🚴Fahrräder boomen. Immer mehr Menschen steigen auf die umweltfreundliche Alternative um, die auch noch fit hält. Doch wie nachhaltig sind Fahrräder wirklich?
British Goverment
@BorisJohnson
@trussliz
has to stop DUP from suspending
#Brexit
checks for agriculture goods. This is a clear break of NI protocol and will have serious consequences. DUP election campaign should not undermine practical solution for the people
Trade does not take place in a vacuum - these actions mark a violation of the spirit of the
#EU
-
#China
investment deal sustainability commitments. This is clearly not a basis for constructive cooperation.
Update: Mass arrests of former Hong Kong opposition lawmakers, activists for alleged national security law violations; Stand News told to hand over documents ‘connected to security law cases’
Still valid: „Should the UK authorities breach – or threaten to breach – the Withdrawal Agreement, through the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill... or in any other way, the European Parliament will, under no circumstances, ratify any agreement between the EU and the UK” 11.9.
The consequence of no deal tonight is obvious: the EP does not know the consolidated text, is not in a position to scrutinise before the end of the transition period. So make preparations now for a no-deal period and agree emergency measures with UK
It's imperative that the
#EU
and
#China
discuss ways to cooperate and find a way forward for the investment agreement negotiations. But these talks do not take place in a vacuum - any possible cooperation will require tough discussions on
#HumanRights
.
⚠️ TODAY - 🇪🇺🇨🇳
#EUChina
summit video conference
Follow the presser with
@eucopresident
and
@vonderleyen
Time TBC)
To ask questions remotely register 👉
More info on the meeting 👉
The
#EU
and
#China
are closing in on an investment agreement, the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). These developments take place before the background of heightened concerns about forced labour in Xinjiang, the situation is clearly worrying 👉
Member States take action against human rights abuses in China under the global sanctions regime.
I fully agree with
@MiRo_SPD
- this step is the right one and it is important.
#China
verletzt Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Menschenrechte seit Jahren. Ob politische Prozesse wie gegen
#MichaelKovrig
,
#Hongkong
, oder die Unterdrückung der
#Uiguren
in
#Xinjiang
- die heute beschlossenen
#EU
-Sanktionen sind richtig und wichtig.
Finally.Milestone for
#human
rights . No more
#EU
surveillance technology for authoritarian regimes!
#myanmar
#turkey
#China
Stricter export rules f. dual use items
👉inclusion cyber-surveillance technology
👉responsibility exporters+more transparency
▶️
#EU
Mitgliedstaaten gehen endlich gegen Verstöße gegen Menschenrechte vor. Kooperation & eine klare Kante dürfen sich nicht ausschließen, darauf wird es in Zukunft in den Beziehungen zu
#China
ankommen. Diese Sanktionen sind ein wichtiger Schritt hin zu einem neuen Gleichgewicht
The EU is set to target four Chinese officials and one entity for human rights abuses, the first sanctions the bloc has aimed at China since the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989. Our story.
Klare Kante vom EP: Das Investitionsabkommen
#CAI
mit China liegt auf Eis und wird erst wieder aufgetaut, wenn
#China
die Sanktionen gegen Mitglieder des Europäischen Parlaments zurückzieht.
No business as usual with China!
Under our push, the EP overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding the lifting of sanctions against MEPs before proceeding with any discussions on the ratification of the EU-China investment agreement
#CAI
Der Text des EU-China Investitionsabkommens CAI ist veröffentlicht - ein wichtiger Schritt um eine öffentliche Debatte und Analyse zu ermöglichen. Ich habe dazu mit dem
@IPGJournal
ausführlich gesprochen:
WTO DG
@NOIweala
argues WTO is too much focused on negotiations for sake of negotiations. Zero sum game. It is time to return to its original purpose: making sure trade delivers for the people. Couldn't agree more. You can count on us
@EP_trade
as your ally to realize this goal.
Honoured to have been re-elected as chair of
@EP_trade
. Priorities for the remaining 2,5 years:
continue realising trade policy that works for common people + expand our trade toolbox. Thanks to all members for their trust. We will continue delivering results for our citizens.
