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Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

~~1. Points out that internationalisation and innovation are key drivers of competitiveness and growth and are crucial to the EU 2020 strategic goals;~~deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that the EU has seen its worst social and economic crisis since its existence, the end of which is still not in sight; this crisis has led to high unemployment, particularly amongst young people, and cuts in social services in many European countries;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that standardisation can lead to innovation and competitiveness by facilitating access to markets and by enabling interoperability; encourages the Commission to increase the promotion of European standards internationally;deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses therefore that all strategies in relation to transforming Europe for a post-crisis world need to be guided by sustainable job creation, strong and effective public services that are run in the interests of workers and users of public services;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that, in the EU's innovation policies, particular attention must be paid to supporting eco-compatible, energy- saving and low-carbon production, protecting IPR, improving SMEs‘ access to funding, making SMEs internationally active, liberalising protected markets, stabilising exchange rates, fostering the legal protection of EU companies abroad and combating unfair competition and counterfeiting;deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that, given the severe implications of climate change internationally, there is an urgency to invest in more research on how to combat and reverse the effects of climate change; the research into a sustainable economy can only be successful when done on a cross-border level and conducted in the interests of the well being of the population and not in the interest of enhanced competitiveness and profit- making;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

~~4. Regrets that our international partners have not opened their internal public procurement markets to EU companies in the same way that the EU internal market is open to third-country enterprises;~~deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notices the strong drive by European investors and big business to open up public procurement and services "markets" through international trade agreements; underlines the negative effects this has on the quality of services as well as wage levels; stresses that all institutions concerned with research and development must be democratically run, publically funded and exempted from market principles;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

~~5. Insists on the need to focus particularly on non-tariff barriers, which, as tariffs are gradually reduced or eliminated, tend to become the main obstacles to international trade;~~deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Acknowledges that technology transfer in the interest of development and with respect to achieving the MDGs needs to be an important aspect of European trade policy;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Encourages the simplification of SME innovation and start-up policies; supports the creation of a European service to facilitate Innovation Partnerships; regards political and financial support as crucial in fostering innovation;deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reiterates the negative effects of enforcing stronger IPR rules and patent rights in the interests of large corporations in general and the pharmaceutical industry in particular; emphasises that combating counterfeiting must have as its sole objective the protection of consumers’ interests, their health and general well being;

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Points out that the single European patent and the European Company Statute need to be adopted to promote the transition to extra-Community trade; underlines the need to reduce costs for EU patents in order to make them more competitive vis-à-vis US and Japanese prices;deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

Joe HIGGINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

~~8. Acknowledges that the transfer of EU high-technology knowhow to third countries should be monitored in order to avoid unfair competition, piracy and counterfeiting.~~deleted

2011/02/15
Committee: INTA

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