Activities of Michael THEURER related to 2010/2277(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a single market for enterprises and growth
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Advocates 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; 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 clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringement;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Advocates 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; 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 clauses on human rights, social and environmental responsibility and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their enforcement, with sanctions in the event of infringement; emphasizes that international trade agreements serve the purpose of harmonizing rules and standards in order to lower adjustment costs, especially for SME;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it important to ensure market access, symmetry and transparency in public procurement procedures, in particular for SMEs, 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, in some cases, in serious abuses of human rights and labour rights and in damage to the environment; points out that companies have duties, and calls for a binding CSR clause to be included in trade agreements.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to develop greater coordination between SME measures at the domestic and international level, and to identify and promote SMEs that have trade potential; considers that the Member States should do more to encourage SME use of existing initiatives and tools such as the market access database and the export helpdesk;