Activities of Gianna GANCIA related to 2020/2117(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the trade-related aspects and implications of COVID-19
Amendments (12)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a number of obstacles to sustainable development, but has also revealed new opportunities for trade and development;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Emphasises that the pandemic has affected different sectors of the economy in different ways, hitting small firms hardest and leading to particularly significant reductions in sales of vehicles, chemical products and machinery;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to mount an assertive and coordinated international trade policy response geared towards a multilateral, resilient and sustainable recovery in developing countries; calls on the Commission to deepen EU-Africa trade relations through economic partnership agreements, while making the mostbuilding effectively ofn the EU’s Aid for Trade Strategy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the EU and the Member States to help developing countries and regions to keep their borders open and to set up ‘green corridor mechanisms’ to allow the unhindered flow of essential goods, medicines, agri-food products and humanitarian aid across borders;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the vital restrictions on trade and international transport imposed by national governments in an effort to contain the spread of the pandemic have led to breaks in international trade flows and value chains, and in the provision of technical support to developing countries, causing social and economic damage;
Amendment 64 #
6b. Calls on the Commission to consider the geopolitical and commercial repercussions of the shift to online trading during the pandemic, which has increased further the volume of transactions accounted for by the main digital platforms, which are supplied by a relatively small number of large firms mainly located in China and the United States;
Amendment 75 #
7b. Deplores the fact that the economic and social effects of the pandemic are being felt to a disproportionate degree by women, a state of affairs which may reverse decades of progress in the areas of gender equality and female emancipation;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Emphasises the need to make gender equality and female emancipation integral to trade measures and development programmes, in order to ensure that women are not disproportionately affected by future crises as well;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Urges the Commission to take account of the fact that trade measures affect women and men differently and to identify new entrepreneurial and employment opportunities for women and curb any negative gender-related effects;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Welcomes the decision taken at the 24th session of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) to set as a priority theme ‘Harnessing science, technology and innovation to bridge the gap regarding the third Sustainable Development Goal’;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Emphasises that science and technology offer great potential to meet the challenges posed by the health, economic and social crisis caused by the pandemic and that this potential can best be exploited by enhancing innovation schemes and multilateral cooperation in global science and innovation networks;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7f. Acknowledges that scientific and technological progress can make it easier to integrate the value generated by producers in developing countries into global chains; takes the view that, if they are to enhance and build on competitive advantages, open innovation models call for cooperation between firms and external partners; calls, with a view to creating an environment conducive to innovation, for cooperation between a range of actors, including local producers and multinational companies, in order to develop the capabilities needed to take up, assimilate, adapt and disseminate existing know-how and technologies;