3 Amendments of Robert STURDY related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. asks the Commission to secensure the inclusion in the GPA of a clause allowing the EU to give preference to European producers, especially SMEs, in the award of certain public procurement contracts along the lines of such clauses already applied by other States Parties to that agreeequitable treatment of EU firms when bidding for procurement contracts both within and without the EU; in this regard, asks that the Commission ensure that GPA signatories properly and transparently implement all GPA commitments;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. considers that the European market canshould not, on a unilateral basis, be open to third-country operators and calls for the Commission to establishcome forward with proposals for an effective tool to introduce greaterencourage reciprocity vis-à-vis States which do not provide equivalentfair access to European operators.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. believes that advancing the interests of EU businesses abroad requires judicious selection of policy instruments and objectives and that in the context of difficult economic times that any moves towards protectionism are unlikely to help Europe’s economic recovery.