Harlem DÉSIR
Constituencies
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France
Parti socialiste
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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France
Parti socialiste
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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France
Parti socialiste
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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France
Parti socialiste
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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France
Parti socialiste
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PSE
Vice-Chair
Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PSE
Vice-Chair
Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on International Trade | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with India | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Japan | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Cariforum — EU Parliamentary Committee | 2010/09/07 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) | 2002/02/06 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/10/06 | 2002/01/14 |
| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 1999/10/06 | 2002/01/14 |
| Member of | Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) | 2002/02/06 | 2004/07/19 |
| Vice-Chair of | Delegation for relations with the United States | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2004/09/15 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Responsible | 2009/2201(INI) | Corporate and social responsibility in international trade agreements |
| Opinion | 2006/2240(INI) | Promoting decent work for all |
| Responsible | 2002/0072(COD) | Temporary work: protective framework for workers, relationship with the temporary agency |
| Responsible | 2001/2093(INI) | Openness and democracy in international trade |
| Opinion | 2000/2214(COS) | Information and consultation of employees: works council, application direct. 94/45/EC. Report |
| Opinion | 2000/0124(AVC) | EC/ACP agreement: partnership agreement with the African, Caribbean and Pacific States |
Born
1959/11/25 Paris- Studied history and philosophy. Degree in philosophy, University of Paris-Sorbonne (1983). Member of the national bureau of the National French Students Union (1983-1984). Founding President of SOS Racisme (1984-1992). Member of the Economic and Social Council.
- Member of the Socialist Party national council since 1994. National Secretary for Europe from 2003 to 2005 and for Globalisation from 2005 to 2008; member of the national bureau and national Secretary for Coordination since November 2008.
- Interim First Secretary of the Socialist Party from July to October 2011. First Secretary of the Socialist Party (since 2012).
- Member of Aulnay-sous-Bois Municipal Council (2001-2006).
- Member of the European Parliament (since 1999). Chair of the 'Globalisation' Intergroup (1999-2004).Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-2004). Vice-Chairman of the Socialist Group with responsibility for economic and social matters and international trade (2004-2009).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2150(INI) Effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation
2010/10/02
DEVE
14 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Asks Member States to increase ODA volumes in order to reach their collective target of 0.56 % of ODA/gross national income (GNI) by 2010 and the target of 0.7 % ODA/GNI for 2015; asks furthermore that they accelerate efforts to improve aid effectiveness by implementing the Paris Declaration and the Accra Agenda for Action by coordinating their actions more effectively, improving the predictability and sustainability of aid systems, accelerating the rate at which they provide aid, untying aid and increasing the absorption capacity of aid beneficiaries; supports the new international initiative for aid transparency, which seeks to improve the availability and accessibility of information on aid, thus increasing its legitimacy and making it possible to ensure that it is used in the most effective manner to combat poverty; calls on all Member States which have not yet done so to endorse this initiative;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the need to reform world economic governance in order to ensure better representation of developing countries in decision-making fora; proposes, to this end, that the G20 should be expanded to include at least one representative of the developing countries, which could be the President-in-Office of the G77;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls also on the Commission and Member States to support the proposal by the UN Commission of Experts on Reforms of the International Monetary and Financial System for the establishment of a world council to coordinate economic policies;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. calls on the Commission and Member States to devote particular attention to the promotion and protection of decent work, adhering to the recommendations made on this subject by the International Labour Organisation, whose role should be expanded;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Firmly believes that taxing the banking system to fund a deposit insurance or a resolution fund would not be a fair contribution from the financial sector to global social justice; calls instead for an international levy on financial transactions to make the overall tax system more equitable and to generate additional resources for financing development and global public goods, particularly adaptation of developing countries to cope with climate change and its impact;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls upon the Member States and the Commission to agree, within the European Union Emission Trading System framework, to devote a
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recalls the crucial role of local authorities and decentralised cooperation in development processes; calls on the Commission accordingly to make decentralisation a priority sector for European aid funding in developing countries;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Regards trade as a main driver of economic growth and poverty reduction in developing countries and calls upon the EU and Member States to leverage their international influence
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Stresses that, pursuant to Article 208 of the TFEU, the European Union must ensure that its policies on trade, security, migration, agriculture and other fields serve coherently to benefit developing countries on the one hand and promote an equitable international financial and trading system which is favourable to development on the other hand;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for the 'Aid for Trade' strategy to assist all developing countries and not only those which agree to greater opening of their markets, particularly under EPAs;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to actively promote corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR) in order to permit effective monitoring of the impact - social, environmental and in terms of respect for human rights - of the operations of transnational undertakings and their subsidiaries in developing countries;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Deplores the downward trend in investment in agriculture in developing countries since the 1980s and urges the Commission to make food security and food sovereignty priorities in the European Union's development policies and therefore to increase support for agriculture, particularly for food production, and rural development;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to accord greater recognition to the role of civil society in coping with crises in developing countries and consequently to step up their support for civil-society organisations (CSO);
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 c (new) 29c. Considers that one of the major obstacles to economic development in developing countries lies in the limited access which potential entrepreneurs enjoy to credit and microcredit; stresses moreover that in most cases credit guarantees are not available; calls on the Commission and the European Investment Bank, therefore, to hugely increase credit and microcredit access programmes;
source: PE-438.374
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2009/2165(INI) Second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (Cotonou Agreement)
2009/11/16
INTA
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that, in the light of the considerable changes resulting from the initialling and signing of the EPAs,
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recommends that the provision contained in Article 95(3) of the Agreement according to which the revision should not apply "to the provisions on economic and trade cooperation, for which a separate review is provided" be
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Notes that, in their notification letters, the parties to the Agreement explicitly ask for the revision of
source: PE-430.673
2009/11/20
DEVE
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution New citation - having regard to the Paris Declaration of 2 March 2005 on Aid Effectiveness, whose aim is to promote a model to improve transparency and monitoring of resources for development,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. As regards Article 12 of the Cotonou Agreement, calls on the Commission to notify systematically the Secretariat of the ACP States and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly of any European measures which might affect the interests of the ACP States; in this perspective, calls on the Commission to better use inter-service consultations between its Directorates-General, as well as policy impact assessments that might enhance Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers it necessary, firstly in view of the entry into force of the EPAs for certain ACP countries only and secondly because various provisions of Article 37 of the Cotonou Agreement are out of date, to revise the part of the ACP-EU agreement concerning trade agreements in order to incorporate provisions concerning all the existing ACP-EU trade arrangements (GSP, GSP plus, interim EPAs, EPA with the Cariforum countries) and to uphold a number of principles and commitments which should not be lost from the Agreement, namely: - consistency between, on the one hand, all the trade frameworks governing relations between the ACP and EU countries and, on the other hand, the development objectives which are at the heart of ACP-EU cooperation, - the guarantee that all the ACP countries will have the benefit of a trade framework which is at least equivalent to their previous situation, particularly for countries which are not LDCs and are not signatories to an EPA, - the guarantee that, for all the ACP countries, the new trade framework will take account of sensitive sectors, particularly agricultural food production, when determining transition periods and the final product coverage, and that it will make it possible to improve the market access which ACP countries enjoy, particularly by means of a review of the origin rules;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the negotiators to address the tax-related aspect of development and to put in place effective and viable tax systems in the ACP countries in order to ensure sustainable source of development financing with the long-term objective of replacing foreign aid dependency; calls on the negotiators in this context to include in Article 9.3 of the ACP-EU agreement, concerning the proper management of public affairs, the principle of good fiscal governance;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Commission and the ACP countries to include in Article 13 of the ACP-EU agreement on migration the principle of circular migration and its facilitation by granting circular visas; stresses that the article in question emphasises respect for human rights and equitable treatment of nationals of ACP countries, but that the scope of these principles is seriously compromised by bilateral readmission agreements with transit countries in a context of externalisation by Europe of the management of migration, which do not guarantee respect for the rights of migrants and which may result in 'cascade' readmissions which jeopardise their safety and their lives;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for negotiations to reinforce human rights clauses and sanctions for failure to respect such clauses, especially with regard to the human rights of minorities, women and people living with HIV/AIDS;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls, with the aim of enhancing the parliamentary, representative and democratic character of the JPA, for all ACP countries to be genuinely represented by parliamentarians in the JPA in future and not by representatives of governments, as sometimes happens, and consequently for Article 17 of the ACP-EU agreement to be revised to this effect;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for the strengthening and upgrading of the ACP-EU JPA and insists for provisions to be made in the Cotonou Agreement to allow the JPA to scrutinise the country and regional strategy papers, the ACP-EC EPAs and the European Development Fund; calls for genuine synergy to be established between, on the one hand, the new parliamentary committees created by the EPAs and, on the other hand, the JPA;
source: PE-430.765
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2009/2201(INI) Corporate and social responsibility in international trade agreements
2010/07/10
INTA
27 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Title Corporate social and environmental responsibility in international trade agreements
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 - having regard to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launched in 19971
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 - having regard to the report by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, entitled
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 - having regard to the initiatives taken in the various Member States to promote Corporate Social Responsibility, in particular the establishment in Denmark of the Government CSR Centre, which coordinates governmental legislative initiatives to foster CSR and devises practical tools for undertakings
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 - having regard to the 1968 Brussels Convention, as consolidated by Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 36 - having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2001 on openness and democracy in international trade
