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Activities of Kris PEETERS related to 2020/2023(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
2020/06/17
Dossiers: 2020/2023(INI)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on the recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020/05/28
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2020/2023(INI)
Documents: PDF(158 KB) DOC(70 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Kris PEETERS', 'mepid': 197420}]

Amendments (4)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the deadline for concluding the negotiations for a new partnership with the UK is ambitious, negotiations are highly complex, and the COVID-19 crisis with the consequent suspension of the negotiations makes the situation even more challenging;
2020/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that Brexit must stand as a cautionary tale to the EU27 that mainly focussing on rational economic policy cooperation might cause more exits; therefore the European Institutions and the Member States together should, also through effective communication instruments, work on fostering a common European emotion and identity, complementary to national and regional identities;
2020/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. In order to ensure that medicines and medical equipment are available in the European Union's internal market and for the reason of protecting EU consumers, it has to be considered that the United Kingdom is among the 10 most important exporters of medicines and medical equipment in the world, worth $ 19.7 billion in exports in 2018 (which represents as much as 5.3% of total world exports); for this reason, underlines that special attention in negotiations should as well be devoted to the issue of future trade in medicines and medical products between the UK and the EU.
2020/04/27
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that contrary to the UK’s claim of relying on existing precedents, many proposals in the UK draft legal proposals go significantly beyond what has been negotiated by the EU in other FTAs with third countries in recent years, for example in the area of financial services, mutual recognition of professional qualifications and conformity assessment, equivalence of the SPS regime, or the cumulation of Rules of Origin;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA