Question for written answer E-001181/2021 to the Commission Rule 138 Massimiliano Salini (PPE), Gianna Gancia (ID), Giuseppe Milazzo (PPE), Giuseppe Ferrandino (S&D), Herbert Dorfmann (PPE), Fabio Massimo Castaldo (NI), Carlo Fidanza (ECR), Marco Dreosto (ID), Aldo Patriciello (PPE), Tiziana Beghin (NI), Nicola Procaccini (ECR), Anna Bonfrisco (ID), Salvatore De Meo (PPE), Marco Campomenosi (ID), Angelo Ciocca (ID), Raffaele Fitto (ECR), Stefania Zambelli (ID), Elena Lizzi (ID), Pietro Fiocchi (ECR), Massimo Casanova (ID), Paolo De Castro (S&D), Raffaele Stancanelli (ECR), Sergio Berlato (ECR), Gianantonio Da Re (ID), Simona Baldassarre (ID), Brando Benifei (S&D) Subject: Association agreements between the EU and Andorra, Monaco and San Marino In a decision adopted on 16 December 20141, the Council officially authorised the Commission to start negotiations with a view to concluding one or more association agreements between the EU and Andorra, Monaco and San Marino. In its recommendation of 13 March 2019 to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the association agreement between the EU and Monaco, Andorra and San Marino2, Parliament called for progress to be made in the negotiations so that they could be completed as soon as possible and, in any case, within the following two years. In the light of the above: 1. What is the current state of play with regard to the negotiations? Does the Commission intend, in line with Parliament's recommendation, to conclude them by March 2021? 2. If not, what are the main obstacles to the conclusion of the negotiations and what will it do to overcome them? Supporter3 1 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/24876/146317.pdf 2 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/A-8-2019-0074_EN.html 3 This question is supported by a Member other than the authors: Isabella Tovaglieri (ID) PE690.337v01-00.