9 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, according to the United Nations, 33 of the 497 least- developed countries are in Africa;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation in the countries concerned; whereas free market access for most African products in combination with supporting the reform and adjustment process can improve the African countries capacities, enhance their competitiveness, and adjust economic structures in order to develop their own competitive trade and regional markets as well as improved participation in global markets;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failure of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated povertyct that most African countries still stand a lot to gain from fuller participation in world trade and its potential benefits;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impacthave a positive impact on sustainable economic growth, beneficial value- and rules-based trade in goods and services, industrialisation and capacity-building, competitiveness, and a high-quality and predictable business climate, and thus on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, protection of the environment, improving the business climate, the management of public finances, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that EPAs, largely supported by the Parliaments of the countries concerned, if properly implemented and accompanied by appropriate structural measures, have the potential to be an important tool to promote regional development and the inclusion of the continent into world trade;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that Aid for Trade represents a vital tool to develop structures and projects for trade, in particular in LDCs and considers that such an initiative should be further increased; furthermore asks the Commission to coordinate its implementation and maximize its effectiveness;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in agriculture;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to support Africa’s ambitions of creating a genuine intra- African market and avoid taking steps which might hinder these ambitions;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transparency in trade agreements and for the full participation of the civil societies and parliaments of the countries and regions concerned in future negotiations and the implementation of agreements currently under negotiation.