10 Amendments of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2012/2253(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
– having regard to Article 13 (3) of the Council Decision of 26 July 20101 establishing the European External Action Service (hereinafter EEAS Decision), which lays down that the High Representative shall carry out, by mid- 2013, a review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS which will cover inter alia the implementation of Articles 6(6) and 6(8) on geographical balance, accompanied, if relevant, by legislative proposal amending the Decision,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EEAS is a new body of hybrid nature, drawing upon community and intergovernmental sources, which has no precedent in the EU and which therefore cannot be expected to be fully functional within two years of its establishment; whereas, therefore, a review of its organisation and functioning should be based on fair and constructive criticism;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the target of one third of staff originating from Member States has been reached, and whereas the staff originating from the three components (the Commission, the Council Secretariat and the national diplomatic services) should be appropriately distributed at all levels and between delegations and Headquarters, in full respect of adequate geographical representativity as understood by Council Regulation of 23 February 20041;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. to ensure that, in compliance with Article 9(3) of the EEAS Decision, the EEAS plays a leading role in the definition of the strategies of the relevant external financial assistance instruments and that, for this purpose, the EEAS has the expertise to lead in these areas, particularly in the neighbourhood;
Amendment 178 #
Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of
35 a. To redress the inadequate geographical representativity within the EEAS, as required by Article 6(6) and 6(8) of the EEAS Decision and the European Parliament's Resolution of 8 June 2010 on the EEAS Decision proposal1, and to introduce additional specific measures analogous to those provided for in Council Regulation of 23 February 20042, in order to correct the geographical imbalances which continue to persist without tangible progress being made, especially in terms of adequate representation at all levels of grades and positions;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. given that, as indicated in the 2012 EEAS Staffing Report, the target of one third of staff recruited from Member States has been reached, to focus now on consolidating EU staff within the EEAS and on opening up the career perspectives of EU officials in the Service, with full respect of the principle of geographical representativity; to ensure that the quotas from the three different sources are respected at both AD and AST levels and among all grades, in order to avoid that staff from national ministries are concentrated at managerial levels; also to explore, in that regard, the modalities for national diplomats working at the EEAS to apply for permanent posts within the Service;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. in order to develop a truly European esprit de corps and to ensure that the Service only serves common European interests, to oppose all attempts by the Member States to interfere with the recruitment process of EEAS staff; once the transition period is over,; to ensure that the EEAS can develop its own and independent recruitment procedure, open to officials from all EU institutions, Member States and to candidates from the outside through open competitions with full respect of Articles 6(6) and 6(8) of the EEAS Decision;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. to consider in particular, in view of the European Parliament's special role with regard to the definition of objectives and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, its competences as a budgetary authority, its role in democratic scrutiny of foreign policy as well as its practice of parliamentary foreign relations, the possibility for the officials from the European Parliament to be able to apply for posts in the EEAS on equal footing with the Council and the Commission at the earliest convenience;