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European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Petitions

2020/2023(INI)

2.4.2020

AMENDMENTS 1 - 28

Draft opinion Gheorghe Falcă (PE648.469v02-00)

Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2020/2023(INI))

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PE650.354v01-00 2/16 AM\1202349EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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1. Recalls the fundamental principle 1. Recalls the fundamental principle of protection of citizens’ rights; of protection of citizens’ rights; stresses, furthermore, that our aim should be to maintain the closest possible links between British and European citizens;

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Amendment 2 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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2. Stresses that the withdrawal of the 2. Stresses that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union United Kingdom from the European Union does not exempt the United Kingdom from does not exempt the United Kingdom from its responsibilities to safeguard EU its responsibilities to safeguard EU citizens’ rights as guaranteed by the EU- citizens’ rights as guaranteed by the EU- UK Withdrawal Agreement (‘the UK Withdrawal Agreement (‘the Agreement’); notes that the Agreement Agreement’); notes that the Agreement lays down provisions for safeguarding the lays down provisions for safeguarding the status and rights stemming from Union law status and rights stemming from Union law for EU and UK citizens and families for EU and UK citizens and families affected; affected; calls on the Commission to ensure that these provisions are included in the future partnership between the EU and the United Kingdom;

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Amendment 3 Gianna Gancia

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3. Recalls that the Agreement protects 3. Recalls that the Agreement the rights of those Union citizens and their guarantees the rights of those Union family members who exercised their right citizens and their family members who of free movement in the UK in accordance exercised their right of free movement in with Union law before the end of the the UK in accordance with Union law transition period and who continue to before the end of the transition period and reside there thereafter, as well as those UK who continue to reside there thereafter, as citizens who exercise the same right in a well as those UK citizens who exercise the Member State of the EU-27; same right in a Member State of the EU- 27;

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Amendment 4 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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3. Recalls that the Agreement protects 3. Recalls that the Agreement protects the rights of those Union citizens and their the rights of those Union citizens and their family members who exercised their right family members who exercised their right of free movement in the UK in accordance of free movement in the UK in accordance with Union law before the end of the with European Union law before the end transition period and who continue to of the transition period and who continue reside there thereafter, as well as those UK to reside there thereafter, as well as those citizens who exercise the same right in a UK citizens who exercise the same right in Member State of the EU-27; a Member State of the EU-27; reiterates the need for the public authorities in both the United Kingdom and the Union to give effect to this principle;

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Amendment 5 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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4. Recalls that any EU citizen residing 4. Recalls that any EU citizen residing in the UK has the right to petition the in the UK has the right to petition the European Parliament pursuant to Article European Parliament pursuant to Article 227 of the TFEU, and has the right to 227 of the TFEU, and has the right to participate in the European Citizens’ participate in the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), and the right to apply to Initiative (ECI), and the right to apply to the Ombudsman after the end of the the Ombudsman after the expected end of transition period (31 December); the transition period (31 December 2020);

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Amendment 6 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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4a. calls on the Ombudsman to continue her work, which began at the time of the negotiations on the withdrawal agreement, to ensure that the negotiations concerning a future partnership between the EU and the United Kingdom are transparent;

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Amendment 7 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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5. Recalls that UK citizens residing in 5. Recalls that UK citizens residing in

AM\1202349EN.docx 5/16 PE650.354v01-00 EN the EU will lose the right to participate in the EU will lose the right to participate in the ECI but will maintain the right to the ECI but will maintain the right to petition Parliament after the end of the petition Parliament after the expected end transition period (31 December); of the transition period (31 December 2020);

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Amendment 8 Kosma Złotowski

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6. Highlights the importance that the 6. Highlights the importance that the host state plays in ensuring that any host state plays in ensuring that any administrative procedure for applications administrative procedure for applications for residence status is smooth, transparent for residence status is smooth, transparent and simple and that unnecessary burdens and simple, that unnecessary burdens are are avoided; avoided and that it is accessible in terms of the costs to the citizen;

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Amendment 9 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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6 a. It considers that the COVID-19 pandemic marks a turning point in the political, economic and social reality of the European Union and the United Kingdom, causing a global recession and a restructuring of our way of life that makes it difficult to make a progress in the negotiation on the future relationship between the two parties; observes that due to this fact it is advisable to lengthen the transition period until December 2022;

