natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Призовава ЕС да не включва в СИП разпоредби, които съставляват допълнителна пречка за достъп до лекарства от крайна необходимост, и да използва системата на СИП за оказване на помощ на държавите от АКТБ да прилагат формите на гъвкавост, предвидени в Декларацията от Доха;
Calls for the EU not to include in EPAs provisions that constitute an additional barrier to access to essential medicines and to use the EPA system to help ACP countries implement the forms of flexibility provided for in the Doha Declaration;
Подчертава, че регионалният аспект на СИП има съществено значение за засилване не само на търговията между севера и юга, но и на търговията в рамките на самия юг; счита, че от европейска страна не е обърнато достатъчно внимание на този въпрос, и че постигането на правилна вътрешнорегионална интеграция може да се окаже по-важно от привеждането в действие на програма за междурегионална интеграция;
Stresses that the regional aspect of EPAs is essential for boosting not only North-South but also South-South trade; considers that insufficient attention has been paid to that matter by the European sideand that achieving proper intra-regional integration may even be more important than launching a programme for inter-regional integration;
Призовава за създаване на система за разрешаване на споровете във връзка със СИП, която да е достатъчно проста и икономически ефективна, за да действа своевременно при неспазване на задължения на страните;
Calls for a dispute settlement system for EPAs which is sufficiently simple and cost-effective, to promptly intervene when parties fail to meet their commitments;
Призовава да се отправят подходящи предложения в отговор на тревогите на държавите от АКТБ относно „Начин на предлагане“ ІV съгласно Общото споразумение по търговията с услугите (ГАТС).
Calls for appropriate proposals to be made in order to address ACP concerns on Mode IV of the GATS;
Признава, че високите фитосанитарни и други здравни и екологични стандарти на Европейския съюз могат да възпрепятстват износа на държавите от АКТБ, особено селскостопански стоки, и призовава Комисията и държавите-членки да помогнат на държавите от АКТБ да разработят подходящи програми за своевременното постигане на тези стандарти;
Recognises that high phytosanitary and other EU health and environmental standards may hinder ACP exports, particularly of agricultural goods, and calls on the Commission and Member States to help ACP countries to devise adequate programmes to reach these standards in a timely fashion;
Призовава Комисията да поеме инициативата и да мобилизира международна подкрепа за преразглеждане или изясняване на член ХХІV от ГАТТ по отношение на споразуменията за свободна търговия (ССТ) между страни с различни равнища на развитие;
Calls on the Commission to take the initiative and to mobilise international support for a revision or clarification of Article XXIV of the GATT Agreement with regard to the Free Trade Agreements between parties with different levels of development;
Призовава Комисията да извършва, по време на преговорите и след тяхното приключване, системен анализ на социалното въздействие на СИП върху най- застрашените групи, в т.ч. младите хора и жените в държавите от АКТБ;
Calls on the Commission to carry out systematic analysis, during the negotiations and following their conclusion, of the social impact of EPAs on the groups most at risk, including young people and women in the ACP countries;
Признава значението на парламентарния контрол, който допринася за доброто управление, отчетността и прозрачността;
Recognises the importance of parliamentary oversight in contributing to good governance, accountability and transparency;
Призовава за създаването на парламентарна комисия за контрол на СИП, която да заседава едновременно със Съвместната парламентарна асамблея на държавите от АКТБ и ЕС, а не като отделна институция, и която публично да контролира и преразглежда въздействието върху търговията и развитието на изпълнението на СИП, да засилва последователността на политиката за развитие и да създава механизми, които да гарантират отчетност и редовно докладване за приноса на СИП за постигането на справедливо и устойчиво развитие;
Calls for the creation of a Parliamentary Oversight Committee on EPAs - within the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly and not as an additional institution - to publicly monitor and review the trade and development impact of EPA implementation, to improve policy coherence for development and to design mechanisms to ensure accountability and regular reporting of EPAs contribution to equitable and sustainable development ;
Възлага на своя председател да предаде настоящата резолюция на Съвета, Комисията, правителствата на държавите-членки на ЕС и на държавите от АКТБ, Съвета на държавите от АКТБ и ЕС и Съвместната парламентарна асамблея на държавите от АКТБ.
Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and of the ACP countries, the ACP-EU Council and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
The aim of this report has been to be constructive, realistic and balanced.
The aim of this report has been to be constructive, realistic and balanced.
Your rapporteur has tried to focus on the reality that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the ACP countries are going to be concluded, WTO-compatibility is important and "poverty reduction, sustainable development and the gradual integration of ACP countries into the world economy”
Your rapporteur has tried to focus on the reality that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the ACP countries are going to be concluded, WTO-compatibility is important and "poverty reduction, sustainable development and the gradual integration of ACP countries into the world economy”
Article 1 (2) of the Cotonou Agreement. must be the goal of any EPA.
