4 Amendments of Lars Patrick BERG related to 2019/2064(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
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1. Notes that the Union isEuropean Union Member States are confronted with an increasingly challenging international environment, which has led to increasing demands on the Union to play a leading role on the international scene; highlights theighlights the need for a coordinated response from Member States, rather than European External Action Service’s (EEAS) central role in conducting the Union’s foreign policy under the guidance of the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission; notes that the EEAS’s enhanced role has not been underpinned by a corresponding staff increase; calls for sufficient human resources to be made available in order not to put at risk the Union’s effectiveness as a global actorised policy- making at a European Union level; calls for reduced resources to be made available for EEAS and greater autonomy for Member States to determine their own foreign policy;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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3. Notes the remaining gender and geographical imbalances within the EEAS staff, despite positive trends in recent years; reiterates the importance of ensuring a balanced distribution of staff in terms of gender and geographical origin within different categories and grades, particularly at middle and senior management levels; points also to the overrepresentation of Member States’ diplomats among Heads of Delegation; calls for further efforts to address these imbalancesat diplomatic posts at all levels should be filled purely on the basis of qualification and ability, and any other criteria for selection and subsequent appointment leads to social engineering;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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