Activities of Domènec RUIZ DEVESA related to 2020/2202(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU - The Windsor Framework (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU
Amendments (14)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls, as stressed in the article 5 of the WA, that the EU and the UK shall, in full mutual respect and good faith, assist each other in respect of tasks flowing from the Agreement. This should extend to protecting each other citizens in dealing with the transition.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls, as stressed on article 18 (1.g) of theWA, that the administrative transition should be free of charge or for a charge not exceeding that imposed on citizens or nationals of the host State for the issuing of similar documents.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the issuing of a physical document as proof of the EU citizens residing rights and introduction of help for the vulnerable groups(elderly groups,person with disability, groups without economic resources to access digitaloptions) in respect of the digital process.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Echoes the Commission concerns as regards the compatibility with the Withdrawal Agreement of two aspects of UK implementation, namely the lack of legal clarity to EU citizens, who hold a new UK residence status, as to whether their rights are guaranteed by the Withdrawal Agreement or by the UK immigration law;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Highlights that the misalignment between status under the EUSS and Withdrawal Agreement rights may present a risk of legal uncertainty for EU citizens if they cannot use their EUSS status to prove their rights under the Withdrawal Agreement; Calls on the UK Government to come forward with possible solutions.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Notes that the EU citizens and their families who can show reasonable grounds for missing the deadlines can still apply to the EUSS.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the UK authorities to ensure the effective and transparent implementation of temporary protection measures for EU citizens who missed the deadline for applications;, including the right to remain, work and access services during the interim period while their applications are considered.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expresses its concern in respect of the difficulties that EU citizens and their family members may experience when attempting to return to the UK due to the lack of knowledge of airlines concerning the digital process for verifying settled or pre-settled status and their inability to verify this at airport gates prior to boarding.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls the UK authority to take particular care with regard to families, registered partners, and persons in an existing durable relationship when entering the UK to join their family members, calls for specific attention to be paid to this scenario to ensure rights are implemented during transition.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Condemns incidents where EU citizens trying to enter the UK without a visa have been unfairly detained and held in immigration removal centres, often for disproportionately long periods; regrets the UK’s decision to charge different fees to visa applicants from a number of different EU countries depending on their country of origin.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Regrets the UK decision to apply differentiated treatment in terms of visa fees for the citizens of a number of EU countries.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Member States and the UK to continue to provide full and up- to-date statistical information to the Specialise Committee on Citizens’ Rights as regard implementation of the WA.
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Urges the European Commission and the UK to reconvene the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights as soon as possible and continue holding meetings on a quarterly basis until the concerns identified in this report have been fully addressed.