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727 Amendments of Franziska Katharina BRANTNER

Amendment 1 #

2013/2678(RSP)


Title
Motion for a resolution further to question of Oral Answer on equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupationB XXXX/2013 on the application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (2013/2678(RSP)
2013/06/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2013/2678(RSP)


Recital A
A. whereas in its resolution of 24 May 2012 with recommendations to the Commission on application of the principle of equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value, the European Parliament requested the Commission to review Directive 2006/54/EC by 15 February 2013 at the latest, taking on board, where appropriate, the recommendations of the EP, including the revision of existing legislation;
2013/06/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 4 #

2013/2678(RSP)


Recital B
B. whereas despite some improvementprogress in narrowing the gender pay gap during recent yearsis extremely slow, and in some Member States the gap has even widened, the gender pay gap is still a persistent problem and currently stands at 16.2% across the EU, effects of lower employment rates amongwhereas the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work and for work of equal value is crucial to achieve gender equality, whereas the negative effects of the gender pay gap on women extend into their retirement age and women receive average pensions which are 39% lower compared to those of men;
2013/06/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 12 #

2013/2678(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. RequestUrges the Commission to revisew without delay Directive 2006/54/EC and to propose amendments to it in accordance with Article 32 of the Directive and on the basis of Article 157 TFEU following the detailed recommendations set out in the annex to the European Parliament resolution of 24 May 2012 notably: - greater transparency of pay data, - transparent work evaluation and job classification, - strengthened legislation on sanctions;
2013/06/25
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 37 #

2013/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the important role of mediation and dialogue in preventing and resolving conflicts peacefully; commends the progress the EEAS has made in strengthening its mediation capacities and reiterates its support for further enhancing Europe's capacities in this field; believes that the European Parliament's successful involvement in mediation processes, inter alia in Ukraine and Macedonia, has demonstrated the important role parliamentarians can play in supporting mediation and dialogue processes and intends to further step up its efforts in this field;
2013/09/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2013/2081(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need for making use of the enhanced flexibility provided by the new financial regulation and to 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.
2013/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 5 #

2013/2081(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. In this context calls on the European Commission to present, in accordance with Article 54(2), delegated acts concerning detailed rules for the financing of preparatory measures in the fields of CFSP.
2013/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- Having regard to the European Quality Charter of Internships and Apprenticeships developed by the European Youth Forum together with social partners and other stakeholders
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the International Labour Organization recommended a budget of €21 billion, equating to 0.5% of Eurozone spending, to fully implement a youth guarantee in the EU;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas young people have the right to quality-employment according to their skills and that quality-employment is fundamental to the dignity and autonomy of Europe's youth;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 79 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas productive and sustainable investments in areas such as education and training and research and development, are key for a sustainable exit for the crisis but also to consolidate the EU economy in a path of competitiveness, productivity and sustainability; whereas deficit targets should exclude investments in these areas;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 84 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas young people in the EU are being forced to migrate to find a job opportunity: phenomenon that, if not properly guided, risks to lead to brain drain and to increased regional disparities;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas youth employment measures needs to be integrated in a consistent and future and investment oriented macroeconomic strategy that create the condition for the creation of sustainable and 21st century jobs as well as an effective transition from education to employment
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the policy measures implemented by Member States need to be diversified and should tackle all potential obstacles in young people's pathway to sustainable and decent employment, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups that are more likely to suffer from multiple disadvantages;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the involvement of all relevant stakeholders, including training and education providers, individual employers, public and private employment services, social partners, third-sector organisations, including youth organizations, and health and other authorities, is essential for the successful implementation and monitoring of a variety of measures fostering youth employment and employability in an integrated fashion; emphasises that measures must be flexible so as to meet the continuously evolving needs on the labour market;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision of the EPSCO Council on 28 February 2013 to agree on a Council recommendation on implementing a Youth Guarantee; recommends extending eligibility to graduates aged underp to 30; stresses that the success of this measure will be highly dependent on other factors, e.g. the infrastructure and capacity of public and strengthened private employment services, the availability of student places, the provision of training and, apprentic, including quality apprenticeships and traineeships, and the transferability and implementation of successful experiences from other Member States; stresses that the Youth Guarantee must be integrated within the broader framework of active labour market policies while ensuring high quality standards;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to develop clear quality standards and indicators regarding the development of youth guarantee schemes as well as to boost their support for enterprises, cooperatives and third-sector organisations wishing to participate in Youth Guarantee schemes in close cooperation with public and private employment services, including through tax incentives, subsidies for fixed employment costs, and the possibility of accessing funding for on-site training, which will support enterprises in providing high-quality sustainable employment and training offers, and will represent an investment in young people's potential in an effective and targeted way;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to support self-employment among young people by creating facilities and preferential conditions for starting up their own businesses, through, e.g., cutting red tape and introducing favourable tax policies as well as easing access to financial credit and efficient counselling and mentoring facilities;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 260 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to ensure high-quality frameworks for traineeships with clear mentions of rights and responsibilities for the interns, backed up by financial support and mandatory monitoring, as well as a common quality standard for traineeships and work placements; stresses that active promotion and awareness-raising in respect of such programmes is needed among entrepreneurs; ; It also calls on Member States to ensure that traineeships are properly remunerated according to collective agreements and minimum wage legislations;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the European Commission to develop by the end of 2013 a clear proposal for a quality framework for traineeships with precise quality criteria as indicated in the EC proposal setting a Second-stage consultation of the social partners at European level concerning a Quality Framework on Traineeships (COM(2012)0728)
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 287 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Member States to fosterensure the mobility of young workers by means of further progress towards the mutual recognition of qualifications and skills and enhanced coordination of national social security systems, especially as regards pension systemportability of pension rights and unemployment benefits, as well as by continuing to invest substantially in language learning;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 292 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies, and where necessary, to reform public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people; stresses thatCalls on Member States to continue in the process of reform and development of effective public employment services so as to better target their activities and approaches on young people as a fundamental component of any youth guarantee strategy; stresses also the need to introduce reforms to EURES with the aim of proactively matching jobseekers and job-changers to existing vacancies as well as raising of awareness of EURES is needed so as to increase its visibility and availability, as a career advice system that supports students in becoming more aware of their aspirations and capabilities, as well as of existing job opportunities;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. In the absence of specific figures on youth migration flows, calls on Member States to create mechanisms of research, monitoring and evaluation of such mobility that can be transferred to EURES to better address such phenomena;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 299 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses also the importance of sensibilizing more young people on the use of the counselling offered in the framework of the Public employment services, strengthen partnerships with schools and universities as well as to work towards a better integration with the EURES network;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 325 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need to invest in the creation of stable and quality greens jobs as the way to allow young people to have a decent life; furthermore it asks the Commission and the Member States to mobilise all available funds to stimulate investments particularly in green jobs with a view to combating the unacceptably high rate of youth unemployment
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 329 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to consider social parameters in equal footing to economic ones in the context of the European Semester. This is particularly important in the case of youth unemployment which require close monitoring and coordinated actions in all the Member States and at EU level
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 330 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to exclude investments in areas such as education, training and research and development from deficit targets, since they are key for a sustainable exit for the crisis but also to consolidate the EU economy in a path of competitiveness and sustainable productivity;
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 331 #

2013/2045(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Requests the European Commission, in cooperation with Member States, to investigate the costs of the introduction of youth guarantee schemes at national and regional level. Furthermore requests the European commission to support regions and member states wishing to introduce such framework
2013/05/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 18 April 2013 on the UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' ('R2P')1, _____________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0180.
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 7 February 2013 on the 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council1, _____________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0055.
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas in view of the growing globalisation and interconnectedness of states and societies there is a growing need and opportunity for common rules and decision-making mechanisms in order to jointly address emerging global challenges;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the fragmentationgrowing complexity of global policy-making, combined with a proliferation of international and transnational stalemate in the necessary reforums, is creating new complexities in international relation of the Security Council lead to the proliferation of international and transnational forums;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 22 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN; to strengthen the ability of the EU to act in a swift and comprehensive manner in the global arena and to deliver in a coordinated and timely fashion; to ensure the full implementation of the UNGA resolution of 3 May 2011 on the participation of the European Union in the work of the United Nations;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to support a comprehensive and consensual reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC); to stress that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a central, long-term goal of the EU in leading by example; to come forward with a concrete proposal how to achieve one EU seat in an enlarged UNSC in the future; to further promote transparency and better coordination of policies and positions amongst EU members of the UNSC;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -h (new)
(-h) to create a European Institute of Peace as a hub to assess and deploy in a rapid and flexible manner the resources available for peace mediation, informal dialogue and knowledge development in non-governmental and semi- governmental organisations throughout Europe, which can also provide support for the United Nations;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to cooperate in strengthening the role and the capacity of regional organisations in peacekeeping, conflict prevention, civilian and military crisis management, and conflict resolution; to foster joint assessment missions and interactions by the African Union and the EU in post- conflict countries;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) upon request, to provide the United Nations with support from the EU battle groups for peace enforcement missions and for Member States to fully cooperate in their use for missions which have been authorised by the Security Council or the UNGA;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 47 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to work with partners to ensure that the conceptfollow-up on the Parliament's proposals in its recommendation to the Council on the UN principle of the r'Responsibility to pProtect' ('R2P') and to work with partners to ensure that the concept of R2P focuses on prevention, protection and post-conflict reconstruction involving situations of concern of genocide, ethnic cleansing, war crimes or crimes against humanity, but is never used as a pretext to advance particular or national interests, or those of international coalitions based on geostrategic or economic considerations with the aim of regime change; to assist states in building capacities to this effect; _____________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0180.
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) to develop criteria to be followed when acting to implement R2P, in particular the third pillar including military interventions, such as proportionality, ex-ante clarity about the policy objectives and the use of in-depth impact assessments;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to call on all parties to armed conflict to respect fully their obligations, including securing humanitarian space and ensuring access to humanitarian assistance for those in need; to continue efforts to improve the protection of civilians on the ground; to support the UNSC Resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to maintain support for the efforts of the region and the international community for the territorial integrity of Mali and, a political solution to the conflict including by mediation, and for the security of the country's population, in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions; to closely coordinate its actions with regional and international partners, including the African Union and ECOWAS; to provide support for and participate in a future UN-led peace-keeping mission; to provide military training to Malian armed forces within EUTM Mali and to continue to provide assistance to MISMA (Mission Internationale de Soutien au Mali); to underline the importance of maintaining stability in the Sahel region and of preventing a negative impact on the stability of Mali's neighbouring countries;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to work closely with partners towards achieving an Arms Trade Treaty that sets the highestrapid ratification and entering into force of the newly signed Arms Trade Treaty with the aim to raise the common standards for the regulation of the international trade in arms and theo combating of illicit trafficking, thus reducing human suffering and improving international peace and security;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) to urgently start a structured debate within the UN General Assembly on the implications of the increasing extraterritorial use of combat drones outside the war theatre, possibly necessitating new international rules;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2013/2034(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to strengthen international efforts aimed at ensuring that all human rights agreed under UN conventions are considered universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to oppose attempts to undermine humanitarian law in the fight against terrorism by claiming legality for non-codified concepts such as 'enemy combatants' or 'targeted killings'; to promote the mainstreaming of human rights in all aspects of the UN's work;
2013/04/29
Committee: AFET
Amendment 4 #

2013/2017(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for appropriateincreased funding for the actions outlined in the Commission's Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that appropriateincreased funding of these actions is continued during the period of the new multiannual financial framework starting in 2014;
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 7 #

2013/2017(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses it concern that the guaranteed, appropriate funding of the above mentioned actions will be seriously at risk if the multiannual financial framework is not adopted promptly;deleted
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 13 #

2013/2017(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the objectives and tasks of the European Institute for Gender Equality require that a separate dedicated entity is maintained within the EU Institutional framework and calls for the continued funding of the Institute at an appropriate level; so to ensure that the Institute has sufficient human resources and the necessary expertise in order to be fully operational and meet its overall objectives to promote gender equality, as set out in Regulation (EC) No 1922/20061 establishing the Institute; __________ 1 OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 9.
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 22 #

2013/2017(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the endorsement by the Trio Presidency to designate 2014 as the European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life; calls on the Commission in this respect for the appropriate financing of the related prospective activities; in this context, urges the Council to find a common position with the European Parliament on the proposal for a Directive concerning maternity leave;
2013/04/30
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 2 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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,
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2012/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
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;
2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 17 #

2012/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
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;
2013/02/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 73 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. to ensure that, whenever applicable, every EU delegation has a human rights and women's rights focal point;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 152 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 156 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 159 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
On implementing the Declaration on Political Accountability and cooperation with the European Parliament
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 160 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 162 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 175 #

