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2005/2134(INI) Annual report on Common foreign and security policy CFSP 2004

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET BROK Elmar (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 142-p1, RoP 54

Events

2006/03/09
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2006)1012
2006/02/02
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2006/02/02
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own- initiative report drawn up by Elmar BROK (EPP-ED, DE), in response to the Council's 2004 annual report on the EU's common foreign and security policy. Parliament considered that the Council continued to maintain the a posteriori approach of merely submitting a descriptive list of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) activities carried out in the previous year, instead of consulting Parliament beforehand. Parliament had repeatedly asked the Council to replace this practice with a genuine consultation of Parliament in order to ensure that Parliament's views have a real impact on the choices made for the following year. It reiterated its right to be consulted annually 'ex ante' on forthcoming aspects as provided for in the existing treaties, and asked its Committee on Legal Affairs to examine the appropriateness of referring to the European Court of Justice the Council's practice of merely informing Parliament and submitting a descriptive list of CFSP activities carried out in the previous year. Parliament felt that it must be properly consulted at the beginning of each year on the main aspects and basic choices to be made for that year. The Council must subsequently reporting to Parliament whether – and, if so, how – Parliament's contribution has been taken into account as provided for in Article 21 of the EU Treaty and in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999.

Impact on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP for 2006 of the period of reflection on the process of ratification of the Constitutional Treaty: In the framework of the existing treaties, Parliament reiterated its call on the Council and the High Representative/ Secretary-General of the Council to participate actively in an annual debate on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP for the following year as well as on the European Security Strategy with both the European Parliament and the national parliaments.

Parliament regretted the attitude of certain Member States, which, in spite of the adoption of the Constitution by the European Council, have for domestic reasons used the right of veto in important foreign affairs matters. Member States should act in a constructive manner in line with the spirit of the Constitution so as to enable the EU to play an effective role on the world stage.

Specific proposals on various thematic aspects for 2006: Parliament felt that both climate change and the spread of poverty in the world should now also be seen as major threats to the Union's security, requiring decisive action, tangible compromises and a strict timetable. However, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) should be regarded as the most dangerous threat to international security. Parliament insisted on the need to continue to promote implementation of the EU's WMD Strategy at international level, to place greater emphasis on disarmament initiatives and non-proliferation issues, to strengthen the multilateral treaties making up the non-proliferation regimes and to provide the necessary financial resources to implement the EU's WMD Strategy. In addition:

- Parliament emphasised the important foreign policy dimension of energy security issues. The recent unilateral gas delivery suspensions by Russia call for a strategic response from the EU. The Commission was asked to present a communication on the foreign and neighbourhood policy aspects of the energy policy;

- one of the key aims of the CFSP should be to involve China and India, as emerging powers, as well as Russia, in responsibility for the state of global governance and for solutions to global challenges. Parliament emphasised the irreplaceable role which the transatlantic partners should jointly play in this context;

- the fight against terrorism must be seen as one of the priorities of the Union and a key part of its external action, while reaffirming the importance of respecting human rights and civil liberties;

- migration issues, including tackling the issue of illegal immigration, should form a very prominent part of the Union's external action, in its relations both with countries of origin and with countries of transit;

- home defence merits greater prominence in European strategic thinking and the protection of the external borders of the Union should be an important element. Joint management of the external borders should become an essential part of the European Neighbourhood Policy.

Parliament's priorities in the different geographical areas for 2006: Parliament supported t he Council's view that the future CFSP priorities for a Union aiming to be a global actor define themselves. In particular, the Mediterranean, the Transatlantic partnership and the Middle East, the Balkans, eastern Europe and conflict situations, the promotion of peace, security in all its aspects and the ongoing fight against terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction must remain at the core of CFSP for 2006.

Parliament called for a solution to the future status of Kosovo which respects its territorial integrity, upholds minority rights and does not endanger the EU's overall policy for the Balkans. The EU should try and achieve an agreement between the political forces and public opinion in Bosnia-Herzegovina for going beyond the Dayton accords in order to rationalise the institutional architecture and create a more efficient and self-sustainable state. Special attention should be given to the development of Africa. Parliament expressed its deep concern over the large-scale war crimes and human rights violations "which can be construed as genocide" in Darfur. Parliament asked the Council to examine carefully the possibility of sending a military mission to Congo as a contribution to the security of upcoming elections in Congo.

With regard to Russia, Parliament felt that the present partnership with Russia is more pragmatic than strategic since it reflects common economic interests without achieving any progress as regards human rights and the rule of law. A genuine partnership should inspire a friendly and just solution to the issue of border treaties with certain neighbours, and trigger a real peace process in Chechnya involving all the democratic components of society so as to find a peaceful solution to the conflict there. Parliament hoped that that Russia would take a more transparent and even-handed approach towards their common neighbours. It asked for the EU-Russia Four Common Spaces Agreement to be implemented without delay.

Similarly, Parliament underlined the need to improve relations with China in such a way that progress is made not only in trade and economic fields but also on human rights and democracy issues. There must be a binding EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports and the Council should not to lift the arms embargo until greater progress is made in the field of human rights and arms exports controls in China and on cross-Straits relations.

Parliament called on the Council to renew efforts for a revival of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians and to set up a comprehensive strategy for the broader region of the Middle East. Regarding Afghanistan, it warned that ISAF's reconstruction mission should not be merged with the US Enduring Freedom operation.

On Iran, Parliament strongly supported the view of the International Atomic Energy Agency that at this stage robust verification by the Agency, combined with active dialogue among all parties concerned, is the best way to move forward. It hoped that the negotiations between the EU-3 (Germany, France and the UK) and Iran could resume as soon as possible, incorporating the Russian proposal for the transfer by Iran to Russia of its uranium enrichment activities.

The financing of CFSP: Parliament felt that the Council's position on the financial perspective 2007-2013 did not reflect the ambitions of the EU as a global partner. It deplored the proposed reductions in the levels of spending on external actions and policies, both in themselves and as a proportion of total spending. This sends out the wrong signal with regard to the EU's policy priorities and its preparedness to deliver the results in the field of the CSFP. Parliament recommended that the revised Interinstitutional Agreement should take a step forward and provide for the joint costs of military operations in the framework of the ESDP to be financed from the Community budget, thereby discontinuing the existing practice of Member States' subsidiary budgets or start-up funds. The revised Interinstitutional Agreement should also provide that in the event of any future ESDP operations, and in opposition to existing rules such as the principle that "costs lie where they fall" or any other ad hoc arrangements such as the so-called "ATHENA mechanism", the joint costs of such operations should also be financed from the EU's budget.

Documents
T6-0037/2006
2006/02/02
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2006/02/01
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2005/12/02
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
Documents
A6-0389/2005
2005/12/02
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Documents
A6-0389/2005
2005/11/29
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The committee adopted the own-initiative report drawn up by its chairman, Elmar BROK ( EPP-ED , DE ), in response to the Council's 2004 annual report on the EU's common foreign and security policy. In this wide-ranging report, MEPs expressed annoyance at the lack of "ex ante" consultation and information of Parliament by the Council in this area, and decided to see whether legal action could be taken. They asked Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee to look into whether action could be taken against the Council at the European Court of Justice for a breach of Article 21 of the EU Treaty, which explicitly states that Parliament must be consulted "on the main aspects and the basic choices of the common foreign and security policy" and that its views must be taken into account. The report also called on the Council High Representative, Javier Solana, to participate actively in the annual debate on the CFSP. It urged the Council to report to Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on every Foreign Ministers Council meeting and every high-level summit with key international partners.

More generally, MEPs said that the future priorities of the CFSP should be the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Balkans, Eastern Europe and relations with the US, as well as conflict situations, the promotion of peace, security in all its aspects, the fight against terrorism, disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They added that security also included aspects such as energy, climate change and the spread of poverty.

