Activities of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Croatia~~n membership~~’s accession will make the EU stronger, enrich its European culture and heritage and make an important contribution to maintaining the credibility of the enlargement process;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas Croatia’s successful accession would have wider regional implications and give positive impetus to the process of European integration in the Western Balkan region; whereas the prospect of EU ~~membership~~accession is a powerful incentive for candidate and potential candidate countries in the region on the path to European integration to pursue the necessary political, economic and legislative reforms and the strengthening of peace, stability and reconciliation based on good- neighbourly relations; whereas the EU should reinforce the European perspective for Croatia’s neighbouring countries;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls on~~Expects the Commission to monitor further preparations for accession with rigour and objectivity and to help the Croatian authorities fulfil their commitments and obligations entered into in the negotiations; welcomes the reference in the Accession Treaty to civil society involvement throughout the monitoring process and calls on the Commission to make full use of this clause and consult closely with representatives of civil society; is of the view that the pre-accession monitoring mechanism is a way to provide Croatia with additional support in its continued reform efforts;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the need to focus in particular on commitments undertaken in the area of the judiciary, fundamental rights, freedom and security, including the continued implementation of judicial reform and efficiency, impartial handling of war crimes cases, the fight against corruption, the protection of minorities, border management, police cooperation, the fight against organised crime, judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, as well as on commitments in the area of competition policy with a view to the restructuring of the shipbuilding and steel industries; considers it important that Croatia builds up a positive track record in these areas before accession;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Considers it important~~Is determined to continue to follow the process closely and calls on the Commission to keep it regularly informed of the extent to which the Croatian authorities honour the commitments given in the Treaty of Accession in order to fully assume their membership obligations upon accession on 1 July 2013; reserves the right to address recommendations, in its regular or ad-hoc reports, to the Commission and the Croatian authorities whenever there is a risk that the commitments undertaken by Croatia are not fully honoured;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Croatian authorities to implement the commitments undertaken in the accession process in a transparent and inclusive manner, involving the Croatian Parliament and civil society to the largest extent possible; encourages the Croatian government to set up a domestic monitoring mechanism to keep track of the reform process which includes both the Croatian Parliament and representatives of civil society;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Urges the Croatian Government to continue actively to encourage and support prosecutions for war crimes and to continue cooperating with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY); expects Croatia to comply with all remaining recommendations of the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTY;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Welcomes the Strategy for the Investigation and Prosecution of War Crimes Committed in the Period 1991- 1995, published by the Croatian authorities in February 2011, and their May 2011 decision to establish four specialised courts for the prosecution of war crimes and to significantly increase the personnel allocated to this field; however, notes with concern that impunity remains a serious problem with regard to the pending 1100 war crimes cases, especially where the victims were ethnic Serbs and the perpetrators members of Croatian security forces; urges the Croatian government to allocate adequate financial resources and to provide full political support to the Croatian judiciary in order to significantly speed up investigations of priority war crimes;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the Croatian authorities to ~~continue~~step up their efforts to combat discrimination and to enforce the anti- discrimination legislation as well as to address resolutely cases of hate crimes, racial threats and intolerance against sexual minorities; further ~~invites Croatia to continue~~calls on Croatia to act in the spirit of tolerance and take appropriate measures to protect those who may still be subject to threats or acts of intimidation; regrets the closure of the office of the Ombudswoman for gender equality and encourages the Croatian authorities to evaluate the effects of this decision;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Is deeply concerned by the violence against participants of the LGBT pride march in Split on 11 June 2011 and the inability of the Croatian authorities to protect the participants; urges the Croatian authorities to fully investigate and prosecute the crimes committed and to develop strategies for preventing similar incidents in the future; calls on the Croatian authorities to quickly adopt and implement an action plan against homophobia;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. As the Croatian economy is still vulnerable and exposed to risks, calls on Croatia’s Government to address the structural weaknesses of the economy, to stimulate employment by reviving the labour market, which is rigid, and to pursue fiscal consolidation in order to boost competitiveness, to enable Croatia to catch up with EU Member States and to fully benefit from EU accession; calls on the Croatian authorities to ensure that economic recovery goes hand in hand with ecological modernisation, including through significantly improving energy efficiency, abandoning the restrictive policy towards renewable energy sources and harmonising spatial development and energy policies;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Calls on the Croatian authorities to restructure the process of spatial development in such a way that it guarantees maximum transparency and civil society involvement and fully respects the public interest and environmental standards for projects that might have an irreversible impact on the environment and the local population;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for progress in the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues with some neighbouring countries, in particular as regards border demarcation, missing persons, property restitution and refugees~~, and~~; strongly believes that open issues of a bilateral nature must not halt the process of EU accession of candidate and potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans and therefore welcomes the draft declaration to this end proposed by the Croatian government; calls on the Croatian Parliament to swiftly endorse the draft declaration;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2191(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ivo VAJGL, Françoise CASTEX, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. As regards transitional measures provided for in Article 18 of the Accession Treaty, calls on Member States not to restrict the fundamental rights of EU citizens more than absolutely necessary; calls on Member States, in particular, not to make use of the transitional measures restricting the free movement of persons; recalls that the restriction on the access to their labour markets during transitional periods after previous rounds of enlargement has proven detrimental to the welfare of those Member States enacting the restrictions;

2011/10/25
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)

– having regard to its Written Declaration No 15/2011 of 27 September 2011 on the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes,

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas respect for and promotion of democracy and human rights – particularly women’s rights – justice and the rule of law, fundamental freedoms – including freedom of speech, conscience, religion, association and the media –, strengthening of security - including peaceful conflict resolution and good neighbourly relations -, democratic stability, prosperity, the fair distribution of income, wealth and opportunities, the fight against corruption and the promotion of good governance and sustainable development are founding principles and aims of the EU which must constitute common values at the core of the ENP review,

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas it is in the highest interest of the EU to be economically ambitious and politically focused in its support to democratic transitions learning from the failures and the mistakes of previous policies with regard, in particular, to the complacent approach towards the authoritarian regimes of the Southern neighbourhood,

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Ivo VAJGL, Françoise CASTEX, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. having regard to the European Parliament’s support for the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus and Leonardo da Vinci programmes through Written Declaration 15/2011 of 27 September 2011,

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Strongly w~~Welcomes the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on A new response to a changing Neighbourhood and the approach presented therein, in particular regarding the principles of mutual accountability and shared commitment to universal values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as conditionality ~~and~~, a tailor- made approach towards the partner countries and the principle of further involving societies within the ENP policy;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists that differentiation based on performance and achievements should be predicated on clearly defined criteria and assessable benchmarks and calls in this regard on the Commission and the EEAS to consider the benchmarks laid down in the Joint Communication as objectives to be achieved and that, for assessing the progress made, these objectives require more specific, measurable, achievable, time bound benchmarks; Is of the opinion that a result-oriented policy needs a clearer methodology of benchmarking; Stresses that this approach has to be reflected in the structure of the ENP Action Plans and in the relating annual progress reports;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Hélène FLAUTRE, Barbara LOCHBIHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the proposal for a European Endowment for Democracy, which is a timely response to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries; underlines that it should be based on the principles of transparency and flexibility and should complement already-existing EU Instruments and the exemplary work of longstanding European political or non- political foundations; stresses that its scope and organisation should be clearly defined and that its structures and procedures should be light and straightforward; calls for a truly political steering committee to be established with the participation of the European Parliament, which should also be involveQuestions the added value of establishing a European Endowment for Democracy and regrets the Commission’s lack of clarity on this subject; recognises the need to respond better to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries, but points out that the European Union has varied and effective instruments at its disposal which could be improved and strengthened, in particular the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument; stresses the need to avoid any excessive growth in instruments and to guard against the risk of establishing an endowment partly funded from the Community budget which would not be subject to European Parliament budgetary control; insists on a right of scrutiny for the European Parliament in the process of setting up the possible future EED, in the determination of annual objectives, priorities, expected results and financial allocations in broad terms, and in the implementation and monitoring of activities; highlights the contradictory statements concerning the possibility of the EED financing foreign political parties, and sin ~~the ex-post control mechanisms;~~ cerely hopes that clarification on this subject will be forthcoming;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Hélène FLAUTRE, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses the importance of building a partnership with societies a~~nd,~~s direct reply of Arab spring’s expectations, which must guarantee the active participation of civil society actors in the process of good governance; Insists in this regard on the necessity to set up a civil society monitoring mechanism in order to ensure its systematic participation in the definition and evaluation process of the implementation of agreements and programs; Emphasises that these partnerships with civil society must be inclusive, including in particular representatives of women’s organisations and minority groups; in that context, takes note of the proposal for a Civil Society Facility (CSF) as a way to target resources more effectively and efficiently towards civil society; calls for a greater clarification of the CSF in terms of complementarities with the EIDHR and the ENPI;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Hélène FLAUTRE, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to provide a clear methodology and detailed benchmarks to assess the democracy and human rights record of these countries and to deliver regular sufficiently detailed reports, which should be the basis for the allocation of funds under the new performance-based approach ‘more for more’; asks for these evaluations to be included in the ENP progress reports and to be presented annually to its Committee on Foreign Affairs; insists on the need to systematically include civil- society organisations at all stages of the review process, for instance through consultation mechanisms similar to those used for accession countries, where local and international civil society are invited to provide written input and share analysis;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Considers that human rights situations should be continuously monitored and ~~that an annual assessment of the situation could~~human rights dialogues conducted with all partner countries and that an annual assessment of the situation as well as the outcomes of the dialogues must be included in the annex toin the annual progress report of each partner country with a clear mechanism to reconsider and progressively limit bilateral cooperation if human rights violations are confirmed;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses, in particular, the importance of promoting the rights of the child and ensuring child protection, as enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Stresses that sustainable democracy, functioning and de-bureaucratised institutions and the rule of law not only promote political stability and social welfare but also stimulate economic growth by improving the business environment and attracting investment, allowing new SMEs to emerge and fostering trade, green economy and tourism, all of which generate new jobs and new opportunities;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Strongly supports the promotion of sub-regional cooperation and cross-border projects and stresses the importance of developing partner-to- partner bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, which would bring tangible benefits for citizens and improve the political climate in the region;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. States that differentiation should be applied to trade, invites ENP partner countries to move forward on creating the conditions that will allow the establishment of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs) and calls on the EU to assist them in their reform efforts and to open its internal market accordingly; underlines that the EU should ~~also~~previously assess the political, social and environmental circumstances of each country with reference to their participation in the future DCFTA; and eventually define gradual steps in its implementation;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the reference to Article 49 of the TEU and believes that all partner countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) have a legitimate right to strive for EU membership; believes that the conclusion of association agreements does not exclude this perspective but can~~, on the contrary,~~ be an important step towards further European integration;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Reaffirms that, for the Southern partnership, the aim should be mutually beneficial and ambitious trade arrangements which can lead to DCFTAs, which will surely represent the first step towards a big ‘Euro-Mediterranean Economic Space’, which ~~will~~could also help to ~~solv~~alleviate the economic problems of our neighbouring partners in the South;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that the EU should foster synergies between European external and internal policies, particularly through the approximation of legislation aimed at job creation, poverty reduction, energy efficiency, development of renewable sources and environmental security and improvement of social protection;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Françoise CASTEX, Dominique VLASTO, Pier Antonio PANZERI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Underlines the importance of paying particular attention to the younger generation; stresses that the EU should increase cooperation in the field of education and vocational training, immediately broadening and increasing scholarship programmes ~~and mobility of students by promoting university and high-school exchanges and~~in order to further the mobility of students, teachers and lecturers, researchers and apprentices by promoting exchanges between higher education and training institutions, along with public-private partnerships in the fields of research and vocational training; considers it essential to develop more flexible, accelerated procedures for issuing visas to participants in such programmes; stresses the strong need for a structured information policy towards the citizens of the ENP partners concerning the possibility of participation in EU programmes;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Françoise CASTEX, Dominique VLASTO, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Raimon OBIOLS, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to take over Parliament’s proposal, produced in the wake of the Arab Spring, to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Erasmus programme, an initiative which – assuming that it were successful – would be suitable to extend to the neighbourhood as a whole; at this stage deplores the inadequacy of the Commission proposals, which, notwithstanding the Commission’s statements on 27 September 2011, in reality provide only for a very modest increase in the number of Erasmus Mundus scholarships;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Vincent PEILLON, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Tokia SAÏFI, Ivo VAJGL, Françoise CASTEX, Pier Antonio PANZERI, Dominique VLASTO, Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ, Raimon OBIOLS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Calls on the Commission to take over Parliament’s proposal, produced in the wake of the Arab Spring, to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Leonardo da Vinci programme aimed at encouraging the mobility of young people wishing to acquire vocational training abroad, the object being to help combat the youth unemployment endemic to the southern Mediterranean;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Believes that the EU should advance its work on visa facilitation ~~and readmission agreements~~, with a view to moving – once all conditions are met – to a visa-free regime; underlines that the provisions on asylum must be fully in line with international obligations and commitments and EU standards, especially in the human rights field;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls on the EU Member States to make greater use of the opportunities offered by the EU Visa Code while improving and harmonizing its application in order to guarantee equal and fair conditions for applicants in all Member States;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Werner SCHULZ, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Hélène FLAUTRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Believes that the multilateral dimension of the EaP is a key element for a successful neighbourhood policy and should be further strengthened and developed, including the Civil Society Forum; w~~elcomes the proposal to use the multilateral framework more strategically to advance bilateral relations between the partners and expects concrete measures aimed at putting this proposal into practice~~hose capacity and participation should be reinforced and enhanced, inter alia by a permanent independent secretariat;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Werner SCHULZ, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Hélène FLAUTRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Welcomes the proposal to use the multilateral framework more strategically in order to advance bilateral relations between the partners and expects concrete measures aimed at putting this proposal into practice; expects in this regard with high interest the roadmap with objectives, instruments and actions announced by the HR/VP and the Commission by the end of the year;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ, Hélène FLAUTRE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recalls that the EU should get more involved and play a more active, coherent and constructive role in resolution of regional conflicts inter alia via the EEAS by developing more confidence- building measures, considering new pragmatic and innovative approaches, launching public communication strategies, ~~supporting civic culture and community dialogue and~~promoting a European civilian peace corps and local mediation actions, supporting civic culture, people-to-people exchanges and community dialogue, involving civil society organisations, developing cross- border projects, strengthening good- neighbourly relations;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Hélène FLAUTRE, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Werner SCHULZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. EUnderlines that the reallocation of appropriations needed for the increased funding for the ENP should be based on clear priorities and should therefore not be to the detriment of the Union’s only crisis response and peace-building tool, the Instrument for Stability, as proposed by the Commission; emphasises that the funding of the ENP should not be affected by the current sovereign debt crisis;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Regrets that a high percentage of the ENP funds available are spent on consultancy instead of going to projects and programmes and calls, in this respect, for a quick rebalance in the new instrument in their use;

2011/10/11
Committee: AFET

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 6 May 2009 on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market1, 1 P6_TA(2009)0371.

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis1, 1 P7_TA(2010)0231.

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 19 October 2010 on precarious women workers1, [1] P7_TA(2010)0365.

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 3 d (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on the face of female poverty1, 1 P7_TA(2011)0086.

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 3 e (new)

- having regard to the EUROSTAT 2010 edition "Combating poverty and social exclusion - A statistical portrait of the European Union 2010",

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the effect of the gender pay gap on lifetime earning indicates that women will have lower pensions and whereas, as a result, women are more affected than men by persistent and extreme poverty: 22% of women aged 65 and over are at risk of poverty compared to 16% of men,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas in the past 10 years the number of women living in poverty has risen disproportionately in relation to the number of men,

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the ~~Union~~Commission/Eurostat to carry out a comprehensive analysis of poverty and social exclusion and to compile the statistics through a qualitative and participative approach broken down by gender;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Strongly criticises the fact that the gender aspect of poverty and social exclusion is completely ignored in the Commission's European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Invites the Commission to clarify the common principles for defining the ‘basket of basic goods and services’ in order to ~~guarantee real access to all fundamental rights free of~~visualise poverty and discrimination on grounds of gender or social origin;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

~~3. Calls for special attention to be paid to the relationships between parents and children in order to prevent children being placed in social care as a result of serious poverty;~~deleted

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that universal access and affordable, high quality support services such as childcare facilities, is important for equal participation of women and men in the labour market and as a means to prevent and reduce poverty;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Sugge~~Insists that the measures to combat ~~extreme~~ poverty and promote access to fundamental rights ~~should be coordinated by an administrative~~ must take into accounit ~~attached to the President of~~the specific gender-related aspects; welcomes the Commission,'s an~~d that they should take into account the specific gender-related aspect~~nouncement to provide in 2012 an in-depth assessment of implementation of active inclusion strategies at national level, including the effectiveness of minimum income schemes;

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on ~~its President to ask the Agency for Fundamental Rights~~the Commission to carry out a study on access by the poorest groups to all of their fundamental rights and on the discrimination they face, with the involvement of the organisations within which the people facing social exclusion can freely express themselves.

