Activities of Chris MACMANUS related to 2020/2117(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on trade-related aspects and implications of COVID-19
Amendments (18)
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the importance of working with third countries, that are commonly used as a transit route between Member States, to ensure EU freight passes without hindrance;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Emphasises the urgent need to ensure no new trade barriers are created or retained, as a result of the pandemic, with our closet third country trading partners
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Recalls the need, at WTO level, to permanently reduce or preferably remove all tariffs on medical products essential for fighting pandemics such as COVID 19;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Stresses the need to make recovery EU budgetary support for large retailers conditional upon them honouring their contracts with suppliers in the global south, such as in the garment industry;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4 e. Welcomes the Commission's guidelines on screening foreign direct investment, to guard against a predatory takeover of a weakened EU enterprise, as a result of the pandemic;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 f (new)
Paragraph 4 f (new)
4 f. Stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic revealed the need for a radical transformation of the entire food system, in order to ensure broader security of food supply and local stable prices, in particular for the most vulnerable populations and based on food sovereignty principles, and to tackle unfair trading practices for the lower participants in the food chain;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls that the disjointed process of testing between Member States, for transiting truck drivers, led to significant delays at borders;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the need for the EU and Chinese authorities to work together to reduce the level of COVID 19 attestations required for EU exports to China, such as dairy products;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Stresses the importance of ensuring that COVID related entry bans imposed on third countries do not affect the flow of goods from one Member State to another, in a situation where a third country is utilised in the transit route
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Stresses the need to learn from the pandemic, enter into a post growth debate and prioritise sustainable supply chains;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5 f. Notes the increase in zoonotic epidemics, therefore emphasizing the need to move away from the large scale industrial farming model towards sustainable family farms;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5 g. Highlights the impact COVID 19 has had on our primary producers trading ability and calls on the EU to financially support those most put at risk of bankruptcy by the disruption;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5 h. Notes that the pandemic has led to additional trading disruption for EU countries or territories not connected to mainland Europe, therefore solutions to avoid this in future must be investigated;
Amendment 111 #
5 i. Underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown extreme vulnerability of the globalised economy and has an unprecedented impact on global and regional trade in foods and agricultural products;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 j (new)
Paragraph 5 j (new)
5 j. Highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the EU agricultural sectors that are dependent on supplies from the third countries, and therefore stresses the need to strengthen shorter supply chains, particularly for inputs, local food networks and direct sales, which can be especially beneficial for small and medium-sized producers;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Paragraph 5 k (new)
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 l (new)
Paragraph 5 l (new)
5 l. Welcomes the relaxation of the requirements for paper certificates to accompany shipments of food products, during the COVID 19 pandemic, and calls for the permanent acceptance of digital certifications;