2021/2065(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— Having regarding to Article 21(1) of the Treaty on the European Union which stipulates that the Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement, and which it seeks to advance in the wider world,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

— having regard to the EU Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) 2019-2024 of 5 July 2019,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) integrate fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the ~~CFSP’s principles and the~~ fundamental values of the Union;

Amendment 101 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) integrate fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that ~~share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union~~represent the best platform of influence for it;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) integrate fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union; ensure the full alignment of candidate countries on EU sanctions and make sure EU sanctions cannot be circumvented;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) integrate fully the ~~‘more for more’~~conditionality for migration-management principle into relations with third countries~~, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union~~;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) strengthen their coordination within international bodies, especially the United Nations, with a view to speaking with one voice and defending our common objectives and interests;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

(fb) step up the diplomatic offensive in all states that abstained or did not vote on the UN General Assembly resolutions of 2 March and 12 October 2022, to explain the gravity of Russia's attack and the need for a unanimous response from the international community;

Amendment 106 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges; calls on strengthening the efforts to fight foreign interference in democratic processes in EU's partner countries, including through the spread of manipulative disinformation;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges and avoid to operate in silos;

Amendment 108 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) ~~adapt the structure of the EEAS to~~consolidate the reorganization developments within the EEAS and develop strategic priorities, namely in the field of the new enlargement policies, cyber and hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges, and allocate resources according to priorities and non-priorities identified;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges in the light of ongoing fundamental geopolitical developments like - most of all - Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

— having regard to the EU Strategic Compass for Security and Defence, adopted on 21 March 2022,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges; expand the resources and expertise in the EEAS and EU delegations in relation to climate diplomacy;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS to enable it to lead on EU action concerning the new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) adapt the structure of the EEAS tofor the ~~new enlargement policies, hybrid threats and disinformation, the development of defence instruments and other emerging challenges~~downsizing and closure of all offices outside the EU;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) ensure that the structure and staffing of the EEAS adequately reflects the continued need to build and maintain geographical expertise, including at Headquarters, and strong bilateral relations with countries all over the world, as the corner stone for fostering effective regional and multilateral alliances and partnerships and turning the EU into an effective global actor; take measures to ensure EEAS actions are appropriately informed and owned by geographical and thematic expertise alike; ensure the geographical departments at Headquarters are optimally staffed to provide quality and timely expertise for tailormade thematic actions across the globe;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

(g b) ensure the EEAS effectively asserts its leadership in the strategic steps of multiannual programming of external action instruments, including the definition of country and regional allocations and their forthcoming mid- term review and, that for this purpose, the EEAS has the strategic vision, expertise, staff and resources to lead;

Amendment 115 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

~~(h) improve the EEAS and EU delegations’ operative flexibility to react to emerging issues and challenges more swiftly and effectively;~~deleted

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) improve the EEAS and EU delegations’ operative flexibility to react to emerging issues and challenges more swiftly and effectively; calls on the establishment of a rapid alert system for the EEAS and the EU Parliament to be duly informed on situation on the ground;

Amendment 117 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) improve the EEAS and EU delegations’ operative flexibility and coordination to react to emerging issues and challenges more swiftly and effectively;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) ensure the possibility for the EEAS to select and recruit their permanent EU diplomatic staff; develop a system for career development for EU Diplomats and officials within the EEAS in order to have balanced management posts in the EEAS;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) improve the internal coordination between the geographical and horizontal services of the EEAS;

Amendment 12 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

— having regard to its resolutions of 23 October 2020 on gender equality in the EU’s foreign and security policy and of 10 March 2022 on the EU Gender Action Plan II,

Amendment 120 #

(h b) assess the problems originated by the temporary secondment of Member States' diplomats to the EEAS who later return to their national diplomatic services;

Amendment 121 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

(h b) improve the flow of information and coordination between EEAS headquarters and EU delegations, as well as between Delegations on a regional level;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the financial resources available match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges; guarantee the full compliance of Article 9 of the EEAS Decision which enshrines that the HR/VP shall ensure the unity, consistency and effectiveness of the EU external action, in particular through the external assistance instruments;

Amendment 123 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the ~~financial resources availabl~~staff expertise match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the financial resources available match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges; live up to gender equality promises and fulfil the target to have women in 40 percent of senior posts at EEAS by 2025;

Amendment 125 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the financial resources available match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges; foresee that the EEAS has adequate human resources to ensure immediate operational responses in priority situations;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the financial resources available as well as recruitments including stricter qualification requirements for the most important positions, match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) ensure that the use of financial resources a~~vailable match the level of ambition and support the operative flexibilities needed in order to react in real time to emerging geopolitical challenges~~nd the conditionality for migration managment is transparent;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) strengthen the visibility of EU action and assistance in all multilateral forums and on the ground, such as the ‘Team Europe’ programme that addressed the devastating effects of the COVID-19 crisis in partner countries and regions, particularly in Africa;

Amendment 129 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Treaties clarify that the role of the European External Action Service (EEAS) is to assist the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission and work in cooperation with the diplomatic services of the Member States4 ; whereas the EEAS shall be consulted by the Commission on matters related to the external action of the EU in the exercise of its functions; _________________ 4 Article 27(1) TEU.

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

Amendment 131 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) increase the EU’s visibility and urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations with the tools to develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation, and propaganda; stresses the increasing need to fight espionage and malicious foreign influence, which are increasingly used to undermine the democratic order in the Union and in countries in the Union’s vicinity; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) increase the EU’s visibility and urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations with the tools to develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation; calls on EU delegations to step up their participation on social media, TV and debates also in local languages, to engage in the battle of narratives pre-empting disinformation campaigns; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal;

Amendment 133 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) increase the EU’s visibility and urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations with the tools to develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal; build capacity to ensure the safety of EU Delegation staff , including their family members, when they are subjected to propaganda, harassment and intimidation in the country of posting;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) increase the EU’s visibility and understanding of EU interests, positions and actions; urgently equip the EEAS and, in particular, EU delegations, with the tools to increase public diplomacy and cultural diplomacy activities and develop their strategic communication capabilities, which will enable them to communicate more effectively with both decision-makers and the general public in third countries, including in particular the task of countering disinformation; clarify the role of delegations and the role of headquarters in achieving this goal;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(ja) implement joint actions by the EU delegations, the diplomatic missions of the Member States and national cultural institutes to promote European culture in third countries;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)

(j a) underlines the importance of cooperation with EU candidate and potential candidate countries in foreign affairs; reiterates its support to CFSP policy alignement during EU accession negotiations;

Amendment 137 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j b (new)

(jb) strengthen cooperation with the Council of Europe, especially with respect to the Council of Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, which, in addition to its cultural and touristic importance for EU Member States, also constitutes an institutional instrument for enhancing cultural relations with third countries and preserving their shared cultural heritage;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 2

Sharpening the tools and strengthening the toolbox

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU must continue to take the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and its comprehensive and open cooperation with NATO and other like-minded countries, and in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights globallysecurity for the Member States, the EU must continue to ensure partnership with international organizations such as the OSCE and the UN;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 141 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

~~(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country;~~deleted

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country and strengthened coordination and joint political work with EU Special Representatives, CSDP missions or European Investment Bank offices, matched by increased coordination at headquarters and unified instructions to the field; strengthen the authority of Heads of Delegation over Delegation staff, independently of their origin, to enable them to redistribute tasks according to EU priorities; ensure Delegations have and can use sectoral expertise in the policy areas relevant for the bilateral relations with the respective partner country in their political work; work towards pooling of EU institutions' resources and ensuring a unified EU presence in country, gathering together under the same roof the different EU actors present;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) end the dual Commission and EEAS division of staff, resources and responsibility in EU delegations; convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country, and under the single responsibility of the EEAS;

Amendment 147 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) convert the EU delegations as much as possible into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command led by the EU ambassador to each given country and based on strengthened coordination with the Member States' representations;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k

(k) convert the EU delegations into genuine EU embassies, with one clear chain of command to its staff, including Commission officials, led by the EU ambassador, to each given country, in close coordination with the EEAS headquarters;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(k a) strengthen the Political, Press and Information sections of EU Delegation across the world, ensuring they have the sufficient and adequate staff, expertise and financial resources to provide timely and good quality political analysis and reporting to headquarters, engage meaningfully with local actors, build strong alliances, including at regional and multilateral level, and increase understanding of the EU and its visibility and political profile;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing ~~its~~the global leadership role, of the E~~U must continue to take the lead in strengthen~~uropean continent, the Member States must continue to bolster their autonomy with regard to certaing multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and its comprehensive and open cooperation with NATO and other like- minded countries, and in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights globally;

Amendment 150 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(k a) improve the functioning and the political impact of EU's representation in international organisations including by upgrading their institutional anchoring, in particular within the UN's organs and special agencies;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(k a) ensure a fairer geographical balance among Member States across all levels within the EEAS in filling, in particular, management posts and those of Heads of EU Delegations;

Amendment 152 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)

(k b) continue the efforts to achieve a better gender balance at all levels within the EEAS, including the management posts and Heads of Delegations;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

~~(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis;~~deleted

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

~~(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis;~~deleted

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

~~(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis;~~deleted

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis as well as to those on long-term prison sentences or on death row, or are facing such sentences in criminal proceedings in a third country, without adequate support from their national embassy or consulate;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) ~~establish the consular func~~strengthening the coordinating role of EU delegations in consular crisis situations in ~~EU embassie~~volving EU citizens in third countries, in ~~order to be able to help EU citizens in times of cri~~cluding by establishing a European crisis response centre to help coordinate the response of EU delegations and EU Member State embassies;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) est~~ablish~~ rengthen consular ~~function in EU embassie~~cooperation and coordination between EU Member States' embassies and EU Delegations in third countries in order to be able to more effectively help EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) establish the consular function in EU ~~embassie~~delegations in third countries, providing them with sufficient resources in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 16 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU must continue to take the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and ~~its comprehensive and open cooperation with NATO and other like-minded countrie~~other like-minded countries and international organisations, and in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights globally;

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries in order to be able to ~~help~~assist EU citizens, including in times of crisis;

Amendment 161 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) establish the consular function in EU embassies in third countries - in particular in countries with a lack of consular representation of Member States - in order to be able to help EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)

(l a) promote the establishment of a system of automatic and continuous flow of intelligence from Member States to the EEAS on foreign and security issues occurring outside the Union; improve the security protocols of the services working on intelligence and/or with sensible information;

Amendment 163 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)

(l b) ensure that EU Delegations provide effective continuation to the work undertaken by the EU Election Observation Missions, including with regard to the follow up to their recommendations and monitoring local developments relevant to their work throughout the periods between missions;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

~~(m) establish an EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;~~deleted

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

~~(m) establish an EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;~~deleted

Amendment 166 #

(m) establish an EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies of the Member States and EU delegations and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 167 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) establish an EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU and Member State embassies and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) ~~establish an~~support the EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m

(m) establish an EU Crisis Response Centre with the task of coordinating the response of EU embassies of the Member States and the services they offer to EU citizens in times of crisis;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU must continue to take the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and its comprehensive, coherent and open cooperation with NATO, as a foremost security guarantor in Europe, and other like-minded countries, and in protecting and promoting democracy, the rule of law and human rights globally;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)

(m a) ensure that the EEAS CRC is properly allocated with the sufficient resources, including financial and human resources, in order to enable it to effectively and efficiently deliver on its objectives, particularly given the fast- response and time-sensitive nature of the services deployed;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

~~(n) delineate further the role of the rotating presidency in foreign policy matters and the EEAS’s role in supporting and complementing the presidency;~~deleted

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) ~~delineate further the role of the rotating presidency in foreign policy matters and the EEAS’s role in supporting and complementing the presidenc~~maximise the cooperation and coordination with the rotating presidency and Member States' ministers of foreign affairs, including by entrusting them with specific tasks and missions on behalf of the Union, to ensure appropriate EU political engagement, visibility and unity;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) delineate further the role of the rotating presidency in foreign policy matters and the EEAS’s role in solely supporting and complementing the presidency;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)

(n a) continue to encourage the pooling of resources between EU Delegations and Member States' diplomatic missions, with a view to building a strengthened, more unified EU collective presence in country, including through colocation of diplomatic missions; encourage more joint work and initiatives at country level to increase EU's political clout and visibility in partner countries;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) ~~better match the relevant Council working parties and preparatory and political bodies, including the~~adapt the scope and mandate of the relevant Council preparatory bodies dealing with foreign policy matters to the tasks of the High Representative and structure of the EEAS; create such a body in particular for the conduct of protocol- related practice; Create a dedicated support structure within the EEAS to cover all horizontal issues linked to EU Special Representatives~~, to~~ and the ~~structure of the EEAS~~implementation of their mandate;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) better match the relevant Council working parties and preparatory and political bodies~~, including the EU Special Representatives, to the structure of the EEAS~~ to the structure of the EEAS; integrate fully EU Special Representatives and Envoys as EU Ambassadors within the EEAS structure and place them under the single authority of the High Representative;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) better match the relevant Council working parties and preparatory and political bodies, including the EU Special Representatives on Human Rights and the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom or religion or belief, to the structure of the EEAS;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

(o a) consider repositioning the role of the soon to be appointed EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief under the authority of the EEAS, or, if this is not feasible, provide for an exceptionally close working relationship between the Special Envoy and the EEAS;

Amendment 179 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)

