Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2010/2301(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU and China: unbalanced trade? (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas China' is accession to the WTO in 2001 played a large part in making it the world's leading exporter of goods, accounting for 10.36 % of exports in 2010, and the world's second largest economic powern important and competitive trading partner to the European Union. Our trade relations poses many challenges but mainly gives new opportunities, as trade between EU and China is of mutual benefit;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas China's accession to the WTO in 2001 played a large part in making it the world's leading exporter of goods, accounting for 10.36 % of exports in 2010, and the world's second largest economic power;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the imbalance in bilateral trade between the EU and China has been in China's favour since 1997, and whereas this trade deficit amounted to 168.8 billion euros in 2010 compared to 49 billion in 2000; while Chinese exports has yet very little value-added where majority of their export is value of components imported from the EU and elsewhere;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to uphold the principles of open markets by taking measures against state subsidies that distorts trade between EU and China. Particular significance should be given to new technology sectors where Europe is competitive, sectors of significant value- added and China has identified as its strategic emerging industries. These measures are to be undertaken in accordance with WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that the chronicalleged undervaluation and non-convertibility of the yuan might give Chinese exports an unfair competitive advantage when China holds one-third of the world's foreign exchange reserves; points out that economic stability and global trade is at risk unless there is a strengthening of international financial regulations and macroeconomic coordination between G20 countries; calls on China to allow the yuan to appreciate to reach an appropriate exchange rate; points out that it is laid down in the European Treaties that the EU can, in the case of unsustainable global monetary imbalances, adopt an exchange rate policy;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage China to liberalise current account while also call upon the Commission to present evidence of how the fixed exchange rate regime damages EU competitiveness and then consider appropriate priority for action.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the EU to develop an ambitious common industrial policy based on research and innovation that benefits from innovative financing arrangements such as project bonds and supports the development of SMEs, particularly via access to public procurement, in order to maintain its competiveness vis-à-vis new major players in industry and research; calls on the EU to enhance the value of European production, particularly through improvements in ‘made in’ labelling; in strict accordance with principles of the Single Market and an open market economy;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. As the costs of pursuing negative reciprocity, by denying China market access, would be disproportionately borne by consumers and successful European exporters, calls upon the Commission to present further study on how reciprocity.
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the EU to strengthen its economic, budgetary, fiscal and political governance to give it a credible and imposing voice on the international stage; calls on the Council and the Commission to speak with one voice in order to prevent partnerships and bilateral agreements weakening the EU position; urges the EU to implement a long-term strategy with regard to China; , identifying all cross- linkages to security and foreign policy, human rights and other areas; with clear sense of priorities from the EU, including incentives to pursue positive reciprocal developments with China
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Many trade issues with China concerns regulatory quality and implementation in various areas of policy, including industrial, environmental policy, crisis measures, financial stability and consumer protection, whereas calls for such cases to be resolved through increased bilateral co-operation or dispute settlement in the WTO.