BETA

Activities of Gianluca SUSTA related to 2010/2152(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

New trade policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 strategy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2152(INI)

Amendments (5)

Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that all new FTAs concluded by the EU should be WTO-compatible, comprehensive, ambitious, but at the same time balanced, lead to real reciprocal market access and go beyond both existing multilateral commitments and those expected to result from a successful conclusion of the DDA; welcomes the progress made in some negotiations; at the same time regrets that most of the negotiations have not been concluded yet; asks the Commission to analyse what could be done or changed in order to conclude outstanding FTA negotiations better and faster; asks the Commission to analyse the possibility of including WTO dispute settlement mechanisms in bilateral Free Trade Agreements; asks the Commission to reduce the spaghetti-bowl effect, e.g. by negotiating multilateral rules of origin;
2011/03/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reminds the Commission to carry out a better evaluation of European interests before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates; reminds the Commission and the Council to take seriously into account Parliament’s views when deciding about the mandates; , including on the basis of accurate impact assessments on the various EU industries and sectors and in-depth consultations with all the parties concerned; reminds the Commission and the Council to take seriously into account Parliament’s views when deciding about the mandates; reiterates that the negotiations should be based on balanced proposals, avoiding disparities between the various production sectors and with due consideration for the impact on undertakings’ competitiveness and jobs; notes with concern that the Commission refers in its communication to major future EU concessions with a view to the forthcoming FTAs;
2011/03/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reminds the Commission to pay particular attention to the ‘non-tariff barriers’ and regulatory barriers used by many countries, including WTO members, vis-à-vis EU exports, not least with a view to future trade partnership agreements; points out that, during negotiations, provision should be made for intervention instruments aimed at restoring reciprocity and conditions of equilibrium between the parties in the event of unilateral measures (‘non-tariff barriers’) being taken, including merely administrative measures (certification, inspection), which may place EU businesses at a competitive disadvantage and give rise to asymmetrical operating conditions; calls on the EU to take steps at international level in favour of regulatory cooperation with a view to promoting equivalence and convergence of international standards and thereby limiting disputes and the associated trade costs;
2011/03/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 14
EU competitiveness and economic success cannot exist without goods, services and well- protected foreign direct investments
2011/03/25
Committee: INTA
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Demands that the Commission force our trading partners to grant better market access to our goods and service providers, bearing in mind that the EU internal market is already quite open to foreign service providers; points out that some public services have to remain excluded on the basis of national or regional cultural diversities;
2011/03/25
Committee: INTA