6 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2017/2036(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that EU-Cuban relations, especially in the area of bilateral trade, take a new start with the signing of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA), which can provide new possibilities and commitments for both signatorWelcomes the inclusion in the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) of a chapter in trade and trade cooperation aiming to create a more predictable and transparent environment for local and European economic operators, increasing their economic capacity to follow Cuban development path and create new jobs and opportunities;.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to modernisze the Cuban economic system with regard to trade liberaliszation, foreign direct investment, diversification of exports mainly in infrastructures and agro-food industry, foreign direct investment mainly in tourism sector, economic and financial investments, and transactions, technological innovation and overall market freedoms; emphasises the importance of the cuentapropistas, and of private initiatives, for the Cuban economy and agricultural sector to support micro and small enterprises;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the decision to classify Cuba as an Upper-Middle-Income Country and calls on the Commission to explore the possibility to grant EU's Generalised Scheme of Preferences to Cuba in order to support sensitive exports to the EU;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the need of diversification of exports from Cuba beyond the traditional products and asks the Commission to create ad-hoc trade desks in order to exchange practices and provide Cuban exporters with the necessary knowledge to improve the access of goods onto the EU market;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Strongly calls on Cuba to ratify and comply with the regulations of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and to proscribe all forms of labour exploitation, in particular wage confiscation; is highly concerned about Welcomes Cuba decision to ratify in 2015 last fundamental International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions (n.182) and asks for further current situation of workers in Cuba and the breach of WTO and ILO convenommitments regarding their implementations;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the role of the World Customs Organization (WCO) providing strategic support to the Cuban Aduanas General de la República (AGR) under the Mercator Programme in order to evaluate preparedness for implementing the WTO TFA. Stresses the importance for AGR to be pro-active in the implementation of the TFA and asks the Commission to assist Cuba in this process;