6 Amendments of Hermann WINKLER related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in thlegally binding general clause applicable to the complete agreement, in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure, that the exception of audio- visual services is future-proofed and may not be hampered by technological developments, e.g. the convergence of audio-visual-, telecommunications- and e- commerce-services;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) is of the opinion that strengthening the euro-transatlantic partnership through the TTIP is entirely in keeping with the EU's efforts to achieve more growth and jobs, inter alia through increased transatlantic trade and market access for SMEs; is furthermore of the opinion that, by proactively setting standards under the TTIP, the EU can be a guide for other economic powers;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reaffirmensure that services with a strong cultural component will not be challenged by the TTIP agreement;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CIs of the opinion that SMEs can benefit greatly from the TTIP, in particular through elimination of non-tariff trade barriers, smaller businesses being hit disproportionately hard by compliance costs; calls on the Commission to ensure that the priorities and concerns of SMEs are fully taken into account in the TTIP negotiations e.g. by means of impact assessments or targeted public consultations;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Requests that the Commission facilitate more active participation of EU firms in US public procurement in individual states of the US, and in their governmental subdivisions, as this can contribute to stimulating private-sector innovation and to the emergence of new, high-growth innovative companies and sectors;