Activities of Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the application of Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement1 (TCA) on law enforcement and judicial cooperation in criminal matters is ~~contingent on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms~~under the condition that the respect for democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the European Convention on Human Rights, and the commitment to high-level protection of personal data; _________________ 1 Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (OJ L 149, 30.4.2021, p. 10).

2023/06/08
Committee: LIBE

2022/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Expresses its deep concerns over current legislative processes in the UK that would put these conditions at risk, namely the Retained EU Law Bill, the Bill of Rights Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill;

2023/06/08
Committee: LIBE

2022/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Highlights that according to the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights, both the overall system for protecting human rights and the rights of specific groups, are under pressure in the UK; stresses that according to her report following her visit to the UK, the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern about an increasingly antagonistic attitude towards human rights by the UK government, in view of recent and proposed changes to laws and policies, the increasing presentation of human rights as an obstacle to the effective implementation of government policies, and the verbal targeting of human rights defenders[1]; [1] https://rm.coe.int/report-on-the-visit- to-united-kingdom-from-27-june-to-1- july-2022-by-d/1680a952a5

2023/06/08
Committee: LIBE

2022/2188(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that Part Three of the TCA allows for extended data flows between the EU and the UK, such as the exchange of DNA data, passenger name record data and criminal record information; underlines, therefore, that it is of the utmost importance that the UK ensures ~~adequate data protection standards, so as not to put~~that the level of protection is essentially equivalent to that afforded by the European Union to avoid putting EU standards at risk when sharing data with the UK;

2023/06/08
Committee: LIBE

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) It is necessary to provide for harmonised definitions of offences and penalties regarding certain forms of cyber violence. Cyber violence particularly targets and impacts women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders, as well as persons who are part of marginalised communities. It can have the effect of silencing women and hindering their societal participation on an equal footing with men. Cyber violence also disproportionately affects women and girls in educational settings, such as schools and universities, with detrimental consequences to their further education and to their mental health, which may, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. Women and girls exposed to discrimination and violence on the basis of a combination of their sex or gender and other grounds are disproportionately affected by cyber violence, including cyber harassment or cyber incitement to violence or hatred.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Marc ANGEL, Kim VAN SPARRENTAK, Malin BJÖRK, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Maria WALSH, Pierre KARLESKIND, Matjaž NEMEC, Cyrus ENGERER, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Dietmar KÖSTER, Karen MELCHIOR, Radka MAXOVÁ, Diana RIBA I GINER, Robert BIEDROŃ, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Irène TOLLERET, Silvia MODIG, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) The increase in internet and social media usage has led to a sharp rise in public incitement to violence and hatred, including based on sex or gender, over the past years. The easy, fast and broad sharing of hate speech through the digital word is reinforced by the online disinhibition effect, as the presumed anonymity on the internet and sense of impunity reduce people’s inhibition to engage in such speech. ~~Women are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, which can escalate into hate crime offlin~~Oftentimes, perpetrators of such incitement online are public figures who, due to a presumed impunity, have the effect of legitimising and emboldening acts of violence offline. Women are often the target of sexist and misogynous hate online, which can escalate into hate crime offline. Children and youth can also be the target of violent cyber violence owing to personal characteristics such as disability, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex characteristics or other grounds which, if left unaddressed, may cause social exclusion, anxiety, inducement to inflict self-harm and, in extreme situations, suicide ideation, suicide attempts or actual suicide. This needs to be intercepted at an early stage. The language used in this type of incitement does not always directly refer to the sex or gender of the targeted person(s), but the biased motivation can be inferred from the overall content or context of the incitement.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29

(29) When assessing the victim’s protection and support needs, the primary concern should lie in safeguarding the victim’s safety and providing tailored support, taking into account, among other matters, the individual circumstances of the victim, specific needs and vulnerability. Such circumstances requiring special attention could include the victim’s pregnancy or the victim’s dependence on or relationship to the offender.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 46

(46) Specialised support services should provide support to victims of all forms of violence against women and domestic violence, including sexual violence, female genital mutilation, intersex genital mutilation, forced marriage, forced abortion and sterilisation, sexual harassment and of various forms of cyber violence.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 50