Turning to more specific issues, the report called for a solution to the future status of Kosovo which respects its territorial integrity, upholds minority rights and does not endanger the EU's overall policy for the Balkans. Special attention should also be given to the development of Africa . MEPs expressed their deep concern over the massive war crimes and human rights violations "which can be construed as genocide" in Darfur . The committee criticised the present partnership with Russia as reflecting "common economic interests without achieving any progress as regards human rights and the rule of law" . It said that the EU policy towards Belarus had achieved few results, and new measures should therefore be proposed to strengthen links with the people of Belarus . Relations with China should be advanced in such a way that progress was also made on human rights and democracy. MEPs called on the Council to renew efforts for a revival of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians and to set up a comprehensive strategy for the broader region of the Middle East . Regarding Afghanistan, MEPs warned that ISAF's reconstruction mission should not be merged with the US Enduring Freedom operation.

Finally, the committee recommended that joint costs for military operations in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy should come from the Community budget, doing away with the current Member States' subsidiary budgets or start-up funds. This should also be the case for any future ESDP operations in the fight against terrorism.

2005/10/27
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
PE364.855
2005/06/28
   EP - BROK Elmar (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2005/06/22
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

Rapport Brok A6-0389/2005 - am. 1 #

2006/02/02 Outcome: -: 504, +: 73, 0: 29
SI MT LU LV EE CY GB DK FI CZ IE SK LT AT PT SE NL BE HU EL ES PL IT FR DE
Total
4
4
6
6
5
6
64
12
11
19
10
13
13
16
18
15
24
21
20
22
46
46
51
69
85
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
35

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Satu HASSI
1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Carl SCHLYTER
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Paul van BUITENEN
3

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

2

Italy Verts/ALE

2

France Verts/ALE

6

Germany Verts/ALE

9
icon: NI NI
28

United Kingdom NI

For (1)

Jim ALLISTER

Against (1)

Ashley MOTE

Abstain (1)

Robert KILROY-SILK
3

Czechia NI

Against (1)

Jana BOBOŠÍKOVÁ
1

Slovakia NI

3

Austria NI

2

Belgium NI

3

Poland NI

6

Italy NI

4

France NI

6
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20

Latvia UEN

3

Ireland UEN

3

Lithuania UEN

2

Poland UEN

8

Italy UEN

4
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24

United Kingdom IND/DEM

8

Denmark IND/DEM

Abstain (1)

Jens-Peter BONDE
1

Czechia IND/DEM

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Vladimír ŽELEZNÝ
1

Ireland IND/DEM

Against (1)

Kathy SINNOTT
1

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Hélène GOUDIN
1

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Greece IND/DEM

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Georgios KARATZAFERIS
1

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Bogdan PĘK
6

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3
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2

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Bairbre de BRÚN
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Esko SEPPÄNEN
1

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5

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3

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Jonas SJÖSTEDT
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2

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2

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Willy MEYER
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Lydie POLFER
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Siiri OVIIR, Toomas SAVI
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Marios MATSAKIS
1

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11

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Abstain (1)

Anders SAMUELSEN
4

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Abstain (1)

Paavo VÄYRYNEN
4

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Marian HARKIN
1

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3

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5

Belgium ALDE

4

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István SZENT-IVÁNYI
1

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Josu ORTUONDO LARREA
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4

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6

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11

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6
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Louis GRECH

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Joseph MUSCAT
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Robert GOEBBELS
1

Estonia PSE

2

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For (1)

Michael CASHMAN
17

Denmark PSE

5

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Riitta MYLLER
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2

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2

Lithuania PSE

2

Austria PSE

Abstain (1)

Harald ETTL
7

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11

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For (1)

Jan ANDERSSON
5

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For (1)

Thijs BERMAN
5

Belgium PSE

6

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7

Greece PSE

8

Spain PSE

21

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Bogdan GOLIK
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12

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26

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22
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3

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David CASA, Simon BUSUTTIL
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3

