Activities of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER related to 2012/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to Article 42 TEU which gives the HR/VP powers to make proposals in the field of common security and defence policy, including the initiation of missions, using both national and Union resources,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Remains concerned as to whether the recruitment objectives of attracting staff from national diplomatic services, and ensuring a fair and adequate gender as well as geographical balanced representation of nationals from all the Member States and at all position levels, are being pushed forward with this aim in mind; they should both form part of the long-term recruitment strategy;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to make use of the enhanced flexibility provided by the new Financial Regulation and speed up the delivery of aid in crisis situations, respectively in situations of imminent or immediate danger threatening to escalate into armed conflict or to destabilise a country, whereby an early engagement by the Union would be of major importance in promoting conflict prevention;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EEAS should be a streamlined, results-orientated, efficient structure, capable of providing support for political leadership in external relations, particularly in the area of CFSP and facilitating decision-making in the Council; whereas, for this reason, the EEAS should be capable of providing, at short notice and in a coordinated fashion, expertise from different departments, including from the Commission; whereas the current structure of the EEAS is too top-heavy and marked by too many decision-making layers;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas there is a clear need to develop the EEAS' capacity to identify and learn lessons from previous operational experiences, particularly in the area of conflict prevention, conflict mediation and, crisis management, reconciliation and peace-building;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. to provide support to the HR/VP in the accomplishment of his/her multiple duties by foreseeing the appointment of (a) political deputy/ies; to ensure that these deputies, given their political role, appear before the responsible committee of Parliament prior to their taking up duties; to consider, possibly, a more regular involvement of the Member States' foreign ministers for specific tasks and missions on behalf of the Union;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. to simplify the command structure of the EEAS and enhance the role of its Executive Secretary General by establishing a clear chain of command to support effective decision-making as well as timely policy response, especially in terms of crisis management and crisis response; in this context, to rationalise the posts of Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director in charge of Administration, and reduce and simplify the hierarchical structure of the Managing Directorates; in the same spirit, to abolish the Corporate Board and to clearly define the relevant competences within the management structure of the EEAS in order to optimise efficient and effective decision-making;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. to improve and strengthen the coordinating and initiating roles of the HR/VP, by ensuring that, in the next Commission, (s)he realises his/her full potential as Vice- President of the Commission and is entrusted by the Commission President with the chairing of the group of RELEX Commissioners, enlarged to together with other Commissioners when needed; in that regard,ose portfolios have an external dimension in order to develop further the practice of joint proposals and joint decisions;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. to develop mechanisms to ensure coherence between short-term crisis management measures and longer-term activities under the development and neighbourhood instruments;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. to that end, to develop further an ‘appropriate structure’ that integrates conflict prevention, crisis response, peace building, the Foreign Policy Instruments Service and CSDP structures, and assures coordination with the geographical desks, delegations and other policy departments concerned in crisis management, building on the crisis platform concept; to merge the Managing Directorate for Crisis Response and Operational Coordination into this structure and ensure the structure is not duplicated elsewhere in the EEAS;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. to increase the flexibility and reactivity of EU external assistance by reviewing the rules for decisions on programming and spending for external financial instruments;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. to seriously develop the opportunities opened up by the EEAS Decision and by the TEU, notably by enhancing the coordinating role of delegations, especially in crisis situations, and by enabling them to provide consular protection to EU citizens from Member States who are not represented in a given country; to ensure any additional tasks do not take resources away from existing policies and priorities, unless there is a reorientation and redeployment of staff is to take up these new challengesassigned to the European level are accompanied by a commensurate transfer of resources freed up at national level rather than taking resources away from existing policies and priorities at EU level;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. to ensure that, whenever applicable, every EU delegation has a human rights and women's rights focal point;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. to ensure that, wherever applicable, every delegation has a CSDPsecurity and defence attaché, in particular in delegations in situations of political instability or fragility or where a recent CSDP operation or mission has been terminated, in order to ensure continuity and monitoring of the environment;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. to ensure that, whenever applicable, every EU delegation has a climate change and energy advisor in view of enhancing international cooperation to combat climate change and strengthening the Union's energy security;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
On implementing the Declaration on Political Accountability and cooperation with the European Parliament
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. to establish a working structure between the EEAS and the European Parliament in order to ensure that on foreign-relations issues: a) an effective information flow exists between relevant units in the EEAS, the Commission, the delegations and the European Parliament in the drafting phase of European Parliament reports and resolutions; b) after adoption of positions by the European Parliament, the relevant units in the EEAS, the Commission and the delegations take note of the views and recommendations of the Parliament, and report back on progress in the implementation to the parliamentary committees concerned on a regular, mutually agreed and institutionalised basis;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. to ensure that Parliament's views and recommendations with regard to third countries are duly represented in the countries concerned, and that European Parliament delegations are adequately assisted during their missions in third countries;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. to further pursue and intensify efforts to achieve better gender and geographical balance, with due regard to merit and competences; and, in particular, to put forward an action plan to promote the representation of women within the EEAS and to address the structural obstacles to diplomatic careers of women, in line with the High Representative's commitments to the European Parliament of October 20101;