China beschließt ein weiteres Instrument, um Kritik aus dem Ausland zu begegnen und ausländische Firmen zu instrumentalisieren:
Höchste Zeit für die EU, eine umfassende China-Strategie zu beschließen, die darauf reagieren kann👉
It is already 5 past 12.We need a text. Otherwise ratification+democratic scrutiny by
#EP
will be a farce. The gambling of
@BorisJohnson
has brought us where we are now. We won't pay the price for that!
#Brexit
#EU
#UK
🇪🇺🇬🇧 After technical discussions this weekend, negotiations continue online today with
@DavidGHFrost
and our teams. Time is short. Fundamental divergences still remain, but we are continuing to work hard for a deal.
Everyone should realize what kind of danger we are engaging in: we might end up with less vaccines for the EU. Because now all manufacturers are being held hostage for the problems with AstraZeneca. The EU Commission brings out the shotgun.
Irresponsible and bitter. How can citizens and businesses 18 days before end of the transition period be subjected to this uncertainty?Furthermore secret negotiations far from any democratic control.Serious ratification is becoming increasingly impossible.Unworthy game
#BREXIT
We cannot continue with business as usual in
#WTO
when it comes to trade with Russia. One step could be to remove MFN status. A fine balance needs to be struck between punishing those responsible for aggression and upholding a rules-based trading system that is under threat.
🇪🇺👏🇳🇿HISTORIC! Never have I witnessed such broad support for a trade agreement in European Parliament. Clear recognition that, despite the difficult geopolitical and economic context we are in, our trade agreements are on right track and provide stability in uncertain times.
It seems clear now that there is no deal at midnight. The normal parliamentary procedure for an agreement is no longer possible + no more ratification by 31.12.2020. Now we have to think very objectively about how to deal with the situation. Likely we’ll have UKEUCG tomorrow.
Major breakthrough in anti-coercion legislation. EP and Council have agreed on a comprehensive and strong package to defend economic interests in the event of attempts to give political pressure through trade and investment measures. Rapporteur Bernd Lange is happy at 4 am.
Very solid performance from
@VDombrovskis
at today's hearing in
@EP_Trade
. I appreciate his attention to detail and clear commitments, a very refreshing performance compared to other hearings. Now off to meet INTA coordinators for the evaluation meeting.
Threat of export bans on
#COVID19
vaccine by
@EU_Commission
is sign of helplessness rather than strength.
Q should be:
👉 which legal action has been taken on AstraZeneca's lack of contract fulfillment?
👉what on political level with
#UK
+
#US
?
We've seen this coming for months
NEW ON BREXIT: Negotiations to continue tomorrow (so, goodbye to the European Parliament deadline).
Senior UK Govt source: "Talks remain difficult and significant differences remain."
Ein plumper Angriff auf das
@Europarl_DE
und der zum Scheitern veruteilte Versuch unsere Institution mundtot zu machen. Wir werden Missstände weiter öffentlich anprangern und uns für eine wertebasierte Außenpolitik einsetzen
@bueti
via
@derspiegel
YES. Great success for
@Europarl_EN
No more
#EU
surveillance technology for authoritarian regimes!
#myanmar
#turkey
#China
Stricter export rules f. dual use items
👉inclusion cyber-surveillance technology
👉responsibility exporters+more transparency
▶️
Yes, what exactly was agreed with
#EU
#AstraZeneca
? Somehow does not match statements
@EU_Commission
. Best solution: Instead of blaming each other in the media, just make the contract public. Since
#vaccine
supposedly non-profit - what's the problem?
#COVID19
Drugmaker aims for 17m doses for EU in February & sees no proof for contractual breach due to 'best effort' agreement. 'Europe wanted to be supplied more or less at same time as UK, even though the contract was signed three months later' (3/4)
Ich freue mich sehr und bin überaus dankbar. Der stake SPD-Bezirk Hannover hat mich heute einstimmig auf Platz 1 ihrer Kandidaturen für die Europawahl am 9. Juni 2024 gewählt. Weiter für ein sozial gerechtes, ein wirtschaftlich starkes, ein nachhaltiges und demokratisches Europa.
