2020/2136(INI) Assessment of the implementation of Article 50 TEU
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2021/09/13
Lead committee dossier:
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2021/09/13
Progress: Awaiting committee decision
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFCO | HÜBNER Danuta Maria ( EPP) | SILVA PEREIRA Pedro ( S&D), GOERENS Charles ( Renew), RINALDI Antonio Maria ( ID), DELBOS-CORFIELD Gwendoline ( Verts/ALE), FERREIRA João ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | INTA | HANSEN Christophe ( EPP) | |
Committee Opinion | EMPL | ||
Committee Opinion | AFET | SCHIEDER Andreas ( S&D) | Anna FOTYGA ( ECR), Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ ( GUE/NGL) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
2021/09/13
Indicative plenary sitting date
2021/03/24
EP - Specific opinion
Documents
2020/09/17
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2020/07/07
EP - SCHIEDER Andreas (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2020/06/11
EP - HANSEN Christophe (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
2020/02/19
EP - HÜBNER Danuta Maria (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
Amendments | Dossier |
28 |
2020/2136(INI)
2021/03/23
AFET
28 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas Article 50 guarantees the right of every Member State to withdraw from the European Union in accordance with its national constitutional requirements; whereas this right should be respected and Member States should be able to invoke this right without fear of retaliation or hostile behaviour on the part of the European Union or the other Member States;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 12 #
3.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Regrets that this resulted in a missed opportunity for both sides to negotiate a close and stable cooperation in the field of foreign and security policy, which would have been of mutual interest;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Takes into account that any cooperation between the EU and the UK relation to foreign policy, security and defence must be in line with international law and the defence of human rights;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Stresses that, although the Political Declaration has not been honoured and there is no agreement on foreign policy and defence, both sides should continue to cooperate on foreign policy, through the promotion of democracy, peace and the rule of law, human security and global stability, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the fight against climate change, the protection of women's and LGBTQI+ rights, and disarmament and non-proliferation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Deplores the attitude of the United Kingdom Government, which has on several occasions demonstrated its willingness to unilaterally modify the implementation of the Protocol on Northern Ireland annexed to the Withdrawal Agreement; considers that Protocol issues should be addressed through the structures provided for in the Withdrawal Agreement in order to preserve mutual trust and future relations between the EU and the UK;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the Political Declaration setting out a framework for the future relationship between the EU and the UK establishes the parameters for an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible partnership extending to foreign policy, security and defence and wider areas of cooperation;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Reiterates the importance of parliamentary scrutiny at all stages of this process; underlines the importance of the European Parliament's crucial role in the withdrawal procedure; in this respect, notes the importance of full application of Article 218 (10) TFEU with regards to Parliament's prerogatives regarding the withdrawal, which states that the European Parliament must be informed at all stages of the procedure of negotiations between the Union and third countries; underlines that the Commission must keep Parliament informed on an equal footing with the Council;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines the difficulties encountered by the EU Delegation to the United Kingdom concerning recognition of its status at a time when its work is particularly necessary following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; hopes that solutions will be found and implemented rapidly to enable the EU Delegation to the UK to fulfil its mission effectively, with equivalent measures in any case being applied on a reciprocal basis to the United Kingdom;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. 1. Is deeply concerned about recent decisions taken unilaterally by the United Kingdom and going against the full implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement to which both parties have committed; supports the actions taken by the Commission and calls on the UK to quickly return to a cooperative and good faith attitude;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Regrets that the Commission has initiated infringement proceedings against the UK, a sovereign non-Member State, for an alleged breach of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Believes that after a Member State has withdrawn from the European Union, its own judicial system should reign supreme, in accordance with the principle of sovereignty;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. 1. Recalls that the Withdrawal Agreement provides that the practical modalities of its implementation can be discussed in the Joint Committee, while the EU has already shown flexibility in granting grace periods, a deliberate and unilateral violation of commitments made will have consequences;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. 3. Stresses the difficulties encountered by the EU delegation in the United Kingdom with regard to the recognition of its status, at a time when its work is particularly necessary following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; hopes that solutions can be found and implemented rapidly to enable the EU delegation in the United Kingdom to fulfil its mission effectively;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the involvement and the oversight of the European Parliament is fundamental in the whole process, guaranteeing transparency and political accountability;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. Considering the current tensions generated by the UK's failure to comply with its obligations under the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland is an integral part of the Withdrawal Agreement, which has the formal status of a Treaty and is therefore fully binding under international law; whereas the main purpose of the Protocol is to protect the Good Friday Agreements, which have ensured security and peace on the island of Ireland in recent decades;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that, as per Article 50(2) TEU, withdrawal agreements are to take account of the framework for the withdrawing state’s future relationship with the Union; emphasises that the withdrawal agreement should be negotiated in good faith by both the EU and the withdrawing Member State; emphasises that the EU should not seek to punish the withdrawing State when negotiating the withdrawal agreement;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Notes that the Withdrawal Agreement included a provision for early agreements on the future EU-UK relationship in the area of CFSP and CSDP;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Regrets that despite the mutual interest in such an agreement, which would be based on shared values, contributing to promotion of peace and strengthening of the rules-based global order, the parties could not take advantage of this possibility, due to the UK government's unwillingness to negotiate on foreign and security policy cooperation;
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