(50) The traumatic nature of sexual violence, including rape, requires a particularly sensitive response by trained and specialised staff. Victims of this type of violence need immediate medical care and trauma support combined with immediate forensic examinations to collect the evidence needed for prosecution. Rape crisis centres or sexual violence referral centres should be available in sufficient numbers and adequately spread over the territory of each Member State. Similarly, victims of female genital mutilation, who are often girls, and of intersex genital mutilation, typically are in need of targeted support. Therefore, Member States should ensure they provide dedicated support tailored to these victims.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Marc ANGEL, Kim VAN SPARRENTAK, Malin BJÖRK, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Maria WALSH, Pierre KARLESKIND, Matjaž NEMEC, Cyrus ENGERER, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Dietmar KÖSTER, Karen MELCHIOR, Radka MAXOVÁ, Diana RIBA I GINER, Robert BIEDROŃ, Irène TOLLERET, Silvia MODIG, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN, Michal ŠIMEČKA, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. The competent authorities shall promptly refer victims to relevant health care professionals or specialised support services referred to in Articles 27, 28 and 29 to assist in securing evidence, in particular in cases of sexual violence, where the victim wishes to bring charges and make use of such services.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. The assessment shall take into account the victim’s individual circumstances, including whether they experience discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds and therefore face a heightened risk of violence, as well as the victim’s own account and assessment of the situation. It shall be conducted in the best interest of the victim, paying special attention to the need to avoid secondary or repeated victimisation.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. If the assessments referred to in Articles 18 and 19 have identified specific support or protection needs or if the victim requests support, Member States shall ensure that specialised support services contact victims to offer support.

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) how to cater to the enhanced protection and support needs of victims experiencing discrimination based on a combination of sex or gender and other grounds;

2023/02/02
Committee: LIBE FEMM

H. whereas poverty ~~also makes women more vulnerable to~~exacerbates the impacts of gender-based violence on women due to increased difficulties to escape this situation; whereas gender- based violence~~; whereas this includes disproportionate vulnerability to~~ is a structural problem that transcends class, origin or belief; whereas poverty puts women at a greater risk of trafficking and sexual exploitation;

2022/01/13
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas gender mainstreaming is a widely recognised strategy to ensure gender equality by integrating gender perspective into all policies, programmes and measures, with a view to promoting gender equality and combating discrimination;

2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the ~~adoption of a gender action plan in July 2020 and a roadmap for its implementation in April 2021; regrets, however,~~new provision of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament adopted in 2019 that established the obligation to adopt a gender action plan aimed at incorporating a gender perspective in all Parliament’s activities, at all levels and all stages; welcomes the adoption of a gender action plan in July 2020 and a roadmap for its implementation in April 2021; requests to prepare regular monitoring reports of the progress made in implementing it; regrets that the Gender Action Plan and the Roadmap are not publicly available and that most of the measures included are formulated as principles without clear targets and obligations, which indicates the lack of political engagement in their implementation;

2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM

2021/2039(INI)

7. INotes that the percentage of women MEPs has slightly decreased since the end of last term from about 39.6% to 39.1%; nevertheless, welcomes the progress in female political representation in the Parliament, which is higher than the EU average of 30.4% female members within Member States’ national parliaments and significantly higher than the worldwide average for parliaments of 25.2%; welcomes that some Member States and political parties have introduced rules to ensure gender balance in their electoral lists and insists on the need to introduce binding quotas in the upcoming revision of the EU electoral law;

2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM

2021/2039(INI)

Diana RIBA I GINER, Malin BJÖRK, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Stresses that in order to ensure the presence of women candidates, internal party organisation and procedures must be gender responsive by including measures such as explicitly addressing gender equality in party rules, establishing gender quotas for decision- making roles, or the existence of well- functioning forums for lobbying, advocacy and discussion, such as women’s wings and/or committees;

2021/11/04
Committee: FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the report by European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights entitled ‘Crime, safety and victims’ rights’, published in 2021,

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)

– having regard to the Commission’s Communication "Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025)", published on 5 March 2020,

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)

– having regard to the Commission’s Communication "Strategy on victim’s rights (2020-2025)", published on 24 June 2020,

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2021/2035(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 c (new)

– having regard to the Commission’s Communication "LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (2020-2025)", published on 12 November 2020,

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

1. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls in all their diversity and other forms of gender-based violence, such as violence against LGBTI persons, and deplores the fact that women and girls continue to be exposed to psychological, physical, sexual and economic violence, including sexual exploitation and trafficking in human beings, both online and offline;

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Diana RIBA I GINER, Malin BJÖRK, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP

11. Notes that the Commission must address the particular situation of migrant women’s protection against gender-based violence, in particular dependency of residence status of the victim of intra partner violence on cohabitation and marital status, and recalls that under Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council6 access to appropriate protection, support services and effective remedies must be available to all victims of gender-based violence, independent of their residence status; _________________ 6 Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 57).

