4 Amendments of Luisa MORGANTINI related to 2008/2171(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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2. Believes that today's open trading system could stimulate economic activity between China and developing countries to the benefit of both sides and could be an unprecedented opportunity for economic growth and for their integration into the world economy, on the condition that trade policies are consistent with development objectives and that economic growth translates into poverty reduction;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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4. Hopes that the Chinese authorities will live up to the promises they made before the Olympic Games in 2008 on human and minority rights, democracy and the rule of law; and remains deeply concerned about the continuing repression of Tibetans and other minorities in China, as well as the ongoing restrictions on, as well as freedom of expression in the media and politics in China;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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5. DWhile fully aware of the need for China to continue on its development path, deplores the lack of ecological and environmental planning in China which has led to huge problems in air, water and soil pollution which are a major threat to the sustainability of industrial and agricultural activity as well as a threat to the health of the population; calls on the Chinese authorities to meet stricter targets for CO2 emissions and to impose tight restrictions on industrial and urban polluters; recalls the Joint Declaration on Climate Change of 2005 between China and the EU, which established a Partnership on Climate Change, and the need to speed up its implementation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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6. Welcomes Chinese investment in Africa and Latin America but calls on the Commission to monitor developments closely to ensure that such activities, as well as EU activities, are not to the financial, environmental or social detriment of the local populations in the least developed countries, whereas imports of Chinese consumer goods have proved to undercut local production and cost African jobs; therefore calls on the Commission to initiate a dialogue in this regard through the EU-China-Africa trialogue swiftly and to forge a partnership of equals aimed at enhancing African ownership and at addressing common challenges;