6 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2009/2133(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the form of the future European External Action Service (EEAS) is extremely important if the Union's external relations are to be rendered more coherent and efficient and if their profile is to be raised; whereas the EEAS should conduct its work on the basis of the core EU values and principles shared by the European citizens,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the overall aim of the EEAS should be to improve the coherence of the EU’s external policies, including on the one hand the institutional working relationship and division of competencies between the respective institutions, and on the other hand the coherence between the whole range of EU policy areas; whereas no particular area of EU external action policy should have primacy over another, and whereas coherence should therefore be seen primarily in terms of adherence to the EU's core values and principles,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the organisation and operation of the EEAS will be established by a decision of the Council, acting on a proposal from the VP/HR after consulting Parliament and relevant civil society organisations or sectoral NGO platforms, and after obtaining the consent of the Commission, once the Treaty of Lisbon has entered into force,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the European Parliament should play a greater role in external relations despite enjoying fewer competencies in this area than in others, and whereas the EEAS should seek to fill this lacuna in democratic accountability by actively seeking to involve Parliament more in the formulation of policy and to share information with it,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the EEAS should seek a dialogue with the relevant civil society stakeholders, which dialogue should take place on an organisational level, at the policy level and at an operational level,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) it is not, however, necessary to strip the Commission Directorates-General of all their external relations responsibilities; particularly in fields where the Commission has executive powers, the integrity of current Community policies with an external dimension should be preserved; the Commission shouldand the Council should avoid the creation of parallel foreign policy structures undermining the desirable coherence, and should therefore provide a specific model for the departments concerned, such as the Directorates- General for trade, enlargement and development and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States, EuropeAid, the Humanitarian Aid department, and the externally oriented units of the Directorate- General for Economic and Financial Affairs;