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on Member States to take all necessary measures to promote the protection of women and girls in all their diversity and all survivors of gender-based violence against all forms of violence, including by paying greater attention to the needs of survivors who experience intersectional forms of discrimination and violence;

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines the obligation on Member States to ensure that there is support and services for survivors of gender-based violence; recalls the importance, in that context, of support to independent civil society and women’s and specialised shelter organisations;

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

2021/2035(INL)

Diana RIBA I GINER, Malin BJÖRK, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Member States to step up their work in order to ensure that victims have access to ~~justi~~an independent judicial system is physically, economically, socially and culturally available to all survivors of gender-based violence, and to guarantee that the rights of the victim are placed at the centre in order to avoid discrimination, traumatisation or revictimisation during judicial, medical and police proceedings;

2021/06/08
Committee: LIBE FEMM

Sergey LAGODINSKY, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 6

6. Europol shall be responsible for the procedures referred to in Article~~s 49 and~~ 50.

2022/11/03
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)

(28 a) Member States should pay particular attention to ensuring that any lack of digital skills does not become an obstacle to the use of the decentralized IT system. Member States should ensure that training is provided to and easily accessible for the professionals who will act as end users of the IT system in order to ensure that they can use the system efficiently.

2022/11/24
Committee: JURI LIBE

Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Ernest URTASUN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Article 6a, with the exception of the conditions laid down in its paragraph 1, shall enter into force two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

2022/04/19
Committee: AFCO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Certain obliged entities ~~in the financial sector~~ that do not meet the requirements for regular selection might still have a high inherent profile from the money laundering and terrorism financing perspective, or might take on, change or expand activities that entail high risk, not mitigated with a commensurate level of internal controls, thus leading to material breaches of its AML/CFT requirements. If there are indications of possible material breaches of applicable AML/CFT requirements, they may be a sign of gross negligence on part of the obliged entity. The supervisory authority should ~~in most cases~~ be able to adequately respond to any possible breaches and prevent the risks from materialising and leading to gross negligence of AML/CFT requirements. However, in certain cases a national level response might not be sufficient or timely, especially when there are indications that material breaches at the level of the entity have already occurred. In those cases, the Authority should be able to request the local supervisor to take specific measures to remedy the situation, including requesting to issue financial sanctions. To prevent money laundering and terrorism risks from materialising, the deadline for action at national level should be sufficiently short.

2022/07/05
Committee: ECON LIBE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Finds~~Is extremely concerned about the proposed reduction in the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) by 0,5 % ~~very disappointing; calls i~~; calls instead for a budgetary increase of EUR 29,6 million in order to effectively implement the new mandate and the projects that respond to identified needs, as well as to compensate~~ad for a budgetary increase of EUR 27,1 million and~~ the considerable extra efforts required to monitor the impact of fundamental rights during the COVID-19 pandemic; deplores the fact that the budget for FRA has barely increased in the last years, and underlines that this can affect the quality of work that the Agency provides, which has proved to be extremely valuable for the Union policy; further calls for the addition of twoen temporary agents and ~~two~~five contractual agents to function group IV in the establishment plan ~~to allow FRA to continue to operate effectively;~~ ; highlights that without adequate financial and staff resources, FRA will not be able to carry out all the tasks assigned to it and fully implement its new mandate;

2021/08/02
Committee: LIBE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 13

13. Notes with regret the decrease in commitment and payment appropriations of 6 % and 16 % respectively for the Justice Programme; proposes rather to maintain the funding in 2022 at least at the level of the 2021 Budget, giving particular attention to access to justice and judicial training;

2021/08/02
Committee: LIBE

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of 18 October 2017 on promoting the human rights of and eliminating discrimination against intersex people,

2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM

2020/2215(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)

- having regard to the report of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of 22 April 2015 on discrimination against transgender people in Europe,

2020/12/14
Committee: FEMM

2020/2215(INI)

Terry REINTKE, Maria WALSH, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Marc ANGEL, Malin BJÖRK, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Ernest URTASUN, Monika VANA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Alice KUHNKE, Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA

2020/2215(INI)

Terry REINTKE, Maria WALSH, Liesje SCHREINEMACHER, Marc ANGEL, Malin BJÖRK, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Karen MELCHIOR, Ernest URTASUN, Monika VANA, Abir AL-SAHLANI, Alice KUHNKE, Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA, Maria NOICHL, Robert BIEDROŃ, Sylwia SPUREK, Arba KOKALARI, Marina KALJURAND

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (2020/2790(RSP)),

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Report of 8 December 2020 “Migration: fundamental rights issues at land borders”,

