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25 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2015/2061(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
—having regard to its resolution of 7 September 2010 on EEA-Switzerland: Obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market3, __________________ 2 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0300.deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the participation of the EEA countries and Switzerland in the European Union’s internal market, which will promote growth, competitiveness and job creation, although it has yet to produce the results expected of it;
2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
— having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2015 on Single Market governance within the European Semester, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2015)0069.deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EEA countries and Switzerland to continue their efforts to transpose, implement and enforce internal market legislation; calls on Switzerland to ensure that Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications is fully implemented and to rapidly transpose Directive 2013/55/EU, which improves it;deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
— having regard to the European Economic Area Joint Parliamentary Committee Resolution of 26 March 2014 on Single Market Governance,deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
— having regard to the Swiss Foreign Policy Report of 14 January 2015,deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
— having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 217 giving the Union the right to conclude international agreements,deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Switzerland’s participation in the EEA Agreement was sovereignly contested by a popular vote in 1992 and therefore relations between Switzerland and the EU are currently based on more than 100 sectoral agreements that provide for a far- reaching degree of integration;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the result of the popular initiative of 9 February 2014; calls, howeveraccordingly, on the European Union to remain firmtake due and proper account of the legitimate results onf the fundamental principle of free movement of persons so that Switzerlandis referendum and, above all, not to disregard the democratic will of the Swiss people reflected in those results and not to make any attempt to impose its ideas on the Swiss people as it has done in the past; calls on the European Union to enter into frank and realistic negotiations with Switzerland with a view to that country continuesing to grant privileged access to Union workers and enterprises in accordance with its own interests;
2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the EEA Aagreement a key driver for economic growth and the most far-reaching, comprehensive instrument to extend the Single Market to third countries; believes that taking into account the internal developments in the EU, it has proven to be a solid, efficient and well-functioning agreement ensuring the integrity of the Single Market also in the long term;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the strong relations between the EU, the EEA EFTA countries and Switzerland go beyond economic integration and the extension of the Single Market, and contribute to stability and prosperity to the benefit of all citizens and businesses; underlines the importance of ensuring the proper functioning of the Single Market in order to create a level playing fieldgood multilateral relations in order to create fair conditions for all;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the unilateral measures taken by Switzerlarequired ratification of the Protocol extend in favour of Croatian nationals cannot replace the required ratification of the Protocol exteg the FMPA to include Croatia cannot replace the unilateral measures taken by Switzerland ing the FMPA to include Croatia favour of Croatian nationals;
2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that timely and as close to simultaneously as possible implementation of the relevant Single Market legislation by the EEA EFTA states is essential and that this process could be further improved and accelerated;deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the backlog of legal acts pending incorporation remains a concern, and therefore urges the EEA EFTA states to step up their efforts in order to uphold the integrity of the Single Market;deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #
6. Calls for the obstacles to cross-border professional mobility to be removed in order to deepen the internal market; stresses, to that end, the importance of promoting language learning and providing better information and support to jobseekers, in particular through the EURES network, in Switzerland and in all the EEA countries.deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that prior agreement by all the EEA EFTA states regarding the determination of EEA-relevance is necessary and that technical adaptations may be required before incorporation; is concerned, however, that increasing requests for adaptations and exceptions are leading to unnecessary delays and fragmenting the Single Market; strongly calls on these countries to remedy this situation and to ensure a level playing field in the extended Single Market;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the letter of 12 March 2015 sent by the Icelandic Government on its position as a candidate country for EU membership; strongly urges Iceland to step up its efforts to fulfil its obligations under the EEA Agreement given that it has a transposition deficit of 3.1 %, which is the highest of all the states concerned;deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the fact that Norway, with whom ties have strengthened over the past years, is part of the Frontrunners initiative, which aims to improve the Single Market; notes, however, that the transposition deficit has increased and urges Norway to step up its efforts in this regard in particular with a view to completing the internal energy marketrade;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Acknowledges that closer relations could bring mutual benefits in particular at regional and local levels in neighbouring EU regions, and therefore welcomes the opening of negotiations on association agreements as a significant step forward with regard to their participation in the Single Market and possibly areas going beyond, while taking into account the particular nature of these countries;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that, in the context of negotiations with those regions, the EU must take into account the opinions of States and respect all popular initiatives on which votes are taken; underlines likewise that, in the case of agreements, the EU should not attempt to impose its functioning and its conditions but should at all times respect the sovereignty of States and guarantee their national specificities;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Implementation of Single Market legislation: Swiss Confederation
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Commends the strong, continuously flourishing and longstanding relations between the EU and Switzerland, which have contributed to peace, prosperity and growth in Europe over the past decades; is convinced that these relations can be deepened to the benefit of both Parties by comprehensively revising the sectoral agreements in full compliance with the fundamental principles of the EU and can extend the numerous commonalities and mutual interests;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes in this context the opening of the negotiations in May 2014 for an institutional framework as a precondition for the further development of a bilateral approach; stresses that without such a framework agreement no further agreements on Swiss participation in the internal market, including the Electricity Agreement, will be concluded; urges the Swiss Government to step up its efforts to progress with the negotiations on the outstanding issues;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note of the outcome of theRespects the results of the democratic referendum of 9 February 2014 on the ‘Against Mass Immigration’ popular initiative and the decisions taken on 11 February 2015 by the Swiss Federal Council in relation to its implementation of a draft implementing law and new flanking measures; expects Switzerland to respect its obligations in particular those stemming from the Free Movement of Persons Agreement (FMPA); points out thatas a matter of course to respect the sovereign will of its citizens; thanks the Swiss Confederation for having dissociated the question of migration of citizens from third countries should not be confused withfrom the free movement of persons as enshrined in the Treaties; notes in this respect that Switzerland has introduced unilateral measures in order to avoid discrimination against Croatian citizens but considers that these measures fall short of the Protocol extending the FMPA to include Croatiawho are nationals of certain frontier Member States of the European Union;
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that the free movement of persons is one of the fundamental freedoms and a pillar of the Single Market and that it always has been an inseparable part of and precondition for the bilateral approach between the EU and Switzerland; therefore fully supports the EU’s rejection of July 2014 of the Swiss Authorities’ request to renegotiate the FMPA with a view to introducing a quota or a national preference system;deleted
2015/05/12
Committee: IMCO