5 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2015/2060(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasizes the importance of a unified European voice in international institutions and bodies and calls on the Commission to propose a European code of conduct on transparency and accountability designed to guide the action of European representatives in international organisations, drawing upon existing best practices; in time this code of conduct could be used as an example by all international institutions and bodies when they create their own codes of conduct;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that this unified and inclusive European approach could be better realised through a regular and formal 'financial dialogue' organised in the European Parliament in order to establish guidelines regarding the adoption of European positions in the run-up to major international negotiations, making sure that these positions are known and ensuring follow- up; the European institutions, the Member States and, where appropriate, the heads of the international organisations concerned would be invited to attend; the nature (public or in camera) and frequency of this dialogue would depend on practical requirements;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that this dialogue would serve to define the negotiating remit for areas where the European Parliament is co-legislator with the Council, unifying European positions around the legislation adopted by majority vote or avoiding inconsistencies with legislation pending adoption;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in the future, with due regard to the distribution of competences between the EU and its Member States and the progress made towards deepening economic and monetary union, consideration should be given to introducing unified external representation of the EU and the euro area within the IMF and other international economic forums should be ensured, in order to allow the EU to fully exploit its potential fully and to increase its relevance and influence within the global economic and financial architecture; considers it imperative that this unified representation begins with progress towards single representation of the euro area within the IMF, without prejudice to the creation of a single European Union constituency in the long term;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the provision of a single seat for the Council and Commission presidencies at G20 meetings, as the two current separate seats detract from Europe's external credibility;