13 Amendments of Eduard KUKAN related to 2010/2298(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the processes of globalisation reveal alarming systemic failurecarry new policy challenges and threats such as in financial markets and, energy security or climate change policy; whereas global threats and challengesthese require worldwide cooperation and collective action to tackle them as well as effective institutions and legitimate rules; recalling that if international organisations are to be legitimate and effective, they will have to reflect today's world,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon enhances the EU's capacity to participate in all kinds of international organizations and provides the EU with a clearer andn opportunity to stroengerthen its voice in the world and encourages all types of mutually beneficial EU cooperation with relevant international and regional organisationplayers and whereas it enables the Union to organise itself in such a way as to be able to become an effective global player,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas new permanent structures were created by the Treaty of Lisbon for the EU's external representation, providing for the new EU representatives to take over functions previously carried out by the rotating Presidency of the EU, and whereas the creation of the EEAS provides an opportunity to lead efficient multilateral diplomacy,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the representation of the EU and its Member States in multilateral organisations, informal summits and international regimes is fragmented, often ineffective, and still varies considerably; whereas the Union's external representation has developed in a dispersed, inconsistent and rather ad hoc manner; whereas a highly fragmented external representation is likely to undermine the EU's commitment to effective multilateralism and global governance and whereas weak EU competences and ineffective coordination mechanisms may prevent the EU from speaking with a single voice in the international arena; whereas the EU's status in international organizations often lags behind the development of the EU's competences,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the current dramatic demographic changes will have consequences for multilateralism, as new realities willcould create pressure to adapt membership, seats and voting rights in multilateral organisations accordingly; whereas the EU should demand a commitment from the emerging economies to constructive behaviour inbe prepared to explore and make the mfultilateral system in exchange for rebalancing the representation, which will inevitably hit EU countries the hardestl use of its diplomatic instruments to face this new reality; whereas the EU's participation in emerging structures for global governance and the negotiation of new rules and principles will require compromises with those countries and new actors pushing for their voices to be heard on the international scene,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the EU's mechanisms for building consensus and taking concerted action make it a role model for a rule- based global world order and therefore stresses the need to champion an international environment that will enable the EU to promote its agenda; considers essential, with regard to the EU's aspiration to be a global actor and to safeguard its position, the ability to shape multilateral cooperation or lead collective action in addressing international challenges;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Union – by enhancing cooperation, improving institutions and engaging all stakeholders – should takplay an active and leading role in global governance reform to make international institutions more legitimate and conducive to shared responsibility, while promoting its own interests in the process; insists that the EU should evaluate its contribution to global governance reform and how it can take advantage of reforms to identify a stronger role for itselfstrengthening its position and promoting its priorities and interests in the process;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that in the current times of fiscal austerity and budget cuts European cooperation is not an option but a necessity;it a priority to have efficient European cooperation on international fora, welcomes economies of scale aimed at upgrading, rationalising and concentrating Member States' collective diplomacy through the EEAS, the Commission and EU Delegations with the objective of eliminating unnecessary procedural complications and expensive duplication of presences in many international foras; considers it essential, in this regard, to gain the support for this endeavour of other members of multilateral organisations, which requires careful preparations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that EU Delegations servicing clusters of international organisations, i.e. in New York, Geneva, Rome, Vienna and Nairobi, need particularly substantial reinforcement in terms of skilled human resources, without prejudice to other EU Delegations, in order to successfully and efficiently represent EU interests;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council by building, on the basis of a first-ever negotiation text and widespread support for UNSC reform, a more cohesive position among EU Member States on the issues of legitimacy, composition, effectiveness and regional representation; reiterates the view that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a goal of the European Union; invites EU Member States on the UN Security Council to keep other EU Member States adequately informed of their positions and activities and share information about developments in the UNSC with other EU Member States in accordance with the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty; welcomes the newly established practice whereby a representative of the EU is generally invited to attend most scheduled UNSC deliberations and participate with some limited right to speak at the UNSC; stresses the need for prior coordination of positions in the Council and encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to play a more active role in this respect;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considering that regular meetings take place already on all levels, permanent military liaison arrangements have already been established and occasional joint meetings are organised between the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO's North Atlantic Council (NAC), calls on the EU and NATO to redouble their efforts towards the establishment of a framework for integrated cooperation including permanent structures for cooperation; proposes that mutual observer status should be established at the level of the NAC and the PSC in order to improve cooperative arrangements in the spirit of the Treaty of Lisbon and following the adoption by NATO of its new strategic concept as well as due to the ambition to develop an EU- NATO strategic partnership; welcomes in this respect the existing cooperation with the European Parliament and its participation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. In the context of a formal agreement between the EU and the OSCE, calls for serious reflection on how the EU can take on greater responsibilities and participate more efficiently in achieving joint objectives, for which implementing a system of permanent dialogue, agreeing on joint initiatives and coordinating local activities may be appropriate instruments; calls on the EU and its Member States and the OSCE Permanent Council to jointly develop a mechanism aimed at enhancing cooperation, coordination and consultations between the two organisations; considering also that Article 220(1) TFEU explicitly added the OSCE to the list of international organisations with which ‘appropriate forms of cooperation’ are to be established, emphasises the need for the VPC/HR to represent the EU as an observer at the OSCE and to take the lead as spokesperson and coordinator of the position of EU Member States on OSCE matters; emphasises the need to establish effective cooperation mechanisms in the field of election missions between the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and the European Parliament with a view to overcoming some of the shortcomings that have arisen on certain occasions;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Underlines that, in order to increase its effectiveness in the field of human rights at the pan European level, the EU should also accede to other CoE bodies such as the Committee on the Prevention of Torture (CPT), the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the European Commission on the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ);