Activities of Rafał TRZASKOWSKI related to 2009/2133(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point a
Paragraph 4 – point a
(a) appointments to the EEAS should be made on the basis of merit, expertise and excellence in appropriate and balanced proportionsproportions and according to geographic balance from the Commission, the Council and national diplomatic services, ensuring that the VP/HR can draw on the knowledge and experience of all three in the same way;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point b
Paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the EEAS should take a form which improves the uniformitycoherence of the external action of the Union and its representation in foreign relations, for which purpose in particular the units dealing with external relations in the stricter sense and senior positions in the delegations in third countries should be brought under the umbrella of the EEAS; in the course of further development, consideration can then be given to what other functions should also be assigned to the EEAS;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point c
Paragraph 4 – point c
(c) it is not, however, necessary to strip the Commission Directorates-General of all their external relations responsibilities; particularly in fields where the Commission has executive powers, the integrity of current Community policies with an external dimension should be preserved; the Commission, striving to avoid duplication, should provide a specific model for the departments concerned, such as the Directorates- General for trade, enlargement and development and relations with African, Caribbean and Pacific States, EuropeAid, the Humanitarian Aid department, and the externally oriented units of the Directorate- General for Economic and Financial Affairs;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
(d) Commission delegations in third countries and the Council liaison offices, as well as offices of the EU Special Representatives where possible, should be merged to form 'Union embassies', headed by EEAS staff, who would be answerable to the VP/HR; specialist advisers from Commission Directorates-General should not be prevented from being seconded to work in that framework;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) secondment to the EEAS by national diplomatic services should be treated as an integral part of the career path within those services;