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the very concept of Schengen cooperation, that of ensuring the absence of controls at internal borders, has been further challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been added to the grounds invoked since 2015 for the persistent retention of internal border controls by some Member States; recalls that Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden have border controls in place since 2015, introduced in the name of the “European refugee humanitarian crisis” and the fight against terrorism; reiterates its condemnation of the maintenance of internal border checks and its view that many of the prolongations are not in line with the rules pertaining to their extension, necessity or proportionality, and are therefore unlawful; calls on the Member States to immediately lift internal border controls, as they contribute to jeopardise the spirit of the Schengen Area;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out at the disproportionate interferences that internal border controls and travel restrictions might have on a wide range of human rights and fundamental freedoms, such as the rights to free movement, non-discrimination, privacy and data protection, family life and health; recalls, in this regard, the horizontal obligations stemming from article 4 of the Schengen Borders Code;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Condemns the increased use of fines and criminalisation of individuals not complying with travel restrictions as tools to address the COVID-19 pandemic; recalls that any measures to combat the pandemic and restricting fundamental rights should always be necessary, proportionate and temporary in nature, with a solid legal basis;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that the Schengen evaluation reports and the vulnerability assessments continue to point to deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the ~~protection and~~ management of the external border; calls on the Member States to implement the recommendations addressed to them by the Council and Frontex, aimed at remedying the deficiencies and vulnerabilities;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Is concerned about the impact of the existing travel restrictions on the rights of refugees and people seeking international protection; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the adoption of such measures be fully consistent with the requirements enshrined in articles 3 and 4 of the Schengen Borders Code and in the EU Charter of fundamental rights;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expresses its deep concern about the repeated allegations concerning Frontex’s possible involvement in pushbacks a~~nd considers that internal reporting mechanisms, as well as parliamentary and public scrutiny over Frontex’s activities, must be reinforced~~s well as about its continuous participation in border management activities at the Hungarian border notwithstanding the recent findings of the ECJ in case C-808/18; considers that internal reporting mechanisms, as well as parliamentary and public scrutiny over Frontex’s activities, must be reinforced and effectively implemented; emphasises that Article 46 of the Regulation 2019/1896 instructs the Executive Director of Frontex to suspend, terminate or not launch activities if the conditions to conduct those activities, including compliance with fundamental rights, are violated; calls on the Executive Director to make any activity or assistance of the Agency conditional on the fulfilment of these fundamental rights obligations by Member States, which requires that Frontex ensures an effective system for signalling fundamental rights concerns and a pro-active approach in order to investigate allegations; recalls, furthermore, that rendering assistance to any person in distress at sea is a legal obligation under both EU and international law, and that search and rescue is an integral component of the European integrated border management under the EBCG Regulation;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Deeply regrets the fact that there have been persistent and serious reports about violence and pushbacks at the external border, as well as the lack of adequate monitoring mechanisms to ensure respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law at the external borders; considers that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) must be given an enhanced operational role and adequate additional resources with regard to the monitoring of respect for fundamental rights at the external borders; calls on the Commission to make sure that national monitoring bodies are effectively established and able to fulfil their role through sufficient resources, an adequate mandate and a high level of independence;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recalls that respect for fundamental rights is a core element of border management and calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and carry out effective, independent and prompt investigations on any allegations of pushbacks and ill- treatments at the borders, and to ensure that deficiencies are immediately remedied;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Deeply regrets the fact that there have been delays in the implementation of the fundamental rights provisions of the new European Border and Coast Guard Regulation15 , such as the recruitment of 40 fundamental rights monitors by 5 December 2020 as stipulated in the Regulation; calls on Frontex, on the basis of Article 265 of the TFEU, to ensure the implementation of Article 110(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 within two months from the date of adoption of this resolution at the latest; stresses that all monitors recruited must be able to fulfil their tasks as foreseen in Article 110 of the EBCG Regulation, so they must be recruited at administrator level equivalent to a coordinating officer of an operation; __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of 13 November 2019.

