Activities of Salvatore IACOLINO related to 2010/2277(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a single market for enterprises and growth
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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-1. Stresses that the external dimension of the European strategy, which also includes international trade, is assuming growing importance due to the integration of markets and therefore that an appropriate external strategy can be genuinely useful with a view to sustainable growth, employment and a stronger single market for businesses, in line with the aims of the 2020 Strategy;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. AdvocatesStresses the need for coherence between the Union’s internal and external policies and its overall objectives, contributing to sustainable growth and employment in line with the EU 2020 strategy;and urges that such coherence be pursued in the context of multilateral organisations and bilateral trade agreements through ex ante sustainable impact assessments (SIAs) and periodic ex post evaluations, the inclusion in agreements of; suggests furthermore that clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringementights should increasingly be included in trade agreements and enforced;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the fact that compliance with high standards is crucial to achieving social progress, consumer protection and sustainable economic growth and that, in order to allow EU companies to compete internationally on a level playing field, EU trading partners should abide by the rules and enforce them, as non-compliance is a form of dumpingviolation of international obligations which severely hinders the single market;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, as well as security and predictability in relation to investments; deplores the fact that, by increasing competitive pressure among countries to attract foreign investors, as well as competition between corporations, globalisation has resulted,stresses the numerous advantages of the strong process of integration of world markets; is aware, however, that in some cases, in serious abuses ofternational companies have violated human rights and labour rights and in damage tod the environment; points out that companies have duties, and calls for a binding CSR clause to be included in trade agreements.