Activities of Ingeborg GRÄSSLE related to 2012/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that, when the EEAS was set up, two administrative areas were taken over on cost grounds by the Commission: internal audit and accounts; recognises that savings have indeed been made and advocates continuation of this cooperation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists that, by revising Annex X to the Staff Regulations (third countries), the number of days of leave and other non- working days locally be brought into line with what is applicable to Member States’ diplomatic representations there;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Insists on a review of the 36 delegations comprising only an ambassador, with a view either to closing them or to increasing their staff;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls for a five-year plan to be submitted for EU buildings and staff safety and building security in all third countries with EU representations;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Insists on further Commission-EEAS service level agreements in order to resolve the administrative management problems;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends low-cost, high-efficiency strategies, such as pooling and sharing of expertise and know-how with Member States’ ministries and diplomatic services, a focused effort to remove any duplication in tasks, functions and resources with other European institutions and within the EEAS itself, and closer cooperation with international organisations and international financial institutions; calls for greater transparency concerning allocation of responsibilities the within the EEAS’s management structure and for the elimination of duplication; calls for the schedule of responsibilities to be published on the internet; takes the view that the inefficiency of the current situation risks seriously impairing the reputation of the EEAS;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the total lack of balance in the distribution of staff in the delegations between the EEAS and the Commission; calls for more staff to be posted from EEAS headquarters to the delegations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it necessary to review the Commission’s existing procedures in the delegations, such as the annual negotiations on pay increases for local staff in EU delegations, which lead to a cost spiral between international organisations and the EU; calls for a mechanism to relieve the EU ambassador of the need to carry out collective bargaining with his local staff;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains concerned as to whether the recruitment objectives of attracting staff from national diplomatic services, and ensuring fair and adequate geographical representation of nationals from all the Member States and at all position levels, are being pushed forward with this aim in mind; notes that 39.5% of EU ambassadors come from Member States; recalls the agreement whereby one third of all posts should be filled by the Member States;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. to integrate, as a matter of priority,further improve the interface between the Directorate for Foreign Policy Instruments inand the EEAS;.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. to resolve current rigidmake full use of all existing flexibilities inunder the fFinancial circuit so as to authorise Commission staffRegulation relating to the management of budget in dDelegations, when conditions on the ground so require, to take over some budgetary tasks in order to allow; to consider possible detailed arrangements as foreseen by the Financial Regulation in order to ensure continuity in the implementation of administrative appropriations in small Delegations where circumstances so require; to use the possibility for Heads of Delegations to focus on their political taskssubdelegate further, where appropriate, the management of operational expenditure to Commission Heads of Section in charge of aid management;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. to speed up procedures in the Foreign Policy Instruments Service for administering CFSP finances against the objective of guaranteeingcontinue improving procedures for administering CFSP finances given the need of a flexible and timely response to crisis situations and, in particular, tof ensureing that civilian CSDP operations are launched rapidly and with efficiency; in this regard, to examine whether changes to the Financial Regulation can be introduced without reducing oversight;