Article 1 (2) of the Cotonou Agreement. must be the goal of any EPA.
Much of the debate concerning trade and development is polarised.
Much of the debate concerning trade and development is polarised.
Years of argument about the merits of liberalisation and free trade have not helped negotiations advance.
Years of argument about the merits of liberalisation and free trade have not helped negotiations advance.
While these debates are interesting it is important to focus attention on how the fine words of Cotonou will be implemented in EPAs.
While these debates are interesting it is important to focus attention on how the fine words of Cotonou will be implemented in EPAs.
In trade and development the devil is in the detail.
In trade and development the devil is in the detail.
Negotiations of EPAs have been characterised by mistrust and disagreement about how trade should be made a "development tool".
Negotiations of EPAs have been characterised by mistrust and disagreement about how trade should be made a "development tool".
Mistakes have been made in approaches to, and the undertaking of, negotiations which are wide ranging and ambitious in their scope.
Mistakes have been made in approaches to, and the undertaking of, negotiations which are wide ranging and ambitious in their scope.
The voices of those who will be affected by EPAs have not always been adequately heard nor the impacts of EPAs on ACP countries fully quantified.
The voices of those who will be affected by EPAs have not always been adequately heard nor the impacts of EPAs on ACP countries fully quantified.
The difficulties in negotiating a "partnership" agreement between such unequal partners, on controversial and complex issues, are obvious.
The difficulties in negotiating a "partnership" agreement between such unequal partners, on controversial and complex issues, are obvious.
The paucity of detailed economic information and capacity constraints in the ACP, combined with EU institutional rigidity - where in the European Commission DG Development is in charge of the funds but DG Trade is in charge of negotiations - have contributed to a negotiating environment very different from that of a conventional Free Trade Agreement.
The paucity of detailed economic information and capacity constraints in the ACP, combined with EU institutional rigidity - where in the European Commission DG Development is in charge of the funds but DG Trade is in charge of negotiations - have contributed to a negotiating environment very different from that of a conventional Free Trade Agreement.
The inability of the Commission to make the "development dimension" sufficiently central to EPA negotiations has been a significant barrier to progress in EPA talks.
The inability of the Commission to make the "development dimension" sufficiently central to EPA negotiations has been a significant barrier to progress in EPA talks.
The inability of the ACP to be detailed in what exactly it wants in the "development dimension" beyond uncosted requests for additional financial support has made it difficult for interested stakeholders to hold the Commission to account when calling for "pro-development EPAs".
The inability of the ACP to be detailed in what exactly it wants in the "development dimension" beyond uncosted requests for additional financial support has made it difficult for interested stakeholders to hold the Commission to account when calling for "pro-development EPAs".
Particularly as the instruments set up to ensure that EPA negotiations are "pro-development" have either not worked or lacked credibility.
Particularly as the instruments set up to ensure that EPA negotiations are "pro-development" have either not worked or lacked credibility.
If the Commission protesting that the ACP only ever asks for more funds, while the ACP complains that the Commission doesn't understand its needs, sounds like a dysfunctional marriage it is possibly because this is a partnership with communication problems.
If the Commission protesting that the ACP only ever asks for more funds, while the ACP complains that the Commission doesn't understand its needs, sounds like a dysfunctional marriage it is possibly because this is a partnership with communication problems.
The EU already spends a great deal on development assistance in the ACP and the amounts are increasing but the Commission's development friendly rhetoric on EPAs has not been believed.
The EU already spends a great deal on development assistance in the ACP and the amounts are increasing but the Commission's development friendly rhetoric on EPAs has not been believed.
The impression remains that the EU is forcing through free trade agreements which will harm ACP countries by saying one thing in public and demanding another in private.
The impression remains that the EU is forcing through free trade agreements which will harm ACP countries by saying one thing in public and demanding another in private.
Past experience in many ACP countries has led to scepticism that doing what donor countries want will reduce poverty.
Past experience in many ACP countries has led to scepticism that doing what donor countries want will reduce poverty.
Trade liberalisation programmes in the 1980s and 1990s in many ACP countries were not perceived by those countries to be the roaring successes international organisations and donor Governments had led them to believe they would be.
Trade liberalisation programmes in the 1980s and 1990s in many ACP countries were not perceived by those countries to be the roaring successes international organisations and donor Governments had led them to believe they would be.
The fact that ACP share of world trade has dropped from 8% in 1980 to 3% in 2005 make this scepticism understandable although it is difficult to pinpoint to what extent trade policy has been responsible for this decline.
