Activities of Carina OHLSSON related to 2023/2134(DEC)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on 2022 discharge: General budget of the EU - European External Action Service
Amendments (10)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Strongly condemns the use of sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon of war in Ukraine, classifying it as a war crime; highlights the growing reports of human trafficking, sexual violence, exploitation, rape, and abuse faced by women and children fleeing Ukraine to Europe; calls on EU countries to address the specific needs of women and girls in reception centers, ensuring immediate availability of gender-based violence services; urges the EU and host and transit countries to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health and rights services; calls on the EU and its Member States to support organisations providing services and shelter to gender- based violence survivors among refugee women and girls;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is deeply concerned by the budgetary constraints the EEAS is facing, which can have serious and far-reaching negative consequences for the EU’s external action overall and the performance of the EU institutions in this area; acknowledges that the lack of action to rectify the current budgetary situation of the EEAS can severely impact the EU’s relations with third countries; strongly affirms the need to provide the EEAS with the required financial and staff resources both at its headquarters and in EU Delegations;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the direct and indirect impacts of climate change undermine global peace and security while deepening existing vulnerabilities and inequalities and pose risks to human rights; urges the Commission and the EEAS to design and conduct robust EU climate diplomacy with the aim to foster international cooperation towards the goals of the Paris Agreement, strengthen the external dimension of the Green New Deal and provide tangible support for ambitious CO2 reduction targets in third countries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for robust gender training strategies within the EEAS, emphasising the need to invest in resources and expertise for developing training and education strategies that apply a gender equality approach to international policies in order to achieve genuine change of culture within the EEAS; calls for special attention to be given to integrate gender mainstreaming mechanisms, address gender budgeting, conduct gender impact assessments, and address gender-based violence; recommends the adoption of a comprehensive training program for the effective implementation of GAP III at all levels of the EEAS;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Expresses concern about the global status of LGBTIQ+ rights and the growing resistance to women's rights, gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to address setbacks in recognizing and protecting these rights; emphasises the need to prioritise targeted support for civil society organisations (CSOs) and communities advocating for sexual and reproductive health and rights, women's rights, gender equality, the LGBTIQ+ community and other marginalised groups, including enhanced measures to decriminalise homosexuality; recalls that a minimum of 85% of new actions under the NDICI-GE instrument should prioritize gender equality, with at least 5% specifically dedicated to women's and girls' rights and empowerment;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Emphasises the imperative for complete implementation and systematic incorporation of gender mainstreaming and the EU Gender Action Plan III (GAP III) into every aspect of EU external action, including trade and sustainable development policy, at all levels of engagement and across various activities and frameworks, including beyond the duration of GAP III;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that, ahead of increasing geopolitical challenges and crisis worldwide, the EU needs to be able to rely on necessary first-hand information on global issues occurring outside its borders; calls, in this regard, for strengthening the EU INTCEN, the EEAS Crisis Response Center and the SatCen by enhancing its staff and financial resources, as well as its capabilities;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers it essential for the EU to increase its investment in public and cultural diplomacy and communication efforts, particularly ahead of the active engagement of authoritarian and illiberal regimes; stresses, therefore, the need to allocate the necessary resources to the Strategic Communication and Foresight division of the EEAS;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the strengthening of the EU delegations’ engagement in our neighbourhood and in the Western Balkan countries in order to support a more active and effective communication policy on the European perspective and to be prepared to provide the best possible assistance to the countries engaged in pro-democratic and pro-European reforms;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the establishment of a permanent structure and the necessary resources for the European Diplomatic Academy, which can contribute to fully developing an autonomous EU diplomacy with a common diplomatic based on an EU perspective; considers that in the future this Academy should include a system of selection, recruitment and training of Europeans who have completed higher education and are not diplomats of Member States; stresses the need to explore and decide on ways of access to the EEAS for those graduating from this Academy;