2012/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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;
2013/04/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Conflicts (Gothenburg Programme) of 2001 and the annual reports on its implementation,
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
– having regard to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1674 of April 2006 on ‘and UNSC Resolution 1894 of November 2009 on 'Protection of civilians in armed conflict'4 ,
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
– having regard to the UNSC Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011 on Libya, which 0 of 26 February 2011 on Libya referencing the R2P and authorising several non-coercive measures to prevent the escalation of atrocities, and to the UNSC Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011 on Libya, which contained an explicit reference to the R2P's first pillar for the first time in history and authorised the use of force against a country with an explicit reference to R2P, followed by similar references in UNSC Resolution 1975 on the Ivory Coast, UNSC Resolution 1996 on Sudan and UNSC Resolution 2014 on Yemen,
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 33 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas paragraphs 138 and 139 of the UN World Summit Outcome Document establish at the same time the obligation of states to protect their citizepopulations against genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and the obligation of the international community to help states assume this responsibility as well as to react should states fail to protect their citizens against these four specified crimes and violations;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, according to the work on R2P preceding the agreement on the World Summit Outcome Document in 2005, in the report on R2P by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in 2001, the principle of R2P shalls been further defined byto encompassing the components of the responsibility to prevent (R2prevent), the responsibility to react (R2react) and the responsibility to rebuild (R2rebuild)), as introduced in the report on R2P by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) in 2001;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the development of the principle of R2P - particularly its prevention component - can advance global efforts towards a more peaceful world as many mass atrocity crimes occur during periods of violent conflict and require effective capacities for structural and operational conflict prevention, thus minimising the need for the use of force as the last resort;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the most effective form of prevention lies in the promotion of good governance, inclusiveness, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, gender equality, and democratic values and practices, the reduction of economic inequalities, and the enforcement of the rule of law;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas more recent experiences with specific crises such as those in Sri Lanka, Ivory Coast, Libya and Syria have produced mixed results in terms of the international capacity and a lack of common willdemonstrated the persistent challenges in arriving at a common understanding of how to implement the principle of R2P as well as in generating the common political will and effective capacity to prevent or stop genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity committed by national and local authorities or non-state actors;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the proposal initiated by Brazil on the ‘Responsibility while Protecting’ is a welcome contribution to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when implementing an R2P mandate, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex- ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted ‘fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards’7 ; __________________ 7 Art. 51 in: Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response, Report of the Secretary-General. 25 July 2012 (A/66/874-S/2012/578).deleted
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has an important function in awareness-raising on ongoing cases of mass atrocity crimes; whereas the UN Human Rights Council is playing an increasingly important role in implementing the R2P, including by authorising fact-finding missions and commissions of inquiry to gather and assess information relating to the four specified crimes and violations, and by its increasing readiness to refer to R2P in crisis situations such as in Libya and Syria;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 80 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas a narrow but deep approach to implementing R2P should restrict its application to the four specified crimes and violations specified and should exclude the use of the principle to obtain humanitarian access; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the principle of R2P should not be applied in the context of humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters; whereas humanitarian action should not be used as a substitute for political action, and whereas humanitarian space needs to be respected by all actors involved;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Addresses the following recommendations to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP), the EEAS, the Commission, the Member States and the Council:
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 85 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to agree to the establishment of an inter-institutional working group charged withto discuss the implications of R2P for the EU's external action and the role its actions and instruments can play in situations of concern with a view to preparing the basis for an inter- institutional 'Consensus on R2P' to be adopted jointly by the Council, the EEAS, the Commission and the European Parliament;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to institutionalise the practice of producing an annual report on the EU's successes and failures in conflict prevention and mitigation in applying the principle of R2P, to be prepared jointly by the EEAS and the Commission in cooperation with the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and to be debated in a special session with the European Parliament; the report can build on the tradition of the annual reports on the Gothenburg programmes, adding an analysis of the usefulness of relevant instruments and administrative structures in implementing R2P, including identifying necessary revisions;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) to identify an EU Focal Point for R2P in the EEAS within existing structures and resources, tasked notably with increasing awareness of the implications of R2P and ensuring timely information flows between all concerned actors on situations of concern;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 99 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to further develop EU conflict prevention and mitigation capacities, including stand-by capacities of legal experts, police officers and regional analysts and the creation of an autonomous European Institute of Peace intended to provide the EU with advice on and capacities for mediation, two-track diplomacy and exchange of best practices on peace and de-escalation; to strengthen the preventive elements of the EU's external instruments, in particular of the Instrument for Stability;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) to strengthen linkages between early warning, policy-planning and high-level decision-making in the EEAS and the Council, and create clear lines of personal accountability for mobilising action in response to warnings about potential crisis situations involving the four specified crimes and violations;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) to include a systematic assessment of the risk factors of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity in regional and country strategy papers, and include their prevention in dialogues with third countries that are at risk of these specified crimes and violations;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 105 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to train EU and Member States' delegation and embassy staff in international human rights, and humanitarian law and in the capacity of detecting potential situations involving the four specified crimes and violations including by regular exchanges with the local civil society, and further professionalise and strengthen preventive diplomacy and mediation;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) to contribute actively to a differentiated debate on the principle of R2P building on the existing international human rights and humanitarian law enshrined in the Geneva Conventions with a view to strengthening the international community's focus on the R2P's prevention component reducing all those misleading and detrimental interpretations which equate the R2P with military intervention;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to support the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to fine-tune and enhance the understanding of the implications of the principle of R2P and to cooperate with other UN members who wish to improve the capacities of the international community to prevent and respond to mass atrocity crimes;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 120 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) to take into account the proposal 'Responsibility while Protecting' and to contribute to the necessary development of criteria to be followed when acting to implement in particular the third pillar of R2P, including the proportionality of the scope and duration of any intervention, a thorough balance of consequences, ex- ante clarity of the political objectives and transparency in the intervention's reasoning; whereas the monitoring and review mechanisms of adopted mandates should be strengthened, including through the UN Secretary-General's Special Advisors on the Prevention of Genocide and on R2P, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and should be conducted 'fairly, prudently and professionally, without political interference or double standards'1; __________________ 1 Art. 51 in: Responsibility to protect: timely and decisive response, Report of the Secretary-General, 25 July 2012 (A/66/874-S/2012/578).
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 130 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to help strengthen the framework and capacities at UN level for mediation, double-two- track diplomacy and exchange of best practices on the peaceful resolution of emerging conflicts and de-escalation, such as those of the Mediation Support Unit of the Department of Political Affairs; to strengthen the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide and the Special Advisor on the Responsibility to Protect;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) to work together with the EU's international partners on identifying working methods and measures, including the obligation of public explanations on vetoes, that would make decreasing the suffering of the populations concerned the principal aspect of discussions at the UNSC when deciding on the adoption of a resolution authorising coercive measures under the R2P's third pillar; to countervail forcefully and publicly the blocking of such resolutions due to unrelated arguments based on, for example, domestic or geostrategic considerations, considering in such situations working towards an empowerment of the UNGA to adopt a resolution on behalf of the UNSC; to address the issue of a single EU seat in the Security Council and of a communalized budget for CFSP missions under UN mandate;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to integrate women, including women leaders and women's groups, much more in all conflict mitigation and resolution efforts in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820;
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 137 #

2012/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the HR/VP: (a) to present to the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs a concrete plan of action within three months of the adoption of the present Recommendation, on the follow- up of the Parliament's proposals, notably outlining the steps towards achieving a 'Consensus on R2P';
2013/03/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2012/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets, however, that with the exception of EUTM Somalia, no new military operations have been launched since 2008, even though a number of cStresses the need to consider assistance in the field of Security Sector Reform to countrises could have warranted EU intervention, including in Libya and Mali; encouragof the Arab Spring, especially in North Africa, but also to other countries, in this context, the intensification of ongoing planning for possible military operationse Sahel region such as Mali;
2012/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 112 #

2012/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that the EU has an important role to play in the process of institutional transition in Libya, in particular in the demobilisation and integration of members of revolutionary brigades, in the reorganisation of the armed forces and assistance in controlling land and sea borderpolice forces; regrets that the EU contribution in the security sector is slow to materialise, and that difficulties in planning and implementing this contribution are leaving the field open to bilateral initiatives of doubtful visibility and consistency; supports the acceleration of planning for a civilian mission to assist border controls;
2012/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 114 #

2012/2138(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Notes the launch of the EUAVSEC South Sudan mission to strengthen the security of the Juba airport; wonders, however, about the wisdom of having recourse to a CSDP mission to secure that airport, given that such a mission could have been carried out by the Commission through its Instrument for Stability;
2012/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas several common gender issues, such as women's rights as part of human rights, equal rights and compliance with international conventions are either at the heart of the constitutional debates or, as in Egypt, are disregarded;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 27 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas many acts of sexual violence were committed on women during and after the uprisings across the region, including rape and virginity tests used as a means of political pressure against women, inter alia by security forces, sexual harassment in public; whereas gender- based intimidation is increasingly being used by extremist movements;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the authorities of the countries concerned to enshrine in their constitution the principle of equality between men and women andto explicitly state the prohibition of all forms of discrimination against women and to reform all existing laws that discriminate against women, including in the area of marriage, divorce, child custody, parental rights, nationality, inheritance, legal capacity, etc., in line with international and regional instruments;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the ongoing transitions in North Africa will only lead to democratic political systems and societies once gender equality including the free choice of way of life is achieved;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 98 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women's active participation in public life, as protesters, voters, candidates and elected representatives, shows their willingness to obtain full citizenship; calls, therefore, for the adoption of all the necessary measures, including quotas, to ensure advancing towards women's equal participation in decision-making at all levels of government (from local to national, from executive to legislative powers);
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 143 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that women's rights and gender equality should be assesseddequately taken into account in the commitments made by partners in accordance with the ‘more for more’ principle of the renewed Neighbourhood Policy;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 152 #

