13 Amendments of Norbert NEUSER related to 2012/2224(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that in order for growth to be inclusive and efficient in poverty reduction, it should inter alia be pursued in sectors in which poor people are active; points out that growth should also benefit and empower women and be associated with the creation of jobs as well as of micro- and small businesses;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the Commission's recognition of the need to support the participation of small producers and businesses; points to the market potential of Fair Trade schemes and the efficiency of such schemes in facilitating social development
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the Commission's facilitation of fair and ethical purchasing choices by public authorities through the Public Procurement Directives; encourages the Commission to give contracting authorities the policy space to make informed pro-development procurement choices in the current revision of the Public Procurement Directives; proposes that the Commission creates more momentum for Sustainable Public Procurement at the international level;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of timely and well-prepared National Development Strategies and impact assessments, and calls on the European Commission to implement the guidance prepared by the UN rapporteur on the right to food which calls for the use of Human Rights Impact Assessments - 'Guiding Principles on Human Rights Impact Assessments of Trade and Investment Agreements' - when concluding trade and investment agreements, to ensure that these are consistent with obligations under international human rights instruments;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Commission to support the call by the UN special rapporteur on the right to food to put in place a system of positive incentives to encourage the import of agricultural products to the EU that comply with specified environmental, social and human rights standards, in particular by ensuring fair revenues for producers and living wages for agricultural workers;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU to always ensure that its broad approach to trade negotiations, with the inclusion of issues like investment, restriction of the possible scope of state intervention, government procurement, competition, trade in services and intellectual property rights, is in line with the respective needs and development strategies of partner countries;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Supports the package to promote trade for small operations in developing countries announced in the Commission communication; calls on the Commission to make progress in developing this package and calls on all donors to allocate sufficient funds to implement this package specifically to support the participation of small business in trade schemes that secure added value for producers, including those responding to sustainability (e.g. Fair Trade); requests regular updates on its implementation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the EU to ensure that Aid for Trade promotes poverty-reducing and inclusive instruments, therefore its primary focus should be on the needs of small operators; stresses that Aid for Trade should be used for developing sustainable value chains with a pro-poor focus in order to enhance the goal of acquiring a sustainable supply chain;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on EU-based companies with production facilitiesthe Commission to ensure that European corporations whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in developing countries to abide by their national and international obligations to respect human rights and freedoms, social and environmental standards, core labour standards and international agreements;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is convinced of the potential of the private sector to function as a driving force in development and stresses that in order to realise this potential, the process needs to serve local communities and generate, via the principle of inclusive fair supply chains, empowerment for all actors involved, from the producer/worker to the consumer;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls moreover on EU-based and other companies to abide by the ten core principles of the UN's Global Compact and Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to include binding CSR clauses in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, based on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the OECD complaints procedure;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the EU, other aid donors, partner country authorities and local and international private actors in developing countries to explore possible areas of cooperation for sustainable development in order to maximise the development output of business activities; and to include civil society organisations at all levels of discussions;