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. having regard to the ILO's tripartite declaration on multinational corporations, which is intended to provide guidance for governments, multinational corporations and workers in areas such as employment, training, working conditions and professional relations, a declaration which incorporates a commitment by States to abide by and promote the four
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. having regard to the United Nations Global Compact, which incorporates 10 principles which multinational corporations must undertake to observe in the areas of human rights,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. having regard to the work currently in progress to update the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, in particular those relating to improving the national contact points and a liability regime for supply chains,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas international benchmarks, such as the Global Reporting Initiative, or certification and labelling schemes, such as the ISO 14 001 standard or more particularly the recent ISO 26 000 standard, designed as a set of guidelines applying to all types of organisation, help undertakings assess the economic, social and environmental impact of their activities by incorporating the concept of sustainable development, but whereas they are only effective to the extent that they are effectively applied and subject to verification,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) Dc. having regard to the definition of CSR in the ISO 26 000 standard as ‘the responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour that: contributes to sustainable development, including the health and welfare of society; takes into account the expectations of stakeholders; is in compliance with applicable law and consistent with international norms of behaviour; and is integrated throughout the organisation and practised in its relationships’, which has the support of a large section of civil society and the international trade union movement,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. having regard to the Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a retail market monitoring report entitled ‘Towards more efficient and fairer retail services in the internal market for 2020’ (COM(2010)355 final) and the annex thereto, which states that ‘... it is often difficult for consumers to know about the social responsibility of particular retailers and thus to make an informed choice about where to shop’,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. having regard to the wide diversity of links which can exist between a parent company and its subsidiaries on the one hand, and between an undertaking and its suppliers on the other, and to the need to specify the notions of ‘sphere of influence’ and ‘due diligence’ at international level,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas undertakings are not directly subject to international law and whereas international agreements, particularly those relating to human rights, labour law and environmental protection, are binding on the signatory States but not directly on the undertakings whose head office is based in those States; whereas, however, it is up to those States to ensure that undertakings whose head office is based in their territory comply with their legal obligations and duty of diligence, and provide for adequate and appropriate sanctions should they fail to do so,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J c (new) Jc. having regard to the fundamental rights to an effective remedy and to a fair trial, reaffirmed in Article 47 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and in Article 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J d (new) Jd. having regard to the principle of judicial cooperation reaffirmed by the Brussels Convention and Regulation No 44/2001, and calling on the Commission to act on the progress made in the Green Paper, which proposes possible lines of action on the question of extra-territoriality, particularly in terms of expanding the scope of the Regulation to include disputes involving third-State defendants,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. having regard to existing Community legislation concerning micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and particularly Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 and the ‘Small Business Act’ for Europe adopted in June 2008,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the principles underpinning CSR, which are fully recognised at international level, whether by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations, concern the responsible behaviour expected of undertakings, and presuppose, first of all, compliance with the legislation in force, in particular in the areas of employment, labour relations, human rights, the environment, consumer interests and transparency vis-à-vis consumers, the fight against corruption and taxation;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that the Commission should investigate the possibilities of establishing a harmonised definition of the relations between an undertaking designated the ‘parent company’ and all undertakings in a relationship of dependency with respect to that company, whether those undertakings are subsidiaries, suppliers or sub-contractors, in order to establish the legal liability of each of them;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for CSR principles and obligations to be taken into account and integrated into the future Commission communication on ‘A New Trade Policy for Europe under the EUROPE 2020 Strategy', in the communication on CSR which it is drawing up for 2011 and in the implementation of its trade policy;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Commission to draw up a new impact assessment model with a view to ensuring that, both prior to and after the signing of a trade agreement, States which commit themselves to cooperating with the European Union properly comply with their obligations in the areas of human rights,
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 point b b. incentives to encourage undertakings to enter into CSR commitments negotiated with all their stakeholders, including the trade unions, consumer organisations
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 point d d. a requirement on the part of undertakings
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 point f f. a review mechanism to deal with proven breaches of the CSR commitments entered into in the context of the trade agreement; it must be possible for investigations to be carried out by the competent authorities of the two parties, and also by independent experts, along the lines of the investigations conducted as part of ILO programmes
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 point g a (new) ga. a requirement, where arbitration or any other method of alternative dispute resolution is used, on the persons or organisations called upon to find a resolution to integrate the body of international agreements on environmental protection and fundamental rights into their decision- making. Provided that the parties to a dispute produce relevant evidence as clarification for the arbitrators, those arbitrators should be required to accept their submissions, in particular those made as amicus curiae contributions, and to take that evidence into consideration in their decision, explaining, where applicable, the reasons for rejecting it;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Advocates once again the establishment within the WTO of a Trade and Decent Work Committee, along the lines of the Trade and
