10 Amendments of Pedro SILVA PEREIRA related to 2023/2065(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas geopolitical changes have led to Africa’s repositioning and the countries of the Global South having a more self-determined role on the world stage; , advancing their own interests and contributions;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Post-Cotonou Agreement will become the new overarching framework for all the Economic Partnership Agreements, including the one with SADC, as well as a key reference for future reviews of these agreements;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the first review process launched in November 2021 after the EPA had been provisionally applied since 2016 and expects it to be able to demonstrate the link between the EPA and sustainable developmenteconomic and human development; calls on the Commission to work with the SADC partners to advance fair, inclusive and sustainable trade;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that trade relations between the EU and the SADC EPA States have expanded significantly with the SADC EPA States being able to achieve a trade surplus; considers that this demonstrates the EPA’s positive contribution to economic development; notes that, with the exception of South Africa, the bulk of SADC EPA States’ SADC EPA States mainly export precious stones, mineral products and agricultural products, such as fruits and vegetables, to the EU; notes that South Africa’s exports to the EU involve unprocesare more diversed agricultural products and raw materialnd include higher added-value goods;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NRecalls that the SADC EPA aims to promote regional integration and that the agreement should be a building block for the African Continental Free Trade Area launched in 2021; notes that regional integration is champerllenged by long waiting times at border crossings, high border costs and inadequate cross-border connectivity; calls on the Commission and the SADC EPA States to increase cooperation in digital trade and certification; stresses the importance of prioritising regional transport and infrastructure projects in the region, including under the Global Gateway, to deepen regional integration and increase intra-trade flows;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NotWelcomes that no agreement has yet been reached on diagonal cumulation, since June 2023, regional cumulation between the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) States has been activated, allowing them to export products to the EU with inputs from other ACP EPA States (Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Papua New Guinea); recalls that the introduction of flexible rules of origin is essential for achieving regional integration objectives; stresses that rules of origin must promote the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ConcludeHighlights that the EPA has not succeeded in deepeningshould strengthen the diversification of exports and regional value-added chains in and between SADC EPA States to any significant extent; does not consider the EPA to have substantially contributed to the promotion of food sovereignty and poverty reduction in the SADC EPA States, as well as create more resilient supply chains that can adapt to future disruptions for the socio-economic development of the SADC;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that there is an urgent need to increase sustainable investment in the SADC region and expects investment areas to be identified that appear particularly suitable for investment partnerships between the EU and the SADC EPA States; calls for a better coordinated Team Europe approach in identifying and implementing suitable measures to increase investment; welcomes the conclusion of the EU-Angola Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement, which should help attract and expand sustainable investments in Angola, as well as foster economic diversification while integrating environment and labour rights commitments;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that the initial EU policy in connection with the demand bye original proposal of , inter alia, India and South Africa for the removal of patent protection for COVID vaccines has led to considerable disagreement with South Africa; stresses that this form of cooperation does not meet the requirements of an equal partnership; calls for the EU and its Member States to work towardadvance the discussions ain agreement to extend the waiver tothe WTO on the extension of the MC12 TRIPS decision to COVID therapeutics and diagnostics;