19 Amendments of Daniela AIUTO related to 2015/2233(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ii a (new)
(iia) to ensure that substantial protection is guaranteed for working and environmental standards, while combating all forms of social dumping;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the Commission should monitor and, three years after the entry into force of TiSA, evaluate the impact of the agreement on gender equality between men and women and on respect for fundamental human rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes in any case that all Member States signatory to TiSA should commit themselves to ensuring respect for gender equality between men and women and respect for fundamental rights, with regards to the liberalisation and opening- up of national and local markets as well;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Regrets that women are poorly represented within the European trade sector and in third country relations, and that scant attention is paid to ensuring that men and women have equal opportunities to access services;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Regrets that the terminology used within the various trade agreements currently being negotiated by the EU (CETA, TTIP and TiSA) is not consistent;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to exclude from the application of TiSA all services relating to public transport and postal services, where the latter are public;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for TiSA to include a specific section on protecting the rights of women and promoting their greater and more successful participation in trade and service activities, with the inclusion of a list of gender-specific indicators;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for TiSA to include a review clause, in order that any decisions made concerning the liberalisation of services may be reconsidered, including in light of an evaluation having been carried out on respect for gender equality between men and women within trade agreements;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point iv a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point iv a (new)
(iva) to take into consideration Parliament’s concern regarding the adoption of TiSA, which could seriously undermine the EU’s expectations and the safeguard measures relating to the protection of its citizens’ data and their transfer to third countries;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly recommends that the EU exercise its political will in order to fully exclude public services, and in particular all social services, be it at a European, national or regional level, both publicly and privately funded, from the scope of TiSA and to include a gold standard clause for these services within all trade agreements in order to safeguard their quality;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v a (new)
(va) to ensure the right of governments to organise and regulate the supply of services in the transport sector, taking into account social and environmental criteria as well as the public interest;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v b (new)
(vb) to remember that in the transport sector it is of vital importance to respect those aspects relating to safety and social welfare that could be affected by the provision of services by operators from third countries who are unqualified and inadequate compared to EU standards;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v c (new)
(vc) to exclude completely from the agreement all public services, whether they be publicly or privately funded, and to include a protection clause (‘gold standard clause’) for these services in order to safeguard their quality;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point v d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point v d (new)
(vd) to ensure compliance with the principle of reciprocity between the markets of different countries, which should be based on protecting safety standards, the public interest, social welfare and labour;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point vi
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point vii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point vii a (new)
(viia) to ensure, by means of a safeguard clause based on a clear and unambiguous definition of prudential measures, the full right of Member States to adopt restrictive measures which run counter to TiSA when there is a need to protect the public and consumer interest, financial stability, monitoring efficiency and the minimisation of social costs;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets the lack of transparency which has hitherto been evident and the fact that Parliament did not have the opportunity to express its own position before the Council adopted its negotiating mandate;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for all Members of the European Parliament to receive the documentation concerning the TiSA negotiation and calls for all negotiating texts to be made public;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls for withdrawal from the TiSA negotiations if Parliament’s recommendations are not respected;