2 Amendments of Peter van DALEN related to 2020/2149(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Notes growing instability and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the international environment, which increased demands on the Union to act as a global player; highlights the European External Action Service’s (EEAS) central role in conducting the external policy of the Union, together with the Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief, and in cooperation with the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance; notes that the EEAS’s enhanced role has not been underpinned by a corresponding staff increase; calls for sufficient human resources to be made available, particularly through greater efficiency, in order not to put at risk the Union’s effectiveness on the international scene;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Notes the persisting gender and geographical imbalances within the EEAS staff, despite positive trends in recent years; reiterates the importance of ensuring a balanced distribution of staff in terms of gender, religion and geographical origin within different categories and grades, particularly at middle and senior management levels; points also to persisting over- representation of some Member States’ diplomats among the Heads of Delegation; calls for further efforts to address those imbalances;