Activities of Antonio Maria RINALDI related to 2020/2136(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU
Amendments (14)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the principles and provisions of international law, and in particular the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, are applicable;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises but nevertheless considers regrettable the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the clear division of tasks among the institutions and the inclusive and transparent approach adopted by the Commission and its Chief Negotiator were paramount in, in the event of the withdrawal of a Member State, the conduct of the negotiations, and in particular the clear division of tasks and responsibilities among the institutions, should be based on verticality, centrality, transparency and inclusivity, with the aim of maintaining unity within the EU and in promoting the EU’s priorities and interests in the negotiations;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, nevertheless, that the withdrawal process was also characterised by hesitancy on the part of the UK, leading to protracted uncertainty from the outset, reflected, among other things, 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; believes, however, in this regard, that the decision concerning when to give formal notification is at the sole discretion of the State; believes, furthermore, that assessing the conformity of the withdrawal decision with the constitutional requirements of the withdrawing State is a matter for that State alone;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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, therefore, that these could not be fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, resulting in a lack of preparation formainly in view of the fact that this was the first case of a State withdrawing from the European Union and of the application of Article 50 of the TEU, resulting in a state of uncertainty regarding the procedure;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
Paragraph 11 – introductory part
11. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU strikesuck 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 remedying some of the loopholes and shortcomings identified in Article 50 of the TEU could be assessed, with particular regard to the following:
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 1 a (new)
- laying down a negotiation period longer than the two years set out under Article 50(3) of the TEU,
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the EU institutions and the Member States have collectivelyin general been responsive and have followed a coherent and unified approach, providing for a timely, clear and well- and 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 of the negotiations, 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;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the withdrawal agreement and the negotiation of future trade relations with the withdrawing State, pursuant to Article 50(2) of the TEU, should be more strictly aligned with each other, in view of the obstacles in the sequencing of negotiations imposed by the EU and the delays in resolving issues concerning withdrawal resulting from the absence of a shared vision on the content of future relations; in addition, asserts the importance of defining transitional measures inspired by the principle of sincere cooperation, with conditions set in the interests of both parties and of European citizens, which must be clearly defined and limited in time and subject to effective and fair application mechanisms;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises that the role of political oversight of the European Parliament, through full and immediate provision of information at all stages of the procedure, is indispensable in a parliamentary democratic system; insists, in this regard, that no procedural constraints or political objectives should override or limit in time or scope the parliamentary scrutiny phase as regards any international agreements, and in particular, those concluded in the context of a withdrawal from the European Union;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU addresses and solves the procedural aspect of a Member State’s withdrawal, but does not solve the significant political and economic consequences and disruptive effects of the withdrawal of a Member State from the EU; believes, nonetheless, that Brexit has demonstrated that it is not possible in all cases to set out in the Treaty all the practical requirements of withdrawal, since many questions and problems that arose during the process were addressed using ad hoc decisions and procedures, developed by interpreting the wording of Article 50 of the TEU, as they were both unexpected and unforeseeable;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises the need to lay down a negotiation period of more than two years, since Brexit has confirmed that the time currently allowed by the provision is not sufficient to achieve the orderly withdrawal of a State from the EU;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that it is the responsibility and role of the 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 functioningconsiders that the Conference on the Future of Europe could offer an opportunity for enhanced dialogue and reflection with citizens and civil society 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 evolve and how it should evolve, including with a view to fully understanding all the problems of the European project that led the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union;