2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 3 February 2009 on non-discrimination based on sex and intergenerational solidarity,

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 17 June 2010 on gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis 1, __________________ 1 P7_TA(2010)0231

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas career pressures are the highest between the ages of 25 and 40, when children are still young and require more care and time from their parents; whereas school and working hours are often incompatible, whereas there is a lack of child care facilities, which is often the biggest obstacle and constraint in combining family and professional life,

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls for greater recognition of the contribution of single mothers to society;

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the need to facilitate access to training for single mothers by funding through the European Social Fund, especially young mothers, who often stop their education when pregnant; this would enable them to obtain qualifications and maximise their chances of getting high- quality work and gaining financial independence;

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to ensure accessible, affordable, flexible and high- quality services, in particular, access to child care facilities by aiming to ensure conditions for 50% of necessary care for 0-3 years old children and 100% of care for 3-6 years old children;

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2049(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Believes that maternity leave should be linked to paternity leave so as to better combine work and family life, reminds Council to fully accept the role of the Parliament under the Lisbon Treat in connection with its decision of 19 October 2010 on pregnant workers and maternity leave by adopting 18 weeks full paid maternity leave and 2 weeks full paid paternity leave;

2011/06/07
Committee: FEMM

2011/2042(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Bearing in mind that the EU2020 strategy shall constitute the lynchpin of the EU budget, urges to take greater account of the external dimension of EU 2020; global developments, as well as solutions, have a major impact on the EU´s economic, natural and industrial environment, competitiveness and employment; in accordance with the Lisbon treaty, calls for greater consistency and coherence between the different areas of the EU´s external relations and its other policies;

2011/03/09
Committee: BUDG

2011/2042(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Underlines the need to endow the EU, even in times of budgetary constraints, with the necessary financial means to be able to respond adequately to growing global challenges as well as to effectively defend and promote its common interests and core values - such as human rights, democracy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms and the protection of the environment - both in the external and in the internal policies of the Union;

2011/03/09
Committee: BUDG

2011/2042(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Reminds that collaboration at EU level does not only increases the leverage, but in many cases also represents the more cost-effective solution; recalls that often moderate additional expenditure at EU level makes possible proportionately higher savings at member state level; in this context, supports the consolidation of the EEAS's institutional capacity and the allocation of sufficient administrative and financial means to fulfil its mission; at the same time urges member states to fully exploit the EEAS's potential economies of scale and avoid maintaining redundant double structures;

2011/03/09
Committee: BUDG

2011/2042(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)

8d. Believes that, bearing in mind the growing global challenges as well as the Union's global responsibilities, especially in face of the recent political developments in the Arab world, a restructuring of the EU's external financial instruments becomes indispensible; advocates accordingly an overhaul and more strategic application of its external instruments as well as the development of new forms of cooperation and delivery mechanisms with partner countries, in order to enhance the impact and visibility of EU external action as well as to achieve the overall objective of greater consistency and coherence of EU external action;

2011/03/09
Committee: BUDG

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the new role granted by the Treaty of Lisbon to the High Representative/Vice President of ~~coordinating EU operations~~ensuring effective crisis management in third countries to guarantee the coherence and consistency between the EU’s ~~crisis~~emergency response and the overall political and security elements involved; urges that working arrangements be developed among all relevant services dealing with emergency response and crisis management in the Commission and the EEAS, including EU Delegations;

2011/05/26
Committee: AFET

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the need to enhance coherence in the use of the different EU instruments, some of which fall under the responsibility of the HR/VP~~, such as the Instrument for Stability,~~ as well as to improve coordination with Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions which are already on the ground ~~or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disaster~~; insists on the linkage between ~~crisis~~ prevention, disaster response and post- disaster reconstruction;

2011/05/26
Committee: AFET

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that, as a last resort and in compliance with the Oslo Guidelines, the use of military means under civilian oversight often constitutes an important contribution to disaster response, particularly for specialised assets, strategic lift or heavy engineering; stresses that the coordination of the use of all the capabilities available – civil and military – and Member States’ crisis management assets should be enhanced in order to avoid costly duplications;

2011/05/26
Committee: AFET

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission, along with Member States, to identify existing capacity gaps and to develop a time-frame and clear targets for Member States to adequately develop their disaster response capabilities in order to ensure fair burden-sharing between Member States, while the creation of additional EU-level assets should only be considered where they would result in considerable synergies for the EU as a whole;

2011/05/26
Committee: AFET

2011/2023(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the central role of the United Nations in coordinating the disaster response efforts of the international community.

2011/05/26
Committee: AFET

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses again, in this context, the need to provide adequate support for the neighbouring South Mediterranean countries, to help the transition to democracy and to build democratic institutions; calls on the High Representative/Vice-President to implement the EU Concept on Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities adopted in 2009 without any further delay, to allocate sufficient resources in this respect and to review the concept also in light of recent developments in the Arab world;

2011/09/08
Committee: AFET

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Is in favour of maintaining at least the same level of funding as in 2011 for the EIDHR, including the electoral observation missions, as well as for DCI, ICI + and for the IFS; ~~for the latter,~~ is in favour of supporting the relevant UN bodies in charge of protecting women and children from violence and armed conflicts;

2011/09/08
Committee: AFET

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly rejects the European Commission's plan to transfer, in the context of the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy, EUR 60 million in 2012 and EUR 70 million in 2013 from the crisis response bracket of the Instrument for Stability (IfS) to ENP- related activities; recalls that the IfS crisis response bracket (Article 3) is the Union's only tool to provide funds in situations of crisis or emerging crises, when timely financial help cannot be provided from other EU sources; considers that the proposed reduction of the IfS appropriations for 2012 is disproportionate and inconsistent with the Union's political priorities and ignores the fragile political climate in many regions in our neighbourhood and beyond;

2011/09/08
Committee: AFET

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Is concerned that the proposed modification of the EEAS establishment plan might disproportionately inflate the service's management, in particular at AD 13 and AD 14 levels; calls therefore on the High Representative/Vice-President to set forth the EEAS's staffing policy in a transparent manner to the Budgetary Authority; stresses that without such information it is not prepared to approve the modified establishment plan; believes that Member States could contribute to a more balanced staffing structure and lower staff-related expenditure by sending to the EEAS a more balanced set of diplomats, including notably also diplomats at lower grades;

2011/09/08
Committee: AFET

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Reiterates that, for the sake of budgetary transparency and parliamentary scrutiny, each Common Security and Defence Policy mission should, in the future, be based on an individual budget line;

2011/09/08
Committee: AFET

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reiterates the call for the use of the gender budgeting approach in assessing and restructuring all budget programmes, measures and policies, in determining to what extent resources are allocated in gender equal or unequal ways and ultimately in achieving gender neutrality, whereby equal consideration is given regardless of gender;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Commission to make financial resources available so that the issue of the persisting gender pay gap can be - aside from properly implementing EU legislation - more effectively addressed by means of awareness-raising and targeted training actions in the Member States;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Believes that the EU budget must reflect the Union's fundamental values and that funding for human rights must therefore be at least maintained at current levels; emphasises that proposals for the establishment of a European endowment for democracy must be realised within the ordinary budgetary framework ensuring full parliamentary involvement and oversight;

2011/05/13
Committee: AFET

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises the need to provide adequate support for the neighbouring South Mediterranean countries, to help them make the transition to democracy and build democratic institutions, including support for civil society; stresses that this should not, however, be at the expense of the Union's commitment to the countries in its Eastern neighbourhood;

2011/05/13
Committee: AFET

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2 a (new)

- measures aimed at developing indicators to evaluate equality of women and men in local life; - measures aimed at involving women professionals in ecological transformation and green collar jobs;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises the need to provide more flexibility and ensure better-targeted assistance, particularly aimed at civil society, including local level, so as to promote a bottom-up approach; calls also for a comprehensive efficiency analysis of ENPI in coordination with other instruments, with the aim of making better use of financial instruments available in the EU's relations with southern and eastern neighbours and of ensuring that development assistance is used adequately in beneficiary countries; calls likewise for a critical analysis of the lending activities and policies of the European Investment Bank before it is given a more prominent role in EU support for neighbouring countries, in particular in the Southern Mediterranean;

2011/05/13
Committee: AFET

2011/2019(BUD)

Sidonia MAZUR, Damien ABAD, Carl HAGLUND, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Demands on the European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) policy to prioritise aid and financial assistance for women victims of gender- based violence perpetrated during conflicts;

2011/05/04
Committee: FEMM

2011/2019(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Takes the view that, given its high European added value, support for the Lifelong Learning programme should be continued and increased in 2012, because of its strong contribution to the flagship initiatives ‘Youth on the Move’ and ‘Innovation Union’; stresses in particular that, given the growing number of people in adult education in Europe, Grundtvig, which currently represents only 4% of the allocations in the Lifelong Learning Programme, should be reinforced;

2011/05/24
Committee: BUDG

2011/2019(BUD)

Sidonia MAZUR, Damien ABAD, Carl HAGLUND, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Asks the Commission to collect demographic data of the beneficiaries of the cohesion policy, the European Social Fund notably, in order to monitor the real impact of the funds provided for human capital development and job market insertion, keeping in mind the particularly worrying problem of youth unemployment;

2011/05/24
Committee: BUDG

2011/2018(BUD)

Damien ABAD, Dominique RIQUET, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the detailed information received concerning the continuation of the realisation of the House of European History~~; takes note~~ and of the estimated total cost for setting up the House of European History~~, the estimated running costs and~~; is concerned however about the very important running costs estimated at EUR 15 million per year and believes that they s~~taffing needs;~~hould be beard by all institutions; recalls that the lift of reserves concerning 2011 Budget does not necessarily mean that the project has received its final approval by the Parliament and requests to be informed as soon as possible on the building project according to Article 179(3) of the Financial Regulation;

2011/03/17
Committee: BUDG

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its support for all the instruments for implementing the European Union’s external action proposed for the 2014-20201 period, and in particular for the partnership instrument that is aimed at inaugurating a new form of cooperation with countries which have a 1 European Neighbourhood Instrument, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, Instrument for Stability, Partnership Instrument, Development Cooperation Instrument, European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, Common Foreign and Security Policy, Humanitarian Aid Instrument, Civil Protection Financial Instrument, macro-economic assistance, European Guarantee Fund for external action. strategic interest for the European Union;

2012/07/16
Committee: AFET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to ~~strengthen~~assess the existing coordination mechanisms between the services and agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on the one hand, and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including missions and operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) on the other, taking ~~advantage in particular of the new capabilities of~~into consideration a possible role for the EU Situation Centre in order to provide common strategic analyses, threat assessments and timely information to all actors involved;

2012/03/06
Committee: AFET

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Urges~~Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative to make sure internal security threats are duly taken into account in EU external action instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and operationthat European and international standards regarding human rights, humanitarian law, democracy, and rule of law are duly taken into account in EU external action instruments;

2012/03/06
Committee: AFET

2010/2308(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Stresses the need for the EEAS to ~~incorporate~~consult internal security experts, in particular police and rule of law experts~~, and, where appropriate, to also post them in EU delegations,~~ as a means of effectively putting into practice the need for better coordination between the internal and external dimensions of EU security strategies;

2012/03/06
Committee: AFET

2010/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to e~~ducate~~nable all young people ~~for the Europe of the future, which means~~to participate fully in society and prepare them for the Europe of the future, which means giving them the opportunities to engage in social activities and to help shaping the society and making it possible for all young people to enjoy schooling, vocational training and higher education that lays stress on meeting the technological requirements of a modern and sustainable society;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Underlines that youth policies must be seen in relation with policies on education, employment, social inclusion and macroeconomics; regrets that Youth on the Move is mostly focused on the labour market; points out that austerity measures with i.e. cut backs in the educational system and job creation will not help young people and have the potential of damaging the society and the economy in the longer term;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that youth unemployment -– the causes of which the ILO does not consider to lie in income and non-wage labour cost levels, participatory rights and social protection standards – is a ~~problem that must be overcome and~~major challenge across the EU and must be overcome; stresses that unemployment at young age puts the individual at a very high risk of poverty in the long term; stresses that all employment contracts must provide for unrestricted social rights from the first day on; rejects any proposal to deviate from this principle;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reminds that getting a job does not mean escaping poverty, and that young people are especially susceptible to fall into the category of working poor; therefore underlines that the efforts to offer quality jobs, and the efforts toward youth employment should be intertwined; points to the need of underpinning employment policies with sound social policies that allow for a life in dignity in case of unemployment;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Underlines that Youth on the Move will not alone tackle or solve the alarming youth unemployment all over Europe; calls for all Member States to set up a national strategy to tackle youth unemployment and secure young peoples access to quality employment, education and training, while encouraging and supporting youth entrepreneurship;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recognises that the success of the YoM initiative depends mostly on the implementation of its key actions by the Member States; therefore asks the European Commission to closely monitor and analyse crucial elements during implementation with a view to helping and ensuring a better coordination between Member States in the process;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Takes the view that voluntary~~Highlights that transnational mobility infor the ~~framework of sch~~acquisition of new skills is a strong tool in~~g and vocational training and for the purposes of employment~~ order to improve skills and competences, personal development and active citizenship of young people; takes the view that voluntary mobility should be promoted for all young people, irrespective of their financial, social or geographical situation, with each individual being able to determine the degree of his or her own mobility; welcomes therefore the initiative of the Commission to set up a dedicated Youth on the Move website for information on EU learning and mobility opportunities; stresses the need for an active communication around this website towards young people, multipliers and other relevant stakeholders;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Commission to report regularly to the European Parliament on the effectiveness of the YoM key actions and the progress registered by Member States;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to continue investing and improving the mobility and youth programmes such as Lifelong Learning (Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Comenius, Grundtvig), Marie Curie, Erasmus Mundus and Youth in Action;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the Commission to maintain a separate Youth in Action Program for the upcoming Multi-Financial Framework;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Welcomes the Commission's aims to extend learning mobility to all young people in Europe by 2020; regrets however that "Youth on the Move" is too much centred on student mobility; invites the Commission to give specific and ambitious target figures for each mobility program; including vocational training mobility; underlines that mobility has been recognized as an added-value for those in vocational training, as it strengthens their employability; therefore calls for an increase of the budget dedicated to Leonardo Program;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Is convinced that mobility of young people, which contributes to prosperity and to a fair development of our modern societies, should become the rule rather than the exception; stresses that attraction for mobility should be enhanced and that financial support should be wide and sufficient, and be oriented towards the most disadvantaged;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Emphasises that an ambitious funding is necessary to comply with the objective to give everyone the opportunity to undertake part of their education and training abroad; takes the view that education and training have to be a priority for the European Union and that this objective should be reflected in the next financial perspectives;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Recognizes the role of the local and regional authorities in the field of training and mobility; takes the view that their competences and experience should be seen as complementary of the EU action; emphasizes that in order to achieve its goals the EU should develop a partnership approach, in particular with the local and regional authorities;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the European institutions strengthen the structured dialogue with youth organisations and other stakeholders to debate priorities and actions for young people, thus giving youth more opportunities to participate in the decision-making on issues that affect them;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises the importance of youth to be included not only in the labour market and the economy, but also in the shaping and governing of the future of Europe; asks the Commission to come up with a Green Paper on Youth Participation;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises that the transition from school, vocational training or higher education to employment must be better prepared and must follow on directly from education or training, ~~and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative; believes that social partner~~therefore underlines the major importance to effectively implement and welcomes the ‘European Youth Guarantee’ initiative and make it an instrument of active integration on the labour market; stresses that Member States have so far not made any convincing commitment to implement the European Youth Guarantee and calls on them to do speedily; believes that social partners, local and regional authorities and youth organisations should be involved in the development of a sustainable strategy to reduce youth unemployment, in which there must be formal recognition of qualifications obtained;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that early school leaving, as a known risk for future exclusion from both employment and society, has to be dramatically reduced; stresses that this phenomenon has to be addressed in a multifaceted way, linked with social measures to enhance education and training in the disadvantaged areas;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Asks for~~Calls on the Commission and the Member States to also pay special attention and support for those who are most at risk, for youth categories with fewer opportunities and for those seeking a ‘second chance’ to get back into education after leaving;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Strongly supports the proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European Youth Guarantee and urges the Council to adopt it as soon as possible;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls on the Commission to collect data at national and regional levels on the practical barriers to mobility, and to take all necessary steps to remove them in order to ensure high- quality mobility that is accessible to all, throughout the entire path of education, including VET;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Strongly supports the proposal for a Council Recommendation on a European Youth Guarantee and urges the Council to adopt it as soon as possible;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission to increase and widen participation in mobility programmes and to improve its visibility, notably those targeting Young people, for instance by using a single name to denote all mobility programmes while preserving the specificities of each of them;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Emphasises that early school leaving, as a known risk for future exclusion from both employment and society, has to be dramatically reduced; stresses that this phenomenon has to be addressed in a multifaceted way, linked with social measures to enhance education and training in the disadvantaged areas;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Points out~~Stresses the importance of taking measures to ensure that students throughout the different education stages are mobile and have an effective social and health security system and full portability of grants when they are abroad;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to ~~reinforce the role of the~~support familyies and social environment of young people and of their school in guiding them in their career choices and towards finding an occupation;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Emphasises that an ambitious funding is necessary to comply with the objective to give everyone the opportunity to undertake part of their education and training abroad; takes the view that education and training have to be a priority for the European Union and that this objective should be reflected in the next financial perspectives;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Recognizes the role of the local and regional authorities in the field of training and mobility; takes the view that their competences and experience should be seen as complementary of the EU action; emphasizes that in order to achieve its goals the EU should develop a partnership approach, in particular with the local and regional authorities;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Underlines the importance of informal and non- formal education, such as intercultural learning, in developing important skills and competences that will ensure the entry on and adaptability to the needs of the labour market;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Takes the view that occupational choices ~~must be less strongly influenced by gender,~~are still strongly gender-based and that this is a component adding to gender inequality; stresses that this has an impact both on female unemployment and poverty; stresses that measures must be taken to present a comprehensive overview of possible career choices and that the attempt must be made from an early age to interest and support girls, in particular, in mathematical and technical professions;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that an ~~act~~inclusive labour market ~~policy, including~~measures such as, publicly funded work programmes for young people, and the creation of new, sustainable and good jobs ~~are essential preconditions for successfully tackling youth unemployment, and that the existing funds, such as the European Social Fund, must be targeted more specifically at these obje~~, the recognition of the voluntary work as professional experience as well as the promotion of entrepreneurship are essential elements for successfully tackling youth unemployment; emphasises that a mix of EU funding is available for young people from instruments such as the European Social Fund, the Mobility Programs (Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo) and the YOUTH program but that the diversity of funding makes it difficult for youth organisations to access funding that answers their needs; stresses the need for funding for young people that is easy accessible, can be managed by volunteers and small organisations where applicable, and allows for funding overarching measures that integrate several dimensions such as employment, mobility, social integration and cultural activities;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that young people whose chances of getting started in life are poorer must be supported ~~individually to increase their employability and~~with respect for their individual needs and with a focus to increase their integration into the labour market and their access to quality jobs; considers that publicly funded training places ~~are an~~can be one effective instrument for integrating particularly disadvantaged young people; stresses however that integration into the first labour market is essential and that any integration measures should aim to access the regular labour market from an early stage on and need to be accommodated by support measures focussing on the need of individuals; stresses the specific difficulties of poor young people to enjoy an experience abroad because of financial and linguistic constraints, and in some case spatial discrimination; is convinced that financial support must address especially the needs of the most disadvantaged;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Points out the need to find a balance between higher education systems on one hand and the needs of the economy and society in general on the other and also interlink them through adequate curricula for future skills and jobs;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on national, regional, and local authorities to remove existing barriers, support and enhance cooperation between universities and business and facilitate partnerships between the two;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages universities to bring their programmes and structures closer to the specific needs of the labour market ~~and to explor~~, to consider the needs of the businesses when developing the curricula and to pursue new methods of cooperation with private and public companies, while encouraging and supporting youth entrepreneurship;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Invites~~Calls on the Member States to modernise and increase the attractiveness and quality of vocational education and training (VET) ~~to react to~~so that it can be better adapted to the current and future needs of the changing labour market, which by 2020 will require new knowledge and skills based on diplomas that should be mutually recognised in all Member States;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Stresses the importance of supporting and further enhancing mobility in the field of VET, including apprenticeships, by providing VET students and apprentices with information, counselling, guidance and hosting structures when they are abroad;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Emphasises the importance of non- formal and informal learning and education for the development of young people as well as the voluntary work; stresses that the gained competencies do not only offer opportunities for their entry into the world of work, but also enable young people to be actively involved in the society and to take responsibility of their lives, while also stimulating their entrepreneurial skills;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Emphasises the importance of youth to be included not only in the labour market and the economy, but also in the shaping and governing of the future of Europe; asks the Commission to come up with a Green Paper on Youth Participation;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)

11c. Calls on the Commission to maintain a separate Youth in Action Program for the upcoming Multi-Financial Framework;

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Damien ABAD, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 d (new)

11d. Calls on the Commission to increase and widen participation in mobility programmes and to improve its visibility, notably those targeting Young people, for instance by using a single name to denote all mobility programmes while preserving the specificities of each of them.

2011/02/14
Committee: EMPL

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Strongly stresses that the smooth entrance of young people into the labour market depends mainly on the modernisation of VET institutions and universities to ensure that their study programmes match the needs of the labour market, as well as on a strong cooperation between these and the business environment;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Invites tertiary education institutions to introduce a period of high-quality traineeship into all study programmes in order to enable young people to meet, in advance, the real and practical demands of the working environment and acquire the necessary skills for the entrance to the labour market;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2307(INI)

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Damien ABAD, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Commission to promote at European level initiatives to recognize the period of internship as a professional period in the branches of Social Security, such as some Members States are already doing;

2011/03/17
Committee: CULT

2010/2300(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Shares the view that budget support can ~~help in building mechanisms to fight~~be useful if the conditions for a transparent financial administration are met, otherwise it could - on the contrary - contribute to fanning corruption;

2011/04/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2300(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that budget support just like programmed aid should be treated as a transitional instrument and should not hamper efforts to strengthen countries' capacities to raise own resources, such as taxes in order to become independent from third country donations;

2011/04/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2300(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Underlines that sectoral budget support can constitute under certain circumstances a useful intermediary option to give the concerned governments and parliaments more ownership over aid funds while earmarking them for the MDGs;

2011/04/18
Committee: AFET

2010/2299(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures; calls first for a crisis management board to be set up, to be ~~staff~~composed byof the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace- building, conflict prevention, mediation, and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, according to the circumstances, ~~and the Commission humanitarian aid and civil protection structures, placed under the authority of the HR and the executive Secretary- General~~placed under the authority of the VP/HR and the executive Secretary-General, and the Commission humanitarian aid and civil protection structures according to the circumstances, and coordinated by the Managing Director for Crisis Response; calls on the ~~High Representative~~VP/HR and the Commission to equip the board with an efficient alert and emergency system and a large unified operations room, located within the EEAS, so as to enable surveillance to be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, hence avoiding the present operational overlapping (seven operations rooms), which hardly squares with the need for a proper surveillance and rapid reaction system to deal with crises; calls for regular coordination and exchange to be ensured between this system and the European Emergency Response Centre currently being developed by the Commission to guarantee appropriate synergies while respecting each other specific mandates; secondly calls for a permanent working structure among the above mentioned actors beyond acute crisis management in order to develop common approaches, such as in the area of rule of law or security sector reform; thirdly calls in the midterm on a review of the current setting in order to establish truly integrated strategic planning and conceptual development in the field of crisis management and peace building for the external action service;

2011/03/22
Committee: AFET

2010/2278(INI)

Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Commission to increase and widen participation in mobility programmes and to improve its visibility, notably those targeting Young people, for instance by using a single name to denote all mobility programmes while preserving the specificities of each one of them;

2011/02/10
Committee: IMCO

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the female employment rate is 59.1% on average; whereas since 2000, the average gender pay gap has remained significant (~~between 14% and 17.4%~~18% in the EU as a whole and up to more than 30% in some Member States in 2010) and the gender-segregated labour market has direct consequences on women,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the effect of the gender pay gap on lifetime earnings indicates that women will have lower pensions and whereas as a result, women are more affected than men by persistent and extreme poverty: 22% of women aged 65 and over are at risk of poverty compared to 16% of men,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that preventing and reducing women's poverty is an important component of the fundamental principle of social solidarity to which the European Union is committed as foreseen in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union, implying equality between women and men, social justice and protection and combating social exclusion and discrimination;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. C~~alls on~~riticises that economic recovery projects mainly focus on male dominated employment, underlines that a support for the future of men's rather than women's employment increases rather than decreases gender inequality, therefore calls on the EU and the Member States to take into account the gender dimension in their plans for recovery from the recession;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Marc TARABELLA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Points out that women's integration into the labour market in recent decades indicates not only a greater direct impact of the recession on women themselves but also on households, where incomes will be significantly affected by female job losses; stresses that female unemployment can be expected to rise disproportionately as public sector budget cuts are announced, since women are disproportionately employed in education, health and social services;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide systematic gender disaggregated data and information in national reporting and in the annual Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Marc TARABELLA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce new individual indicators in respect of women and poverty as a tool to monitor the impact of broader social, economic and employment policies on women and poverty;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States for specific programmes to promote the active inclusion or reintegration of women on the labour market and for specific training with a view to providing the skills and qualifications needed in the light of the EU 2020 Strategy which puts an emphasis on projects and programmes on ecological transformation, i.e. renewable sector, science and technology-intensive green jobs for a new sustainable economy;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures to eliminate gender inequalities in employment as part of the EU 2020 Strategy; strongly encourages establishing as an objective the reduction of the gender pay gap ~~by 1% each year in ord~~to 0-5% by 2020 by adopting a zero to ~~achieve a target of 10% reduction by 2020;~~lerance approach through application of sanctions for non- compliant Member States,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a Calls on the Commission to revise the existing legislation relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women as requested by Parliament in its resolution of 18 November 2008 (legislative initiative requesting the Commission to submit an appropriate proposal by the end of 2010);

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Regrets that the commitments assumed in Barcelona in 2002, targeting childcare, and fixing objectives until 2010, are far from being met; calls on the Council and the Member States to ~~reconsider the above-mentioned objectives concerning childcare facilities;~~fulfil and renew their commitments and to do their utmost to achieve the Barcelona European Council targets on pre-school childcare provision for at least 90% of children between 3 years old and the mandatory school age and at least 33% of children under 3 years as agreed by the EU Council in 2002,

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Marc TARABELLA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a Stresses that many pension schemes in EU Member States still leave women with only derived rights based on their husband's employment record, with the consequence that the majority of elder people living in poverty are women, calls in this context on the EU Member States to address the structural factors contributing to inequality in pension schemes;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

Impact of gender based ~~violence~~discrimination on the risk of poverty

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Marc TARABELLA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Member States to establish national plans to combat all forms of violence against women if one is not already in existence, ensure ongoing and systematic monitoring to measures progress, to ensure the highest standards of legislation with regard to combating male violence against women and provide adequate funding for the support and protection of victims of violence, as a way to prevent and reduce poverty;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a Calls on Member States to give greater visibility to the impact of poverty and social exclusion on women and in particular in relation to the multiple identities of women and to indicate as priorities women with disabilities, ethnic minorities, especially Roma community and children and immigrants;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2162(INI)

Antonyia PARVANOVA, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Britta THOMSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b Calls on Member States to take gender-specific measures to address issues which are not only linked to income poverty, but which relate to culture, social and political participation and social networks;

2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 November 2010 on strengthening the OSCE: a role for the EU,

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the statement given by the High Representative in the plenary of the European Parliament on the basic organisation of the EEAS central administration of 8 July 20101, 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0280, annex.

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU should further develop its foreign policy objectives and advance its values and interests worldwide with the overall aim of contributing to peace, security, solidarity, gender equality, the protection of human rights, the respect for international law and the support for international institutions, multilateralism and mutual respect among nations, sustainable development, free and fair trade and the eradication of poverty,

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty ~~has brought~~is creating a new dimomen~~sion to European external action and will be instrumental in enhancing the coherence, consistency and effectiveness of EU foreign policy~~tum in EU foreign policy, notably enabling the Union to take on an international role compatible with its prominent economic status and its ambitions and to organise itself in such a way as to be an effective global player, able to share responsibility for global governance and security and take the lead in defining common responses to common challenges,

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the new momentum in European external action also requires the EU to act more strategically so as to bring its weight to bear internationally; whereas the EU'’s ability to influence the international order depends not only on coherence between its policies, actors and institutions, but also on a real strategic concept of EU foreign policy which must unite all Member States behind the same set of priorities and goals, so that they speak with a strong single voice in the international arena; whereas the EU foreign policy must be provided with the necessary means and instruments in order to enable the Union to act effectively and consistently on the world stage,

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas a substantial transformation of the international order is taking place~~, challeng~~ with the emergence of new challenges, requiring the EU to engage more actively with current and emerging world powers as well as with bilateral and multilateral partners and institutions in order to promote effective solutions to problems which are common to European citizens and the world at large,

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Council not to limit the scope of the CFSP annual report to a mere description of CFSP activities; takes the view that the report should provide more than a catalogue of country-based events and developments and should also address the question of the effectiveness of the EU foreign policy and of the means necessary to pursue the objectives of EU external action; calls on the Council to also include into the report an evaluation of the coordination and coherence between the CFSP and other external policies of the Union;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the VP/HR to make full use of her role and competences as defined by the treaties, in particular Art. 18 TEU, in order to provide more leadership to the Union's external action; recalls in this respect that the treaties envisage that the VP/HR drives forward the CFSP and coordinates all aspects of EU external action; believes that only if the VP/HR assumes the role of principal agenda- setter and decision-shaper, will EU external action, including in the field of the CFSP, become more effective, more coherent, more visible and more accountable; calls on Member States to fully and pro-actively support the VP/HR in assuming this role;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that coherence will need to be sought between the European External Action Service (EEAS), the ~~Member States and the Commission~~Commission and the Member States, synergies improved between the EU and the national level and coordination enhanced between institutional actors, with a view to better integrating all relevant instruments and policies and delivering a single EU message on key political issues; considers cooperation at all levels between the EEAS and the relevant services in the Commission to be essential with a view to shaping a strategic approach to our neighbourhood and to candidate and partners countries with membership prospects, as well as to policy areas such as trade, development, energy security and justice and home affairs;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Expects the EEAS, by promoting closer coordination between the CFSP and other external policies, to help strengthen the EU'’s role and influence on the global stage and enable it to project its interests and values more efficiently, in a manner commensurate with its existing international trade and economic status; calls on the VP/HR to set up the necessary coordination structures and mechanisms inside the EEAS;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Roberto GUALTIERI, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes, however, that ~~full~~more coherence and consistency across EU foreign policy will not be achieved simply by setting up the EEAS, but will also require EU Member States to overcome their differing outlooks on key foreign policy issues; considers it essential, in this regard, that EU Member States not only agree on a common strategy for foreign and security policy, but also ensure that their national policies are supportive of EU positions;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recalls the VP/HR's statement to Parliament of 8 July 2010 on the basic organisation of the EEAS central administration, in which she committed herself to creating an appropriate structure for crisis management and peace building, in which the relevant units from the Commission transferred to the EEAS and dealing with planning and programming of crises response, conflict prevention and peace building, and the CSDP structures, would work in close cooperation and synergy, both under her direct responsibility and authority; recalls further that, in her letter of 7 September 2010 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the VP/HR stated her intention to create a dedicated crisis response and peace building department that would stand on an equal footing with other crisis management departments, such as the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, and the Military Staff, and would inter alia be tasked with the preparation of crisis response actions under the Stability Instrument; expects the VP/HR to swiftly implement these commitments; believes that, in order to provide the Union with effective, efficient and coherent crisis management and peace building structures, the different departments mentioned above should be brought together under a single Managing Director and a crisis management board should be established within the EEAS;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses that the revised 2006 Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management must provide for more transparency in the CFSP budgetary procedure and properly address the information requirements of the budgetary authority in order for that authority to be fully and regularly informed on the background, context and financial implications of political decisions in this policy area; takes the view that the European Parliament should receive adequate information prior to the adoption of mandates and strategies in the CFSP sphere; welcomes the support expressed by the VP/HR for the proposal that all important CSDP missions should be identified in the budget but believes that full transparency and democratic scrutiny require separate budget lines for each and every mission; reiterates its position that, in order to enhance the democratic legitimacy of the CFSP, Parliament'’s competent bodies should be consulted prior to the launch of CSDP missions and should be able properly to monitor CSDP missions in particular;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Emphasises that CSDP actions should be embedded in a comprehensive policy targeting countries and regions in crisis; stresses, further, the need for a shift away from the current focus and emphasis on the successful deployment of CSDP missions and towards greater attention to their successful implementation and lasting impact on the ground; calls on the VP/HR to make conflict prevention, peaceful conflict mediation, security sector reform a priority of CFSP and CSDP; urges the VP/HR to use the newly established EEAS in order to introduce impact assessments as a standard procedure for qualitatively evaluating the multiple security, human rights, gender, social and economic effects of each CSDP mission on the host country or region;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council and the Member States to overcome the imbalance between civilian and military planning capabilities in the EEAS and to increase the number of staff in the fields of justice, civilian administration, customs and mediation so as to ensure that adequate and sufficient expertise can be provided for CSDP missions;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between EU disaster responses and other EU instruments – such as CSDP civilian or military missions – which are already being deployed on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a crisis; ~~believes that a~~remains concerned about the attempts to use combat forces of the EU Battle Groups for disaster response and recalls that an increased use of CSDP capabilities but also the EU's Instrument for Stability for disaster response, relief and reconstruction will seriously limit and weaken the EU ability to solve political crisis and to engage in peace-enforcement, peace-keeping and peace-building; believes that in many cases a too rigid distinction between military and civilian crisis-management operations reflects outdated institutional patterns rather than the reality on the ground, and therefore emphasises the fact that responses to crises may require a combination of military and civilian instruments; recalls that while 16 out of 24 CSDP missions are of civilian nature, 7 have been military and only one of civilian military nature; urges the VP/HR not to appoint military personnel as Head of Mission of purely civilian missions as has been done regarding EULEX;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Urges the VP/HR and EU Member States to include references to UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820 in CSDP- related Council Decisions and mission mandates and to make sure that all CSDP missions have at least one gender advisor and an action plan on how to pursue the objectives of Resolutions 1325 and 1820; urges the VP/HR, EU Member States and Heads of Mission to make cooperation and consultation with local women's organisations a standard element of each mission;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Emphasises that effective multilateralism and global governance should be the overriding strategic concern of the Union and that, in this context, the EU should take a leading role in international cooperation, facilitate international consensus, support international institutions and advance global action; emphasises the urgent need to address global issues of common concern for EU citizens, such as terrorism, organised crime, energy security, climate change, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the eradication of poverty, the non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, peaceful conflict-resolution and disarmament, migration management and the promotion of human rights and civil liberties; takes the view that, in order to speak with a strong single voice on global issues within the UN system, the EU, while retaining its observer status, should be granted complementary rights at the UN as a natural consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty; calls on the EU to improve its strategy and tactics for consultations with UN member countries, including by giving clear explanations concerning the nature of the EU and how, on the basis of its Treaty- based powers, it differs from other regional organisations; recommends placing the issue of the EU'’s rights at the UN high on the agenda for bilateral and multilateral summits with strategic partners; considers it essential to engage with the EU'’s strategic partners in order to find solutions to major regional and global problems; recommends, furthermore, that strategic partnerships be given a multilateral dimension by including global issues on the agendas for the EU's ’s bilateral and multilateral summits; reminds of improved monitoring of EU funds in line with the 2009 European Court of Auditors Special Report No 15;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that the EU should take advantage of the adoption of NATO'’s new Strategic Concept in order to strengthen its partnership with NATO, bearing in mind the development of the EU'’s foreign, security and defence policies; deplores the fact that NATO leaders weren't able to adopt a roadmap for nuclear disarmament including the withdrawal of tactical nuclear weapons from Europe in line with the action plan of the 2010 NPT Review Conference declaration; points to the need to find pragmatic ways of solving the difficulties – in particular the differences between Cyprus and Turkey – which are hampering the development of closer cooperation between the EU and NATO, given the importance of ensuring that existing forces and capabilities which are shared to a large extent by both organisations are used as efficiently as possible; urges NATO to refrain from developing a civilian crisis management capability which would only duplicate EU structures and capabilities and which would severely obstruct force generation for EU missions;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Recognises that the OSCE needs to be strengthened and all its values reaffirmed; firmly believes that the EU should engage effectively in the task of strengthening the OSCE, including by ensuring that the process does not result in the weakening of any of that organisation'’s three dimensions (politico-military, economic and environmental, and human) and by contributing CSDP capabilities to OSCE mandated missions; stresses that the EU should also draw attention to the importance of continuing the Corfu Process and of holding regular high-level meetings in order to give political backing to and enhance the visibility of OSCE activities; deplores the fact that OSCE Heads of State weren't able to agree on an Action Plan that would outline a road map towards a charter for a security community in the OSCE area and to mandate preparation of a follow-up summit two to four years from now;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines the need for close and continuous coordination of EU foreign policy with the EU'’s closest ally and strategic partner, the US, ensuring a joint approach to global governance by supporting and reforming international institutions and promoting the respect for international law and to challenges such as nuclear non- proliferation and terrorism; reiterates its view that the fight against terrorism cannot take place at the expense of human rights and civil liberties; calls on the VP/HR to coordinate closely and develop synergies with the US with a view to ensuring stability ~~and security~~, security and the peaceful resolution of the existing conflicts on the European continent, including on the basis of cooperation with Russia, and with regard to stability in the greater Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Draws attention to the EU membership prospects of all the Western Balkan countries and underlines the importance of a continuous commitment to the process from both the countries of the region and the EU as stated by the European Council of June 2003 with the endorsement of "The Thessaloniki agenda for the Western Balkans: Moving towards European Integration";