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Amendment 10 Gianna Gancia

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7. Considers that the system proposed deleted by the UK Home Office (‘the registration procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply for residence status is not as transparent and simple as it should be; considers that it creates unnecessary and unfair administrative burdens on citizens of the EU-27;

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Amendment 11 Kosma Złotowski

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7. Considers that the system proposed 7. Considers that the system proposed by the UK Home Office (‘the registration by the UK Home Office (‘the registration procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply for residence status is not as transparent for residence status is not as transparent and simple as it should be; considers that it and simple as it should be; considers that it creates unnecessary and unfair creates unnecessary and disproportionate administrative burdens on citizens of the administrative burdens on citizens of the EU-27; EU-27;

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Amendment 12 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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7. Considers that the system proposed 7. Considers that the system proposed by the UK Home Office (‘the registration by the UK Home Office (‘the registration procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply for residence status is not as transparent for residence status is not as transparent and simple as it should be; considers that it and simple as it should be; considers that it creates unnecessary and unfair creates unnecessary and unfair administrative burdens on citizens of the administrative burdens on citizens of the EU-27; EU-27; considers that the system should be changed to an automatic registration procedure, which is the only way of reducing the administrative burden and of guaranteeing that EU citizens' status and rights are recognised;

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Amendment 13 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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7. Considers that the system proposed 7. Considers that the system proposed by the UK Home Office (‘the registration by the UK Home Office (‘the registration procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply procedure’) for EU-27 nationals to apply for residence status is not as transparent for residence status is not as transparent and simple as it should be; considers that it and simple as it should be; considers that it creates unnecessary and unfair creates unnecessary and unfair administrative burdens on citizens of the administrative burdens on citizens of the EU-27; EU-27; reiterates the need for the Commission and the Council to guarantee that the registration procedure proposed by the UK Home Office follows the EU standards for guaranteeing reciprocity and equal treatment between citizens in UK and EU;

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PE650.354v01-00 8/16 AM\1202349EN.docx EN Amendment 14 Gianna Gancia

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8. Insists on the need for an 8. Insists on the need for an independent monitoring authority (IMA) to independent monitoring authority (IMA) to oversee how the Agreement is applied, to oversee how the Agreement is applied, to ensure that commitments are respected, ensure that commitments are respected, and to create legal certainty in the lives of and to create legal certainty in the lives of EU-27/EEA citizens and their families in EU-27/EEA citizens and their families in the UK; the UK as well as of UK citizens and their families within the EU-27/EEA;

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Amendment 15 Kosma Złotowski

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8. Insists on the need for an 8. Insists on the need for an independent monitoring authority (IMA) to independent monitoring authority (IMA) oversee how the Agreement is applied, to consisting of representatives of all ensure that commitments are respected, Member States to oversee how the and to create legal certainty in the lives of Agreement is applied, to ensure that EU-27/EEA citizens and their families in commitments are respected, and to create the UK; legal certainty in the lives of EU-27/EEA citizens and their families in the UK;

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Amendment 16 Gianna Gancia

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AM\1202349EN.docx 9/16 PE650.354v01-00 EN 9. Expresses concern over the deleted current implementation of the EU Settlement Scheme and the potential consequences for those who fail to apply before the deadline; expresses its concern over the language used by the UK Home Office regarding possible deportations of EU citizens and the lack of measures in place to assist vulnerable citizens;

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Amendment 17 Kosma Złotowski

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9. Expresses concern over the current 9. Expresses concern over the current implementation of the EU Settlement implementation of the EU Settlement Scheme and the potential consequences for Scheme and the potential consequences for those who fail to apply before the deadline; those who fail to apply before the deadline; expresses its concern over the language strongly condemns the language used by used by the UK Home Office regarding the UK Home Office regarding possible possible deportations of EU citizens and deportations of EU citizens and the lack of the lack of measures in place to assist measures in place to assist vulnerable vulnerable citizens; citizens;

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Amendment 18 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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PE650.354v01-00 10/16 AM\1202349EN.docx EN used by the UK Home Office regarding used by the UK Home Office regarding possible deportations of EU citizens and possible deportations of EU citizens and the lack of measures in place to assist the lack of measures in place to assist vulnerable citizens; vulnerable citizens; shows its concern regarding the fact that there are citizens of the EU-27 who have not yet been able to obtain their residence status through the established procedures;

