8 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/2116(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU Special Representatives (EUSRs) are appointed by the Council on a proposal from the VP/HR, with the mandate of advancing particular goals of a thematic or geographically specific political or security nature; whereas they have proven to be a valuable and flexible instrument for EU diplomacy, as they can personalise and represent the EU in crucial places and situations, with the backing of all Member States; whereas the flexibility of the EUSRs’ mandates make them operational tools which can be deployed quickly when concerns arise in certain countries or on certain themes;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, thanks to their frequent presence on the field, EUSRs have a privileged position to establish a dialogue with civil society and local actors as well as to conduct research on the ground; whereas this direct experience allow them to constructively contribute to policy and strategies formulation;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. to ensure that EUSRs are only appointed if there is a clear added value in using this instrument, i.e. if their tasks cannot be fulfilled by existing structures within the EEAS, including by EU Delegations, or within the Commission; also to ensure that EUSRs are primarily used to step up EU efforts in conflict prevention and resolution or to advance EU policy objectives in specific thematic fields within the remit of external relations; and to avoid a proliferation of EUSRs and, fragmentation of their mandates, overlapping with other EU institutions and increased coordination costs;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Point j
Point j
j. to appoint as EUSRs persons with extensive diplomatic or political expertise and an appropriate profile, ensuring in particular that they have the political clout needed to establish links and mutual trust with high-level interlocutorsare people of the highest moral integrity; to profit in this regard from the existing pool of persons with political and diplomatic experience across the EU; to aim at achieving geographic and gender balance;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Point k
Point k
k. to focus the mandates of the EUSRs on strengthening regional security and on conflict prevention and resolution, in which EU engagement can bring added value; to ensure that in case of thematic focus, appointment of an EUSR does not duplicate or undermine the role of the Commission and the EEAS;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Point l
Point l
l. not to appoint any further EUSRs with country-specific mandates in all cases where this would create parallel structures to existing EU Delegations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Point p
Point p
p. to reinforce ties withhe oversight of the European Parliament on the EUSR’s activities and to enhance their level of accountability and the transparency of their work; this goal can be achieved by sharing information on a regular basis about the EUSRs’ work andimplementation of the mandate, their work, achievements and the challenges they face, through regular meetings and exchanges of views between EUSRs and the EP, ands well as by systematic sharing with the EP of reports and country- strategies sent by EUSRs to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and the EEAS; within the Council and the EEAS; to this end, to review the EP and the Council inter-institutional agreement on CFSP documents;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Point p a (new)
Point p a (new)
pa. to establish more synergies between the EP and the EUSRs on human rights issues, for example by a systematic relationship with regular meetings every six months with concerned committees; such systematic relationship would also help to have more consistent communication messages towards third countries;