Plenary sitting
24.6.2016
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
to wind up the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission
pursuant to Rule 123(2) of the Rules of Procedure
on the outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom
( 2016/2800(RSP) )
Gilles Lebreton
on behalf of the ENF Group
European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom
( 2016/2800(RSP) )
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
– having regard to the outcome of the referendum of 23 June 2016 on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union,
– having regard to the statements by the Council and the Commission of 28 June 2016 on the outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom,
– having regard to Rule 123(2) of its Rules of Procedure,
1. Congratulates the British people on their decisive exercise of direct democracy, and furthermore celebrates this momentous restoration of the peoples’ inviolable sovereignty;
2. Urges the UK Prime Minister, with due respect for the outcome of the referendum, to launch the procedure pursuant to Article 50 TEU in order to calm market turmoil as soon as possible;
3. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the European Council, the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.