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REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the Institutional Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation PDF (203 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to the 1972 EU- Switzerland Free Trade Agreement, which has been expandadapted and updated over the years3 , _________________ 33 OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189. OJ L 300, 31.12.1972, p. 189.
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
— having regard to the negotiations on an EU-Swiss Confederation electricity agreement, which began in November 2007on food safety and on public health,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
— having regard to its resolutions on Switzerland, in particular of 7 Octo9 September 20105 on EEA-Switzerland: obstacles with regard to the full implementation of the internal market6 , and to the draft motion for a resolution of its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection on the same topic of 24 April 2018, _________________ 6 OJ C 308 E, 20.10.2011, p.18. OJ C 316, 22.09.2017, p.192.
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Switzerland has expressed its wish to leave binding material provisions on State aid for a future market access agreement and have access to the single market for electricity; whereas the Swiss Federal Council has announced a stakeholder consultation on the basis of the text agreed between the negotiators;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas on 28 September 2018 the Federal Council approved the second Swiss contribution to a number of EU member states of CHF 1.3 billion over ten years and is now awaiting a positive decision of the Federal Assembly;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Switzerland is member of the European Environment Agency;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas Switzerland ratified participation in the European satellite navigation programmes Galileo and EGNOS;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas Switzerland participates in the EU MEDIA programme, which encourages the development of European film industry, vocational training and distribution of European films;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas Switzerland’s participation in the EU’s Horizon 2020 research framework programme and its predecessor Framework Programme 7 (FP7) has been valuable to all parties involved due to the high quality of proposals;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Switzerland and the EU signed a newn additional protocol to the Taxation and Savings Income Agreement on 27 May 2015, which requires that both parties automatically exchange information (AEI) on the financial accounts of each other’s residents from September 2018; whereas the EU listed Switzerland as ‘non- cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes’ in December 2017;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Switzerland cooperates in the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and has participated in the civil and military peace missions of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), notably in Ukraine and Mali; whereas the EDA-Switzerland Framework for Cooperation signed in March 2012 enables exchange of information and foresees joint activities in research and technology and armament projects and programmes;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas based on the Dublin association agreement, Switzerland is associated to parts of the EU asylum acquis; whereas Switzerland has contributed financially and operationally to Frontex since 20109;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in 2017, the Swiss population of 8.48 million included 2.13 million foreign nationals, 1.4 million of whom came from Member States of the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA); whereas 320 000 EU citizens commute to Switzerland every day,; while 4ereas 750 000 Swiss nationals live abroad, of which 450 000 live in the EU;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in 2009, Switzerland agreed to continue the 1999 bilateral EU- Switzerland Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons (AFMP),which confers upon the Swiss and the EU member states’ citizens alike the right to freely choose their place of employment and residence within the national territories of the contracting parties;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas Switzerland introduced ‘flanking measures’ in 2002 with the stated aim of protecting Swiss wages, working conditions and social standards, which the EU considers to be disproportionate and discriminating against EU operators;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas Switzerland wishes to exclude takeover obligthe implementations of the EU’s cCitizenship and coordination of social security systems from the provisions of the institutional framework agreement Directive and EU citizens rights for social welfare benefits and rights of establishment have caused concerns in Switzerland;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is based in Geneva;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas Switzerland hosts 25 major international organizations and conferences as their worldwide headquarters, most of them in Geneva;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. whereas hundreds of international non-governmental organizations are based in Switzerland providing advice to the UN and other non-governmental organizations;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O d (new)
Recital O d (new)
Od. whereas Switzerland plans to hold Federal elections on 20 October 2019;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b) stresses that Switzerland is highly integrated with the EU, is a close-minded partner and shares European regional and global challenges with the EU; welcomes the Swiss statement that it is in its interest, and in the interest of the EU, to renew and consolidate the bilateral approach and to forge an ever- closer relationship;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c) urges that the EU’s relations with its close partner, Switzerland, be elevated through the timely conclusion ofe conclusion of the bilateral Institutional framework agreement as soon as possible; welcomes the agreement by the negotiationors on the bilateral institutional framework agreement and highlights the potential to further intensify the relations that are already in placefinal text for the agreement; calls on the Swiss Federal Council to take a decision to conclude the agreement, as soon as the consultation of stakeholders has been positively concluded in this respect;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d) stresses, alongside the Council, that the free movement of persons is a fundamental pillar of EU policy and the internal market, and that its four freedoms are indivisible; expresses regret at the disproportionate one-sided ‘flanking measures’ of Switzerland that have been in force since 20024; and invites Switzerland and the EU to come to a mutually acceptable agreement on the issueto seek a solution which is fully compatible with relevant EU instruments;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
e) underlines the fact that Switzerland should continue making a significant financial contribution in an effort to reduce economic and social disparities in the EU and welcomes the positive results of the contribution in the receiving Member States; recalls that Switzerland draws significant benefits from participating in the Single Market; stresses that future Swiss contribution to EU cohesion is essential and should be stepped up considerably along the practice set by EEA/Norway grants;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
f) suggestswelcomes the ongoing intense internal debate on cooperation with EU inside Switzerland; suggests, however, that Switzerland even better tries to explain to its citizens the tangible benefits they reap from having access to the internal market and a closer cooperation with the EU;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
g) urges that once concluded, the institutional agreement be submitted without delay to the European Parliament, the Member States, and the Swiss Parliament for approval, and a referendum by the Swiss electorate, in accordance with the Swiss constitution;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
h) notes that Switzerland has welcomed well over a million immigrants from1.4 million EU citizens live in Switzerland; whereas over 450 000 Swiss nationals live in the EU;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
j) acknowledges the contribution thato the close EU-Swiss partnership brings to the bilateral sectoral agreementsthat the bilateral sectorial agreements on Free movement of persons, pensions, MEDIA, environment, statistics, judicial and police cooperation, Schengen area, asylum (Dublin), the CFDP, satellite navigation, research, civil aviation, overland transport, reciprocal market access for agreed goods and services, processed agricultural goods, legal harmonization, mutual recognition, fight against fraud, and taxation and savings bring; urges, however, that it is time to elevate the partnership and take a much more comprehensive and substantial step in bilateral relations by concluding the framework agreement;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
m) acknowledges the Swiss contribution and cooperation in the context of mass migration flows to the Schengen area and in the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration; regrets the decision ofthat Switzerland has not to signed up to the Global Migration Compact and expects it to sign the Compact following the debate in the Swiss Parliament;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
n) suggestcalls ion the context of the flanking measures, that the EU directive on the posting of workers could leave enough room for Switzerland to keepSwitzerland to take over relevant EU directives to maintain its current level of social protection and level of wages, when it comes to the cross-border offering of services;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
na) welcomes Switzerland joining the Europol joint cybercrime action taskforce (J-CAT) in April 2018, in the fight against international cybercrime threats in a proactive manner;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
p) urges the conclusion of negotiations on SwisSwitzerland to engage in negotiating its participation in the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
pa) welcomes progress in the construction of the transalpine rail link (NEAT);