4 Amendments of Gay MITCHELL related to 2008/2004(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that trade in services is a necessary complement to trade in goods and that they should not be considered as distinct from one another;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that the service economy has become the most quantitatively important economic sector in the OECD economies and that increased trade and availability of services will increase economic growth and facilitates business growth and development, improving the performance of other industries, as services provide key intermediate inputs especially in an increasingly interlinked globalised world;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that achieving market access for services is a difficult process within the ongoing WTO/Doha Development Agenda negotiations; calls on the Commission to pursue a balanced package with an ambitious offer in services, especially in financial services, where the European Union has a strong potential for growth;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that access to financial services (micro credits, access to bank accounts and, basic banking services, mortgages, leasing and factoring, insurance, pensions and local and international transfers), in particular, is necessary for individuals in developing countries to engage in basic economic activities, and therefore asks the Commission to promote better market access for financial services in developing countries and to encourage sound prudential regulation, the development of competitive markets and financial services education.