6 Amendments of György SCHÖPFLIN related to 2012/2253(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EEAS should be a streamlined, results-orientated, efficient and flexible structure, capable of providing support for political leadership in the area of CFSP and facilitating decision-making in the Council; whereas, for this reason, the EEAS should be capable of providing, at short notice and in a coordinated fashion, expertise from different departments, including from the Commission; whereas the current structure of the EEAS is too top-heavy and marked by too many decision-making layers, resulting on occasions in slow response times;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. to benefit from European foreign policy think tanks since the EEAS should be a focal point of European level policy making in external relations;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. to implement the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty by pursuing a Comprehensive Approach that integrates diplomatic, economic, development, and – in the last resort and in full compliance with the UN Charter – military means behind common Union strategic policy guidelines in order to promote the security and prosperity of EU citizens and their neighbours; in this respect, to ensure that the EEAS has the capacity for strategic thinking and to forward proposals for implementing important innovations offered by the Lisbon Treaty, including on Permanent Structured Cooperation;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. to ensure general transparency with regard to political and administrative related decisions and methods;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. to further pursue and intensify efforts to achieve better gender and geographical balance and to reflect effectively diversity on a European level, with due regard to merit and competences;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. given that, as indicated in the 2012 EEAS Staffing Report, the target of one third of staff recruited from Member States has been reached, to focus now on consolidating EUthe staff within the EEAS and on opening up the career perspectives of EUthe officials in the Service; to ensure that the quotas from the three different sources are respected at both AD and AST levels and among all grades, in order to avoid that staff from national ministries are concentrated at managerial levels; also to explore, in that regard, the modalities for national diplomats working at the EEAS to apply for permanent posts within the Service;