22 Amendments of Isabel SANTOS related to 2023/2105(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes Parliament’s growing role in the EU’s external action, gradually evolving from a somewhat marginal to a substantial one, combining its legislative, budgetary and scrutiny powers with multiple forms of engagement with countrinternational organisations, countries and communities and societies from outside the EU;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that despite its distinctive contribution to the achievement of EU foreign policy goals, Parliament hais yet to be fully and effectively recognised by the Commission, the Council and the EEAS as an integral player within the ‘Team Europe’ approach;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes, therefore,In this regard, believes that great untapped potential exists for Parliament to further develop its diplomatic role and contribution to the achievement of EU foreign policy objectives;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights Parliament’s specific, dynamic and public contribution to the EU’s foreign and security policy through the work of its committees working on external affairs, including the subcommittees on Human Rights and on Security and Defence, which contribute to relations with non-EU countries and international organisations;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, under the overall oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, standing delegations provide important and complement theary work to that of the committees by establishing a regular and sustained forum for political dialogue with non-EU countries, including through joint parliamentary bodies and multilateral assemblies;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the standing delegations play a key role as a relayintermediary role between Parliament and its partners around the world, facilitating interaction, debating positions and policies of common interest, and also listening to partndifferent partners and other stakeholders and conveying their views to the competent bodies within Parliament;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that Parliament’s official missions outside the EUto non-EU countries form an integral part of EU external policy, which must and therefore must enjoy the full support of the EU delegations; in this regard, highlights the importance of both Committees missions and electoral observation missions as key instruments in promoting democratisation;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the political dialogue carried out by Parliament and Members of the Parliament with governmental, parliamentary and civil society actors across the world contributes to promoting EU views and values on global standardalues and priorities in areas such as climate and energy diplomacy, connectivity, artificial intelligence and digital and technological policies; in this regard, underlines the importance of collaborative work between the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Subcommittees on Human Rights and on Security and Defence and all the other Committees;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the consistent dedication of Parliament toin placing EU values, such as human rights and, democracy and rule of law, at the heart of EU external action and providing a key forum in which to hear and amplify the voice of civil society and democratic actors from around the world;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance and unique nature of Parliament’s democracy support programmes that support the strengthening and consolidation of democracy;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls, in particular, for Parliament’s oversight over the work under the EU foreign and security policyCFSP activities to be reinforced by enhancing the level of accountability and the transparency of the EEAS and the Commission’s external services;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on Parliament’s right to be informationed swiftly and timely on CFSP matters under Article 36 TEU; in this respect, stresses the importance of finalising, as soon as possible, the update of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy5 ; _________________ 5 OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that Parliament’s oversight function and power to monitor the negotiation and implementation of international agreements should grants it a critical role in shaping the Union’s engagement and relation with third countries and its overall action in the international arena;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that all key strategic policy documents adopted by the Commission and the Council inand relationed to the conduct of EU external policy should integrate the role of ParliaParliament’s assessment therein;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a further strengthening of Parliament’s relations with the Member States’ national parliaments, which are well-placed bodies to act as a relay towardsconvey key messages to Member States’ executive branches;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that Parliament hascan play a unique role to play in bringing EU’s foreign policy priorities closer to European citizens, in particular by engaging with sub-state entities such as regional governments and parliaments;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that, in the context of democratic backsliding in termsand of respect for human rights and democracy worldwide, Parliament has a specific role to play in helping democratically elected parliaments globally to consolidate their institutional role and internal working methods;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the specific role of Parliament in helpsupporting partner countries and, in particular, enlargement countries to strengthen their role in the EU accession proces, by establishing closer consultations and communications between its Members and Delegations and partners in those countries; in this regard, underlines its role in shaping enlargement policy and reiterates the importance of the Own Initiative Reports on candidate countries;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call to enhance the EU’s institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation, and; believes that the Parliament can provide expertise and a substantial diplomatic contribution through its bodies and actions in this area;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the wide interparliamentary network which Parliament has developeddeveloped and promoted by Parliament through its standing delegations offers a prime vehicle to discuss and coordinate positions with international partners in multilateral forums, for example in relation tosuch as UN resolutions, climate diplomacy or positions at the G20, as well as to clarify the intentions of the EU to partners and promote its actions;