7 Amendments of Philippe DE BACKER related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creating sustainable growth and high-quality, decent jobs, and that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the growing importance of services for international trade and the stronger inter-linkages between services, manufacturing and foreign direct investment as global value chains become ever more significant; believes that this interconnectivity has to be considered in all trade negotiations for the European industry to enjoy full benefits;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of SMEs to trade and investment, given that there are more than 600 000 SMEs in the EU, which account for one third of EU exporwhich engage in trade outside the EU and account for one third of EU exports; welcomes in this regard the Commission’s proposal to include an SME dedicated chapter in all EU Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that sustainable production requires decent work and environmental, social and labour standards, as defined by the ILO Conventions, and must be an indispensable part of trade agreements which should be incorporated into all trade agreements and their adequate application should be closely monitored;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of preventing the EU’s trading partners from engaging in anti-competitive practices, including social or environmental dumping, or the dumping of cheap products in Europe, as this could de-stabilise European industryall kinds of dumping as well as protectionist and discriminatory measures, as this could de-stabilise European industry; calls on the Commission to make use of all measures available to fight unfair trading practices from third countries and to modernise its trade defence instruments in order to improve their reactivity and effectiveness;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that forward-looking trade and investment policies can play a role inare fundamental to the development of the telecoms market, copyright and digital seconomytor in Europe and bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; stresses, however, that trade strategies must ensure that non-EU companies do not take advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market, in light of the global nature of the digital economy and digital innovation, to bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; therefore calls on the Commission to remove digital trade barriers and enable cross-border data flow within and outside the EU, within a stable and high standards framework on international data transfers; Underlines in this respect that data localisation requirements are affecting trade negatively and should be avoided; stresses, however, the urgent need to end the fragmentation of the EU market which undermines the competitiveness of the EU at global level;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given to ensure coherence between the EU’s trade policy and the principles of EU energy policy; stresses the importance of decreasing the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, tors and fuels, through promoteing the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promotingand intensifying the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency; highlights the importance of provisions in Free Trade Agreements to build sustainable energy partnerships as well as enhancing technological cooperation especially in the field of renewables and energy efficiency;