from 10 to 30 years. Believes that the life-cycle of PPPs should be meaningful and consistent with the pursued objectives in terms of work, goods and services to be provided without artificially distorting the competition or creating higher costs and unnecessary burden for public administrations and tax-payers.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recalls that in the building, infrastructures, environment, telecommunications or energy networks - there are number of risks inherent and that the government, through PPPs, transfers part of risk to the private contractor so that both can reap the benefits but also share the risks and responsibilities of projects; stresses furthermore that adequate risk sharing is essential to reduce the costs of a project and ensure its successful implementation and viability;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that PPPs are characterised by their high value
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that PPPs are characterised by their high value and technical complexity, and by the parties’ long-term commitment; notes that they consequently require appropriate levels of both flexibility and procedural safeguards to ensure transparency, particularly with regard to subcontracting, non-discrimination and equal treatment;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that PPPs are characterised by their high value and technical complexity, and by the parties’ long-term commitment; notes that they consequently require appropriate levels of both flexibility and procedural safeguards to ensure transparency, non-discrimination and equal treatment; stresses that these requirements are particular challenges for EU-based SMEs in competing on international markets as parts of PPPs.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that PPPs
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls that PPPs are characterised by their high value and technical complexity, and by the parties
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that public-private partnerships have effectively amounted, albeit indirectly, to nothing more than privatisation, with private 'partners' inevitably benefiting at the expense of the public sector and its users, undermining the quantity and quality of services provided; points out also that public- private partnerships have been a determining factor in destabilising employment and reducing the number of jobs;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reminds that PPP´s should bring high added value to citizens and consumers, ensure quality services and/or goods and provide concrete competitive and economic advantages for public administrations, both at government and local levels, while avoiding to create additional burden or losses for the public sector;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that, while PPP arrangements may take various forms, single market legislation sets high procedural standards; notes that this legislation was revised and consolidated in Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU on public procurement, in Directive 2014/23/EU on concessions, and in guidance on institutionalised PPPs; Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of providing developing countries with technical assistance and advice on how to prepare and implement the EU standards on their markets.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the European Commission to assess without delay all circumstances surrounding public-private partnerships and endeavour to provide Member States accordingly with the means to renegotiate or terminate contracts that are manifestly detrimental to the public interest;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stress the capacity of PPS to deliver positive development outcomes cannot be assumed, PPPs should always comply with international agreed development principles such as the Development Effectiveness Principles and aligned with partner countries' national development and respect local knowledge and ownership are key ingredients of PPP models and implementation
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that EU markets are open, with rules aimed at enhancing fair and effective competition within the single market, achieving inclusive growth based on the principle of contracts being awarded in line with the most competitive tenders and providing a level playing field for international investors; recalls that there is no discrimination on the basis of foreign ownership or control, and that companies from abroad may establish themselves locally in order to participate in PPPs;;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that EU markets
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that EU markets
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the importance of public-private
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that EU markets are open, with rules aimed at enhancing fair and effective competition within the single market and providing a level playing field for international investors; recalls that there is no discrimination on the basis of foreign ownership or control, and that companies from abroad may establish themselves locally in order to participate in PPPs; calls for reciprocity and fairness for all actors implicated in a PPP; reiterates the request for tendering and selection procedures, ensuring that SMEs gain concrete and fair access to PPPs; highlights in this respect the importance of specific rules allowing for cluster or grouped tendering by SMEs and the use of open and transparent subcontracting chains complying with social, environmental and labour requirements;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Union’s trade agreements
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Union’s trade agreements contain the necessary conditions to enable European companies to compete on equal terms with domestic companies abroad; considers that this includes access to related services, together with clear and equitable rules on access to tendering information and on award criteria; stresses that greater transparency and the development of online procedures is of particular importance for small and medium-sized enterprises and for the conclusion of durable and inclusive PPPs;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Urges the Commission to ensure that the Union’s trade agreements, TTIP in particular, contain the
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes that PPPs have not given much importance to governance, as one of the main objectives has been to keep expenditure off the public institutions´ balance sheet. A transparent and simple legal framework which ensures a good and sound governance must be established. Such governance framework should be designed in a way to prevent corruption and fraud, tax evasion and avoidance, and to ensure compliance with requirements in relation to environmental, social and labour standards. Introduction of new accounting standards should be done with the help of the IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) and through the development of specific IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards).
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for economic growth and innovation, both in the single market and abroad; notes that European companies are well equipped to compete for and operate such arrangements;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission, following the principle of reciprocity, to explore further opportunities to open up market access for European companies in the
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Invites the Commission to facilitate structural dialogue platforms in order to build trust and agree common goals among different stakeholders, so as to create certainty from an investment and administrative perspective.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that EU-backed bodies such as the European Agency for Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (EASME) and the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) can also access and share information with SMEs on how to enter PPPs in states outside the EU and promote small and medium-sized companies' participation in PPPs in third countries.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on EU bodies to encourage Public Public Partnerships (PUP) as an alternative policy to privatisation or to Public-Private Partnerships in public services as well as a concrete tool to work with partners to reform public companies/utilities, improve services and realise the right to public services on the ground.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission, while negotiating trade and investment agreements with other countries, to support dismantling barriers for EU companies and particularly SMEs to enter PPPs in these countries and support the mobility of EU professionals to these states, so that they can compete on equal footing with domestic companies as well as companies coming from third states.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Given that a public-public partnership (PUP) is simply collaboration between two or more public authorities or organizations, based on solidarity, to improve the capacity and effectiveness of one partner in providing public services in a peer relationship forged around common values and objectives, which exclude profit-seeking. PUPs avoid the risks which are typically encountered in public-private partnerships: transaction costs, contract failure, renegotiation, the complexities of regulation, commercial opportunism, monopoly pricing, commercial secrecy, currency risk, and lack of public legitimacy. In general the objectives of PUPs are to improve the capacity of the assisted partner.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for economic growth, both in the single market and abroad; Stresses the strategic role PPP´s have in modernising infrastructures, in particular energy, water, road and digital infrastructures; notes that European companies are well equipped to compete for and operate such arrangements;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Re
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a vehicle for economic growth, competitiveness and job creation both in the single market and abroad; notes that European companies are well equipped to compete for and operate such arrangements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points to the manifest failure of public-private partnerships to help improve and extend the provision of high- quality universal public services;
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