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REPORT on the role of the European Parliament and its parliamentary diplomacy in the EU’s foreign and security policy
Amendments (29)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas Parliament’s role as co- legislator and co-budgetary authority covers not only EU internal policies, but also to a large extent the external dimension of the EU’s action;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Parliament’s consent is required for the entry into force of most international agreements; whereas article 218(10) TFEU provides that the European Parliament shall be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Parliament scrutinises and discusses the conduct of EU external affairs, in particular through the work of its Committee on Foreign Affairs and its two subcommittees on Human Rights and on Security and Defence, as well as through its Committees on International Trade and on Development; whereas this scrutiny role includes matters pertaining to the adoption, implementation and review of EU thematic, regional and country strategies and other policy documents, financial assistance as well as appointments to senior positions within the EU external representation;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Parliament has become one of the most active parliaments in terms of its parliamentary diplomatic activity and the resources devoted to it; whereas parliamentary diplomacy can contribute to the achievement of EU objectives and to the promotion of EU values and policies, thereby bringing added value by promoting more coherent and cohesive EU external action;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Parliament holds public debates in plenary and in committees and adopts reports and resolutions, related to EU foreign and security policy and to the situation in third countries, notably regarding human rights, and thus contributes to raising public attention and discussion both within the EU, but also in the countries concerned; whereas such reports and resolutions are closely scrutinised by actors from third countries, including governments, parliaments, civil society and media;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas Parliament has a unique network of standing delegations covering the entire world;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Inter-institutional 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 CSDP needs to be updated; whereas Article 36 TEU mandates the VP/HR to appear before Parliament at least twice a year to report on the current state of affairs regarding the CFSP/CSDP and to answer questions;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas thein addition to European Parliament ha's Liaison Offices (EPLOs) outside the EU, in New York, Addis Ababa and Jakarta, in addition to London and Washington in London and Washington, Parliament has antenna offices in New York, Addis Ababa and Jakarta;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Parliament is an internationally recognised election observation actor; whereas Parliament's election observation delegations are embedded either in EU electoral observation missions (EOMs) or in international election observation missions (IEOMs);
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas political groups and individual members of Parliament enjoy a dense and plural network of contacts with parliamentarians, government officials as well as with actors from the private sector and civil society in third countries, notably in EU accession countries and the EU neighbourhood;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas Article 5(7) of the Decision establishing the EEAS (2010/427/EU) states that 'Union Delegations shall have the capacity to respond to the needs of other institutions of the Union, in particular the European Parliament, in their contacts with the international organisations or third countries to which the Delegations are accredited';
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that Parliament’s official missions outside the EU form an integral part of EU external policy, which must therefore enjoy the full support of the EU delegations; considers that a better coordination, planning and priority- setting of these missions between the different Parliament’s bodies would increase the impact of Parliament’s diplomatic role and allow for a more efficient use of limited resources;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the political dialogue carried out by Parliament with governmental, parliamentary and civil society actors across the world contributes to promoting EU views and values on global standards in areas such as climate and energy diplomacy, connectivity, artificial intelligence and digital and technological policies; stresses the importance that Parliament strives to reflect the diversity of the European Union, including in terms of gender and national origin, in the composition of all its external missions to non-EU countries ;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the consistent dedication of Parliament to placing human rights and democracy at the heart of EU external action and providing a key forum in which to hear and amplify the voice of civil society and democratic actors from around the world; highlights in this regard its actions in support of human rights defenders, parliamentarians at risk and participation of women in political life and the fight against disinformation, and calls for their further development in the next parliamentary term;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance and unique nature of Parliament’s democracy support programmes, such as the ‘Jean Monnet Dialogues for peace and democracy’ aimed at fostering a democratic parliamentary culture and facilitating institutional reform processes and consensus-building between political parties in non-EU countries;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Insists on Parliament’s right to information on CFSP matters under Article 36 TEU, including in terms of access to reports and country strategies and other confidential information guiding the conduct of EU foreign and security policy; in this respect, stresses the importance of finalising, as soon as possible, the update of 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 policy5 ; _________________ 5 OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that Parliament’s oversight function and power to monitor the negotiation and implementation of international agreements grants it a critical role in shaping the Union’s engagement with third countries and its overall action in the international arena; deplores in this regard so-called informal or ad hoc arrangements which do not require Parliament consent and hence undermine the Parliament’s authority as co-legislator and its oversight role;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Takes the view that EU Ambassadors in strategic countries and EU Special Representatives should only be confirmed after a positive evaluation by Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a further strengthening of Parliament’s relations with the Member States’ national parliaments, which are well-placed bodies to act as a relay towards Member States’ executive branches; underlines therefore that the Inter- parliamentary Conference (IPC) on the Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy as well as the IPC held annually by the Human Rights Subcommittee provide a prime forum for the exchange of information and best practices between national parliaments and the European Parliament in the areas concerned and should be reinforced;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that Parliament has a unique role to play in bringing EU foreign policy closer to European citizens, in particular by engaging with sub-state entities such as regional governments and parliaments and thus allowing "sub-state diplomacy" to feed into and build on EU- level external action;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Takes the view that, in the context of backsliding in terms of respect for human rights and democracy worldwide, Parliament has a specific role to play in helping democratically elected parliaments globally to consolidate their institutional role and internal working methods and that it could offer targeted programmes to a wider range of parliaments, including from the “Global South”, building on past achievements;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the specific role of Parliament in helping partner countries and, in particular, enlargement countries to strengthen their role in the EU accession process, given the specific and key role the parliaments play in the process through, among other, legislative approximate, oversight and outreach to citizens;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Welcomes innovative approaches such as the Committee-to-Committee cooperation recently launched between the European Parliament and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and encourages the development of further initiatives in this field given the political importance of the enlargement process;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates its call to enhance the EU’s institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation, and believes that Parliament can provide expertise and a substantial contribution through its bodies and actions in this area, including by engaging with early warning mechanisms and on-site visits;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that while Parliament should maintain its full autonomy in carrying out its external policy agenda, joint ad hoc visits and statements by Parliament alongside Commission and Council representatives in relation to key developments in non-EU countries offer a promising area for enacting the Team Europe approach; calls in this regard for an inter-institutional pilot programme of Team Europe to be launched in a selected number of third countries, where Parliament’s tools are fully integrated within a joined-up inter-institutional approach towards the countries concerned;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Insists that the EEAS and Member States take immediate and robust action, including up to sanctions, when Parliament's bodies or individual MEPs are targeted by restrictive measures from third countries;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reiterates its request for the VP/HR, in cooperation with the Member States and Parliament, to adopt an annual list of focus countries of serious concern in relation to the plight of human rights defenders and democracy activists, which would, inter alia, allow for a fully coordinated Team Europe practical response on the ground; believes that Parliament could play a decisive role through using its institutional and other means in support of this targeted and joined up approach;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its call for more strategic coordination between EU institutions in relation to urgent individual human rights defenders (HRD) cases; is convinced that parliamentary diplomacy may prove an effective and complementary mechanism for engaging with non-EU countries on such cases; calls for an inter-institutional task force on HRDs to coordinate European efforts on priority HRD cases;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for the more systematic participation of the Chairs of the external committees of the Parliament in high level CFSP meetings and events, including the FAC; calls for joint EEAS/COM and EP delegations to major multilateral and regional gatherings;