11 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2015/2067(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas two thirds of the WTO membership need to ratify the agreement before it can enter into force; in that regard, it calls for WTO members to do their utmost to enablewhereas by June 18, 2015, only 8 of the required 108 members had concluded ratification, which makes it unlikely that the agreement towill enter into force as soon as possible and before the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC10) in Nairobi in December 2015;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU is committed to promotingArticle 3, paragraph 5 TEU commits the Union to contribute to free, and fair and open trade which istrade along with solidarity and mutual respect for all peoples; whereas trade relations should be balanced and of mutual benefit for all; whereas the WTO is the npart of the multilatueral framework for the reaffirmation of these principles;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores that the TFA does not include any provisions to promote fair trade; Calls on the Commission to put fair trade high on the agenda of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference, in accordance with its TEU obligations;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the benefits that the implementation of this agreement will bring for exporters from the EU and other developed countries, in particular for SMEs; emphasises that the agreement will reduce uncertainty regarding market entry conditions and; notes that the OECD projects a reduction of the costs of trade by between 12.5 % and 17.5 % (according to estimates such as those by the OECD)if fully implemented); notes that the World Bank analysis links the major share of the gains to the successful construction of ports and other large infrastructure projects for exports, thus allowing EU businesses to access new markets and improve their competitiveness by reducing red tape and associated costs;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that most WTO Members have yet to establish functioning local and regional markets, in order to provide their population with access to goods and services most needed;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges all members of the WTO to try to find a solution without delay for implementing the Bali Package so that the DDA can be concluded for the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference; calls on the Commission to defend the WTO Member States' right to regulate to provide food security for their population;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is aware of the fact that the USA, as well as the European Community had for many years programmes in place, which purchased products from their farmers at fixed prices, and that these programmes proved to be essential tools for providing food security, and to strengthen the agricultural sector;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports fully the EU initiative of providing EUR 400 million in funding for the provision of technical assistance to developing and least developed countries which will be spent on projects such as improving the customs systems of developing and least developed countries; Insists that this money is not taken from existing budget lines related to development cooperation;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that in order to mitigate negative effects of globalisation on workers, the EU has created the Globalisation Adjustment Fund, while the US President has proposed to create a similar instrument for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) to deal with the effects of globalised trade on US workers; points out that workers in the vast majority of signatory states to the TFA will not be able to resort to a comparable fund;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the key role that can be played by EU delegations around the world which can work with developing and least developed countries ‘on the ground' and asks for the largest possible involvement ofsupport from these delegations in the disbursementimplementation of technical assistance;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that international organisations and the partners of developing and least developed countries collaborate closely in the implementation of category C provisions in order to implement them within the shortest possible time; points out that the financial means needed for implementation would exceed by far what has been pledged until today;