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Amendment 6 , on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL ’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

European Parliament’s position on the European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe Conference for a Treaty revision

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Amendment 7 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5a. having regard to the referendums on the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe and the Treaty of Lisbon;

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Amendment 8 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry, Ruiz, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, Miguel Urbán Crespo, , Marc Botenga on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas voter turnout increased at A. whereas the 2019 European the 2019 European Parliament elections, Parliament elections have shown demonstrating growing citizen continuing fragmentation and mistrust of engagement and interest in the European citizens vis-a-vis the European project; integration process, as well as an expectation that Europe will address its current and future challenges;

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Amendment 9 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry, , Marc Botenga on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas there is a need to tackle B. whereas there is a need to tackle both the internal and external challenges both the internal and external challenges that Europe is facing, as well as the new that Europe is facing, as well as new societal and transnational challenges which societal and transnational challenges which had not been fully envisaged when the had not been fully envisaged when the Lisbon Treaty was adopted; whereas the Lisbon Treaty was adopted; whereas the number of significant crises that the Union number of significant crises that the Union has undergone demonstrates that reform has undergone demonstrates that the processes are needed in multiple Lisbon Treaty, adopted without the governance areas; peoples’ consent of the peoples, does not offer guarantees of political, social and ecological security to the peoples of Europe;

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Amendment 10 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the principle of European deleted integration since the creation of the European Economic Community in 1957, subsequently reconfirmed by all heads of state and government as well as all national parliaments of Member States during each round of successive integration and changes to the treaties, has always been the creation of an ‘ever closer union among the peoples of Europe’;

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Amendment 11 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry, Marc Botenga on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Ca. whereas on the last occasions when there was a popular consultation on the future of the EU, their vote was not taken into consideration, notably in 2005 and 2008; whereas following negative votes in three Member States, other Member States cancelled their planned referendums;

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Amendment 12 Manuel Bompard, Manon Aubry, Marc Botenga on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Da. whereas inequalities and environmental disasters have reached outrageous and dramatic proportions since the Lisbon Treaty came into force; whereas there has not yet been any response to popular discontent; whereas a deep re-examination of the European Treaties is necessary;

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Amendment 13 Nikolaj Villumsen, Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Db. whereas the Conference provides an opportunity to have a much-needed fundamental debate on the and the scope and shape of the future cooperation between the countries in Europe; whereas it should be an open process without predefined priorities or predetermined conclusions, which genuinely involves the citizens in all stages of the process, including the final recommendations;

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Amendment 14 Nikolaj Villumsen, Stelios Kouloglou, Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Malin Björk on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Dc. whereas the conference might propose that the EU should do less and that competences should be returned to the Member States;

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Amendment 15 Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Malin Björk on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Motion for a resolution B9-0036/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas this Conference process E. whereas this process should serve should be an occasion to closely involve to advance the democratic construction of EU citizens in a bottom-up exercise in the European Union, protecting citizens’ which they are listened to and their voices ability to express themselves freely and contribute to the debates on the future of stressing that their participation is Europe; decisive; whereas avoiding a situation where lobbies and economic interest groups influence the conference should form part of any mandate;

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