source: PE-450.649
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2009/2218(INI) EU Policy Coherence for Development and the 'Official Development Assistance plus concept'
2010/05/03
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Calls on the Commission and the ACP countries to include in Article 13 of the ACP-EU agreement on migration the principles of circular migration and its facilitation by granting circular visas; stresses that the article in question emphasises respect for human rights and equitable treatment of nationals of ACP countries, but that the scope of these principles is seriously compromised by bilateral readmission agreements with transit countries in a context of externalisation by Europe of the management of migration, which do not guarantee respect for the rights of migrants and which may result in 'cascade' readmissions which jeopardise their safety and their lives;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the cessation of export subsidies; i
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Urges the Commission to revise the Global Europe strategy, as the trade component of the Lisbon strategy, in order to make of international trade a tool for job creation, poverty eradication and sustainable development worldwide;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Asks that the "aid for trade" strategy benefit all developing countries, and not only those agreeing to a greater liberalisation of their markets, notably in the context of Economic Partnership Agreements;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Calls on the Commission, during trade negotiations, not to encourage developing countries to agree to liberalisation beyond their existing WTO commitments, and stresses in particular that the ‘Singapore issues’ should under no circumstances be imposed in negotiations against the wishes of developing countries;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 d (new) 18d. Urges the Council not to impose negotiating chapters on the liberalisation of financial services where ACP countries do not want this, and not to enter into agreements of this type unless these countries have first set up an appropriate national regulatory and supervisory framework;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 e (new) 18e. Asks the Commission to include legally binding social and environmental standards systematically in trade agreements negotiated by the European Union, to promote the objective of trade working for development;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Asks the Commission to start the impact assessments earlier, i.e. before the drafting process of policy initiatives is already far advanced and to base them on evidence-based studies, and to systematically include social, environmental and human rights dimensions ; asks the Commission to include the results of the impact assessments in the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI)’s Regional and Country Strategy Papers ;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Underlines the importance of inter- committee cooperation in the European Parliament ; to this end, suggests that, when a sensitive issue regarding PCD is discussed by a committee, the other relevant committees must be closely associated, and when a committee organizes an expert audition on a sensitive issue concerning PCD, the other relevant committees must be part of the organization of the audition ;
source: PE-439.417
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2010/2102(INI) Tax and development - Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters
2010/10/28
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the objective of
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recalls that tax evasion in tax havens represents a considerable financial loss, particularly for developing countries, and that measures to combat tax havens are one of the priorities for the EU with a view to effectively helping developing countries to gain access to their tax revenue;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Considers it necessary for the OECD to draw up new guidelines on transfer pricing, an essential means of preventing certain multinationals from transferring their profits to the countries with the most favourable tax regimes and compelling them to pay their taxes in the countries – including developing countries – where they have generated their real profits;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that a system of low-rate taxation founded on a broader tax basis and excluding all discretionary tax exemptions and preferences, including for the extractive industries, is indispensable; emphasises the need for incentive measures to involve investors more closely in projects with a positive local impact in economic, social and environmental terms, while avoiding creating any opportunities for a form of fiscal dumping;
source: PE-452.593
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2010/2205(INI) External dimension of social policy, promoting labour and social standards and the European Corporate Social Responsibility
2011/02/18
INTA
5 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Proposes that this CSR clause should cover compliance with the ILO’s eight core conventions and four priority conventions and also provide incentives to enterprises to enter into CSR commitments and an obligation of diligence for enterprises and groups of enterprises, i.e. an obligation to take proactive measures to identify and prevent any violation of human rights and environmental rights, corruption or tax evasion, including in their subsidiaries and supply chains, i.e. their sphere of influence;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to reform the EU laws through the mandatory introduction of clear, audited, comparable and enforceable standards in matter of extra financial reporting (human rights, social and environmental standards) for large and medium size companies, coupled with effective enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to introduce amendments to its proposal for a regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (2010/0383 (COD)) to enable claimants to sue a subsidiary domiciled in a third country, together with the European parent corporation, and through the creation of additional grounds of jurisdiction;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that, given the size of their share of international trade, European companies and their subsidiaries and subcontractors play a key role in the promotion and dissemination of social and labour standards worldwide, and they should therefore act in accordance with European values and internationally recognised standards; considers that it would be normal if it were possible for European enterprises which relocate their production to countries with less stringent social obligations to be held liable, including before European courts, for any damage and negative externalities affecting local populations;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the importance of certifications and labels that demonstrate the compliance of enterprises with CSR principles;