(o a) adequately strengthen the European External Action Service's sanctions enforcement unit by providing the necessary means and staff, given the growing importance of sanctions in the new geopolitical context;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in order to achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU must continue to take the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, in particular its partnership with the UN, and ~~its~~an improved, more comprehensive and open cooperation with NATO and other like-minded countries, and in protecting and promoting democracy and human rights globally;

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o b (new)

(o b) recall that the post of the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief has remained vacant for more than a year; call on them to urge the European Commission to appoint a new special envoy as soon as possible given the numerous cases of persecution on grounds of belief or religion in various parts of the world;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

~~(p) task the EEAS with preparing a revision of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016;~~deleted

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

~~(p) task the EEAS with preparing a revision of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016;~~deleted

Amendment 183 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) ~~task the EEAS with preparing a revision of the Global St~~require the High Representative to adopt a work programme with political priorities at the beginning of each mandate, which notably outline the plans to integrategy EU for ~~the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016~~eign policy and the external dimension of EU internal policies, and task the EEAS to carry out a regular strategic review of the document;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) task the EEAS with preparing a revision of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016, taking stock of the EU Strategic Compass and the need to act in an integrated way as regards the CSDP;

Amendment 185 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) ~~task~~invite the EEAS ~~with preparing a revision~~to assess the convenience of an update of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy of 2016;

Amendment 186 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)

(p a) increase the effectiveness of Human Rights Dialogue meetings by ensuring the active participation of civil society, by raising and agreeing on next steps to address prevailing human rights violations, and by conducting a comprehensive assessment of committed progress;

Amendment 187 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)

(p a) improve the European Union's preventive diplomacy as a pro-active external policy tool to prevent disputes with and between third countries and to limit the consequences when conflicts break out;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)

(p b) ensure that EU delegations follow the European Parliament's urgency resolutions, call on the authorities to address the highlighted problems, and provide support to civil society and other actors whose rights are violated; for this purpose strengthen the capacity of human rights focal points in EU delegations;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p b (new)

(p b) strengthen the EEAS' support for gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the EU’s foreign and security policy and ensure gender parity at all levels, including leading management and political positions;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p c (new)

(p c) enhance the EEAS' activities on cultural heritage protection and interreligious dialogue, including through the work of its delegations;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

~~(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, starting with the Arctic;~~deleted

Amendment 192 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay~~, starting with the Arctic~~ in the new geopolitical context, with particular attention to the Arctic, as well as to Latin America, Central Asia and the Indo-Pacific region;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, starting with the Arctic, and allow for flexible mandates to be able to promptly answer existing and new emerging threats;

Amendment 194 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, ~~starting with~~i.a. with regard to EU Global Gateway strategy and the EU Arctic policy;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay, starting with the Arctic as well as climate and digital diplomacy;

Amendment 196 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q

(q) adapt the organisation of the EEAS and the corresponding Commission services to new strategic needs without further delay~~, starting with the Arctic~~;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) develop a EU instrument that embodies a cultural face of the Union worldwide through a cultural diplomacy action and International Cultural Relations based on a frame of cultural cooperation and co-creation, actively involving civil society and cultural sectors of third countries; stresses that this instrument could aim to promote the EU worldwide, provide EU assistance on capacity building, as well as financial, to cultural, creative and innovative sectors of third countries’ civil society; underlines that this instrument should include the protection of cultural heritage abroad in EU external action, the promotion of intercultural dialogue, mobility of artists and cultural professionals between the EU and third countries, and the fight against disinformation; highlights that this toolbox should collaborate closely and draw experience from EUNIC, as well as alike-minded partners and international organizations such as UNESCO;

Amendment 198 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) significantly and urgently strengthen the Union’s Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) which should be established as the preferred command and control structure also for executive military operations, in particular of operations of the future Rapid Deployment Capability; urges to reach the MPCC’s Full Operational Capability (FOC) immediately in line with the Council conclusions of 19 November 2018, which foresaw a 2020 deadline including a considerable staff increase of up to 250 personnel as well as an upgrade of infrastructure and equipment;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) ensure that Team Europe is more than a slogan and works on the ground; improve cooperation and coordination between EU delegations and EU CSDP missions in one given third country; consider that EP missions abroad are fully part of the External Policy of the EU and must therefore enjoy full support from the EU delegations abroad;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to Article 167(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that the Union shall encourage cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, support and supplement their action to raise awareness of and disseminate the culture and history of the European peoples, conserve and safeguard cultural heritage of European significance and foster non-commercial cultural exchanges and artistic and literary creation, including in the audiovisual sector,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;deleted

