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33 Amendments of Jaak MADISON related to 2020/2136(INI)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Article 50 guarantees the right of every Member State to withdraw from the European Union in accordance with its national constitutional requirements; whereas this right should be respected and Member States should be able to invoke this right without fear of retaliation or hostile behaviour on the part of the European Union or the other Member States;
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
— Having regard to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT);
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that, as per Article 50(2) TEU, withdrawal agreements are to take account of the framework for the withdrawing state’s future relationship with the Union; emphasises that the withdrawal agreement should be negotiated in good faith by both the EU and the withdrawing Member State; emphasises that the EU should not seek to punish the withdrawing State when negotiating the withdrawal agreement;
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK was laid down in the Political Declaration accompanying the Withdrawal Agreement, whichUnderstands why the UK did not wish to includes clear provisions established by both parties on cooperatregarding cooperation with the Union in the areas of foreign policy, security and defence;
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the legally non- binding nature of the Political Declaration gave the UK legal grounds not to engage with crucial parts of its content, in particular those relating to foreign and security policy, which therefore formed no part of the negotiations;deleted
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Article 50 of the TEU is silent on several aspects of the procedure that arose dura Member State should be considered a third country as soon as it notifies the EU about its decision to withdraw from the Union, meaning that the withdrawal of the UK from the Unionprocedure should follow the respective rules of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. BelievNotes that for the framework on the future relationship between a withdrawing Member State and the Union to inform the withdrawal agreement, its nature must in futurethere are numerous variables that could affect the position of the parties in the time that lapses between the drafting of the withdrawal agreement and that of the framework on the future relationship, which is why the withdrawal agreement cannot be unequivocal, irrevocable and binding on the negotiations on the future relationship upon the entry into force of the relevant withdrawal agreement.
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Regrets that the Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against the UK, a sovereign non-Member State, for an alleged breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that after a Member State has withdrawn from the European Union, its own judicial system should reign supreme, in accordance with the principle of sovereignty;
2021/03/23
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas under the TEU,Article 10.2 TEU states that citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the withdrawal process has led to unpredictability and has constituted a challenge not only forof the United Kingdom was unprecedented and presented procedural challenges for both the EU and, the withdrawing Member State, but also and even more so for the citizens and entities most directly affected;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises but nevertheless considers regrettable the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises but nevertheless considers regrettable the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that according to the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, which is also binding on the EU, every state has the inalienable right to withdraw immediately from any contract and under certain conditions;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the aims of Article 50 of the TEU and the withdrawal negotiations with the UK of ensuring disentanglement from the Union, providing legal stability and minimising disruption, 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 achieved thanks to the skilful negotiation of both the EU and UK negotiation teams;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, nevertheless, that the withdrawal process was characterised by hesitancy on the part of the UK, leading to protracted uncertainty from the outset, reflected in the time gap between the referendum and the withdrawal notification under Article 50 of the TEU, and until the end of the negotiations, due to the spectre of a no-deal withdrawal;deleted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, resulting in a lack of preparation for the procedure;deleted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, resulting in a lack of preparation fordifficult precisely to estimate at the time of the decision to withdraw; believes that this uncertainty warrants ample leniency in the procedure;.
