Activities of François ALFONSI related to 2020/2023(INI)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
OPINION on recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the priority objectives of the European Union, shared by the United Kingdom, and in particular the fight against global warming and climate change, justify reciprocal commitments with a view to the ecological transition of the European continent through a global agreement that includes regional development;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas certain competences are devolved within the United Kingdom to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which have their own respective approaches to the negotiations on the future partnership;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas global challenges, such as the fight against climate change or global pandemics including the recent coronavirus outbreak, cannot be overcome alone and individually by each single region or Member State;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the UK and the governments of its devolved nations should be invited to contribute to the cohesion funds if ithey wishes to participate in the internal market, in accordance with the model for EEA countries; believes that the UK should seek continued involvement in cross-border and other territorial cooperation programmes in the programming periods to come;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for a long-term solution to allow the participation of the UK in EU cohesion policy as a tool for ensuring sustainable development, partnership involvement, an integrated and bottom-up approach and the fostering of human links to the European continent.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the new agreement should take into account the needs of the regions affected by Brexit, especially those sharing a land or sea border with the UK, such as the border regions of Ireland, the western regions of Wales and the coastal regions along the Channel and the North Sea;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the cross-border and transnational programmes funded through Interreg, including the Wales-Ireland and Atlantic Area programmes, play a key role in encouraging cooperation between regions in different Member States, and proposes that Interreg programmes should remain open to the UK in futureand the governments of its devolved nations, provided that a financial contribution is made;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that the UK should be offered the opportunity to engage with, and be included in, territorial cooperation, whilst complying with European best practices and applying all provisions for the fully fledged cooperation of UK actors with EU counterparts, including an appropriate financial contribution from the UK;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, whatever solution is found for cohesion funding in other regions, such as in Scotland and in Wales, it is of the utmost importance that the PEACE programme continue to operate in Northern Ireland and the border regions of Ireland, administered autonomously by the Special EU Programmes Body;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the important contribution of EU cohesion policy to Northern Ireland, particularly in terms of assisting the recovery of deprived urban and rural areas, tackling climate change, and building cross-community and cross- border contacts in the context of the peace process;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises the attachment of all stakeholders in Northern Ireland to the continuance of EU cohesion policy goals in the region; stresses in that regard the importance of a bottom-up approach, coordinated multilevel governance and the partnership principle;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recalls the positive role of the Common Fisheries Policy in the development of the fishing sector and in the management of fishery resources; calls on the Commission to ensure that the new agreement does not affect either the existing biodiversity strategies or the economic sector;