3 Amendments of Thierry MARIANI related to 2023/2108(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas several EU Member States have recently adopted mandatory due diligence legislation, while a number of other Member States are considering following suit; whereas Member States are free to lay down their legislation regarding their firms;
Amendment 27 #
1. Stresses that the overall level of enjoyment of human rights worldwide is inevitably contingent on the behaviour of corporations, given the current scale of globalisation and the internationalisation of business activities and value chains; points out that European firms are among the most regulated and most taxed in the world; is concerned that suddenly imposing an additional and binding human rights framework on them would put them at a significant disadvantage vis- à-vis their international competitors, which would make Europeans poorer;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU has a Treaty- based commitment to promote human rights worldwide and UN multilateral solutions to common problems, which has yet to be reflected in its participation in the OEIGWG; points out, however, that in practice the EU uses human rights as a foreign policy tool to serve its perceived interests; takes the view that the double standards employed by the EU on human rights undermines its image and that of the Member States in the eyes of the world;