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the fact that the situation in Kosovo remains stable and peaceful, but is concerned at the serious problems and breaches of electoral law which occurred in several municipalities during the recent elections; stresses the importance of electoral reform and fair elections as part of Kosovo's ongoing democratic transition; urges the new Government of Kosovo to improve future electoral processes in order to secure the democratic rights of Kosovo citizens and to strengthen the country's European perspective; calls for the planned talks between Kosovo and Serbia to start ~~without delay~~, after the formation of the new parliament and government in Kosovo, under the sponsorship of the EU, and stresses that they have vast potential to contribute to stability in Kosovo and to improving the situation for local people, including as regards upholding the rule of law in the north of the country; reiterates the need for the EULEX Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo to ensure that it can function effectively throughout the entire territory of Kosovo, by stepping up its activities in the north of the country, and to enjoy the trust and support of the entire population; points out that Kosovars remain the only citizens in the region excluded from the visa free regime with the EU and calls, in this respect, on the Commission to start immediately the visa dialogue with the Prishtina authorities in order to define the road-map for visa liberalisation;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Regrets the lack of any substantial progress as regards the resolution of the frozen conflicts in the South Caucasus; stresses that this is a stumbling block that hinders the development of a genuine multilateral and regional dimension of the Eastern Partnership; expects an enhanced engagement of the EEAS in the region and calls for a more pro-active role aimed at facilitating the dialogue between the parties, developing confidence- building measures, encouraging people- to-people contacts thus paving the way for a lasting settlement;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the EU'’s approach towards Russia, including in the negotiations on a new EU-Russia Agreement, is coherent and driven by a commitment to the values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, including international law; emphasizes that such a commitment must be an integral part of this new agreement; stresses the importance of the Partnership for Modernisation in this context; underlines at the same time the need for a reinvigorated partnership with Russia, based on mutual respect and reciprocity, on the issues of the fight against terrorism, energy security and supply, climate change, disarmament, conflict prevention and resolution with regard, in particular, to the frozen conflicts and nuclear non- proliferation, including with reference to Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East, in pursuit of the goal of strengthening global security and stability; takes the view that cooperation on such issues should form the basis for the new EU-Russia Agreement, and therefore looks forward to speedy progress in the current negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement that is expected substantially to enhance EU- Russia relations;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Supports the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) and stresses the need for meaningful negotiations to be conducted within a limited time frame and in a climate of mutual trust; recalls that the EU is the largest contributor to the PA and Israel'’s main trading partner; deplores the decision of the Israeli government not to extend the moratorium on the freeze of building in the settlements in the West Bank and points out that this is seriously affecting the continuation of the peace process;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. ~~Remains concerned at the absence~~ Stresses that the ongoing events that starting from Tunisia and Egypt are shaking the ~~EU's Mediterranean policy of a clear long-term strategic vision for the development and stabilisat~~Southern shore of the Mediterranean and more in general the Arab world show unequivocally the desire of those people for change and reforms; regrets that the Euro-Mediterranean partnership was mainly focused on economic reforms and was unable to bring about the necessary political and institutional reforms; points out that the Union ofor the region, which is experiencing an increase in political, economic and social crises, despite the creation of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM); stresses the urgent need for the Euro-Mediterranean integration process to become a political priority for the EUMediterranean, that was supposed to enhance the EU policy in the region, has been unable to meet the growing mistrust and the basic needs of the people concerned; considers that it is of the utmost importance and urgency to rethink and overhaul the EU strategy towards the Mediterranean and calls, in the regard, on the Council and the Commission to review the ENP for our Southern neighbours providing the means for a genuine democratic transition, which take into account women's participation at all levels as formulated by relevant civil society actors, and laying the basis for deep political and institutional reforms;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Stresses that the starting point for any long-term solution to the Afghan crisis must be Afghan citizens‘ interests as regards their internal security, civil protection, and economic and social protection, as well as reconciliation mechanisms, an end to opium production, a robust state-building exercise, the integration of Afghanistan into the international community and the banishing of al-Qa'ida from the country;Expresses its grave concern over the developments in Afghanistan and reiterates its position that the EU and its Member States and the international community at large should support the Afghan~~istan~~s in building ~~its~~their own state, with ~~stronger~~ democratic institutions capable of ~~ensuring national sovereignty, state unity~~representing the people, ensuring the rule of law, peace, territorial integrity, sustainable social and economic development and ~~the prosperity of its citizens, while respecting the historical, religious, spiritual and cultural trad~~improving living conditions for all its citiozens ~~of all of the country's ethnic and religious communities~~and notably women and children;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Reiterates its view that Pakistan has a key role in the region and that a stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan is of vital importance to stability in Afghanistan and the wider region; ~~stresses, furthermore, Pakistan's key role in the Afghan peace process;~~welcomes that the country has returned to a civil democratically elected government and recognises that the devastating floods of August 2010 have been a setback for Pakistan'’s new government, which had been starting to make progress in dealing with numerous challenges; remains strongly concerned about the lack of rule of law, the systematic violations of human rights, as well as the reported acceleration in the build up of the nuclear arsenal, an oversized military budget combined with lack of state revenue due to missing taxation, an unaccomplished land reform and the neglect of millions of the country's poor; urges the Council and the Commission, together with the wider international community, to respond with ~~a strong show of~~ solidarity and concrete support to Pakistan'’s urgent need for post- flood reconstruction and rehabilitation ~~and the country's aspirations to build a strong and prosperous society; welcomes and further encourages EU efforts to bolster political support for stepping up~~; welcomes and further encourages EU support for institution- and capacity- building in Pakistan and helping Pakistan'’s democratic institutions to combat extremism;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Fully endorses the commitment of the E3+3 to seeking a~~n early~~ negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue which restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran'’s nuclear programme, while respecting Iran'’s legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy; supports the Council'’s twin-track approach aimed at finding a diplomatic solution; ~~welcomes~~regrets that UNSC Resolution 1929(2010) became unavoidable, introducing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and the additional restrictive measures announced by the EU, the US, Japan, Canada and Australia; and strongly condemns Iran's continuing provocative and inflammatory rhetoric against Israel and particularly deplores the threats made by President Ahmadinejad against the very existence of the State of Israel; is deeply concerned at Iran's attempts to further its aim of gaining political influence in Afghanistan by manipulating a range of political, economic, and military outcomes;; is extremely disheartened by the exponentially rising numbers of executions in Iran which come down to extrajudicial state murder in view of the lack of any due process as well as the continued systematic repression of citizens aspiring to more freedom and democracy; deplores the threats made by President Ahmadinejad against the very existence of the State of Israel and stresses that official mutual contacts between the delegations of the European Parliament and the Majlis should also be used to address human rights issues;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. ~~Commends India's involvement in international actions, notably in Afghanistan and with the Atalanta operation; calls for more collaborative action on issues relating to~~Welcomes the increased engagement of India on the multilateral level for example in the UN anti-piracy mission; calls for closer cooperation on issues relating to nuclear disarmament, climate change, global economic governance ~~and~~, the promotion of democracy ~~and~~, human rights~~; looks forward to substantial progress in the current negotiations on a free-trade agreement~~ and the rule of law; highly welcomes India's extraordinary development in recent years, but expresses its concern that the country still holds the record of the highest numbers of absolute poor in the world and that extreme discrimination on the basis of caste continues; underlines the importance that the current negotiations on a free-trade agreement should by no means jeopardize efforts to reduce poverty in India and elsewhere, such as through the production of cheap generics; expects the strategic partnership with India to develop in accordance with the Joint Action Plan, so as to yield concrete results;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. ~~Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the Association Agreement with Central America and on~~Invites the Commission to swiftly tackle unsolved problems such as precarious regional integration, human rights violations and growing economic and social imbalances after the conclusion of the negotiations on the Association Agreement with Central America and deplores the abandonment of an Association Agreement with the four countries of the Andean Community in favour of a the Multi- Party Trade Agreement with Peru and Colombia; stresses, nonetheless, that the EU should continue to give priority to regional integration processes in Latin America; ~~notes with satisfaction that~~asks for a new mandate to be given to the Commission before relaunching the negotiations on the Association Agreement with Mercosur ~~have resumed, and calls for their swift conclusion~~, after a meaningful consultation of the EP;

2011/03/07
Committee: AFET

2010/2096(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls therefore on the High Representative/Vice-President and Member States to make substantial efforts to explore synergies in dual civil-military use of strategic airlift capacities; welcomes the cooperation between the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) and the European Union Movement Planning Cell (EUMPC) in the EU disaster response effort in Pakistan in this regard; calls on Member States to substantially increase air transport capabilities pooled in the European Air Transport Command (EATC) while ensuring dual civil -military use of these capabilities, welcomes in this regard the proposal by the Belgian Presidency to establish a multinational helicopter corps in the framework of the EATC to be used for both civilian and military tasks;

2010/10/11
Committee: AFET

2010/2089(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the Commission forecasts that unemployment is likely to reach 10.3% by the end of 2010, and whereas there is widespread concern that the present economic crisis, particularly its effect on unemployment and especially youth unemployment, will adversely affect population health,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the combination of poverty with other vulnerabilities, such as childhood or old age, disability or minority background, further increases health risks and vice-versa, ill health can lead to poverty and/or social exclusion,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas early years have lifelong effects on many aspects of health and well-being – from obesity, heart disease and mental health, to education, professional achievement, economic status and quality of life,

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that attention must focus on the whole social gradient, with particular attention to be given to the needs of people in poverty, disadvantaged migrant and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, ~~elderly people and children living in pover~~children, youth and elderly people living in poverty based on the universal EU values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity;

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines that the economic and financial crisis, in particular on the supply side, may lead to a reduction in the level of funding for public health and health promotion, disease prevention and long- term care services as a result of budget cuts and lower tax revenues, while the demand for health and long-term care services may increase as a result of a combination of factors that contribute to the deterioration of the health status among the general population;

2010/12/14
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Member States to promote policies aiming at ensuring healthy life conditions for all children and adolescents, including actions to support pregnant women and parents (starting in pregnancy and continuing through the transition of the child); thereby recognizing the importance of investing in early child development as well as life course approaches;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points to the importance of raising the average level of healthcare and decreasing the inequalities between different social groups, and underlines that these objectives could be achieved through the optimisation of public spending for healthcare, health promotion and disease prevention;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that, in addition to national governments, regional authorities in many countries have an important role in public health, health promotion, disease prevention and health services and thus need to be actively involved; points out that local governments, workplaces, and other stakeholders also have a vital contribution to make;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the reduction of health inequalities is fully addressed ~~in the future initiative on~~and integrated into future initiatives related to early child development, youth polices focusing on education, training and employment and initiatives related to healthy ageing;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in making better use of EU cohesion policy and structural funds in order to support projects t~~o address factors contributing to~~hat contribute to addressing the social determinants of health and reducing health inequalities; calls also on the Commission to support activities financed under the PROGRESS programme;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Council to promote the tackling of health inequalities as a policy priority in all Member States, taking into account the social determinants of health, by means of actions in policy areas such as the environment, agriculture and food policy, education, living and working conditions;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Member States to support and implement a joined up approach to policy making at local, regional and national level, thereby striving towards a Health in All Policies Approach (HiAP);

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Damien ABAD, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Calls on the Commission to pursue a Health in All Policies Approach (HiAP) to EU level policy making and ensure the implementation of effective impact assessments that take health equity outcomes into account;

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2089(INI)

Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Edite ESTRELA, Damien ABAD, Pablo ZALBA BIDEGAIN, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)

18e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work together to develop and implement complementary public health prevention actions at all levels of governance to combat existing and future health threats that can exacerbate existing health inequalities and place additional strains on health systems, particularly the increasing prevalence of non – communicable diseases (e.g. obesity, diabetes, cardio- vascular diseases, cancer);

2011/01/10
Committee: ENVI

2010/2073(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the VP/HR to ensure both an appropriate structure and adequate staffing levels with regard to programming and policy planning for Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 (Instrument for Stability) within the future External Action Service; reminds the VP/HR that Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 is a Community instrument and that the competent Commission services should be transferred en bloc to the EEAS in order to ensure continuity of EU programming and policy planning in the field of peacebuilding and to ensure coherence with the EU’s development policy; recalls that under no circumstances is formal or informal control by CSDP structures of Stability Instrument Article 3 and 4 measures acceptable and in line with the Treaties;

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 18 – paragraph 1

18. As regards CFSP expenditure which is charged to the general budget of the European Union in accordance with Article 41 of the Treaty on European Union, the institutions will endeavour, in the cConciliation cCommittee, and on the basis of the draft budget established by the Commission, to secure agreement each year on the amount of the operating expenditure to be charged to the budget of the European Union and on the distribution of this amount between the articles of the CFSP budget chapter suggested in the fourth paragraph of this Point. In the absence of agreement, it is understood that the European Parliament and the Council will enter in the budget the amount contained in the previous budget or the amount proposed in the draft budget, whichever is the lower.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 18 – paragraph 4

~~Within t~~The CFSP budget chapter, the articles into which the CFSP actions are to be entered could read along the following lines: – crisis management operations, conflict prevention, resolution and stabilisation, monitoring and implementation of peace and security proces will comprise, inter alia, a separate item within the appropriate article for the operating expenditure of each CFSP mission. It will also comprise an article for emergency measures to finance CFSP missions that are decided in the course of the financial years. The budget of the European External Action Service will comprises, ~~– non-proliferation and disarmament, – emergency measures, – preparatory and follow-up measures, –~~inter alia, a separate item within the appropriate article for the operating expenditure of each European Union Special Representatives.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)

In the event of a new CFSP mission being decided in the course of a financial year, appropriations relating to this mission will be entered under the article for emergency measures within the CSFP budget chapter. A specific item under the relevant article of the CFSP chapter will be provided for in the following amending budget or draft budget to cover the operational expenditure of the mission concerned.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 18 – paragraph 5

~~The amount for measures entered under the article mentioned in the third indent may not exceed 20 % of the overall amount of the CFSP budget chapter.~~deleted

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 19 – paragraph 1

19.(1) Each year, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will consult the European Parliament on a forward-looking document, which will be transmitted by June 15 for the year in question~~, setting~~. This document will set out the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP, including their consistency with European Parliament resolutions and the financial implications for the general budget of the European Union ~~and~~, an evaluation of the measures launched in the year n-1~~. Furthermore, t~~, an evaluation of the coordination of the CFSP with other external policies of the European Union and an assessment of the further perspectives of the CFSP. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will also address in this document the actions conducted under the CFSP, including those relating to the common security and defence policy, whose expenditure is not charged to the Union budget, and the implementation and the management of the start-up fund provided for in Article 41 TEU. (1a) The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy will keep the European Parliament ~~informed by holding~~regularly informed and take its views duly into consideration including by means of joint consultation meetings to be held at least five times a year, in the framework of the regular political dialogue on the CFSP, to be agreed at the latest in the Conciliation ~~committee~~Committee. Either party in the joint consultation meetings should be able to call for additional meetings should the need arise. The joint consultation meetings will, inter alia, address CFSP missions, both those being implemented and those under preparation, assess the lessons learnt from CFSP missions, their successes and shortfalls, and help develop a strategic approach to future needs, including financial ones. In order to ensure the effective preparation of joint consultation meetings, the European Parliament will receive all relevant information, including the agendas, in advance of all PSC meetings, as well as written summaries of the main items discussed. Participation in these meetings shall be as follows: – European Parliament: the enlarged bureaux of the ~~two Committees concerned~~Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets, and relevant rapporteurs; – Council: Tthe permanent Chair~~man~~ of the Political and Security Committee on behalf of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, senior officials of the European External Action Service and Heads of CSDP Mission and Operation, whenever relevant. The Commission will be invited to participate at these meetings.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 19 – paragraph 3

Once a quarter the Commission will inform the budgetary authority about the implementation of CFSP actions ~~and the financial forecasts for the remaining period of the year~~, the financial forecasts for the following six months and the political reasons justifying the implementation and forecasts. The Commission will also forward to the budgetary authority, on a monthly basis, a summary of the implementation of commitment appropriations under the CFSP budget chapter. Moreover, the Commission will forward to the budgetary authority the results of internal and external audits carried out in relation to CFSP actions and decisions.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 19 a (new)

19a. Once a year, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, also in his or her capacity as Vice-President of the Commission, will consult the European Parliament and the Council on a forward-looking document outlining the Union’s peacebuilding strategy. The document will set out the Union’s peacebuilding activities in the fields of CFSP and other Union policies. It will in particular detail the policy goals pursued and diplomatic and financial means employed by the Union. This will include detailed information about the staff and the administrative and operational expenditure earmarked for peacebuilding in the financial years n, n-1 and n+1.

