34 Amendments of Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation -1 b (new)
Citation -1 b (new)
- having regard to Article 167 TFEU,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
- having regard to Rules 108(4) and 52 of its Rules of Procedure,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation -1 c (new)
Citation -1 c (new)
- having regard to the EU directives for the negotiation on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the US adopted by Council on 14 June 2013, that were made public by the Council on 9 October 2014,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. affirming the EU’s's legal commitment to the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. recalling that, under Article 167 of the TFEU, the Union is required toshall take cultural aspects into account in its action under other provisions of the Treaties, including those relat order to respect and to promote diversity of cultures; recalling tohat the cse other provisions include the Common cCommercial pPolicy as defined in Article 207 TFEU;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. recognising the special role of services of general interest – in particular in education – as defined in Article 14 TFEU and Protocol No 26 to the TFEU;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. recognising that cultural diversity is a distinctive feature of the EU because of Europe's history, its rich variety of traditions and strong cultural and creative industries, and that the promotion of cultural diversity will remain a guiding principle, just as it has been in other EU trade agreements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. recalling that cultural and creative industries contribute around 2.6% of EU GDP with a higher growth rate than the rest of the economy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. underlining that, with a decline in the EU's competitiveness in traditional industries, the development of trade in cultural and creative-industry goods and services will constitute an important driver of economic growth and job creation in Europe; observing that, according to estimates, world trade in cultural and creative goods and services has nearly doubled in the past ten years;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. strongly believing that greater trade openness in the cultural and creative industries sector would greatly benefit both the European and US economies and could contribute to cultural richness and diversity of both - the US and Europe;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. recalling that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries while maintaining incentives for companies to develop new service and business models and for artists and creators to innovate;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. maintaining that international cooperation is the only way to combat piracy, counterfeiting and the violation of IPRs.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in thethat the TTIP agreement, is in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) look to establish in TTIP the right balance between the necessary protection and sustainability of creation with the need to foster the development of new services and business models;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) ensure that the EU cultural and creative sector maintains and enhances its ability to access a large market of 300m consumers with high purchasing power and that EU producers and creators are guaranteed, wherever possible, non- discriminatory market access or equivalent treatment to US producers;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas respect for food safety , humand humanealth and animal healthwelfare standards will be a fundamental tenet of the negotiations for European agriculture;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) clarify that the fixed book price systems will not be challenged by the obligations under the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure with a general clause the right to adopt or maintain any measure with regard to the provision of all educational services which receive public funding or state support in any form and ensure that privately funded foreign providers meet the same quality and accreditation requirements as domestic providerpublically funded educational services;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) specify that nothing in the agreement applies to subsidies or government support with respect to cultural, educational and audiovisual services; shall affect the ability of the EU or EU Member States to subsidies and provide financial support to cultural industries as well as cultural, educational and audiovisual services; (Justification: The EU's standard practice in trade agreements is not to negotiate the circumstances in which public subsidies can be granted – in particular for services. TTIP is no exception: it will not affect the ability of the EU or EU Member States to provide financial support to cultural industries. National authorities will remain free to subsidise any type of cultural activities, such as live performances, festivals, theatres, musicals and publishing.)
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) use the positive list approach in order to specify the sectors that fall within the scope of the agreement; excluding from negotiations any sectors with a strong cultural component, such as libraries, archives or museums; (Justification: As in other free trade agreements the EU has negotiated.)
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) ensure that the agreement shall exclude provisions and commitments concerning the protection of personal data, audiovisual services and fully respects the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; (Justification: The TTIP negotiating mandate the EU Member States (meeting as the Council) gave the European Commission expressly excluded the opening of the European audiovisual sector to competition from US firms.)
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas different standards in force in the US in respect of greenhouse gas emission control make it possible to maintain higher industrial output in that country, thus the replacement of the EU industrial output with the US output will result in the strengthening of the carbon leakage phenomenon and a further weakening of the competitiveness of the EU;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) ensure that EU plastic artists receive a percentage of the selling price of their works of art when they are resold by an art-market professional thereby encouraging European artists to market their works in the US; (Justification: In Europe, by law, painters and sculptors (plastic artists) receive a % of the selling price of their works of art when they are resold by an art-market professional such as an auctioneer or an art gallery. The aim is to allow artists to share in the seller's profit on the increased value of their works if they became more famous and their works becomes more appreciated. It restores some balance between artists (who can only sell their work once) and that of other creative workers who have the possibility of exploiting their works several times over. There is no such right in the US, but it could be introduced in through TTIP, thereby encouraging European artists to market their works in this important market.)
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) ensure that TTIP establish a mechanism to ensure greater mutual recognition of professional qualifications both at federal and state level in the US;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(gd) ensure that the preamble to TTIP shall underline that the EU's partnership with the US is based on values consistent with the principles and objectives of the EU's foreign policy;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. firmly commit to the strict preservation of standards on food safety , humand human and animal healthealth, animal welfare and environmental protection, as defined under EU legislation, and ensure that fundamental values of the EU such as the precautionary principle are not undermined;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive);
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as particularly important the question of sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 170 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
da. exclude from the agreement those sensitive agricultural products for which it would be impossible to secure a level playing field;
Amendment 193 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Amendment 213 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 252 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 300 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Objects to any reductions in the customs tariffs for those energy-intensive products for which the costs of the EU climate and environmental policies and administrative costs lead to a significant reduction in competitiveness in relation to the US;