26 Amendments of Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN related to 2010/2026(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union has strengthened its economic and trade relations with Latin America, becoming its second most important trading partner and the leading trading partner for MercosERCOSUR and Chile, whereas trade figures doubled between 1999 and 2008, with an increase of the EU imports from Latin America from 42.5 to 120.4 billion Euro and Chile;a rise of exports to the region from 52.2 to 86.4 billion Euro, whereas European countries constitute the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Latin America,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas one third of the inhabitants of Latin America are poor; whereasaccording to ECLAC poverty rate in Latin America has decreased from 44,4% in 2003 to 33% in 2010 but according to ECLAC and UNICEF almost 63% of children and adolescents in the Latin America suffer from poverty,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU-LAC trade flows were dramatically affected by the financial crisis but their growth restarted in 2010,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the current fragmented situation could create a network of agreements operating at different speeds and could complicate bi-regional relationreation of a network of comprehensive agreements with the different groups of Latin America's countries is contributing to enhancing the cooperation of the two continents,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the burden of often illegitimately accumulated debt inherited from previous governments remains one of the most serious, despite significant progress in the management of state finances, the burden of debt remains an obstacles to trade- related investments, development and sound state finances in a number of Latin American countries,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there is a general desire in Latin America to reducincrease the region's economic dependeimportance oin the United States (process of 'second independence')global economy and actively seek to diversify economic relations; whereas Europe shcould avoid offering merely a 'second dependence'be a very important commercial partner for this purpose,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the Lisbon Treaty defines EU tTrade pPolicy as an integral and relevant part of the Union's overall external action and that that policy therefore mustit can play a decisive and positive role in creating wealth, enhancing economic and political relations between peoples and countries, ensuring peace and addressing development, environmental, and social objectives as well as contribute to meeting the other objectives set out in the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that trade policy is an important tool in achieving the objective of a biregional strategic partnership between the European Union and Latin America; supports, in this respect, the creation of a Euro-Latin America interregional partnership area based on a WTO-Regionalism compatible model;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that, in order to expand the benefit from its trade relations with the EU, Latin America needs to increase welfare through trade performance, equitably distribute the gains from trade, promote ownership of trade reform and appropriately distribute the gains from trade among its population, Latin America needs to accompany trade policy with the adoption of appropriate internal and structural reforms, in particular in social and fiscal fields and further expand trade- related institutional capacity;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the positive developments in Brazil, Ecuador and Boliviamost Latin American countries, where new trade and resource policies seem toaccompanied by internal reforms have contributed to the reduction of inequality, as illustrative of the conditions under which trade reformspolicy may have progressive distributive effects;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it crucial for Latin America to move forward from trade in raw materials towards trade in processed materials and partdiversify more its trade which is mainly based on raw materials; considers that global transport related to current supply chains and international labour division is excessive and environmentally unsustainableshould take environmental concerns into consideration environmental concerns;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for closer cooperation between the EU and the Latin American countries with a view to concluding a fair WTO Doha Agreement that must effectively contribute to poverty reduction and help the economy to recover from the crisis through a progressive and balanced reduction of tariff and non-tariff trade barriers;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises the constructive role that EU-based companies operating in Latin America should play by applying the highest levels of European environmental and, social protection and quality management standards and by offering decent wages and job security;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is concerned by the factaware that in the past some limited cases of misconduct by EU-based companies operating in Latin America have occurred, involving ecological degradation, cases of exploitation of labour, as well as serious human rights violations; warns that, despite being limited in a number of cases, the misconduct of certain EU-based companies doescould harm to the image of the EU as a whole and negatively affects the business opportunities of all competitors who observe the principles of corporate and social responsibility;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the differences in the tariffs applying under the WTO banana agreements, the agreements with Columbia and PWelcomes the conclusion of the WTO agreements on trade in bananas which have definitively settled a long-term dispute with Latin American banana supplierus and Cecontral America and the commitments made to ACP partners in the Caribbean could create new controversies; calls in particular for fair treatment for Ecuador following its struggles in nine WTO panelibuted to concluding the negotiations on different Agreements with Latin American countries; a comprehensive and adequate banana package should take into account the commitments made to ACP partners and the interests of EU producers;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the implementNotes the positive conclusion of the negotiations of the EU-Central America Association Agreement must take into account the interests of the people concerned; stresses that parliaments still have to ratify the Agreementwhich, as a first example of a region-to-region agreement, should contribute with appropriate accompanying policies to enhancing not only wealth but also the further integration of Central American countries;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that Bolivia has presented awithdrawn the claim ato the Andean Community Court of Justice regarding the Multi-Party Trade Agreement concluded by the EU with Coloumbia and Peru; considers it to be a good step for the possible future accession of Bolivia to the Agreement;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that the negotiations on the Multi-Party Trade Agreement between the EU and Columbia and Peru have been concluded satisfactorily; hopes that the agreement will be initialled in the coming months and that Ecuador and Bolivia could soon join such an Agreement; in this respect, welcomes the resumption of talks with Ecuador after a suspension of some months;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that it should be closely involved at all stages of theupports the resumption of negotiations on anthe EU-Mercosur Association Agreement and that the negotiating mandate should be updated to take full account of recent developments in the global economy and demands and concerns put forward by Parliament;which affects 700 million people and, if concluded, would be the world's most ambitious biregional agreement; stresses that it should be closely involved at all stages of the negotiations; is aware that agriculture issues will probably be a controversial topic in the negotiations and hopes that a balanced outcome for both parties could be achieved in the end;.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the significant progress in bilateral trade with Chile and Mexico, as well as the increased level of investments in goods and services that has been achieved since the entry into force of the respective Association Agreements; points out that the full utilization of all the opportunities and potentialities offered by the review clause of the Association Agreements remains an objective to further enhance EU trade relations with these two countries;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Is deeply concerned about the recent restrictive measures adopted by the Argentinian authorities on foodstuffs imported from third countries, including the European Union; considers these measures as a real non-tariff barrier incompatible with the WTO obligations; calls, therefore, on the Argentinian authorities to eliminate this illegal burden on foodstuff, which could represent a bad signal and a serious obstacle for the ongoing EU-MERCOSUR negotiations;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesTakes note of the decision to set up the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which could overlap or contradict the other existing organisations in Latin America;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the right of indigenous communities throughout Latin America to decide by themselves and within the legal framework of trade agreements the degree to which they want to be integrated into the global market economy; reiterates the need to protect indigenous traditional knowledge and rare species on their territories from patenting conflicts with European companies;