Activities of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2018/2084(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
WTO: the way forward (debate) FR
Amendments (6)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the enduring value of multilateralism and calls for a trade agenda based on free, fair and rule-based trade for the benefit of all, which supports the sustainable development agenda by including social, environmental and human rights, and ensuring that multilaterally agreed and harmonised rules are uniformly applied to all; stresses that the WTO must also contribute to promoting fair trade and combating unfair practices;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Shares the view that, as a way to address the root causes of the current crisis, it is necessary for the WTO to develop new rules to address current gaps in the rulebook in order to level the playing as regards subsidies and state-owned enterprises, investment market access and regulatory barriers to services and investment; believes that in order to remain relevant, the WTO also needs to address new challenges in areas such as: e- commerce; digital trade; global value chains; public procurement; domestic regulation for services; micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs); and greater compatibility between trade, labour and environmental agendas; welcomes, in this regard, the joint statements that were adopted in Buenos Aires on e-commerce, domestic regulation, investment facilitation and women’s economic empowerment, as well as the work that has been done on these issues since then; stresses how important it is for its members to abide by and properly enforce the rules laid down by the WTO;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the regulation of e- commerce represents a real challenge at international level and that digital technology must, therefore, be an integral part of the work carried out by the WTO, including during the process of modernising it; stresses that the European Union should emphasise its rules on privacy and data protection so that they may be promoted at international level and become a benchmark for the development of international and multilateral standards;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that access to public procurement is one of the European Union’s priorities in its trade negotiations and that, as such, the fulfilment of WTO members’ commitments to sign up to the agreement on government procurement, to improve the functioning of the agreement and compliance with its provisions is expected in a spirit of reciprocity and mutual benefit; notes that for any potential improvements in the oversight of state aid and the role of public companies to be fully effective, progress must be made in this area;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that SMEs are the driving force of the global economy and calls on the WTO to pay particular attention to SMEs and to include specific provisions for them at all stages of its work and in the drafting of multilateral and plurilateral rules;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses how important it is that the European Union and the WTO continue and redouble their international cooperation efforts with other international organisations such as the United Nations, the OECD, the World Customs Organisation and the ILO, given the wide variety of subjects and sectors that international trade currently encompasses;