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Amendment 19 Kosma Złotowski

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9a. Stresses the need to pay particular attention to the needs of children from mixed families where only one of the parents is an EU citizen; stresses the need to provide appropriate legal mechanisms for resolving disputes between parents, for instance in the case of divorce, in a way that does not discriminate against citizens of Member States by restricting their right to access to the child;

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Amendment 20 Gianna Gancia

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Amendment 21 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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10. Notes that the United Kingdom has 10. Notes that the United Kingdom has decided that the principle of free decided that the principle of free movement of persons between the Union movement of persons between the Union and the United Kingdom will no longer and the United Kingdom will no longer apply after the transition period; insists on apply after the transition period; insists on the need for the future partnership to the need for the future partnership to include ambitious provisions on the include ambitious provisions on the movement of persons, based on full movement of persons, based on full reciprocity and non-discrimination among reciprocity and non-discrimination among Member States; Member States; wishes to emphasise that rights with regard to the free movement of persons go hand in hand with the other three freedoms; reiterates the fact that access by the United Kingdom to the Single Market must be conditional on its compliance with the principle of free movement of persons;

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Amendment 22 Kosma Złotowski

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10. Notes that the United Kingdom has 10. Notes that the United Kingdom has decided that the principle of free decided that the principle of free

PE650.354v01-00 12/16 AM\1202349EN.docx EN movement of persons between the Union movement of persons between the Union and the United Kingdom will no longer and the United Kingdom will no longer apply after the transition period; insists on apply after the transition period; insists on the need for the future partnership to the need for the future partnership to include ambitious provisions on the include ambitious provisions on the movement of persons, based on full movement of persons, based on full reciprocity and non-discrimination among reciprocity and non-discrimination among Member States; Member States; stresses that the border- crossing regime should not create a burdensome administrative or financial barrier;

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Amendment 23 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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10. Notes that the United Kingdom has 10. Notes with regret that the United decided that the principle of free Kingdom has decided that the principle of movement of persons between the Union free movement of persons between the and the United Kingdom will no longer Union and the United Kingdom will no apply after the transition period; insists on longer apply after the transition period; the need for the future partnership to insists on the need for the future include ambitious provisions on the partnership to include ambitious provisions movement of persons, based on full on the movement of persons, based on full reciprocity and non-discrimination among reciprocity and non-discrimination among Member States; Member States;

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Amendment 24 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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11. Considers that mobility agreements, 11. Considers that mobility agreements,

AM\1202349EN.docx 13/16 PE650.354v01-00 EN including visa-free travel for short stays, including visa-free travel for short stays, should be based on non-discrimination should be based on non-discrimination between Member States of the Union and between Member States of the Union and full reciprocity; full reciprocity; considers, furthermore, that such agreements should include European acquis on mobility, specifically concerning workers and, in particular, the rules on the posting of workers and on the coordination of social security systems;

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Amendment 25 Kosma Złotowski

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11a. Recalls that maintaining seamless air, rail, maritime and road transport between the United Kingdom and the EU is essential to maintaining jobs in sectors such as passenger and goods transport and tourism; stresses the need to find effective mechanisms to protect passengers’ rights in cross-border traffic, particularly in the event of transport cancellations or delays, irrespective of the means of transport;

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Amendment 26 Gianna Gancia

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12. Stresses that better regulation of 12. Calls for consideration to be given the conditions of entry and residence for to better regulation of the conditions of purposes such as research, study, training entry and residence for purposes such as and youth exchanges should be taken into research, study, training and youth

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Amendment 27 Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Frédérique Ries, Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Ulrike Müller, Jordi Cañas, Yana Toom

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12. Stresses that better regulation of the 12. Stresses that better regulation of the conditions of entry and residence for conditions of entry and residence for purposes such as research, study, training purposes such as research, study, training and youth exchanges should be taken into and youth exchanges should be taken into account. account; regrets, for this reason, the statements made by the British authorities that the United Kingdom wishes to pull out of mobility programmes such as Erasmus+; calls on the Commission to continue to allow the United Kingdom to participate in European programmes for the benefit of European and British citizens, fulfilling the necessary financial commitments in return.

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Amendment 28 Domènec Ruiz Devesa, Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro, Sylvie Guillaume, Alex Agius Saliba

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