8 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2015/2105(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade and investment policies must be aimed at creatingopening up new market access for EU businesses in order to create sustainable growth and high- quality, decent jobs, and; Considers that future trade agreements should be drawn up in such a way as to form part of an industrial strategy based on fair competition and reciprocity, and ensuring a level playing field for EU industries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s "Trade for All: Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy" initiative; considers trade and investment to be of critical importance in driving the EU’s economic recovery through opening up new export markets for EU industry, creating jobs and growth, and boosting EU competitiveness;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the EU’s leadership in climate action and considers it crucial that ambition is maintained in this regard; stresses, therefore, the importance of including safeguards in trade agreements that prevent carbon leakage given that the displacement of efficient EU processes to less sustainable systems could lead to increases in overall global emissions, which would be counterproductive to meeting the objectives outlined at COP21;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the Commission, when negotiating free trade agreements, should ensure that distortive practices such as dual pricing mechanisms and export restrictions on raw materials are prohibited;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for more effective enforcement of the existing Trade Defence Instruments (TDI) to tackle unfair competition and asks the Council to conclude work on the legislative proposal on the modernisation of TDIs that is currently at a standstill; additionally calls on the Commission to come up with further measures to improve transparency in this regard;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that trade and investment policies can play a significant role in the development of the telecoms market and digital economy in Europe and bring clear benefits to EU consumers and businesses; stresses, however, that trade strategieshighlights that a Digital Single Market is vital in boosting EU competitiveness and economic growth; stresses that a level playing field must be ensure that non-EU companies do not tad in terms of reciprocity on market access and that non-EU market advantage of the fragmentation of the EU market; ctors must comply with European industry and consumer standards;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, given the EU’s reliance on foreign energy supplies, to promote the diversification of energy suppliers, routes and sources through the development of renewables, as well as promoting energy efficiency;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on an EU strategy for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas storage; considers the recent global natural gas market developments to represent an enormous opportunity for Europe to increase security of energy supply and create a more competitive market; Calls for the swift completion of the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) to ensure the correct infrastructure is in place to benefit from these increased gas trade opportunities;