Activities of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part
Amendments (5)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights, in the territories concerned, and to comply with the relevant ECJ rulings;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this agreement does not imply recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to secure a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the partiesbring back the parties to the UN negotiation table in order to achieve this settlement;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that during inclusive consultations led by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with a wide variety of Western Saharan local representatives, civil society organisations and other organisations and bodies, broad support was expressed for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bring; notes that, according to the Commission, the non- implementation of tariff preferences could deteriorate the economic and social situation of local populations in the concerned territories;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, on the basis of talks with various local economic actors and elected and civil society representatives held in the territory or during meetings at the European Parliament, that some partiesthe majority of parties consulted express their consent to the agreement by defending their right to economic development, while others consider that the settlement of the political conflict should precede the granting of trade preferences;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically trace products from Western Sahara so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their origincollect information on exportations from Western Sahara; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;