Amendment 200 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) dedicate appropriate resources to sectoral diplomacy areas with important external dimensions, particularly in the field of environmental protection and fight against climate change,gender and equality, digital, youth, culture, science and education, but also economic and monetary governance, democracy and the rule of law;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)

(q a) work together with likeminded partners to address the dominance of non- democratic countries in some of the most important bodies of international organisations, including the UN and its agencies;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q b (new)

(q b) insists on keeping civilian and military chains of command, such as the ones of Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) and Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), separate, while increasing civilian- military cooperation on a case by case basis;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q c (new)

(q c) acknowledge the distinct role and value of parliamentary diplomacy in complementing and reinforcing the visibility and impact of EU external action; ensure that the Parliament is effectively incorporated across EU external policies and action, as an integral player of "Team Europe";

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r

(r) revise the 2010 declaration on political accountability and thereby provide Parliament with the means to fully play its role in the external action of the Union, including its functions of political control as provided for in Articles 14(1) and 36 TEU;deleted

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)

(r a) continue efforts to rejuvenate the core EEAS staff and grow a permanent, specialised European diplomatic corps from the ground up, through specialised and targeted open competitions focused on recruiting young graduates of adequate talent, skills and potential;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)

(r a) provide the EEAS with a proper political mandate that gives the Service a real and substantial role in shaping and driving policy planning, beyond its current prime focus on its Brussels- centered, consensus-seeking and management role;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)

(r b) take serious and sustainable steps to improve gender and geographical balance within the EEAS staff, particularly in senior management positions, both in Headquarters and EU Delegations; take measures to ensure a greater diversity in the geographical distribution of staff across departments and EU delegations and prevent the overrepresentation of some Member States' diplomats, also with a view to strike a balance between the need for expertise and fresh, innovative approaches; call on Member States to put forward more women candidates and candidates with a greater variety of expertise;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) promote common training and other concrete measures for the consolidation of an esprit de corps among all EEAS staff who have differing diplomatic, cultural and institutional backgrounds, including training on gender equality and women's empowerment and GAP III, on WPS, sexual exploitation and abuse including sexual harassment, at headquarters and EU Delegation level to counter unconscious bias and enhance gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and to provide joint training initiatives for EEAS staff and national diplomats as part of their continuous professional development;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting~~voting by unanimity must remain the rule for decision-making in ~~certain~~ EU foreign policy ~~areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked~~matters;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) promote common training and other concrete measures for the consolidation of an esprit de corps among EEAS staff who have differing diplomatic, cultural and institutional backgrounds~~, and to provide joint training initiatives for EEAS staff and national diplomats as part of their~~; encourage closer cooperation with diplomatic services and national diplomats of EU Member States and encourage practice of joint training and exchanges of experiences and good practices as part of continuous professional development;

Amendment 211 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) promote common training and other concrete measures for the consolidation of an esprit de corps and higher level of expertise among EEAS staff who have differing diplomatic, cultural and institutional backgrounds, and to provide joint training initiatives for EEAS staff and national diplomats as part of their continuous professional development;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s

(s) promote common training and other concrete measures from an EU perspective for the consolidation of a~~n esprit de corps~~ common EU Diplomatic culture among EEAS staff who have differing diplomatic, cultural, strategic and institutional backgrounds, and to provide joint training initiatives for EEAS staff and national diplomats as part of their continuous professional development;

Amendment 213 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(s a) improve the training for staff of the EU Delegations on the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, especially with regard to increasing the focus on understanding particular religious aspects of the country concerned, also in relation to structural elements such as governance structures, the justice and legal system and the nexus between state and religion or belief;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(s a) continue fostering close cooperation and exchange of best practices between the EEAS and the diplomatic services of the Member States in the field of learning and development, with a view to further contribute to a unified image of the EU in external relations;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(s a) allow for full functional autonomy of the EEAS in terms of recruitment and careers within its structure, including in relation to HRVP cabinet positions; take steps to ensure that secondment by Member States to the EEAS represents an attractive career step;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s b (new)

(s b) strengthen and enforce the rules on post-public employment of EEAS and EU Delegation staff and exercise strict scrutiny to avoid conflict of interest and revolving doors; adopt and implement without any further delay its self-standing implementation provisions on outside activities and assignments, which create a sui generis legal basis for Heads of Delegations to better protect the image and reputation of the EU as a whole; nurture a culture of integrity within the EEAS and EU delegations by fostering staff knowledge and understanding of ethics rules; ensure that such rules also apply to current and former mandate holders at the head of EU external affairs;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s c (new)

