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15.6.2020 B9-0170/13 Amendment 13 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard 15.6.2020 B9-0170/13 Amendment 13 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 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 there is a need to tackle A. whereas there is a need to tackle both the internal and the external both the internal and the external challenges that Europe is facing, as well as challenges that Europe is facing, as well as the new societal and transnational the social and solidarity challenges which challenges which had not been fully had not been fully envisaged when the envisaged when the Lisbon Treaty was Lisbon Treaty was adopted; whereas the adopted; whereas the number of significant number of significant crises that the Union crises that the Union has undergone has undergone demonstrates that new EU demonstrates that institutional and political treaties are necessary, beyond the reform are needed in multiple governance institutional and political reform needed in areas; multiple governance areas; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/14 Amendment 14 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 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 the current COVID-19 B. whereas the current COVID-19 crisis has shown to a very high cost that the crisis has shown to a very high cost that the EU remains an unfinished project and that EU remains an unsatisfactory project and the failure to ensure solidarity and that the failure to ensure solidarity and coordination, the economic, health and coordination, the economic, health and social shocks, and the ongoing attacks on social shocks, and the ongoing attacks on fundamental rights and the rule of law need fundamental rights and the rule of law need to be better addressed by the Conference; to be better addressed by the Conference; whereas the ongoing crisis therefore makes whereas the ongoing crisis therefore makes it even more urgent for the European it even more urgent for the European Union to start work on how to become Union to start work on how to become more effective, democratic and closer to more social, democratic and closer to citizens; citizens; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/15 Amendment 15 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 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, notably in 2005 and 2008, citizens’ votes were not taken into consideration; whereas, following negative votes in three Member States, other Member States cancelled their planned referendums; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/16 Amendment 16 Sira Rego, Manu Pineda, Manuel Bompard on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 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 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment Cb. whereas building a truly democratic European integration process, which puts citizens’ interests at its core, requires new treaties; whereas this process needs to be genuinely democratic in line with popular demands, with participatory mechanisms for social movements and organisations and without excluding any outcomes; whereas the results should be adopted in each Member State by referendum or parliamentary approval, with the possibility of a referendum being favoured when it is constitutionally possible; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/17 Amendment 17 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 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 Motion for a resolution Amendment D. whereas the Conference should D. whereas the Conference should enable an open forum for discussion enable an open forum for discussion among the different participants without a among the different participants without a predetermined outcome; whereas the predetermined outcome in which no common agreement of the three institutions solutions are excluded de facto, including should therefore only concern the format possible new EU treaties; whereas the and organisation of the Conference; common agreement of the three institutions should therefore only concern the format and organisation of the Conference; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/18 Amendment 18 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment 1. Believes that 10 years after the 1. Believes that 10 years after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, 70 entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, 70 years after the Schuman Declaration and in years after the Schuman Declaration and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the time is ripe for a reappraisal of the the time is ripe for a fundamental change Union; is of the opinion that the COVID- of the Union; is of the opinion that the 19 crisis has made the need for the COVID-19 crisis has made the need for the Conference even more pressing; Conference even more pressing; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/19 Amendment 19 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment 1a. Warns that, in order to provide practical solutions to the Union’s crises, this Conference must not be another democratic hoax, but a real opportunity for European citizens to be at last consulted on the Treaties, European integration and policies; calls for the voice of the citizens to be respected and taken into account in a decisive manner, including via referendums; stresses that respect for any decision emanating from the people, including a rejection of the Treaties, is of paramount importance in a democratic system if there is a true will to carry out European construction with and for the people; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/20 Amendment 20 Manon Aubry, Manuel Bompard, Leila Chaibi, Younous Omarjee, Emmanuel Maurel on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Motion for a resolution Amendment 2. Is of the opinion that the COVID- 2. Is of the opinion that the COVID- 19 crisis has made the need to reform the 19 crisis has made the need to reform the European Union even more apparent, while European Union and for changes to its demonstrating the urgent need for an treaties even more apparent, while effective and efficient Union; is therefore demonstrating the urgent need for an of the opinion that the Conference process effective and efficient Union; is therefore should take into account the EU’s existing of the opinion that the Conference process recovery instruments and the solidarity that should take into account the EU’s existing has already been established, while recovery instruments and the solidarity that ensuring ecological sustainability, has already been established, while economic development, social progress, ensuring ecological sustainability, security and democracy; economic development, social progress, development and democracy; Or. en AM\1207667EN.docx PE647.653v01-00 EN United in diversityEN 15.6.2020 B9-0170/21 Amendment 21 Pernando Barrena Arza, Nikolaj Villumsen, Manuel Bompard on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Motion for a resolution B9-0170/2020 PPE, S&D, Renew, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL European Parliament’s position on the Conference on the Future of Europe Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Motion for a resolution Amendment 6. Urges the Council to include in its 6. Urges the Council to include in its mandate a commitment to meaningful mandate a commitment to meaningful follow-up and the meaningful direct follow-up and to meaningful direct involvement of citizens, and to keep the involvement of citizens, in particular scope of the Conference open to all through consultations at national, possible outcomes, including legislative regional and local levels, and to keep the proposals, initiating treaty change or scope of the conference open to all possible otherwise; outcomes, including legislative proposals, initiating treaty change or otherwise; Or.
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