13 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2020/2136(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Political Declaration setting out a framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK establishes the parameters for an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership extending to foreign policy, security and defence and wider areas of cooperation;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is an integral part of the Withdrawal Agreement, which has the formal status of a Treaty and is therefore fully binding under international law; whereas the main purpose of the Protocol is to protect the Good Friday Agreements, which have ensured security and peace on the island of Ireland in recent decades;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Deplores the attitude of the United Kingdom Government, which has on several occasions demonstrated its willingness to unilaterally modify the implementation of the Protocol on Northern Ireland annexed to the Withdrawal Agreement; considers that Protocol issues should be addressed through the structures provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement in order to preserve mutual trust and future relations between the EU and the UK;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, in the procedure provided for in Article 50 of the TEU and as in all cases of international agreements negotiated using the procedure laid down in Article 218(3) of the TFEU, Parliament plays a marginal role that is limited to approving a possible withdrawal agreement; whereas, despite these limitations, Parliament has engaged actively and decisively in the withdrawal process since the very beginning, and has committed to protecting the interests of EU citizens and to safeguarding the integrity of the European Union throughout the whole process;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Article 50 of the TEU has met its objectives of preserving the sovereign right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union and of ensuring the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the Union, while allowing for the subsequent building of an enhanced relationship between the EU and the UK as a third countrythe procedure provided for under Article 50 of the TEU has too many loopholes and does not ensure the orderly withdrawal of a Member State from the Union, but exposes the Union and its Member States for an excessively long time to the uncertainty arising from the risk of withdrawal without an agreement; believes that these procedural loopholes have exposed the EU’s institutions to the placing of excessive weight on the primary objective of preserving the sovereign right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
5. Considers that the aims of Article 50 of the TEU and the withdrawal negotiations with the UK ofBelieves that the withdrawal negotiations and agreement with the UK have made it possible to ensuringe disentanglement from the Union, providing legal stability and minimising disrupt in an orderly fashion, and providing a clear vision of the future for citizens and legal entities, by ensuring an orderly withdrawal, while protecting the integrity and interests of the European Union, its citizens and its Member States, were generally achievedlegal stability and protecting the integrity and interests of the European Union, its citizens and its Member States; believes, however, that the agreement does not take sufficient account of the possible negative repercussions regarding, in particular, the position of Northern Ireland and respect for the Good Friday Agreement;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the swift and firm identification of the priorities in the context of the withdrawal of the UK from the Union, and in particular, the protection of the rights of the millions of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU affected by the withdrawal, the special circumstances confronting the island of Ireland and a single financial settlement were key in structuring the process and stabilising its impact in the Union; considers, however, that there should have been more clarity during the negotiations regarding the resolution of any disputes that might arise from the application of the withdrawal agreement, particularly in regard to the role of the Court of Justice;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes and that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prifully considered because of British citizens’ scant knowledge about the European Union; calls on Member States to do more to its decision to withdraw, resulting ensure that citizens are involved in the EU’s decision-making processes, with a view to increasing understanding a lack of preparation for the procedurend knowledge of the Union and strengthening its democratic legitimacy;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that althoughDeplores the fact that the withdrawal is not conditional upon an agreement between the withdrawing Member State and the Union,; emphasises that the process of the withdrawal of the UK shows the importance of concluding an agreement on the withdrawal arrangements, particularly with a view to protecting the rights and legitimate expectations of the citizens involved; considers that the EU institutions did their utmost and accomplished their obligation to ensure the conclusion of an agreement; commends the efforts made to avoid a no- deal scenario;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
- explicit conditions for the revocation of the notification of the intention to leave, clearly setting out that in the event of notification being revoked the withdrawal procedure lapses without any consequences for the Member State that initiated the Article 50 procedure,
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 3 a (new)
- ensuring a greater role for Parliament in the procedure and during the course of negotiations on the withdrawal agreement,
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes, furthermore, that the withdrawal provisions of the Treaty should, as much as possible,lways ensure legal certainty for the EU citizens affected by the withdrawal, setting out minimum standards for the protection of their rightsfully safeguarding their rights and protecting them against any discriminatory treatment;