1 Amendments of Costas MAVRIDES related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii. to push for multilateralisation by crafting GATS-compatible provisions and by accepting new parthe participation of any WTO members which share the objectives of the agreement conditional on their acceptance of the agreed rules and level of ambitions; to incentivise wider participation in the talks by considering to granting, interested parties which are WTO members, observer status; to note that both the highest barriers and the highest growth potential regarding trade in services are to be found in the BRICS and the MINT countries; to recognise the importance of those countries for the EU, as export destinations with a rising middle class, as sources of intermediate inputs and as key hubs in global value chains; to open the way for the participation of China;