5 Amendments of Joe HIGGINS related to 2010/2026(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that trade which is to benefit working class people, small and landless farmers and indigenous peoples, both in Europe and Latin America, needs to be based on not-for-profit-driven exchange of goods and services that has as its primary objectives the protection and development of social, trade union and human rights, quality of life, food security and food sovereignty, the environment and environmental standards as well as public services, including health and education;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that trade which is meant to be carried out in the framework of equal partnership also requires equitable wealth distribution within the respective countries; underlines, therefore, the urgent need for democratic land reform and land distribution in many countries of Latin America;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that if the EU is to be a genuine promoter of values such as human rights, social standards and democracy, the ratification process of the FTA between Colombia and Peru as well as the Association Agreement between the EU and Central America needs to be put on hold; all further negotiations can only take place in a transparent manner and with the direct participation of all relevant stakeholders, such as trade unions, representatives from the indigenous communities and NGOs;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Welcomes the process of closer regional integration, the setting up of ALBA and the proclamations about building “Socialism in the 21st Century”; is concerned, however, that further progress in that direction will be jeopardised if capitalism is not fundamentally broken with and natural resources, land and the key sections of the economy are not swiftly brought into public ownership, with democratic control and management by the working class, indigenous people and the poor;