Activities of Seán KELLY related to 2022/2188(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (A9-0331/2023 - Seán Kelly, Andreas Schieder) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding on offshore energy cooperation and calls for the further development of renewable energy in line with climate change objectives, and for the establishment of an effective framework for trading arrangements for electricity flows; highlights the fact that cooperation on the development of renewable technologies is important for both the EU and the UK;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that the continued application of the EU energy acquis in Northern Ireland is necessary for ensuring continuity for the Single Electricity Market on the island of Ireland following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; highlights the unique position of the island of Ireland with regard to electricity trading with the UK and notes that any disruption to the Single Electricity Market would have negative implications for consumers and businesses on the island of Ireland;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes the potential difficulties associated with regulatory divergence between the EU and the UK as regards digital policies;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Agrees with the Commission that the horizontal and product-specific rules in the TCA are satisfactory and that product- specific rules should not be revisited beyond technical adaptations, as these rules strike a fair balance while contributing to the Union’s overarching objective of achieving strategic autonomy in essential sectors; calls, however, for reasonable solutions to be found with regard to the upcoming changes to the rules of origin for electric vehicles, given the difficulties encountered by EU manufacturers in sourcing parts, in particular batteries, from within the EU; encourages the UK to rejoin the Regional Convention on pan- Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (PEM Convention); calls on the UK and the EU, as like-minded partners, to explore new avenues for cooperation on the supply of raw materials, the development of net-zero technologies and other global trade issues;