20 Amendments of Klemen GROŠELJ related to 2021/2065(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU must continue to take the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and itsan improved, more comprehensive and open cooperation with NATO and other like-minded countries, and in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights globally;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, and with the exception of decisions creating military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the CSDP, for which unanimity must still be required, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the role of the EEAS is at the heart of implementing the necessary reforms of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policies and must show the way to a more comprehensive approach including DGs of the Commission such as DG INTPA, DG NEAR among others;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the EU, its CFSP and CSDP are increasingly targeted by campaigns of disinformation, requiring a stronger strategic communication policy from the EEAS;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Parliament’s determination and resolve to protect and defend the Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty and the rules-based international order, must be matched by adequate decision- making and institutional structures for external actions, and interinstitutional dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, with the exception of decisions creating military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the CSDP, for which unanimity must still be required, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) integrate fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union; ensure the full alignment of candidate countries on EU sanctions and make sure EU sanctions cannot be circumvented;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges and avoid to operate in silos;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improve the EEAS and EU delegations’ operative flexibility to react to emerging issues and challenges more swiftly and effectively; calls on the establishment of a rapid alert system for the EEAS and the EU Parliament to be duly informed on situation on the ground;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure that the financial resources available match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges; live up to gender equality promises and fulfil the target to have women in 40 percent of senior posts at EEAS by 2025;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure that the financial resources available as well as recruitments including stricter qualification requirements for the most important positions, match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) increase the EU’s visibility and urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations with the tools to develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation; calls on EU delegations to step up their participation on social media, TV and debates also in local languages, to engage in the battle of narratives pre-empting disinformation campaigns; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) increase the EU’s visibility and urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations with the tools to develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal; build capacity to ensure the safety of EU Delegation staff , including their family members, when they are subjected to propaganda, harassment and intimidation in the country of posting;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) task the EEAS with preparing a revision of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016, taking stock of the EU Strategic Compass and the need to act in an integrated way as regards the CSDP;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(p a) increase the effectiveness of Human Rights Dialogue meetings by ensuring the active participation of civil society, by raising and agreeing on next steps to address prevailing human rights violations, and by conducting a comprehensive assessment of committed progress;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)
(p b) ensure that EU delegations follow the European Parliament's urgency resolutions, call on the authorities to address the highlighted problems, and provide support to civil society and other actors whose rights are violated; for this purpose strengthen the capacity of human rights focal points in EU delegations;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, starting with the Arctic, and allow for flexible mandates to be able to promptly answer existing and new emerging threats;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) ensure that Team Europe is more than a slogan and works on the ground; improve cooperation and coordination between EU delegations and EU CSDP missions in one given third country; consider that EP missions abroad are fully part of the External Policy of the EU and must therefore enjoy full support from the EU delegations abroad;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(q a) work together with likeminded partners to address the dominance of non- democratic countries in some of the most important bodies of international organisations, including the UN and its agencies;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) support fully and develop the pilot project ‘Towards a European Diplomatic Academy’, which has been extended by one year in order to establish these functions within permanent organisational structures; calls for transparency on the criteria to recruit participants for this programme;