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2009/0058(COD) External actions: financing instrument for stability

Progress: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET BRANTNER Franziska Katharina (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE) KELAM Tunne (icon: PPE PPE), MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA María (icon: S&D S&D), NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie (icon: ALDE ALDE), VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (icon: ECR ECR)
Committee Opinion DEVE JOLY Eva (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE)
Committee Opinion INTA
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 209-p1, TFEU 212

Events

2014/05/21
   EC - Proposal withdrawn by Commission
Details

As announced in Official Journal C 153 of 21 May 2014, the Commission decided to withdraw this proposal, which had become obsolete.

2010/12/09
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2010)8657/2
2010/10/21
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2010/10/21
   EP - Decision by Parliament, 1st reading
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 564 votes to 41, with 6 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability.

The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (former co-decision procedure) which amends the Commission’s proposal as follows:

Delegated acts : following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in force, Parliament's democratic scrutiny is strengthened, not only of EU legislation passed via the ordinary legislative procedure (co-decision with the Council), but also for the purpose of monitoring the Commission's implementation of the EU financial instruments for external co-operation. Accordingly, country strategy papers for thematic programmes and multiannual indicative programmes drafted by the Commission for the external co-operation instruments shall be adopted by means of delegated acts. Delegated acts are a streamlined system, introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, for delegating to the European Commission the power to make minor changes to EU laws when needed. This would give the European Parliament a de facto veto, by enabling it to block these papers and programmes and require the Commission to present amended proposals. A new comitology procedure is therefore established to this effect (article 22a).

Assistance to civil society : Parliament considers that civil society should be granted support not only in crisis situations, as stated in the original Instrument for Stability, but also in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building. Accordingly, it asks for specific aid to develop and organise civil society and its participation in the political process, including measures to enhance the role of women in such processes and measures to promote independent, pluralist and professional media.

Peace Building : Parliament considers that the Instrument for Stability should make a reference to the EU Peace-building Partnership, already established by the Commission in the field of pre- and post-crisis capacity building. In parallel, Parliament provides that no more than 10% (rather than 5%) of the financial envelope shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(3) (pre- and post-crisis capacity building) provided the increase is in line with the current review of the EU Peace-building Partnership and internal resources.

Information from the European Parliament and the Council on certain measures exceeding large amounts : plenary calls on the Commission to inform it and the Council - within a specified time limit - of certain measures exceeding more than EUR 5 million. Special measures costing more than EUR 5 million shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council . Where an Exceptional Assistance Measure is costing more than EUR 20 million, that measure shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Evaluation : Parliament calls on the Commission to regularly evaluate the results and efficiency of policies and programmes and the effectiveness of programming in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The Commission shall send for discussion significant evaluation reports to the European Parliament and to the Council. These results shall feed back into programme design and resource allocation.

Documents
T7-0378/2010
2010/10/20
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2009/11/13
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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A7-0066/2009
2009/11/13
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading
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A7-0066/2009
2009/11/11
   EP - Committee opinion
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PE428.241
2009/11/10
   EP - Vote in committee, 1st reading
Details

The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by Franziska Katharina BRANTNER (Greens/ALE, DE) amending, under the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability.

The main amendments are as follows:

Pre- and post-crisis capacity building : the committee considers that civil society should be granted support not only in crisis situations, as stated in the original Instrument for Stability, but also in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building. Accordingly, it added assistance will be granted for developing and organising civil society and its participation in the political process, including measures to enhance the role of women in such processes and measures to promote independent, pluralist and professional media.

EU Peace-building: Members add that the Instrument for Stability should make a reference to the EU Peace-building Partnership, already established by the Commission in the field of pre- and post-crisis capacity building.

Financial envelope : the committee provides that no more than 10 percentage points (rather than 5 percentage points as proposed by the Commission) of the financial envelope shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(3) (pre- and post-crisis capacity building) provided the increase is in line with the current review of the EU Peace-building Partnership and internal resources.

2009/10/21
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
PE430.350
2009/10/14
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
PE428.290
2009/09/16
   EP - BRANTNER Franziska Katharina (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2009/09/01
   EP - JOLY Eva (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2009/07/14
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading
2009/04/21
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability with a view to adapting it to a judgment of the Court of Justice.

PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: as part of the reform of external action financial instruments for 2007‑2013, Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 established the Instrument for Stability (IfS) to enable the Community to give a consistent and integrated response to crises and impending crises, by means of a single legal instrument with simplified decision-making procedures.

The review of the implementation of the Regulation concluded that certain amendments to the Regulation are necessary, which may be summarised as follows:

(1) taking account of a judgment of the Court of Justice : when the IfS Regulation was adopted, the Council and the Commission issued a joint statement in which they agreed that nothing in this Regulation shall be construed as prejudging positions taken in Case 91/05 (Commission vs Council on measures to combat the proliferation, illicit use of and access to small arms and light weapons and which may be implemented by the Community under its development policy). Only in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice did the Commission decide to amend the disputed article (Article 3(2)(i)) to clarify it as part of the revision of the instrument.

It is therefore necessary to propose a revision of the IfS Regulation in order to bring it in line with the case law of the Court which considers that measures against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons may be implemented by the Community under its development policy .

For the same reason, Article 4(1)(a) on action in support of the fight against the illicit trafficking needs to be revised in order to refer explicitly to “small arms and light weapons”.

(2) extend the participation of partners from developed countries for certain actions : Article 17 of the Regulation excludes partners from developed countries outside the EU and the EEA from participating in actions in support of pre- and post-crisis capacity building (crisis preparedness) under the Regulation. Thus such partners are precluded from participating in these actions, which is inconsistent and poses a serious setback to the attainment of objectives of Article 4(3).

It is therefore proposed to open up participation in the award of procurement or grant contracts under Article 4(3) to participation on a global basis.

(3) amend the allocation of the IfS financial envelope : Article 24 of the Regulation specifies that no more than 7% of the overall reference amount shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(1), namely threats to law and order, to the security and safety of individuals, to critical infrastructure and to public health.

The share of the financial envelope intended for such measures has proven to be inadequate and needs to be increased, as the areas covered by this Article are numerous and, even with multi-purpose programmes, only a few can be handled effectively with the scarce resources available. Developing effective actions in the area of critical infrastructure, public health risks and global responses to trans-regional threats requires more substantial measures to allow real impact, visibility and credibility. It is therefore proposed to increase the maximum share for measures under Article 4(1) from 7% to 10%.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: not applicable.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implications for the Community budget.

Documents
COM(2009)0195
EUR-Lex
2009/04/20
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability with a view to adapting it to a judgment of the Court of Justice.

PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.

CONTENT: as part of the reform of external action financial instruments for 2007‑2013, Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 established the Instrument for Stability (IfS) to enable the Community to give a consistent and integrated response to crises and impending crises, by means of a single legal instrument with simplified decision-making procedures.

The review of the implementation of the Regulation concluded that certain amendments to the Regulation are necessary, which may be summarised as follows:

(1) taking account of a judgment of the Court of Justice : when the IfS Regulation was adopted, the Council and the Commission issued a joint statement in which they agreed that nothing in this Regulation shall be construed as prejudging positions taken in Case 91/05 (Commission vs Council on measures to combat the proliferation, illicit use of and access to small arms and light weapons and which may be implemented by the Community under its development policy). Only in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice did the Commission decide to amend the disputed article (Article 3(2)(i)) to clarify it as part of the revision of the instrument.

It is therefore necessary to propose a revision of the IfS Regulation in order to bring it in line with the case law of the Court which considers that measures against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons may be implemented by the Community under its development policy .

For the same reason, Article 4(1)(a) on action in support of the fight against the illicit trafficking needs to be revised in order to refer explicitly to “small arms and light weapons”.

(2) extend the participation of partners from developed countries for certain actions : Article 17 of the Regulation excludes partners from developed countries outside the EU and the EEA from participating in actions in support of pre- and post-crisis capacity building (crisis preparedness) under the Regulation. Thus such partners are precluded from participating in these actions, which is inconsistent and poses a serious setback to the attainment of objectives of Article 4(3).

It is therefore proposed to open up participation in the award of procurement or grant contracts under Article 4(3) to participation on a global basis.

(3) amend the allocation of the IfS financial envelope : Article 24 of the Regulation specifies that no more than 7% of the overall reference amount shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(1), namely threats to law and order, to the security and safety of individuals, to critical infrastructure and to public health.

