12 Amendments of Jordi SOLÉ related to 2018/2018(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Chile is a strong advocate of democracy and human rights, free and at the international level, while there remain problems inside the country, in particular violent frictions and discriminatory laws concerning ethnic minorities, such as the Mapuche; whereas the Chilean Government is a strong advocate of free and open trade and multilateralism; whereas it is also a key member of the Pacific Alliance, the Organisation of American States (OAS), and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the recent parliamentary and presidential elections have once again demonstrated the stable and mature character of Chilean democracy; whereas Chile has benefited from strong economic growth in recent decadesbased on export of raw materials in recent decades, which has however led to a strong depletion of soils and water, and has also benefited from low wages and the exemption of employers from paying social security;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas an updated Association Agreement, together with the agreements with Mexico and Mercosur that are currently being (re-)negotiated, would reinforce the EU’s role as a key trade ally of Latin America, at a time when other players are increasingly trying to gain influence in the region, such as China and Russia, while the USA continue to be the first trade and military partner;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
a) to considerably strengthen cooperation between Chile and the EU, two like-minded partners in an environment of new uncertainty in international relations, on the basis of our shared values and principles of democracy, fight against climate change, ensuring gender equality, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c) to include a joint commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and the rights of minorities such as the LGBTI community, ethnic minorities and indigenous people, with enforceable mechanisms for monitoring, regular reporting and sanctioning;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) to seek a balance between all three pillars of the agreement (cooperation, political dialogue and trade) so that none can overrule the other or be used as a remedy or compensation for imbalances created by the other, while respect for human rights, and in particular ending discriminatory laws and practice against ethnic minorities and their land, governs all actions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d) to aim to foster sustainable socio- economic development, fight poverty and reduce inequality levels in Chile, as the overall and common aim of all three pillars, and to include benchmarks as a basis for regular and public reporting;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
k) to enhance cooperation on the fight against corruption, money laundering and tax evasion; to promote international efforts against tax avoidance and tax evasion, and to enshrine concrete measures such as the need of commercial presence of an enterprise for registering, mandatory financial and non-financial reports of enterprises, including banks and insurance agencies, and the protection of whistle blowers;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
na) to develop a methodology to show the effects of the modernised agreement on men and women and use the results as a basis for designing policies to achieve gender balance and a fair sharing of reproductive work;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
o) to reaffirm the joint commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement and to provide for a close cooperation on environmental protection and the fight against climate change, including concrete language on the ban of investment into large scale projects with negative effects for the environment and climate;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
oa) to take the recent publication of the negotiating directives as an important precedent and commit to publish all negotiating directives for international agreements in the future;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
ob) to reaffirm access to water as a human right and to rule out the commercialisation of water;