Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2015/2932(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
Opening of FTA negotiations with Australia and New Zealand (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 16 #
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of the Asia- Pacific region for economic growth within Europe and stresses that this should be reflected in the European Union's trade policy; recognises that Australia and New Zealand are a key part of this strategy and that widening and deepening trade with these partners can help to meet this goal;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 7
7. Considers a robust and ambitious sustainable development chapter, covering core labour standards and the four ILO priority governance, such as ILO principles and conventions, and multilateral environmental agreements an indispensable part of any potential free trade agreement;
Amendment 51 #
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that a balanced outcome in agriculture chaptersthe final agreement that takes sensitivities duly into account can boost competitiveness and will be beneficial to both consumers and producers; calls for the inclusion of effective bilateral safeguard measures to prevent a surge in imports that would cause, or threaten to cause,measures to prevent serious injury to producersEU industry;
Amendment 60 #
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of strong and enforceable provisions covering the protection of intellectual property rights and, such as geographical indications (GIs);
Amendment 66 #
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Ccommission to conduct as soon as possible comprehensive sustainability impact assessments of the potential agreements to be able to thoroughly evaluate possible gains inwith a view to evaluating the gains resulting from enhancing the EU-Australia and EU-New Zealand trade and investment relationships to the benefit of the population on both sides;