On a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning an enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the light of the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty

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AMENDMENTS

The Committee on International Trade submits the following to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, as the committee responsible:

Amendment 1

Draft recommendation

Recital D a (new)

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Da. whereas the impact of CETA is assessed as positive, significantly increasing trade in goods and services between the EU and Canada, along with a small but positive impact on GDP for both parties;

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Amendment 2

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Recital D b (new)

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Db. whereas in the eight years since CETA entered into force provisionally, bilateral trade in goods between the EU and Canada has grown by around 63 %, reaching EUR 75.6 billion, and has had a positive direct effect on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both the EU and Canada, with an increasing number of SMEs engaging in bilateral trade;

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Amendment 3

Draft recommendation

Recital D c (new)

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Dc. whereas CETA provides for a framework for mutual recognition of qualifications in regulated professions such as architecture, accountancy and engineering;

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Amendment 4

Draft recommendation

Recital D d (new)

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Dd. whereas challenges in CETA enforcement persist in some areas, such as regulatory cooperation, the chapter on trade and sustainable development, and the transparent access to complete procurement data, as identified in the study entitled ‘Study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and its Member States and Canada’1a; whereas the scope of the e-commerce chapter is limited;

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1a European Commission: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security et al., Study in support of an ex-post evaluation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and its Member States and Canada – Final report – Annexes, Publications Office of the European Union, 2025, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2781/9705637.

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Amendment 5

Draft recommendation

Recital D e (new)

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De. whereas CETA does not contain robust and comprehensive rules on digital trade such as those included in more recent trade agreements;

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Amendment 6

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

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(oa) reinforce the EU’s and Canada’s commitment to sustainable, fair and open trade, grounded in the rule of law and in respect for internationally agreed trade rules, as embodied by the World Trade Organization (WTO);

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Amendment 7

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

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(ob) stress that any agreement with the United States must be consistent with WTO rules, particularly the principles of most-favoured-nation treatment, national treatment, and transparency; insist that the international trading system should not be further weakened, and deplore the fact that the United States continues to impose agreements on third countries that contravene WTO provisions and the international rules-based order; call on Canada and other like-minded countries to continue adhering to WTO norms in their bilateral relations beyond the United States;

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Amendment 8

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Paragraph 1 – point o c (new)

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(oc) work closely, both bilaterally with Canada and together with Canada and other like-minded countries to achieve the long-needed reform of multilateral organisations, in particular the WTO, in order to modernise global trade rules, strengthen the WTO’s monitoring and transparency functions, and resolve the issue of the dispute settlement system; confirm that the reform of the WTO is essential to preserve a fair, predictable and rules-based global trading system, which is currently under threat;

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Amendment 9

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point s

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(s) promote the benefits of CETA within the Member States and the EU, which include, but are not limited to, increased market access, simplified trade and reduced barriers for SMEs;

(s) promote the benefits of CETA within the Member States and the EU, which include, but are not limited to, increased market access, simplified trade and reduced barriers for SMEs; build on CETA’s positive results to work towards its full implementation and seize all opportunities to strengthen trade cooperation with Canada;

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Amendment 10

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Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

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(sa) recognise that CETA has significantly contributed to the diversification and resilience of EU and Canadian supply chains;

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Amendment 11

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

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(sb) work closely with Canada to further enhance the EU-Canada trade and investment relationship, advance and diversify trade between the EU and Canada, promote the economic security and resilience of the EU and Canada, create investment opportunities and ensure the EU’s long-term security and prosperity, as was highlighted at the EU-Canada Summit in June 2025;

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Amendment 12

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Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)

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(sc) explore potential collaboration between the EU, Canada other like-minded geopolitical entities and regions, such as Latin America, to promote trade, increase resilience and address global trade challenges;

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Amendment 13

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Paragraph 1 – point s d (new)

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(sd) welcome the Critical Minerals Production Alliance, a Canada-led G7 initiative to diversify and secure the global production and supply of critical minerals; underline that the Canada-EU strategic partnership on raw materials promotes coordination and joint action in response to export restrictions imposed by third countries on critical minerals and other strategically important resources; stress that this cooperation will reinforce supply chain security and economic resilience with the aim of achieving the EU’s green and digital transformation objectives;

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Amendment 14

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Paragraph 1 – point s e (new)

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(se) start negotiations without delay on an ambitious stand-alone digital trade agreement to complement CETA, which must fully respect the EU’s legal framework for data protection;

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Amendment 15

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Paragraph 1 – point s f (new)

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(sf) advance EU-Canada cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, including collaboration on AI factories, and cybersecurity, making online platforms safer and more inclusive, developing responsible governance of AI in line with the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, to which both the EU and Canada are signatories;

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Amendment 16

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Paragraph 1 – point s g (new)

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(sg) work closely with Canada to ensure stronger enforcement, clearer impact measurement and enhanced regulatory alignment in relation to the implementation of the trade and sustainable development chapter of CETA;

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Amendment 17

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Paragraph 1 – point s h (new)

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(sh) work closely with Canada towards expanding the mutual recognition of regulated professions to other sectors, such as engineering and accounting, following the adoption of a mutual recognition agreement of professional qualifications for architects under CETA1a, and to raise awareness of existing labour mobility instruments, such as the EU Blue Card;

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1a Decision No 1/2024 of the Joint Committee on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications of 10 October 2024 setting out an agreement on the mutual recognition of professional qualifications for architects (OJ L, 2024/2873, 14.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2873/oj).

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Amendment 18

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point s i (new)

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(si) continue working with Canada to identify an appropriate instrument and concrete joint activities to facilitate access to CETA for Indigenous peoples and ensure that they benefit from it;

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Amendment 19

Draft recommendation

Paragraph 1 – point t

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(t) call on the 10 Member States that have not yet ratified CETA to do so swiftly, as an important political signal ahead of the 10-year anniversary, in 2027, of its provisional application;

(t) urge Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland and Slovenia to swiftly ratify CETA, and reiterate the importance of the full application of CETA, including its investment protection provisions, as an important political signal ahead of the 10-year anniversary, in 2027, of its provisional application;

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