20 Amendments of Fiona HALL related to 2012/2224(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the prospects for successful trade-driven development depend inter alia on well-functioning institutions, effective fight against corruption, and the pursuit of broad-based and inclusive economic development, diversification and progressive increases in added value;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreements are far behind schedule, overall progress is still weak, development objectives are not clearly identified in the EU EPA strategy, and more than a time limitdeadline is needed to remedy this situation;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the development benefits of better functioning internal and regional trade may be as or more significant asthan those of increased external trade;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Confirms its position that facilitating sustainable development must be the overriding objective of the EU's trade policy towards developing countries; takes the view that concrete development objectives should be formulated for all initiatives in the framework of this policy;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU to actively use the many instruments at its disposal to support peace, the rule of law, good governance, sound public finances, investments in infrastructure, reliable provision of basic services and the pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth and poverty reduction in developing countries and thereby also help create a conducive environment for efficient Aid for Trade and trade development;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that in order for growth to be inclusive, sustainable and efficient in poverty reduction, it should be pursued in sectors in which poor people are active; points out that growth should benefit and empower women and be associated with the creation of jobs as well as of micro- and small businesses;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commission's recognition of the need to support the participation of small producers and businesses; points to the market potential of Fair Trade schemes and the efficiency of such schemes in facilitating social development
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the Commission's facilitation of fair and ethical purchasing choices by public authorities through the Public Procurement Directives; encourages the Commission to give contracting authorities the policy space to make informed pro-development procurement choices in the current revision of the Public Procurement Directives; proposes that the Commission creates more momentum for Sustainable Public Procurement at the international level;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of timely and well-prepared National Development Strategies and impact assessments, and calls on the European Commission to implement the guidance prepared by the UN rapporteur on the right to food which calls for the use of Human Rights Impact Assessments - 'Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Trade and Investment Agreements' - when concluding trade and investment agreements, to ensure that these are consistent with obligations under international human rights instruments;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to encourage governments of developing countries to conduct broad consultations including non-state and non-business actors during their trade policy-making; also invites the Commission to favour transparency during negotiations, so as to facilitate continued broad and effective involvement of stakeholders and support the pursuit of development results;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Commission to support the call by the UN special rapporteur on the right to food to put in place a system of positive incentives to encourage the import of agricultural products to the EU that comply with specified environmental, social and human rights standards, in particular by ensuring fair revenues for producers and living wages for agricultural workers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Supports the package to promote trade for small operations in developing countries announced in the Commission communication; calls on the Commission to make progress in developing this package and calls on all donors to allocate sufficient funds to implement this package specifically to support the participation of small business in trade schemes that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests regular updates on its implementation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the EU to ensure that Aid for Trade promotes poverty-reducing and inclusive instruments, therefore its primary focus should be on the needs of small operators; stresses that Aid for Trade should be used for developing sustainable value chains with a pro-poor focus in order to enhance the goal of acquiring a sustainable supply chain;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on EU-based companies with production facilities in developing countries to abide by obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, core labour standards and, international agreements and payment of appropriate taxes in a transparent manner;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is convinced of the potential of the private sector to function as a driving force in development and stresses that in order to realise this potential, the process needs to serve local communities and generate, via the principle of inclusive fair supply chains, empowerment for all actors involved, from the producer/worker to the consumer;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls moreover on EU-based and other companies to abide by the ten core principles of the UN's Global Compact and Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for stronger EU efforts in relation to tax havens; such action should reduce the scope for tax havens to undermine revenues of both EU and developing countries; calls on the Commission to proactively seek further opportunities for cooperation with developing countries on this issue;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the EU, other aid donors, partner country authorities and local and international private actors in developing countries to explore possible areas of cooperation for sustainable development in order to maximise the development output of business activities; and to include civil society organisations at all levels of discussions;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to build on the recently ratified Dodd-Frank Act by the US Securities Exchange Commission requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose certain payments made to governments; encourages the Commission to extend reporting requirements for extractive industries to other industries and to look at whether the disclosures should be independently audited;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Demands that the EU refrain from facilitating or contributing to the reassignment of fertile land in food- insecure countries and regions to purposes other than food production and establish good practice approaches to land and resource management for biofuels and other cash crops;