source: PE-458.587
2011/02/21
EMPL
10 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the last report by John Ruggie, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 a (new) - having regard to last updates on OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 b (new) - having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2007 on corporate social responsibility: a new partnership 1 __________________ 1 OJ C 301 E, 13.12.2007, p. 45.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 c (new) - having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on corporate social responsibility in international trade agreements 1 __________________ 1 P7_TA-PROV(2010)0446
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 28 a (new) - having regard to the Public consultation on disclosure of non-financial information by companies launched by the DG Internal Market and Services, Financial Reporting Unit 1 __________________ 1 http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/consu ltations/2010/non- financial_reporting_en.htm
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. Whereas the principles underpinning CSR, which are fully recognised at international level, whether by the OECD, the ILO or the United Nations, concern the responsible behaviour expected of undertakings and presuppose, first of all, compliance with the legislation in force, in particular in the areas of employment, labour relations, human rights, the environment, consumer interests and transparency vis-à-vis consumers, the fight against corruption and taxation;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Points out that CSR should address new areas such as the organisation of work, equal opportunities and social inclusion, anti-discrimination measures, the development of lifelong education and training; emphasises that CSR should cover, for example, quality of work, equality of pay and career prospects and the promotion of innovative projects so as to assist the shift towards a sustainable economy;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Calls on the Commission to advocate the incorporation of a CSR dimension into multilateral trade policies, both in the international forums which have supported the concept of CSR, in particular the OECD and the ILO, and in the WTO in the post-Doha context;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Commission to reform the EU laws through the mandatory introduction of clear, audited, comparable and enforceable standards in matter of extra financial reporting (human rights, social and environmental standards) for large and medium size companies, coupled with effective enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce amendments to its Proposal for a Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (2010/0383 (COD)) to enable claimants to sue a subsidiary domiciled in a third country, together with the European parent corporation, and through the creation of additional grounds of jurisdiction;
source: PE-458.761
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2011/2111(INI) EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies
2011/10/11
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Highlight the importance and potential of the EU-India strategic partnership; considers that, in the current global economic crisis, issues such as social crisis, climate change, migration flows and global security should be addressed in a more comprehensive partnership between India and the EU; also notes that the ongoing free trade agreement negotiations are reinforcing the EU-India relations: considers, however, that this relationship should not be limited to trade issues; calls on the re- establishment of a India-Europe Friendship Group, including representatives of the European Parliament and of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha;
source: PE-473.930
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/20
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy; takes the view, in the light of the key role played by corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an integral part of the ‘sustainable development’ chapters of the European Union’s trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level in the OECD, the ILO, the UN and the European Union; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles, such as a requirement to carry out reporting and to publish regular assessments of the social and environmental impact of the activities of companies and of their sphere of influence (subsidiaries, supply chains, etc.) and a requirement to apply due diligence, i.e. to take the necessary measures to prevent breaches of social and environmental rights wherever the company operates;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations – whether or not they have their registered office in the European Union – whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a system of transnational legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements
source: PE-500.487
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2012/2098(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
2012/11/26
INTA
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that the Commission has not yet drawn up concrete proposals on the implementation of CSR principles in EU trade policy; takes the view, in the light of the key role played by corporations, their subsidiaries and their supply chains in international trade, that corporate social and environmental responsibility must become an integral part of the ‘sustainable development’ chapters of the European Union’s trade agreements;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Asks the Commission to include a CSR clause in all bilateral trade and investment agreements signed by the EU, on the basis of principles of CSR as defined and acknowledged at the international level in the OECD, the ILO, the UN and the European Union; suggests that this clause contain measures for the implementation of these principles, such as a requirement to carry out reporting and to publish regular assessments of the social and environmental impact of the activities of companies and of their sphere of influence (subsidiaries, supply chains, etc.) and a requirement to apply due diligence, i.e. to take the necessary measures to prevent breaches of social and environmental rights wherever the company operates;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the fact that the principles underpinning CSR have not been sufficiently well incorporated into the revised GSP and GSP+ Regulation; calls on the Commission to ensure that transnational corporations – whether or not they have their registered office in the European Union – whose subsidiaries or supply chains are located in countries participating in the GSP and GSP+ comply with their national and international legal obligations in the areas of human rights, labour standards and environmental rules;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls for a system of transnational legal cooperation to be set up between the EU and third countries signatories to bilateral trade agreements; hopes that the parties to such agreements will undertake to ensure effective access to justice for victims
source: PE-500.554
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