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"Mr President, the S&D Group welcomed the Commission’s communication, Trade for All, and in particular its shift towards a value-based trade. But frankly, words on paper are easy and now we need to see the Commission deliver on its promises, and we are not convinced that the current trade negotiations are truly reflecting these new values. We agree that under certain conditions trade can bring sustainable growth and jobs – for instance, we have just had the fifth anniversary of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement, where EU exports to Korea have increased by 55% helping to turn a trade deficit into a trade surplus. This is a significant achievement and our companies and workers have benefited from that.
However, as a previous speaker has just said, we cannot ignore that trade does not benefit all. It is therefore essential we make sure the benefits of trade reach the widest range of people. This is why open trade has to be accompanied by adequate flanking policies, including access to a reformed Globalisation Adjustment Fund. The losers from trade liberalisation cannot and should not be left alone.
My group has always pushed for FTAs to be used as levers to promote EU values, and as such we welcome the reference to sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and the fight against corruption and tax evasion. And in this respect we reiterate in the report that the trade and sustainable development chapters in our FTAs should be enforceable in order to make sure our trading partners effectively implement those rules.
And we agree with the Commissioner that the proliferation of FTAs should not lead to the death of the multilateral trading system. For us, the WTO is still the priority as it guarantees the poorest countries can take full advantage of trade liberalisation and make full use of its participation in international trade by consistent trade rules across the global community."@en1
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