The share of the financial envelope intended for such measures has proven to be inadequate and needs to be increased, as the areas covered by this Article are numerous and, even with multi-purpose programmes, only a few can be handled effectively with the scarce resources available. Developing effective actions in the area of critical infrastructure, public health risks and global responses to trans-regional threats requires more substantial measures to allow real impact, visibility and credibility. It is therefore proposed to increase the maximum share for measures under Article 4(1) from 7% to 10%.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT: not applicable.

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implications for the Community budget.

Documents
COM(2009)0195
EUR-Lex

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  • date: 2010-12-09T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=17632&j=0&l=en title: SP(2010)8657/2 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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  • date: 2009-04-21T00:00:00 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2009/0195/COM_COM(2009)0195_EN.pdf title: COM(2009)0195 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2009&nu_doc=195 title: EUR-Lex summary: PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability with a view to adapting it to a judgment of the Court of Justice. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. CONTENT: as part of the reform of external action financial instruments for 2007‑2013, Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 established the Instrument for Stability (IfS) to enable the Community to give a consistent and integrated response to crises and impending crises, by means of a single legal instrument with simplified decision-making procedures. The review of the implementation of the Regulation concluded that certain amendments to the Regulation are necessary, which may be summarised as follows: (1) taking account of a judgment of the Court of Justice : when the IfS Regulation was adopted, the Council and the Commission issued a joint statement in which they agreed that nothing in this Regulation shall be construed as prejudging positions taken in Case 91/05 (Commission vs Council on measures to combat the proliferation, illicit use of and access to small arms and light weapons and which may be implemented by the Community under its development policy). Only in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice did the Commission decide to amend the disputed article (Article 3(2)(i)) to clarify it as part of the revision of the instrument. It is therefore necessary to propose a revision of the IfS Regulation in order to bring it in line with the case law of the Court which considers that measures against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons may be implemented by the Community under its development policy . For the same reason, Article 4(1)(a) on action in support of the fight against the illicit trafficking needs to be revised in order to refer explicitly to “small arms and light weapons”. (2) extend the participation of partners from developed countries for certain actions : Article 17 of the Regulation excludes partners from developed countries outside the EU and the EEA from participating in actions in support of pre- and post-crisis capacity building (crisis preparedness) under the Regulation. Thus such partners are precluded from participating in these actions, which is inconsistent and poses a serious setback to the attainment of objectives of Article 4(3). It is therefore proposed to open up participation in the award of procurement or grant contracts under Article 4(3) to participation on a global basis. (3) amend the allocation of the IfS financial envelope : Article 24 of the Regulation specifies that no more than 7% of the overall reference amount shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(1), namely threats to law and order, to the security and safety of individuals, to critical infrastructure and to public health. The share of the financial envelope intended for such measures has proven to be inadequate and needs to be increased, as the areas covered by this Article are numerous and, even with multi-purpose programmes, only a few can be handled effectively with the scarce resources available. Developing effective actions in the area of critical infrastructure, public health risks and global responses to trans-regional threats requires more substantial measures to allow real impact, visibility and credibility. It is therefore proposed to increase the maximum share for measures under Article 4(1) from 7% to 10%. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: not applicable. BUDGETARY IMPLICATION: the proposal has no implications for the Community budget.
  • date: 2009-07-14T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2009-11-10T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by Franziska Katharina BRANTNER (Greens/ALE, DE) amending, under the first reading of the codecision procedure, the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability. The main amendments are as follows: Pre- and post-crisis capacity building : the committee considers that civil society should be granted support not only in crisis situations, as stated in the original Instrument for Stability, but also in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building. Accordingly, it added assistance will be granted for developing and organising civil society and its participation in the political process, including measures to enhance the role of women in such processes and measures to promote independent, pluralist and professional media. EU Peace-building: Members add that the Instrument for Stability should make a reference to the EU Peace-building Partnership, already established by the Commission in the field of pre- and post-crisis capacity building. Financial envelope : the committee provides that no more than 10 percentage points (rather than 5 percentage points as proposed by the Commission) of the financial envelope shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(3) (pre- and post-crisis capacity building) provided the increase is in line with the current review of the EU Peace-building Partnership and internal resources.
  • date: 2009-11-13T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2009-66&language=EN title: A7-0066/2009