Trade policy does not take place in a vacuum - how the question of forced labour is addressed in the CAI will determine the agreement's fate.
@EP_Trade
will judge the CAI based on the final text & we will take our time to do so.
Such an escalation is also fatal for global efforts. Because the poorer countries will suffer the most in this fight for vaccines. In the end we will mostly have losers and only one winner: the virus itself.
For the sake of clarity: this is what will happen tomorrow: the actions of one WTO Member will deprive all other WTO Members from their right to resolve their differences through a two-step system. More fundamentally, the idea of multilateralism is at stake
#WTO
I am heartbroken. I sat next to David in the
#EuropeanParliament
for a long time. He was authentic, engaging, warm and humorous. He is in my thoughts
#DavidSassoli
Today the EU and the progressive family lose a true European, a statesman, a man of value.
@DavidSassoli
was a real leader, one who fought very hard for the democratic and progressive principles we hold so dear.
David, ci mancherai immensamente.
Nicht akzeptabel, dass demokratische Fortschritte durch den
@EUCouncil
jetzt einfach rückgängig gemacht werden sollen! wieso
@TimmermansEU
nicht als Präsident nominiert? Weil er sich offenbar ZU SEHR für Rechtstaatlichkeit eingesetzt hat! Sprich: weil er seinen Job gemacht hat 🤦♂️
Heute wird im
#EP
Geschichte geschrieben.
Es ist inakzeptabel, dass der
@EUCouncil
darüber entscheidet wer KommissionspräsidentIn & Vizepräsident der Kommission wird & wer
#EP
Präsidenten wird.
Das kann ein selbstbewusstes Parlament nicht akzeptieren!
#vonderLeyen
#euco
@realDonaldTrump
Fake News: german car manufacturers are producing over 800.000 cars/year in US and german manufacturers and suppliers brought 120 000 to US
Now that US has come on board, EU cannot lag behind. While
#COVID19
waiver is only 1 part of larger puzzle, morally it is a very important one. Each player must now put all its cards on the table to end this pandemic. Increasing manufacturing capacity remains priority no1.
These extraordinary times and circumstances of call for extraordinary measures.
The US supports the waiver of IP protections on COVID-19 vaccines to help end the pandemic and we’ll actively participate in
@WTO
negotiations to make that happen.
It was my pleasure to welcome
@NOIweala
to
@EP_Trade
today. Thank you for the stimulating exchange of views with my members. Your dynamism and ambition have given the
@wto
a new impetus. You can count on us to make sure we get results at MC12 and deliver trade for the people!
Having
@Trade_EU
prepare coordinated exit of
#ECT
is now the only sensible way forward. Should also be the core message of our plenary resolution this week. We need to free ourselves from the shackles of ISDS and all other obstacles on the way to our Green Deal.
#exitECT
Starting now➡️
#EPPlenary
on new
#EU
#China
Strategy.
My take:Even if
#CAI
is for good reasons in the fridge right now -confrontation only can‘t be the solution.Yes we have to take a clear stance but the door needs to stay open.Isolation in a global world=one-way-street for all
What a day for trade policy! We finalised negotiations on distortive foreign subsidies, agreed on a trade deal with New Zealand and approved trade liberalisation measures for Moldova. All happy faces!
In force from today!
No more
#EU
surveillance technology for authoritarian regimes!
#myanmar
#turkey
#China
#pegasus
Stricter export rules f. dual use items
👉inclusion cyber-surveillance tech
👉responsibility exporters+more transparency
👏success for
@Europarl_EN
@ep_trade
Good news from Hanoi: the Vietnamese national assembly has passed a comprehensive labour code reform. An important step towards improving the situation of workers & great outcome of our push for early
#EVFTA
deliverables
@MalmstromEU
@EP_Trade
Tomorrow
#EPlenary
on Energy Charter Treaty at
@EP_Trade
initiative.
#ECT
is completely outdated: limits our right to regulate and protects fossil fuels. If fast reform not possible, we should use emergency brake. 20st century treaty shouldn't stop us from implementing Green Deal
Despite postponement of
#MC12
the
@WTO
is alive and kicking! Tomorrow 3 declarations from plurilateral discussion groups on environmental issues will be presented. This shows many members want the multilateral system to move forward and tackle current challenges.
@Trade_EU
Good try
@BorisJohnson
-but nothing more. No cherry picking with the
#EU
. A CETA-type agreement doesn't reflect the Volume of Trade between
#EU
and
#UK
, the integration of our supply chains, nor the standards for sustainability that UK and EU developed together over the years
Congratulations
@VDombrovskis
! Well deserved. Welcome as new trade commissioner. Looking forward working with you on a fair and sustainable trade policy. See you in
@EP_Trade
@Trade_EU
Happy to be back in Geneva after 2 years to attend the
#WTOPublicForum
. A lot of interesting panels but also bilaterals.
@EP_Trade
fully on board to make MC12 a succes!
So geht man nicht mit Verhandlungspartnern um.Bin schockiert.Erst mit gemeinsamer polit. Erklärung kooperatives Vorgehen angekündigt dann monatelange destruktive Blockade und Ausstieg vorbereiten. Werden uns nicht erpressen lassen
@BorisJohnson
!
#EP
#UK
Auszug aus Boris Johnson’s Erklärung zum
#Brexit
:
-Verhandlg mit EU nur bis 15. Oktober
- no deal kein Problem, dann eben Freihandelsabkommen à la Australien
-Hauptsache: Kontrolle über Grenzen, Gesetze, Fischereirecht
„And we will prosper mightily as a result.“
All eyes now on WTO
#COVID19
waiver, but just one piece of the puzzle. I called on the
@EU_Commission
to include a clause on technology transfer in future contracts. We need to use all leverage so that companies actively transfer knowledge, also to developing countries.
#EPlenary
Enough of the talking.That's the way it should be.Not losing time for the blame game but acting together to make things better.We are all in this together so let's not fall back to nationalism.But we need to stand together not only on
#EU
but also on global level
#vaccineforall
BREAKING: French drugmaker Sanofi agrees to produce more than 125 million doses of BioNTech and Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for the European Union in an unusual collaboration
Congratulations to the new
@USTradeRep
, Katherine Tai. I wish you the best of luck in designing and implementing a trade policy focused on workers and wages. Let's join forces to make trade sustainable, also in WTO. Also, let's also keep supply chains on vaccines open.
Fully agree with
@VDombrovskis
in
@EP_Trade
on US in future trade policy: Whichever challenges
#EU
and
#US
face, there is no stronger value-based alliance.
Let's cooperate on de-escalation of tariffs, advance on
#WTO
, strengthen workers rights and tech standards.
Really astonished that WTO has delayed its decision on the value of
#EU
#tariffs
in the
#Boeing
dispute settlement case to end of Sept. While EU producers are facing US' retaliatory tariffs in the
#Airbus
case for almost a year, the EU cannot react. Where is the fairness?
But using the cluster munitions we may end up shooting ourselves in the foot because the supply chains for vaccine production might be affected and interrupted.
Finally.End of an undignified spectacle.
#BorisJohnson
was all about maintaining power&his own ego.Escalation&staging instead of solution-oriented politics. Now British theatrical thunder should end.We need new start relations
#EU
-
#UK
&practical solutions for implement.
#NIProtocol
Tomorrow
#EP
will give green light for
#EU
#UK
deal.Difficult birth but the result is quite good: Unique enforcement possibilities and involvement of the EP. Would have liked an even closer relationship but it takes two to tango. Now focus on constructive&trustful implementation
#EP
#NoDealBrexit
preparations: Plenary extended so that the 4 emergency measures can be voted on next Friday (18/12). Council decides Wednesday. Friday also short political resolution on
#NoDeal
. INTA meeting on Monday, UKCG meeting probably also.
