16 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a third country cannot have the same rights and enjoy the same benefits as a member; whereas the Union should consider UK participation in Union and Euratom programmes having the Union’s interest first in mind; whereas any decision on UK participation in such programmes should take account of all relevant aspects of the envisaged partnership, since that partnership should form a coherent structure; whereas the participation of UK at certain programs of special interest for the EU and member states and has to correspond to specific criteria;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas The Withdrawal Agreement provides European and British citizens who are lawfully residents will continue to enjoy the same rights to live, work and travel as before;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any UK participation in Union and Euratom programmes should respect all relevant rules and mechanisms and conditions of participation, as laid down in the corresponding legal bases; whereas, as a consequence and among other aspects, a fair balance as regards UK contributions and benefits should be ensured and the UK cannot enjoy decisional power on any programme; whereas the UK has to respect its financial commitments towards the EU for the current multiannual financial framework and the N+3 rule;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in its mandate the UK states that it will consider participation in elements of Erasmus+ on a time-limited basis; recommends the participation of UK a the Erasmus+ program under similar conditions as during membership;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) take the necessary action to ensure that the general principles, terms and conditions to be established as part of the envisaged partnership in relation to participation in Union and Euratom programmes include the requirement for the UK to make a fair and appropriate financial contribution to any programmes in which it takes part conditioned that the UK respects the financial commitments for the current financial framework and the N+3 rule;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensures that EU businesses, especially in sectors like agriculture, IT and the machinery and equipment industry, will be provided with all the information, the level playing field and the support necessary to access the UK market;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Withdrawal Agreement should provide European and British citizens who are lawfully residents, the same rights to live, work and travel as before; it should ensure that European and British citizens will be provided with all the necessary information with regard to their rights and to the steps that need to be undertaken to continue living, working and traveling in the country of residence;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ensures adequate funding at EU and UK level for the information and the needs of European and British citizens residing in each of the sides;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The agreement should ensure that EU companies in sectors like agriculture, IT and the machinery and equipment industry will be provided with all the information and steps to be undertaken to continue accessing the UK market;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) studies the possibility of identifying an alternative solution of EU citizenship for the EU citizens living in UK and for British citizens living in the EU;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) not accept piecemealthe UK participation in Erasmus+ or participation for a period shorter thanwill be conditioned by the full -length ofparticipation at the programme under the MFF under similar conditions as the current ones;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure transparency during the whole process until a political consensus will be reached;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the European Commission to check whether the rights of EU citizens from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups have been respected in the process of gaining access to a settled or pre-settled status; reiterates the importance that full access to the rights and information regarding the new status should be made available to all citizens independently of their social, ethnic or financial status;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Reiterates the importance of guaranteeing equal market opportunities for all EU citizens with companies in UK and calls on the Commission to assess the situation in UK and offer immediate support to those EU entrepreneurs in need of support;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls to study the possibility of creating a new status for European citizenship, an explicit legal guarantee of EU citizenship status, without differences or inequalities, a guarantee for equal treatment;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Demands transparency during the whole process until a political consensus will be reached.