2 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2017/2145(DEC)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the implementation by the EEAS of the mandatory 1% reduction of statutory staff continued in 2016;underlines nevertheless the importance of matching the ambitious objectives of the EU external policies defined in the Global Strategy with appropriate resources, both in the Headquarters and in the EU Delegations; draws attention that the effectiveness of the EU action on the ground should not be hampered by an overwhelming workload of the staff, especially in small sized delegations or when a delegation is in charge of more than one country;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Council and the EEAS to fulfil their legal obligation to send to the European Parliament, without delay and without requiring requests, all relevant documents related to negotiations on international agreements, including negotiating directives, agreed texts and minutes of each negotiation round in line with Article 218(10) TFEU, according to which the "European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure"; reminds the Council and the EEAS that, due to the infringement of Article 218(10) in the past, the European Court of Justice has already annulled the Council decisions on the signing and conclusion of several agreements and emphasises that the Parliament's consent on new agreements, such as the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership with Armenia, may also be withheld in the future, until the Council and the EEAS fulfil their legal obligation;