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2

Estonia PPE-DE

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Tunne KELAM
1

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3

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20

Denmark PPE-DE

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Gitte SEEBERG
1

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4

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10

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5

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8

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2

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5

Portugal PPE-DE

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Sérgio MARQUES
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7

Belgium PPE-DE

6

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12

Greece PPE-DE

11

Spain PPE-DE

20

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13

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Riccardo VENTRE
14

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17

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42

Rapport Brok A6-0389/2005 - am. 4 #

2006/02/02 Outcome: +: 544, -: 52, 0: 10
DE FR ES GB IT PL EL HU NL CZ BE AT LT SE PT DK FI SK IE CY MT LU EE SI LV
Total
85
67
46
64
55
46
22
20
23
21
22
17
13
14
17
12
10
12
10
5
5
5
4
5
6
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19

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22

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17

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13

Greece PPE-DE

11

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11

Netherlands PPE-DE

7

Czechia PPE-DE

12

Belgium PPE-DE

6

Austria PPE-DE

6

Lithuania PPE-DE

2

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4

Portugal PPE-DE

4

Denmark PPE-DE

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Gitte SEEBERG
1

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3

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7

Ireland PPE-DE

5

Cyprus PPE-DE

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Malta PPE-DE

2

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20

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26

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9

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8

Hungary PSE

8

Netherlands PSE

5

Czechia PSE

2

Belgium PSE

7

Austria PSE

7

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2

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4

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10

Denmark PSE

5

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Riitta MYLLER
1

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3

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Robert GOEBBELS
1

Estonia PSE

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Marianne MIKKO
1

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Borut PAHOR
1
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6

