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10 Amendments of Diane JAMES related to 2014/2248(INI)

Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas this problem, coupled with a lack of a common vision on the part of our Member Statesthe European Union as regards the future of ourthe continent, has given rise to unprecedented levels of ‘euroscepticism’ that risk a return to nationalism and the disintegration of the Union;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas, instead of fostering the Union, the system whereby Member States make progress at different speeds in accordance with their different capacities and circumstances, further reinforced in the Lisbon Treaty, which introduced new formal methods of enhanced cooperation, has increased the complexity of the Union and accentuated its ‘variable geometry’; whereas more and more Member States are declining to agree on the goals and prefer ‘à la carte’ solutions, some of them even unilaterally thus proving that a ‘one size fits all’ philosophy does not work;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the decline of Europe’s defence capabilities has limited its ability to project stability beyond our immediate borders; whereas this goes hand in hand with the reluctance of our US allies to intervene if Europe is not ready to take its fair share of responsibility; whereas this leads inevitably to the need for more intense cooperation among the Member States and an integration of some of their defence capacities into a European defence community, both in line with a new European security strategy;deleted
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas, finally, the urgency for reform of the Union has been dramatically increased by the United Kingdom’s decision, through a referendum, to leave the European Union; whereas it is crystal clear that the negotiations to set out the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal also need to take account of the framework for its future relationship with the Union; whereas this agreement must be negotiated in accordance with Article 218(3) TFEU and be concluded on behalf of the Union by the Council, acting by a qualified majority, after obtaining the consent of the European Parliament; whereas it is now important that the European Parliaments negotiator sets out his timetable in readiness for the UK Prime Minister triggering Article 50;
2016/11/16
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that the next revision of the Treaties should rationalise the current disorderly ‘variable geometry’, i.e. ‘l’Europe à la carte’, by ending the disruptive practice of opt-outs, opt-ins and exceptions;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that, instead of these multiple derogations, a type of ‘associate status’ could be proposed to those states in the periphery that only want to participate on the sideline, i.e. in some specific Union policies; this status should be accompanied by obligations corresponding to the associated rights;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that this new type of ‘associate status’ could also be one of the possible outcomes to respecStresses that the will of the majority of the citizens of the United Kingdom to leave the EU; stresses that this wish must be respected, given that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, as one of the larger Member States, and as the largest non- euro-area member, affects the strength and the institutional balance of the Union – a new situation that adds to the need for revision of the Treaties, and the subsequent dissolution of the Union;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision- making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions affecting the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that for the Union to strengthen the defence of the EU territory, as a pillar within NATO, which remains the cornerstone of the European security architecture, and to enable the Union to act autonomously in operations abroad, mainly with a view to stabilising its neighbourhood, the Treaties should provide for the possibility of establishing a European defence union;deleted
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Proposes that, when Parliament and the Council vote on legislation specific to the euro area, onlyall MEPs elected in the euro area and respectively representatives of its member states, can take part in the vote;
2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO