Activities of Niccolò RINALDI related to 2010/2203(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the future European international investment policy PDF (231 KB) DOC (143 KB)
Amendments (2)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the same high level of protection should not be granted to all kinds of investments and that, for example, portfolio investment and intellectual property rights should be excluded from the scope of future international investment agreements signed by the EU; is therefore concerned that the Commission's recommendation for a negotiating directive on investment with India includes intellectual property rights; cautions that this could have a negative impact on the production of generic medicines and on public health;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the Commission shall establish a list of sectors not covered by future agreements, for example sensitive sectors such as culture, education and those sectors which are strategically important for national defence, and calls on the Commission to foresee safeguards to protect public health; notes that the EU should also be aware of the concerns of its developing partners and should not call for more liberalisation if the latter deem it necessary for their development to protect certain sectors, particularly public services;