6 Amendments of Martina ANDERSON related to 2018/0299(COD)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) This proposal will take into account the unique and special status of Northern Ireland and the difficulties the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union will pose on the border in the island of Ireland.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In the event that no deal is reached between the United Kingdom and the European Union and in respect of the unique and special status of Northern Ireland, takes note of the areas of cooperation listed in the Good Friday Agreement/Belfast Agreement of 1998, particularly with regards to cross-border cooperation transport and infrastructure development. The European Union should take reasonable steps and in full respect to subsidiarity to ensure that there is no hardening of the border in the island of Ireland and that cross-border cooperation continues.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A European Union funding instrument, the Connecting Europe Facility, was established by Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 . The aim of the Connecting Europe Facility is to enable projects of cross border and common interest to be prepared and implemented within the framework of the trans- European networks policy in the sectors of transport, telecommunications and energy.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The United Kingdom is part of the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor, which includes links between Belfast, Dublin and Cork/Shannon Foynes on the island of Ireland, and links in Great Britain from Glasgow and Edinburgh in the north to Folkestone and Dover in the south. The United Kingdom’s sections and nodes are included in the table of ‘pre-identified sections including projects’ of the core network corridors included in Part I of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1316/2013. In the context of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, Ireland's Western Arc stretching from Derry, Sligo and Galway will be included in the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to avoid the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor being separated into two distinct and unconnected parts and to ensure connectivity of Ireland with mainland Europe, the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor should include maritime links between the Irish core ports and core ports of Belgium and the NetherlandsFrance, such as Calais and Roscoff.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Ensuring the connection between Ireland, Northern Ireland (in accordance to the Good Friday Agreement 1998) and the other Member States on the North Sea – Mediterranean Core Network Corridor is crucial for ongoing and future infrastructure investments and for providing legal clarity and certainty for infrastructure planning.