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- Reopening the discussion about the constitution.
- Taking further steps to strengthen common identity among
Europeans. the European citizenship should be strengthened for

instance through a European citizenship statute providing citizen-
specific rights and freedoms.

Protection of Fundamental Values, Human Rights and Rule of Law:

- Following up and enforcing Trade Sustainable Development
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chapters (TSD) in EU Free Trade Agreements (FTA) including the
possibility of a sanctions-based mechanism as a last resort.
- Reforming the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) to
include strong conditionality provisions and effective and appropriate

monitoring, reporting and dialogue processes in order to improve the
impact GSP can have on trade, human rights and development in
partner countries with trade preferences to be withdrawn in case of
non-compliance.

- Strengthen its ability to sanction States, governments, entities,
groups or organisations as well as individuals that do not comply with
its fundamental principles, agreements and laws and ensuring that
sanctions that already exist are quickly implemented and enforced.

- Ensuring that the values and principles enshrined in the EU
Treaties and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights are non-
negotiable, irreversible and sine qua non conditions for EU membership
and accession. Enlargement of the EU should not undermine the EU

acquis with relation to fundamental values and citizens’ rights.

17 The similar provisions have been included in the EU-Georgia Association Agreement,
including Free and Comprehensive trade.
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