{"id":155459,"date":"2016-03-18T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devrri.freshlemon.ro\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/a-fair-competition-agreement-155459.html"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:35:26","slug":"a-fair-competition-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/features-and-reports\/the-future-starts-today\/a-fair-competition-agreement-id155459.html","title":{"rendered":"A Fair Competition Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"

For more than three years now, many
\ncountries, covering 70% of the world’s trade in services, have been holding
\ntalks on reaching a new Trade in Services Agreement (TISA). Among the 23
\nparticipants in these discussions, the European Union is a unique entity. But
\nwhy is a fresh agreement needed? First, because some services, which appeared
\nand developed after the present agreement had come into effect back in 1994,
\nmust be regulated. An example in this sense is the digital market. Another
\nreason is the ever-increasing importance of services as share of the GDP. According to World Bank indicators,
\nthe value added by services to the global GDP kept growing at a steady pace,
\nfrom 53% in 1970 to 57% in 1990, from 67% in 2000 to 70% in 2011. Present talks
\nare aimed at setting a minimum group of demands for trade sectors, such as
\nfinancial services or transportation. In February this year, MEPs endorsed a
\nresolution under which the EU trade policies are to represent the interests of community
\ncompanies and consumers. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

MEP Viviane Reding said after the vote
\n(quote):<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

I
\nam proud to have gathered wide support across the political spectrum. MEPs are
\ntaking their responsibilities. We are sending a strong message to negotiators
\nabout what TISA we want and what TISA we don’t want… We want better
\ninternational regulation, not lower domestic regulation. We want competition by
\nthe rules, not for the rules. We want a level playing field, not a global
\nbattlefield.<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

TISA
\nis an opportunity to shape globalisation, ensure more reciprocity in terms of
\naccess to foreign markets and provide more rights to consumers. Yet our public
\nservices must be unequivocally excluded, our right to regulate fully preserved,
\nand our fundamental rights and labour standards duly safeguarded. These
\nnegotiations can and must be a safety net for our citizens at home and a
\nmarket-opener for our companies abroad. We
\ncertainly do not want TiSA to undermine our public services, culture, labour
\nlaws, environmental standards, consumer protection, data protection – in other
\nwords the way we live in Europe. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In order to protect EU companies from unfair competition
\nabroad, the MEPs have authorised community negotiators to call for the
\nadjustment of third states’ practices against EU companies such as those
\nconcerning mandatory data localisation or foreign equity caps. They also want
\nless bureaucracy for the SMEs and most importantly, reciprocity in the market,
\nparticularly with regard to international public tenders, transport, financial
\nand digital services. At present, the EU service providers are more open to
\nforeign competition than their partners. Very clear rules are needed for
\ncompetition reasons, as MEP Norica Nicolai explained. <\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n


<\/a><\/p>\n

Norica Nicolai<\/a>: A certain type of
\nprotection is needed. We all know about the consequences of financial services
\ndeveloped in the absence of regulations regarding crisis. There is also the
\nissue of lifting trade barriers with third countries. Also important are talks
\non labour force, its domestic and external mobility. Sadly, a tendency of
\nlimiting access to the labour market is being felt all over the union. The EU
\nis very much in favour of introducing the famous Gold-standard clause
\nconcerning highly-skilled labour force. I believe the brain drain phenomenon is
\nstill going on.<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Figures
\nshow that the EU is the world’s main exporter and importer of services. Is this
\nposition threatened in a way or another?
\nMEP Norica Nicolai says no:<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

No,
\nthis position is not under threat, at least for the time being. Negotiations,
\nwhich I see as pretty tough and very likely to last, are underway. But, with
\nthe global economy in recession, many countries aren’t going to give up
\nprotectionist measures meant to keep their growth and cut losses. As other services
\ndevelop due to technical breakthroughs, the EU services may run the risk of
\nbeing affected. But this is going to be short-lived, as we’ll have finished
\nthese negotiations in 5-6 years, and we all know how long it takes to ratify an
\nagreement in the EU. I believe that around 2020 – 2025 we will be able to talk
\nabout a general agreement concerning the service trade. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

The
\nevolution of the Romanian economy’s structure in recent years indicates an
\nemerging economy that has passed through a period of overheating and is now
\nrecovering, with a services sector still under the EU average, but also with a
\nstructural change shifting from sectors with low added value, such as
\nagriculture, towards those of bigger added value. This is actually a positive
\nfact, which pundits believe it will have a great contribution to meeting
\ntransition criteria towards the Eurozone. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n


\n <\/p>\n

According
\nto the latest Eurostat data, Romania registered the third largest economic
\ngrowth rate in the EU in the last quarter of last year, alongside Sweden, the
\nCzech Republic and Slovakia. <\/p>\n


\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
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