Activities of Gianluca BUONANNO related to 2014/2228(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (A8-0175/2015 - Bernd Lange) IT
Amendments (9)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to maintain the objective of including a specific energy chapter in the TTIP which could significantly increase the EU’s energy securitydrop the disastrous TTIP project, which the peoples of Europe do not want because they sense that it could threaten their vital interests;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission ensureshould not adopt a policy of free trade with respect to fuels, including LNG and crude oil;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to work on transatlantic harmonisation ofmaintain national and, under the principle of subsidiarity, European standards and regulations that define the principles of public support for different energy sources; calls on the Commission not to give way to US demands;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the huge differentials between the USA and the EU in energy prices but also in per capita CO2 emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide energy-intensive sectors in the EU, including the chemicals industry, with appropriate measures maintaining current tariff rates over the longest possible period after the entry into force of the TTIP; if the TTIP comes into force; points out that the USA, concerned primarily with the relentless pursuit of its own interests, has refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU Member State firms in US public procurement as this can contribute to stimulating private- sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reminds the Commission, while welcomingremaining doubtful about the potential benefits of regulatory alignment and mutual recognition, including the establishment of common principles in standards and technical specifications in the area of ICT, about the importance of maintaining high levels of safety and security, for both producers and consumers;
Amendment 186 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal access for EU service companies to the US market and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets; doubts whether the United States is prepared to comply with the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers;
Amendment 187 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds the Commission, regarding ICT services, that it is of particular importance that the TTIP ensure a level playing field with equal access for EU service companies to the US market and with an obligation on US service providers to respect the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers.; points out that the United States is determined to protect its public procurement markets, of which only 30% are currently open to foreign companies (on account of the 1933 Buy American Act), compared with 95% of European public procurement markets; doubts whether the United States is prepared to comply with the rules applicable to EU companies when providing services in Europe or to European customers;
Amendment 205 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
Paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) urges the Commission, even though it has not been elected, to listen to the people it claims to serve, rather than the multinationals to whose demands it continues to bow;