2012/2102(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to support measures to ensure that specific needs of women in crisis and conflict situations, including their exposure to gender based violence, are immediately and adequately met;
2013/01/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 9 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas in order to achieve these goals the EU should be able to create synergies and develop strategic partnerships with those countries that share the same values and are willing to adopt common policies and engage in mutually agreed actions;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the ongoing financial and sovereign debt crisis is deeply affecting the credibility of the European Union in the international arena and undermining the effectiveness and the long term sustainability of the Common Foreign and Security Policy,
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls its Treaty prerogative to be consulted in the CFSP and CSDP spheres, to have its views duly taken into account and to make recommendations; recogniszes in this regard the availability of the HR/VP to the European Parliament; notes, however, that a solution needs to be found whereby the European Parliament is appropriately informed and consulted in the lead up to, and on the final outcome of, the Foreign Affairs Council; looks forward to the review of the external assistance instruments and to an outcome that recogniszes the European Parliament's rights over strategy papers and multiannual action plans, as established in Article 290 of the TFEU; calls, furthermore, for improved provision of information at all stages of the procedure for CFSP Council Decisions on agreements with third countries, including frameworks for the participation of third countries in EU crisis management operations;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in the second decade of the twenty-first century there is a growing awareness amongst Europe's citizens, and further afield, that only comprehensive approaches that integrate diplomatic, economic and, in the last resort and within the framework of international law, military means are adequate for addressing global threats and challenges;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the role of political leadership expected of the HR/VP in ensuring the unity, consistency, credibility and effectiveness of action by the Union; calls on the HR/VP to use to the full her powers to initiate, conduct and ensure compliance with the CFSP, involving Parliament's relevant bodies fully in that endeavour; welcomes theinvites the HR/VP in her important lead role, on behalf of the international community, played under difficult circumstances byin the HR/VP in the negotiations with Iran to take account of the important historical relationship between Europe and Iran and its role as one of Europe's neighbours; calls for such leadership in enhancing the European Union's role in support of the Middle East Peace Process and in the Neighbourhood;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the essential role of the EEAS (including its Delegations and EU Special Representatives) in assisting the HR/VP in pursuing a more strategic, coherent and consistent political approach to the Union's external action; affirms its intention to continue monitoring the geographic and gender balance of staff in the EEAS, including in senior positions, and to assess whether the appointment of Member State diplomats as Heads of Delegation is in the interests of the Union, not of Member States; underlines that the EU should be represented through ambassadors in all countries of strategic importance; stresses the importance of strengthening relations between the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States with a view to achieving synergies in the effective implementation of external action and in delivering a single EU message on key political issues;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the commitment by the Member States in the Lisbon Treaty to playing their full role in the development and implementation of the Union's foreign policy; stresses the importance of the Member States' solidarity, during a time of economic constraints, on improving the effectiveness of the Union as a cohesive global actor; notes in particular the importance of the Member States' making available civilian and military capabilities for the effective implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; regrets, nevertheless, that still on many occasions bilateral relations of some Member States with third countries overshadow or undermine the consistency of EU action and calls, in this respect, for more efforts by Member States to align their external policies with the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of ensuring coherence between policy planning, formulation and implementation through an appropriate mix of external financial instruments in the area of foreign affairs; calls among other things for continued complementary between the CFSP and the Instrument for Stability in the areas of mediation, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict peace- building, as well as for further work towards complementarity with the geographical instruments for long-term engagement with a country or region; welcomes the innovative introduction of a new Partnerships Instrument as requested by the European Parliament which brings important added value to the EU's CFSP by providing a financial framework for cooperation with the EU's Strategic Partners and in the follow-up to important intof the EU with third countries on objectives which arise from the Union's bilateral, regional or multilateral relationships and are outside of the scope of the Development Coopernational summits Instrument;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 91 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the Union has developed relationships over time with countries and regional organisations that have differing contractual and legal bases, some having been termed 'strategic'; observes that there is no clear formula for determining the Union's choice of a strategic partner; notes that leveraging and that, in this respect, the European Parliament is neither informed nor consulted; notes that leveraging genuine and accountable bilateral relationships can be an important force multiplier for EU foreign policy both regionally and within multilateral fora, and that therefore the choice of strategic partners deserves careful reflection in the light of the values and strategic objectives the Union wants to project;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Believes, therefore, that future decisions on strategic partners should be carefully framed in accordance with the foreign policy priorities of the Union vis-à- vis a country or region, or in international fora, and that due consideration should be given to ending partnerships that become obsolete or counter-productive or are in open contradiction with the EU founding values; calls therefore for a follow-up debate with the European Parliament on the September 2010 European Council discussion on the strategic partnerships and for Parliament to be regularly informed ahead of decisions on future partnerships, particularly where such partnerships receive financial support from the Union budget or entail a closer contractual relationship with the EU;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 104 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the EU's strategies towards the Western Balkans promoting stabilisation, peaceful conflict resolution and socio-economic modernisation of both individual countries and the region as a whole; notes with concern that political instability, institutional weaknesses, widespread corruption, organised crime and unresolved regional and bilateral issues are hampering further progress of some countries towards EU integration; calls on the EU to maintain its central role in the region and to consider it a top priority;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its support for improving the accession process of the Western Balkans by making it more benchmark-driven, transparent and mutually accountable; calls on the EU to make fresh, convincing and genuine efforts in order to revitalise the enlargement process as well as to continue to prioritise in its enlargement policy conditions such as constructive political dialogue, consolidation of the rule of law, including ensuring the freedom of expression, the effective fight against corruption and organised crime, enhancing the effectiveness and independence of the judiciary, improving administrative capacities and track records in enforcing acquis-related legislation, tackling inter- ethnic and inter-religious tensions, and addressing of the situation of refugees and displaced persons as well as resolution of open bilateral issues;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Welcomes the reconfiguration of the EULEX mission and its refocusing on the rule of law and the executive mandate; expects it to be fully operational all over the territory of Kosovo including the North and stepping up the fight against corruption at all levels and organized crime; takes the view that this mission together with the structured dialogue on the rule of law and the one on visa liberalization with the roadmap recently launched by the EU are important and fundamental steps with a view to paving the way for the full integration of Kosovo in the region and the strengthening of its European perspective;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Regrets that over the last two years no new chapters were opened for negotiations with Turkey; welcomes, in this regard, the recent launch of the positive agenda in EU and Turkey relations in order to provide new momentum to Turkey's accession process but points out that this agenda must be complementary to regular negotiations and should be aimed at overcoming the present deadlock with a view to paving the way for Turkey's EU membership once all the conditions are fulfilled;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 179 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Regrets, nevertheless, the overall situation concerning democratic standards and the respect for human rights in the Eastern Partnership countries has hardly made any progress; stresses, furthermore, that the full development of the Eastern Partnership can only take place once all the frozen conflicts are solved; calls, in this respect, for a more active involvement of the EU in the relevant peace-processes with a view to starting credible initiatives aimed at overcoming the current stalemates, facilitating the resumption of dialogue between the parties and creating the conditions for comprehensive and lasting settlements;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 198 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Considers Russia as an important strategic partner, but continues to have concerns regarding Russia's commitment to the rule of law, pluralist democracy and human rights; deplores, in particular, the continuous intimidation, harassment and arrests of the representatives of the opposition forces and non-governmental organisations as well as the increasing pressure on free and independent media; takes the view that the deepening of bilateral relations with the Russian Federation should be linked to substantial progress as regards democratic standards and the respect for human rights;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 225 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Supports the EU's promotion of a regional approach in Central Asia, which is essential to tackling the regional dimension of issues including organised crime, trafficking in drugs, radioactive materials and human beings, terrorism, natural and manmade environmental disasters and management of water resources; regrets, nevertheless, the lack of substantial progress due only partly to the limited financial resources available; calls for such engagement to be differentiated and conditional upon progress in democratisation, human rights, good governance, sustainable socio-economic development, the rule of law and the fight against corruption; notes that the EU cooperation Strategy for Central Asia identifies seven priorities, but provides resources too limited to have an impact in all policy areas; calls therefore for the EU to define priorities better according to the resources available, whilst ensuring that development cooperation is not subordinated to economic, energy or security interests;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 230 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Stresses that the exploitation and management of natural resources with regard, in particular, to water are still a matter of contention in the region and a source of instability, tension and potential conflict; welcomes, in this regard the Water Initiative launched by the EU in Central Asia but calls for a more effective and constructive dialogue between mountainous and plain countries with a view to achieving sound and sustainable ways of dealing with water issues and adopting comprehensive and long lasting water-sharing agreements;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 244 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Takes note, with great concern for the affected population, that the military intervention in Afghanistan has not achieved the building of a viable state with democratic structures, the improvement of living conditions for the majority - particularly women and girls - and the substitution of narcotics production by other forms of agriculture, but instead has embroiled the country in an unprecedented level of corruption; in view of the accelerated withdrawal of European troops calls on the EU and the member states as a priority to prepare a safety plan for those Afghans who have closely supported the European state building efforts and whose existence could be threatened by the European departure, notably women's activists; calls on the EEAS to make an honest evaluation of the EU and Member States' policy in Afghanistan since 2001 and to present a realistic plan of future EU activities in the region by the end of the year;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 257 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that, given the increasing global and regional relevance of China, India and other emerging countries in Asia, both the United States of America and the EU may progressively shift their primary attention, political investment and resources to the Pacific; further notes that Asia should have a more important place on the foreign agenda of the European Union and EU Member States and insists that Asia should have a more important place on the foreign agenda of the European Union and EU Member States - considering in particular that the cultural and geographic delimitation between Europe and neighbouring Asia has historically been fluid; calls therefore for greater coordination of the USMember States and EU policies towards ChinAsia, Iandia and o particularly ther emerging countries in Asia in order to avoid a decoupling of approaches to key policies;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 278 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
52. Notes that the joint Africa-EU Strategy has initially focused on the African Union and on technical support for institutional capacity building and policies across the range of peace and security, human rights, democracy promotion, the rule of law and achieving the MDGs; recalls that whilst such a comprehensive approach remains valid, there is a pressing need to move beyond institutional capacity building at continental level towards developing a political partnership for peace, security and socio-economic development at regional and sub-regional level; calls for an extension of such political partnerships to include the Regional Economic Communities, not only as a strategy for strengthening the African Union, but also as a means of deepening the EU-Africa partnership at regional and sub-regional level, thus addressing the political, security and economic interests of African and European citizens(JAES) covers 8 sectors : Peace and Security, Democratic governance and Human Rights, Regional Integration, Trade and Infrastructure, MDGs, Energy, Climate Change and Environment, Migration, Mobility and Employment and Science, Info Society and Space; recalls that whilst such a comprehensive approach is commendable there was no specific budget attached for the implementation the strategy; reminds that the EU has signed various agreements with overlapping effects, such as the Cotonou Agreement between African Caribbean and Pacific countries, Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) between South Africa and the European Union, the European Neighbourhood Policy for Maghreb countries and joint Africa-EU strategy; calls on the EU to address these overlapping agreements to make them more coherent and effective, based on Policy Coherence for Development;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 280 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
53. WelcomesTakes notes of the EU's strategies for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel as important steps towards focusing political, diplomatic, financial and crisis management resources on a more pregion; believes that the structural causes of the conflict in these regions need to be addressed in order to pave the way for a viable peaceful soliutically strategic and cost-effective approach to difficult security complexeson of the problems and give a better perspective for the population, which implies fair access to resources, ensuring sustainable development of the regions and redistribution of wealth; calls for similar re-an evaluation of Union polices towards other important regions where considerable financialdevelopment aid and diplomatic resources are deployed to assess the impact on the population; calls also for closer association between the European Parliament, the Pan-African Parliament and regional parliamentary arrangements in order to ensure greater accountability for political and budgetary decisions vis-à-vis the citizens of both continents, and as a basis for measuring and evaluating progress in the implementation of political declarationcies;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 282 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Deplores the fact that the content of both strategic documents shows that under the rhetorical umbrella of a comprehensive approach, a piecemeal approach by the European Union is still prevalent and that by not linking individual measures and by not designing a political chain-of-command among the many heads of missions and delegations and the EU Special Representatives the EU thus fails to make sure that it speaks with one voice; regrets Council Decision of 23 March decision to extend the mandate of EU NAVFOR ATALANTA which allows onshore EU military operations in Somalia and which contributes to the further militarization of the EU's approach and raises the risk of collateral damage among coastal populations in Somalia;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 299 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for the EU to be more active in South Asia in support of democratic developments and improvement in the area of governance and the rule of law; welcomes, therefore, the commitment to a democratic and secular Pakistan, stable and socially inclusive Pakistan and India; calls on the EU to seek closer cooperation with India, free from reciprocal post-colonial prejudices and aiming at the promotion of common values in the region and in multilateral fora;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 330 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
61. Strongly believes in the need to build partnerships in the area of conflict prevention, civilian and military crisis management, and peace-building, and, with this in mind, to make the EU-UN Steering Committee more operational in the context of crisis management; calls on the EU and its Member States to generate further progress on the operationalisation of the. Responsibility to Protect principle and to work with UN partners towards ensuring that this concept becomes part of prevention and post-conflict reconstruction; calls for the elaboration of an Interinstitutional "Consensus on R2P and a common Conflict Prevention Policy " between the EEAS, the European Parliament and the member states in parallel to the already existing 'Consensus on Humanitarian Aid' and 'Consensus for Development', that could ensure more EU consistency in UN fora on those issues;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 335 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Calls on the EU HR/VP and the Council with regard to the UN negotiations on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to work for the highest possible standards of protection of international human rights law and international humanitarian law by setting standards that go beyond those already agreed upon at the EU level and enshrined in the EU Common Position on Arms Exports; stresses thus that EU states parties positions must refrain from accepting lower standards which would undoubtedly be detrimental to success and effectiveness of the ATT;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 342 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63 a. Notes the results of the May NATO Summit in Chicago; questions NATO's decision to develop a civilian crisis management capability which will duplicate the EU's already existing capabilities and instruments and which might put EU Member State's national capabilities under additional pressure; regrets NATO's decision to develop a NATO Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability which might technically not be reliable but nevertheless trigger an arms race with countries such as Russia, China and India and will consume considerable financial investments in times of austerity, economic and financial crisis; urges the US to remove all tactical nuclear weapons from European territory and Russia to do the same with regard to the Western part of the country;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 351 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
66. Expects the EU to develop a real strategic partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council, including an open, regular and constructive dialogue and structured cooperation on human rights and democracy as well as the transition process and crisis management in the Southern Neighbourhood; to support this objective, reiterates that the EEAS should devote more human resources to the region and open delegations in the main GCC countries;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 353 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
67. Acknowledges the increasingly important role of the Arab League in regional mattersregional organizations, in particular the Arab League, but also the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Economic Cooperation Organization, and calls on the EU to strengthen cooperation, especially on questions related to transition processes and crisis management in the Southern Neighbourhood; welcomes EU efforts to assist the Arab League in its integration process;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 363 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)
69 a. Is concerned about past arms exports by EU Member States to authoritarian regimes in particular in North Africa and the Arab World; deplores the fact that EU Member States continue to export arms to countries such as Saudi Arabia, but also Armenia and Azerbaijan thus contributing and facilitating armed conflict, regional instability and serious violations of international human rights law (IHRL) and international humanitarian law (IHL); urges EU Member States such as Germany and Cyprus to fully respect and implement the EU arms embargo against Syria; reminds that EU Member States are responsible for more than one third of global arms exports; urges the EU Member States to comply not only with the eight criteria of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports) but also with EU development policy principles; reminds EU Member States that developing countries should first and foremost invest financial resources in sustainable social and economic development, democracy and the rule of law; urges HR/VP and the EU Member States to use the ongoing review of EU Common Position 2008/944/CFSP in order to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of the EU criteria for arms exports; calls on the HR/VP and the EU Member States to speak with one voice in the context of the UN negotiations on a global Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and to promote a strong and robust ATT which requires State Parties to deny any arms export in case there is a serious risk that the arms would be used to commit or facilitate serious violations of IHRL and IHR, including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 367 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
70. Calls for the HR/VP to put forward proposals for boosting the capacities of the EEAS on conflict prevention and peace- building, with particular reference to the Gothenburg Programme, and to further expand the EU's capacity to prevent conflict and provide mediation capacities alongside its better-resourced crisis management capacities; calls as a matter of priority for stock to be taken of EU policies in the area of conflict prevention and peace-building with a view to the HR/VP reporting back to Parliament on proposals for strengthening the Union's external capacity and responsiveness in this area; welcomes the proposal by the Commission and EEAS to introduce a budget line amounting to EUR 500 000 for Conflict Prevention and Mediation Support Services in the EEAS budget for 2013, following the successful completion at the end of this year of a preparatory action proposed by the European Parliament;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 369 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70 a. Considers the proposal for an autonomous or semi-autonomous European Institute of Peace with close links to the EU a very promising idea, which could contribute to strengthening conflict prevention and mediation capacities in Europe; calls for such an institute to be based on a clearly defined mandate which avoids duplication of existing governmental and non- governmental organisations and focuses on informal mediation diplomacy and knowledge transfer among and between EU and independent mediation actors; looks forward to the results of the pilot project on a European Institute of Peace launched this year; expects to be fully involved in the discussions leading to the possible creation of such an institute;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 376 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
71. Reiterates its call on the Member States to increase European cooperation in defence, which is the only feasible way to make sure that European military forces continueare sustained to be credible and operational in the face of diminishing defence budgets; nNotes the progress made under the EU's pooling and sharing and NATO's smart defence and considers it essential that further synergies are achieved between the two organisations; stresses the need to make further progress in pooling and sharing of assets, and the potential for synergies in research, development and industrial cooperation in defence at Union level;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 379 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
72. Recalls, in this context, the essential role of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in developing and implementing a European capabilities and armaments policy; calls on the Council, therefore, to strengthen the institutional character of the EDA and to unleash its full potential, as provided for in Articles 42 (3) and 45 TEU;deleted
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 380 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
73. Urges the Council and the Member States to provide the EDA with adequate funding for the full range of its mission and tasks; takes the view that this would best be done by financing the Agency's staffing and running costs from the Union budget, starting with the forthcoming multiannual financial framework; to that end calls on the HR/VP to put forward the necessary proposals;deleted
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 384 #

2012/2050(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
74. Notes that Article 194 of the Lisbon Treaty specifies that the EU is entitled to take measures at European level to ensure security of energy supply; stresses, in this regard, that in order to enhance energy security and at the same time strengthen the credibility and effectiveness of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy it is of the utmost importance to reduce energy dependency from third countries with regard, in particular, to those that don't share or act against EU values and believes that the best way to achieve this goal is to further increase energy conservation and energy efficiency and develop renewable energies; believes that diversification of supply sources and transit routes is urgent and essential for the EU, which is highly dependent on external sources of energy; notes that the main directions for diversification are North Africa and the Southern Corridor from Turkey to Central Asia; believes that it should be ensured that the current main source of imports – Russia – complies with internal market rules, regulations under the Third Energy package and the Energy Charter Treaty.;
2012/06/26
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to emphasise the need factively support a comprehensive reform of the UNSC in order to strengthen its legitimacy, regional representation and effectiveness; in leading by example, to enact concrete steps towards achieving a common EU seat in a reformed UNSC in the foreseable future, and towards the abolition of the veto right of whichever UNSC member;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 72 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) to initiate the elaboration of an inter-institutional "Consensus on R2P and a common Conflict Prevention Policy" between the EEAS, the European Parliament and the EU Member States in parallel to the already existing 'Consensus on Humanitarian Aid' and 'Consensus for Development', that could ensure more EU consistency on those issues in UN fora;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)
(z a) to actively support the African-led initiative currently underway aimed at achieving the adoption of an UNGA resolution in 2012 to ban female genital mutilation (FGM) worldwide;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 94 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)
(z b) to establish a UN commission of inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea, which - according to reports, including by the former UN Special Representative - continue to be committed with impunity and have been committed for decades;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae a (new)
(ae a) to push the joint AU and EU position in favour of upgrading the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to a specialized UN agency with its headquarter in Nairobi, Kenya; within this new institutional framework, to address the issues of financing, technology transfer and capacity-building for sustainable development;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 126 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae b (new)
Sustainability and Climate Change (ae b) to seize the chance of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, as a unique opportunity for world leaders to set the sustainability agenda for the next 10 years while reaffirming the need for global solidarity and by being present at the highest level of the EU and the EU Heads of States and/or Governments;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 128 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae c (new)
(ae c) to use the Rio+20 summit to set specific and concrete goals and ways of measuring and monitoring them; to insist that a 'green economy' be understood as the entire economy functioning within the limits of sustainability in respect to biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services, climate protection and use of natural resources;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae d (new)
(ae d) to improve the governance, and strengthen the protection, of the marine environment, marine biodiversity and oceans; to integrate seas and oceans as one of the key pillars of the Rio Framework, alongside climate and biodiversity protection;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 132 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae e (new)
(ae e) to continue to empower citizens in environmental governance through the effective global implementation of Rio Principle 10; in this context, to expand the provisions of the Aarhus Convention beyond the United Nations Commission for Europe (UNECE) through a global convention or by opening the Aarhus Convention to parties outside UNECE;
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae f (new)
(ae f) to act on the recommendations of the FAO1, IFAD2, IMF3, OECD4, UNCTAD5, WFP6, the World Bank, the WTO7, IFPRI8 and the UN HLTF9 to the G20 for states to remove provisions in current national policies that subsidise or mandate biofuels production or consumption, at least until guarantees for removing the competition with food production, biodiversity and climate protection are in place; __________________ 1 Food and Agriculture Organization. 2 International Fund for Agricultural Development. 3 International Monetary Fund. 4 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. 5 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 6 World Food Programme. 7 World Trade Organization. 8 International Food Policy Research Institute. 9 UN High Level Task Force.
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #

2012/2036(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ae g (new)
(ae g) to establish a tax on financial transactions at international level in order to use the additional revenues to support biodiversity and climate protection in the developing countries in line with the objectives set under UNFCCC and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD);
2012/05/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that at a time when the national budgets of all Member States are subject to severe austerity measures, the 2013 budgetary procedure must be part of the general effort to reduce expenditures; takes the view that, for the sake of exemplarity and solidarity, the EU must show a commensurate commitment to scale down or control increases in program funding; maintains that heading 4control public spending; takes the view that external relations are a field where common action at Union-level can create synergies that allow Member States to make savings at national level; is of the opinion that resources well spent at Union-level can therefore help reduce overall public expenditure in the EU as a whole; moreover, maintains that, in the light of the increased tasks entrusted by Member States to the Union in foreign affairs, a moderate overall increase of expenditure under heading 4 seems appropriate; this notwithstanding, takes the view that targeted spending cuts should be made in the EU budget cannot be exempted from this politically difficult exerciseading 4 where expenditure proves inefficient, ineffective or not in line with political priorities;
2012/05/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports, in this regard, the Commission’s proposal to scale down programmes that are not implemented in a satisfactory way, but rejects its proposal to artificially increase, as compared to the financial programming, the margin under heading 4 in order to facilitate the upcoming budgetary conciliation; takes the view that, for the sake of budgetary discipline and sound financial management, all parties involved must face what the real financial needs of the Union’s external action are;deleted
2012/05/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. NotWelcomes the proposal to containmoderately increases for appropriations undefor the European Neighbourhood Instrument, addressing the needs of countries facing major political and economical changes; welcomes the focu in order to respond to the new challenges in both the southern and eastern neighbourhood, which have direct implications for the security and prosperity of the Union and its citizens; recalls that the countries oin the Eastern Partnership but considers the Commission’s reporting on the application of the ‘more for more’ principle to be insufficientsouthern neighbourhood face political and economical challenges of historic proportions following the Arab Spring, while political and economic developments in the eastern neighbourhood require renewed attention;
2012/05/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the substantial expenditure savings achieved by the External Action Service in 2012, and the continuation of this trend in 2013 as projected in the Estimates; takes the view, in this context, that while the phasing-in of the Service can justify an expenditure increase proportionally greater than that foreseen by the other Institutions, a variation of +5.7 %, relative to Budget 2012 does not tally with the savings to be implemented at operational and administrative levels throughout the whole EU budget.questions remain about the high number of costly management positions at high grade levels; therefore requests the EEAS to provide additional information in particular regarding the significant increase (+9.2%) in AD 14 posts proposed in the draft budget; is likewise concerned by large increases in proposed appropriations for security and surveillance of buildings (+57.2%) and asks the EEAS to provide further explanations;
2012/05/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is convinced that prevention and mediation are among the most cost- efficient ways to manage conflicts by preventing them from escalating into violence; welcomes, therefore, the proposal to introduce a budget line amounting to EUR 500 000 for Conflict Prevention and Mediation Support Services in the EEAS budget, following the successful completion at the end of this year of a preparatory action proposed by the European Parliament;
2012/05/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. measures aimed at involving women into green collar jobs and ecological transformation
2012/05/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. measures aimed at developing indicators to benchmark the state of implementation of ‘The Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life’ against its objectives.
2012/05/10
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 72 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets that the contribution to Youth on the Move Flagship Initiative is slightly reduced compared to last year; highlights in this context the added value of the Lifelong Learning, Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus programmes which, against a modest financial dimension, have a great return in terms of effective implementation and positive image of the Union vis-à-vis its citizens; in many EU countries young people are significantly hit by the economic and financial crisis, in this context adequate funding and targeting of educational and mobility schemes and life long learning programmes are significant in modernising education and training system, raising levels of skills, mobility and adaptability of young people and thereby overall contributing to an innovative, knowledge-based, smart and inclusive Europe; to this end, strongly supports the promotion of equal opportunity in order to enable young people no matter their educational background to profit from the EU´s various youth programmes and policies; opposes therefore to the proposed reduction by EUR 10,2 million as compared to the Budget 2012 for Lifelong Learning and, in line with its established position in the last budgetary procedures and the excellent performance rates of this programme, intends to reinforce commitment appropriations for the corresponding budget line;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 153 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Takes the view that questions remain about the high number of costly management positions at high grade levels among the staff of the European External Action Service; therefore requests the EEAS to provide additional information in particular regarding the significant increase (+9.2%) in AD 14 posts proposed in the draft budget; requests likewise further information on the large increases in proposed appropriations for security and surveillance of buildings (+57.2%);
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 154 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 b (new)
62b. Is convinced that prevention and mediation are among the most cost- efficient ways to manage conflicts by preventing them from escalating into violence; welcomes therefore the proposal to introduce a budget line amounting to EUR 500 000 for Conflict Prevention and Mediation Support Services in the EEAS budget, following the successful completion at the end of this year of a preparatory action proposed by the European Parliament;
2012/05/31
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 35 #