The fact that ACP share of world trade has dropped from 8% in 1980 to 3% in 2005 make this scepticism understandable although it is difficult to pinpoint to what extent trade policy has been responsible for this decline.
Any EPA signed by a regional group must be politically desirable in both the short and long term..
Any EPA signed by a regional group must be politically desirable in both the short and long term..
The promise of economic benefits in the distant future will not be enough if the perception remains that an EPA requires liberalisation with no benefits that are not already available to LDCs under EBA.
The promise of economic benefits in the distant future will not be enough if the perception remains that an EPA requires liberalisation with no benefits that are not already available to LDCs under EBA.
Positive Suggestions
Positive Suggestions
Simplified, liberalised and more flexible rules of origin; workable safeguard, dispute settlement and monitoring mechanisms with transparent provisions and real power to act in the event of changes caused by EPAs having a harmful effect on sectors of ACP economies: these are the positive aspects that need to be correctly framed in negotiations.
Simplified, liberalised and more flexible rules of origin; workable safeguard, dispute settlement and monitoring mechanisms with transparent provisions and real power to act in the event of changes caused by EPAs having a harmful effect on sectors of ACP economies: these are the positive aspects that need to be correctly framed in negotiations.
Trade talks generally move slowly until just before the deadline when things suddenly move.
Trade talks generally move slowly until just before the deadline when things suddenly move.
In this instance such tactics will not be helpful as benefits need to be clear before EPAs are signed to dispel fears that ACP countries are being out-manoeuvred in exchange for a big cheque of recycled money.
In this instance such tactics will not be helpful as benefits need to be clear before EPAs are signed to dispel fears that ACP countries are being out-manoeuvred in exchange for a big cheque of recycled money.
The ACP is right to question whether the Commission's proposals will contribute to their development in the manner that they want it to and whether promises of additional financial assistance really are additional.
The ACP is right to question whether the Commission's proposals will contribute to their development in the manner that they want it to and whether promises of additional financial assistance really are additional.
However, if EPAs are to be successfully concluded there must be more engagement and ownership of the result of EPA negotiations than there has been of the process.
However, if EPAs are to be successfully concluded there must be more engagement and ownership of the result of EPA negotiations than there has been of the process.
Your rapporteur believes a Parliamentary Oversight Committee on EPAs would help with this goal and the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) is the appropriate setting for such oversight.
Your rapporteur believes a Parliamentary Oversight Committee on EPAs would help with this goal and the EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) is the appropriate setting for such oversight.
It is a forum in need of a purpose while EPAs are a partnership with a democratic accountability and credibility problem.
It is a forum in need of a purpose while EPAs are a partnership with a democratic accountability and credibility problem.
The fact that the JPA is linked to Cotonou which will expire in 2020 - but parliamentary oversight of EPAs would not be - might suggest that an additional institution should be created.
The fact that the JPA is linked to Cotonou which will expire in 2020 - but parliamentary oversight of EPAs would not be - might suggest that an additional institution should be created.
This would not be an effective use of resources.
This would not be an effective use of resources.
Your rapporteur will ask for the Parliament's backing for specific language on Parliamentary Oversight in EPA texts to ensure that it actually happens but consider that details of how to coordinate EPA oversight with the JPA are for EU and ACP officials to establish with JPA representatives.
Your rapporteur will ask for the Parliament's backing for specific language on Parliamentary Oversight in EPA texts to ensure that it actually happens but consider that details of how to coordinate EPA oversight with the JPA are for EU and ACP officials to establish with JPA representatives.
Greater input from non-state actors and other concerned stakeholders, as well as more systematic analysis of the social effects of EPAs, will help build the genuine partnership that is needed in monitoring of EPAs, and has been lacking hitherto.
Greater input from non-state actors and other concerned stakeholders, as well as more systematic analysis of the social effects of EPAs, will help build the genuine partnership that is needed in monitoring of EPAs, and has been lacking hitherto.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
It is clear that additional resources will be needed to cope with the effects of changes ushered in by EPAs.
It is clear that additional resources will be needed to cope with the effects of changes ushered in by EPAs.
Scaling up of trade facilitation, technical assistance and support to help ACP producers meet EU standards must be sufficiently extensive to off-set losses from tariff revenues and help ACP countries take advantage of market access.
Scaling up of trade facilitation, technical assistance and support to help ACP producers meet EU standards must be sufficiently extensive to off-set losses from tariff revenues and help ACP countries take advantage of market access.
In the first instance this requires greater efforts to ensure that funds already promised are spent in a timely and effective manner.
