Activities of Matteo SALVINI related to 2010/2301(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on EU-China: an unbalanced trade?
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the interdependecurrent serious imbalance between the Chinese and the EU markets, and the need for a level playing field where protectionism is avoided; notes the progress made by China towards opening up its markets; stresses, however, the need to address certainthe many ‘behind the border measures’ in China, which hamper the business climate for European businesses; takes the view, while continuing along the WTO track, that a free trade agreement (FTA) with China cwould be difficult to implement and, rather than improveing trade relations, might seriously damage Europe’s manufacturing industry;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the EU- China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue; calls for the EU and China to meet twice each year to strengthen their dialogue, in particular on the protection of European trademarks, action to combat counterfeiting, investments, provision of services, intellectual property rights, standards, public procurement, product safety and access to raw materials;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas China’s accession to joined the WTO in 2001 played a large part in making itand has subsequently become the world’s leading exporter of goods, accounting for 10.36 % of exports in 2010, and the world’s second largest economic power;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the investment climate in China lacks transparency and that discriminatory requirements still exist; calls fordraws attention to the difficulty in practice of concluding in the immediate term a bilateral investment agreement with China, aiminged at increased market access for investments;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to apply the principle of reciprocity in the EU’s common trade policy with developed and emerging countries such as China, in order to ensure a level playing field where all forms of protectionism are avoided;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the Chinese economy does not fulfil the criteria of a market economy as defined by the WTO; calls on the Commission to cooperate withencourage the Chinese government in order to eliminate the obstacles standing in the way of market economy status; emphasises that this status should only be accorded once China has fulfilled these criteria; asks the EU to carry out regular assessments, in the form of an annual report, of China’s compliance with the obligations included in its protocol on accession to the WTO;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to make use, wherever necessary,more frequent and faster use of trade defence instruments that are consistent with WTO rules, such as anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard measures, in the event of illegal trade practices by China in order to ensure a level playing field for EU-China trade;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the inadequate protecserious and ever- increasing violation of IPR in China and regrets the lack of specific means available to European businesses, and particularly SMEs, to counter IPR infringements effectively; welcomes the Commission’s decision to propose a review of the directive on the enforcement of IPR; wants China to continue to transpose current international law on the protection of IPR into its national legislation, and more specifically to combat counterfeiting, and urges the Chinese authorities to apply it correctly; regrets that China is not taking part in the negotiations on the next international agreement to combat counterfeiting (ACTA); urges the Commission and the Member States to step up customs cooperation in the EU and with third countries, particularly on the seizure of counterfeit goods, and to simplify customs procedures;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that China holds sovereign debt of Member States in the eurozone; stresses that this fact has taken on a new political dimension as a result of the serious debt problems within the eurozone; calls on the Commission to start discussions with the ECB and Member States on the creation of a coordinated system to identify which parties hold sovereign debt; wonders about the EU’s capabilities in trade negotiations with China in view of the latter’s contribution to the financial stabilisation of the eurozone;