(s c) to ensure that the appointment of EUSRs, EU Envoys and of EU Ambassadors may only be confirmed after a positive evaluation by Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs;

Amendment 218 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) support fully and develop the pilot project ‘Towards a European Diplomatic Academy’, which has been extended by one year in order to establish these functions within permanent organisational structures; ensure the establishment of a permanent structure for the European Diplomatic Academy, which should focus on different target groups concerning its future participants; considers in this view that even if in its initial phase the Academy could focus on the professional specialization of national diplomats, it should not be ruled out in the future a system of selection, recruitment and training of Europeans who are not Member States’diplomats and have completed a higher education; determine ways of access to the EEAS for those graduating from the European Diplomatic academy and for them to have the possibility to become a permanent part of its staff;

Amendment 22 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the ~~time is ripe to reform EU decision-making,~~Treaty on the European Union already ensures decisions based on mutual respect and solidarity in the field of common foreign and security policy making full and more effective use of the EU’'s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinkedwhile ensuring that the EU's external and internal actions are coherently interlinked; and whereas the common European values include democracy and the equality of the Member States, therefore decision making in the European Union must continue to be based on democratic discourse and on consensus among the Member States;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

Amendment 221 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) support ~~fully~~ and develop the pilot project ‘Towards a European Diplomatic Academy’, which has been extended by one year in order to assess whether it is appropriate to establish these functions within ~~permanent~~ organisational structures, whether permanent or not, depending on the choice that is made;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)

(t a) ensure that sufficient resources, including human resources, are allocated toward the abovementioned project, in order to ensure effective and timely implementation, also with regard to the work towards a permanent structure of the European Diplomatic Academy;

Amendment 223 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) increase Parliament’s access to documents, as a better formal exchange of information will improve cooperation and understanding between the institutions; update the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy5 ; notes the Parliament is actively involved in EU's foreign policy through its particular instruments; underlines the importance and unique nature of Parliament’s set of democratisation programmes, such as the ‘Jean Monnet Dialogue’, aimed at fostering and strengthening the work of parliaments; recalls that all EU institutions should participate and work together in activities that aim to counteract the global backsliding of democracy, including through election observation, mediation and dialogue activities, conflict prevention, the Sakharov Prize award and network, and parliamentary diplomacy; _________________ 5 OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u

(u) increase Parliament’s access to documents, as a better formal exchange of information will improve cooperation and understanding between the institutions; update the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy5 ; promote the strengthening of the framework of inter-institutional relations between this Parliament and the EEAS, including its delegations, through a framework agreement on strengthening External Action cooperation between the EEAS and the European Parliament, which could enhance parliamentary diplomacy and strengthen the EU’s own toolbox for External Action; _________________ 5 OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)

(u a) lead by example through enhanced gender-responsive and gender-balanced leadership that increases number and percentage of women in senior and middle management positions in EEAS services to 50% through gender- responsive recruitment procedures that actively aim to reduce gender bias in recruitment processes and apply gender- based preferential selection when job candidates are equally competent;

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u b (new)

(u b) update the EEAS Gender and Equal Opportunities Strategy 2018-2023 by including concrete, measurable and binding political commitments on the presence of women in management positions in line with the targets and objectives of GAP III and by including diversity targets, especially with regard to race, ability and ethnic background;

Amendment 23 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, ~~making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and s~~ensuring a transfer oft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked, back to the citizens and the Member States;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, and with the exception of decisions creating military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the CSDP, for which unanimity must still be required, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~the time is ripe~~any attempts to reform EU decision-making~~, making full and more eff~~ would not be well recteive ~~use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting~~d, particularly in times of instability; whereas voting by unanimity for decision-making in ~~certain~~all EU foreign policy areas is irrevocable, including in areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, ~~while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked~~in particular with regard to decisions having military implications;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to ~~reform EU decision-making,~~ensure that the EU mak~~ing~~es full ~~and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain~~use of the Treaty provisions to ensure a consistent and dynamic EU foreign policy, including in areas such as human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as human rights and the protection of international law without further delay, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;

Amendment 28 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the time is ripe to reform EU decision-making, making full and more effective use of the EU’s hard and soft power instruments, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision-making in certain EU foreign policy areas such as sanctions, human rights and the protection of international law, while also ensuring that the EU’s external and internal actions are coherently interlinked;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the EU needs to keep moving forward towards an own and autonomous European Diplomacy in all areas, including public and cultural, economic, climate, digital and cyber diplomacy, among others, led by a EU diplomatic service which is determined by a common diplomatic culture from an EU perspective;

