4 Amendments of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2011/2111(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in spite of the recent spectacular economic growth in most of the BRICS countries, these same countries are also the ones with the single largest concentration of poverty in the world, according to the World Bank (e.g. in China, 207 million people live on less than USD 1.25 per day, while in India 41.6% of the population does so); whereas this shows that in the great majority of cases rapid economic growth entails an increase in inequalities, and consequently pro-poor growth policies and the creation of safety nets remain necessary in these countries;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the BRICS countries are too diverse for the EU to pursue a single policy towards them and urges that a new, differentiated development cooperation be established; suggests instead that the EU should try to find coherent patterns and areas of BRICS interest (technical cooperation and assistance, alignment of legislative requirements, etc.) which could allow the EU to establish itself as a primary BRICS partner and to exploit its comparative advantages, such as advanced environmental legislation, experience in regional cooperation and expertise in setting up systems for reducing social inequalities (e.g. efficient tax and social protection systems);
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the EU must decide whether it wants to establish a closer relationship with BRICS; acknowledges the trade-offs that this would entail, with the EU having to accept that its preference for, even taking into account that the EU's vision and the BRICS countries' vision with regard to binding commitments and institutionalised regimes willmay not necessarily be sharedalways bye those countriese same;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the EU and Member States to support south-south cooperation initiatives and to take part in triangular cooperation projects in which the BRICS are participating;