15 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2018/0122M(NLE)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the draft Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), which provides a legally binding framework, strengthens EU-Japan bilateral relations and increases cooperation in more than 40 areas such as foreign policy and security issues, especially in areas as promoting peace and stability, managing crisis, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the illicit trade of arms or fighting against the impunity of the most serious international crimes, as crime of aggression, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, global development and humanitarian aid, economic matters, research, innovation, education, food safety, agricultural policy, ICT policy, space technology, culture and sport, as well as on global challenges such as climate change, migration, cyberthreats, public health, cross-border crime, crisis and disaster management and the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the strong commitment of the Contracting Parties to fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, in particular to the implementation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT); underlines that the contracting parties, as signatory states of the NPT, have expressly committed themselves to renouncing the acquisition of nuclear weapons; regrets that most of the Contracting Parties have until now not supported the recent comprehensive United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the reference in Article 1(3) of the SPA to a parliamentary dimension aimed at strengthening the partnership through dialogue and cooperation in the areas of political issues, foreign and security policies and other sectoral cooperation; suggests, in this connection, that the Diet and the European Parliament continue to develop parliamentary oversight and dialogue with the aim of ensuring that the contractually agreed cooperation is also implemented; reiterates its conviction that the concrete form of general and sectoral cooperation should, in principle, be based on the sustainability objectives and targets to be implemented by 2030, jointly adopted by the United Nations and also endorsed by the contracting parties;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the shared commitment to respect for human rights, democracy, fundamental freedoms, good governance and the rule of law, and to working together for the global promotion and protection of these values; urges both parties to take a positive and constructive stance in the conclusion of the United Nations Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the expansion of bilateral EU- Japan and plurilateral cooperation with South Korea, DPRK, the United States and China in support of efforts to secure peace and maintain stability in the region, peaceful coexistence in the Korean peninsula, and the irreversible and verifiable denuclearisation of the DPRKKorean peninsula; expresses preferencesupport for further Japan-South Korea cooperation which could contribute to regional stability and address security risks such as the DPRKcreate a favourable political and economic environment for the talks between the governments of South Korea and DPRK on a broad spectre of issues of mutual interest, including security risks on the Korean peninsula; emphasises that the stability ofand the globalfurther economic powercooperation between the countries in north-east Asia is in the core interest of Europe;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that the EU and Japan work together to increase the capacities of ASEAN regarding the regional integration agenda and the ability to resolve conflicts in the region collectively and hereby to strengthen against the background of an escalating rivalry between China and the US the actual centrality of ASEAN in the South East Asian multilateral order; supports the decision taken at the 33rd ASEAN-Japan Forum in Tokyo to further strengthen ties and address regional and international issues of common interest and to work together to promote peace and stability;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the opportunities and momentum the SPA gives to developing cultural relations; suggests furtherdeplores the low level of people-to-people exchanges between EU and Japanese population, takes note of the existing high linguistic barriers, and suggests significant investment to enhance citizen-to-citizen interaction, educational and cultural dialogue, and public diplomacy to promote mutual understanding;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the parties’ commitment in Article 13 to improve regulatory and supervisory regimes for accounting, auditing, banking, insurance, financial markets and other parts of the financial sector in support of the work currently undertaken in relevant international organisations and fora; is very concerned that the scope of liberalisation of financial services foreseen in the EPA related to the SPA will prove to be too broad, as it includes all finance-related positions, and all financial products and innovations; recalls that among these products were the particularly toxic assets which were at the centre of the 2008 global financial crisis; warns that in combination with the opaque regulatory cooperation system, which has been agreed by the negotiators and which is aimed at reducing the costs and regulatory burdens for private operators, it may become highly challenging to prevent the next financial crises; underlines the need both in the European Union and Japan for far-reaching and effective financial regulation in order to preserve financial market stability;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Welcomes the parties’ commitment in Article 15 to cooperate in the field of transport policies and practices, and calls on the parties to focus on the promotion of low-emission transport in the aviation, maritime and railway sector; calls on the parties to extend their cooperation to the road transport sector and to promote in particular zero-emission forms of urban transport, and of transport of goods;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses its support for the parties’ commitment in Article 17 to promote industrial cooperation; calls for an implementation of decent work and environmentally sound production schemes along the entire global value chains of their enterprises; emphasises the need to include due diligence in responsible sourcing to the fields of cooperation, and encourages the parties to exchange experiences made with binding legislative approaches such as the Union’s conflict minerals regulation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Considers positively the willingness of the parties expressed in Article 22 to enhance cooperation for consumer protection; is aware of existing divergent approaches regarding the labelling of genetic modifications in food products; stresses that under no circumstances precise, understandable and EU compliant food labelling shall be jeopardized;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Welcomes the willingness of the parties expressed in Article 28 to promote dialogue and enhance cooperation on fisheries policies in accordance with the precautionary and ecosystem approaches, with a view to promoting long-term conservation, effective management and sustainable use of fishery resources; calls for enhanced cooperation to safe endangered maritime species such as Bluefin tuna; reiterates its demand to end whale hunting at last, and calls in particular on Japan to respect all resolutions of the IWC; stresses the need to prohibit also forms of commercial whaling disguised as scientific whaling;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10f. Welcomes the commitment to Decent Work expressed in Article 30; deplores the fact that Japan has not yet ratified the two ILO core conventions on discrimination and on the abolition of forced labour, and joins the call by EU and Japanese trade unions for this lack to be remedied promptly;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Joint Committee 12a. Demands full access for Members of the European Parliament and National Parliaments to all preparatory documents of the Joint Committee; insists on a transparency register for the participants to meetings of the Joint Committee;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the parties to review the implementation and the successful implementation of the SPA in parallel to the review of the EPA; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament an evaluation of the SPA before the review, including an analysis of the contribution of the SPA to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by 2030;