11 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the existing historical and geographical links between the EU and the UK create a strong interdependence between the parties, both in terms of fishing and aquaculture activities, and in the sectors of processing of and trade in those products; whereas the UK and the EU currently share 97 stocks subject to Total Allowable Catches (TACs); whereas, from thatese points of view, a lack of agreement would cause immediate and significant damage for all stakeholders involved and ultimately for EU and UK citizens; whereas, furthermore, any agreement should aim to avoid economic dislocation for Union fishermen that have been engaged in fishing activities in UK waters.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that no comprehensive agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term fisheries agreement, allowupholding the continuation under optimal conditions of access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned, as well as the existing fishing activities;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the greatest mutual benefit will be obtained by maintainupholding existing reciprocal access to waters and fisheries resources, by defining common, coherent, clear and stable principles and rules, enabling open access of fishing and aquaculture products to markets without causing economic or social tensions through unbalanced competition;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls foron the maintenance of aparties to uphold existing quota shares and the stable and constant distribution of fishing rights; and stresses the importance of long- term management of resources based on compliance with CFP principles such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and the technical measures which have so far contributed to the improvement of the state of fish stocks for the benefit of the fleets of both EU Member States and the UK;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes, finally, that the provisions of any fisheries agreement should be supported by dispute settlement mechanisms and include remedial measures as part of a general management of the governance of the future relationship between the EU and the UK.
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with regret that the coronavirus crisis, or COVID-19 outbreak, has disrupted the normal course of negotiations between the UK and the EU; under these circumstances, urges the Joint Committee to decide as soon as possible to extend the transition period in accordance with Article 132 of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Finally, calls on the negotiating parties to use their best endeavours to agree as soon as possible on the provisions on fisheries of any agreement between the UK and the EU, in order for them to be in place in time to be used for determining fishing opportunities for the first year after the transition period.
Amendment 110 #
31a. Supports the negotiating directives, which set out that Gibraltar will not be included in the territorial scope of the agreements to be concluded between the EU and the UK, and that any separate agreement will require the prior agreement of Kingdom of Spain;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes note that the UK has chosen to establish its future economic and trade partnership with the EU on the basis of a ‘Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’ as laid down in the UK’s Approach to Negotiations; emphasises that, while the European Parliament is supportive of the EU constructively negotiating a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive FTA with the UK, by its nature an FTA will never be equivalent to ‘frictionless’ trade; shares the Commission’s negotiating position whereby the scope and ambition of an FTA that the EU would agree to is conditional on the UK agreeing to provisions related to the level playing field, given the geographical proximity and integration of markets, as well as on the conclusion of an agreement on fisheries; reiterates that the negotiation of the future economic and trade partnership cannot be disconnected from and must have a direct link with the negotiation of a fisheries agreement, as an integral part of the partnership; reaffirms that no agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term fisheries agreement, upholding the continuation under optimal conditions of existing access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Notes that contrary to the UK’s claim of relying on existing precedents, many proposals in the UK draft legal proposals go significantly beyond what has been negotiated by the EU in other FTAs with third countries in recent years, for example in the area of financial services, mutual recognition of professional qualifications and conformity assessment, equivalence of the SPS regime, or the cumulation of Rules of Origin;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Deeply regrets in this regard that the UK has so far refused to engage, notwithstanding its commitment taken in the Political Declaration, for instance on Public Procurement, maritime transport as well as the protection of future geographical indications, especially as the UK did include some of those topics in its negotiation mandates with the USA and Japan; furthermore regrets that the UK has so far not submitted a proposal on SMEs;