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Activities of Catharina RINZEMA related to 2020/2202(INI)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU
2022/12/02
Committee: INTA
Dossiers: 2020/2202(INI)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(71 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Seán KELLY', 'mepid': 96668}]

Amendments (11)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas the decision of the UK government to pursue a hard Brexit upon its withdrawal of the UK from the EU was inevitably going to entail the disruptive disintegration of economic and trade ties and the divergence of regulatory regimes for operators, citizens and third-country trading partners;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (the Protocol) is the only solution found with the UK, after four years of intense negotiations, to address the specific consequences for Northern Ireland of the UK’s decision to leave the EU single market and the customs union, and to ensure the protection of the Good Friday Agreement in all its dimensions, the functioning of the all- island economy without a hard border and the integrity of the EU’s single market for goods, consumer protection and other areas;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. Whereas Brexit has never had cross-community support in Northern Ireland, whereas the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (the Protocol) is the only solution found with the UK, after four years of intense negotiations, to address the specific consequences for Northern Ireland of the UK’s decision to leave the EU single market and the customs union, and to ensure the protection of the Good Friday Agreement, the functioning of the all-island economy and the integrity of the EU’s single market;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the EU-UK’s Withdrawal Agreement, notably the Protocol and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), constitute a common framework for the UK’s trading relationship with the EU, whereas the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is predicated on the full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and its Protocol, and implementation challenges under the Withdrawal Agreement and the Protocol are therefore inextricably linked to the TCA;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas it is necessary to preserve a level-playing field and legal certainty for businesses and citizens;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas a lack of implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement will have serious consequences for the entire EU- UK relationship, extending beyond the Withdrawal Agreement;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas it is paramount to uphold international law and strengthen cooperation with likeminded countries and democratic allies on the basis of mutual trust, in particular given the current geopolitical and security context;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates the consistent EU position that the Protocol will not be renegotiated and highlights that EU Member States and institutions remain united in this view; points out that renegotiation would only further increase legal uncertainty and lack of predictability for businesses and citizens in Northern Ireland;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the recent resumption of talks between the EU and the UK following a pause in the talks since February 2022; regrets that the UK has not been willing to accept a satisfactory negotiated solution yet, despite the flexibility of the EU to engage on the Northern Ireland Protocol;
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. DStrongly deplores the publication on 13 June 2022 of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill by the UK; calls on, which is an attempt to unilaterally override most parts of the Protocol; highlights the need to preserve the role of the European Court of Justice, which is necessary to interpret the applicable EU law; strongly rejects the proposed removal of the obligation for businesses in Northern Ireland to align with provisions in EU law; reaffirms the need for a level-playing field in the field of state-aid; and therefore urges the UK Parliament not to adopt the bill and calls on the UK Government to engage constructively with the Commission toand address practical trading issues within the legal framework of the Protocol.
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Takes note of the Regulation 2022/0068(COD)1a proposal by the Commission which will allow the Union to take swift action in the form of measures if there is a breach of the Withdrawal Agreement and/or the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; emphasises the importance of this readiness, given the recent threats by the UK government to unilaterally override parts of the Protocol; however, believes that a satisfactory negotiated solution should be found in good faith and on the basis of mutual trust. _________________ 1a Laying down rules for the exercise of the Union's rights in the implementation and enforcement of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (COM(2022)0089 – C9- 0059/2022 – 2022/0068(COD))
2022/10/24
Committee: INTA