Activities of Richard HOWITT 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 (3)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies; it must also deal with the European Neighbourhood Policy and with those Community policies concerning human rights, security and conflict prevention which are currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; the EEAS should have geographical desks covering the entire world; 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; however, enlargement, trade, development and humanitarian aid togetrade should maintain their constitute a substantial part of the EU's overall external policies; there are compelling reasons to include development policy in the new servicown separate identity and focus within the European Commission; there are compelling reasons to maintain combined responsibility for development policy programming and implementation under a single Development Commissioner, but with co-signatory rights on programming being granted to the High Representative;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the High Representative should pay particular attention to recruitment and staff issues, asnd the EEAS will encompassmust indeed be created by equitably recruiting new staff from each of the Commission, from the Council and from the Member States; for the EEAS to become a professional diplomatic service it will need to be adequately resourced and staffed on the basis of merit and with respect for the appropriate selection procedures and an adequate geographical balance;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. 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 where this is agreed to by the Member States;