3 Amendments of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER related to 2011/0177(APP)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
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;
Amendment 16 #
6. Considers that financial assistance to the candidate and potential candidate countries must be made more adaptable; believes indeed that the budgetary effort made by the European Union must correspond to the rhythm and the real progress made in the accession talks, in accordance with the ‘more for more’ principle, whilst taking account of the Union’s absorption capacity;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers it important for the effectiveness of EU foreign policy that the European External Action Service is provided with sufficient resources to carry out the increasing number of tasks entrusted to it; stresses, however, in this respect that these resources should be used in the most efficient way and that at present the EEAS's staffing structure is unbalanced and excessively weighted to the upper AD grade levels;