Activities of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2022/2188(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Amendments (10)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU-UK TCA requires respect for and the promotion and effective implementation of internationally recognised core labour standards, as defined in the fundamental International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions; whereas the TCA commits to implementing far-reaching and comprehensive environmental and labour protection provisions, which are subject to the dispute settlement mechanism in case of breaches;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the TCA requires respect for democracy, the rule of law and the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, including as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the European Convention on Human Rights, and on the importance of giving effect to the rights and freedoms in that Convention domestically; whereas these rights serve as guiding principles of the work of the DAGs, including in the TCA chapter;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner has expressed concern about the overall human rights landscape in the UK, including restrictions on the right to protest, criminalisation of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities leading a nomadic lifestyle, policies towards refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, the increasingly harsh political and public discourse against trans people; whereas the Commissioner has pointed in particular to the situation regarding children’s rights and specific issues relating to Northern Ireland; whereas these developments could adversely impact the UK’s labour and industrial policies; whereas these developments pose a risk for labour mobility, particularly for youth, between the EU and the UK;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is the general assessment of the Commission that the TCA is a very goodmodern and comprehensive agreement, as it reflectsing the EU’s interests on trade and cooperation while at the same time preserving the red lines that were established by the EU institutions and Member States during the UK’s withdrawal process; whereas for the years 2021 and 2022, the Commission in its annual implementation reports has established that overall, the trade arrangements in goods and services established in the TCA have functioned well, despite minor implementation issues;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned by the Retained EU Law Bill, which, if adopted, could bring about a number of negative consequences that could lead to uncertainty for businesses and stakeholders on both sides of the Channel and would undermine workers’ rights in the UK; is further deeply concerned by the adoption of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which could cause restrictions of the fundamental right of workers to withdraw their labour;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note of the further postponement of the implementation of certain UK import procedures and checks on products coming from the EU; calls on the UK Government to clarify the schedule and requirements in order to avoid further uncertainty for businesses and to simplify UK customs procedures to the extent possible, in order to avoid further frictions in trade between the EU and the UK; highlights the need for more mutual recognition of product rules as well as conformity assessments for trade in goods; highlights that customs cooperation between the EU and the UK is important in order to support compatibility in customs legislation and procedures, and to promote trade facilitation;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the UK Government and Parliament to consider joining the EU in its departure from the Energy Charter Treaty which has to pave the way for the achievement of the respective net-zero policies of the EU and the UK; calls on the UK Government and Parliament to closely cooperate with the EU on attaining the goals set out by the United Nations Climate Change Conference, including through their respective trade policies;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Stresses the need for enhanced cooperation between the EU and the UK to maintain the current, fair and rules- based international trade order; calls in this regard for additional joint efforts in working towards an inclusive and comprehensinve reform of the World Trade Organization, answering the current and future challenges in a deeply interlinked world, actively working against new dangers of splits in the global political and economic order by taking on responsibilties for contributing to the implementation of the UN 2030 agenda and the 17 SDGs;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the amendment of the sunset clause in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which was and; regrets, however, the adoption of the law which remains a cause of concern, and stresses that the European Parliament will continue to following the legislative developments in the UK in this regard; calls for the strengthening of EU-UK regulatory cooperation to minimise likely divergencesregrets the adoption of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill which risks undermining the commitments of non-regression as regards labour standards; calls for the strengthening of EU-UK regulatory cooperation to minimise likely divergences; calls for an enhanced role of the EP and the UK Parliament in the scrutiny of regulatory cooperation; calls on the Commission to continue to closely monitor regulatory divergences in the UK, which could pose a risk of non-compliance with the TCA, notably in areas relevant to the level playing field such as subsidy control, taxation, labour and social standards, the environment and climate; considers, in this context, that the active involvement of the DAG and the Civil Society Forum provides a valuable contribution to the process; highlights the particular challenge that monitoring and managing regulatory divergence poses for Northern Ireland;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for an enhanced cooperation on the sub-national level such as regional authorities, cities, civil society and academia;