2008/2289(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Mexico has embarked on a scheme of structural reforms in strategic sectors and has become the world's tenth economic power,

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas Mexico's strategic situation and its network of trade agreements mean that this country is of great strategic importance for European exports, the European Union being its second source of foreign investment,

Amendment 3 #

Cristiana MUSCARDINI

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas ~~immigrat~~Mexican emigration to the European Union is one of the most important and most sensitive issues for Mexico, and in view of the ~~quantity and quality~~high number of Mexican immigrants in the European Union many of them highly skilled,

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Recital D

D. whereas immigration, inter alia, is one of the most important and most sensitive issues for Mexico, and in view of the quantity and quality of Mexican immigrants in the European Union,

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the positive effects that the application of the Global Agreement has had for both parties, with an increase in bilateral trade of more than 100% being recorded;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines that the EU-Mexico Strategic Partnership ~~is part of the bilateral relationship~~will give fresh impetus to the bilateral relationship and will favour the expansion and improvement of cooperation programmes, such as the Integral Support Programme for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (PIAPYME), the results of which will benefit both parties; calls, in this context, for an information campaign to be carried out to publicise all the programmes from which both parties will benefit within the framework of this deepening of their relations; points out that this strategic partnership will serve still further to consolidate coordination between the two parties in the main multilateral fora and institutions;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Joint Council, on the basis of the Future Developments Clause, under Article 43 of the Global Agreement, to consider the timeliness of establishing, inter alia, an agreement on an immigration policy between the two parties, in particular as it concerns Mode 4 procedures.

source: PE-416.596

2008/12/17 AFET 39 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 2 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 11 October 2007 on the murder of women (feminicide) in Mexico and Central America and the role of the European Union in fighting the phenomenon1,

Amendment 10 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G e (new)

Ge. whereas the human rights and democracy clause, as an integral part of the Association Agreement, must not just be a principle, but must also be an instrument and must be applied by both parties,

Amendment 11 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G f (new)

Gf. whereas non-profit civil society organisations are calling for the creation of mechanisms and bodies so that they can be formally included in the bilateral relations,

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the processes of political and economic integration, the increasing spread of economic globalisation and the importance of the debate on democracy, human rights and the environment, inter alia, have changed the priorities in the agenda of both regions,

Amendment 13 #

José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas the legally binding character of the human rights and democracy clause must be respected,

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point b

b) favours institutionalising ~~the~~annual EU- Mexico summits within the framework of the Strategic Partnership, as is already the case for those with the US, Russia, China and Brazil;

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c

c) trusts that the Strategic Partnership will give a new impetus to the EU-Mexico Global Agreement in its various aspects – political, security, anti-drug trafficking, environmental and socio-economic;

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c

c) trusts that the Strategic Partnership will give a new impetus to the EU-Mexico Global Agreement in its various aspects - political, security, technical and cultural cooperation, environmental and socio- economic;

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c

c) trusts that the Strategic Partnership will give a new impetus to the EU-Mexico Global Agreement in its various aspects - political (including human rights), security, environmental and socio- economic;

Amendment 18 #

Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c a (new)

ca) wants the trade chapter to be based on like-for-like treatment, solidarity, dialogue and respect for the specific characteristics of Mexico and the European Union;

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c a (new)

ca) reiterates its support for the Mexican Government and President Calderón in their vital work to clean up certain institutions of the State, in the Federal District and in other parts of the country, in which the level of corruption and functional and organisational disarray are not only affecting Mexico’s prestige but also threatening the normal institutional development of the State and often leaving society unprotected;

Amendment 2 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 12 bis (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 23 January 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements,

Amendment 20 #

José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point c a (new)

ca) calls for the EU-Mexico Strategic Partnership to focus on the problems that have been accumulating and intensifying since the Association Agreement entered into force, beginning with programmes to fight impunity and the violation of human rights, with a strong gender component, in order to build up an independent judicial system;

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point e

e) wishes to see clear guidelines on how best to ensure close cooperation with a view to promoting effective multilateralism and reinforcing the UN's capacities for preserving and consolidating peace, while also tackling, in the framework of international law, common threats to peace and security such as trafficking in drugs and arms, organised crime, terrorism and ~~the mafias which profit from illegal immigration~~human trafficking, in line with the Lima Declaration;

Amendment 22 #

Erika MANN

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point e

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point e

e) wishes to see clear guidelines on how best to ensure close cooperation with a view to promoting effective multilateralism and reinforcing the UN's capacities for preserving and consolidating peace and ensuring respect for human rights, while also tackling, in the framework of international law, common threats to peace and security such as trafficking in drugs and arms, organised crime, terrorism and the mafias which profit from illegal immigration, in line with the Lima Declaration;

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point e a (new)

ea) believes that the reinforced partnership offers an opportunity for discussion on how to make the human rights and democracy clause more operational, including by developing the positive dimension of the clause, which entails the need to take effective measures to contribute to the enjoyment of human rights within and by the respective parties, to provide for an ongoing assessment and monitoring of the implementation of the agreement as regards the enjoyment of human rights and to adopt a human rights approach when implementing all aspects of the agreement;