Amendment 3 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

— having regard to Article 167(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which states that the Union and the Member States shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of Europe,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas it is of utmost importance to strengthen the EU’s International Cultural Relations and cultural diplomacy as bridges to promote mutual understanding and relations worldwide, and which have become a useful diplomatic tool for the EU and a fundamental part of its soft power;

Amendment 31 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

C c. whereas geopolitical and humanitarian global crisis demonstrate the need for the EU to provide itself with credible and first-hand information on existent and possible external threats to the EU, in order to be able to react rapidly and effectively, as well as to better protect its interests abroad;

Amendment 32 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

C d. whereas it is necessary to strengthen the Union’s External Action and the EEAS with own, autonomous and permanent EU instruments and resources in foreign affairs, human rights protection and promotion, and security and defence in order for the Union to be a fully-fledged and credible global player, as well as to be able to better pursue and achieve its objectives and defend its values worldwide;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the role of the EEAS is at the heart of implementing the necessary reforms of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policies; whereas these reforms should strengthen the EU's role as a more pro-active and resilient actor within the international order;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the role of the EEAS is anot t~~he heart of implementing the necessary reforms of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policie~~o substitute the Member States in foreign policy matters;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the role of the EEAS is at the heart of implementing the necessary reforms ~~of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policie~~to support the preservation of European cultures and security for the Europeans;

Amendment 36 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the role of the EEAS is at the heart of implementing the ~~necessary reforms of the~~ EU’s foreign, security and defence policies;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the role of the EEAS is at the heart of implementing the necessary reforms of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policies and must show the way to a more comprehensive approach including DGs of the Commission such as DG INTPA, DG NEAR among others;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 is a blatant violation of international law, the UN Charter and the principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, and seriously undermines European and global security and stability; whereas Russia's unprovoked, unjustified and illegal war of agression against Ukraine fundamentally changes the security landscape in Europe including through increasing instability in EU's Neighbourhood; whereas this new reality underlines the urgent need to prioritise EU's effectiveness of its foreign and security policy through increasing its ability to act to protect our values and interests;

Amendment 39 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

— having regard to ~~Article 13(3) of~~the Council Decision of 26 July 2010 establishing the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service1 (hereinafter EEAS Decision), and in particular its Articles 9 and 13(3), which laid down that the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy had to carry out, by mid-2013, a review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS, covering, inter alia, the implementation of Articles 6(6) and 6(8) on geographical balance, accompanied, if relevant, by a legislative proposal amending the Decision, _________________ 1 OJ L 201, 3.8.2010, p. 30.

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the unprovoked ~~and~~, unjustified and illegal military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 is a blatant violation of international law, the UN Charter and the principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, and seriously undermines European and global security and stability;

Amendment 42 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the changes in the geopolitical context over the last years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian aggression in Ukraine, have significantly increased demands on the EU to mobilise partner countries and build regional and global alliances around EU strategic priorities and at the same time, highlighted the poor understanding of EU's perspective in partner countries around the world, as well as the limits of the EU's political clout;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the EU, its CFSP and CSDP are increasingly targeted by campaigns of disinformation, requiring a stronger strategic communication policy from the EEAS;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Parliament’s determination and resolve to protect and defend the Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty and the rules-based international order, must be matched by adequate decision-making and institutional structures for external actions;deleted

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Parliament’'s ~~determination and resolve~~role is to protect and defend the ~~Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty~~interests of the citizens of the Member States and twhe ~~rules-based international order, must be matched by adequate decision-making and institutional structures for external actions~~reas the promotion of liberal values cannot replace this absolute priority;

Amendment 47 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Parliament’s determination and resolve to protect and defend the Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty and the rules-based international order, ~~must be matched by~~ adequate decision- making and institutional structures for external actions are listed in full scope in the Treaties governing the EU's common foreign and security policy;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Parliament’s determination and resolve to protect and defend the Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty and the rules-based international order, must be matched by adequate decision- making and institutional structures for external actions, and interinstitutional dialogue and cooperation;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas Parliament’s determination and resolve to protect and defend the Union and the values and principles for which it stands, including the principle of territorial integrity, national sovereignty and the rules-based international order, must be matched by adequate decision- making ~~and~~, institutional structures for external actions, and political will;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the Council Conclusions on women, peace and security of 14 November 2022,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the ~~structure of the EEAS~~management of the EU external action should be reformed, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should clarify ~~some of the unclear boundarie~~the division of labour between the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission and the other commissioners responsible for external relations, as well as between the EEAS, and the Commission, ~~the Council and the structures of the Member States~~in a way which adequately reflects the specific role granted to the High Representative in relation to EU's external action;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should clarify some of the unclear boundaries between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structuresrecent crises cannot be exploited to carry out reforms that weaken the sovereignty of the Member States;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should clarify some of the unclear boundaries between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structures of the Member Statesto streamline and shrink the organization and cease all mission activity;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should reduce the persistent inter-service rivalries with the Commission and clarify some of the unclear boundaries and competences between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structures of the Member States;

