Activities of Pedro SILVA PEREIRA related to 2020/2023(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 19 June 2020 - Recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on recommendations on the negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Amendments (9)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls its resolutions of 15 January 2020 on implementing and monitoring the provisions on citizens’ rights in the Withdrawal Agreement1 and of 12 February 2020 on the proposed mandate for negotiations for a new partnership with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2 ; takes note of the fact that the negotiations on the future relationship are still at a very early stage, and underlines the major impact of the coronavirus crisis on this process and its timetable; invites the UK to prioritise the coordination with the EU of the measures needed to respond to the COVID 19 crisis; _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0006. 2 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0033.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it to be in both Parties’ mutual interests to establish an ambitious future economic partnership covering a wide number of sectors; underlines that, in any case, a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ and the acquisition of unfair competitive advantages through the undercutting of levels of protection or other regulatory divergences; considers that any future framework should safeguard fair competition, investor and consumer protection, and the integrity of the single market, while respecting the EU’s regulatory regime and decision-making autonomy; underlines the importance of maintaining close and structured cooperation on regulatory and supervisory matters, at both political and technical levels;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the future partnership must ensure the high level of environmental, labour and social protection and shall not undermine future initiatives to increase such level of protection; supports, in this context, the clause of non-regression of the level of climate protection and encourages both Parties to increase measures and cooperate regards to sustainable production and consumption, promoting circular economy and green and social inclusive growth; welcomes the proposal to establish an independent body to monitor and enforce climate related measures as well as the Parties commitment to the objective of achieving an economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 and the alignment of policies to the objectives of the UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement; calls for a regular policy dialogue to monitor the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the UNSDGs;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Considers that the UK should be allowed to participate in the relevant research, study, training and youth exchanges as well as in other appropriate EU programmes, agencies and funds provided that a fair contribution is ensured;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls, in the context of financial services, that passporting rights, which are based on mutual recognition and harmonised prudential rules in the internal market, will cease to apply between the EU and the UK at the end of the transitional period; underlines that, thereafter, access to the European financial market must be based on equivalence decisions made within the EU’s legal framework; recalls that EU legislation already provides for the possibility, in some areas, to consider third-country rules as equivalent based on a proportional and risk-based approach; notes, in this regard, that an assessment of the equivalence of UK’s financial regulation will be made by the EU and notes that the European Commission is the institution responsible to guarantee such equivalence is maintained over time; recalls that the EU can withdraw unilaterally the status of equivalent at any moment;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Parties to reach a strong commitment to ensure good tax governance following international and current European standards, notably on exchange of tax information and fair taxation as well as including OECD standards against Base Erosion and Profit Shifting; calls the Parties to prioritise a coordinated fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance; demands Parties to also address harmful tax practices by pursuing cooperation under the Code of Conduct for business taxation; demands the Parties to guarantee full administrative cooperation to ensure compliance with VAT legislation as well as the protection and recovery of VAT revenues;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the commitment from the UK to maintain the implementation of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation DAC 6, Council Directive (EU) 2018/822 of 25 May 2018 as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation in relation to reportable cross-border arrangements; calls on the Parties to ensure the provisions included in the different directives providing for mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (DAC, DAC 2, DAC 3, DAC 4, DAC 5) on income, financial accounts, tax rulings, country-by-country reports, beneficial ownership remainin place; recommends that Parties set up a dedicated platform on maintaining Administrative cooperation for ensuring the continuation of information exchange and coordination of future proposals for information exchange, such as for online platforms;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Invites the Parties to ensure their respective tax policies support delivering the Paris Agreement objectives and invites the Parties to cooperate in the framework of a future EU Carbon Border Adjustment (CBA) Mechanism, notably to avoid any form of double taxation while delivering on the environmental objectives of an EU CBA;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Reiterates the importance of ensuring a framework for swift cooperation between the EU and the UK, in preventing, detecting and punishing money laundering and the financing of terrorism; calls on the Parties to include provisions on AML/CFT policy in the future partnership agreement; recalls that the EU and the UK committed on the Political Declaration to go beyond the Financial Action Task Force standards on AML/CFT with regard to beneficial ownership transparency and ending the anonymity associated with the use of virtual currencies, including through customer due diligence controls; suggests the UK to continue to apply the EU regulation in the field of anti-money laundering, which, in some respects, sets higher standards of protection and more transparency than the current international standards;