2010/10/21
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

- having regard to the Presidency conclusions adopted by the European Council at Santa Maria de Feira on 20 June 2000 and at Göteborg on 16 June 2001, to the EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Conflicts also adopted at Göteborg on 16 June 2001, to the Civilian Headline Goal 2008, approved by the European Council on 17 December 2004, and to the Civilian Headline Goal 2010, approved by the Council on 19 November 2007, the operational paper Implementation of UNSCR 1325 as reinforced by UNSCR 1820 in the context of ESDP approved by the Council on 3 December 2008; the Council guidelines on 'Mainstreaming Human Rights into ESDP' adopted on 14 September 2006,

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Points out that internal and external security are increasingly intertwined and that, by developing its crisis-management, conflict prevention and peace-building policies and capabilities in line with the above objectives, the EU helps to safeguard the security of its own citizens and to promote peace and security worldwide in line with the Charter of the United Nations;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that present-day crises and security threats can rarely be considered from a purely military or civilian viewpoint, and that effective responses to these situations and threats need to be able to draw on both civilian and military capabilities; recalls that the development of the EU'’s comprehensive approach and of its civilian crisis-management capabilities have been distinctive features of the CSDP and represent its core added value; reminds that CSDP is just one of many tools available and that CSDP missions should be used as part of a broader EU strategy; recalls that while 16 out of 24 CSDP missions are of civilian nature, 7 have been military and only one of civil- military nature, current Council and future EEAS organs for CSDP are imbalanced in terms of staffing because they are dominated by personnel with military expertise; recalls that conflict prevention in the sense of the 2001 Goteborg Program is the most cost- effective policy strategy towards inter and intra-state conflicts and that not even half a dozen personnel is explicitly working in this field within Council and Commission and in the future EEAS;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the concept of civilian- military cooperation can be interpreted in a number of ways and understood to cover a wide range of topics, including cooperation between the military and non- governmental organisations, but that, for the sake of clarity, the scope of this resolution is limited to the institutional coordination of EU civilian and military assets and to the building of EU civilian and military capabilities for effective crisis management; in that line recalls the successful development of the Peacebuilding Partnership between DG RELEX and non-governmental organisations; and that good cooperation between non-governmental , civil society organisations and the future EEAS is of crucial importance;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls the need for an EU White Paper on security and defence which would define the Union'’s security and defence objectives and interests more clearly in relation to the means and resources available as well as explicit criteria for the deployment of civilian, military and combined civilian-military CSDP missions; emphasises that the White Paper should also define areas in which, and conditions under which, greater civilian- military cooperation is desirable to help achieve those objectives;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises that the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) should contribute further to the development of a truly comprehensive European approach to ~~international crisis management,~~civilian and military crisis management, conflict prevention and peacebuilding providing the EU with adequate structures, staffing levels and financial resources to meet its global responsibilities in line with the UN Charter;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Fully supports the transfer of the CSDP structures, including the Crisis Management Planning Directorate, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, the EU Military Staff and the Situation Centre, to the EEAS, under the direct authority and responsibility of the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; recalls the pledge made by the Vice-President/High Representative to ensure that they work on equal footing, in close cooperation and synergy with the relevant Commission units from DG RELEX Directorate A transferred to the EEAS which deal with the planning and programming of crisis response, conflict prevention and peace- building; under article 3 and 4 of EC regulation 1717/2006; urges the Vice- President/High Representative to comply with her statement made in front of the European Parliament on 7 July 2010 that she "will ensure that the relevant units from the Commission which deal with planning and programming of crisis response, conflict prevention and peace building, and the CSDP structures, (will) work in close cooperation and synergy, both under (her) direct responsibility and authority within the appropriate structure"; urges the Vice-President/High Representative to define the "appropriate structure" of the EEAS for peacebuilding in such a way that all staff members currently in charge of programming and planning of crisis response, peacebuilding and conflict prevention in DG RELEX Directorate A are transformed en block, including the head of unit and its secretariat, to the new EEAS structure; recalls that under no circumstances formal or informal control by CSDP structures of Art. 3 and 4 IfS measures is acceptable and in line with the Treaty;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Draws attention to the role of the Commission'’s Monitoring and Information Centre in facilitating disaster-relief coordination and highlights the need for close links between the centre and the EEAS; calls for improved coordination of military assets in the context of disaster relief, ~~based on the lessons learned in Haiti~~in particular air transport capabilities, based on the lessons learned in Haiti and while respecting the primarily civilian nature of disaster relief operations;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. On the political-strategic level, welcomes the integration of civilian and military elements within the Crisis Management Planning Directorate (CMPD) as a step in the right direction; regrets the dominance of military experts from former Council Secretariat DG E 8 over civilian experts from former Council Secretariat DG E 9 despite an overwhelming number of CSDP missions being of civilian nature; emphasises~~, however~~, the need to strike a proper balance between civilian and military strategic planning capabilities, by increasing the number of civilian experts not only in terms of numbers, but also with regard to hierarchy e.g. a dominance of civilian experts with regard to high level posts as heads of unit and relevant AD level grades in order to exploit to the full the synergies available, while duly respecting the differences between civilian and military roles;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. In particular, urges the Vice- President/High Representative to address the shortage of staff as regards experts on civilian capability development and to make sure that the CMPD i~~ncludes a sufficient number of~~s, in the short and mid term, dominated by civilian experts from all the priority civilian capability areas, namely police, justice, civilian administration, civil protection and monitoring;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative to ensure gender balance in the CMPD, particularly at senior levels.

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. On the operational planning level, calls for a significant strengthening of civilian planning capabilities to match the ambitions of civilian CSDP missions, by consolidating the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) as regards staffing levels as well as by means of a better division of tasks between the strategic and operational levels; stresses that this division of tasks needs to be based on a balanced and comprehensive personnel strategy; takes the view that, in the light of the responsibilities of the Civilian Operations Commander, this function needs to be placed at an appropriate meaning higher level within the EEAS hierarchy;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Points to the number of commitments Member States have given regarding the development of both military and civilian crisis-management capabilities, from the Helsinki and Santa Maria de Feira European Councils to the December 2008 declaration on strengthening capabilities; urges the Member States and the Vice- President/High Representative to ensure that these commitments are properly implemented so as to close the glaring gap between existing operational capabilities and the stated political goals; urges the Vice-President/High Representative and EU Member States to consult on significant cuts made to national defence budgets in order to find a way to ensure that the Union as a whole is able to provide civilian and military crisis management;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative and Member States to make substantial efforts to explore synergies in using strategic airlift capacities for civil and military purposes; welcomes the cooperation between the MIC and the European Union Movement Planning Cell (EUMPC) of the EUMS in the EU disaster response effort in Pakistan in this regard; calls on Member States to substantially increase air transport capabilities pooled in the European Air Transport Command (EATC) while ensuring dual civil and military use of these capabilities, welcomes in this regard the proposal by the Belgian Presidency to establish a multinational helicopter corps in the framework of the EATC to be used for both civilian and military tasks;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. In the light of the political commitments given, calls on the Member States urgently to address the chronic shortfall and gender imbalance in civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially EULEX Kosovo and EUPOL Afghanistan, in particular by stepping up work to establish national strategies to facilitate the deployment of mission personnel; urges that, as part of these strategies, the competent national authorities, such as ministries of the interior and justice, should develop a more structured approach to the task of laying down appropriate conditions for the participation of civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially as regards career prospects and remuneration;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need for appropriate pre- deployment training to be provided, including on human rights, women’s rights and gender equality, which should include participation by civilian personnel in military exercises and the other way around; strongly recommends that Member States maintain rosters of deployable civilians, in particular those trained for missions carried out alongside military forces; welcomes the practice employed by certain Member States of having a dedicated centralised agency responsible for the recruitment and training of all deployable civilian personnel, such as the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and the UK Stabilisation Unit;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Welcomes the emphasis placed by the Commission DG RELEX on ensuring that the forthcoming civilian training project financed under the Instrument for Stability will target experts already identified for future deployment on missions; recalls the European Group on Training (EGT) which has been financed by both the European Commission and Member States; recalls that one lesson learned of EGT is that investments in training make only sense if linked to de facto deployments;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Calls for a preparatory action with regard to the establishment of the EEAS and the need to implement the EU Concept on Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities (15779/09) and the Mediation Support Group (MSG) which has been adopted by the Council in late 2009 and drafted jointly by Council and Commission experts;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Emphasises, in line with the 2008 Council recommendations, the enhanced role~~Before taking up their duties, and as appropriate thereafter, all EEAS staff members at AD level shall receive common training. For this purpose, a European Diplomatic Academy shall be created. The Academy shall cooperate closely with appropriate bodies in the Member States and the European Security and Defence College ~~(ESDC) should play~~ , integrating the field of training for crisis management in the light of the setting-up of the EEAS; urges the Council to improve the training facilities and staffing of the ESDC, including by providing it with a permanent seat, in order to guarantee sustainable trailatter after a transitional period. Its training shall be based on fully harmonised curricula and shall include, as appropriate, training in consular and legation procedures, diplomacy, conflict mediation and international relations, together with knowledge of the history and functioning atof the ~~strategic level for civilian and military personnel of the Memb~~European Union. The Academy shall also train staff of CSDP missions and shall be open, as appropriate, to other Ssta~~tes and EU institution~~ff working for the European Union or Member States;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Encourages further efforts to speed up the provision of financing for civilian missions and to simplify decision-making procedures and implementation arrangements; stresses the need for the relevant Commission departments to work closely and on equal footing with the crisis management structures within the EEAS so as to allow for rapid start-up financing of civilian missions; calls for the sake of transparency and accountability to set up one budget line for each CSDP mission;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Encourages the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to speed up the establishment of a pool of Security Sector Reform experts to enhance the EU'’s capability in this field;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Is convinced that the EU battlegroups represent a suitable tool for crisis- management operations; reiterates its call to the Council to increase their usability and flexibility; calls also for the improvement of their usability for civilian-military humanitarian relief operations, in full compliance with the revised Oslo gui only in situations of high intensity conflicts or the imminent risk of massacres or genocides; rejects any attempt to use battle groups which are by delfin~~es for the use of military~~ition combat troops for andy civil ~~defence assets in disaster relief~~ian purpose;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Calls on the Member States to conceive of the battlegroups as long-term partnerships and not to dissolve them after their stand-by period has ended, so that the resources invested in their creation are not wasted; calls for them to be trained to operate alongside civilian deployments; suggests even that they might include civilian units or experts within their set-up, in particular IPUs;deleted

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the Member States to look further into developing dual-use capabilities for CSDP civilian missions and military operations, in particular transport capabilities, making better use of existing capabilities and interlinking the civilian and military capability- development processes where appropriate;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Stresses that EU military and civilian personnel will increasingly be operating side by side and that they are to a large extent exposed to the same threats, such as improvised explosive devices, and in need of comparable capabilities in areas such as strategic and tactical transportation, logistical support, communication and information systems, medical support, security and force protection, ~~use of space capabilities,~~ and unmanned vehicles;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Emphasises, therefore, the need to coordinate, and push for, joint investment in technologies and capabilities in the areas of defence and civilian security where overlaps have been identified, so as to quickly close capability gaps whilst avoiding unnecessary duplication, creating synergies and supporting standardisation;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Recalls that the UN Security Council has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security; stresses, therefore, the need for close cooperation between the EU and the UN in the area of civilian and military crisis management, and in particular in humanitarian relief operations where the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is in the lead role; calls for such cooperation to be strengthened particularly in theatres where one organisation is to take over from the other, especially in light of the mixed experience in Kosovo;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Urges the Member States to ensure that they make adequate contributions to UN missions and that they contribute in a coordinated fashion; calls on the Vice- President/High Representative and the Council to further explore ways in which the EU as a whole can better contribute to UN-led efforts, such as by launching EU rapid response 'bridging' operations or providing an EU component of a larger UN mission; calls for improved monitoring of EU funds in line with the European Court of Auditors Special Report No 15/2009;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Takes the view that, when adopting its new Strategic Concept, NATO should not embark on developing its own civilian capabilities, but that it should be able to rely on those of the EU, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort; recalls the EU Member States´ general problem of generating sufficient forces for civilian missions;

2010/10/05
Committee: AFET

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is convinced, in the context of the global economic slowdown, that the EU should concentrate its efforts on actively supporting innovative and in particular green technologies that are making an essential contribution to overcoming the economic crisis and establishing the EU as a leading sustainable and competitive economy;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a new

15a. Bearing in mind, the important role youth will have to play in recovering from the current financial and economic crisis, believes that the promotion of equal opportunities and better facilitation of the transition from education to the integration into the labour market should be emphasised and enhanced also within the European Social Fund as the EU can no longer afford that especially the youth suffers from poverty, bad education systems and high unemployment;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission working document on the future ‘EU 2020’ strategy12, which identifies three key drivers for the EU’s future (creating value by ~~1 COM(2009)0647. 2 COM(2009)0647.~~ basing growth on knowledge, empowering people in inclusive societies, and creating a competitive, connected and greener economy) and addresses the real challenges that the EU needs to face; underlines, however, in conjunction with the priorities set for the 2011 budget, that clear, proactive measures have to be taken to endow EU 2020 with more substance ~~and resources,~~, especially in the field of climate change, the environment and social policies, accompanied by adequate financing proposals and firmly asserts that this strategy should not turn into another vague and purely indicative scoreboard for the Member States; refuses to duplicate the frustrating experience of the Lisbon Strategy, with the Council making systematic cuts to the lines supporting efforts consistent with the agreed strategy;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Recalls the constant, almost unbearable pressure on the financing of the EU’s activities as a global player, with its room for manoeuvre caught between low financial margins, the unpredictable ~~crises in third countries and an ever-growing desire to affirm its prioritie~~and ever increasing crises and challenges of globalisation the EU is confronted with and its responsibilities for protecting its citizen as well as to promote stability, power eradication, good governance and human rights on the world stage;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a new

40 a. Points out that it remains of utmost importance that more adequate flexibility instruments are established in the field of external action and expects the Commission to incorporate the necessary proposals in the mid-term review;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Points out that, following an amending budget for 2010, 2011 will be the first fully operational year for the European External Action Service (EEAS); intends to provide the EEAS with the necessary means to fulfil its mission, especially with regard to the civil crisis management capabilities of the EEAS but recalls that, under the treaty and in full accordance with the common intention to increase the EP’s involvement in the shaping and management of the EU’s external relations, it will fully exercise its scrutiny over the budget and budgetary control of EEAS;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Recalls that the issue of the financing of ‘banana accompanying measures’, following the Geneva Agreement on trade on bananas, was not dealt with during the conciliation for the 2010 budget; expresses its strong opposition to the proposal to use heading 4 margins for such financing (EUR 25 million per year), which was not foreseen in the MFF and demands that in the future such use of heading 4 will be foreclosed entirely;

2010/02/26
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the Commission's initiative "Youth on the Mmove ~~initiative seek~~" aiming ato enhanceing the performance and international attractiveness of Europe's higher education institutions and raise the overall ~~standard~~quality of level of education and training in the EU; strongly supports the promotion of equal opportunity in order to enable all young people no matter their educational background to be able to profit from the EU´s diverse youth programmes and policies; wishes to stress the importance of ensuring sufficient funding for an ambitious policy in the area of education and training, which plays a crucial role in the EU2020 strategy; stresses that the EU ~~will bring all its resources to bear in meeting this~~shall use all its means to achieve such an ambitious challenge, which creates an unprecedented momentum for the development of a comprehensive EU youth policy; ~~stress~~underlines, nevertheless, that the launch of such an over-arching flagship initiative covering a number of distinct and well-established EU programmes in this area should not ~~lower the profile of the individual programmes~~obscure their visibility;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Welcomes the increases in appropriations for decoupled direct aid (9,7%), the school fruit and vegetables scheme (up 50% to EUR 90 million), and school milk (5,3%), and notes with satisfaction the constant decrease in export refunds since 2007 (to EUR 166 million in the 2001 DB); calls for further reductions of the export funds in the future;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Recalls that the Milk Fund adopted under the 2010 budget to mitigate the consequences of the dairy crisis was supposed to be and should be handled as a one-off action; asks the Commission to forward its evaluation of this measure, together with proposals for a permanent approach and concrete proposals for dealing with price volatility in this sector;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. ~~Welcome~~Strongly supports the launch of the European Year on Volunteering in 2011, building on the preparatory action introduced under the 2010 budget 2010, and recalls Parliament's decision to increase the overall allocation provided for in the relevant legislative act to EUR 8 million;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

~~47.~~ Is extremely worried by the proposed decrease of more than 32% infor CA for financial assistance to Palestine, the peace process and UNRWA; bearing in mind with great concern that already the current level of UNRWA funding has been insufficient and needed to be backed up by extra funds stemming from the Stability Instrument; considers that the Commission's statement on '"the exceptionally high allocations of previous years [that] cannot be maintained without jeopardising the funding for other countries in the region'" reinforces the urgent need for a substantial revision of financing capacities under heading 4, and should not lead to a decrease ind financial assistance which is vital for the Palestinian people, the Palestinian Authority, and UNRWA;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Recalls its support for the principle of financial assistance for the main ACP banana supplying countries, but reiterates its firm opposition to the financing of Banana Accompanying Measures via the use of the margin; recalls that the limited margithat the constrained margin of the heading does not allow the financing of such measures that were not foreseen when the MFF was adopted in 2006 and recalls that until now the Commission has failed to return fund~~er the heading does not~~ s (240 Million) used for the Food Facility to heading 4 and especiallowy the ~~financing of such measures, which were not provided for when the MFF was~~Instrument for Stability as demanded by the Committee on Budgets in paragraph 23 of report A7-0038/2009 adopted ion 12. October 20069; is also firmly ~~opposed to~~reluctant towards any redeployment from existing instruments within heading 4 that would jeopardise existing priorities;