2011/2285(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that a multi-level, multifaceted approach requires strong leadership from the European Union in coordinating policies, promoting good practices and involving various actors as European social partners and non- governmental organisations, with the aim of creating a Europe-wide strategy to address the gender pay gap;
2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 52 #

2011/2285(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the European Commission to include violations of the equal pay principle in the scope of its forthcoming proposal on a horizontal directive on collective redress and calls on the Member States to provide for the possibility of such collective redress as a means for individuals and/or interested organisations such as NGOs and trade unions to bring a case on behalf of or in support of consenting complainants in court proceedings and to grant NGOs and trade unions legal standing to represent victims of discrimination also in administrative proceedings;
2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 53 #

2011/2285(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Stresses that only very few claims concerning gender pay discrimination made their way to the competent (regular or administrative) courts, considers that the burden of proof should be reversed;
2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 78 #

2011/2285(INI)


Annex to the draft motion for a resolution

Recommendation 4, Paragraph 1, indent 5 a (new)
- legal powers to seek collective redress, including group action (claims on behalf of group members), collective lawsuits (multiple claims) and class action (claims on behalf of an undefined group;
2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 89 #

2011/2285(INI)


Annex to the draft motion for a resolution

Recommendation 8, Paragraph 3, indent 3 a (new)
- identification of offenders, which should be made public;
2012/03/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 105 #

2011/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) considers the establishment of the EED as an EU trust fund as planned in the framework of the new EU financial regulation; this EU trust fund should enter in the EU budget and should allow additional contributions from Member States and private actors; when establishing this EU trust fund, due attention should be paid to its flexibility;
2011/12/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 107 #

2011/2245(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) urges to consider however in priority the establishment of the EED as an EU external financing instrument within the EU institutional framework so as to guarantee that Parliament duly plays its legislative and budgetary power over the EU contribution and programming activities;
2011/12/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 11 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Croatian 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
Amendment 19 #

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 membershipaccession 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
Amendment 27 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls onExpects 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
Amendment 34 #

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
Amendment 37 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it importantIs 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
Amendment 39 #

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
Amendment 60 #

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
Amendment 61 #

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
Amendment 70 #

2011/2191(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. EncouragesCalls on the Croatian authorities to continuestep 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 continuecalls 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
Amendment 74 #

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
Amendment 82 #

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
Amendment 86 #

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
Amendment 105 #

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
Amendment 109 #

2011/2191(INI)

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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 21 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 32 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 51 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 55 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly wWelcomes 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
Amendment 70 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 86 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 101 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of building a partnership with societies and,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
Amendment 114 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 130 #

2011/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that human rights situations should be continuously monitored and that an annual assessment of the situation couldhuman 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
Amendment 145 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 149 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 160 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 181 #

2011/2157(INI)

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 alsopreviously 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
Amendment 195 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 203 #

2011/2157(INI)

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 willcould also help to solvalleviate the economic problems of our neighbouring partners in the South;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 209 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 234 #

2011/2157(INI)

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 andin 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
Amendment 243 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 245 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 257 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 262 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 266 #

2011/2157(INI)

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; welcomes 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 practicehose capacity and participation should be reinforced and enhanced, inter alia by a permanent independent secretariat;
2011/10/11
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 283 #

2011/2157(INI)

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 andpromoting 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
Amendment 321 #

2011/2157(INI)

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
Amendment 326 #

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
Amendment 2 #

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
Amendment 4 #

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
Amendment 6 #

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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 8 #

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
Amendment 17 #

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
Amendment 19 #

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
Amendment 23 #

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the UnionCommission/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
Amendment 26 #

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
Amendment 28 #

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 ofvisualise poverty and discrimination on grounds of gender or social origin;
2011/07/20
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 34 #

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
Amendment 39 #

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
Amendment 49 #

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. SuggeInsists 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 ofthe specific gender-related aspects; welcomes the Commission,'s and that they should take into account the specific gender-related aspectnouncement 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
Amendment 51 #

2011/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on its President to ask the Agency for Fundamental Rightsthe 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
Amendment 5 #

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
Amendment 9 #

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
Amendment 56 #

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
Amendment 67 #

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
Amendment 94 #

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
Amendment 110 #

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
Amendment 159 #

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
Amendment 32 #

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
Amendment 33 #

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
Amendment 34 #

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
Amendment 35 #

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
Amendment 3 #

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 operationsensuring effective crisis management in third countries to guarantee the coherence and consistency between the EU’s crisisemergency 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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 10 #

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
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 17 #

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
Amendment 6 #

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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 8 #

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
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 12 #

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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 5 #

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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 12 #

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
Amendment 17 #

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
Amendment 21 #

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
Amendment 28 #

2011/2019(BUD)

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
Amendment 94 #

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
Amendment 117 #

2011/2019(BUD)

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
Amendment 54 #

2011/2018(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomesTakes 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 staffing 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
Amendment 15 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In view of the current economic situation, which calls for solidarity between all, the Union's officials too need to contribute, and in a way which takes into account the differences between the lower and higher grades. To that end, a solidarity levy should be introduced, to be applied progressively to salaries of officials from grade AST 4 upwards, as laid down in the measures implementing the levy.
2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 20 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Staff Regulations
Article 1d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
-1. In the first subparagraph of Article 1d(1) the following sentence shall be added: "For that purpose the institutions shall be bound to ensure that 40 % of AD posts are occupied by women.";
2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 21 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Staff Regulations
Article 1d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
-1a. In the second subparagraph of Article 1d(1), the word 'partnerships' shall be replaced by 'partnerships and same-sex (marital) partnerships'.;
2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 24 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 21 – point d a (new)
Staff Regulations
Article 55 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(da) The following paragraph shall be added: 'The appointing authority of each institution shall introduce specific arrangements to allow an official returning from maternity leave to breastfeed or to pump milk by providing, to that end, a dispensation of a minimum of two hours per day. These arrangements shall apply to every full day worked. Where an official works shorter days, time off for breastfeeding or pumping milk shall be reduced to a minimum of one hour. The appointing authority of each institution shall provide an adequate environment to breastfeed or pump milk.';
2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 31 #

2011/0455(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 32 – point a a (new)
Staff Regulations
Article 66a – paragraph 2
(aa) Paragraph 2 shall be amended as follows: '2. The rate of this solidarity levy, which shall apply to the base defined in paragraph 3, shall vary between 6 % and 12 %. From grade AST1 up to grade AST3, the solidarity levy shall not apply. The rate of 6 % shall apply from grade AST/AD 4 up to grade AST/AD 9. Starting from grade AST 10/AD 10, the rate shall increase progressively to reach 12 % for grade AD 16.';
2012/04/03
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 33 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Union's external action under the instruments to which this Regulation relates should have an impact reflected in concrete changes in beneficiary countries and partner countries. Impact should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, clear, transparent and measurable indicators adapted to the specificities of each instrument and each situation.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms on which it is founded, through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change. Particular attention shall be given to strengthening the rule of law, improving access to justice and supporting civil society, trade and sustainable development, access to ICTs, health and food security, as well as promoting dialogue, participation and reconciliation, and institution-building.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In the event ofspecial unforeseen and duly justified needs, circumstances or commitments, the Commission may adopt special measures not provided for in the indicativestrategic programming documents. Special measures may also be used to ease the transition from emergency aid to long- term development operations, including measures to better prepare people to deal with recurring crises.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Individual measures provided for in paragraph 1 for which the Union's financial assistance exceeds EUR 10 million, and special measures likewise provided for in paragraph 1 for which the Union's financial assistance exceeds EUR 20 million, shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 49 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. On duly justified imperative grounds of urgency, such as crises, post crisis and fragility situations or threats to democracy, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms, the Commission may adopt immediately applicable implementing actspecial measures, including amendments to existing action programmes and measures, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 15(4).
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) under the DCI and under the IfS, in exceptional cases, sectoral and general import programmes, which may take the form of:
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 72 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) grants to finance actions in the most difficult conditions or situations referred to in Article 2(4) of the EIDHR and Article 1(2) (a) and (b) of the IfS where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate. Such grants shall not exceed EUR 2 000 000 and shall have a duration of up to 18 months, which may be extended by a further six months in the case of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 79 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The above is without prejudice to the participation of categories of organisations eligible by nature or by localisation in regard to the objectives of the action to carry out.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 85 #

2011/0415(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Under the EIDHR and the IfS the following bodies and actors shall be eligible for funding in accordance with Articles 4(1) and 6(1) (c):
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2011/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights and humanitarian law, conflict prevention, dialogue, mediation, reconciliation, gender equality, women empowerment, non-discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2011/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Assistance in addressing global and transregional and emerging threats
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #

2011/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. However, in exceptional situations of urgency referred to Article 3(1), the Commission may adopt Exceptional Assistance Measures costing up to EUR 3 000 000 without prior information to the Council.deleted
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 138 #

2011/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Low Value Grants In addition to the types of financing referred to in Article 4(1) of the Common Implementing Regulation, the Union's financial assistance under this instrument may be provided in accordance with the Financial Regulation also through the direct award of: (i) low-value grants to civil society organisations responding to urgent needs in situations of imminent or immediate danger threatening to escalate into armed conflict or to destabilise a country, where an early engagement would be of major importance in promoting conflict prevention, without the need for co- funding; (ii) grants to finance, without the need for co-funding, actions in the most difficult conditions where the publication of a call for proposals would be inappropriate. Such grants shall not exceed EUR 50 000 and shall have a duration of up to 18 months, which may be extended by a further six months in the event of objective and unforeseen obstacles to their implementation. (iia) grants through simplified calls for proposals, without co-funding, and easily accessible to local organisations for a maximum of EUR 50 000; (iib) small operating grants to support the structure and functioning of organisations, under specific circumstances;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 153 #

2011/0413(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Access to documents The European Parliament shall have unhindered access to all documents relevant to the Instrument for Crisis Response and Prevention, so as to ensure that it can exercise its powers of scrutiny in an informed manner.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 101 #

2011/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting and consolidating democratic reforms in third countries, by enhancing participatory and representative democracy, strengthening the overall democratic cycle, and improving the reliability of electoral processes, in particularalso by means of election observation missions.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 167 #

