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18 Amendments of Susanna CECCARDI related to 2020/2023(INI)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU mandate, adopted by the Council on 25 February, lays the groundwork for a comprehensive new partnership forming a coherent structure and an overall governance framework;deleted
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 12 #
E. whereas the future agreement should be embedded in an overall governance framework and whereas the Court of Justice of the EU should be the sole body responsible for interpreting EU law;deleted
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the EU and its Member States should maintainbe able to defend their funity throughout the negotiations in order to defend the interests of their citizens in the best possible waydamental interests during the negotiations on an agreement with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the fact that there is a high level of convergence between the negotiating objectives expressed in its resolution of 12 February 2020 and the negotiating directives adopted by the Council on 25 February 2020; emphasiseregrets that the Commission has Parliament’s full support in negotiating with the UK in accordance with the established directives, as all three institutions broadly share the objectives that these negotiations should achievean exclusive negotiating mandate and calls for it to be exercised directly by the Council;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point ii
(ii) protection of the full integrity and proper functioning of the single market and customs union, the indivisibility of the four freedoms; in particular, the degree of cooperation in the economic pillar should be commensurate with the freedom of movement of people;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point iv
(iv) the safeguarding of the EU legal order and the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in this respect;deleted
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of being ready for the UK’s withdrawal from the internal market and the customs union at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, regardless of the outcome of the negotiations; stresses that the consequences will be even more significant should no agreement be reached; welcomnotes, in this regard, the Commission’s sector- specific ‘readiness notices’, which seek to ensure that EU industry is ready for the inevitablepotential shock that the UK’s withdrawal from the single market willmight cause;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that the UK must implement all pre-existing EU restrictive measures and sanctions and any decided during the transition period, must support EU statements and positions in third countries and international organisations, and participate on a case- by-case basis in EU militaMember States must be able to conclude bilateral agreements on defence and on defence industry cooperations and civilian missions established under the CSDP, yet without any leading capacity within a new Framework Participation Agreement, while respecting the EU’s decision-making autonomy and the relevant EU decisions and legislation, including on procurement and transfers in the field of defence; asserts that such cooperation is cond directly and exclusively with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, regardless of respective membership of alliance systems or politioncal on full compliance with intand diplomatic coopernational human rights law and international humanitarian law and EU fundamental right institutions;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 159 #
12. Takes note that the UK has chosen to establish its future economic and trade partnership with the EU on the basis of a ‘Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’ as laid down in the UK’s Approach to Negotiations; emphasises that, while the European Parliament is supportive of the EU constructively negotiating a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive FTA with the UK, by its nature an FTA will never be equivalent to ‘frictionless’ trade; shares the Commission’s negotiating position whereby the scope and ambition of an FTA that the EU would agree to is conditional on the UK agreeing to provisions related to the level playing field, given the geographical proximity and integration of markets, as well as on the conclusion of an agreement on fisheries;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point vii
(vii) there should be opportunities for access to public procurement markets beyond WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) commitments, guaranteeing market access for EU companies in strategic sectors at all levels of government and a degree of openness equal to the EU’s public procurement markets; regrets the fact, in this regard, that the UK’s initial negotiating position does not cover public procurementstates must be able to favour domestic or EU enterprises as regards government procurement access;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xi
(xi) in order to safeguard financial and regulatory stability and to ensure the full respect of the EU regulatory regime and standards and their application, prudential carve-out and limitations in the cross- border provisions of financial services are a customary feature of EU trade agreements and, should be included in this one and should be expandable where a Member State so requests;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point xiii
(xiii) as the FTA would lead to customs checks and verification as soon as goods start entering into the single market, affecting global supply chains and manufacturing processes, customs authorities should be strengthened both with regard to personnel and technical equipment, in order to cope with their additional tasks; accordingly, Member States must be able to freely carry out the necessary checks; the operational procedures of the FTA must be aimed at preserving the rules of the Union’s single market for goods and integrity of the customs union, inter alia by establishing a timely and efficient working arrangement between the EU and the UK in this area; it is of utmost importance to safeguard the compliance of the goods with single market rules;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Regrets the factNotes that the UK negotiating objectives published on 27 February stated that foreign policy will be determined within a framework of broader friendly dialogue and cooperation between the UK and the EU;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that both the EU and the UK share principles, values andthe Member States and the UK share interests and a commitment to promoting global prosperity, security and effective multilateralism; stresses that it is in both sides’the interests of all to maintain an ambitious, close and lasting cooperation that serves the security of Europe and its citizens and contributes to global stability, the protection of human rights and peace in line with the objectives and principles set out in Article 21 of the TEU and peace;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the fact that the EU iMember States anre important partners for the UK in foreign and security policy, as the need for common responses to address foreign, security and defence policy challenges is crucial to both sides; encourages the exchange of information and intelligence as well as close cooperation in the areas of illegal immigration, counter-terrorism, space policy, cyberwarfare and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that it is in the common interest of the UK and the EU to cooperate on the development of effective and genuinely interoperable defence capabilities, including within the European Defence Agency, and to continue the highly valuable partnerships within NATO and EU programmes on defence and exthe Member States and the UK should be able, where appropriate, to establish partnerships through inter-state bilateral and multilaternal security, such as the European Defence Fund, Galileo andframeworks for defence policy, cyber-security and satellite programmes;
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that a number of restrictive measures (sanctions regimes) are currently in force in the UK under EU legislation; underlines the fact that the UK will still be bound to apply UN sanctions regimes following its withdrawal; calls for the establishment of a proper coordination mechanism for sanctions between both parties in order to maximise their impact and to ensure convergence and that mutual interests are pursued and met in the promotion of common values;deleted
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises that the Agreement in its entirety should be covered by provisions on civil society dialogue, stakeholder involvement and consultation by both parties; insists on the establishment of domestic advisory groups supervising the implementation of the Agreement;deleted
2020/05/28
Committee: AFETINTA