2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG

2010/2001(BUD)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reiterates that, in order to allow the EU to play an active role in the world, sufficient funds need to be provided in the EU budget; underlines that the allocation of additional administrative resources for the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) must follow clear political priorities, such as conflict prevention, and be reflected in an appropriate increase of the operational funding for EU external action; continues to be seriously concerned in this context by the sharp and persisting discrepancy between the very low budgetary margin available under Heading IV and the pressing need for action and engagement by the EU in the world, not least in the face of major natural calamities and political and humanitarian crises;

2010/09/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 2 a (new)

Political representation 1. The Commissioners responsible for the areas of development, humanitarian aid and neighbourhood policy shall represent the High Representative, in line with Art. 17 (1) TEU. 2. In her capacity as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the High Representative may be represented by deputies, appointed in accordance with Art. 33 TEU. The deputies shall be appointed for a term of office equal to that of the High Representative. Before taking up their duties, they shall appear before the competent committee of the European Parliament.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3

- ~~the crisis management and planning directorate, the civilian planning and conduct capability, the European Union Military Staff and the European Union Situation Centre, placed under the direct~~a directorate general for conflict prevention, crisis management and post- conflict management, supporting a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding and bringing together, on an equal footing, the relevant services of the Commission and the General Secretariat of the Council. The crisis management and planning directorate, the civilian planning and conduct capability, the European Union Military Staff and the European Union Situation Centre shall form part of the directorate general. The specific decision- making procedures applying in the fields of CFSP and CSDP shall be respected in accordance with Art. 31 and 42 (4) TEU and decisions in these fields shall be taken under the authority and responsibility of the High Representative in her capacity as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy~~; t~~. The specificities of ~~these structures, as well as the particularities of their functions, recruitment and the status of the staff shall be respected.~~ recruitment and status of some of the staff of the crisis management and planning directorate, the civilian planning and conduct capability, the European Union Military Staff and the European Union Situation Centre shall be respected according to their function.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Ulrike LUNACEK, Eva-Britt SVENSSON

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 9

9. The High Representative shall establish the selection procedures for EEAS staff, which shall be ~~based on merit and on the broadest possible geographical basis, in conformity with the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, with due regard for gender balance~~undertaken through a transparent procedure based on merit with the objective of securing the services of staff of the highest standard of ability, efficiency and integrity while ensuring adequate geographical and gender balance and a meaningful presence of nationals from all EU Member States in the EEAS. Representatives of the Member States, the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission shall be involved in the recruitment procedure for vacant posts in the EEAS1. 1 See draft declaration relating to the appointment procedure at the end.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. The High Representative shall lay down the rules on mobility so as to ensure that the members of the staff of the EEAS are subject to a high degree of mobility. Specific modalities shall apply to some of the personnel referred to in Article 4 (3), third indent, according to their function. In principle, all EEAS staff shall periodically serve in Union delegations. The High Representative shall establish rules to that effect.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. ~~In the framework of the management of~~The EU external cooperation programmes~~, which remain~~ are under the responsibility of the Commission, the High Representative and the EEAS shall contribute to the programming and management cycle for the following geographic and thematic instruments, on the basis of the policy objectives set out in the said instruments: - 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 without prejudice to the role of the Commission and of the EEAS in programming as set out in the following paragraphs.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. ~~In accordance with Article 3, throughout the whole cycle of programming, planning and implementation of thes~~The High Representative shall ensure overall political coordination of the EU's external action, ensuring the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the EU’s external action in particular through the external assistance instruments,: - the High Representative and the EEAS shall work with the relevant members and services of the Commission. All proposals for decision will be prepared through Commission procedures and submitted to the Commission for decisionDevelopment 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 Stability.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The Commission, under the authority of the High Representative in her capacity as Vice-President of the Commission, shall be responsible for the CFSP budget, the Instrument for Stability, the Instrument for Cooperation with Industrialised Countries, the Communication and Public Diplomacy as well as the Election Observation Missions.1 1 The Commission will make a declaration to the effect that the High Representative will have the necessary authority in this area, in full respect of the Financial Regulation.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0816(NLE)

Franziska Katharina BRANTNER, Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF, Ulrike LUNACEK

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. With regard to the Instrument for Stability, the planning, programming and implementation shall be carried out in conformity with Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006, within the relevant EEAS services and under the direct authority of the High Representative in her capacity as Vice President of the Commission, outside the direct chain of command established for the CSDP structures listed in Article 4, Paragraph 3, third indent.

2010/07/01
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. ~~The budget is the instrument which~~All revenue and expenditure shall be included in the budget and its annexes, including, for each financial year, forecasts and ~~authorises~~ all revenue and expenditure considered necessary for the Union ~~and the European Atomic Energy Community~~.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) transfer payment appropriations within each ~~title~~chapter;

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall make available, in an appropriate manner, information on the recipients of funds ~~deriving from~~and the precise nature and purpose of the measures financed by the budget held by it when the budget is implemented on a centralised basis and directly by its departments or by Union Delegations in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 53, and information on the recipients of funds as provided by the entities to which budget implementation tasks are delegated under other modes of management.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission shall also attach to the draft budget: (a) an analysis of the financial management in the previous year and the commitments outstanding; (b) where appropriate, an opinion on the estimates of the other institutions which may contain different estimates, accompanied by the reasons therefor; (c) any working paper it considers useful in connection with the establishment plans of the institutions and the grants which the Commission awards to the bodies referred to in Article 200 and to the European Schools. Any such working paper, showing the latest authorised establishment plan, shall present: (i) all staff employed by the Union, including its legally separate entities, displayed by type of contract, (ii) a statement of the policy on posts and external personnel, gender balance, (iii) the number of posts actually filled at the beginning of the year in which the draft budget is presented, indicating their distribution by grade and administrative unit, (iv) a list of posts broken down per policy area, (v) for each category of external staff, the initial estimated number of full-time equivalents on the basis of the authorised appropriations as well as the number of persons actually in place at the beginning of the year in which the draft budget is presented, indicating their distribution by function group and, as appropriate, by grade, as well as an estimate based on appropriations requested in the draft budget for such other categories of staff, and (vi) the overall direct and indirect cost of the Union’s obligations towards its staff arising from the application of the Staff Regulations and the annexes thereto, in total and per respective provision; (d) the activity statements containing: (i) information on the achievement of all previously set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timed objectives for the various activities as well as new objectives measured by indicators, (ii) full justification of, and the cost- benefit approach applied to, proposed changes in the level of appropriations, (iii) a clear rationale for intervention at Union level in keeping, inter alia, with the principle of subsidiarity, (iv) information on the implementation rates of the previous year's activity and implementation rates for the current year, (v) a list of operations carried out by the entities enumerated in Article 55(1)(b)(i) to (v) justifying the choice of a specific operator for the management of the funds. Evaluation results shall be consulted and referred to as evidence of the likely merits of proposed budget changes; (e) a summary statement of the schedule of payments due in subsequent financial years to meet budgetary commitments entered into in previous financial years.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

(b) that the ~~limit of the total number of posts authorised by each establishment plan is not exceeded~~institution or body has taken part in a benchmarking exercise with other bodies of the Union and other institutions as initiated by the Commission’s staff screening exercise.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1

1. All financial actors and any other person involved in budget implementation, and management, including acts preparatory thereto, audit or control shall be prohibited from taking any action which may bring their own interests into conflict with those of the Union. Should such a case arise, the person concerned must refrain from such actions and refer the matter to the competent authority.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The competent authority referred to in Article 54(1) shall be the hierarchical superior of the member of staff concerned. The hierarchical superior shall confirm in writing whether or not there is a conflict of interests. If there is, the hierarchical superior shall personally take any appropriate decision.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2

2. There is a conflict of interests where the impartial and objective exercise of the functions of a financial actor or other person, as referred to in paragraph 1, is compromised for reasons involving family, emotional life, political or national affinity, economic interest or any other shared interest with the beneficiary. Acts likely to be vitiated by a conflict of interests may, inter alia, take one of the following forms: (a) granting oneself or others unjustified direct or indirect advantages; (b) refusing to grant a beneficiary the rights or advantages to which that beneficiary is entitled; (c) committing improper or wrongful acts or failing to carry out acts that are mandatory. A conflict of interests shall be presumed to exist if an applicant, candidate or tenderer is a member of staff covered by the Staff Regulations, unless his participation in the procedure has been authorised in advance by his superior.

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 4

4. Pre-financing payments shall be cleared regularly by the responsible authorising officer, by reference to the economic substance and timing of the underlying project. The authorising officer by delegation shall carry out annual eligibility checks. To this effect appropriate provisions shall be included in the contracts, grant decisions and agreements as well as the delegation agreements entrusting implementation tasks to the entities and persons referred to in point (b) of Article 55(1).

2011/06/20
Committee: AFET

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 34 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point d

(d) provide a detailed picture of all staff in place in the Union delegations at the time of presenting the draft budget, including a breakdown by geographic area, gender, individual country and mission, distinguishing establishment plan posts, contract agents, local agents and seconded national experts and appropriations requested in the draft budget for such other types of personnel with corresponding estimates of the equivalent full-time staff that may be employed within the limits of the appropriations requested.

2011/06/17
Committee: BUDG

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) In order to ensure the highest professional standards and create a common esprit de corps, all EEAS staff members at AD level should receive common training provided by a European Diplomatic Academy.

2010/09/09
Committee: AFET

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) If the spouses are unable to agree on the applicable law, they should complete a mediation procedure including at least one consultation with an authorised mediator.

2010/11/11
Committee: FEMM

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the report on its implementation highlight the key threats and challenges facing the European Union: • proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, destruction, • terrorism and organised crime, • cyber-security, • energy security, • impact of climate change, • regional conflicts, • failed states, • poverty;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Emphasises that, through the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), the Union is taking steps to address the challenges and threats identified in the ESS, thereby helping to improve the security of European citizens and of the citizens concerned by ESDP missions in accordance with the objectives stated in Article 21(2)(e) of the TEU with a view to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and with the aims of the Charter of Paris, including those relating to external borders;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Acknowledges the need for the Union to pursue these objectives by means of multilateral cooperation within international organisations – in particular the United Nations – and regional organisations – in particular the OSCE and the African Union – in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that the Union must enhance its strategic ~~autonomy~~capabilities and structures through a strong and effective foreign, security and defence policy, so as to promote peace and international security, ~~defen~~uphold its ~~interests in the world~~founding values, protect the security of its own citizens, contribute to effective multilateralism in support of international law and advance respect for human rights and democratic values worldwide;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Reiterates its support for the Union’s efforts to address these threats by developing a holistic and proactive approach synergising the various means of action – both civil and military – available to the Union and its Member States; emphasises that such coordination of civil and military means gives genuine added- value to the Union’s crisis management work;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for more strategic planning with regard to the challenges of climate change, organised crime and cyber- security, which are, for the time being, only briefly mentioned;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Member States, in this context, to step up and enhance the coordinateion of their national strategies and means of action ~~more effectively~~ with those of the Union with a view to ensuring coherence, effectiveness and a greater impact and a higher profile on the ground;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Emphasises that, in the longer term, a measure along the lines of a White Paper – providing scope for a wide-ranging public debate – would raise the profile of the CSDP and step up security and defence cooperation by defining the Union’s security and defence objectives and interests more clearly in relation to the means and resources available, thereby making the implementation of the ESS and the planning and conduct of EU crisis management operations more effective and better defined;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – points a and c

a. the creation of the post of Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, coupled with the establishment of a European external action service (EEAS) incorporating ~~the crisis management~~, in a comprehensive manner, conflict prevention, civil/military crisis management and peace-building units, c. permanent structured cooperation for those Member States that meet higher standards in terms of military capability and have made more binding commitments in this area in preparation for the most demanding missions, together with enhanced cooperation procedures and the definition of adequate mechanisms of parliamentary scrutiny and control,

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls, after the introduction of a solidarity clause into the new treaty, on the Council to reopen the debate on establishing a European civil protection force – inter alia on the basis of the May 2006 Barnier report – that would pool the Member States’ resources in order to generate an effective collective response in the event of natural or man-made disasters~~, both inside and outside the Union; takes the view that the military ESDP/CSDP should also provide scope for responding to civilian hazards~~;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses, in the light of the progress made possible by the new treaty in relation to the CSDP, the legitimacy and value of setting up a Defence Council within the Foreign Affairs Council, which would comprise the defence ministers, be chaired by the Vice-President/High Representative and play a special role in ~~develop~~stepping up cooperation and harmonising and integrating military capabilities;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Takes the view that the Vice- President/High Representative should act very rapidly to make the Union’s various external policies more coherent, and that this coherence should be reflected on the ground by special representatives/heads of delegation under her authority vested with a certain authority vis-à-vis the different European players and the international community;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Supports the establishment of a civil- military Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) to take responsibility for c~~Calls for the setting-up of a Directorate-General for Conflict Prevention, Civilian Crisis mManagement and strategic planning of the Union’s civil and military operations and help develop the CSDP, particularly in terms of civil and military capabilities; deprecates, however, the extremely lengthy delay in setting up this new structure; hopes that the instruments available to the Commission will also be used as part of this single strategic planning capacity in order to develop a holistic European approach; takes the view that the establishment of the EEAS, into which the CMPD will be incorporated as part of a coherent grouping that will also include the EU Military Staff, Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the Joint Situation Centre (SitCen), should make it possible to meet these requirementsPeace-building within the EEAS bringing together the Civil Military Planning Department (CMDP), the Crisis Platform of the Commission and other relevant actors from the Commission and the Council Secretariat;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission, the Council and the Member States to overcome the imbalance between civilian and military planning capabilities and ensure that adequate and sufficient expertise in fields such as justice, civilian administration, customs and mediation can be provided for ESDP missions;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recalls the importance of systematically addressing human rights and gender aspects in all phases of CSDP operations, both during the planning and implementation phases;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the urgent need to put in place permanent structured cooperation based on the most inclusive criteria possible, which should enable the Member States to increase their commitments under the CSDP; calls, in this respect on the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission to define a proposal to address thoroughly the question of parliamentary accountability and democratic scrutiny of permanent structured cooperation;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Welcomes the achievements of the ESDP on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, and notes that the Union launches civil and military operations under the CSDP in response to threats to international and European security; commends the 70 000 or so personnel involved in the 23 missions and operations currently in progress or already completed in the context of the ESDP; notes that the majority of these missions have been in the field of civilian crisis management; commends Mr Javier Solana, Secretary- General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, for his work on developing the ESDP;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the importance of making an open and transparent in-depth analysis and evaluation of the successes and shortfalls of the past ESDP missions in relation to their objectives; praises the fact that often the EU has acted in response to specific requests from the United Nations but points out that the EU cannot replace or provide a surrogate for the role of the United Nations with regard, in particular, to missions of a mainly military nature; calls, in this respect, on the Council and the Member States to address the question of UN resources and capabilities in order to improve the UN response to international crises;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Points out that, with most of the emphasis being put on the military dimension of the ESDP, progress as regards civil capabilities and conflict prevention is too slow and that in this field ways of imparting a new dynamism must be put forward by both the High Representative/Vice-President and the Commission; calls, in this respect, for the further development of the Peace Building Partnership into a European Civil Peace Corps;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Welcomes the successful contribution made by the European Union’s naval operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta) in combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia to ensure that humanitarian aid reaches all the people in need in this country; emphasises that Operation Atalanta has established itself as a key player in the fight against piracy, inter alia through the Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa), and is in favour of extending ~~and broadening~~ the mandate for this operation designed to address a security issue directly affecting the EU (security of citizens and supplies) and respond to a humanitarian and operational emergency (by escorting ships chartered by the World Food Programme to deliver food to the Somali population and ships delivering logistical support to the African Union’s military observation mission in Somalia (AMISOM)); also welcomes the involvement of non-EU countries (Norway and Croatia) and the operation’s constructive cooperation with the other naval forces present in the region, particularly in the context of the SHADE (Shared Awareness and Deconfliction) processes;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Stresses the need to address the causes of piracy, which stem from the prevailing instability and poverty in Somalia, and consequently takes the view that the Union should support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) ~~by means of measures aim~~in partnership with the African Union and the United Nat ~~restoring lasting security and political stability~~ions and develop a joint strategy with the aim of starting a regional peace process;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Particularly emphasises the need for urgent action to shore up the TFG and help it extend the scope of its control on Somali territory; to this end, encourages the Council to work with the Commission on implementing the comprehensive strategy recently adopted and launching a training mission (outside Somali territory) for TFG soldiers as soon as possible, in conjunction with and in support of AMISOM, the United Nations and the United States; notes with satisfaction, as already stated in its resolution of 26 November 2009 on a political solution to the problem of piracy off the Somali coast1, that on 17 November 2009 the Council approved a Crisis Management Concept for this purpose, for which Spain wishes to act as a framework nation;deleted

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. HUrges the Council to significantly increase resources for civilian missions in Afghanistan in order to make the EU's civilian priority credible in the eyes of the Afghans and international partners alike; highlights the need to set up a credible civil police force to establish the rule of law in Afghanistan, and commends the work of the EUPOL Afghanistan mission; calls on the Council to remedy the ongoing problem of personnel shortages within the EUPOL mission as a matter of urgency, and to supply secure vehicles to facilitate its deployment, particularly in the provinces; calls on NATO to cooperate more closely with the mission and to coordinate its police work with EUPOL under the auspices of the International Police Coordination Board (IPCB);

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. In this connection, welcomes the signing of the police cooperation agreement between EULEX Kosovo and Serbia, and notes the purely technical nature of this agreement designed to facilitate the fight against organised crime; regrets, nevertheless, the lack of openness and transparency during the negotiations and calls on EULEX to make every effort to involve and consult with the Kosovo institutions in the negotiations on the future agreements or protocols with Serbia;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. As regards Bosnia and Herzegovina, notes that the security situation remains calm and stable despite the ongoing political problems, and emphasises the contribution made by the EU’s military operation (EUFOR ALTHEA) in this respect; Ssupports the Council’s decision to refocus the work of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) on fighting organised crime and corruption, and underlines the need for a holistic approach to the rule of law sector (police – justice – prisons); encourages the Council to take a decision in the near future with a view to making training for the Bosnian armed forces the new focus of EUFOR ALTHEA; deplores the lack of concerted political decision- making on the future of the international force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is resulting in unilateral withdrawals by a number of states participating in the force and is liable to detract from the credibility and coherence of the EU’s action in Bosnia and Herzegovina; reminds the Council to uphold the prospect of accession to the EU as agreed upon in Thessaloniki in 2005;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading (after paragraph 30)

