3 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2008/2073(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the creation of the new high-profile position of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy but notes that there is a risk of prioritisation of external relations and security policies at the expense of the marginalisation of development priorities; recalls that the Lisbon Treaty puts development policy at the same level as other external policies;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that the staff of the European External Action Service should include a sufficient number of development experts;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty is an opportunity to revise the institutional architecture of the European Commission and improve the division of competences between its Directorate General for Development (DG DEV) and its Directorate General for External Relations (DG RELEX), aimed at increasing efficiency and coherence, namely by making DG DEV responsible for all development cooperation policies and programmes in all geographical areas (not only ACP, but also countries which are beneficiaries of the Development Cooperation Instrument) and by incorporating EuropeAid into DG DEV; in this context, calls for increased cooperation between DG DEV and RELEX to pursue the overarching goals of EU external action;