31 Amendments of Marisa MATIAS related to 2021/2037(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Climate Agreement, which came into force on 4 November 2016,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas through its strong economic growth and ambitious foreign policy agenda, China is asserting a stronger global role both as an economic power and as foreign policy actor, which poses serious political, economic, security and technological challenges to the EU, has significant consequences for the world order and poses threats to liberal democracy;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas in 2020, China was the main trading partner in goods for the EU; whereas economic and trade relations are an important component element of EU- China cooperation, but not its only determining factor;
Amendment 79 #
(a) elaborate a more assertive EU- China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with Beijing in the interest of the EU as a whole, while defending our values andbased on cooperation and dialogue, the promotingon of a rules-based multilateral order anda new model for fair trade relations that respects human rights and international commitments on environment and renewable energy, non-proliferation and disarmament and labour rights;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
Paragraph 1 – point b – point 2
2) Engagement on human rights issues through economic leveragethe promotion and defence of human rights;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that EU-China cooperation should be more people- oriented and deliver more real benefits to citizens in order to build mutual trust and understanding;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Deeply regrets the sanctions and counter-sanctions that have been mutually imposed on each other; Stresses that sanctions tend to be easier to introduce than to lift and therefore result in a years long confrontation in the relations which only tend to get worse;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes it is imperative that both the EU and China do not act in a belligerent way towards each other or other countries, including through its rhetoric; highlights that both parties should always seek to promote dialogue where conflicts arise;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the EU and China to assume their responsibility as important international actors and avoid a transformation of the relations into confrontation; stresses that good cooperation between both partners is necessary to address global problems; reiterates that China remains a strategic partner for the EU and has been a reliable partner in many areas of international cooperation and upholding multilateralism;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Engagement on human rights issues through economic leveragethe promotion and defence of human rights
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that not all EU Member States have ratified ILO conventions, calls on the EU to continue to work within and in conjunction with the ILO and recalls the importance of compliance with labour standards in the EU and by European companies outside the EU if it is to have the legitimacy to demand that other countries do so;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses, in this context, that respect for the right to form and join trade unions and to bargain collectively is a fundamental criterion of corporate responsibility; Deplores the fact that freedom of association is being violated in many places of production; demands respect for the role of trade unions, social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work, such as freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining for all workers;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to put forward the proposed Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Framework as a matter of urgency; calls on the EU to support all efforts to achieve the adoption of the new Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights in the framework of the United Nations;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the future EU strategy on China should provide the necessary tools and data to analyse the political, economic, social and technological threats stemming from China, its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and 17+1 policies, its investment strategy and their implications for the Union’s strategic autonomy and the liberal order;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point d
Paragraph 14 – point d
(d) ensuring that the President of the Commission is present at the BRI annual forum to ensure that the decisions taken by EU Member States involved in the BRI initiative are in line with EU policies and interests and the promotion of Human Rights;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned by the assertive and, at times, aggressive diplomatic pressure from the Chinese authorities; underlines that EU institutions can in no way bow to pressure or censorship from Chinese channelcurrent state of affairs in the relationship between the EU and China; notes that only through dialogue can both parties overcome their differences;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the VP/HR to coordinate the Union’s actions with like-minded partners on the protection of human rights and support for civil society in China and for Chinese diaspora around the world, as well as the defence of liberal democracy in the world, notably in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and with a view to engaging China to respect international law, the freedom of navigation and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessaryimportant for the EU to promote a balanced and prosperous transatlantic relationship with the Biden Administration, in order to maintain and demonstrate the united strength of global liberal democracies in multilateral organisationrebuild the multilateral organisations and generate international consensus;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of the EU remaining vigilantattentive about China’s changing role and growing influence in multilateral organisations and to ensure better coordination among the Member States and towards combining the strength of global liberal democracies in order to respond to this development;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Council’s intention to reinforce the EU’s strategic focus, presence and action incollaboration and relationship with the Indo-Pacific region by launching a new EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that investment and trade conditionality by itself is not enough to counter Chinese assertiveness; finds that the EU should increase strategic autonomy by addressing other dimensions of the EU-China relationship, notably digital and technological sovereignty and supply chain security;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose a strategy to deal with trade imbalances more broadly, going beyond the current trade defensive instruments, if necessary, so as to tackle the large structural trade deficit, China’s use of large-scale export credits and loans, the opaque financing of strategicboth European and Chinese companies, China’s policy of indigenous innovation connected to efforts to promote Chinese standards, and its endeavour to become a leading export nation of advanced technological goods;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers it necessary to develop new industrial policies in areas such as microchips and semiconductor production, rare earth mining, cloud computing and telecoms technology in order to decrease EU’s reliadependence on Chinese supply chainsand other external supply chains, in order to become a relevant technological player on the international scene;
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines the importance on working on AI regulation and on an ethical and civil liability framework for AI systems and affiliated technologies that boosts citizen-centred and privacy- sensitive innovation, in partnership with key strategic partners that share the EU’s liberal and democratic valuein order to safeguard citizen’s fundamental rights;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Underlines EU and China’s mutual interest in promoting low-carbon development and addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transparent, public and well-regulated energy markets; believes in the value of strategic EU- China partnerships as necessary for the implementation of the Paris Agreement and for the effective combating of climate change; calls on the EU and China to use their political weight to advance the implementation of the Paris Agreement as well as the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and urges a cooperative approach at the Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
Subheading 6
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Points to the need to strengthen the EU’s tools to defend itself, increase its capacity to protect its interests overseas, acquire greater influence in its direct neighbourhood and ensure that the Member States are united in their geopolitical approach;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe should be used to discuss the EU’s strategic autonomy as an autonomy that is self-reliant and to give the VP/HR a stronger mandate to act on behalf of the EU and take the necessary steps to introduce qualitied majority voting in certain areas of foreign affairs, as well as to create a European Defence Union; notes that in order to comply with this, the Treaty of Lisbon needs to be reviewed;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out the need to equip the European External Action Service with a mandate and the necessary resources to study and counter Chinese disinformation operations;