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to review the SEMM; recalls the discussions on its legal basis during the negotiations on the Schengen Governance Package in 2012 and insists on being involved in the reform of the mechanism on an equal footing with the Council, ~~either~~preferably through the use of the ordinary legislative procedure~~, or using the same method as for the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 establishing the SEMM~~; considers that shortening the deadlines, structurally evaluating respect for fundamental rights, including asylum-related rights, involving independent experts as well as monitoring bodies at national level, bolstering the possibility to conduct genuinely unannounced visits, strengthening the scrutiny role of the European Parliament and improving transparency must be key elements of any future reform;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Shares the view expressed by the Commission in its 2020 Report on the Functioning of the SEMM that the assessment of the respect for fundamental rights in the implementation of the Schengen acquis was not sufficiently integrated in the SEMM; stresses the importance to include such assessment across all Schengen policy fields and to make it a yardstick to evaluate Member States’ compliance with the different aspects of the Schengen acquis;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that another visit to Croatia should take place to further assess the protection of the external border, further to the visits of 2016, 2017 and the renewed visit of 2019; calls on Croatia to continue to implement ongoing actions and remedy any deficiencies identified, especially as regards staffing levels and land border surveillance capacity; insists that the forthcoming visit must also assess respect for fundamental rights and the reports about violence and pushbackto the visits of 2016, 2017 and the renewed visit of 2019, to assess the compliance of border management operations with fundamental rights, in view of the reports about violence and pushbacks at the external border; calls on Croatia to continue to implement ongoing actions and remedy any deficiencies identified, especially as regards staffing levels and land border surveillance capacity; calls on the Commission to fully monitor and ensure the respect of fundamental rights at the Croatian’s external border and promptly investigate any possible human rights violation, while launching infringement procedures where appropriate; calls on the Commission to revise its Communication on the verification of the full application of the Schengen acquis by Croatia of the 22nd of October 2019, in which the Commission considers that Croatia has taken the measures needed to ensure that the necessary conditions for the application of all relevant parts of the Schengen acquis are met, until Croatia fulfils its obligations in the field of fundamental rights;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes the progress made in the development of the new large-scale IT systems and interoperability among them; calls on the Member States, the Commission and the agencies involved to uphold the envisaged timetable for implementation ~~and to make ad~~; recalls that the implementation of those systems might affect several fundamental rights, among which the ringht to ~~this timetable a political~~privacy and data protection and the principle of non- discrimination, and should proceed hand in hand with the establishment of appropriate safeguards as a matter of priority;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Is concerned, however, about the broad expansion of the scope of the new large-scale IT systems and of the interoperability among them in the fields of border and visa, police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration which entails the serious risk of interferences with the fundamental rights framework enshrined in the EU primary and secondary legislation as well as of infringement of the principles of purpose limitation and proportionality;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Commission and the Council have seriously neglected their obligations following the detection of serious deficiencies in the UK’s use of the Schengen Information System during the 2017 evaluation; reminds all actors of its request to immediately disconnect the UK, as expressed in the letters to the Commission and to the Council Presidency of 15 June 2020; recalls its position that ‘as a third country, the UK cannot have access to SIS’calls for close monitoring of the continued security cooperation between the EU and the UK during the foreseen six month extension granted by the Commission for data transfers; reminds all actors of its request to immediately disconnect the UK, as expressed in the letters to the Commission and to the Council Presidency of 15 June 2020; urges the Commission to take this track record of deficiencies into account during the ongoing adequacy decision assessment; recalls its position that ‘as a third country, the UK cannot have access to SIS’; takes note of the EU-UK Trade Cooperation Agreement which provides for the UK to lose access to SIS;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2196(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the Schengen Borders Code, in particular as regards rules on internal border controls, is no longer fit for purpose and requires an urgent and meaningful reform in order to strengthen mutual trust and solidarity, and to safeguard the integrity and full restoration of the Schengen area; stresses that the reintroduction of internal border controls should only ever be a measure of last resort, for a limited period of time, and to the extent that the controls are necessary and proportionate to the identified serious threat, paying particular attention to their impact on the right to freedom of movement and the principle of non- discrimination, while maintaining a distinction between different legal bases; considers that on each occasion that border controls are prolonged by a Member State, additional safeguards and oversight mechanisms should apply and that, in all circumstances, such measures should be withdrawn as soon as the underlying grounds for them cease to exist;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that the Court found that the payments underlying the accounts were legal and regular for all agencies except for EASO, for which a qualified opinion was issued due to irregularities in regard to public procurement procedures and related payments; is disappointed that the legality and regularity of payments only slowly improved in 2019; regrets that, once again, there were irregular payments, representing 14,6 % of the value of all payments made by EASO in 2019; ~~Acknowledg~~welcomes that the Executive Director, who was appointed in June 2019, is taking action to improve the management of EASO and implementing corrective measures, as also highlighted by the Court;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Court did not address ‘emphasis on the matter’ with regard to JHA agencies, with the exception of FRONTEX, for which the Court drew attention to the level of error related to equipment expenditure in the context of grant agreements with cooperating countries; expresses its concern about the serious and repeated allegations of FRONTEX's involvement in pushbacks and violations of fundamental rights and about the lack of adequate staff and resources for the Fundamental Rights officer (FRO) and the Fundamental Rights Monitors in order to comply with their duty to monitor the Agency’s compliance with fundamental rights;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that public procurement continues to be the main area prone to error in relation to all Union decentralised agencies; calls therefore on the affected JHA agencies, i.e. Europol, CEPOL to improve their public procurement procedures with a view to ensure full compliance with applicable rules and as a result, theo achieve~~ment of the most economically advantageous purchases~~ the appropriate balance between the three pillars of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental, while respecting the principles of transparency, proportionality, equal treatment and non- discrimination and eu-LISA to improve the recruitment procedure.; recalls that public procurement is a milestone for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Urges all JHA agencies to take measures to ensure full compliance with Union transparency rules as well as with fundamental rights and data protection standards;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on all JHA agencies to ensure a gender balanced distribution on all levels of staff and report to the discharge authority on implemented measures and progress; invites the Court to systematically inform about it in its future reports;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4 c. Calls on all JHA agencies to promote and ensure diversity in its recruitment policy; urges all JHA agencies to develop internal policies and practice to ensure inclusiveness and diversity, and prevent any type of discrimination; invites the Court to systematically inform about it in its future reports;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Urges all JHA agencies to implement a clear anti-harassment policy to prevent and firmly condemn any such behaviour within the organisation;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2194(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Patrick BREYER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)

4 e. Calls on all JHA agencies to take into account sustainability in their overall business processes in order to improve the agencies’ environmental performance, and to report to the discharge authority on implemented measures and progress;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2181(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Takes note~~Regrets that the audit showed that a payment of 284 000 euros for the provision of “corrective maintenance in working order of the Schengen Information System” was not in compliance with the contractual provisions; ~~notes that this was due to unavoidable operational reasons~~further regrets that the audit also showed that the assessment of the applications against the eligibility criteria concerning recruitment procedures was not always rigorous enough;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2181(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Patrick BREYER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the progress made regarding the Court’s recommendations from previous years.; calls on the Agency to continue stepping up efforts to implement corrective measures regarding the Court’s ongoing observations;

2021/01/20
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines the important role of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) in supporting Member States’ criminal investigations~~; emphasises also the extension of its tasks and its growing role in the~~ and in preventiong and combating of serious crime~~, including terrorism~~ affecting two or more Member States;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that a number of projects had to be deprioritised in the revised Annual Work Programme for 2019 due to budgetary constraints and that due to the Commission’s request to reduce the staffing levels for Contract Agents (CAs) Europol deferred the recruitment of all CA vacancies in 2019; recalls, however, that the budget of the Agency increased from EUR 156 to 169 million and its staff from 826 to 837 compared to 2018;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Patrick BREYER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets to note again the Court’s finding that there were weaknesses in contract management and ex ante controls linked that the Europol irregularly prolonged again the duration of a framework contract for the provision of business travel services by signing an amendment after the contract had expired; ~~notes that this resulted in irregular payment of EUR 32 531 in 2019.~~recalls that this is a further amendment signed to the same contract in 2018 and notes that although a new framework contract for business travel services entered in force in 2019, Europol decided to extend the old contract; deplores that this resulted in irregular payment of EUR 32 531 in 2019; further regrets the shortcomings in public procurement found by the Court and underlines that the Agency should integrate sufficient checks concerning the terms used in the documents to the call for tenders in its ex- ante controls before signing the order forms;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Regrets the observation by the Court that Europol failed to make payments within prescribed terms as laid down in the Financial Regulation and that similar or even higher levels of delays were found in 2018 and 2017; stresses that according to the Court this recurrent weakness exposes the Agency to reputational risk; calls on Europol to take note of the observations by the Court and implement corrective actions;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2172(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Patrick BREYER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Agency to ensure, in all its activities, full transparency and full respect with fundamental rights;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2158(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Deplores the fact that Eurojust was faced with a decrease in its budget from EUR 47 to 44 million (-6.38%) and a slight increase in staff from 238 to 239 (+0.4%) despite a 17% increase in workload compared to 2018; reminds that the workload is expected to increase further due to the new mandate which entered into force in 20191 ; further recalls that the number of coordination centres held in 2019 increased from 17 to 20 (+19%), ~~demonstrating the popularity and utility of this operational tool; stresses the essential role that Eurojust plays in the Union security chain~~stresses the essential role that Eurojust plays in supporting and coordinating the work of national judicial authorities in investigating and prosecuting transnational crime and maintains that its budget should match its tasks and priorities in order to enable it to fulfil its mandate; _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32018 R1727

2021/01/15
Committee: LIBE

2020/2158(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that an outstanding observation from 2018, namely, the use of a negotiated procurement procedure is still to be justified; further notes that the Court considers the Framework Supply Contract, all related specific contracts and all payments made under these contracts to be irregular; calls on the Agency to step up efforts to implement corrective measures regarding the Court’s ongoing observations;

2021/01/15
Committee: LIBE

2020/2158(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Diana RIBA I GINER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes Eurojust’s new Rules of Procedure, its new rules on data protection, the ~~four-year cooperation strategy specifying third States and international organisations, the cooperation agreement with Denmark, the setting up of an Executive Board~~closer cooperation with the Commission, the preparatory work for implementing the relationship between Eurojust and the EPPO, and the alignment of budget planning timelines and deliverables.

2021/01/15
Committee: LIBE

2020/2152(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates the important role of the Fundamental Rights Agency (‘FRA’ or ‘the Agency’) in helping to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the Union are protected; recalls the importance of the Agency in promoting the reflection ~~on the appropriate balance~~ between security and fundamental rights; highlights, in particular, the value of the Agency’s studies and opinions for the development of Union legislation;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2152(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Diana RIBA I GINER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the fact that the Court of Auditors (‘the Court’) has declared the transactions underlying the annual accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2019 to be legal and regular in all material respects and that its financial position on 31 December 2019 is fairly presented; deplores the fact that the budget of the Agency of EUR 30 million decreased in 2019 to EUR 29 million and notes the slight staff increase from 110 to 114 in 2019; acknowledges the complex nature of the studies undertaken by the Agency, covering the law and practice of 27 Member States and the high number of publications produced and trainings delivered to ensure fundamental rights compliance that also contribute and feed into the work of different Union bodies and agencies; recommends to provide sufficient financial resources for a better performance of the duties entrusted to the FRA; welcomes the pro-active approach of the Agency towards the Parliament and considers that the Agency should be able to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and to all areas of rights protected under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including issues of judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2152(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Diana RIBA I GINER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Regrets that the levels of commitment carry-overs for operational expenditure once again remained high at 60 %, which is a lower percentage than in 2018, but still indicates a structural problem; recalls ~~on the Agency to~~that, as indicated by the Court, this mainly reflects the nature of the Agency’s core activities that include the financing of studies and other activities intended at raising rights’ awareness that span several months; calls on the Agency to continue further improveing its financial planning and its implementation cycles to resolve this situation;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2152(DEC)

Saskia BRICMONT, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Diana RIBA I GINER, Alice KUHNKE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the progress made by the Agency in relation to the recommendations of the Court on the introduction of e- tendering; calls on the FRA to ~~step~~continue stepping up its efforts regarding the outstanding recommendation on e- submission.

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2140(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Notes with concern the nine cases of suspected fraud that were communicated to OLAF by the Court in 2019 of which OLAF has opened five investigations; recalls that in 2018 the Court also reported nine cases;

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2140(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Calls on the Commission for enhanced compliance with the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management1a as a matter of compliance with the Union’s legal provisions and good governance principle; 1aInterinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1) replaced as of 16 December 2020 by Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources (OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28).

2021/01/19
Committee: LIBE

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas Article 50 of the TEU ~~solv~~addressed the pre-existing uncertainty and ambiguity surrounding the right to withdraw from the EU by explicitly giving Member States the unilateral right to withdraw, subject to no conditions apart from compliance with their own national constitutional requirements;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Article 50 of the TEU is ~~silent~~not clear enough on several aspects of the procedure that arose during the withdrawal of the UK from the Union and needs further clarification;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the decision to leave the EU resulting from the UK referendum, as expressed by ~~UK citizens in a free and democratic process, was enti~~the majority of citizens in England and Wales but by a minority of citizens in Scotland and Northern Irely and ~~fully~~, was respected in line with the values of freedom and democracy, as referred to in Article 2 of the TEU; whereas this referendum was not accompanied by sufficient guidance or awareness-raising campaigns for citizens on the withdrawal process;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas under the TEU, citizens are directly represented at Union level in the European Parliament; whereas the European Parliament played a crucial role in representing UK and EU citizens during the process;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the provisions of Article 50 of the TEU and the way in which they were interpreted and implemented reflect the common values that are at the foundation of the Union, in particular freedom, democracy and the rule of law; Emphasises that safeguards should be established to ensure that the public debate preceding the triggering of Article 50 by a Member States allowed for informed decision of citizens; Notes with concern the lack of debate in the departing Member state on the definition of leaving the European Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Believes that Article 50 of the TEU has met its objectives of preserving the sovereign right of a Member State to withdraw from the European Union and of ensuring the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the Union, while allowing for the subsequent building of an enhanced relationship between the EU and the UK as a third country; Considers that there are still some aspects of Article 50 that could be improved including the risk of no deal, the withdrawal notification revocation and the length of the conditional to agreement negotiation period;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers that the aims of Article 50 of the TEU and the withdrawal negotiations with the UK of ensuring disentanglement from the Union, providing legal stability and minimising disruption, and providing a clear vision of the future for citizens and legal entities, by ensuring an orderly withdrawal, while protecting the integrity and interests of the European Union, its citizens and its Member States, were ~~generally achieved;~~ achieved to some extent, in spite of the low level of planning from the departing state; considers that the withdrawal process was complex but that more could have been done to ensure legal certainty, especially for citizens and businesses; considers that the two year period set out in Article 50 is the minimum time period for negotiations, and suggests that this time period could be increased in order to better accommodate the major political and economic changes, including disruptive divergence of regulatory regimes;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the limited timeframe for negotiations should not lead to reduced scrutiny opportunities for national parliaments, including that of the departing Member state; Proposes that procedural guarantees ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny of the agreements reached, both in the European Parliament and in the departing State, notably by enabling enough time before their adoption;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes, nevertheless, that the withdrawal process was characterised by hesitancy on the part of the UK, leading to protracted uncertainty from the outset, reflected in the time gap between the referendum and the withdrawal notification under Article 50 of the TEU, and until the end of the negotiations, due to the spectre of a no-deal withdrawal; believes that this increased uncertainty for citizens and businesses on the island of Ireland in particular;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers, in this regard, that the political and economic consequences of the decision to leave the Union are significant; believes that these were not genuinely and fully assessed by the UK prior to its decision to withdraw, resulting in a lack of preparation for the procedure; Believes that citizens were not adequately informed about the far-reaching consequences of the decision to leave the Union; considers that the rights of European citizens resident in the departing state and citizens of the departing state resident in Member states should have been a major concern during the process, even in the event of a no deal outcome, and in the years to come;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – introductory part

11. Considers that Article 50 of the TEU strikes a balance between ensuring a withdrawal process and safeguarding the flexibility necessary for adaptation to the specific circumstances; believes, however, that, in the framework of a future reform of the Treaty, the ~~opportun~~possibility of remedying some of the loopholes identified in Article 50 of the TEU could be assessed, with particular regard to the following:

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes, furthermore, that the withdrawal provisions of the Treaty should, as much as possible, ensure legal certainty for the EU citizens, as well as citizens of the departing State - including through affected by the withdrawal, setting out minimum standards for the protection of their rights; Believes that citizens and organisations representing citizens should be consulted throughout the withdrawal process;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Points out that in order to ensure a better level of democratic accountability and transparency and to avoid uncertainty for citizens and businesses, provisions should ensure that the triggering of Article 50 is accompanied by a mandate from the departing state concerning the withdrawal agreement and the future relationship;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Believes that, given the nature of the decision to leave the Union and its fundamental impacts on citizens of the departing states, the holding of a referendum to confirm the final decision to leave can be an important democratic safeguard; Considers that the confirmation of this final choice by citizens is also crucial in case negotiations of a withdrawal agreement would have failed to conclude, provoking a no-deal scenario; Considers that all possible steps should be taken during this process to avoid disinformation, foreign interference and funding irregularities;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Reminds that until a Member States has left the EU, its citizens remain EU citizens; Considers, therefore, that prior to the decision to trigger the Article 50 procedure and during the negotiations referred to in Article 50 (2), the EU institutions have a role to play towards their citizens; Believes, in particular, that provisions should ensure that the EU institutions provide information to the citizens during the different phases related to Article 50;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reiterates that, until a withdrawal agreement enters into force or, failing that, the two-year period mentioned in Article 50(3) of the TEU has elapsed, the withdrawing State remains a Member State, and enjoys all the rights and is under all the obligations deriving from the Treaties without exception, including the principle of sincere cooperation laid down in Article 4(3) of the TEU, as well as the obligation to hold elections to the European Parliament, and full protection of all citizens’ rights;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Emphasises that the role of political oversight of the European Parliament is indispensable in a parliamentary democratic system; insists, in this regard, that no procedural constraints or political objectives should override or limit in time or scope the parliamentary scrutiny phase as regards any international agreements, including through their provisional application, and in particular, those concluded in the context of a withdrawal from the European Union;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers, in this context, that the role of the Parliament is essential in safeguarding the parliamentary and democratic dimension of a procedure with such a constitutional and institutional impact on the Union; cConsiders that citizens’ rights are an important issue and that the Parliament was particularly active in advocating for citizens throughout the process; Considers that its role must be enhanced in any future Treaty reform, in all aspects of the process from the negotiations to the implementation of a withdrawal agreement, including for major decisions such as extensions in accordance with Article 50(3) of the TEU;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Believes that the inclusion of the European Parliament during all the phases of the negotiation and the level of transparency throughout the negotiation process was instrumental in safeguarding the unity of the Union and guaranteeing the trust of the citizens; Notes that it demonstrates that when it comes to international negotiations, transparency is not detrimental to the Union interests but can on the contrary be a fundamental asset; Recommends, therefore, that the same level of transparency is applied to all negotiations of international treaties;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Reiterates its call for an in-depth reflection on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, and on its impact on the future of the EU and the UK; believes that such a reflection should ensure an open and broadened dialogue on the reforms that the Union needs in order to reinforce democracy and the capacity to deliver on citizens needs and expectations; Emphasises that this reflection exercise should involve civil society and representatives of citizens’ rights organisations;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that it is the responsibility and role of the Union and its Member States to prevent the repetition of a withdrawal from the EU; calls on Member States to consistently provide wide- reaching information to EU citizens on the functioning of the European Union, its areas of action ~~and~~, its decision-making processes and the rights of EU citizens; considers that for this purpose the Conference on the Future of Europe offers an opportunity for enhanced dialogue with citizens and civil society on the European Union and how it should evolve;

2021/07/21
Committee: AFCO

2020/2135(INI)