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Spain ALDE

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11

Italy ALDE

6

Poland ALDE

4

Hungary ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

4

Belgium ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

7

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3

Denmark ALDE

4

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4

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Marian HARKIN
1

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Carl SCHLYTER
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Jacky HÉNIN
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Willy MEYER
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Georgios TOUSSAS
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Hélène GOUDIN
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  • date: 2005-06-22T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2005-06-28T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BROK Elmar
  • date: 2005-11-29T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2005-06-28T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BROK Elmar type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2005-12-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-389&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title: A6-0389/2005 body: EP type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
  • date: 2006-02-01T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060201&type=CRE type: Debate in Parliament title: Debate in Parliament body: EP type: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2006-02-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=4461&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-37 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0037/2006 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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  • date: 2005-09-16T00:00:00 docs: title: PE360.236 type: Committee draft report body: EP
  • date: 2005-10-27T00:00:00 docs: title: PE364.855 type: Amendments tabled in committee body: EP
  • date: 2005-12-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-389&language=EN title: A6-0389/2005 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP
  • date: 2006-03-09T00:00:00 docs: url: /oeil/spdoc.do?i=4461&j=0&l=en title: SP(2006)1012 type: Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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  • date: 2005-06-22T00:00:00 type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP
  • date: 2005-11-29T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: The committee adopted the own-initiative report drawn up by its chairman, Elmar BROK ( EPP-ED , DE ), in response to the Council's 2004 annual report on the EU's common foreign and security policy. In this wide-ranging report, MEPs expressed annoyance at the lack of "ex ante" consultation and information of Parliament by the Council in this area, and decided to see whether legal action could be taken. They asked Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee to look into whether action could be taken against the Council at the European Court of Justice for a breach of Article 21 of the EU Treaty, which explicitly states that Parliament must be consulted "on the main aspects and the basic choices of the common foreign and security policy" and that its views must be taken into account. The report also called on the Council High Representative, Javier Solana, to participate actively in the annual debate on the CFSP. It urged the Council to report to Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on every Foreign Ministers Council meeting and every high-level summit with key international partners. More generally, MEPs said that the future priorities of the CFSP should be the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Balkans, Eastern Europe and relations with the US, as well as conflict situations, the promotion of peace, security in all its aspects, the fight against terrorism, disarmament and the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. They added that security also included aspects such as energy, climate change and the spread of poverty. Turning to more specific issues, the report called for a solution to the future status of Kosovo which respects its territorial integrity, upholds minority rights and does not endanger the EU's overall policy for the Balkans. Special attention should also be given to the development of Africa . MEPs expressed their deep concern over the massive war crimes and human rights violations "which can be construed as genocide" in Darfur . The committee criticised the present partnership with Russia as reflecting "common economic interests without achieving any progress as regards human rights and the rule of law" . It said that the EU policy towards Belarus had achieved few results, and new measures should therefore be proposed to strengthen links with the people of Belarus . Relations with China should be advanced in such a way that progress was also made on human rights and democracy. MEPs called on the Council to renew efforts for a revival of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians and to set up a comprehensive strategy for the broader region of the Middle East . Regarding Afghanistan, MEPs warned that ISAF's reconstruction mission should not be merged with the US Enduring Freedom operation. Finally, the committee recommended that joint costs for military operations in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy should come from the Community budget, doing away with the current Member States' subsidiary budgets or start-up funds. This should also be the case for any future ESDP operations in the fight against terrorism.
  • date: 2005-12-02T00:00:00 type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-389&language=EN title: A6-0389/2005
  • date: 2006-02-01T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20060201&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2006-02-02T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=4461&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2006-02-02T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-37 title: T6-0037/2006 summary: The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on the own- initiative report drawn up by Elmar BROK (EPP-ED, DE), in response to the Council's 2004 annual report on the EU's common foreign and security policy. Parliament considered that the Council continued to maintain the a posteriori approach of merely submitting a descriptive list of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) activities carried out in the previous year, instead of consulting Parliament beforehand. Parliament had repeatedly asked the Council to replace this practice with a genuine consultation of Parliament in order to ensure that Parliament's views have a real impact on the choices made for the following year. It reiterated its right to be consulted annually 'ex ante' on forthcoming aspects as provided for in the existing treaties, and asked its Committee on Legal Affairs to examine the appropriateness of referring to the European Court of Justice the Council's practice of merely informing Parliament and submitting a descriptive list of CFSP activities carried out in the previous year. Parliament felt that it must be properly consulted at the beginning of each year on the main aspects and basic choices to be made for that year. The Council must subsequently reporting to Parliament whether – and, if so, how – Parliament's contribution has been taken into account as provided for in Article 21 of the EU Treaty and in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999. Impact on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP for 2006 of the period of reflection on the process of ratification of the