2011/0412(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall seek regular exchanges of information with civil society, at all levels, including in third countries.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4a) In implementing this Regulation, the Union shall aim to ensure that the support towards third countries also finances global public goods, exchanges on best practices in the political, governance, economic and social field, public diplomacy and people to people contacts.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 91 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Transnational challenges, such as climate change and environmental degradation, global regulatory issues, access to food, sustainable use of natural resources and raw materials, as well as jobs and gender equality, global political and economic stability and justice will require a rule-based, inclusive approach based on partnership, the common values enshrined in international law, consensus, close consultation and cooperation with third countries, if truly shared, effective solutions to transnational challenges are to be found: the Union could and should take the initiative in this respect.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) It is in the Union's interest to deepen its relations with partners who are playing an increasingly important role in the international economy and trade, in south- south trade and cooperation, in multilateral fora including Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G 20), in global governance and in addressing challenges of global concern. The Union needs to build comprehensive partnerships with new players on the international scene, in order to promote a stablepeaceful, stable, fair and inclusive international order, based on respect for civil and political as well as economic, social and cultural rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles the rule of law, good governance and gender equality; the Union should also build partnerships in order to pursue common global public goods, defend core interests of the Union and increase knowledge of the Union in these countries.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The EU needs a financialtherefore needs a foreign policy instrument of global scope allowing the financing of measures that might not qualify as ODA but which are crucially important for deepening and consolidating its relations with the partner countries concerned, in particular through policy dialogues and development of partnerships.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 98 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Notwithstanding the specific focus on global players, the scope of this Regulation should be worldwide enabling to support cooperation measures with developing countries where the Union hasre are significant mutual interests in accordance with the objectives of this Regulation. With a view to policy coherence, the Union's non- development policies should assist developing countries' efforts in achieving the MDGs in line with article 208 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 99 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy7 the Union has reiterated its sustained commitment to promote in its internal and external policies smart, inclusive and sustainable growth bringing together three pillars: economic, social and environmental. The Union should in particular support objectives relating to climate change, the transition to a greener economy and resource efficiency, and trade and investment, business and regulatory cooperation with third countries that support these objectives, and should promote public diplomacy, education/academic cooperation and outreach activities.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 103 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Under this Regulation, the Union should support the implementation of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy, in particular objectives relating to climate change, the transition to a greener economy and resource efficiency, as well as trade and investment, business and regulatory cooperation with third countries that support these objectives, and should promote public diplomacy, education/academic cooperation and outreach activities.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Union should be able to respond in a flexible and timely manner to evolving and /or unforeseen needs in order to make its commitment to promote itsmutual interests in its relations with third countries more effective, by adopting special measures not covered by multi-annual indicative programmes.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 111 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) This Regulation establishes a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries to advance and promote EU and mutual interests. The Partnership Instrument shall support measures not covered by the other external financial instruments that respond in an effective and flexible manner to objectives arising from the Union's bilateral, regional or multilateral relationships with third countries and address challenges of global concern. It will require a rule-based, inclusive approach based on partnership, the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, principles of equality, and the common values enshrined in international law, close consultation and cooperation with the third countries concerned. The Partnership Instrument shall also aim to enhance and promote the role of civil society organisations as a key component of the social, economic and political structure of a country.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) implementing the international dimension of the "Europe 2020" strategy by supporting Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation partnership strategies, by promoting policy dialogues and by developing collective approaches to preserve global public goods and responses to challenges of global concern such as energy security, climate change and environmental degradation, energy security beyond fossile and bio fuels or nuclear, access to food, natural resources and, raw materials, as well as jobs and gender equality, global political and economic stability and justice. This objective shall be measured by the uptake of the 'Europe 2020' policies and objectives by key partner countries;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 120 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) improvmoting market access and developing tradefair and equitable trade and investment, labour rights, high social and ecological production standards, investment and business opportunities for European companies by means of economic partnerships and business and regulatory cooperation, while contributing to attenuate the global job crisis, social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate action and disaster resilience. This objective shall be measured by the Union's share in foreign trade with key partner countries and by trade and investments flows to partner countries specifically targeted by actions, programmes and measures under this Regulation;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) enhancing international cooperation and widespread understanding and visibility of the Union and its role on the world scene by means of public diplomacy, people to people contacts, education/academic cooperation and outreach activities to promote Union's values and interests as defined in Article 21 of the Treaty on the European Union. This objective may be measured, inter alia, by opinion surveys or evaluations.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) However, this Regulation shall primarily support2. A particular focus shall be on cooperation measures with developed and developing countries which play an increasingly prominent role in the international foreign policy, economy and trade, in multilateral fora, in global governance and in addressing challenges of global concern and where the Union has significant interests.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1)1. The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of peace, liberty, democracy, gender equality, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law on which it is founded by means of dialogue and cooperation with third countries.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 137 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
(4)4. In implementing this Regulation, the Union shall aim to ensure coherence and consistency with other areas of its external action, in particular the Development Cooperation Instrument for developing countries and the Instrument for Stability, and with other relevant Union's policies, notably its security, trade, investment, agriculture and fisheries' policy, when formulating policy, strategic planning and programming and implementing measures.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 142 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
(5)5. Measures financed under this Regulation shall be based, where appropriate, on cooperation policies set out in instruments such as agreements, declarations and action plans between the Union and the third countries and regions concerned, on dialogue with relevant civil society interlocutors from the Union and the respective third country and shall also relate to areas linked to the Union's specific interests, policy priorities and strategies.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The funding wishall be allocated on the basis of a fixed percentage amount relative to the total amount available under each instrument. This funding shall be made available through 2 multiannual allocations only covering the first 4 years and the remaining 3 years respectively. This funding will be reflected in the multiannual indicative programming of these instruments, in line with the identified needs and priorities of the countries concerned. The allocations canmay be revised in case of major unforeseen circumstances or important political changes in line with the EU external priorities.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 164 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Suspension of Union cooperation programmes Without prejudice to the provisions on suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements with partner countries and regions, where a recipient country fails to respect the principles of democracy, the rule of law, including the respect of international standards on the protection of foreign investments, human rights, the rights of persons belonging to minorities, and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of religion or beliefs and freedom of expression, or the commitments contained in relevant agreements concluded with the Union, the Council may take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 215(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which may include full or partial suspension of programmes under the Partnership Instrument. The European Parliament shall be fully and promptly informed of any decisions and measures taken in this respect. Any consequent revision of relevant strategic programming documents shall be done in accordance with the urgency procedure provided for in Article 7a.
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 168 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support to specific initiatives, including research work, studies, pilot schemes or joint projects destined to respond in a effective and flexible manner to cooperation objectives ar destined to respond in an effective and flexible manner to the cooperation objectives under Article 1(2) arising from the Union's relationships with third countries concerned, notably in order to implement the international dimension of the 'Europe 2020' strategy and to develop collective approaches to global concerns, including research work, studies, pilot schemes or joint projects, as well as to specific initiatives destined to respond to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No .../... of ... of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing from the Union's relationships with third countries concerned"Erasmus For All" The Union programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport, as stipulated in its Article 13, paragraph 2;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 171 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the promotion of cooperation, partnerships and joint undertakings between economicgovernmental, social, cultural, governmental and scientifscientific and economic actors in the Union and third countries;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 176 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the facilitation of (and support of) trade and labour relations and tradeeconomic integration processes, including south- south, support to Union investment flows and economic partnerships, including awith a particular focus on small and medium-sized enterprises and on social and environmental responsibility;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 186 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the promotion of initiatives and actions of Union or mutual interest in areas such as climate change mitigation and adaption, environmental matters including biodiversity, resource efficiency, raw materials, energy, (with particular focus on renewables and to the exclusion of biofuels and nuclear), environmentally sound transport, science, research and innovation, employment and social policy, sustainable development, including promotion of decent work, and corporate social responsibility, south-south trade and cooperation, education, culture, environmentally sound tourism, information and communication technologies, health, justice, customs, taxation, financiales, statistics and any other matter pertaining to the Union's specific interests or of mutual interest between the Union and third countries;
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 194 #

2011/0411(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 a (new)
ANNEX II INDICATIVE FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN PER OBJECTIVE Objective Nr. 1: 53% Objective Nr. 2: 20% Objective Nr. 3: 18%
2012/06/18
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The fight against poverty and for sustainable economic and social development remains the primary objective of the development policy of the European Union, as laid down in Title V, Chapter 1 of the Treaty on European Union and Title III, Chapter 1 of Part Five of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or other objectives accepted by the Union and its Member States.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Union is founded on the values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, gender equality, the principles of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue and cooperation.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The fight against poverty and in favour of sustainable economic and social development remains the primary objective of the development policy of the European Union, as laid down in Title V, Chapter 1 of the Treaty on European Union and Title III, Chapter 1 of Part Five of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or other objectives accepted by the Union and its Member States.).
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Union also aims to ensure coherence with other areas of its external action. This should be ensured when formulating the Union's development cooperationexternal dimension of, notably, its security, trade, investment, agriculture and fisheries policy and its strategic planning programming and implementation of measures.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Union is founded on the values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, gender equality, the principles of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue and cooperation.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 30 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) A political environment which guarantees peace and stability, respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality is fundamental to long-term development.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 30 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The Union also aims to ensure coherence with other areas of its external action. This should be ensured when formulating the Union's development cooperationexternal dimension of notably its security, trade, investment, agriculture and fisheries' policyies and its strategic planning programming and implementation of measures.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 31 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) With a view to policy coherence for development, it is important that Union non-development policies assist developing countries' efforts in achieving the MDGs in line with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 31 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) A political environment which guarantees peace and stability, respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democratic principles, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality is fundamental for long-term development.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Union assistance should support the Joint Africa-EU Strategy and its successive Actions Plans which forms the framework for broad and mutually beneficial cooperation within a Strategic Partnership characterised by the pursuit of common objectives on an equal footing. The consolidation of multilateral institutions and governance is an important factor in making a significant contribution to strengthening the Union's and partner countries' and regions' role and place in the world.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 32 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) With a view to policy coherence for development, it is important that Union non-development policies assist developing countries' efforts in achieving the MDGs in line with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 34 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Union's policy and international action for development cooperation are guided by the MDGs, such as the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, including any subsequent modifications thereto, and by the development objectives and principles approved by the Union and, its Member States, and the European Parliament including in the context of their cooperation within the United Nations (UN) and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Union should promote a comprehensive approach in response to crisis and disaster and to conflict-affected and fragile situations, including those of transition. This should in particular build on the Council conclusions on Security and Development on an EU response to situations of fragility on conflict prevention as well as any relevant subsequent conclusions. This should provide the necessary mix of approaches, responses and instruments in particular by ensuring an appropriate balance between the security-oriented, development and humanitarian approaches, and by linking short-term reaction with the long term support. Each country analysis and programming should contain a conflict analysis.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The Union's policy and international action for development cooperation are guided by the MDGs, such as the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger, including any subsequent modifications thereto, and by the development objectives and principles approved by the Union and its Member States, and the European Parliament, including in the context of their cooperation within the United Nations (UN) and other competent international organisations in the field of development cooperation.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 36 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Union assistance should focus where it has more impact, having regard to its capacity to act on a global scale and respond to global challenges such as poverty eradication, sustainable and inclusive development and, conservation of the environment, climate change mitigation and adaptation, worldwide promotion of democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law, its long-term and predictable commitment to development assistance and its role in coordinating with its Member States. To ensure such impact, the principle of differentiation should be applied not only at the level of funds allocation, but also at the level of programming, to ensure that bilateral development cooperation targets partner countries most in need, including fragile states and states with high vulnerability, and with limited capacity to have access to other sources of financing for supporting their own development, having regard to the potential impact of the Union assistance in partner countries. As a consequence, bilateral programming would target such countries, pursuant to the application of objective criteria based on the needs and capacities of these countries, as well as the impact of EU assistance. To ensure the greatest impact of Union assistance in the world, the implementation of this Regulation should be strictly coordinated with programmes and actions funded under other Regulations establishing external financing instruments, namely Regulation (EU) No [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability and Regulation (EU) No [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide and Regulation (EU) No [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Union should promote a comprehensive approach in response to crisis and disaster and to conflict-affected and fragile situations, including those of transition. This should in particular build on the Council conclusions on Security and Development on an EU response to situations of fragility on conflict prevention as well as any relevant subsequent conclusions. This should provide the necessary mix of approaches, responses and instruments in particular by ensuring an appropriate balance between the security-oriented, development and humanitarian approaches, and by linking short-term reaction with the long term support. Each country analysis and programming should contain a conflict analysis.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) This Regulation should provide an enabling framework for programming, allowing enhanced consistencypolicy coherence for development between Union policies by using a joint framework document as a basis for programming. It should enable full alignment with partner countries and regions by relying, where appropriatpossible, on national development plans or similar comprehensive development documents adopted by parliaments of partner countries or partner regions upon consultation of their respective civil societies; and pursue a better coordination amongst donors, in particular between the Union and its Member States, through joint programming.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Union assistance should focus where it has more impact, having regard to its capacity to act on a global scale and respond to global challenges such as poverty eradication, sustainable and inclusive development and, worldwide promotion of democracy, good governance, human rights and the rule of law, its long-term and predictable commitment to development assistance and its role in coordinating with its Member States. To ensure such impact, each country analysis and programming should contain a conflict analysis and the principle of differentiation should be applied not only at the level of funds allocation, but also at the level of programming, to ensure that bilateral development cooperation targets partner countries most in need, including fragile states and states with high vulnerability, and with limited capacity to have access to other sources of financing for supporting their own development, having regard to the potential impact of the Union assistance in partner countries. As a consequence, bilateral programming would target such countries, pursuant to the application of objective criteria based on the needs and capacities of these countries, as well as the impact of EU assistance. To ensure the greatest impact of Union assistance in the world, the implementation of this Regulation should be strictly coordinated with programmes and actions funded under other Regulations establishing external financing instruments, namely Regulation (EU) No [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Instrument for Stability and Regulation (EU) No [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide and Regulation EU No [.../...] (COM (2011) 843) of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 40 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) This Regulation should provide an enabling framework for programming, allowing enhanced consistencypolicy coherence for development between Union policies by using a joint framework document as a basis for programming. It should enable full alignment with partner countries and regions by relying, where appropriatpossible, on national development plans or similar comprehensive development documents adopted by the partner countries' or regions' parliaments in consultation with their respective civil societies; and pursue a better coordination amongst donors, in particular between the Union and its Member States, through joint programming.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 41 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights. , environmental and biodiversity protection, respect for human rights, and mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance, gender equality and respect for human rights.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 43 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using relevahuman development indicators, in particular MDG 1 for subparagraph (a) and MDGs 1 to 8 for subparagraph (b), and other indicators agreed by the UN, the Union and its Member States.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for humanall aspects of human rights, including social, economic and cultural rights and fundamental freedoms on which it is founded, through dialogue and cooperation with partner countries and regions.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) promoting democracy, the rule of law, good governance, environmental and biodiversity protection, gender equality, mainstreaming climate change adaptation and mitigation and respect for human rights.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 46 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change, conflict prevention and combating HIV/AIDS.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using relevahuman development indicators, in particular MDG 1 for subparagraph (a) and MDGs 1 to 8 for subparagraph (b), and other indicators agreed by the UN, the Union and its Member States.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 48 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. The Union shall promote effective cooperation with partner countries and regions in line with international best practice. It shall increasingly align its support with partners' national or regional development strategies, reform policies and procedures. It shall contribute to strengthening the process of partner countries' accountability to its citizens as well as mutual accountability between partner governments and institutions and donors and promote local expertise and local employment. To that end, it shall promote:
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change, conflict prevention and combating HIV/AIDS.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 53 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Twenty percent of all resources committed under this thematic programme shall be allocated to projects supporting gender equality.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Conflict prevention and peace-building 1. The objective of the thematic programme on conflict prevention and peace-building shall be to finance initiatives in the area of conflict prevention and peace-building in partner countries, including mediation activities. 2. The programme on conflict prevention and peace-building shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programming and implementing the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective conflict prevention and peace-building.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 55 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 b (new)
Article 8b Post-disaster reconstruction and development 1. The objective of the thematic programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be to finance initiatives in the area of post- disaster reconstruction and development in partner countries, thereby bridging the gap between humanitarian aid and development aid. 2. The programme on post-disaster reconstruction and development shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programming and implementing the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective post-disaster reconstruction and development. In particular, the time span between programming and the beginning of the implementation of initiatives shall not exceed six months.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Strategy papers are documents drawn up by the partner country and agreed with the Union to provide a coherent framework for development cooperation between the Union and the partner country or region concerned, consistent with the overall purpose and scope, objectives, principles and policy of the Union.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To that end, strategy papers shall, in principle, be based on a dialogue between the Union and the partner country or region, involving where appropriate, the relevant Member States, and the partner country or region, in consultation with the national/regional parliaments and involving civil society and regional and local authorities, so as to ensure that the country or region concerned takes sufficient ownership of the process and to encourage support for national development strategies, particularly those for reducing poverty.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a Conflict prevention and peacebuilding 1. The objective of the thematic programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be to finance initiatives in the area of conflict prevention and peacebuilding in partner countries, including mediation activities. 2. The programme on conflict prevention and peacebuilding shall be subject to specific financial regulations guaranteeing rapid reaction and increased flexibility in programation and implementation of the initiatives, in line with the requirements of effective conflict prevention and peacebuilding.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 60 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In cases of crises, post crisis and fragility situations or threats to democracy, peace and stability, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms requiring a swift response by the Union, the urgency procedure provided for in Article 15(4) of the Common Implementing Regulation may be used to modify the document referred to in Article 11 following an ad hoc review of the country's or region's cooperation strategy.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such reviews may propose a specific and adapted strategy to ensure the transition to long-term cooperation and development, promoting a better coordination and transition between the peace-building, conflict prevention, humanitarian, and development policy instruments.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
To that end, strategy papers shall, in principle, be based on a dialogue between the Union and the partner country or region, involving where appropriate, the relevant Member States, and the partner country or region, in consultation with the national/regional parliaments and involving civil society and regional and local authorities, so as to ensure that the country or region concerned takes sufficient ownership of the process and to encourage support for national development strategies, particularly those for reducing poverty.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 65 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In cases of crises, post crisis and fragility situations or threats to democracy, peace and stability, the rule of law, human rights or fundamental freedoms requiring a swift response by the Union, the urgency procedure provided for in Article 15(4) of the Common Implementing Regulation may be used to modify the document referred to in Article 11 following an ad hoc review of the country's or region's cooperation strategy.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – point III – point c a (new)
(ca) Conflict prevention.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such reviews may propose a specific and adapted strategy to ensure the transition to long-term cooperation and development, promoting a better coordination and transition between the peacebuilding, conflict prevention, humanitarian, and development policy instruments.
2012/06/07
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 67 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 3 – point i a (new)
(ia) supporting peace-building and conflict prevention approaches;
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 68 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 3 – point i b (new)
(ib) contributing to greater respect for human rights and democratisation.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) promoting gender equality;
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
(db) supporting peace-building and conflict prevention approaches.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #

2011/0406(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part B – paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
(ea) promoting peace-building.
2012/06/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The Union seeks to promote, develop and consolidate the values of liberty, dignity, democracy, the universality and the indivisibility of human rights respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, principles of equality, social justice and the rule of law on which it is founded through dialogue and cooperation with third countries.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 29 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Democracy and human rights have been placed at the forefront of the Union's relations with the partner countries, and to that end new structures, such as the European Endowment for Democracy, are being established to support civil society in playing a complementary role to the work covered by the other existing instruments and where it can provide an added value without curtailing the activities of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) or the Instrument for Stability (IfS).
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The financial envelope of the European Neighbourhood Instrument shall be fairly balanced between the Eastern and the Southern dimensions taking into account both historical key and financial needs due to the political situation in the European neighbourhood.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Within the programming, implementation and evaluation stages of the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument, gender inequalities shall be consistently and systematically addressed, namely through specific actions and through mainstreaming across all other activities.
2012/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 38 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction and social justice, including through private-sector development; promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate action, energy efficiency and disaster resilience;
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 38 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. For countries eligible for the financial support under this Regulation, the Commission shall create a gender mainstreaming "infrastructure"; in particular permanent support structures shall be developed at both national and Union level in order to support the implementation of gender mainstreaming.
2012/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 39 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) encouraging the active participation of partner countries and civil society actors in the attainment of the Europe 2020 goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, including the development of policies to help small and medium-sized enterprises.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 39 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. In the event of changes in the political, legal, economic or social context, an assessment of the project shall be carried out by the Commission whether these changes affect the assumptions about gender roles and relationships made at the beginning of the project and may require adjustments to the project.
2012/05/08
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 41 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, its progress in implementingThis approach implies therefore that, without a clear commitment from the partner country in a sector aimed at building deep and sustainable democracy, it shall be decided not to provide any Union support in this agreeda of reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, and the potential impact of Union supportin spite of supporting a project which does not comply with the spirit of the new ENP objectives.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 42 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The progress of reforms shall be assessed on the basis of clear, specific, measurable, achievable, time bound benchmarks.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 44 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Union support under this Regulation shall, in principle, be established in partnership with the beneficiaries. The partnership shall involve as appropriate, national, regional and local authorities, other stakeholders, civil society, social partners and other non-state actors in preparing, implementing and monitoring Union support. A specific civil society consultation and monitoring mechanism shall be set up so as to further involve civil society actors in the process of good governance of each partner country.
2012/04/26
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 161 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) promoting the indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law, principles of equality and fight against discrimination in all its forms, gender equality and women empowerment, establishing deep and sustainable democracy, promoting good governance and developing a thriving civil society including social partnersand civil partners in particular in the field of environment and sustainable development;
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 190 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promoting confidence building and other measures contributing to securityhuman and civil security, peace-building and the prevention and settlement of conflicts;
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 215 #

2011/0405(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms. Its support shall be adapted in line with progress on democracy, and that it might be reconsidered or reduced. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, and the potential impact of Union support.
2012/06/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 57 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) peace-building and conflict prevention.
2012/05/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 64 #

2011/0404(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Without prejudice to the provisions on suspension of aid in partnership and cooperation agreements with partner countries and regions, where a beneficiary country fails to respect the principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, or the commitments contained in the relevant agreements concluded with the Union, or where progress towards fulfilment of the accession criteria is insufficient, the Union shall invite the beneficiary country to hold consultations with a view to finding a solution acceptable to both parties, except in cases of special urgency. Where consultations with the beneficiary country do not lead to a solution acceptable to both parties, or if consultations are refused or in cases of special urgency, the Council may take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 215(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which may include full or partial suspension of Union assistance. The European Parliament shall be fully and immediately informed of any decisions taken in this respect. In such cases, Union assistance shall primarily be used to support civil society organisations in relation to measures aimed at promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms and supporting democratisation and dialogue processes in partner countries.
2012/05/29
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) International cooperation is essential to achieve the stated aims of all parts of the specific programme, and international cooperation projects targeted at countries or groups of countries on horizontal or priority issues should be implemented under each part.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The work programmes for the implementation of the part of Horizon 2020 which is referred to in subparagraph f of Article 3 (3) of this specific programme, and any calls for proposals issued as a result of such programmes, shall be the subject, before they are issued, to an ex-ante ethical and societal impact assessment that pays full regard to the potential societal impacts of the underlying R&D agenda.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Civil society organisations and citizen's participation in the definition, execution and evaluation of research programmes will be crucial for tackling societal challenges and will be supported throughout Horizon 2020, including in the drafting of the annual work programmes. Under each societal challenge, a specific platform for dialogue between civil society, citizens and researchers will be established for discussing research priorities in the specific sectors areas.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 2 – paragraph 3
Where appropriate, Horizon 2020 will promote cooperation at regional or multilateral level. International cooperation in research and innovation is a key aspect of the Union's global commitments and has an important role to play in the Union's partnership with developing countries, such as progressing towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In accordance with Union´s development policy, targeted programmes should be implemented in conjunction with these countries in sectors which build the foundations for growth and help ensure that it is inclusive, notably social protection, health and education, as well as environmental protection and climate change prevention and adaptation measures.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 46 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.3 – paragraph 1
Europe's distinct historical, political, social and cultural system is increasingly confronted with the impact of global changes. In order to further develop its external action in its neighbourhood and beyond and its role as a global actor, Europe has to improve its capacities and knowledge base for defining, prioritising, explaining, assessing and promoting its policy objectives with other world regions and societies to further cooperation or prevent or solve conflicts. In this regard, it also has to improve its knowledge base regarding conflicts, the transformation of conflict and cooperation and the capacities for anticipating and responding to the evolution and impacts of globalisation. This requires a greater understanding of the history, cultures and political-economic systems of other world regions, as well as of the role and influence of transnational actors. Finally, Europe also has to contribute effectively to global governance in key domains like trade, development, work, economic cooperation, human rights, defenceconflict prevention, peacebuilding and security. This implies the potential to build new capacities whether in terms of tools, systems and instruments of analysis or in terms of diplomacy in formal and informal international arena with governmental and non governmental actors.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The European Union, its citizens and its international partners are confronted with a range of security threats and challenges like crime, terrorism, ethnic and political conflict and mass emergencies due to man-made or natural disasters. These threatchallenges can span across borders and aim at physical targets or the cyberspace. Attacks against Internet sites of public authorities and private entities for instance not only undermine the citizen's trust but may seriously affect such essential sectors as energy, transport, health, finance or telecommunications.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
The coordinloser involvement of citizen's and civil society organisations and improvement ofpolitical, social and human sciences in the security research area will thus be an essential element and will help to map present research efforts, including foresight, and improve relevant legal conditions and procedures for coordination, including pre-normative activities. Activities will follow a mission- oriented approachand improve relevance of activities pursued and respect of fundamental rights and liberties of citizens. Activities will follow an approach which frames research within societal concerns and integrate the relevant societal dimensions. They will support the Union's policies for internal and external security, defence policies, and the relevant new provision of the Lisbon Treaty, and ensure cyber security, trust and privacy in the Digital single Market. The following specific objectives will be pursued:
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 1
The ambition is both to avoid an incident and to mitigate its potential consequences. This requires understanding the underlying reason for both conflict and cooperation, new technologies and capabilities (including against cyber crime and cyber terrorism) for the support to rule of law, democratic accountability, an accountable and transparent security and justice sector; health, food, water and environmental security which are essential for the good functioning of society and economy. New analytical instruments and concepts, technologies and dedicated capabilities will help to protect critical infrastructures, systems and services (including communications, transport, health, food, water, energy, logistic and supply chain, and environment). This will include analysing and securing public and private critical networked infrastructures and services against any type of threats.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 59 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.2
6.3.2. Strengthening security through border management Technologies and capabilities are also required to enhance systems, equipments, tools, processes, and methods for rapid identification to improve border security, including both control and surveillance issues, while exploiting the full potential of EUROSUR. These will be developed and tested considering their effectiveness, compliance with legal and ethical principles, proportionality, social acceptability and the respect of fundamental rights. Research will also support the improvement of the integrated European border management, including through increased cooperation with candidate, potential candidate and European Neighbourhood Policy countries.deleted
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.4 – paragraph 1
This requires the development of dedicated analytical tools and concepts including technologies and capabilities to support different types of emergency management operations (such as civil protection, fire fighting and marine pollution, humanitarian aid, civil defence, conflict preventionnatural and man-made disasters, development of medical information infrastructures rescue tasks and post-crisis-stabilisation) as well as law enforcement, mediation, dialogue and reconciliation). Research will cover the whole crisis management and peacebuilding chain and societal resilience, and support the establishment of a European emergency response capacity.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.4 – paragraph 2
Activities across all mission areas will also address the integration and interoperability of systems and services including aspects such as communication, distributed architectures and human factors. This also requires integrating civilian and military capabilities in tasks ranging from civil protection to humanitarian relief, border management or peace-keeping. This will include technological development in the sensitive area of dual-use technologies to guarantee interoperability between civil protection and military forces and amongst civil protection forces worldwide, as well as reliability, organisational, legal and ethical aspects, trade issues, protection of confidentiality and integrity of information and traceability of all transactions and processing.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 65 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.5 – paragraph 2
Any new security solution and technology needs to be acceptable to the society, comply with Union and international law, be effective and proportionate in identifying and addressing the security threat. Better understanding the socioeconomic, cultural, and anthropological dimensions of security, the causes of insecurity, the role of media and communication and the citizen's perceptions, are therefore essential. Ethical issues and protection of human values and fundamental rights will be addressensured.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 67 #

2011/0402(CNS)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – point 6.3.6 – paragraph 1
Whereas research will have a civil security orientation, coordination with the activities of the European Defence Agency (EDA) will be actively pursued in order to strengthen cooperation with EDA, notably through the already established European Framework Cooperation, recognising that there are areas of dual use technology relevant for both civil and military applications. Coordination mechanisms with relevant Union Agencies, such as e.g. FRONTEX, EMSA and Europol, will also be further strengthened in order to improve the coordination of Union Programmes and policies in the field of both internal and external security, and of other Union initiatives.deleted
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 40 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. All calls for proposals in the area of security research shall be subject to an ethical and societal ex-ante impact assessment and all projects proposed for financing subject to an ethical review during implementation. The ex-ante impact assessment and the review shall extend beyond the narrow confines of privacy and data protection and take into account the broader societal impacts of the underlying security R&D agenda. Calls and project proposals that raise substantial ethical and/or societal impact concerns shall be subject to enhanced scrutiny and control.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Targeted actions with the objective of promoting cooperation with specific third countries or groups of third countries shall be implemented on the basis of common interest and mutual benefit, taking into account their scientific and technological capabilities and market opportunities, and the expected impact. These actions shall include, in particular, research capacity building in developing countries and cooperation projects focusing on developing countries' specific needs in areas such as health – including research on neglected diseases – agriculture, fisheries and the environment, and implemented with financial conditions adapted to their capacities.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #

2011/0401(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Disease and disability are not stopped by national borders. An appropriate European level research and innovation response in partnership with third countries can and should make a crucial contribution to addressing these global challenges, thereby working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, deliver better health and wellbeing for all, and position Europe as a leader in the rapidly expanding global markets for health and wellbeing innovations.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
All calls for proposals in the area of security research shall be subject to an ex- ante ethical and societal impact assessment. Calls that raise substantial ethical and/or societal impact concerns must be subject to enhanced scrutiny and control.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
All calls for proposals in the area of security research shall be subject to an ex- ante ethical impact assessment. This review must extend beyond the narrow confines of privacy and data protection take into account the broader societal impacts of the underlying security R&D agenda. Calls that raise substantial ethical and/or societal impact concerns must be subject to enhanced scrutiny and control. In particular each project under that call will be subject to ethical review.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Independent experts shall be identified and selected on the basis of calls for applications from individuals and calls addressed to relevant organisations such as national research agencies, research institutions, universities, standardisation organisations, civil society organisation, or enterprises with a view to establishing a database of candidates.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #

2011/0399(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Appropriate measures shall be taken to seek interest balance, gender balance and geographical diversity when appointing independent experts. In particular, the Commission shall make sure that no special interest represents more than one third of non-governmental experts. Appropriate measures should be taken to prevent the capture of expert groups by private and/or commercial interests.
2012/08/30
Committee: AFET
Amendment 261 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) To support mobility, equity and study excellence, the Union should establish, as a complement to, rather than a substitute for, a European loan guarantee facility to enable students, regardless of their social background, to take their Masters degree in another participating country. This facility should be available to financial institutions which agree to offer loans for Masters' studies in other participating countries on favourable terms for the students.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 265 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) To promote mobility and encourage fairness in study courses and exchanges, the EU should take all necessary measures to take account of the specific nature of the outermost regions of the Union, particularly their distance from continental Europe and their insularity.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 266 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) To strengthen the intensity and volume of European cooperation between the outermost regions of the Union and the neighbouring third countries, the administrative and financial arrangements for the implementation of measures provided for in this Regulation shall enable rules to be adapted to suit regional geographical conditions in the regional geographic context and enable resources to be increased as needed.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 392 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point a – indent 1 – subindent 1 a (new)
- % of young people who lived abroad;
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 411 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d – introductory part
(d) To enhance the international dimension of education, training and youth notably in higher education by increasing the attractiveness of the Union higher education institutionsand research institutions (as a complement to the Marie Curie- Skłodowska programme) and supporting the Union external action, including its development objectives through the promotion of mobility and cooperation between EU and third country higher education institutions and targeted capacity building in third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 504 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students (including those at PhD level) as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 767 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. The funds for the learning mobility of individuals referred to in Article 6(1.a) that are to be managed by a National Agency shall be allocated in scales on the basis of the social and financial background of the participant, population and cost of living in the host Member State, distance between capitals of Member States and performance. The parameter of performance accounts for 25% of the total funds according to the criteria as referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8. The funds shall be flexibly combinable among themselves, also between formal and informal learning mobility.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 780 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall provide the funding for guarantees for loans to students resident in a participating country as defined in Article 18(1) undertaking a full Masters degree in another participating country, to be delivered through a trustee with a mandate to implement it on the basis of fiduciary agreements setting out the detailed rules and requirements governing the implementation of the financial instrument as well as the respective obligations of the parties. The loan shall be granted on the basis of social criteria such as social and financial background of the participant requesting the loan and the living costs in the Member State of destination. The loan shall be combinable with national systems. The amount of the monthly redemption should be a fixed percentage-share of the future income. The financial instrument shall comply with the provisions regarding financial instruments in the Financial Regulation and in the Delegated Act replacing the Implementing Rules. In accordance with Article 18(2) of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, revenues and repayments generated by the guarantees should be assigned to the financial instrument. This financial instrument, including market needs and take-up, will be subject to the monitoring and evaluation as referred to in Article 15(2).
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 789 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The actions of the Programme shall be implemented in ways that provide for adaptation of the financial rules to address the constraints created by the remoteness of the outermost regions and overseas countries and territories, and to fund area-specific mobility projects linking the Union’s outermost regions with neighbouring third countries.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 836 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. Thatthree sector-based committees (for education/training, youth and sport). Those committees shall be a committees within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 840 #

2011/0371(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The committees may meet in various configurations to discuss matters of common interest.
2012/10/11
Committee: CULT
Amendment 29 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In its resolution of 2 February 2012 on the Daphne Programme: achievements and future prospects (1), the European Parliament regretted that combating violence against children, young persons and women was not expressly referred to as a specific objective of the Commission's proposal for this Regulation, considered it essential to see the objectives of Daphne III, in particular that of combating violence against women, to be retained in the Programme, and maintained that the funding of the Programme should be increased compared to that of the Daphne III and that the profile of Daphne III should remain high, in particular by introducing a specific subheading which contains the name "Daphne".
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 50 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) To ensure success, increased earmarked financing should be ensured for projects which defend women's rights and which promote equality between men and women, including actions to combat violence against women. Financing should be divided equally on an annual basis in order to ensure the continuity of the objectives and actions being pursued.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to promote women's rights and gender equality
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 73 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) to prevent and combat violence against women, children, and young people, gender-based violence and violence in close relationships;
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 97 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An increased level of financial aid shall be ensured for each of the specific objectives of this Regulation targeted in Article 4(1), compared to the financing provided for in the framework of the programmes referred to in Article 13 for the period 2007 to 2013. In order to ensure continuity of the objectives and actions pursued through the Programme, the annual levels of financing for each area shall not differ substantially, unless there are objective reasons, which shall be duly documented and communicated well in advance.
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 102 #

