Activities of Chris MACMANUS related to 2022/2188(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation report on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the TCA does not cover any decisions relating to equivalence in financial services, the adequacy of the UK data protection regime, free movement of people and services, or the UK’s sanitary and phytosanitary regime;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the automatic recognition of professional qualifications, such as for lawyers, accountants and actuaries no longer applies; whereas, instead, the agreement sets out a framework for cooperation between the EU and the UK on the recognition of professional qualifications, including the establishment of a dialogue to exchange information on recognition procedures and to develop guidelines for assessing qualifications; notes the particular problems that this creates on the island of Ireland;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. Whereas the absence of an agreement on free movement of people creates difficulties for the economy and the labour market on the island of Ireland, particularly in border areas;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that the close economic links between Ireland and Northern Ireland will continue despite the latter being part of a designated third country; supports an acknowledgement of these economic links, including with respect to the supervision of transactions between both jurisdictions; calls for measures to ensure that such links are not disrupted by any changes in regulatory or legal frameworks; emphasises the importance of maintaining and further developing close economic ties and minimising disruption in the aftermath of Brexit, particularly with respect to this relationship;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly reiterates the importance of protecting the Good Friday Agreement in its entirety and supporting peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland; recalls the UK Government’s threatened actions, which would be deemed to be in violation of the TCA, particularly with respect to the Northern Ireland Protocol as contained in the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 2022, in which the UK Government proposed removing the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU over the Protocol, and for which the Commission commenced infringement proceedings against the UK; recognises that an agreement has been reached on the Windsor Framework[10] and that the British Government has announced its intention to suspend work on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and to allow it to lapse. _________________ 10 His Majesty’s Government, ‘The Windsor Framework: A new way forward’, February 2023; encourages the British government to take into consideration the specific circumstances of Northern Ireland in any new laws or regulations it proposes to introduce.