Constitutional Treaty: In the framework of the existing treaties, Parliament reiterated its call on the Council and the High Representative/ Secretary-General of the Council to participate actively in an annual debate on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP for the following year as well as on the European Security Strategy with both the European Parliament and the national parliaments. Parliament regretted the attitude of certain Member States, which, in spite of the adoption of the Constitution by the European Council, have for domestic reasons used the right of veto in important foreign affairs matters. Member States should act in a constructive manner in line with the spirit of the Constitution so as to enable the EU to play an effective role on the world stage. Specific proposals on various thematic aspects for 2006: Parliament felt that both climate change and the spread of poverty in the world should now also be seen as major threats to the Union's security, requiring decisive action, tangible compromises and a strict timetable. However, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) should be regarded as the most dangerous threat to international security. Parliament insisted on the need to continue to promote implementation of the EU's WMD Strategy at international level, to place greater emphasis on disarmament initiatives and non-proliferation issues, to strengthen the multilateral treaties making up the non-proliferation regimes and to provide the necessary financial resources to implement the EU's WMD Strategy. In addition: - Parliament emphasised the important foreign policy dimension of energy security issues. The recent unilateral gas delivery suspensions by Russia call for a strategic response from the EU. The Commission was asked to present a communication on the foreign and neighbourhood policy aspects of the energy policy; - one of the key aims of the CFSP should be to involve China and India, as emerging powers, as well as Russia, in responsibility for the state of global governance and for solutions to global challenges. Parliament emphasised the irreplaceable role which the transatlantic partners should jointly play in this context; - the fight against terrorism must be seen as one of the priorities of the Union and a key part of its external action, while reaffirming the importance of respecting human rights and civil liberties; - migration issues, including tackling the issue of illegal immigration, should form a very prominent part of the Union's external action, in its relations both with countries of origin and with countries of transit; - home defence merits greater prominence in European strategic thinking and the protection of the external borders of the Union should be an important element. Joint management of the external borders should become an essential part of the European Neighbourhood Policy. Parliament's priorities in the different geographical areas for 2006: Parliament supported t he Council's view that the future CFSP priorities for a Union aiming to be a global actor define themselves. In particular, the Mediterranean, the Transatlantic partnership and the Middle East, the Balkans, eastern Europe and conflict situations, the promotion of peace, security in all its aspects and the ongoing fight against terrorism, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction must remain at the core of CFSP for 2006. Parliament called for a solution to the future status of Kosovo which respects its territorial integrity, upholds minority rights and does not endanger the EU's overall policy for the Balkans. The EU should try and achieve an agreement between the political forces and public opinion in Bosnia-Herzegovina for going beyond the Dayton accords in order to rationalise the institutional architecture and create a more efficient and self-sustainable state. Special attention should be given to the development of Africa. Parliament expressed its deep concern over the large-scale war crimes and human rights violations "which can be construed as genocide" in Darfur. Parliament asked the Council to examine carefully the possibility of sending a military mission to Congo as a contribution to the security of upcoming elections in Congo. With regard to Russia, Parliament felt that the present partnership with Russia is more pragmatic than strategic since it reflects common economic interests without achieving any progress as regards human rights and the rule of law. A genuine partnership should inspire a friendly and just solution to the issue of border treaties with certain neighbours, and trigger a real peace process in Chechnya involving all the democratic components of society so as to find a peaceful solution to the conflict there. Parliament hoped that that Russia would take a more transparent and even-handed approach towards their common neighbours. It asked for the EU-Russia Four Common Spaces Agreement to be implemented without delay. Similarly, Parliament underlined the need to improve relations with China in such a way that progress is made not only in trade and economic fields but also on human rights and democracy issues. There must be a binding EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports and the Council should not to lift the arms embargo until greater progress is made in the field of human rights and arms exports controls in China and on cross-Straits relations. Parliament called on the Council to renew efforts for a revival of negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians and to set up a comprehensive strategy for the broader region of the Middle East. Regarding Afghanistan, it warned that ISAF's reconstruction mission should not be merged with the US Enduring Freedom operation. On Iran, Parliament strongly supported the view of the International Atomic Energy Agency that at this stage robust verification by the Agency, combined with active dialogue among all parties concerned, is the best way to move forward. It hoped that the negotiations between the EU-3 (Germany, France and the UK) and Iran could resume as soon as possible, incorporating the Russian proposal for the transfer by Iran to Russia of its uranium enrichment activities. The financing of CFSP: Parliament felt that the Council's position on the financial perspective 2007-2013 did not reflect the ambitions of the EU as a global partner. It deplored the proposed reductions in the levels of spending on external actions and policies, both in themselves and as a proportion of total spending. This sends out the wrong signal with regard to the EU's policy priorities and its preparedness to deliver the results in the field of the CSFP. Parliament recommended that the revised Interinstitutional Agreement should take a step forward and provide for the joint costs of military operations in the framework of the ESDP to be financed from the Community budget, thereby discontinuing the existing practice of Member States' subsidiary budgets or start-up funds. The revised Interinstitutional Agreement should also provide that in the event of any future ESDP operations, and in opposition to existing rules such as the principle that "costs lie where they fall" or any other ad hoc arrangements such as the so-called "ATHENA mechanism", the joint costs of such operations should also be financed from the EU's budget.
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    • date: 2005-06-22T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2005-06-28T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: BROK Elmar
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    • date: 2005-12-02T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2005-389&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading title: A6-0389/2005 body: EP type: Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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