Dominoes
#ECT
are starting to fall. Germany should join the list and start a coordinated EU withdrawal. Would be decisive step to end the protection of fossil fuels and end shady investment tribunals where private interests trump the public interest. Debate in
@EP_Trade
on Monday
#Europa
ist die Antwort auf Herausforderungen der
#Globalisierung
! 🇪🇺 Unser Europa ist eine Friedensmacht, eine Hüterin der Demokratie und Garantin für soziale Sicherheit. Für diese Rolle Europas macht sich die
@SPDEuropa
im
@Europarl_EN
stark.
Die
#Europawahl
am 26. Mai ist eine Entscheidung für mehr Gerechtigkeit, mehr Demokratie und mehr
#Europa
. Kommt zusammen und lasst uns gemeinsam den Nationalisten und Populisten entgegentreten!
#EuropaistdieAntwort
Die Konsequenz einer Nicht Einigung heute Abend liegt auf der Hand: Das EP kennt den konsolidierten Text nicht, ist nicht in der Lage, vor dem Ende der Übergangszeit zu prüfen. Also jetzt Vorbereitungen für eine No-Deal-Periode zu treffen und mit VK Notfallmaßnahmen vereinbaren
Nichts Neues von den
#Brexit
-Verhandlungen. Heute Nacht verstreicht die Frist des Europaparlaments, bis zu der es bereit wäre, noch 2020 über ein Abkommen abzustimmen. Was, wenn bis morgen nichts passiert?
3 Szenarien sind dann möglich: 👇🏼 /2
In the current context where international rules are broken without justification and multilateralism is under severe threat, our
#EU
trade agreements with Chile, Mexico and New Zealand can all the more serve as stabilising elements that uphold a rules-based international system.
A possible agreement will only be finally adopted by the
#EP
in the New Year after thorough examination. Therefore we need transitional solutions. Extension of the transitional period would be the best. But it takes two to tango,
#UK
would also have to agree.
#Brexit
Nach dem Durchbruch von
@hubertus_heil
in Berlin jetzt der
@SPDEuropa
&
@TheProgressives
Erfolg in Brüssel: Riesenunterstützung für den ambitionierten Bericht für ein europäisches Lieferkettengesetz.
Very strong support for 🇪🇺🇳🇿 trade agreement, probably the most progressive deal ever concluded by the EU.
@EP_Trade
looking forward to vote in future on similar deals that are good for people and the planet.
The
#ECT
is an anachronism and is hanging as a millstone around
#EU
neck. Why?
1⃣ protects fossil fuels
2⃣ restricts our right to regulate
3⃣ doesn't include a transparent public court system
Only one conclusion: time to move on and prepare our exit.
#EPlenary
@EP_Trade
📢 Looking forward to extraordinary
@EP_Trade
on 20 May to exchange views with WTO DG
@NOIweala
. WTO is faced with many challenges, but also opportunities to make it relevant again. One crucial question: what role can WTO play in getting
#COVID19
vaccines to the whole globe asap
#US
back in multilateralism.
#EU
hopeful but not naïve. We see some continuity (Buy American). Not everything will change but a lot will be better. We have to solve Airbus-Boeing dispute + tariffs have to go. A lot on our plate and more cooperation needed. Let's get work started.
Pleased that this dispute on steel and aluminium tariffs is paused. Not only are duties unlawful, they cause a lot of damage for many sectors on both sides of the Atlantic. Waiting for details tomorrow. Hopefully we can finally turn the page on the Trump era and look forward.
We have agreed with 🇺🇸 to pause our steel & aluminium (232) trade dispute and launch cooperation on a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel & Aluminium.
Our agreement will be announced by
@vonderleyen
and
@POTUS
tomorrow.
Delegation
@EP_trade
ready for another packed day of meetings in
#US
. On the agenda: discussion of
#TTC
with officials, meeting our counterparts on the Hill, engaging with AFL-CIO on workers and wages as well as hearing from companies about trade policy in practice.
