7 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2009/2150(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recognises that 20 years of global trade liberalisation and a predominant orientation towards exports, especially in developing countries, have contributed to the build-up of the enormous global imbalances that are at the roots of the global economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Is convinced that current global trade and economic integration policies have to be reviewed in the light of their evident failure to provide for stable and socially and environmentally sustainable development patterns in developing countries;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Considers that an orientation towards regional, rather than global, integration could more effectively safeguard developing countries from the fall-out of global turbulence; suggests reform of the existing international commodity agreements and the re-establishment of national trade boards for the most important commodities as potential options for developing countries to reduce the volatility of terms of trade;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that a fair and development-oriented conclusion of the Doha Round in 2010 could help the WTO in aiding the economic recovery from the crisis and continuing the fight against protectionism and couldRemains unconvinced about the potential of a conclusion of the Doha Round to contribute to poverty alleviation in developing countries, the creation of good-quality jobs and the reduction of consumer prices, if negotiations remain based on the texts of July 2008;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks the Commission to conduct an assessment of the export dependency of ACP countries and its compatibility with development goals in country strategy papers, before continuing negotiations on full Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs);
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and Member States to assess the vulnerability of developing countries’ economies to external shocks and to support measures to increase developing countries’ access to credit, including the substantial capitalisation of multilateral development bankscapacity to finance their capital needs; calls on the Commission to review the agreements on financial service liberalisation with EPA countries in the light of such an assessment;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the Agreement on the Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), a mechanism established by 22 developing countries to reduce tariffs and other barriers to the export of goods traded between them, in an attempt to boostmake South-South trade. more independent from global trade turbulence.