Caucasus and frozen conflicts

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Is in favour of extending the mission for a further year, and views it as regrettable that mission personnel have ~~not yet been able to~~been prevented by Russian and local forces from visiting the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Takes the view that the Union must continue its activities in the Palestinian Territories; commends the work of the EUPOL COPPS police mission and calls on the Council to consider expanding the mission and to propose a new arrangement with a view to maintaining and making more effective the border assistance mission at the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah) and alleviating the dramatic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Acknowledges the need for EU involvement in reforming the security sector in a number of African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea-Bissau, and calls on the Council to base its actions on a holistic approach to Security Sector Reform (SSR) and to assess the effectiveness and impact of these missions on a regular basis;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Emphasises the need to gather feedback on EU operations, and calls on the Council to give thought to a mechanism enabling it to be involved in that process; wishes, in particular, to be informed of the first annual report on efforts to obtain and act upon feedback concerning civilian missions; calls on the Council and the VP/HR to produce an overall report on the first 10 years of ESDP which addresses thoroughly achievements, failures and shortfalls of EU missions and, drawing on the past experience, makes the necessary proposals on how to move forward;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)

37a. Stresses, as regards the situation in Haiti, the importance of coordination of the European support measures;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Reiterates, with a view to the revision of the treaty on non-proliferation in May 2010, its recommendation to the Council of 24 April 2009 on non-proliferation and the future of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)*1, stressing the need further to reinforce ~~all thre~~the pillars of the NPT, ~~namely~~with regard, in particular, to non- proliferation, and disarmament ~~and cooperation on the civilian use of nuclear energy~~;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

1 38a. Highlights the importance of developing an international system of safe and guaranteed supply of nuclear fuel (i.e. an international fuel bank system under the control of the IAEA) and mechanisms to better enforce the so- called WMD clause which is part of cooperation agreements of the EU with Texts adopted of that date, P6_TA(2009)0333. third countries;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Welcomes the declarations and stated objectives of the new American administration and its commitment to take nuclear disarmament forward; looks forward to the successful conclusion of the ongoing negotiations with Russia on a new START Agreement;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Recalls that, with a view to meeting growing operational requirements and ensuring more professional and balanced crisis management, the Union needs to i~~ncreas~~mprove its civil and military capabilities, including the number of civilian planners made available to the Union; calls on the Council to set a new headline goal, which could encompass both civil and military dimensions and should focus first and foremost on effective capacity building; expects that the EEAS will have a single unit overseeing civil and military capability development;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Recalls that, with a view to meeting growing operational requirements and ensuring more professional crisis management, the Union needs to increase its civil and military capabilities; calls on the Council to set a new ~~headline goal, which could encompass both~~ civilian and military ~~dimensions and shoul~~headline goal and focus first and foremost on effective capacity building;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Stresses the need to balance and to seek synergies between civil and military capabilities and to identify areas in which the Member States can pool their capabilities in a difficult economic climate, using also the opportunity provided by the setting-up of the EEAS;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Reiterates its support for the ambitious goals set at the December 2008 European Council in terms of i~~ncreas~~mproved civil and military capabilities; calls on the Council to make progress in implementing proposed projects in this area, notwithstanding the current recession; calls on the Council to keep it regularly informed of the efforts made by the Member States to achieve these goals;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Emphasises the numerous obstacles that have been identified to the rapid deployment of civil missions; calls on the Member States to encourage their justice and interior ministries to take due responsibility in this area; supports the Council’s efforts to facilitate the secondment and deployment of civilian personnel (through the adoption of national strategies, improvements to the force generation process and pre-deployment training, a revised concept of civilian response teams (CRTs)) and the rapid provision of equipment for new civil missions (by means of framework contracts and a permanent equipment storage project) and stresses, in this respect, the need to involve civil-society actors on the ground; welcomes, in this connection, the decision to set up a temporary equipment warehouse as part of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Emphasises the numerous obstacles that have been identified to the rapid deployment of civil missions; calls on the Member States to encourage their justice and interior ministries to take due responsibility in this area; supports the Council’s efforts to facilitate the secondment and deployment of civilian personnel (through the adoption of national strategies and common standards, improvements to the force generation process and pre-deployment training, a revised concept of civilian response teams (CRTs)) and the rapid provision of equipment for new civil missions (by means of framework contracts and a permanent equipment storage project); welcomes, in this connection, the decision to set up a temporary equipment warehouse as part of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Calls on the Council to give the EEAS a permanent structure centralising common support functions for civil missions and military operations (including recruitment procedures and procurement processes) as well as support in the areas of conflict analysis, dialogue and mediation, human rights, gender and cooperation with non- governmental/civil-society organisations), while keeping in mind the distinct operational requirements of civil missions and military operations, so that they can concentrate on their primary task;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Stresses the need for close coordination between CSDP civil missions and other EU instruments in order to ensure rational use of resources; calls on the HR/VP to coordinate with the Commission to plan its activities in similar fields in conjunction with the ~~Council~~EEAS; calls for an ongoing exchange of information between CSDP civil missions and the bodies responsible for intra-European police and judicial cooperation, including Europol, particularly in relation to the fight against organised crime;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Views it as regrettable~~Notes that the Battlegroups (BGs) – despite the significant investment they represent – have not yet been used, partly for political reasons and partly because their deployment is subject to very stringent criteria; supports more flexible use of the BGs so that they can also serve as a reserve force or as a partial substitute in the event of a disappointing force generation process; calls for an extension of the provisional agreement designed to cover the costs arising from strategic deployment of the BGs, and of the common funding for the costs associated with their use; calls on the Council to deploy them as part of full- scale military exercises; commends the work undertaken at the instigation of the Swedish Presidency on flexible use of the BGs and, on this basis, calls on the Member States to implement the recommendations adopted;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Commends the progress made in terms of military and civil capabilityies, and calls for rapid advances in respect of: – projects designed to allow speedier deployment of ESDP missions and EU forces, namely: • the establishment of a European air transport fleet, the governance plan adopted by 14 Member States at the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 17 November 2009 (extended to include the defence ministers), the establishment of a European air transport command in Eindhoven • helicopter modernisation, crew - projects designed to provide better intelligence to military teams deployed under the European flag: • the new generation of observation • agreements between some Member • the work done by the European • the Global Monitoring for - projects designed to strengthen the EU’s maritime dimension, putting the CSDP’s military resources at its disposal: • the establishment of a maritime and the creation of a multinational and the creation of a multinational A400M unit, while viewing the A400M unit, while viewing the major delays in delivery as major delays in delivery as regrettable and hoping that the regrettable and hoping that the multinational unit can be set up multinational unit can be set up rapidly; rapidly; • helicopter modernisation, crew training and the planned heavy training and the planned heavy transport helicopter; transport helicopter; – projects designed to provide better intelligence to military teams deployed under the European flag: • the new generation of observation satellites (MUSIS programme), satellites (MUSIS programme), • agreements between some Member States and the EU Satellite Centre States and the EU Satellite Centre (EUSC) with a view to facilitating (EUSC) with a view to facilitating access to government images access to government images (Helios II, Cosmo-Skymed and (Helios II, Cosmo-Skymed and SAR-Lupe) for the EUSC, SAR-Lupe) for the EUSC, • the work done by the European Defence Agency (EDA) on Defence Agency (EDA) on expressing military requirements in expressing military requirements in the area of space surveillance, the area of space surveillance, • the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) Environment and Security (GMES) project, while viewing it as project, regrettable that this project does not do enough to address the specific needs of the security and defence sector, particularly in terms of image resolution; suggests that the EUSC could serve as an interface in this area, – projects designed to strengthen the EU’s maritime dimension, putting the CSDP’s military resources at its disposal: • the establishment of a maritime surveillance system based on the surveillance system based on the SUBCAS model used in the Baltic, SUBCAS model used in the Baltic, in order to make maritime transport in order to make maritime transport more secure, curb illegal more secure, curb illegal immigration and trafficking in immigration and trafficking in human beings and combat marine human beings and combat marine pollution; • the roadmap for integrated maritime surveillance scheduled for 2010; takes the view that the lack of cooperation among the various European players must on no account impede the implementation of these projects;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. ~~Supports~~Recalls that European public opinion is against increasing defence spending and that the main objective with regard to the establishment of ~~a competitiv~~the European industrial and technological defence base ~~and an open, transparent European market for defence equipment; accordingly, calls~~should be to take advantage onf the Member States to continue their research and development efforts by honouring their commitment to devote 2% of defence spending to this area, and to transpose the defence package directives in a harmonised mannereconomies of scale and savings by increasing multinational cooperation and developing synergies;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Strongly supports the establishment of synergies between civil and military capabilities; hopes that the CMPD and the EDA will rapidly define their complementary roles: ~~the CMPD~~under the authority of the HR/VP the CMPD within the EEAS should play a strategic role in instigating and coordinating activities, particularly when it comes to identifying common needs, while the EDA should play an operational role in developing dual technologies and civil and military capabilities; takes the view that, inter alia, the security strand of the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development could serve as a basis for developing such synergies;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 – bullet point 2 a (new)

• efforts to increase the institutional training capacity at EU level; particularly stresses the need to set up the new-look European External Action Academy which, in close cooperation with appropriate bodies in the Member States and incorporating existing training structures such as the Defence College, would provide Union officials and officials of the Member States who are to work in external relations functions, as well as staff from ESDP missions, with training based on uniformly harmonised curricula, with comprehensive and common training for all officials and appropriate training in consular and legation procedures, diplomacy, conflict mediation and international relations, together with knowledge of the history and experience of the European Union;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63

63. Recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operation, but stresses, at the same time, the importance of maintaining a distinction without duplication between the two organisations;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

70. Calls on the Council to further the Union’s relationship with the United States in the field of peace-building and crisis management, including in respect of military issues and natural disasters; such cooperation is particularly important when it comes to the fight against piracy missions in Somalia, efforts to strengthen African peacekeeping capabilities, and operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan; particularly welcomes the United States’ participation in the EULEX Kosovo mission under European command;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should be ~~based on a common European approach to the matter, in coordination with Russia, and with efforts being made to involve the European defence industry in its development~~studied in depth and verified and that any decision in this respect should be based on a common European approach to the matter, taking into account also Russia's positions;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading and Paragraph 71 a (new)

EU/Russia 71a. Takes the view that more coordination and better cooperation with Russia is needed, as they play a decisive role in European security; takes note, in this regard, of the proposal of the President of the Russian Federation for a new European security architecture;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 b (new)

71b. Reiterates its view that further ways must be found of engaging Russia, as an EU strategic partner, in issues with strong security implications where Russia can play an important role such as Iran, Afghanistan, the Middle East, the frozen conflicts, the non-proliferation of nuclear arms and the fight against terrorism and drugs;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Recommends in consequence that the European Parliament and the national parliaments, bearing in mind the options available under the Lisbon Treaty, make full use of Protocol No 1 to that treaty to step up their cooperation in relation to the CFSP and the CSDP by developing closer, more structured working relationships between their respective competent committees vis-à-vis security and defence matters; emphasises that this closer cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments will replace the prerogatives misappropriated by the WEU Assembly; also emphasises the need to modify its own structures in order to supervise the CSDP more effectively; urges the Council and the High Representative/Vice-President to find ways to involve the EP and its competent committee from the early stages of the setting-up of Civilian Crisis Management Concepts and Operation Plans;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77

77. Calls for the revision of the 2002 interinstitutional agreements between the European Parliament and the Council concerning the European Parliament’s access to sensitive Council information relating to the ESDP and the CSDP, so that ~~the~~a larger number of MEPs responsible – including the Chairs of the subcommittees on security and defence and on human rights – can obtain the necessary information to exercise their prerogatives in an informed manner;

2010/01/28
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that the role of the European Union as a global player has increased over the last decades and that a new approach is needed if the EU is to speak with one voice in the international arena and act collectively ~~and~~, meet global and regional challenges in a coherent, consistent and efficient manner and further human rights and human security, peace-building and a stable and democratic neighbourhood;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

– having regard to Article 3(5) and Articles 18, 21, 24, 26, 27 and 47 of the Treaty on European Union in the version resulting from the Treaty of Lisbon,

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EEAS will mainly serve to enhance EU action in the EU's neighbourhood, in crisis management and in peace-building, as well as enhancing its comprehensive approach to international organisations and emerging countries,

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Indrek TARAND, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines the fact that the European Parliament has consistently called for the creation of a common European diplomatic service, which would be commensurate with the Union's international role, ~~and which will raise the visibility and enhance the capacity of the Union to act effectively in the international arena~~would make better use of existing resources and would overcome the traditional divisions between foreign policy, development and defence in favour of a cross-cutting approach, and which will raise the visibility and enhance the capacity of the Union to act effectively in the international arena in accordance with the EU's founding values and the principles laid down for the Union's external action under Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union in the version thereof resulting from the Lisbon Treaty; calls on the Council, the Commission and Member States to seize the opportunity offered by the setting-up of the EEAS to create a more coherent, consistent and effective foreign policy;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the establishment of the EEAS ~~will help to avoid~~must contribute to the avoidance of duplication, inefficiency, and wasteful use of resources as regards the Union’'s external action,

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a

(a) the EEAS should be established and set up within the administrative and budgetary remit of the Commission while faithfully carrying out its Treaty mandate to assist the Vice-President/High Representative in conducting the Union's common foreign and security policy ~~on behalf of the Council~~;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Indrek TARAND, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a a (new)

(aa) the institutional set-up of the EEAS must include a gender architecture that duly reflects the Union's commitments with regard to gender mainstreaming; furthermore, the structure and working methods of the EEAS must enhance deconcentration and decentralisation of decision-making and implementation of EU programmes, projects and policies, and must ensure that the heads of the new EEAS embassies serve as the chief residential coordinators for all external policies in their given country, including those administered by Special Representatives and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) missions;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that the EEAS must guarantee full application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in all aspects of the Union's external action in accordance with the spirit and purpose of the Lisbon Treaty; expects, at the same time, that the EEAS will ensure that respect for and the promotion of human rights are at the core of the different areas of the Union's external policy as enshrined in Articles 2, 3 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union in the version thereof resulting from the Lisbon Treaty; underlines the responsibility of the EEAS to guarantee the consistency between its external action and its other policies in accordance with Article 21(3) of the Treaty on European Union in the version thereof resulting from the Lisbon Treaty;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a

(a) appointments to the EEAS should be made on the basis of merit, expertise and excellence in appropriate and balanced proportions from the Commission, the Council and national diplomatic services via an open and transparent process, ensuring that the VP/HR can draw on the knowledge and experience of all three in the same way; furthermore, the institutional set-up of the EEAS must include a gender architecture that duly reflects the commitments made by the Union with regard to gender mainstreaming;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point b

(b) the EEAS must deal with the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and with the tasks and policies currently dealt with by the Directorate- General for External Relations (DG Relex) in the Commission; in addition, the High Representative should present a comprehensive proposal on how other major external action-related policies will be organised in the new institutional set- up; crisis management and peace- building, enlargement, trade, development, the environment, energy, and humanitarian aid together constitute a substantial part of the EU's overall external policies; ~~there are compelling reasons to include development policy in the new service;~~

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point c

(c) the EEAS must include the military and civilian crisis management units within the Council secretariat, even if for military personnel the command and organisational structure may have to differ from that for civilian personnel; it must also include a department for peace-building and crisis management; access to the Situation Centre (SitCen) and the sharing of the intelligence analysis of EU Member States and players within the EEAS is of vital importance in order to assist the High Representative in fulfilling his/her mandate of conducting a coherent, consistent and efficient external Union policy;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d

(d) Commission delegations in third countries and the Council liaison offices should be merged to form 'Union embassies', headed by EEAS staff, under the direction of a chief resident coordinator for all external actions including those administered by EU Special Representatives and Heads of ESDP missions, who would be answerable to the VP/HR; specialist advisers from Commission Directorates-General should not be prevented from being seconded to work in that framework;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point f

(f) the building of an "esprit de corps" through joint training and professional development is essential for the EEAS's ultimate objective of creating a framework of integrated diplomacy that brings together national and European levels of diplomacy, ESDP and civilian crisis management and conflict prevention experts; in order to develop a common European diplomatic culture in the EU's international relations, joint training programmes and a common diplomatic syllabus will be required; the existing training measures and networks of diplomatic training centres could usefully be brought together in a European ~~Diplomatic Academy~~External Action Academy which will incorporate existing training structures such as the Defence College and which will give EU personnel from the EEAS as well as from ESDP missions a comprehensive training;

2009/10/16
Committee: AFET

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d a (new)

(da) CFSP and ESDP policy programming and planning structures from the Council secretariat should be brought under the umbrella of the EEAS;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Indrek TARAND, Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b

(b) be divided into a number of directorates, each of which would be responsible for a geo~~strateg~~graphically important ~~field~~regions of the Union's external relations, and further directorates for crisis management and peace-building, bringing together security and defence policy issues, and civilian crisis management, multilateral and horizontal affairs including human rights and gender mainstreaming as well as administrative matters;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Believes that the decision establishing the organisation and operation of the EEAS should also stipulate that Union embassies in third countries must, whenever necessary, provide logistical and administrative support to the members of all Union institutions; ~~consider~~requests that, subject to the consent of the VP/HR, heads of embassies should be accountable to the parliamentary committees concerned and should be required to undergo an approrpriate hearing procedure before they are appointed;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that it is necessary to take further steps as regards providing Union officials with external relations training; suggests setting up a European ~~diplomatic college~~External Action Academy which will incorporate the existing training structures such as the Defence College and give EU personnel from the EEAS as well as from EEAS missions a comprehensive training, and which, in cooperation with appropriate bodies in the Member States, would provide Union officials and officials of the Members States who are to work in external relations functions, with appropriate training in consular and legation procedures, diplomacy and international relations, including knowledge of the history and workings of the European Union;

