4 Amendments of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2009/2133(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, since 2000, the European Union has committed itself to setting up an international peace-keeping force consisting of civilians to participate in crisis management and conflict prevention in third countries; endorses the view that the Union should participate directly in conflict prevention and the consolidation of peace after conflicts by giving peace-keepers the requisite skills and abilities to prevent civil and humanitarian crises;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the mandate and responsibilities, as well as the resources, both human and material, of the EEAS must be clearly defined and financed under codecision with the European Parliament;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point c a (new)
(ca) the Service should permit the establishment of a 'European civil security reserve' comprising units from each country, trained to work together to respond more effectively to major disasters (forest fires or floods, but also the use of weapons of mass destruction for terrorist purposes or technological risks) and, if appropriate, to serve as a tool for European intervention in response to major disasters elsewhere in the world, which intervention could constitute a strong political action which would give Europe the image of a protector;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Member States and the next High Representative to clearly commit themselves to a comprehensive and ambitious plan for the setting-up of the EEAS, as a gradual and step-by-step approach could lead to inconsistencies and waste of resources; stresses the need to ensure that funding is adequate and consistent with the tasks assigned to the EEAS;