17 Amendments of Clare DALY related to 2023/2001(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 June 2022 on the future of EU international investment policy (2021/2176(INI)),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, A/78/168: Paying polluters: the catastrophic consequences of investor-State dispute settlement for climate and environment action and human rights, 13 July 2023,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having reagrd to the Supreme Court of Ireland case Costello v. Government of Ireland [2022] IESC 44,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas CETA was the first trade agreement the EU completed with another major established OECD economy; whereas it was also the most ambitiouscomprehensive agreement either the EU or Canada had concluded at the time, including unprecedented access to public procurement at sub-federal as well as federal level;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas important provisions, in particular relating to investment protection, have still not been applied, as not all Member States have ratified the agreement, and benefits in trade have still been enjoyed, despite chapter 8 of CETA and the Investor State Dispute mechanism not having come into effect;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas in the Irish Supreme Court case 'Costello v The Government of Ireland', Ireland and The Attorney General found that ratification of CETA would be in breach of the Irish Constitution and a further case on the Constitutionality of CETA ratification is still pending before the Irish Courts;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the effective implementation of thsustainable EU’s trade agreements is a key priority for Parliament, the Council and the Commission in order to monitor, assess and calibrate the EU’s common commercial policy (CCP); whereas reporting on the implementation of the agreement with Canada is a timely and useful contribution to the reflection on the functioning of EU trade agreements;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the institutional framework under CETA is now fully in place, with 19 specialised committees, a regulatory cooperation forum and a civil society forum, and their agendas and reports are publicly available; while detailed minutes of the meetings are not available;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is now sufficient experience, data and statistical information to assess the implementation of CETA;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the concerns of many Member States and their citizens in respect of the Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism, even as reformed in CETA, remain unresolved;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the extent of withdrawal by Member States from the Energy Charter Treaty speaks to the concerns which arise in respect of the Investor State Dispute Settlement mechanism and on Climate Action and public interest projects in particular;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that CETA relies on a fair and predictable rules-based relationship which promotes a more secure and stable economic environment between the trading partners, which is particularly important in the context of heightened geopolitical uncertainties, built on the principles of sustainable development and respect for human rights and labour and environmental standards; considers that such predictability fosters economic growth, the exchange of goods, the provision of services, participation in public procurement, the attractiveness of investment, quality employment, and improved working conditions and living standards;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with satisfaction that trade in goods between the EU and Canada increased by 53 % between 2017 and 2022, while EU-Canada trade in services increased by 46 %, outperforming other extra-EU trade; welcomobserves the fact that EU goods exports to Canada increased by 47 % during the first five years of provisional application, where the biggest gains were registered in the cases of manufactured products, chemical products as well as food and animamong the largest export sectors (by value), those with the strongest growth in exports were : vehicles other than railways (255%), organic chemicals (178%), mineral fuels, mineral oils and waxes (123%), chemical products (123%), iron and steel (123%), plastics and articles thereof (102%). And among the largest import sectors (by value) : nickel and articles thereof (418%), mineral fuels, mineral oils and waxes (278%), aluminium and articles thereof (196%), natural or cultured pearls (182%), ores, slags and ash (155%) and miscellaneous chemical products; (136%);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is concerned to note that some of the provisions of the investment protection chapter (such as the protection of investments in fossil fuels or any other activities that pose significant harm to the environment and human rights, the duration of the sunset clause and the terminology in substantive clauses) appear already to be inconsistent with the new approach of the European Parliament on the future of European Union international investment policy;
Amendment 104 #
18. Insists on the effective implementation of the specific commitments related to the trade and sustainable development (TSD) provisions, which are an integral part of CETA and are essential to the accomplishment of the objectives set; takes note that in 2024 the Commission will conduct an ex post evaluation of CETA, including its TSD chapter, involving independent expertsTakes note that in 2024 the Commission will conduct an ex post evaluation of CETA, including its trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter, involving independent experts; deplores that not only are the TSD provisions not aligned with the European Commission's new approach of June 2022, but the EU has rejected the concrete proposals put forward by Canada in 2020 to give a more binding scope to certain provisions of this chapter;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the parties to review CETA in order to introduce a suitable and effective dispute settlement mechanism, including the consideration of, among various enforcement methods, sanctions as a deterrent to be used, as a last resort, in the case of serious breaches;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. UrgInvites Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Slovenia to ratify CETA, as this will also be wait for the results of the EC ex post impact assessmential in order to update the agreement, and reiterates the importance of full application of CETA, including its investment protection provis which will be conducted in 2024 before further considering whether to ratify CETA, and fully respects the Judgment of the Irish Supreme Court that ratification is incompatible with the Irish Constitutions;