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that although the withdrawal is not conditional upon an agreement between the withdrawing Member State and the Union, the process of the withdrawal of the UK shows the importance of concluding an agreement on the withdrawal arrangements; considers that the EU institutions did their utmost and accomplished their obligation to ensure the conclusion of an agreement; commends the efforts m' unreasonable demands, especially with regards to the role of the Court of Justice of the EU, almost leade to avoid a no- deal scenario;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU strikes a balance between ensuring a withdrawal process and safeguarding the flexibility necessary for adaptation to the specific circumstances; believes, however, that, in the framework of a future reform of the Treaty, the opportunity of that the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties comprises the necessary rules to remedying some of the loopholchallenges identified in Article 50 of the TEU could be assessed, with particular regard to the following:the exercise of Article 50 of the EU;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1
- delimited requirements for the extension of the period of two years set out under Article 50(3) of the TEU,eted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 2
- a legal basis and strict conditions for transitional arrangements,deleted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 3
- explicit conditions for the revocation of the notification of the intention to leave,deleted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 4
- clarification of the application of the provisions of Article 218 of the TFEU, notably on the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the procedure;deleted
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes, furthermore, that the withdrawal provisions of the Treatycedures should, as much as possible, ensure legal certainty for the EU citizens affected by the withdrawal, setting out minimum standards for the protection of their rights;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. BelieveConsiders that the EU institutions and the Member States have collectively been responsive and have followed a coherent and unified approach, providing for a timely, clear and well-structured definition of the aspects of the withdrawal process, including those which are not explicitly specified in Article 50 of the TEU, in particular the objectives and general principles ofble for acting in bad faith in the withdrawal process by not allowing negotiations about the future relationship to take place before the negotifications, the EU’s competences for issues related to the withdrawal, the sequencing of negotiations, the scope of the Withdrawal Agreement, the transitional arrangements, and the framework of the future relationship of Article 50; is therefore of the view that in potential future withdrawal cases the EU should abandon its policy of no negotiation before notification of Article 50 in order to emphasise bona fide and to demonstrate that the EU is a voluntary union of independent and sovereign nation states;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that, until a withdrawal agreementBelieves that a Member State should be considered a third country from the date of entersry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, the two- year period mentioned in Article 50(3) of the TEU has elapsed, the withdrawing State remains a Member State, and enjoys all the rights and is under all the obligations deriving from the Treaties without exception, includings after the notification referred to in paragraph 2, unless the European Council, in agreement with the Member State concerned, unanimously decides to extend theis perinciple of sincere cooperation laid down in Aod, in accordance with article 450 (3) of the TEU, as well as the obligation to hold elections to the European ParliamentTEU;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers, in this context, that the role of the Parliament is essential in safeguarding the parliamentary and democratic dimension of a procedure with such aof major constitutional and institutional impact on the Union; considers that its role must be enhanced in any future Treaty reform, in all aspects of the process from the negotiations to the implementation of a withdrawal agreement, including for major decisions such as extensions in accordance with Article 50(3) of the TEU;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its call for an in-depth reflection on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and on its impact on the future of the EU; believes that such a reflection should ensure an open and broadened dialogue on the reforms that the Union needs in order to reinforce democracy and the capacity to deliver on citizens needs and expectations; believes that a smaller Union, with less, but more committed Member States, might be better suited in the future;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that it is the responsibility and role of the Union and itsto repatriate powers to Member States to prev, and to loosent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU; calls on Member States to consistently provide wide- reaching information to EU citizens on the functioningcurrently prevalent character of the EU as a centrally led political union ofn the European Union, its areas of action and its decision-making processes; considers that for this purpose the Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society on the European Union and how it should evolvepath to become a superstate, in order to prevent the repetition of withdrawals from the EU;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that it is the responsibility and roleConsiders that the Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society ofn the European Union and its Member States to prevent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU; calls on Member States to consistently provide wide-reaching information to EU citizens on the functioning of the European Union, its areas of action and its decision- making processes; considers that for this purpose the Conferenchow it should evolve; regrets that of the 27 citizens´ representatives who took the floor at the Inaugural Plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe, 15 (55.6%) were representing non-profit organisations or organisations close to government, such as pro-integrationist think tanks, national or international youth organisations, youth parliaments or similar organisations, including 2 Jean Monnet Chairs, a CEO of a government agency, a former MEP who was shortlisted in 2011 for the prize onf the Future of Europe offersbest Member of the European Parliament, and opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society on the European Union and how it should evolvenly 4 citizens employed in the private sector; also regrets that 4 out of 6 representatives from civil society organisations were affiliated to the same organisation, the very pro-integrationist European Movement International; fears that this undermines the credibility of the Conference to establish a real dialogue, and risks to degrade the Conference to an echo-chamber of integrationist ideas;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls for the introduction of an Article 50 (a) TEU, which would make it possible for Member States to leave the euro area without leaving the EU as a whole;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls for the introduction of an Article 50 (b) TEU, which would enable the Council to exclude a Member State of the Union from the euro area, be it for non-compliance with fiscal budgetary rules, or for non-compliance with the EU's conception of the rule of law;
2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO