2018/2246(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 11 December2018 on a homogeneous extended internal market and EU relations with non-EU Western European countries,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas it is also in the interests of the Member States that traditionally have close historical, political and economic ties with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino to f~~acilita~~oster a~~n upgrade~~ deepening of the relations of these states with the European Union at large;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino have a long-standing practice of supporting the European Union policy stance in the United Nations;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino are, each in their own right, relevant economic partners for the Member States in their immediate proximity and provide employment opportunities for a considerable number of EU citizens; whereas a closer interface between Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the EU would provide these states with an important opportunity for further economic development, with a positive economic spillover effect on the Member State regions in immediate proximity, including through the enhancement of international professional skills and additional employment opportunities;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino are, each in their own right, relevant economic partners for the Member States in their immediate proximity ~~and provide employment opportunities for a considerable number of EU citizens~~; whereas a closer interface between Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the EU would provide ~~these stat~~all parties with an important opportunity for further economic development, with a positive economic spillover effect on the Member State regions in immediate proximity, including through additional employment opportunities;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino are, each in their own right, ~~relevant~~ economic partners for the Member States in their immediate proximity and provide employment opportunities for a considerable number of EU citizens; whereas a closer interface between Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the EU would provide these three states with an important opportunity for further economic development, with a positive economic spillover effect on the Member State regions in immediate proximity, including through additional employment opportunities;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas it is important, in conducting the negotiations on the Association Agreement, to fully take into consideration, in line with Declaration 3 on Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union, the specificities of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino as small-sized States; whereas, therefore, it is important to recognise the small territorial dimensions and population size of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the relevant implications thereof in terms of preserving adequate socio-economic access and inclusion for the citizens of such states; whereas such access and inclusion are essential to preserving the culture, traditions and values specific to the three communities; whereas without such dedicated access and inclusion mechanisms, some citizens may struggle to find the means necessary to live in their country of origin; whereas it is therefore essential to preserve, including through adequate provisions in the Association Agreement, the political, socio-economic, cultural and identitarian fabric of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas it is important to recognise the small territorial dimensions and population size of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the relevant implications thereof in terms of socio-economic access and inclusion for the citizens of such states; whereas such access and inclusion are essential to preserving the culture, traditions and values specific to the three communities; ~~whereas without such dedicated access and inclusion mechanisms, some citizens may struggle to find the means necessary to live in their country of origin;~~ whereas it is therefore essential to preserve, including through adequate provisions in the Association Agreement, the political, socio-economic, cultural and identitarian fabric of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, and adapt them to the realities of 21st century European integration;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas it is important to recognise the small territorial dimensions and population size of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and the relevant implications thereof in terms of socio-economic access and inclusion for the citizens of such states; whereas such access and inclusion are essential to preserving the culture, traditions and values specific to the three communities; whereas without such dedicated access and inclusion mechanisms, some citizens may struggle to find the means necessary to live in their country of origin; whereas it is therefore essential to preserve, including through adequate provisions in the Association Agreement, the political, socio-economic, cultural and identitarian fabric of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino each have long-standing bilateral agreements with their respective neighbouring countries, which address issues of mutual concern, take into account the specificities and sensitivities of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and reflect the need to preserve the viability o such states; whereas such specificities and sensitivities have been acknowledged by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 11 December 2018 on a homogeneous extended internal market and EU relations with non-EU Western European countries,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas at its meetings of April and July 2018, the OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes declared Monaco and San Marino to be compliant with the international standard on the exchange of information on request;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas at its meeting of 4 December 2018, the Council decided to remove Andorra and San Marino from Annex II to the Council conclusions of 5 December 2017, thus confirming that they have complied with all remaining commitments related to transparency, fair taxation and anti-BEPS (base erosion and profit shifting) measures; whereas the Council noted as far back as 5 December 2017 that Monaco had complied with these commitments;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the important reforms and progressive alignment with the EU legislation by Andorra as regards financial regulation should be commended; whereas the EU and Andorra have reached a valuable agreement on Tobacco and whereas Andorra will now be able to further intensify its move to a more diversified economy; whereas this long term process will present relevant challenges and therefore adequate protection will be required for workers in Andorra as it shifts to a more diversified economy; whereas broader access to the Internal Market will support economic development in the long term and will create new economic and employment opportunities in Andorra;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the Association Agreement with the EU opens up the possibility of developing cooperation in areas of shared interest and participating in some of the EU’s horizontal policies on issues such as research, the environment and education (Erasmus+);

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas there are still important steps to be undertaken by the three states with regards to anti-money laundering and banking supervision, including real ownership of assets;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas San Marino currently faces difficulties to export to EU Member states other than Italy because of the additional required VAT documentation (T2); whereas the Association Agreement should provide the opportunity of a very valuable level playing field across the EU for San Marino exporters; whereas the Association Agreement should lead to the possibility for Andorra and San Marino banks to have full access to the EU Passporting System for banks and financial services companies;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

G c. whereas Monaco citizens are a minority in their own country and the housing and employment markets are such that active support to Monaco citizens is essential to preserve their capacity to maintain residence in Monaco; whereas the provisions on facilitated access to employment apply equally to Monaco citizens and residents of the immediately surroundings towns outside Monaco's territory; whereas 92% of workers in Monaco are EU citizens;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) seize the opportunity presented by the negotiations on the Association Agreement to demonstrate the value of closer relations and integration with the EU ~~– looking at public opinion both in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and in the EU – and to further reaffirm the value of EU membership for such countries in the longer term~~;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

a) seize the opportunity presented by the negotiations on the Association Agreement to demonstrate the value of closer relations and integration with the EU – looking at public opinion both in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and in the EU ~~– and to further reaffirm the value of EU membership for such countries in the longer term~~;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Principality of Andorra (Andorra), the Principality of Monaco (Monaco) and the Republic of San Marino (San Marino) are among the oldest European states; whereas they have ~~always been at the core of European history and have~~ deep, long-standing political, economic and cultural relations with the Member States in their immediate proximity and with the EU at large and whereas the EU’s partnership with these countries is founded on our common set of political and cultural values;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

a) seize the opportunity presented by the negotiations on the Association Agreement to demonstrate the value of closer relations and integration with the EU – looking at public opinion both in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and in the EU – and to further reaffirm the ~~value of EU membership~~importance of the inclusion in the EU bodies and policies for such countries in the longer term;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

b) prevent the risk of rejection of the Association Agreement once negotiations have been finalised, through renewed efforts to reach members of the public in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino who feel more vulnerable and to explain to them, in cooperation with the authorities of the three states, the scope and merits of the Association Agreement, with a view to political unity and the broadest possible public support in each of the three states; encourage Andorra, Monaco and San Marino to do the same, and support them in such endeavour;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~prevent the risk of rejection of the Association Agreement once negotiations have been finalised, through~~engage in renewed efforts to reach members of the public in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino who feel more vulnerable and to explain to them, in total transparency and in cooperation with the authorities of the three states, the scope ~~and merit~~, merits and possible shortcomings of the Association Agreement, with a view to political unity and the broadest possible public support in each of the three states;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) prevent the risk of rejection of the Association Agreement once negotiations have been finalised, through renewed efforts to ~~reach~~inform members of the public in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino ~~who feel more vulnerable~~ and to explain to them, in cooperation with the authorities of the three states, the scope and merits of the Association Agreement, with a view to political unity and the broadest possible public support in each of the three states;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) adjust the required adoption and implementation of the acquis communautaire to the small territorial dimensions and limited administrative resources, in relative terms, of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, so as to prevent the need for the three states to increase their bureaucracy substantially, which would in turn have negative implications on the available budgetary resources and public opinion;deleted

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) ~~adjust the required adoption and implementation of the acquis communautaire to~~take into full account the small territorial dimensions and limited administrative resources, in relative terms, of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, and, in the negotiation process, adjust accordingly the required adoption and implementation of the acquis communautaire, so as to prevent the need for the three states to increase their bureaucracy substantially, which would in turn have negative implications on the available budgetary resources and public opinion;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

c) ~~adjust the required adoption and implementation of the acquis communautaire to the small territorial dimensions and limited administrative resour~~provide assistances, i~~n relative terms, of~~f needed, to Andorra, Monaco and San Marino~~, so as to prevent the need for the three states to increase their bureaucracy substantially, which would in turn have negative implications on the available budgetary resources and public opinion~~ in setting up the necessary adminstrative capactiy to ensure a swift, dynamic and uniform takeover of the acquis;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

c a) explain to Andorra, Monaco and San Marino the importance of the overall integrity and homogeneity of the Internal Market and of the respect of all four freedoms related to the Internal Market; recall the merits and economic benefits of full access, including product and service access, to the Internal Market and the need to preserve in the Internal Market a level playing field and strong, resilient and effective institutional foundations for the benefit of all;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

c a) take into account the specificities of the territorial dimensions of these states with regard to the adoption and implementation of the acquis communautaire into their respective legislations, so as to minimise excessive budgetary pressure, whilst ensuring that fundamental aspects of the four freedoms are upheld so as to avoid any distortions to free competition with respect to the EU Member States;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

c a) call for the creation of a coherent, efficient and effective institutional framework to implement the Association Agreement in order to ensure the dynamic takeover of the EU acquis by the three countries, as well as the uniform application and consistent interpretation of the provisions of the Agreement; which must include a forum of consultation, as well as a dispute resolution mechanism;

Amendment 4 #

Javier NART, Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Principality of Andorra (Andorra), the Principality of Monaco (Monaco) and the Republic of San Marino (San Marino) are ~~among the oldest European states; whereas they have always been at the core of European history and~~European states that have deep, long-standing political, economic and cultural relations with the Member States in their immediate proximity and with the EU at large;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

d) provide for adequate EU support to Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, as regards their capacity to fully adopt and implement the acquis ~~on a longer-term basis~~, including through ~~closer~~ institutional cooperation with the Member States in the immediate proximity; the possibility to access EU funding on targeted projects and the possibility of relying on existing administrative bodies in the Member States dedicated to the implementation of the acquis;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

e) foster increased capacity for adequate adoption and implementation of the acquis through the secondment of officials from the public administrations of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino to relevant EU and EU Member States' institutions and bodies;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

f) consider, in the light of the need to reconcile the freedom of establishment envisaged under the Association Agreement and national provisions in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino seeking to preserve their demographic integrity and the socio-economic inclusion of their citizens, the possibility of temporary derogations ~~adjusted to the specific~~, based on review clauses and anchored to specific demographic and socio- economic ~~realities of~~criteria for each negotiating state and adjusted to the timeframe required to ensure, in each state, through a gradual approach, a true level playing field and adequate competitive capacity for workers and companies; The very small size of these countries is such that the impact of negotiated temporary derogations would be negligible;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

f) consider, in the light of the need to reconcile the freedom of establishment envisaged under the Association Agreement and national provisions in Andorra, Monaco and San Marino seeking to preserve the socio-economic inclusion of their citizens, the possibility of temporary derogations adjusted to the specific socio- economic realities of each negotiating state and the timeframe required to ensure, in each state, a true level playing field and adequate competitive capacity for workers and companies; stresses that any temporary derogation must include a thorough ex-ante assessment and not go beyond what is absolutely strict and necessary in order to ensure the level playing field between the EU and these states;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

f a) welcomes the positive progress with Andorra on the tobacco sector and encourages all parties to actively continue their efforts to achieve a swift finalisation of these negotiations, which might preferably result in a single agreement with three country-related protocols and annexes on the acquis.

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

g a) urge Andorra, Monaco and San Marino to step up efforts as regards tax and bank transparency even though fiscal policy is not part of this agreement;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

g a) adjust the requirements related to the provision of statistical data under the Association Agreement to the size of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

h) explore the possibility, in parallel with negotiations on the Association Agreement, of securing adequate access to liquidity for Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, with a view to fostering the resilience capacity and stability of their respective national banking and insurance systems in the case of an internal or external systemic shock; encourage Andorra, Monaco and San Marino to become members of the International Monetary Fund and provide them, if needed, with technical assistance to this effect;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

h a) consider, as a complement to the provisions of the Association Agreement, further measures of cooperation in the fight against tax evasion and money laundering, including the establishment of a mandatory public register of the real owners of companies;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Principality of Andorra (Andorra), the Principality of Monaco (Monaco) and the Republic of San Marino (San Marino) arhave am long ~~the oldest European~~-standing history of stateshood; whereas they have always been at the core of European history and have deep, long-standing political, economic and cultural relations with the Member States in their immediate proximity and with the EU at large;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

h b) make the agreement conditional to the compromise of the three states to adhere to the fight against money laundering and tax evasion and to their cooperation in good faith in minimising the potential of tax evaders to use these states for illicit purposes, to the detriment of their own credibility and socio- economic development in the long run, as well as the EU's;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) advance negotiations on the Association Agreement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino as a matter of priority and provide the negotiating parties with all necessary institutional and policy- specific support in a timely fashion so that negotiations can be completed as soon as possible and, on any case, in the next ~~two~~2 years;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

i) advance negotiations on the Association Agreement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino ~~as a matter of priority~~ and provide the negotiating parties with all necessary institutional and policy- specific support in a timely fashion so that negotiations can be completed in the next two years;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) conclude before the end of the current mandate a joint political agreement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino in order to take stock of ~~and preserve~~ the agreement reached in the negotiations thus far, so that the new European Commission and the European External Action Service can ~~take stock of and build on this common understanding and~~ advance negotiations further;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) conclude before the end of the current mandate ~~a joint political a~~the framework of the Association Agreement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino in order to take stock of and preserve the ~~agreement reach~~progress achieved in the negotiations thus far, so that the new European Commission and the European External Action Service can take stock of and build on this common understanding and advance negotiations further;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) conclude before the end of the current mandate a joint political ~~agreement~~declaration with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino in order to take stock of and preserve the agreement reached in the negotiations thus far, so that the new European Commission and the European External Action Service can take stock of and build on this common understanding and advance negotiations further;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

j) conclude before the end of the current mandate a joint political ~~agre~~statement with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino in order to take stock of and preserve the agreement reached in the negotiations thus far, so that the new European Commission and the European External Action Service can take stock of and build on this common understanding and advance negotiations further;

Amendment 57 #

Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

j a) consider the negotiations on the Association Agreement as the opportunity to provide measures for joint investments on infrastructures of common interest, as well for measures aiming to boost the joint academic research between Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the EU Member States;

Amendment 58 #

Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Takes the view that the next legislature of the European Parliament could serve as a valuable opportunity to set up a new interparliamentary delegation devoted to interparliamentary dialogue and cooperation with Andorra, Monaco and San Marino; believes, furthermore, that Parliament could pursue close cooperation between its services and the relevant services of the Parliaments of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and regularly host young political, business and civil society leaders from these three countries in order to reinforce the positive narrative of a closer political, economic and policy interface with the EU within the framework of negotiations on the Association Agreement; takes the view that Parliament should foster periodic exchanges of views with the national parliamentary delegations of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino for the whole duration of the negotiations; believes that exchanges of views of the European Parliament with the national parliamentary delegations of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino should also be held on matters treated by the European Parliament, which could have direct effect on the economy of these countries, or on their relationship with the EU, or on the effectiveness of the Association Agreement;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Principality of Andorra (Andorra), the Principality of Monaco (Monaco) and the Republic of San Marino (San Marino) are among the oldest European states; whereas they have always been at the core of European history and have deep, long-standing political, economic, social, and cultural relations with the Member States in their immediate proximity and with the EU at large;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino have demonstrated a strong political, economic and cultural European vocation and a strong desire to pursue closer political, economic and cultural relations with the European Union; whereas in the interests of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, on the one hand, and the EU, on the other, it is important to respond positively to this vocation in a timely manner and to facilitate the creation of a new and functioning framework for closer relations at EU level at the ~~earliest convenienc~~as soon as possible; whereas the Association Agreement under negotiation can provide such a framework;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas Andorra, Monaco and San Marino have demonstrated a strong political, economic and cultural European vocation and a strong desire to pursue closer political, economic and cultural relations with the European Union; whereas in the interests of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, on the one hand, and the EU, on the other, it is important to respond positively to this vocation in a timely manner and to facilitate the ~~creation of a new and functioning~~rapid conclusion of negotiations on the new association agreement, which will form the new framework for ~~closer~~ relations ~~at EU level at the earliest convenience; whereas the Association Agreement under negotiation can provide such a framework~~between the EU and these countries;

Amendment 9 #