4 Amendments of Ingeborg GRÄSSLE related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the concrete measures and pragmatic solutions introduced recently by the Commission within the existing framework of financial rules in order to shorten financial procedures; deplores, however, the still significant delays in procuring essential equipment and services to the missions under the CSDP, partially due to the often slow process of adopting decisions by the Council, but also to a certain lack of flexibilitya consolidated approach ofn the financial ruleapplication of financial rules to CSDP missions, and the resulting negative effect on the missions’ functioning; recalls that the Court of Auditors already criticised this in its 2012 Special Report on the EU assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to mitigate these shortfalls, and to propose the necessary adaptations to financial rules for civilian CSDP mission by preparing a specific template for the financial rules for civilian CSDP missions and by adapting existing guidelines to their needs, in order to facilitate the rapid and flexible conduct of missions, while guaranteeing sound financial management of the EU resources and an adequate protection of the Union’s financial interests; takes the view that the budget implementation powers should be delegated to the Civilian Operation Commander, in the same way that has been done for Heads of EU Delegationsshould continue to be implemented by the Commission in close coordination with the Civilian Operation Commander;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly encourages the setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC)centralisation of mission support functions, together with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), as a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; deplornotes that this initiative has been in a stalemate so fare discussions on this subject in the Council are still ongoing; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered, but; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make furensure ther steps towards establishing a genuine SSCwift progress on the file;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the CSDP should be viewed as part of the broader CFSP framework and of EU external action as a whole; strongly believes that coherence and complementarity should be ensured between the various instruments to achieve economies of scale and maximise the impact of EU spending; is convinced that the EU has more tools and leverage potential than any other supranational institution, given that its security and defence policy can be reinforced by a comprehensive approach with other types of EU instruments and financing mechanisms; believes, therefore, that CFSP resources should be used in a smarter way by tying CSDP in withensuring complementarity between CSDP and the different programmes managed by the Commission;