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Parliamentary involvement

24. Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that Parliament continues to be closely involved in the preparation of MC14 and is promptly updated and consulted during MC14;

25. Calls on the WTO members to ensure democratic legitimacy and transparency by strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the WTO and the Parliamentary Conference on the WTO; commends the important work of the joint European Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union Parliamentary Conference on the WTO; stresses the need to ensure that parliamentarians have better access to all trade negotiations and are involved in the formulation and implementation of WTO decisions; encourages leaders to support a new narrative on trade whereby trade is seen as an enabler for, rather than as a hindrance to, achieving sustainability, security and inclusiveness;

26. Calls on the WTO members to enhance discussions with all stakeholders, including civil society, businesses and trade unions, and to step up cooperation with other international organisations such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Labour Organization and the UN system more broadly; expects leaders to communicate more at every level about the benefits of rules-based trade;

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27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization and the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.