2011/0344(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Appropriate and fair distribution of financial support between different areas covered by this Regulation shall be ensured, while taking into account the level of funding allocated to the programmes referred to in Article 13 for the period 2007 to 2013. When deciding on the allocation of funds to those areas in its annual work programmes, the Commission shall take into consideration the need to increase funding for the specific objectives referred to in Article 4(1)(da) and (db).
2012/07/18
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 26 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) TIn the reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakingsby large undertakings and public-interest entities which are active in the extractive industry or the loggersing of primary forests operating within their jurisdiction. The report should incorporat¹, payments to governments should also be disclosuresed on a country and project basis, where a project is consid. The term "project" should be defined as equivalent to activities governed as the lowest level of operational reporting unit at which the undertaking preparby a contract, licence, lease, concession or other legal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in each country where it operates; where any payment liabilities aregular internal manag incurred on a basis other than such a legal agreement, reports, such as a concession, geographical basin, etc and where payments have been attributed to such projects. In the light of the overall objective of promoting good governance in these countries, the materiality of payments to be reported shouling should be done on that basis. However, the requirements in respect of disclosure on a project basis should be limited to projects for which the total amount of payments to governments within a given financial year exceeds EUR 100 000. The reports should include types of payments comparable to those disclosed bey assessed in relation to the recipient government. Various criteria on materiality could be envisaged such as payments of an absolute amount, or a percentage threshold (such as payments in excess of a percentage of a country's GDP) and these can be defined through a delegated act. The reporting regime should be subject to a review and a report by the Commission within five years ofn undertaking participating in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade)² and the Timber Regulation³, which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering the Union market. The reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings active in the enxtry into force of the Directive. The review should consider the effectiveness ofactive industry or loggers of primary forests operating within their jurisdiction. ____________ ¹ Defined in Directive 2009/28/EC as "forest and other wooded land of native species, where the regime and take into account international developments including issues of competitiveness and energy security. The review should also take into account the experience of preparers and users of the payments information and consider whether it would be appropriate to include additional payment information such as effective tax rates and recipient details, such as bank account information is no clearly visible indication of human activity and the ecological processes are not significantly disturbed.". ² See Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1). ³ Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23). Companies that import wood products under EU voluntary agreements will be exempt from this requirement.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 39 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 4
4. "Project" is equivalent to a specific operational reporting unit at ctivities governed by a contract, licence, lease, concession or other lowest level within the undertaking at which regular internal management reports are prepared to monitor itsegal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in each country where it operates. Where any payment liabilities are incurred on a different basis, reporting shall be on that buasiness.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

2011/0308(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be disclosed on a country basis except for that referred to in point (c), which shall be disclosed on a project basis, provided the total amount of payments to governments attributed to a specific project within a given financial year exceeds EUR 100 000.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #

2011/0307(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Issuers active in the extractive industry or the logging of primary forests should disclose payments to governments on a project-by-project basis, provided the total amount of payments to governments attributed to a specific project within a given financial year exceeds EUR 100 000. Such reports should include data concerning types of payments comparable to those disclosed under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and should provide civil society with information enabling governments of resource-rich countries to be held to account for their receipts from the exploitation of natural resources. The initiative is also complementary to the EU FLEGT Action Plan (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade)1 and the Timber Regulation2, which require traders of timber products to exercise due diligence in order to prevent illegal wood from entering the Union market. ______________ 1 See Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community (OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1). 2 Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23). Companies that import wood products under EU voluntary agreements will be exempt from this requirement.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2011/0307(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2007/14/EC
Article 6
Member States shall require issuers active in the extractive or logging of primary forest industries, as defined in […] to prepare, in accordance withto disclose, as part of the annual financial report and in accordance with Article 6a of this Directive and Chapter 9 of Directive 2011/.../EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (*), a report on payments made to governments on an annual basis. The report shall be made public at the latest six months after the end of each financial year and shall remain publicly available for at least five yearand certain contextual information on an annual basis. Payments to governments shall be reported at consolidated level.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #

2011/0307(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 2004/109/EC
Article 6 a (new)
(5a) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 6a Principles for reporting on payments to governments For the purposes of transparency and investor protection, Member States shall require the following principles to apply to reporting on payments to governments: (a) integrated reporting: the report on payments to governments and certain contextual information shall form part of the annual financial report, shall be audited and shall be in an easily accessible and comparable format; (b) comprehensiveness: all relevant payments and revenues paid to governments as well as certain contextual information shall be reported; payments to be disclosed, including payments in kind, shall include production entitlements, taxes on profits and the effective tax rate applied, royalties, dividends, signature bonuses, discovery bonuses, production bonuses, licence fees, rental fees, entry fees, other considerations for licences and/or concessions, payments to state security forces for security services, and other direct benefits to the government concerned; the contextual information to be disclosed shall include data in respect of net turnover, production volumes, production cost, employee count, total cash cost of operations, fixed production assets and net profit and loss before tax; (c) country-by-country reporting: for all industries, payments and contextual information not covered by point (d), disclosure shall be made on a country basis; (d) project-by-project reporting for issuers active in the extractive industry or logging of primary forests: reporting on payments to governments by such issuers in these industries shall be done on a project basis, provided the total amount of payments to governments attributed to a specific project within a given financial year exceeds EUR 100 000; for this purpose, "project" shall be defined as equivalent to activities governed by a contract, licence, lease, concession or other legal agreement which gives rise to a company's tax and revenue liabilities in each country where it operates; where any payment liabilities are incurred on a basis other than such legal agreements, reporting shall be on that basis; (e) universality: all issuers shall be subject to the reporting requirements; no exemptions, for instance for certain countries in which issuers operate, shall be made.'.
2012/05/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #

2011/0177(APP)

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
Amendment 16 #

2011/0177(APP)

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;
2012/07/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #

2011/0177(APP)

Draft opinion
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;
2012/07/16
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2010/2311(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that international terrorism, as stated in the European Security Strategy1 and its Implementation Report2 , remains a major threat to international stabilityEuropean societies and to European societies that requires a globalzens living and working in those respgionse; welcomes, in and countries theat area of CSDP, the ongoing update of the military database and the European Defence Agency's contribution to combating terrorism; affirms that human intelligence, on top of all technical means available, remains indispensable in tackling terrorist network specifically faced by international terrorism; reminds that international terrorism is a phenomenon which requires a comprehensive approach; calls for an open and public debate on the threat posed by international terrorism to the EU and on the European responses to international terrorism especially regarding the need to address the root causes;
2011/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2010/2311(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Promotes a holistic approach tothe need to view very cautiously a possible role for CSDP in EU counter- terrorism policy by suggesting the harmonisation of the European Security Strategy and the Internal Security Strategy3 , and the strengthening of existefforts; reminds that relevant documents4 prepared by the Council and the bodies of the European External Action Service such as the Terrorism Working Party show that no concept for the role of CSDP ing coordination mechanisms between Justice and Home Affaiunter terrorism is available; welcomes that since several years Ccouncil structures, agencies and the European External Action Service in order to better coordinate external and internal policy instruments; encourages the Cter terrorism efforts in Europe are characterized by a criminal justice approach mainly relying on national justice and police and cooperation with identical authorities in other countries; warns that the integration of CSDP into EU counter-T terrorism Co-ordinator topolicy could lead to a militarisation of EU countinue his efforts in this field; __________________ 3 er terrorism and thus lead to the weakening of the criminal justice approach, downgrading of human rights, civil liberties and humanitarian law standards; __________________ 4 Bringing together internal and external counter terrorism, 21 January 2011, Brussels, http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/ 101/st05/st05842-re02.en10152.en11.pdf Conceptual Framework on the ESDP dimension of the fight against terrorism, 18 November 2004, http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/ 04/st14/st14797.en04.pdf
2011/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2010/2311(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strategicNotes the cooperation between the Union and the US reflected by various agreements; stresses therereminds that according to the report of the European Parliament's Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA fore that the EU-US Agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, the Toledo declaration on aviation security and the Ce transport and illegal detention of prisoners US and European governments have cooperated with regard to both the illegal abduction, transport and detention of terrorist suspects; stresses that these activities violated several European and international norms like the European Convention on Human Rights or the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1984; urges Council, Commission, the External Action Service and EU Member States to take into account recommendations issued by both Fava reports adopted on 6 July 2006 and on 14 February 2007; reminds that a counter-T terrorism Declaration are positive examples to bepolicy based on other concepts and instruments other than criminal justice e.g. an approach based on secret services puts into question foullowed in the Union's relations with other third countries; compliance with international norms and human rights standards; stresses therefore that a possible future EU-US Agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme has to be in compliance with human rights norms and the highest standards when it comes to privacy, fundamental rights and civil liberties; recalls that the Toledo declaration on aviation security promotes the use so called body scanners which cause severe health problems, violate privacy and are also an offense to human dignity;
2011/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 28 #

2010/2311(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. UnderlinNotes that counter-terrorism is an integral part of themight play a role in Union's relations with third countries; asks for an increase in the funding of counter-terrorism assistance measures in the next Instrument for Stability in order to prevent state failure; agrees, in this respect, with the priority areas being South Asia, in particular Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Sahe once a counter terrorism strategy for external relations has been defined; regrets that the European Commission and the European External Action Service did not set up a standard mechanism for monitoring if a third country which was provided support for a counter terrorism measures (Article 4.1.a) funded under the Instrument for Stability "ensures full respect for their international human rights obligations and applicable humanitarian law" as set out in the Declaration of the European Commission on the Instrument for Stability adopted in 2006; urges the European Commission and the External Action Service to immediately stop funding and supporting the African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT) based in Algiers, Algeria, because of failure to monitor compliance with human rights standards; deplores the fact that neither the Council Pregion (Mauretania, Mali, Niger) and Yesidency nor the External Action Service did inform the relevant European Parliamen;t callommittees on the Council to adopt acontent of the Comprehensive Union Strategy for tackling terrorism in the Saharo-Sahelian region in consultation with the European Parliament; welcomes the adoption ofprior to its adoption on 21 March 2011 at the Foreign Affairs Minister meeting; considers the use of the Instrument for Stability funds for further counter- terrorism clauses in international agreementsmeasures acceptable in case a mechanism for human rights monitoring has been established by relevant services of the External Action Service;
2011/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #

2010/2311(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the common values that the Union shares with other international organisations, especially the UN; sStresses the need for the universal ratification and implementation of the UN conventions and protocols againstrelevant to terrorism; advocates the adoption ofnd calls for a UN Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism; asks for greater flexibility in theconsiders that the EU and its Member States must ensure procedures regarding terrorist blacklisting and asset-freezing, including those emanating from UN Sdecurity Council process of listing terrorist organisations and individualsisions, are placed in a sound framework in conformity with all relevant legal instruments and court rulings allowing individuals and organisations suspected of terrorist activities to seek judicial review;
2011/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 1 #

2010/2308(INI)

1. Recalls that the key common threats identified in the Internal Security Strategy – in particular organised crime, terrorism and cybercrimeradicalisation, cybercrime, corruption and border management – have indivisibleterlinked external and internal dimensions, and that coordinated and coherent action oin both frontareas is required for any response to be effective; also, critical action for disarmament, non-proliferation, CBRN risks and illicit trafficking, which are primarily addressed in external cooperation instruments, have undeniable implications in internal security;
2012/03/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 2 #

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the key common threats identified in the Internal Security Strategy – in particular organised crime, terrorism and cybercrime – have indivisible external and internal dimensions, and that coordinated and coherent action oin both frontareas is required for any response to be effective;
2012/03/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #

2010/2308(INI)

6. Urges the Vice-President/High RepresentativeP/HR to make sure internal security threats, among others those identified by the Council under the EU policy cycle on serious and organised crime, are duly taken into account in EU external action policies and instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and opera adequately addressed through them; stresses that key tools for addressing internal and external security articulation are regular political security dialogues with third countries, negotiation of security cooperation clauses in international agreements, restrictive measures regimes, strategic programming of external assistance instruments, permanent chairing of the FAC and of the PSC, as well as all CFSP working groups; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that European and international standards regarding human rights, humanitarian law, democracy and rule of law are duly taken into account in EU external actions; ;
2012/03/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to an EU security strategy, based on a holistic concept of human security anchored on the promotion of human rights, fundamental rights, rule of law, democracy, peace and stability;
2012/03/06
Committee: AFET
Amendment 20 #

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthenassess 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 ofinto 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
Amendment 25 #

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. UrgesCalls 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
Amendment 32 #

2010/2308(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for the EEAS to incorporateconsult 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
Amendment 7 #

2010/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the objective of all initiatives must be to educatenable all young people for the Europe of the future, which meansto 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
Amendment 18 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 26 #

2010/2307(INI)

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 andmajor 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
Amendment 35 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 37 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 44 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 45 #

2010/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that voluntaryHighlights that transnational mobility infor the framework of schacquisition of new skills is a strong tool ing 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
Amendment 47 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 51 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 56 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 61 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 63 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 65 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 67 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 67 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 74 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 77 #

2010/2307(INI)

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 partnertherefore 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
Amendment 82 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 85 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Asks forCalls 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
Amendment 86 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 89 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 91 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 93 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 94 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 97 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Points outStresses 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
Amendment 98 #

2010/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that measures must be taken to reinforce the role of thesupport 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
Amendment 100 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 101 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 107 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 112 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 124 #

2010/2307(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that an actinclusive labour market policy, includingmeasures 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
Amendment 139 #

2010/2307(INI)

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 andwith 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 ancan 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
Amendment 146 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 151 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 159 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 173 #

2010/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. InvitesCalls on the Member States to modernise and increase the attractiveness and quality of vocational education and training (VET) to react toso 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
Amendment 179 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 180 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 182 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 184 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 186 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 191 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 209 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 216 #

2010/2307(INI)

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
Amendment 4 #

2010/2300(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Shares the view that budget support can help in building mechanisms to fightbe 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
Amendment 5 #

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
Amendment 13 #

2010/2300(INI)

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
Amendment 83 #

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 staffcomposed 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- Generalplaced 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 RepresentativeVP/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
Amendment 91 #

2010/2278(INI)

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
Amendment 13 #

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
Amendment 15 #

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
Amendment 39 #

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
Amendment 49 #

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls onriticises 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
Amendment 51 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 53 #

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
Amendment 54 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 65 #

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
Amendment 71 #

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 ordto 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
Amendment 76 #

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
Amendment 99 #

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
Amendment 113 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 117 #

2010/2162(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Impact of gender based violencediscrimination on the risk of poverty
2010/12/16
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 124 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 127 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 129 #

2010/2162(INI)

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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 2 #

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
Amendment 5 #

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
Amendment 11 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty has broughtis creating a new dimomension to European external action and will be instrumental in enhancing the coherence, consistency and effectiveness of EU foreign policytum 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
Amendment 20 #

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
Amendment 22 #

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
Amendment 31 #

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
Amendment 37 #

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
Amendment 41 #

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 CommissionCommission 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
Amendment 47 #

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
Amendment 56 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Notes, however, that fullmore 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
Amendment 60 #

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
Amendment 66 #

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
Amendment 70 #

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
Amendment 71 #

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
Amendment 75 #

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 aremains 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
Amendment 102 #

