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Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the EEAS was established as a sui generis institution which is not subject to any parliamentary control;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the parliamentary involvement and consultation in the respective Committees on the establishment of the EEAS was organised in only short time, non-democratic and limited manner;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas operational decision-making and implementation in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy / Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP/CSDP) are too slow because of structural and procedural reasons; whereas this has become apparent once more with the crisis in Mali, in response of which decision-making procedures and funding decisions have not been swiftly adopted and implemented;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the EEAS should be a streamlined, results-orientated, efficient structure, capable of providing support for political leadership in the area of CFSP and facilitating democratic and consensual 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;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

~~I. whereas the opportunities for quick deployment offered by the EU battlegroups are not used;~~deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the ~~experience of the past has clearly shown the~~re is no need for establishing permanent operational Headquarters in Brussels for the conduct of CSDP missions;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas, in the case of the Arab revolutions, it has become apparent what dramatic effects a geostrategic, based on power politics - EU foreign policy has and that the EU is unable to ensure, in the short term, a reallocation of resources, including staff, to match new political priorities; ~~whereas the size and staff profiles of EU delegations must reflect the Union's strategic interests;~~

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the ~~role of the EEAS in~~EEAS was made responsible for defining the strategic orientation, ~~and in contributing to~~but not of the implementation of the EU financial assistance instruments, s~~hould be strengthened in line with the key lines of EU foreign policy;~~ince the Commission is the only one responsible and accountable,

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas, at a time when Member States' governments are seriously reducing their diplomatic and consular presence, the EEAS should be seen as an opportunity to foster greater cooperation and synergies;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. the planning, programming, management and implementation of operational expenditure of all financing instruments of EU external action, namely - the Development Cooperation Instrument, - the European Development Fund, - the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, - the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument, - the Instrument for Cooperation with Industrialised Countries, - the Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation. - the Instrument for humanitarian aid shall not be transferred to the EEAS as the European Parliament must have the full budgetary and parliamentary control over them;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. to integrate, as a matter of priority, the Directorate for Foreign Policy Instruments in the EEAS;~~deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. to ensure that the European Union Special Representatives (EUSRs) are closely integrated into the work of the EEAS by anchoring them and their staff in the EEAS structure~~, and to consider, whenever possible, double-hatting them with EU Heads of Delegation;~~ ; to reject the system of double-hatting throughout the whole EEAS-structures since parliamentary control of the EEAS has been fully undermined; to ensure that the European Parliament's right of scrutiny is guaranteed to its full extent, and assured for the national parliaments as well, especially in terms of the CSFP and CSDP;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
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 to forward proposals for implementing important innovations offered by the Lisbon Treaty, including on Permanent Structured Cooperation;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. to ensure that the military structures of the EU, located in the General Secretariat of the Council, as well as the civilian-military structures such as the European Union Military Staff, the European Defence Agency (EDA), the Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD), EU Situation Centre (SitCen) and the European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), are neither part of the EEAS nor institutionally connected to it; furthermore to ensure that the Council stops the further militarisation of EU foreign policy and abolishes all military and civil-military structures under its competence, as well as stops the financing of military and civil-military activities;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. to that end, to develop further an ‘appropriate structure’ that integrates crisis response, peace building and CSDP structures, and assures coordination with the geographical desks, delegations and other policy departments concerned in crisis management, building on the crisis platform concept;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. to ensure effective and integrated planning, and faster decision-making, for CSDP operations, by combining the relevant planning capacities from the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC); in addition, to create a permanent conduct structure by establishing a permanent military Operational Headquarter, co-located with a Civilian Conduct Capability, in order to allow the effective implementation of military and civilian operations whilst safeguarding their respective chains of command;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. to resolve current rigidities in the financial circuit so as to authorise Commission staff in delegations, when conditions on the ground so require, to take over some budgetary tasks in order to allow Heads of Delegation to focus on their political tasks;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. to reject the incorporation of the Union delegations by the EEAS, in particular because of the lack of transparency and parliamentary control of the EEAS; to further reject in this regard the shift of significant competences towards the EEAS and therefore rejects any further shifts of competences such as payment authorisation or budgetary matters towards the EEAS;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. in this context, to strengthen the authority of the Heads of Delegation over the whole staff including Commission staff, and to ensure that the Head of Delegation is the addressee of all instructions issued by Headquarters;deleted

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. to ensure that, wherever applicable, every delegation has a ~~CSDP~~ civil-attaché specialised in mediation and peaceful conflict resolution, in particular in delegations in situations of political instability or fragility ~~or where a recent CSDP operation or mission has been terminated,~~ in order to ensure continuity and monitoring of the environment;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. to ensure full political reporting from Union delegations to ~~key office holder~~all political groups of Parliament under regulated access;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Willy MEYER, Sabine LÖSING

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. to further pursue and intensify efforts to achieve ~~better~~equalised gender and geographical balance, with due regard to merit and competences;

2013/04/08
Committee: AFET

Activities of Willy MEYER related to 2012/2253(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Amendments (22)

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