9 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2018/2005(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the globalisation of trade brings benefits such as growth, better living standards and economic opportunities, but that the benefits are not always shared equally between countries or within countries;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that the EU promotes high animal welfare, environmental and food safety standards; stresses, in that regard, that EU standards must be fully respected by trading partners;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors that are already crisis-hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatilitysuch as beef, which are low income sectors and are vulnerable to competition;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endanger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU; notes that "the Commission intends to speed up all ongoing negotiations";
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that Member States have voted to delist twenty Brazilian establishments from which imports of meat and meat products are currently authorised, given deficiencies detected in the Brazilian control system;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 and notes that the Commission intends to conclude negotiations with Australia and New Zealand by March 2019 and intends to conduct negotiations "at an accelerated pace" but highlights that a swift conclusion of negotiations cannot be to the detriment of any sector, particularly the EU's agricultural sector; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to react strongly to US attacks against the WTO- compatible mechanisms of the CAP through the imposition of unjustified trade defence measures; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 15 March 2018 on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives)4 ; _________________ 4and recognises the importance of the WTO in ensuring the smooth flow of global trade at a time when protectionism is gaining ground; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091.
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to take account of the ongoing Brexit negotiations and the impact of Brexit on the EU’s agriculture sector when it executes its intensive trade agenda;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes that the Commission will now publish its recommendations for negotiating directives for trade agreements and automatically transmit them to national Parliaments while also making these recommendations available to the public;