44 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2021/2038(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to its previous resolutions on transatlantic relations, in particular its resolution of 26 March 2009 on the state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections1a, its resolution of 14 May 2013 on the role of the EU in promoting a broader Transatlantic Partnership1b and its resolution of 12 September 2018 on the state of EU-US relations1c, _________________ 1OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 89. 1a OJ C 117 E, 6.5.2010, p. 198. 1b OJ C 65, 19.2.2016, p. 120. 1c OJ C 433, 23.12.2019, p. 89.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the appearance of the new US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on 19 January 2021,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the joint press statement by President von der Leyen and US Secretary of State Blinken on 24 March 2021,
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underscores the necessity to demonstrate the benefits of living in a democracy to citizens, especially those left behind by globalization; in that context, calls on the EU and the US to work together and align their strategies to create investment synergies, particularly to achieve sustainable and inclusive digital and green transitions of their economies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Notes that EU-U.S. common challenges are increasingly non-military in nature and lie within our economic partnership; calls for an increased legislative dialogue between the European Parliament and the U.S. Congress via committee-to-committee interaction and the Transatlantic Legislative Dialogue; suggests the creation of a Transatlantic Assembly, a consultative forum where members of the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament would share legislative initiatives and discuss cooperative actions;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the benefits for the transatlantic relationship of a balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade and investment agreement would extend far beyond commercial and economic aspects;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the US support for the new Director-General of the WTO, the US’s return to the Paris Agreement, the WTO tariff rate quota agreement and, the temporary suspension of Airbus Boeing tariffs, and for opening discussions to address global steel and aluminium excess capacity;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises at the same time that some diverging interests remain; in this regard, urges both sides to resolve bilateral disputes; urges the US to remove unilateral trade measures and refrain from taking further ones; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; threats for additional measures on digital service taxes, and refrain from taking further ones, and focus on what brings us together; urges the removal of section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium; calls for a rapid and lasting solution on aircraft subsidies; encourages both sides to use the EU-US Summit as a stepping stone to continue mending our trade relationship and discuss untapped areas for greater cooperation;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for enhanced cooperation on WTO reform, including reinstating the aAppellate bBody, regulating trade in health products, setting an ambitious climate and environmental agenda, concluding the fisheries negotiations, making progress in the electronic commerce negotiation, and agreeing on concrete deliverables for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12); encourages both sides to stick torive for multilateral agreements or, if not possible, for open plurilateral agreements; calls on the US to renew its commitments to the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement (GPA);
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates a joint strategic approach towards China, addressing the roots of unfair trade practices and tackling industrial subsidies, state-owned enterprises and human rights concerns, forced technology transfers, and human rights concerns; notes that such issues cannot be solved unilaterally or bilaterally and demand leading a coalition of like-minded partners at the international level within the framework of the WTO;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Draws attention to the importance of having a coordinated position with the US to tackle systemic structural and market distorting practices that endanger the global level-playing field; in that context, considers relevant the work done by the EU, US and Japan to strengthen existing WTO rules on industrial subsidies; urges the EU and the US to pursue this work and lead a coalition of like-minded countries at the WTO with a view to agreeing on new rules;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In that context, calls for a stronger regulatory partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and encourages both sides to exchange best regulatory practices; urges the EU and the US to pursue their negotiation on conformity assessment to remove financially burdensome non-tariff barriers; stresses the importance for both sides to align and lead a coalition of like-minded partners to enhance the use of transatlantic standards by international standards organizations;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the EU and the US to work together and lead efforts to address the issue of vaccine shortage to ensure that vaccines are delivered worldwide and to the greatest number as fast as possible; recalls that the world is facing a global scarcity of vaccines; therefore, to achieve vaccine equity, calls on the EU and the US to work with manufacturers to increase global manufacturing capacity for vaccines and their components;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. While recognising the importance to protect European intellectual property rights to maintain businesses’ capacity to innovate, considers relevant to examine all relevant flexibilities within the TRIPS agreement with the aim to increasing global vaccines and vaccine components manufacturing capacity; stresses that finding solutions on intellectual property rights can only be one part of the common global response;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the transatlantic partnership is based on strong political, cultural, economic and historical links, on shared values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and on common goals, such as prosperity, open and integrated economies, social progress and inclusion, sustainable development, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. While promoting dialogue and common action, calls on the Commission to assertively promote the EU’s interests and react to US unwarranted duties, the extraterritorial sanctionsenforcement of sanction mechanisms running counter to international law and market barriers created by the US;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages both sides to find a framework for joint action and look for selective agreements; calls for a stronger regulatory, green and digital partnership through the Trade and Technology Council and a coordinated approach to critical technologies, a carbon border adjustment mechanism and digital and global taxes.;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both the EU and the US share a number of new common challenges such as the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, the promotion of global health, the climate emergencychange, the fight against global criminal networks and terrorism, and the digital and green transformation as a means of sustainable modernisation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas Latin America is a region that shares many key values, interests, historical links, and economic and human ties with the EU and the US;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas Europe and Europeans have played a key role in US history; whereas monuments commemorating European historical figures have recently been vandalised in various parts of the US;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that stronger partners make for stronger alliances; welcomes efforts being made by both sides to render their supply chains more resilient, especially with regards to critical raw materials; encourages both sides to consider the other as a partner of choice;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a new transatlantic agenda that privileges multilateral cooperation for a healthier world, the fight against climate change, promotion of peaceful resolution of conflicts and reform of economic governance, by putting economic growth, job creation and the fight against inequalities at its centre;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to establish stronger structures fordeepen legislative cooperation and an inclusive transatlantic dialogue based oetween both legislative branches, such as a transatlantic legislators assembly; encourages the US Congress to enhance the Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue by authorising it as a United States-European Union Interparliamentary Group;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for strengthened interparliamentary cooperation between Members of the European Parliament and Members of Congress in different thematic areas that could enable the exchange of best practices on global, but also on shared, domestic challenges, such as economic growth, job creation and addressing economic and social inequality, protection of human rights and democratic standards, universal health coverage, legislative convergence on AI, taxation of technology companies, responsibility of online platforms and a just transition towards climate neutrality;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the stepping up of joint EU- US efforts on climate change, green technology, carbon adjustment, taxation of technology companies, sustainable finance and biodiversity;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the EU and the US to redouble their efforts to strengthen their economic ties, and in particular to resolve existing trade disputes and agree a joint agenda for facilitating trade and regulatory convergence on both sides of the Atlantic;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that a well-balanced and mutually beneficial bilateral trade and investment agreement would have positive consequences for the transatlantic relationship that would go far beyond the trade and economic aspects;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for enhanced coordination on the use of the human-rights sanctions mechanisms; points out, however, that the extraterritorial application of sanctions mechanisms is contrary to international law;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages the US to continue taking steps to join the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the international law of the sea to be defended and, in this respect, reiterates its request to the US to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Urges the US and the EU to strengthen their cooperation in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries around the world;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the US to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, the reform of the criminal justice system, including through addressing systemic racism, and the end of all discrimination against LGBTQI persons; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equality;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Condemns the recent attacks in the US on monuments of European historical figures such as Miguel de Cervantes, Christopher Columbus, Saint Junípero Serra, Queen Isabella I of Castile, Juan de Oñate, Diego de Vargas and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo; urges the US to protect, preserve and defend Europe’s cultural and historical heritage in the US, and in particular the Spanish legacy; urges the VP/HR to uphold Europe’s cultural, social, linguistic and historical legacy in the US;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self- reliance for EU Member States in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the US; considers, in this respect, that the Atlantic relationship should be strengthened through NATO, with a view to tackling the common challenges of security, the fight against terrorism, and the promotion of democracy and human rights around the world;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the common need to defend global democracy against rising authoritarianism, also within the transatlantic community, by, inter alia, fostering inclusive social and economic policies that address the root causes of inequalities and fighting extreme populist and nationalist views that provide a fertile ground for far-rightradical movements to thrive;
Amendment 333 #
21a. Recalls its suggestion to create a Transatlantic Political Council (TPC) for systematic consultation and coordination on foreign and security policy, which would be led by the HR/VP and the US Secretary of State and would be underpinned by regular contacts of political directors;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the HR/VP, the Council, the Commission and the Member States to enhance coordination of the EU’s foreign and security policy in relation to the US Administration in order to demonstrate convincingly that the EU is a coherent, reliable, united and effective player on the international scene;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the Biden Administration’s commitment to strengthen cooperation with the International Coalition for the Sahel; urges the US and the EU to work together to tackle the increase in violent extremism, terrorism by ISIS and al- Qaeda offshoots, and the humanitarian, economic and governance challenges in the Sahel and in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region in general;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports closer cooperation with the US and Latin American countries in promoting multilateralism, democratic values, sustainable development, human rights and, international law standards, economic growth, the fight against inequalities, the fight against drug trafficking and organised crime, the promotion of biodiversity and the fight against climate change;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Highlights, in this regard, the importance of ensuring that this cooperation with the US and the Latin American countries is reflected in joint efforts to support the opponents and dissidents facing retribution in various countries for defending the values of democracy and protection of human rights;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Reiterates its suggestion that the US and the EU engage in regular exchanges of views regarding their respective summits with Latin American countries, namely the EU-CELAC summits and the Summit of the Americas held by the Organization of American States;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the US and the EU to cooperate with one another and with other countries to restore human rights and democracy in Venezuela through elections that are truly free, credible, inclusive, transparent and entirely democratic; welcomes the fact that the Biden Administration continues to recognise Juan Guaidó as the President of Venezuela, and urges the Council and all the Member States to do the same;