2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO

2009/2068(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Suggests that the Commission draw up a study assessing the scope for making external policy budgets more flexible; considers that, in view of the budget surpluses which have arisen to date and the still growing needs in this field of policy, scope for greater flexibility should be provided for in advance, although it should not be at the expense of proper budgeting and budgetary control;

2010/02/09
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the role of the European Union as a global player has increased over the ~~1 Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2009)0057 2 Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2009)0057~~ last decades, and whereas a new approach isand further financial means are needed if the EU is to act collectively and meet global challenges in a coherent, consistent and efficient manner,

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon brings a new dimension to the external action of the Union as a whole, including the CFSP, which together with the legal personality of the EU and the relevant institutional innovations, notably the creation of the office of Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (“the Vice-President/High Representative”) and the setting-up of the European External Action Service (EEAS), could be a ~~decisive~~n important factor in the coherence, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's external action and could significantly enhance its ~~visibility as a global player~~shaping power in the international arena,

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas further efforts are needed to improve the timeliness of the response of the EU to political crises and regional conflicts; whereas the present decision- making and funding mechanisms can hamper timely and comprehensive reactions and whereas ways must be found to further limit and overcome the unanimity rule,

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon, and specifically Articles 3 and 21 thereof, further develops the objectives of the EU's foreign policy and puts the promotion of human rights – particularly the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms – at the centre of the EU's external action,

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the new security challenges require a stronger emphasis to be placed on ~~combin~~strengthening, combining and balancing different civilian and military instruments across the spectrum of conflict prevention, conflict resolution, crisis management and peace- building activities,

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is of the view that the merging of the inter-governmental and Community pillars and functions into one single post of the Vice-President/High Representative, who is subject to a collective vote of consent by the European Parliament, can increase the democratic legitimacy of CFSP activities provided a continuous strategic dialogue is established on an equal footing between Parliament, the Council and the Commission at all levels;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates that, in order to allow the EU to play an active role in the world, sufficient funds need to be allocated in the EU budget; regrets that the relevant budget continues to be underfunded and expresses its serious concern over the consequences of under-financing for the Union’s ability to conduct a credible and proactive foreign policy; also underlines the need to equip the Union with the necessary financial means for a consistent and adequate response to unforeseen global challenges and, in this regard, looks forward to being consulted oand involved in the procedures for granting rapid access to appropriations in the Union budget for urgent financing of CFSP initiatives;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Member States to overcome the imbalance between civilian and military planning capabilities in the Council Secretariat and to increase the number of staff in the fields of justice, civilian administration, customs and mediation so as to ensure that adequate and sufficient expertise can be provided for CSDP missions;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls in this respect for adequate staffing of the civilian component and urges the Member States to use the great opportunity provided by the EEAS to pool currently available resources in order to achieve a coherent, effective and efficient crisis management planning capability;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Calls for the setting-up of a Directorate-General for Civilian Crisis Management and Peace-building within the EEAS bringing together the Civil Military Planning Department (CMDP), the Crisis Platform of the Commission and other relevant actors from the Commission and the Council Secretariat;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses once again that the scope of the report should not be limited simply to a description of CFSP activities but should provide the opportunity to establish a dialogue with the European Parliament aimed at developing a more strategic approach to the CFSP; recommends that the annual CFSP report be turned into a yearly report discussing the implementation and evaluating the effectiveness of the EU's foreign policy strategy and that more references be made to the budgetary needs and financial impact of external actions in such reporting;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the role to be played by the Vice-President/High Representative in chairing the Foreign Affairs Council and the fact that her representative is to chair the Political and Security Committee (PSC); expects these new functions to consolidate inter-institutional contacts and foster a more stable dialogue between the institutions; invites the Vice- President/High Representative to build on the experience of the periodic appearances by the outgoing High Representative and External Relations Commissioners before Parliament in plenary and before its Committee on Foreign Affairs, and on the practice of informal meetings, in order to step up and develop regular, systematic and substantive consultations with Parliament and its competent bodies;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative to seize the opportunity offered by the setting-up of the EEAS to create a more coherent, consistent and effective foreign policy; expects in this regard that the basic values and objectives of the Union's foreign policy such as respect for and promotion of human rights, and priorities of the Union's foreign policy such as crisis management and peace building, will be duly mirrored in the structure of the EEAS, including in the human resources;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes that the Treaty of Lisbon includes new financial procedures for the CFSP, strengthens the dialogue between the Council and Parliament on the CFSP by introducing two annual debates to be held with the Vice-President/High Representative, and details the role and responsibilities of Parliament in relation to the CSDP; calls, therefore, for a review and extension of existing inter-institutional agreements, with the involvement of its Committee on Foreign Affairs, so as to ensure the smooth and efficient implementation of the budgetary and consultation procedures for the CFSP and the CSDP ~~and to improve~~, enhance the transparency and accountability of CFSP spending and improve and broaden access to sensitive information; draws particular attention in this regard to the above- mentioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 and to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy; expresses its determination to exercise its budgetary power and its democratic scrutiny with regard to the CFSP in connection with all institutional innovations, including the funding arrangements for the EEAS;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Stresses the need to establish greater clarity on the criteria for the appointment and evaluation of EU Special Representatives (EUSRs); considers that relevant EUSRs should gradually take over and carry out the functions of country- based EU Heads of Delegation while EUSRs with regional responsibilities ~~coul~~must coordinate and provide political guidance to EU Heads of Delegation under the authority of the Vice-President/High Representative in the countries concerned in order to ensure coherent and consistent European external action; calls on the Vice-President/High Representative to take steps with a view to entrusting EUSRs with the task of coordinating and providing political guidance also with regard to CSDP missions within their remit;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that the Treaty of Lisbon extends the consent procedure to all agreements related to fields to which the ordinary legislative procedure applies and strengthens the right of Parliament to be duly informed by the Commission of the progress of the negotiation of international agreements as referred to in Article 218 of the TFEU; considers therefore that the negotiation of a new Inter-Institutional Agreement with Parliament should be explored so as to provide Parliament with a substantive definition of its involvement in every stage of the negotiations leading to the conclusion of an international agreement;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Continues to be concerned about the repeated gas crises such as the Russian- Ukrainian crisis of January 2009, which highlighted the EU’s increasing energy dependency on sources of supply and transit channels which face threats to their stability; stresses that energy dependency of the EU on non-democratic countries deeply undermines the coherence and consistency of its foreign policy; recalls the urgent need to address energy challenges by implementing a common European external energy policy; calls in this regard on the Vice- President/High Representative to pursue with determination Parliament's recommendations for the development of such a policy, in particular by promoting EU cohesion in negotiations with energy suppliers and transit countries, supporting EU energy priorities and defending the common interests of the Member States, by developing effective energy diplomacy and more efficient mechanisms for responding to crisis situations and, finally, by promoting the diversification of energy supplies, sustainable energy use and the development of renewable energy sources;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Believes that significant potential conflicts arise from intensified competition over access to, and control of, energy resources, and consequently that the EU should further develop mitigation, a~~nd a~~daptation and energy conservation policies with a view to addressing the security risks posed by climate change; ~~consider~~stresses in this regard that the EU ~~needs to continue to~~must strengthen its leadership in global climate governance, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Underlines the need to strengthen capacities so as to provide for better monitoring of the Union’s civilian and military missions and to enable lessons to be learned from the manner in which they are conducted, so as to improve the planning and management of future missions; underlines also the need for a more strategic approach to ESDP missions;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to find and deploy sufficient numbers of suitable and qualified personnel to take part in CSDP civilian and military endeavours throughout the world in a coherent and well coordinated framework, including in specific high-risk areas, since the success of CSDP missions largely depends on the skills and knowledge of well-trained staff; calls, in this respect, for common training of the personnel of CSDP missions;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Recommends that the EU strengthen the political dialogue with third countries and regions, particularly with ~~major partner~~strategic partners with whom to coordinate positions in the international organisations and support and promote democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights; reiterates in this regard the important role that parliamentary diplomacy plays as a supplementary tool in the Union’s relations with third countries and regions; is therefore of the view that the Vice-President/High Representative and her services including the EUSRs should engage with Parliament in devising common strategies towards partner countries and regions and should be available to assist Parliament orally and in writing with regard to specific issues and visits;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. BWithout prejudice to the international obligations of the EU under the UN Charter, believes that the EU and NATO should develop a more intense partnership, taking into account the progressive development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; to that end, recommends a review of the so-called Berlin-Plus arrangements and the development of a more strategic dialogue on shared strategic interests and contingency planning;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Reiterates its commitment to the transatlantic partnership as the cornerstone of the EU's external action; urges the Vice- President/High Representative to ensure that the EU acts as a coherent and active partner of the US in strengthening global security and stability, promoting peace and respect for human rights, and adopting a united approach to global challenges such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, climate change and energy security; calls on both partners, the EU and the US, to encourage China, India, Russia, Brazil and other emerging powers to share responsibility for the global order and for the ~~settlement of conflicts~~prevention and peaceful settlement of conflicts in compliance with international law; encourages the Vice- President/High Representative to work towards strengthening EU-US institutional mechanisms in line with Parliament's resolutions;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. CStresses that the countries of the Western Balkans are part of the enlargement process; considers that stability in the Western Balkans should remain a top priority in the Union’s external action, and therefore attaches the utmost importance to the efforts to bring the countries of that region closer to the EU, inter alia by promoting reforms and enhancing regional cooperation and inter- ethnic reconciliation in order to meet the Copenhagen criteria and prepare for accession;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Notes with satisfaction the ~~general~~increasingly peaceful and stable situation in Kosovo and the efforts to build a multi-ethnic society, as demonstrated by the successful local elections held on 15 November 2009; welcomes the fact that the EULEX rule of law mission in Kosovo, which is the largest civilian CSDP mission launched so far by the EU, is working at full operational capacity; underlines the mission’s importance in promoting inter-ethnic reconciliation, the rule of law, public order and security throughout the whole of Kosovo, by assisting the Kosovo institutions, to implement the Ahtisaari plan and in particular the decentralisation process and helping the judicial authorities and law enforcement agencies in their progress towards sustainability and accountability; in this respect, welcomes the decision to open a new EULEX office in the north; however, notes the need to increase the number of prosecutors working in EULEX, and calls on the Member States to provide additional personnel;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Continues to support the development of the Eastern Partnership with the Union's European neighbours, integrating them economically into the internal market and intensifying political cooperation; underlines the importance of ~~tangible middle~~providing this partnership with credible projects and of tangible medium- and long-term incentives for reform, which would strengthen the commitment of societies in the partner countries to the process of modernisation and integration with the EU; in particular, points out the need – while maintaining security for all EU citizens – to progressively remove all obstacles to the free movement of persons (including, eventually, visa-free travel) and to enhance cooperation in all aspects of security, especially energy security; reiterates its view that the partnership needs to be provided with adequate financial resources;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative to ensure that the EU's approach towards Russia is coherent and driven by a commitment to the values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, including international law~~; underlines at the same time the need to enhance cooperation with Russia~~, which should be an integral part of the new agreement due to replace the present Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, and to find ways to coordinate actions, facilitate consultation and improve communication between the Member States with regard to bilateral issues with the Russian Federation of common concern; underlines at the same time the need to enhance cooperation with Russia on the issues of disarmament, conflict prevention and nuclear non-proliferation and with regard to Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East, pursuing the goal of strengthening global security and stability;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Urges the Council to insist on full implementation of the ceasefire agreement between the Russian Federation and Georgia and calls on the EU to uphold the principles of ~~Georgia's~~ territorial integrity and respect for minorities in the whole of the South Caucasus; welcomes the renewal of the mandate of the EU Monitoring Mission and urges the Council to ensure that EU monitors are granted full access to all areas affected by the conflict including the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and, to that end, to use the financial instruments of the EU to assist the populations in the whole conflict area; calls on the EU, with reference to the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia, to draw the lessons of the past in order to develop effective conflict- prevention mechanisms including the promotion of people-to-people contacts;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative to intensify the EU's efforts to work towards peaceful settlement under international law of the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria and, above all, that between Russia and Georgia and its breakaway regions South Ossetia and Abkhazia by giving fresh impetus to the Geneva talks;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls on the EU to assume a stronger political role in the ongoing international efforts to re-launch the Peace Process, commensurate with its financial engagement in supporting a Palestinian economic recovery ~~and~~; stresses the urgent need to address~~ing~~ the dramatic humanitarian crisis in Gaza; by ending the Israeli blockade; calls in this respect on the Council and the Commission to endorse and implement the recommendations laid down in the EU Heads of Mission report on East Jerusalem and calls on the Vice- President/High Representative to consider all means to promote a lasting peace in the region;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Recognises that Pakistan continues to face very serious challenges and endorses the EU's firm support for the ~~government of~~Plan to strengthen action in Pakistan; stresses Pakistan's key role in the region and reiterates that a stable, democratic and prosperous Pakistan is also central to addressing global issues such as counter- terrorism, nuclear non- proliferation, counter-narcotics and human rights, and strongly encourages it to adopt a comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism and address its root causes;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Expresses its grave concern over the political developments in Iran and the reported massive electoral fraud during the presidential elections of June 2009, which has ignited the biggest protest movement in the 30-year history of the Islamic Republic, with demonstrations and violent repression by the security forces still ongoing; is very concerned not only about the arrests, torture and murder of political opponents but also about the continuous stalemate in the negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme, and calls on the Iranian Government to enter into serious negotiations on the nuclear issue; regrets that the visit by the Iran delegation of the European Parliament in January 2010 has been cancelled by the Iranian authorities and expresses its solidarity with those Iranians who, risking their lives, continue to publicly demand respect for human rights and greater democratic freedoms in Iran; condemns Iran's efforts to block freedom of information by jamming foreign broadcasts and the Internet; calls on the Council and Commission to consider sanctions against individual members of the administration and the security services responsible for the widespread human rights violations and to devise measures in support of those participants in the 'Green movement' who suffer persecution and/or exile in their plight;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Notes ~~with great satisfaction~~ that EUNAVFOR Atalanta continues to make a successful contribution to maritime security off the coast of Somalia by protecting vessels chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering aid to Somalia, vessels supplying critical shipments to the African Union peace support operation in Somalia and other vulnerable vessels; ~~calls on the Council to extend the operation for another year when the current mandate comes to an end on 12 December 2009;~~ expresses its support for a possible ~~southward~~ extension of the operation ~~zone~~ depending on pirate activity, but underlines that such an extension should not affect the mission's essential goal, namely the protection of WFP convoys and other vulnerable vessels such as the merchant fleet ~~and fishing vessels; welcomes~~; expresses its reservations about the approval by the Member States on 17 November 2009 of the Crisis Management Concept for a possible new CSDP operation for Somalia ~~but~~and insists that the adoption of this concept ~~should in no way prejudge the decision on launching a mission, which can be taken~~can be decided only after a more detailed examination of the situation on the ground, making sure that human rights are respected, salaries are paid and equipment is provided and that the trained security forces are integrated into state and command structures so that, once they return, they will not turn against the government they are supposed to be protecting;

2010/01/15
Committee: AFET

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the Commission's intention to contribute to economic and social recovery~~, while recalling tha~~; stresses that budgetary and macro-economic policies in the EU have been gender blind throughout, demands that Parliament, the Council and the Commission accept the principle of gender mainstreaming in the recovery plans, as enshrined in the Amsterdam Treaty~~, should be accept~~ and as defined inby the recovery plans, meaning not only that a gender equality perspective should apply to measures designed specifically to promote equal opportunities, but also that it should be incorporated in all policies and at all levels of the budgetary process by means of gender budgeting; UN as a strategy for making women’s and men’s concerns and experiences an integral dimension of the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes in all political, economic and societal spheres;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the Commission's intention to contribute to economic and social recovery, while recalling that the principle of gender mainstreaming, as enshrined in the Amsterdam Treaty, should be accepted in the recovery plans~~, meaning not only~~; demands that a gender equality ~~perspective should~~should not only apply to measures designed specifically to promote equal opportunities, but also that it should be incorporated in all policies and at all levels of the budgetary process by means of gender budgeting;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Commission to set up a gender budgeting working group within its Directorate-General for Budget; also calls on the Commission to carry out a separate annual gender impact assessment of the EU budget, and to be presented as an annexed document; suggests that such an annex serve as a gender mainstreaming monitoring document, on which Parliament's Committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality should deliver a report;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. With a view to the mid-term evaluation of many multiannual programmes foreseen for 2010, ~~asks~~demands that the Commission to develop a monitoring and evaluation system that shows the effect on men and women of various budget lines in terms of the implementation of the principle of gender equality;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~While still awaiting the study on the feasibility of gender budgeting, r~~Reiterates the call for the use of the gender budgeting approach in assessing and restructuring all ~~relevant~~ budget programmes, measures and policies, in determining to what extent resources are allocated in gender equal or unequal ways and ultimately in achieving gender neutrality, whereby equal consideration is given regardless of gender;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. CDemands that the Council and the Commission evaluate the Lisbon Strategy, particularly the broad economic policy guidelines and the employment guidelines from a gender perspective; calls for greater emphasis to be placed on the reconciliation of family and working life in the preparation of the preliminary draft budget with a view to facing demographic challenges and meeting the Lisbon targets on employment of women;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Points out that the gender aspect of the economic downturn cannot be excluded any longer, demands that the Council and the Commission assess all projects and programmes concerning the credit crunch and the economic crisis, in particular the European Economic Recovery Plan, in terms of their separate effects on women and men, including legislation, policies and programmes, in all areas and at all levels, so that women and men benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated;

2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM

2009/2002(BUD)