4 Amendments of Charles GOERENS related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. SReminds that the basic principles of both international entities are common, and emphasizes that these shared values and compromises should be targeted as the main ground to work together; stresses that a solid and stable EU-UN partnership is fundamental to the work of the UN under all three pillars – peace and security, human rights and development – and is also key to the EU's role as a global actor;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the role of the High Representative, following Article 18 TEU, to conduct the Union's common foreign and security policy; reiterates its call for the High Representative to become the main EU external representative in international fora, not least at the United Nations;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is committed to making the UN system better suited to new global power configurations and increasing its transparency, accountability and effectiveness by avoiding duplication and using the different UN structures more rationally; suggests that the experience of transitional decision making of the EU could provide some helpful insights to the reform process of the UN, especially regarding the Security Council;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the EU and its Member States are collectively the biggest financial donor to the UN budget; reminds that the commitment of the EU is also reflected not only in the financial amount, but also in the collaboration with human capital and with technical know-how; insists, therefore, in the spirit of the ‘Delivering as One' initiative (one leader, one budget, one programme, one office), on the need to ensure a higher degree of visibility for EU funding channelled through the UN, as well as an efficient use of the funds concerned; requests that the UN and the Commission keep Parliament fully informed on the UN's implementation of EU contributions;