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
Amendment 122 #

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
Amendment 134 #

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
Amendment 139 #

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
Amendment 144 #

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
Amendment 154 #

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
Amendment 161 #

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
Amendment 183 #

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
Amendment 197 #

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
Amendment 208 #

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
Amendment 213 #

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 stabilisatSouthern 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
Amendment 230 #

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 Afghanistans in building itstheir own state, with stronger democratic institutions capable of ensuring national sovereignty, state unityrepresenting 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 tradimproving living conditions for all its citiozens of all of the country's ethnic and religious communitiesand notably women and children;
2011/03/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 233 #

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
Amendment 242 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Fully endorses the commitment of the E3+3 to seeking an 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; welcomesregrets 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
Amendment 255 #

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 toWelcomes 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
Amendment 270 #

2010/2124(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
46. Welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the Association Agreement with Central America and onInvites 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 thatasks 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
Amendment 15 #

2010/2096(INI)

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
Amendment 57 #

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
Amendment 64 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 67 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 81 #

2010/2089(INI)

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 poverchildren, 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
Amendment 92 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 121 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 141 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 145 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 167 #

2010/2089(INI)

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 onand 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
Amendment 177 #

2010/2089(INI)

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 to address factors contributing tohat 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
Amendment 185 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 198 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 199 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 202 #

2010/2089(INI)

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
Amendment 12 #

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
Amendment 14 #

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
Amendment 16 #

2010/2073(INI)

Draft Interinstitutional Agreement
Point 18 – paragraph 4
Within tThe 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
Amendment 18 #

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
Amendment 19 #

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
Amendment 21 #

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 holdingregularly 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 committeeCommittee. 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 concernedCommittee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets, and relevant rapporteurs; – Council: Tthe permanent Chairman 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
Amendment 23 #

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
Amendment 24 #

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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 8 #

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
Amendment 16 #

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
Amendment 24 #

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
Amendment 26 #

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
Amendment 33 #

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
Amendment 39 #

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
Amendment 44 #

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 Haitiin 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
Amendment 52 #

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
Amendment 58 #

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 includes a sufficient number ofs, 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
Amendment 59 #

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
Amendment 60 #

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
Amendment 66 #

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
Amendment 67 #

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
Amendment 74 #

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
Amendment 80 #

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
Amendment 85 #

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
Amendment 86 #

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
Amendment 89 #

2010/2071(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises, in line with the 2008 Council recommendations, the enhanced roleBefore 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 MembEuropean Union. The Academy shall also train staff of CSDP missions and shall be open, as appropriate, to other Sstates and EU institutionff working for the European Union or Member States;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #

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
Amendment 102 #

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
Amendment 109 #

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 delfines for the use of militaryition combat troops for andy civil defence assets in disaster reliefian purpose;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 113 #

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
Amendment 118 #

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
Amendment 122 #

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
Amendment 127 #

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
Amendment 137 #

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
Amendment 142 #

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
Amendment 155 #

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
Amendment 24 #

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
Amendment 39 #

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
Amendment 44 #

2010/2004(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomesTakes 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
Amendment 94 #

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 prioritieand 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
Amendment 98 #

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
Amendment 101 #

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
Amendment 111 #

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
Amendment 32 #

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 standardquality 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 thisshall use all its means to achieve such an ambitious challenge, which creates an unprecedented momentum for the development of a comprehensive EU youth policy; stressunderlines, 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 programmesobscure their visibility;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 66 #

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
Amendment 80 #

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
Amendment 114 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. WelcomeStrongly 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
Amendment 123 #

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
Amendment 129 #

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 funder 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 wasInstrument 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 toreluctant towards any redeployment from existing instruments within heading 4 that would jeopardise existing priorities;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #

2010/2001(BUD)

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
Amendment 101 #

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
Amendment 108 #

2010/0816(NLE)

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 directa 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
Amendment 123 #

2010/0816(NLE)

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 balanceundertaken 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
Amendment 125 #

2010/0816(NLE)

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
Amendment 131 #

2010/0816(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In the framework of the management ofThe 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
Amendment 132 #

2010/0816(NLE)

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with Article 3, throughout the whole cycle of programming, planning and implementation of thesThe 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
Amendment 138 #

2010/0816(NLE)

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
Amendment 139 #

2010/0816(NLE)

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
Amendment 14 #

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The budget is the instrument whichAll 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
Amendment 15 #

2010/0395(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) transfer payment appropriations within each titlechapter;
2011/06/20
Committee: AFET
Amendment 17 #

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 fromand 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
Amendment 19 #

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
Amendment 22 #

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 exceededinstitution 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
Amendment 25 #

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
Amendment 26 #

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
Amendment 27 #

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
Amendment 36 #

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
Amendment 293 #

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
Amendment 27 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Selected candidates from national diplomatic services who are seconded by their Member States should be recruited according to an objective and transparent procedure and employed as temporary agents and thus be put on equal footing with officials. The implementing provisions to be adopted by the EEAS should guarantee equivalent career perospectives for temporary agents that are equivalent to those ofand officials.
2010/09/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 30 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Title VIIIa – Article 98 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of Article 29(1)(a) and without prejudice to Article 97, when filling a vacant post in the EEAS, the Appointing Authority shall consider the applications of officials of the Council, the Commission and the EEAS, of temporary staff to whom Article 2(e) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants applies and of staff from national diplomatic services of the Member States without giving priority to any of these categories. When staff are appointed in the EEAS, due consideration shall be paid to the goal of ensuring gender balance at all hierarchical and organisational levels and for all staff components.
2010/09/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 32 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 10
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities
Chapter 10 – Article 50b – paragraph 2
2. They may be engaged for a maximum period of four years. Contracts may be renewed more than once for a maximum period of four years for each renewal. A renewal shall be granted on condition that the secondment from the national diplomatic service is. In total, engagement should not exceed eight years. However, in exceptional circumstances and in the interest of the service, at the end of the eighth year, the contract may be extended for thea maximum period of renewaltwo years.
2010/09/08
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 33 #

2010/0171(COD)

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
Amendment 34 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
(7) In order to take account of specific situations in a flexible manner (for example an urgent need to fill a post or future transfers of support tasks from the Council or the Commission to the EEAS), a transfer of officials in the interests of the service, that is without prior publication of the vacant post, from the Council or the Commission to the EEAS should also be made possible in duly justified exceptional cases. Similarly, it should be possible to transfer officials in the interest of the service from the EEAS to the Council or the Commission.
2010/09/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 36 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Title VIII a – Article 95 – paragraph 2
However, in respect of Heads of Delegation, the powers concerning appointments shall be exercised using a thorough selection procedure, based on merit whilst ensuring adequate geographical and gender balance, on the basis of a list of candidates on which the Commission has agreed within the framework of the powers that the Treaties confer on it. This shall apply mutatis mutandis to transfers in the interests of the service.
2010/09/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities§
Title VIII a – Article 97
Under the conditions set out in Article 7(1) and notwithstanding Articles 4 and 29, the Appointing Authorities of the institutions concerned may in, pursuant to a duly reasoned decision and in duly justified exceptional cases, acting by common agreement and solely in the interests of the service, after having heard the official concerned, transfer him from the Council or the Commission to the EEAS without notifying the staff of the vacant post. An EEAS official may be transferred to the Council or the Commission under the same conditions.
2010/09/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Title VIII a – Article 98 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. For the purposes of Article 29(1)(a) and without prejudice to Article 97, when filling a vacant post in the EEAS, the Appointing Authority shall consider the applications of officials of the Council, the Commission and the EEAS, and of temporary staff to whom Article 2(e) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants applies and of staff from national diplomatic services of thewithout giving priority to any of these categories. In accordance with Article 27 of these Staff Regulations and the first subparagraph of Article 12(1) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, recruitment shall be directed to securing for the institution the services of officials and temporary staff of the highest standard of ability, efficiency and integrity, recruited on the broadest possible geographical basis from among nationals of Member States, without giving priority to any of these categoriehilst ensuring gender balance. This obligation shall apply to the EEAS as a whole and to its different staff components, including temporary staff referred to in Article 2(e) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
2010/09/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 42 #

2010/0171(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9
Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Title VIII a – Article 99 a (new)
Article 99a 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, integrating the latter after a transitional period. Its training shall be based on uniformly 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 of the European Union. The Academy shall also train staff of CSDP missions and shall be open, as appropriate, to other staff working for the European Union or Member States.
2010/09/09
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #

2010/0067(CNS)

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
Amendment 7 #

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
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 16 #

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
Amendment 19 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Union must enhance its strategic autonomycapabilities and structures through a strong and effective foreign, security and defence policy, so as to promote peace and international security, defenuphold its interests in the worldfounding 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
Amendment 23 #

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
Amendment 25 #

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
Amendment 27 #

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
Amendment 34 #

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
Amendment 42 #

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
Amendment 50 #

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
Amendment 56 #

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 developstepping up cooperation and harmonising and integrating military capabilities;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 60 #

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
Amendment 61 #

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 cCalls 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
Amendment 67 #

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
Amendment 68 #

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
Amendment 77 #

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
Amendment 83 #

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
Amendment 85 #

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
Amendment 86 #

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
Amendment 90 #

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
Amendment 97 #

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 aimin partnership with the African Union and the United Nat restoring lasting security and political stabilityions and develop a joint strategy with the aim of starting a regional peace process;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 100 #

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
Amendment 112 #

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
Amendment 118 #

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
Amendment 124 #

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
Amendment 126 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading (after paragraph 30)
Caucasus and frozen conflicts
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 131 #

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 tobeen prevented by Russian and local forces from visiting the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 135 #

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
Amendment 138 #

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
Amendment 139 #

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
Amendment 143 #

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
Amendment 145 #

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 threthe pillars of the NPT, namelywith regard, in particular, to non- proliferation, and disarmament and cooperation on the civilian use of nuclear energy;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 146 #

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
Amendment 149 #

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
Amendment 158 #

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 increasmprove 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
Amendment 159 #

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 shoulheadline goal and focus first and foremost on effective capacity building;
2010/01/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 162 #

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
Amendment 164 #

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 increasmproved 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
Amendment 167 #

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
Amendment 169 #

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
Amendment 170 #

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
Amendment 171 #

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 CouncilEEAS; 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
Amendment 177 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Views it as regrettableNotes 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
Amendment 179 #

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
Amendment 184 #

2009/2198(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
51. SupportsRecalls that European public opinion is against increasing defence spending and that the main objective with regard to the establishment of a competitivthe European industrial and technological defence base and an open, transparent European market for defence equipment; accordingly, callsshould 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
Amendment 187 #

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 CMPDunder 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
Amendment 188 #

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
Amendment 196 #

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
Amendment 214 #

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
Amendment 217 #

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 developmentstudied 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
Amendment 224 #

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
Amendment 225 #

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
Amendment 228 #

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
Amendment 231 #

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 thea 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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 4 #

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
Amendment 5 #

2009/2133(INI)

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 arenawould 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
Amendment 5 #

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the establishment of the EEAS will help to avoidmust contribute to the avoidance of duplication, inefficiency, and wasteful use of resources as regards the Union's external action,
2009/10/08
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 12 #

2009/2133(INI)

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
Amendment 13 #

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
Amendment 14 #

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
Amendment 18 #

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
Amendment 24 #

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
Amendment 25 #

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
Amendment 28 #

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 AcademyExternal 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
Amendment 28 #

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
Amendment 32 #

2009/2133(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) be divided into a number of directorates, each of which would be responsible for a geostrateggraphically important fieldregions 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
Amendment 35 #

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; considerrequests 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
Amendment 38 #

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 collegeExternal 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
Amendment 1 #

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
Amendment 3 #

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
Amendment 7 #

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 decisiven important factor in the coherence, consistency and effectiveness of the Union's external action and could significantly enhance its visibility as a global playershaping power in the international arena,
2010/01/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #

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
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 17 #

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the new security challenges require a stronger emphasis to be placed on combinstrengthening, 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
Amendment 23 #

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
Amendment 28 #

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
Amendment 30 #

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
Amendment 31 #

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
Amendment 32 #

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
Amendment 40 #

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
Amendment 45 #

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
Amendment 51 #

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
Amendment 54 #

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
Amendment 57 #

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 coulmust 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
Amendment 62 #

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
Amendment 65 #

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
Amendment 71 #

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, and adaptation and energy conservation policies with a view to addressing the security risks posed by climate change; considerstresses in this regard that the EU needs to continue tomust strengthen its leadership in global climate governance, given that climate change has become a key element of international relations;
2010/01/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #

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
Amendment 84 #

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
Amendment 95 #

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 partnerstrategic 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
Amendment 103 #

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
Amendment 114 #

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 conflictsprevention 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
Amendment 120 #

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
Amendment 129 #

2009/2057(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Notes with satisfaction the generalincreasingly 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
Amendment 132 #

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 middleproviding 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
Amendment 142 #

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
Amendment 146 #

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
Amendment 150 #

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
Amendment 154 #

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 addressing 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
Amendment 165 #

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 ofPlan 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
Amendment 169 #

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
Amendment 171 #

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 butand insists that the adoption of this concept should in no way prejudge the decision on launching a mission, which can be takencan 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
Amendment 2 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes 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
Amendment 3 #

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 shouldshould 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
Amendment 4 #

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
Amendment 5 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. With a view to the mid-term evaluation of many multiannual programmes foreseen for 2010, asksdemands 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
Amendment 6 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. While still awaiting the study on the feasibility of gender budgeting, rReiterates 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
Amendment 9 #

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
Amendment 11 #

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
Amendment 19 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Demands that the European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) prioritise aid and financial assistance for women victims of gender-based violence perpetrated during conflicts;
2009/08/13
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 25 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission to make full use of the financial envelope for implementation of Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 of the European Parliament and Council of 15 November 2006 establishing the Instrument for Stability1; 1 OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 1.
2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 26 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Commission to present a plan to restore, over the period 2010 to 2013, the financial means reallocated from the Instrument for Stability to the Food Facility, in order to ensure that the European Union has the full financial means available, under heading 4 of the budget, to fulfil its role on the international stage as expected by the citizens of Europe;
2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 27 #

2009/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Reminds the Commission of the commitments made by the Community in the Instrument for Stability, namely the promotion of stable conditions for human and economic development and the promotion of human rights, democracy and fundamental freedoms as the prime objectives of European Union external action; in this respect, calls on the Commission to present a plan for the mobilisation of financial resources for any external emergency assistance facilities or mechanisms that are created outside the Instrument for Stability in a way that would avoid drawing on the funds foreseen for the Instrument for Stability;
2009/10/02
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 6 #

2009/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3
(3) For persons residing in Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99 and persons whose citizenship certificate has been issued for the territory of Kosovo under UNSCR 1244/99, a specific Coordination Directorate in Belgrade will be in charge of collecting their passport applications and the issuance of passports. However, in view of security concerns regarding in particular the potential for illegal migration, the holders of Serbian passports issued by this specific Coordination Directorate (in Serbian : Koordinaciona uprava) should be excluded from the visa free regime for Serbia. In view of the fact that the border between Serbia and Kosovo is regarded by the Belgrade authorities as an administrative boundary, which might negatively influence effective inter-state border controls, the Commission should request the Belgrade government to implement at that border/boundary the same measures and controls as it does with all the other internationally recognised borders.
2009/10/01
Committee: AFET
Amendment 9 #

2009/0104(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) With the aim of strengthening the conditionality of the Stabilisation and Association Process, the contractual relations of the individual country concerned with the European Union represent a key factor affecting the decision to amend Regulation (EC) No 539/2001. Visa-free travel will improve participation in the common market that is gradually being established with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and will thereby contribute to trade, innovation and growth.
2009/10/01
Committee: AFET