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point e b (new)

eb) calls for the human rights clause to be extended so that it is included in the next sectorial agreements between the EU and Mexico;

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point f

f) expresses, in this connection, its support for the Mexican government in its contributions to the work of the UN and in its fight against drug trafficking and organised crime, in particular with regard to the growing numbers of victims of drug trafficking and consumption;

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point f

f) expresses, in this connection, its support for the Mexican government in its contributions to the work of the UN and in its fight against drug trafficking, international terrorism and organised crime;

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point f a (new)

fa) trusts that this Strategic Partnership will help to end the murder of women (femicides), stonings, sexual mutilations and other forms of physical aggression towards women and to fully guarantee the sexual and reproductive rights of women;

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point f a (new)

fa) believes that there must be a U-turn in the European Union’s immigration policy in order to value human rights and population flows between the EU and Mexico and to avoid a security-based approach in this policy; believes that immigration issues must be focused on improving the integration of immigrant populations;

Amendment 3 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A a (new)

~~1 OJ C 227 E, 4.9.2008, p. 140.~~ Aa. whereas respect for democratic principles and human rights is an essential part of the Strategic Partnership,

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point g a (new)

ga) in particular, calls for strengthened cooperation and progress by the two state parties on crucial human rights issues such as the rights of indigenous people and minorities, migrants' rights, labour rights – and in particular ratification of ILO Convention 169 –, violence and discrimination against women, respect for civil liberties in the context of the fight against organised crime and protection of human rights defenders;

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point g a (new)

ga) suggests setting up a Joint Advisory Committee and a Social Observatory to give non-profit civil society organisations a formal and structured chance to assess the impacts of measures in the context of the Strategic Partnership in social, human rights, environmental and economic aspects and to make appropriate recommendations;

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point h

h) stresses the role of the Strategic Partnership as an instrument that should help reinforce cooperation between the parties in international forums, such as the World Bank, the IMF, the OECD, the G-20 and the G8+G5, with a view to seeking solutions to the world financial crisis and launching a joint response aimed at restoring confidence in the financial institutions, in line with the San Salvador Declaration;

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point h a (new)

ha) regrets that the EU has used the EU- Mexico Global Agreement as a stepping stone to enter the US market, thus further contributing to the destruction of the industrial fabric of Mexico, and considers that it is necessary to reverse the negative effects of the EU-Mexico Global Agreement, particularly on small businesses and decent jobs; therefore calls for the internal industrial fabric to be reconstructed as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point i

i) emphasises the need to establish common ground with a view to devising an ambitious strategy for fighting climate change, with a view to the UN Conference on Climate Change to be held in 2009 in Copenhagen and the achievement of a global agreement;

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point i a (new)

ia) urges more coherent efforts to promote scientific and technological transfer, with a view to boosting real cooperation in fighting climate change and improving environment protection;

Amendment 36 #

Erika MANN

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point j

j) wishes to see further progress in developing a comprehensive and structured dialogue on immigration, both legal and illegal, as well as on the links between migration and development, in line with the experiences of both Mexico and the EU on these subjects and with the Lima Declaration;deleted

Amendment 37 #

José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point k

k) calls for the reaffirmation of the MDG commitments and for renewed awareness of the need for close cooperation in the field of social cohesion, gender equality, climate change, sustainable development, the fight against international terrorism, drug trafficking and organised crime, food security and the fight against poverty;

Amendment 38 #

Erika MANN

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point l

l) believes there must be a regular flow of information from the EU institutions and the Mexican government to the E~~P and EUROLAT~~uropean Parliament on the state of play regarding the Strategic Partnership and on the monitoring of the actions taken under it;

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 − point l

l) believes there must be a regular flow of information from the EU institutions and the Mexican government to the EP ~~and~~, EUROLAT and the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee on the state of play regarding the Strategic Partnership and on the monitoring of the actions taken under it;

Amendment 4 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas at the Lima Summit (May 2008) the European Union and Mexico underlined the positive development in trade and investment flows under the Association Agreement,

Amendment 5 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the legally binding character of the human rights and democracy clause must be respected,

Amendment 6 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas at the same time the economic and social gap has widened, the trade balance has reversed and is now firmly in the European Union’s favour, European direct investment is heavily focused on a few sectors, with few links to local economies and creating few jobs, and there is an urgent need to develop jobs and encourage small and medium- sized enterprises,

Amendment 7 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas the analysis of the reasons for the crisis and the problems of structural weakness and lack of security prevailing in the country are set out in the European Union’s Country Strategy Paper 2007-2013 on Mexico,

Amendment 8 #

Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas the proposal for a Strategic Partnership coincides with a global financial and economic crisis; whereas in the next few months around three million Mexicans who live and work in the United States will return to their country of origin, according to figures from CEPAL, and must be integrated in Mexico’s social and economic fabric,

Amendment 9 #