Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2012/2253(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the role of the EEAS in defining the strategic orientation, and in contributing to the implementation of the EU financial assistance instruments, should be strengthened in line with the key lines of EU foreign policy determined by the European Council;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. to improve and strengthen the coordinating role of the HR/VP, by ensuring that, in the next Commission, (s)he realises his/her full potential as Vice- President of the Commission and is entrusted with the chairing of the group of RELEX Commissioners, enlarged to other Commissioners when needed; in that regard, to develop further the practice of joint proposals and joint decisions; and ensure that the whole European Neighbourhood Policy programme is supervised and implemented by the EEAS;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. to safeguard, at the same time, the 'community' character of the neighbourhood policy, bearing in mind that Parliament rejects any intergovernmentalisation of Community policies, given that the Commission is mainly responsible for negotiating international agreements for and on behalf of the Union;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. to adopt a coherent approach as regards the chairing of working groups of the Council and to end the rotating presidency of those groups;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. in line with Article 24 TEU, to ensure that Member States actively support the Union's external and security policy actively and unreservedly, in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity, and that they comply with the Union's actions and support the EEAS in carrying out its mandate;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. to that end, to develop further an internal ‘appropriate structure’ that integrates crisis response, peace building and CSDP structures, and assures coordination with the geographical desks, delegations and other policy departments concerned in crisis management, building on the crisis platform concept;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. to ensure effective and integrated planning, and faster decision-making, for CSDP operations, by combining the relevant planning capacities from the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC); in addition, to create a permanent conduct structure by establishing a permanent military Operational Headquarter, co-located with a Civilian Conduct Capability, in order to allow the effective implementation of military and civilian operations whilst safeguarding their respective chains of command;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 184 #
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; 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 and to open the possibility of opening the Service from time to time to elected representatives or former ministers, or other distinguished actors from Member States with exceptional expertise and knowledge in foreign affairs;