Activities of Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK related to 2009/2133(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. taking into account the fact that the European Parliament will be consulted on the setting-up of the EEAS, and given the budgetary consequences, believes that an early and substantive dialogue with Parliament is essential for the effective start-up of the EEAS and to ensure that it receives the necessary financial resources,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Member States and the next High Representative to clearly commit themselves to a comprehensive and ambitious plan for the setting-up of the EEAS, as a gradual and step-by-step approach could lead to inconsistencies and waste of resources;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the EEAS should take a form which improves the uniformity of the external action of the Union and its representation in foreign relations, for which purpose in particular the units dealing with external relations in the stricter sense and senior positions in the delegations in third countries should be brought under the umbrella of the EEAS; in the course of further development, consideration can then be given to whamust deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate-General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action- related policies will be organised in the new institutional set-up; enlargement, trade, development and humanitarian aid together constitute a substantial part of ther functions should also be assigned to the EEAS EU's overall external policies; there are compelling reasons to include development policy in the new service;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) the EEAS should be established and set up within the administrative and budgetary remit of the Commission while faithfully carrying out its Treaty mandate to assist the High Representative in conducting the Union's common foreign and security policy on behalf of the Council;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) the EEAS must include the military and civilian crisis management units within the Council secretariat, even if for military personnel the command and organisational structure may have to differ from that for civilian personnel; the sharing of the intelligence analysis of players within the EEAS is of vital importance in order to assist the High Representative in fulfilling his/her mandate of conducting a coherent, consistent and efficient external Union policy;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) the building of an "esprit de corps" through joint training and professional development is essential for the EEAS's ultimate objective of creating a framework of integrated diplomacy that brings together national and European levels of diplomacy; in order to develop a common European diplomatic culture in the EU's international relations, joint training programmes and a common diplomatic syllabus will be required; the existing training measures and networks of diplomatic training centres could usefully be brought together in a European Diplomatic Academy;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) Notes that, while the EU delegations in third countries will complement existing diplomatic representations of the Member States, there will be possibilities for long-term gains in efficiency, as the future EU delegation could in many cases take over consular services and deal with Schengen visa issues;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the decision establishing the organisation and operation of the EEAS should also stipulate that Union embassies in third countries must, whenever necessary, provide logistical and administrative support to the members of all Union institutions; considers that, subject to the consent of the VP/HR, heads of embassies should be accountable to the parliamentarywhile the European Union delegations will be an integral part of the EEAS, and while they should take their instructions from and be subject to the supervision of the High Representative and should administratively belong to the Commission, requests the next High Representative to commit him/herself to informing Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs about his/her appointments to senior posts in the EEAS and to agreeing to the committees concerned and should be required to undergo an appropriate hearing procedure before they are appointedducting hearings with the nominees, if the committee so decides; also requests that the next High Representative commit him/herself to renegotiating the current interinstitutional agreement with the European Parliament, in particular on access to sensitive information and other issues relevant for smooth interinstitutional cooperation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates its determination to exercise its budgetary powers to the full in connection with these institutional innovations; emphasises that all aspects of the funding arrangements for the EEAS must remain under the supervision of the budgetary authority in accordance with the Treaties;