Activities of Metin KAZAK related to 2009/2200(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on trade and economic relations with Turkey PDF (163 KB) DOC (95 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 2 #
having regard to the latest WTO Trade Review on Turkey, published in 19982007,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
whereas Turkey is the fifteenth largest economy in the world; whereas FDI inflow, amounting to EUR 18 billion in 2008, has placed Turkey in twentieth position in the world and made it and the sixth largest economy in Europe, with industrial goods amounting to over 90% of its exports,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H (new)
Recital H (new)
whereas Turkey ranked as the world's 20th largest receiver of FDI and its FDI inflow amounted to 18 billion in 2008,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Notes Turkey's potential for further economic development, given its young and dynamic population; encourages both the EU and Turkey to pay due attention to their interlinked economies, to pursue further openness, to refrain from hidden protectionism and to capitalise more on Turkey's geo-political position when setting trade targetpolicy priorities;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Highlights that the CU covers manufactured goods and processed agricultural products; looks forward to the inclusion of agricultural products in the CU, with the adoption of the CAP; considers that the CU can be deepened with the coverage of other areas such as services and public procurement should fall within its scope;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Stresses that the CU would greatly benefit from a review of the Dispute Settlement Mechanism,the establishment of a joint decision making and consultation mechanism between the parties; which would allow a swift and fair resolution of pending issues;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Encourages the Commission and Turkey to remove all technical barriers to trade, such as non-recognition of certification, duplicative testing, multiplduplicative inspections, mandatory technical regulations and standards; and calls on the Commission to provide greater support and to share good practice in this area;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Acknowledges the difficulties faced by Turkey in concluding Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with third countries, due to the unwillingness of certain countries to strike trade deals in the absence of binding mechanisms, and the detrimental effects of this on the Turkish economy; which particularly take the form of actual trade diversion in the Customs Union area that enables unilateral preferential access to the Turkish market for the EU's FTA partners with which Turkey has not yet been able to sign FTAs;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Notes that Russia has becomewhile EU remains Turkey's largest trade partner, Russia, China, the United States and Iran were amongst Turkey's largestmain trade partners as of 2009; and that Turkey is striving to diversify its trade partners by establishing close ties with Middle Eastern and African countries; asks the Commission to conduct a study on the causes and economic impact of Turkey's trade diversion away from the EU;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Regrets that the recurrent visa problems under GATS Mode 4deletion substantially limit the movement of Turkish businessmen and lorry drivers into the EU, constituting a non-tariff- barrier which is contrary to the spirit of the CU; underlines the successive ECJ rulings on this matter and calls on the Commission to ensure Member States respect these rulings; welcomes the decision of the Turkish Government to resume formal negotiations on an EU- Turkey readmission agreement;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Stresses that counterfeit products represent a major problem in EU-Turkey trade relations and reduce the attractiveness of Turkey for FDI; welcomes the adoption of new IPR legislation in Turkey wbut calls for iths effective enforcement;