  • date: 2010-10-20T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20101020&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2010-10-21T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17632&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2010-10-21T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2010-378 title: T7-0378/2010 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 564 votes to 41, with 6 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability. The European Parliament adopted its position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure (former co-decision procedure) which amends the Commission’s proposal as follows: Delegated acts : following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in force, Parliament's democratic scrutiny is strengthened, not only of EU legislation passed via the ordinary legislative procedure (co-decision with the Council), but also for the purpose of monitoring the Commission's implementation of the EU financial instruments for external co-operation. Accordingly, country strategy papers for thematic programmes and multiannual indicative programmes drafted by the Commission for the external co-operation instruments shall be adopted by means of delegated acts. Delegated acts are a streamlined system, introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, for delegating to the European Commission the power to make minor changes to EU laws when needed. This would give the European Parliament a de facto veto, by enabling it to block these papers and programmes and require the Commission to present amended proposals. A new comitology procedure is therefore established to this effect (article 22a). Assistance to civil society : Parliament considers that civil society should be granted support not only in crisis situations, as stated in the original Instrument for Stability, but also in the long-term in context of stable conditions for cooperation in the area of pre- and post-crisis building. Accordingly, it asks for specific aid to develop and organise civil society and its participation in the political process, including measures to enhance the role of women in such processes and measures to promote independent, pluralist and professional media. Peace Building : Parliament considers that the Instrument for Stability should make a reference to the EU Peace-building Partnership, already established by the Commission in the field of pre- and post-crisis capacity building. In parallel, Parliament provides that no more than 10% (rather than 5%) of the financial envelope shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 4(3) (pre- and post-crisis capacity building) provided the increase is in line with the current review of the EU Peace-building Partnership and internal resources. Information from the European Parliament and the Council on certain measures exceeding large amounts : plenary calls on the Commission to inform it and the Council - within a specified time limit - of certain measures exceeding more than EUR 5 million. Special measures costing more than EUR 5 million shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council . Where an Exceptional Assistance Measure is costing more than EUR 20 million, that measure shall be adopted by the Commission taking into account the opinions of the European Parliament and of the Council. Evaluation : Parliament calls on the Commission to regularly evaluate the results and efficiency of policies and programmes and the effectiveness of programming in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. The Commission shall send for discussion significant evaluation reports to the European Parliament and to the Council. These results shall feed back into programme design and resource allocation.
  • date: 2014-05-21T00:00:00 type: Proposal withdrawn by Commission body: EC summary: As announced in Official Journal C 153 of 21 May 2014, the Commission decided to withdraw this proposal, which had become obsolete.
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  • date: 2009-04-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/docs_autres_institutions/commission_europeenne/com/2009/0195/COM_COM(2009)0195_EN.pdf celexid: CELEX:52009PC0195:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2009)0195 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: External Relations Commissioner: ASHTON Catherine
  • date: 2009-07-14T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: KELAM Tunne group: S&D name: MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA María group: ALDE name: NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie group: ECR name: VAN ORDEN Geoffrey group: GUE/NGL name: LÖSING Sabine responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2009-09-16T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: BRANTNER Franziska Katharina body: EP responsible: False committee: DEVE date: 2009-09-01T00:00:00 committee_full: Development rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: JOLY Eva body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA
  • date: 2009-11-10T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: KELAM Tunne group: S&D name: MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA María group: ALDE name: NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie group: ECR name: VAN ORDEN Geoffrey group: GUE/NGL name: LÖSING Sabine responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2009-09-16T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: BRANTNER Franziska Katharina body: EP responsible: False committee: DEVE date: 2009-09-01T00:00:00 committee_full: Development rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: JOLY Eva body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2009-11-13T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A7-2009-66&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A7-0066/2009 body: EP committees: body: EP shadows: group: PPE name: KELAM Tunne group: S&D name: MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA María group: ALDE name: NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie group: ECR name: VAN ORDEN Geoffrey group: GUE/NGL name: LÖSING Sabine responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2009-09-16T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: BRANTNER Franziska Katharina body: EP responsible: False committee: DEVE date: 2009-09-01T00:00:00 committee_full: Development rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: JOLY Eva body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2010-10-20T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20101020&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2010-10-21T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=17632&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2010-378 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0378/2010 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2014-05-21T00:00:00 type: Proposal withdrawn by Commission body: EC commission: DG: External Relations Commissioner: ASHTON Catherine
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  • body: EP responsible: False committee: DEVE date: 2009-09-01T00:00:00 committee_full: Development rapporteur: group: Verts/ALE name: JOLY Eva
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