Vielen Dank für das Vertrauen! Ich freue mich auf die neue Aufgabe im Vorstand der
@TheProgressives
! Herausforderungen wie der Kampf gegen Nationalismus und Abschottung sowie die Transformation der Industrie müssen jetzt angegangen werden. An die Arbeit!
Frank discussion w/
@naveedqamarmna
on EU-Pakistan relations, covering labour and human rights, GSP+, Global Gateway as well as 🇨🇳's role and influence in the region.
There's a lot of space for the EU to step up and assume a more visible role in Pakistan and South Asia
Tomorrow at WTO General Council decision to continue discussions TRIPS
#covid19
waiver. US position not final yet, so proponents might redraft proposal. While we know waiver won't massively increase availability vaccines overnight, important development for broader discussions.
Clear and unambiguous signal.Treaties must be respected and are not a wishful thinking.Consequential and inevitable.Another breach of treaty and trust had to have consequences.Conceivably bad start for new EU-UK relations. Now the ball is back in the British government's court...
🚨 The
@EU_Commission
has just launched legal proceedings against 🇬🇧 for breaching the Withdrawal Agreement and IE/NI Protocol.
It is the 2nd time in the space of 6 months that the UK government is set to breach international law.
More info here:
What a ride…
Last
@EP_Trade
meeting this term.
Has been an honor&pleasure to chair this committee through challenging times.
Thank you for collaboration&dedication&trust to my colleagues, INTA sec., political advisors+ APAs🙏
Together we made trade fairer and more sustainable!
Strong support in European Parliament for
#WTO
Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. First ever multilateral trade deal focused on environmental sustainability and only 2nd multilateral agreement reached at WTO.
Others should follow suit for quick entry into force of historic deal!
Strong support in
@EP_Trade
for
#EU
's actions against Russia, even if it hurts our own economic interests. Integrity and sovereignty of
#Ukraine
must be respected. Discussion shows once more we need to speed up our work on open strategic autonomy.
@VDombrovskis
The long-awaited study on different approaches to trade and sustainable development chapters is out. Looking forward to picking this up in
@EP_Trade
and working on improving the enforcement, monitoring and implementation of the 🇪🇺 approach
Lovely to see
@AmbassadorTai
again and to continue our constructive dialogue. We discussed immediate and long term challenges and opportunities and how we can cooperate. Looking forward to seeing you again with
@EP_Trade
early November!
Overwhelming support in
@EP_Trade
for the final deal on
#ACI
. Big step forward for the
#EU
to stand up against economic blackmail. We do not know exactly what future coercion will look like, but we know how the EU can respond: swiftly, seriously, and speaking with one voice!
It was a pleasure to exchange views with
@JozefSikela
today. In current context bilateral agreements are gaining importance as anchors of a stable trading system. Strengthening sustainability will also be crucial to ensure people benefit from and support our
#EU
trade policies.
Ich bin gespannt ob
#vonderleyen
sich von Leuten wie Orban distanziert und den Konflikt genau so stark sucht wie Timmermans. Oder ob sie bereit ist, sich mit Seehofer beim Thema Seenotrettung anzulegen. Mehr via
@szaktuell
➡
🖐🏻 Goodbye
#ECT
, hello Green Deal!
After a lot of pressure from
@ep_trade
we just approved
#EU
's withdrawal from outdated treaty.
No more fossil fuel companies sueing governments for doing the right thing.
No more undermining of our right to regulate for our climate. 1/2
I don't understand how, on the one hand, China is required to be a market economy where companies make their economic decisions and, on the other hand, is required to have guaranteed imports that can only happen in a state economy?
Understanding where China's purchases under the phase one deal in 2020 & 2021 fell short, & why, is crucial to any effort to address the US-China trade relationship.
@ChadBown
writes about it here:
The EU needs this agreement with
#Mexico
, especially in a context where we see an increase of protectionism, more inward-looking focus of many of our trade partners and a weaponisation of trade. This modernised agreement can help to stabilise the rules-based trading system.