In the first instance this requires greater efforts to ensure that funds already promised are spent in a timely and effective manner.
Improvements to European Development Fund (EDF) procedures should be prioritised along with requests for additional money.
Improvements to European Development Fund (EDF) procedures should be prioritised along with requests for additional money.
The EU must be accountable for all of its development assistance and cannot promise unsubstantiated amounts over unspecified time periods without clear goals.
The EU must be accountable for all of its development assistance and cannot promise unsubstantiated amounts over unspecified time periods without clear goals.
However, the EU must work to ensure that more support is given to projects which will boost ACP competitiveness and growth without reducing spending on health and education.
However, the EU must work to ensure that more support is given to projects which will boost ACP competitiveness and growth without reducing spending on health and education.
Suspected re-labelling of existing money as "Aid for Trade" and the failure of Member States to clarify how bilateral support, which is where funds additional to the EDF must come from, will be coordinated with EPA-support has exacerbated ACP suspicions that there won't be as much money available in practice as there appears on paper.
Suspected re-labelling of existing money as "Aid for Trade" and the failure of Member States to clarify how bilateral support, which is where funds additional to the EDF must come from, will be coordinated with EPA-support has exacerbated ACP suspicions that there won't be as much money available in practice as there appears on paper.
This report provides a timely reminder to the Commission that the deadline of 1st January 2008 is fast approaching and a worrying amount remains to be done.
This report provides a timely reminder to the Commission that the deadline of 1st January 2008 is fast approaching and a worrying amount remains to be done.
Serious questions about the capacity, and willingness, of many ACP countries to implement the ambitious proposals made by the Commission are unlikely to be answered before the end of 2007.
Serious questions about the capacity, and willingness, of many ACP countries to implement the ambitious proposals made by the Commission are unlikely to be answered before the end of 2007.
The Article 37(4) Review, required by Cotonou, was intended to assess whether or not enough time remained for negotiations to be completed by the deadline.
The Article 37(4) Review, required by Cotonou, was intended to assess whether or not enough time remained for negotiations to be completed by the deadline.
The failure of the Review to be "inclusive and consultative with all stakeholders including non-state actors and parliamentarians"
The failure of the Review to be "inclusive and consultative with all stakeholders including non-state actors and parliamentarians"
Called for in Port Moresby by the ACP Council makes a second resolution of the European Parliament expressing concern at the slow progress in talks all the more urgent, particularly with regard to the deadline.
Called for in Port Moresby by the ACP Council makes a second resolution of the European Parliament expressing concern at the slow progress in talks all the more urgent, particularly with regard to the deadline.
In all regions this target is considered extremely ambitious at best.
In all regions this target is considered extremely ambitious at best.
While it is in no one's interests to have a forced agreement, focussing on another WTO waiver will not solve the underlying problems that have made progress in EPA negotiations so difficult from the beginning.
While it is in no one's interests to have a forced agreement, focussing on another WTO waiver will not solve the underlying problems that have made progress in EPA negotiations so difficult from the beginning.
With regard to the question of the deadline, like in case of the phasing of liberalisation, a balance is needed.
With regard to the question of the deadline, like in case of the phasing of liberalisation, a balance is needed.
The impetus to make difficult decisions is lost without a deadline or liberalisation schedule but if partners are forced to move too quickly the development impact is likely to be negative.
The impetus to make difficult decisions is lost without a deadline or liberalisation schedule but if partners are forced to move too quickly the development impact is likely to be negative.
At the WTO level no one knows what will happen if on 1st January 2008 six shiny new EPAs do not march forth into the world of international trade.
At the WTO level no one knows what will happen if on 1st January 2008 six shiny new EPAs do not march forth into the world of international trade.
In the event that some regions need more time, your rapporteur believes that ACP exports to the EU should not be harmed pending a final settlement.
In the event that some regions need more time, your rapporteur believes that ACP exports to the EU should not be harmed pending a final settlement.
Negotiators must press on with negotiating to reach a mutually beneficial settlement on EPAs which will help ACP countries' development.
Negotiators must press on with negotiating to reach a mutually beneficial settlement on EPAs which will help ACP countries' development.
Observed by and in greater consultation with Parliamentarians and other interested parties, we must get EPAs which are part of a coordinated strategy for the ACP's development, but this cannot be imposed.
Observed by and in greater consultation with Parliamentarians and other interested parties, we must get EPAs which are part of a coordinated strategy for the ACP's development, but this cannot be imposed.
Economic Partnership Agreements
Economic Partnership Agreements
INTA 15.12.2005
INTA 15.12.2005
Robert Sturdy 11.10.2005
Robert Sturdy 11.10.2005