Activities of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2015/2105(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a new, innovative and forward-looking trade and investment strategy
Amendments (12)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the opening of new markets to be of the utmost importance in the context of the current farming crisis and accordingly favours the balanced negotiation of bilateral or multilateral agreements, providing for reciprocity mechanisms, with third countries, provided that the most sensitive sectors are adequately protected;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of genuine equivalence of phytosanitary standards;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Considers that agreements with third countries should be accompanied by communication campaigns targeted at European producers drawing attention to the commercial opportunities afforded by the agreements themselves;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Stresses the importance of traceability of products, which enables consumers to check the real provenance of goods and the methods of cultivation;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Opposes any form of negotiation involving the treatment of European agriculture as an expendable bargaining chip and warns of the cumulative effect of tariff concessions granted under different trade agreements; points out that a zero rate of duty is imposed on 71 % of all EU agri- food imports and that this may constitute unfair competition with European production;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) Stresses that impact assessments should be conducted ex ante and should also include detailed analyses of the impact on local and regional markets;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to assess the cumulative impact of the European Union's trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that trade agreements should ensure a level playing field between the different trading partners in the agricultural sector, taking into account the high environmental, food safety and social costs to be met by European farmers, so as to ensure that the latter are able to benefit fully from the opening of new markets and bearing in mind that the obligations imposed on European producers regarding environmental sustainability and food safety not imposed on farmers elsewhere;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Considers that trade agreements must include safeguard clauses in respect of provisions to be activated by simplified and flexible mechanisms;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) considers that the Commission must submit to Parliament clear and reliable customs information regarding goods entering the Union and they should be monitored;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. believes that particular attention should be given to the protection of small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises, both in negotiating agreements and in analysing the impact thereof;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the protection of geographical indications should be a sine qua non in trade negotiations with third countries, especially the USA and that all trade agreements should include protective measures and actions to combat counterfeiting;