16.6.2020 A9-0117/17 Amendment 17 Gunnar Beck, Markus Buchheit, Roman Haider, Laura Huhtasaari, Gilles Lebreton on Behalf Of

16.6.2020 A9-0117/17

Amendment 17 Gunnar Beck, Markus Buchheit, Roman Haider, Laura Huhtasaari, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Report A9-0117/2020 Kati Piri, Christophe Hansen European Parliament recommendation on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2020/2023(INI))

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 71

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71. Notes with regret that the UK has 71. Takes note that the UK has decided decided that the principle of free that the principle of free movement of movement of persons between the EU and persons between the EU and the UK will the UK will no longer apply after the no longer apply after the transition period; transition period; insists on the need for recalls that migration policy falls within the future partnership to include the purview of the UK’s newly restored ambitious provisions on the movement of political sovereignty; persons, based on full reciprocity and non-discrimination among Member States; reiterates the fact that the UK’s access to the internal market must be commensurate with commitments made to facilitate the mobility of people; stresses that the border-crossing regime should not create a burdensome administrative or financial barrier;

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Amendment 18 Gunnar Beck, Markus Buchheit, Roman Haider, Laura Huhtasaari, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 91

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91. Insists that the UK cannot “cherry- 91. Insists that the EU pays due respect pick” which elements of the EU asylum to the UK’s sovereign decisions regarding and migration acquis it would like to asylum and migration policies; keep;

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Amendment 19 Gunnar Beck, Markus Buchheit, Roman Haider, Laura Huhtasaari, Marco Campomenosi, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Recital F

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F. whereas the future agreement F. whereas it is not appropriate to ask should be embedded in an overall countries, let alone a now sovereign third governance framework and whereas the country like the United Kingdom, to Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) should submit to the jurisdiction of a court such be the sole body responsible for as the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), interpreting EU law; which even the highest court of an EU Member State, namely Germany’s Bundesverfassungsgericht, criticised in its recent ECB-related judgment as being prone to ‘contradicting’ its own methodological approach when convenient, of not respecting the EU Treaty-based principle of conferral, and of disregarding its own case law almost at will;

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Amendment 20 Markus Buchheit, Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 3 a (new)

Proposal for a recommendation Amendment

3a. Notes with great concern that the Commission’s approach towards the negotiation process is putting at risk the interests of European companies through its biased wish to punish the United Kingdom for its sovereign choice of leaving the European Union, rather than being led by the interests of the European market, European exporters and investors and the global economic interests of EU Member States;

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Amendment 21 Markus Buchheit, Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 31 a (new)

Proposal for a recommendation Amendment

31a. Stresses that the United Kingdom is a key economic partner for EU Member States; points out that many EU Member States are net exporters to the UK and finding a solution that satisfies all parties should be a priority with a view to ensuring that the interests of EU exporters and investors are respected and protected; underlines the importance and benefits of the integration of markets, as well as the geographical proximity which results in better market access for SMEs, lower costs and a lesser environmental impact from the transport of goods;

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Amendment 22 Markus Buchheit, Marco Campomenosi, France Jamet, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 32

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32. Takes note that the UK has chosen 32. Takes note that the UK has chosen to establish its future economic and trade to establish its future economic and trade partnership with the EU on the basis of a partnership with the EU on the basis of a ‘Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’ as ‘Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement’ as laid down in the document published by laid down in the document published by the UK Government on 27 February 2020 the UK Government on 27 February 2020 entitled ‘The Future Relationship with the entitled ‘The Future Relationship with the EU – the UK’s Approach to Negotiations; EU – the UK’s Approach to Negotiations; emphasises that, while Parliament is emphasises that, while Parliament is supportive of the EU constructively supportive of the EU constructively negotiating a balanced, ambitious and negotiating a balanced, ambitious and comprehensive FTA with the UK, by its comprehensive FTA with the UK, by its nature an FTA will never be equivalent to nature an FTA will never be equivalent to ‘frictionless’ trade; shares the position set ‘frictionless’ trade; shares the position set out in the negotiating directives, jointly out in the negotiating directives, jointly adopted by the 27 Member States, that the adopted by the 27 Member States, that the scope and ambition of an FTA that the EU scope and ambition of an FTA that the EU would agree to is conditional on and must would agree to is conditional on and must have a direct link with the UK agreeing to have a direct link with the UK agreeing to comprehensive, binding and enforceable comprehensive, binding and enforceable provisions related to the level playing field, provisions related to the level playing field, given the size, the geographical proximity, given the size, the geographical proximity, the economic interdependence and the economic interdependence and connectedness, the integration of markets, connectedness, the integration of markets, as well as on the conclusion of a bilateral as well as on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement on fisheries, as an integral part agreement on fisheries, as an integral part of the partnership; reaffirms that no trade of the partnership; reaffirms that no trade agreement can be concluded between the agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, sustainable, balanced and long- complete, sustainable, balanced and long-

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EN United in diversityEN term fisheries agreement, upholding the term fisheries agreement by upholding continuation under optimal conditions of existing reciprocal access to waters and existing access to waters, resources and fisheries resources with the aim of markets in accordance with common upholding existing fishing activities, fisheries policy (CFP) principles and resources and markets which is adopted adopted before the end of the transition before the end of the transition period; period;

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Amendment 23 Markus Buchheit, Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 32 a (new)

Proposal for a recommendation Amendment

32a. Stresses that the preconditions and prerogatives that the Commission is requiring from the UK are much more severe than the ones demanded in the past of other partner countries in the context of concluding trade agreements; notes with deep regret that the Commission is seeking, as a punitive move, to impose heavier requirements on the UK, such as integrating EU legislation, having never required so in the most recent trade agreements signed with Canada, Vietnam or Singapore;

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Amendment 24 Markus Buchheit, Marco Campomenosi, Roman Haider, Thierry Mariani, Jérôme Rivière, Gilles Lebreton on behalf of the ID Group

Proposal for a recommendation Paragraph 35

Proposal for a recommendation Amendment

35. Recalls that the continued shared 35. Recalls that the continued shared commitment to a zero quotas, zero tariffs commitment to a zero quotas, zero tariffs objective for the trade relationship remains objective for the trade relationship remains an essential condition for the timely an essential condition for the timely conclusion of an agreement within the conclusion of an agreement within the extremely tight timeline that the UK itself extremely tight timeline that the UK itself has imposed on these negotiations, has imposed on these negotiations, especially as previous experience has especially as previous experience has clearly demonstrated that a tariff-line by clearly demonstrated that a tariff-line by tariff-line negotiation could take several tariff-line negotiation could take several years; expresses concern at the intention of years; expresses concern at the intention of the UK Government to move away from the UK Government to move away from that objective; highlights that agricultural that objective; highlights that agricultural goods would probably be most affected, goods and the Geographical Indications given remaining non-zero tariff lines in (GIs) applying to agricultural, food or FTAs usually affect this sector; reiterates drink products originating in the EU in that regard that, irrespective of whether would probably be most affected, given 100 % or less tariff-lines are scrapped, this remaining non-zero tariff lines in FTAs will not alter the EU’s demand for robust usually affect this sector; reiterates in that level playing field conditions; reiterates regard that, irrespective of whether 100 % that the level playing field provisions must or less tariff-lines are scrapped, this will maintain environmental, social and not alter the EU’s demand for robust level employment standards at high equivalent playing field conditions; reiterates that the levels over time, relying on appropriate and level playing field provisions must relevant EU and international standards, maintain environmental, social and and including appropriate mechanisms to employment standards at high equivalent ensure effective implementation levels over time, relying on appropriate and domestically, as well as include a robust relevant EU and international standards, and comprehensive framework for and including appropriate mechanisms to competition and state aid control that ensure effective implementation

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EN United in diversityEN prevents undue distortion of trade and domestically, as well as include a robust competition instead of referring to and comprehensive framework for subsidies only, as the UK regrettably does; competition and state aid control that prevents undue distortion of trade and competition instead of referring to subsidies only, as the UK regrettably does;

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