Activities of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2012/2225(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on trade and investment-driven growth for developing countries PDF (209 KB) DOC (164 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 207 and 208 of the Treaty onf the Functioning of the European Union and Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 bis (new)
Citation 4 bis (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ (COM(2011) 303),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
having regard to the Commission communication ‘Towards a comprehensive European international investment policy’ (COM(2010)343),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard to the communication ‘A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility’ (COM(2011)681),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 bis (new)
Citation 7 bis (new)
– having regard to the communication ‘Trade and Development: Assisting Developing Countries to Benefit from Trade’, COM(2002)513,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 bis (new)
Citation 9 bis (new)
– having regard to its resolutions of 25 November 2010 on 'Human rights and social and environmental standards in international trade agreements', 'International trade policy in the context of climate change imperatives' and 'Corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements',
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A bis (new)
Recital A bis (new)
A bis. a/A new (before the current A) Whereas Articles 207 and 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are clearly interlinked; whereas Article 207 states that the EU's commercial policy shall be based on the priciples and objectives of the Union's external action, and whereas Article 208 requires that the Union's policies which are likely to affect developing countries shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas trade and investment can be a means of achieving those objectives by stimulating the sustainable growth of developing countries (DCs) and the least developed countries (LDCs), enabling the transfer of technologies and skills and helping to create jobs and increase competitiveness and productivity;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas trade and investment cannot in themselves have a decisive impact on growth or on the structural weaknesses (shortfalls in human capital, governance and infrastructure, heavy reliance on exports of raw materials, poor export diversification, high trade costs, etc.) from which DCs and, a fortiori, LDCs suffer and which hamper their full access to world trade;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’'s trade and investment policy in respect of developing countries should be supplemented by technical and financial assistance coupled with parallel national measuresshould support the development objectives set by the authorities of the beneficiary countries and be backed up by technical and financial assistance;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest donors of aid for trade, with EUR 10.7 billion committed in 20110, namely almost a third of the total amount of ODA; whereas the economic and financial crisis has raised the issue of reducing the funding earmarked for public- sector development assistance, and in particular aid for trade, and that of the effectiveness of its use;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the Commission’s aim of enhancing synergies between trade and development policies; recommends that it award priority, in these policies, to measures aimed at creating jobs, facilitating trade, improving the trade and investment climate, resistance to economic shocks, fiscal governance and diversification of trade and investment flows, and promoting sustainable development; calls on the EU to display greater consistency in the implementation of its trade, agricultural, environmental, energy and development policies;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4
Paragraph 5 – point 2 – indent 4
– strengthening social and safety standards and promoting transparency and sustainability, particularly in the mining and forestry management sectors;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – point 3 – indent 3
– promoting services that facilitate trade and investment, and particularly environment-friendly tourism, logistics and investment;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the Commission's proposal concerning theto differentiation of EUe its aid for trade and theo focusing of its efforts on those countries in most in need of this, and particular, especially the lessast developed countries (LDCs) and low-in; recomme countries; calls onnds the Commission, nevertheless, not to take revenue (gross national product) as its sole criterion, but also to take into account a country’s general level of development and its needs, capacities and internal development inequalities, in addition to the standard indicators (gross national product, human capital and vulnerability to economic shocks); urges the Commission to take into account the principles of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) for the LDCs;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that while transfers of funds and micro-finance remain relevant tools, they alone cannot meet all funding requirements; Calls on all donors to seek out and promote innovative forms of financing and partnership; Supports the introduction of South-South and triangular partnerships; recommends making more widespread use of inter-regional funding schemes such as have been implemented in connection with the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the adoption of the Communication ‘Improving EU support to developing countries in mobilising Financing for Development’; calls on the Commission to implement its proposals swiftly, with a view to mobilising additional sustainable, predictable and effective financing; welcomes the guidelines set out in the OECD’s Policy Framework for Investment User’s Toolkit; welcomes the results of the Busan Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation and the Istanbul Principles for CSO Development Effectiveness;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the reform of the rules of origin and the forthcoming entry into force of the reformed generalised system of preferences (GSP); hopes that the Commission will come forward with a report on the consequences for beneficiary countries of the change in that system, and particularly for those countries for which preferences have been withdrawn, in accordance with the provisions of Article 40 of the new rules;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the conclusprovisional application of a first economic partnership agreement (EPA) with an African country and calls on the Commission to harness this momentum to relaunch the negotiations on EPAs not yet concluded; points to the importance of establishing a firm legal and commercial framework for promoting investment in ACP countries; calls on the Commission to take into account the European Parliament’s recommendations concerning preference erosion and the flexibility and scope of tariff dismantling, and to award special attention to implementing the EPAs;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU has developed effective tools in the field of development assistance through trade and investment, with these including the GSP and EPAs; urges the Commission, nonetheless, to combine all the existing instruments in a genuine overarching strategy that also comprises measures in the fields of technical assistance for trade, capacity building and trade-related adjustment, also in relation to standardisation;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that, given the size of their share of international trade, European companies, their subsidiaries and subcontractors play a key role in the promotion and dissemination of social and labour standards worldwide; considers that European companies which relocate their production to countries with less stringent social obligations should be held liable for any damage and negative externalities affecting local populations;