17 Amendments of Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU related to 2021/2038(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underscores the necessity to demonstrate the benefits of living in a democracy to citizens, especially those left behind by globalization; in that context, calls on the EU and the US to work together and align their strategies to create investment synergies, particularly to achieve sustainable and inclusive digital and green transitions of their economies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that EU-U.S. common challenges are increasingly non-military in nature and lie within our economic partnership; calls for an increased legislative dialogue between the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress via committee-to-committee interaction and the Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue; suggests the creation of a Transatlantic Assembly, a consultative forum where members of the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament would share legislative initiatives and discuss cooperative actions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the US support for the new Director-General of the WTO, the US’s return to the Paris Agreement, the WTO tariff rate quota agreement and, the temporary suspension of Airbus Boeing tariffs, and for opening discussions to address global steel and aluminium excess capacity;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises at the same time that some diverging interests remain; in this regard, urges both sides to resolve bilateral disputes; urges the US to remove unilateral trade measures and refrain from taking further ones; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; threats for additional measures on digital service taxes, and refrain from taking further ones, and focus on what brings us together; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; encourages both sides to use the EU-US Summit as a stepping stone to continue mending our trade relationship and discuss untapped areas for greater cooperation;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for enhanced cooperation on WTO reform, including reinstating the aAppellate bBody, regulating trade in health products, setting an ambitious climate and environmental agenda, concluding the fisheries negotiations, making progress in the electronic commerce negotiation, and agreeing on concrete deliverables for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12); encourages both sides to stick torive for multilateral agreements or, if not possible, for open plurilateral agreements; calls on the US to renew its commitments to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates a joint strategic approach towards China, addressing the roots of unfair trade practices and tackling industrial subsidies, state-owned enterprises and human rights concerns, forced technology transfers, and human rights concerns; notes that such issues cannot be solved unilaterally or bilaterally and demand leading a coalition of like-minded partners at the international level within the framework of the WTO;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Draws attention to the importance of having a coordinated position with the US to tackle systemic structural and market distorting practices that endanger the global level-playing field; in that context, considers relevant the work done by the EU, US and Japan to strengthen existing WTO rules on industrial subsidies; urges the EU and the US to pursue this work and lead a coalition of like-minded countries at the WTO with a view to agreeing on new rules;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In that context, calls for a stronger regulatory partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and encourages both sides to exchange best regulatory practices; urges the EU and the US to pursue their negotiation on conformity assessment to remove financially burdensome non-tariff barriers; stresses the importance for both sides to align and lead a coalition of like-minded partners to enhance the use of transatlantic standards by international standards organizations;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the EU and the US to work together and lead efforts to address the issue of vaccine shortage to ensure that vaccines are delivered worldwide and to the greatest number as fast as possible; recalls that the world is facing a global scarcity of vaccines; therefore, to achieve vaccine equity, calls on the EU and the US to work with manufacturers to increase global manufacturing capacity for vaccines and their components;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. While recognising the importance to protect European intellectual property rights to maintain businesses’ capacity to innovate, considers relevant to examine all relevant flexibilities within the TRIPS agreement with the aim to increasing global vaccines and vaccine components manufacturing capacity; stresses that finding solutions on intellectual property rights can only be one part of the common global response;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages both sides to find a framework for joint action and look for selective agreements; calls for a stronger regulatory, green and digital partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and a coordinated approach to critical technologies, a carbon border adjustment mechanism and digital and global taxes.;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that stronger partners make for stronger alliances; welcomes efforts being made by both sides to render their supply chains more resilient, especially with regards to critical raw materials; encourages both sides to consider the other as a partner of choice;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Biden administration’s announced commitment to re-engage with the UN Human Rights Council, signalling the US’s renewed intention to promote human rights globally; strongly agrees with Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Council is “flawed and needs reform,” pledges to work with the U.S. and other democratic allies to end the disproportionate focus on Israel and, in this context, abolish Agenda Item 7;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. EncouReiteragtes its appeal to the US to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, the reform of the criminal justice system, including through addressing systemic racism, and the end of all discrimination against LGBTQI persons; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equality; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equality in order to modernise our justice systems to ensure justice and freedom to all as enshrined in our constitutions; underlines that the EU and the US should have the ambition to lead by example and demonstrate values-based leadership in all matters related to achieving historical justice and overcoming every type of discrimination;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the United States' renewed engagement in the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly with the Eastern Mediterranean Act of 2019, which authorises new security assistance for Cyprus and Greece, and strengthens energy cooperation among regional actors; calls for the establishment of a comprehensive EU-US dialogue for close cooperation to jointly address the increasing threats posed by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; expresses strong concern that Turkey, a NATO member, is moving away from the respect for fundamental values and the rule of law, and that it is increasingly confrontational towards the EU Member States of Greece and Cyprus;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the recent engagement of the US in the negotiations on a revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) as a cornerstone of a global non- proliferation regime and a foundation for de-escalation in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region; calls for renewed transatlantic efforts to meaningfully revive the Middle East Peace Process, leading to a viable two-state solutionechoes US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call for a “longer and stronger” nuclear agreement with Iran and urges transatlantic collaboration to counter Tehran’s other malign behaviour, including regional aggression, ballistic missiles, and terrorism calls for renewed transatlantic efforts to meaningfully revive the Middle East Peace Process, leading to a viable two-state solution; hails the historic U.S.- brokered Abraham Accords between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain and encourages transatlantic cooperation on deepening those ties;