European proposal is DESPERATELY NEEDED IN THE US too to protect Public Services from Dismemberment
By Existing and pending Trade Deals
-----------
27.1.2016
A8-0009/2
Amendment 2
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
Ia. whereas the horizontal reservation for
a wide range of public services is not able
to adequately protect public services, since
in some Member States many services of
general economic interest, in particular
social services, health and education, are
in part privately funded;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/3
Amendment 3
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (a) – point viii a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
viiia. to include a revision clause that
establishes a mechanism that provides a
party with the opportunity to leave the
agreement, or to suspend or reverse
commitments on liberalisation of a
service, particularly in the event of
infringements of labour and social
standards;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/4
Amendment 4
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (b) – point i
Motion for a resolution Amendment
i. to exclude public services and
audiovisual services from the scope of
application of the agreement, and to take a
cautious approach to cultural services
without prejudice to the EU’s
commitments in the GATS; to seek
ambitious commitments across parties,
sectors, and levels of government, in
particular the further opening of foreign
markets as regards public procurement,
telecommunications, transport and
financial and professional services;
i. to exclude public services, whether
publicly or privately funded, and
audiovisual services from the scope of
application of the agreement, and to take a
cautious approach to cultural services
without prejudice to the EU’s
commitments in the GATS; to seek
ambitious commitments across parties,
sectors, and levels of government, in
particular the further opening of foreign
markets as regards public procurement,
telecommunications, transport and
financial and professional services;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/5
Amendment 5
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (b) – point iv
Motion for a resolution Amendment
iv. to reject the application of standstill and
ratchet clauses to market access
commitments and to reject their application
to sensitive sectors, such as public and
cultural services, public procurement,
Mode 4, transport, and financial services;
to allow for enough flexibility to bring
services of general economic interest back
into public control; to maintain the right of
the EU and Member States to modify their
schedule of commitments in accordance
with the GATS;
iv. to reject the application of standstill and
ratchet clauses to all market access
commitments and national treatment
commitments and to reject their application
to sensitive sectors, such as public and
cultural services, public procurement,
Mode 4, transport, and financial services;
to allow for enough flexibility to bring
services of general economic interest back
into public control; to maintain the right of
the EU and Member States to modify their
schedule of commitments in accordance
with the GATS;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/6
Amendment 6
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (b) – point xi a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
xia. to ensure that the agreement includes
simplified withdrawal procedures;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/7
Amendment 7
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point (i) – point v
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
v. to encourage the Member States to
involve and consult their national
parliaments as well as local and regional
authorities and to keep them adequately
informed about the ongoing negotiations;
v. to encourage the Member States to
involve and consult their national
parliaments as well as local and regional
authorities and to keep them adequately
informed about the ongoing negotiations;
to call on the Council to ensure that TiSA
is a mixed agreement;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN27.1.2016
A8-0009/8
Amendment 8
Tiziana Beghin, David Borrelli, Rolandas Paksas
on behalf of the EFDD Group
Report
A8-0009/2016
Viviane Reding
Recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Trade in Services
Agreement (TiSA)
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
2. Requests that the Commission take this
resolution fully into account and respond
within six months of its adoption;
2. Requests that the Commission take this
resolution fully into account and respond
within six months of its adoption , and that
it withdraw from the TiSA negotiations if
all the above recommendations are not
implemented;
Or. en
AM1084708EN.doc
EN
PE576.507v01-00
United in diversity
EN
