3 Amendments of Martina ANDERSON related to 2018/0390(COD)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) It is important to acknowledge the unique and special circumstance of citizens in the north of Ireland, who, by virtue of the Good Friday Agreement, can identify as Irish. As a result of that fact, citizens in the north of Ireland should remain entitled to all associated Union citizenship rights where they reside in the north of Ireland, and they should not be treated as nationals of a third country. Visa-free travel should apply in line with current standards for citizens in the north of Ireland.
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) There are 15 references to the Union in the Good Friday Agreement and the people of the north of Ireland voted to remain within the Union. It is therefore important that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union does not disrupt the areas of north-south cooperation set out in the Good Friday Agreement and in subsequent agreements or impede the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement in all of its parts.
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) Citizens in the north of Ireland, who remain Union citizens by virtue of the Good Friday Agreement, should maintain their full panoply of Union rights as Union citizens, where they reside in the north of Ireland, including access to the European Health Insurance Card, European student fees and political representation within the European Parliament.