9 Amendments of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2019/2197(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas while significant parts of Parliament’s resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy remain valid, some other parts need to be updated due to the new developments and configuration in international trade worldwide; whereas local production and consumption should now be top priorities in a world where global warming is threatening our species with extinction;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas recent Eurobarometer figures show that around 60 % of the EU citizens believe that the EU’s trade policy brings benefits for them; whereas part of the public opinion is strongly vocal against trade policy and trade agreements; whereas the Commission and the Member States must continue to develop a proper communicationtransparency strategy on trade policy and trade agreements, which aims to tackle fake news on trade and to transmit as much information as possible, while targeting specific stakeholders and raising economic operators’ awareness about trade agreements and their true impact on society and the environment;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that choices in our relationship with the two other trade superpowers, China and the USA, which represent approximately 30 % of our trade exchanges, are key when it comes to driving EU trade policy; emphasises, nevertheless, that only the European Union still believes in free, undistorted competition in global trade;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that China remains a market of opportunities because of its size and growth, but that great challenges remain for EU businesses due to the consolidation of the state-led Chinese economy, where state-owned businesses benefit from exclusive or dominating market access; condemns all types of discriminatory measures facing EU companies in China and calls on the Commission to constantly monitor the persistent acts of discrimination and work with the Chinese authorities in order to put an end to such acts; calls for an overhaul of EU State-aid legislation to allow for larger subsidies for our SMEs and for Member States to have holdings in the capital of major companies;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges the promising outcome presentedmixed results set out in the Commission’s report regarding the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs), in particular South Korea, Central and Latin America, Canada, Eastern partners, and African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) countries; stresses that EU trade agreements have a clear track record of, in most cases, reaching their primary objective of creating significant opportunities for EU exporters on third- country trade markets, without guaranteeing the retention of jobs in Europe;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the positive developments of the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA); notes thatwould like to know, during its first full calendar year of implementation, bilateral trade in goods, includabout its carbon footprint and the increase in the use of pesticides ing agri-food products, grew by 10.3 %, compared to the average of the previous three years; recalls that the EU’s tradculture; wonders to what extent economic agreements of this kind are consistent with the surplus with Canada rose by 60 % and created additional opportunities for our exportergent need to prioritise local production and consumption in a world that is suffocating on account of the increase in carbon emissions;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued when it comes to negotiating FTAs, in particular with Australia and New Zealand,Wonders about the impact, in terms of global warming, of increased trade with Australia and New Zealand, which are more than 18 000 kilometres away from Europe; calls for an ambitious agenda to be pursued as regards fair trade in the negotiations with Tunisia., Morocco and Indonesia; reiterates its call for opening investment negotiations to be opened with Taiwan;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. WelcomesIs concerned about the conclusions of the trade negotiations with Mexico and the MERCOSURercosur countries, which have both the potential to deepen our strategic partnership with Latin America and to creen deforestation in the Amazon is increasing to a dangerous extent; notes thate additional opportunities in our trade relations with those countries; notes that such opportunities would also give EU companies access to an increasingly growing marketwill give rise to an inexorable increase in the carbon emissions of EU companies enjoying access to a market that is in constant development without sufficient guarantees to limit the use of chemical inputs in the agri-food industry;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the current system already demonstrates some efficiency, as seen in the framework of the EU-Korea FTA in which the EU has requested the establishment of a panel following South Korea’s failure to ratify International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions on workers’ rights, notably on freedom of association and collective bargaining; highlights the fact that on 17 December 2018 the Commission initiated the dispute-settlement procedure laid down in the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-South Korea FTA in order to guarantee the protection of workers’ rights; emphasises that there is a disconnect between the promises made to improve the situation of workers in FTA negotiations and the proven reality of protection being eroded and competition among workers being exacerbated;