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elelENGLISH PeriòdicPeriòdicd'Andorra EDITION NewsW E Dxx 4 NEGOTIATIONS IN BRUSSELS The first agreement with the EU included the ‘guillotine clause’ The draft, which allowed Europe to break the agreement in case of non-compliance, was eliminated a year ago EL PERIÒDIC SFGA TONY LARA ESCALDES-ENGORDANY @PeriodicAND he known as ‘guillotine clau- se’ allows the European Uni- on to break the agreement Tunilaterally and directly with the country in question should the same violate any of the agreed points. The initial text with which Andorra worked contained this clause, which would have allowed to void the entire agreement in ca- se, for example, that the Principality had not strictly complied with the deadlines for submitting informa- tion or the progressive loss of tobac- co customs duties. A year ago, howe- Jean-Jacques Carrié. ver, the Government was able to eli- 33 minated the clause. Carrié opts The Government for unifying negotiated to change the price of the ‘guillotine clause’ for the safeguard one, less tobacco aggressive than the first Thomas Mayr-Harting, Maria Ubach and Claude Maerten at the meeting from last Friday. EL PERIÒDIC 33 ESCALDES-ENGORDANY The question as to whether the clause», a mechanism that, unlike document during the negotiati- int committee that has been con- The President of the Adverti- clause was within the current docu- the guillotine clause, can be activa- on. That is, the Government mana- ducting the negotiation up to now sing Initiative of Pas de la Casa, ments has generated some contro- ted by both parties. In other words, ged to change the guillotine clau- would gather to find a friendly solu- Jean-Jacques Carrié, explained versy and discomfort among the op- Andorra could invoke it in case of se that left them without possibili- tion to the conflict. In the event that that from the point of view of position leaders who have often cri- «serious difficulties» or «bad evoluti- ties of action for a less agressive one this option does not work out, the the entity, to achieve a reduced ticized the «lack of transparency» of on» and Europe could also if it con- that introduces a third actor in ca- parties may address the Court of Jus- differential with France and a the Executive with the negotiations sidered that the Principality did not se of conflict. Thus, should the safe- tice of the European Union, an exter- unified price would be two of in Brussels and have claimed more comply with what was requested. guard clause be activated by either nal third-party actor, to finally issue the keys to end the smuggling information. However, the Govern- As explained by the same Foreign of the two signatory parties —which a decision whether the agreement problem. «Now there are shops ment would had managed to modi- Afairs Minister, Maria Ubach, this also refers to the entire agreement should be broken or if the situation that lower the price to the maxi- fy this clause for a less strict one that note would have been added to the and not a specific chapter— the jo- can be redirected. mum which is not good. If a pri- allowed both sides to end the nego- H ce was agreed according to the tiation. brand, we would prevent these the keys situations from occurring and SAFEGUARD CLAUSE Last Friday’s vi- everyone would earn more mo- sit to the country /by Thomas Mayr- ney», he said. In the same way Hanting and Claude Maerten, the Agreement in Negotiations to From the guillotine he recalled that «long time ago negotiators in chief of the associati- 1 principle with EU 2 eliminate the clause 3to the safeguard we said that the best solution to on agreement with Andorra served, eliminate smuggling would be among others, to announce that the Negotiations with Brussels began with The Government finally managed to ne- Finally, as Ubach confirmed on Friday, the that the price differential with EU finally accepted a three-decade the institutional framework. At the ti- gotiate the clause and eliminate it from institutional framework was signed with France was limited to at most transitional period for tobacco. The me, the document that Andorra had the final agreement. It should be no- a safeguard clause that could be activa- 25% or 30%.» «We want people meeting also gave some light to im- on the table included a clause called ted that the clause referred to the who- ted by both parties in case of difficulties or to come, buy the amount that is portant points of the agreement. guillotine that allowed the EU to break le negotiation agreement. Therefore, non-compliance. Should it be used, a fri- authorized and spend the day. In this context, the negotiators an- the agreement unilaterally in the event from one day to the next the agreement endly solution would be sought and, ulti- Smuggling is bad because it gi- nounced that there was a «safeguard of non-compliance by the Principality. could be completely revoked. mately, appeal to the EU Court of Justice. ves us a bad image. H 2 www.elperiodic.ad WEDNESDAY 4 JULY 2018 el Periòdic News SOCIAL REINTEGRATION tities will be added to Andorra Te- lecom and Desplom, which are the Desplom offers work to inmates two current collaborators. Espot stated that the Govern- ment wanted to promote policies that would serve to provide «tools» to encourage their reintegration to people who are deprived of their freedom so that their reintegrati- EL PERIÒDIC on is «as standardized as possible». The collaboration is He also emphasized that it is fun- damental the workers have a «paid expected to have a call and dignified» job for it to succeed. effect for other entities XAVIER ESPOT Given that people who work MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT with this company must do it out- side prison —an aspect that Espot EL PERIÒDIC «Working outside ANDORRA LA VELLA values since it can be an incenti- @PeriodicAND prison may be an ve for the inmates— the head of So- he Minister of Social Af- aspect that incentives cial Affairs has stressed that the- fairs, Justice and Interior, other inmates to join ir curriculum will be transmitted Xavier Espot, and the ma- and that the demand would be ta- naging director of the ro- this company» ken to the tribunal if the person T did not enjoy the semi-free regime pe access work company Desplom, Ciro Rafael Leguizamón, signed a had been deprived of freedom and so that they could benefit from this collaboration agreement this Tu- asked to those responsible the pos- job. Espot has admitted that the esday morning through which the sibility of working as inmates. The procedure that must be used has objective is to promote the social company says they will try «to do a certain «complexity» and added reintegration of people who are our best» so that people who bene- that no limit has been set and that confined in the penitentiary cen- fit from the job can be reinserted the volume of people that can be- tre. Through this agreement, the Espot and Leguizamón after signing the collaboration agreement. into everyday life. In fact, Legui- nefit will be determined based on company undertakes to make a se- 33 zamón believes that the fact that the interest shown by the inmates ries of informative talks at the cen- their capabilities and willingness, them to find people who want to companies offer this kind of colla- and their abilities. The agreement, tre to explain to the interns want to work in the company. «do this work», basically consisting boration «should be a natural thi- which will last one year, also speci- the work they will do; They will of- Leguizamón emphasized that in the protection of natural risks. ng». In the same way, Espot empha- fies working hours and remunera- fer ongoing training so that those Desplom needs personnel, becau- The idea of offering both work and sized that «it should not be excep- tion that these people can receive. who wish to do so can be trained to se «demand has grown» (in fact the training to the inmates of La Come- tional» and expects that by making The requirements for the workers work on it, and will also offer jobs company has gone from 8-10 wor- lla arose as a result of the fact that these collaborations public, there will be to have a good physical con- to the interns who, depending on kers to 20) and it is difficult for two people working in Desplom will be a «call» effect and more en- dition and technical knowledge. H POLITICS ENERGY ht before the elections and even Sipaag and firefighters will not negotiate less knowing that some political More parties have said that they would photovoltaic the Civil Service law with DA stop this law». Meanwhile, Torra also explai- production at They reiterate that they great and he is not confident that so- regard, he recalled that the public ned that «taking into account the mething can be arranged. «What’s servants already made clear, with experience we had with the law reject the text and do not more, if we accept this, the chances a strike, that they rejected the law. for firefighters, we won’t try to the bus station expect improvements are that later on they will say that In addition, he indicated that they negotiate». The president of the the unions agreed», he said. In this do not want to enter the game «rig- ABA admitted that the working EL PERIÒDIC EL PERIÒDIC ESCALDES-ENGORDANY EL PERIÒDIC platform did not meet in ESCALDES-ENGORDANY days and that therefore The data provided by FEDA this we- The Trade Union of the General Ad- their opinion regarding ek highlighted that the photovoltaic ministration Staff Members (Sipa- this matter is not clear.

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