Amendment 54 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should allow the EU to adapt to the current geopolitical context and clarify some of the unclear boundaries between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structures of the Member States;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the structure of the EEAS should be reformed in order to achieve a common EU diplomatic culture, using the pragmatic space created by the recent crises and whereas these reforms should clarify some of the unclear boundaries between the EEAS, the Commission, the Council and the structures of the Member States;

Amendment 56 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas it is fundamental for the EU's External Action coherence and effectiveness to clearly define the competences of the HR/VP, the President of the Commission and the President of the European Council as the current regulatory framework provided both by the Treaties and the inter-institutional agreements on the external representation of the EU abroad is unclear concerning the competences of each institutional figure; considers that this lack of clarity can lead to some duplication in the EU's external action or mislead EU's counterparts and/or interlocutors worldwide in their relations with the Union; is concerned by the fact that this lack of clarity can also appear through all the EU institutional apparatus concerning its external action in the relations and coordination among the different actors in this regard as, for instance, between the EEAS and the Commission;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the understanding of how societies are shaped and influenced by religions and other forms of belief is instrumental to effectively addressing religious freedom in the EU’s external policies; whereas the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief are an important tool for the EEAS in this regard; whereas the knowledge and use of the Guidelines by EU Delegations could be improved, especially taking into account country- specific circumstances; whereas a formal evaluation of the Guidelines by the Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) is long overdue;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the EEAS structure should be reformed in order to meet the objective of an enhanced gender- responsive leadership as formulated in the Gender Action Plan III and the EU Action Plan on WPS by attaining the 50% target of women in senior and middle management positions in EEAS services and an inclusive and harassment-free working environment,

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas the role and capacity of the EEAS in defining the strategic orientation and in contributing to the implementation of EU external financial instruments should be strengthened;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security of 25 November 2020 entitled ‘EU Gender Action Plan (GAP) III – an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action 2021-2025’(JOIN(2020)0017), and to the accompanying Joint Staff Working Document entitled ‘Objectives and Indicators to frame the implementation of the Gender Action Plan III (2021-25)’ (SWD(2020)0284),

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

G b. whereas the size and staff profiles of EU Delegations must reflect the EU's overall strategic interests, as well as EU's specific interests in any given partner country;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Is strongly convinced that the outcome of the war of aggression against Ukraine is the pivotal factor which will determine the future of Europe, the credibility of EU's policies and its global outreach; recommends that the EU has to devote all of its resources and actions to support legitimate and just fight of Ukraine against Russia's aggression, with the ultimate goal to defeat, deimperialize, democratisize and decolonize the Russian Federation, which is a necessary precondition for genuine and lasting peace, security, stability and prosperity of Europe and beyond;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Recommends that the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy:

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) take effective steps to improve the coordination and integration of EU foreign policy and the external dimension of EU internal policies, notably migration, trade and energy; ensure that development cooperation, trade policy and security and defence policy are coherent with the overall goals of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP), as enshrined in Article 21 TEU and the EU’s Integrated Approach to external conflicts and crises;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ensure that development cooperation, trade policy and security and defence policy are coherent with the overall goals of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and especially ensure conditionality for development-aid in relation to the beneficiaries ability for migration-management;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ensure that development cooperation, trade policy and security and defence policy are coherent and consistent with the overall goals of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP), as well as the values and principles on which the Union was founded;

Amendment 66 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ensure that development cooperation, trade policy and security and defence policy are coherent with the overall goals of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP) including the EU's common security and defence policy (CSDP);

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) ascertain the HR/VP leading role as a bridge builder between the CFSP and EU external relations with the aim of ensuring the highest level of coordination and coherence in EU external action, including in its close cooperation with the College of Commissioners in order to coordinate the external dimension of the EU internal policies, and reinforce coordination of the external action of Member states;

Amendment 68 #

(a a) ensure that all Union external action and policies contribute to the Treaty-based obligation to consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

(a b) ensure that the EEAS has overall responsibility and lead institutional role for the conduct of all EU external relations, including in relation to the external dimensions of internal policies, and that the High Representative has preeminence in case of differences within the Commissioners’ Group on a Stronger Europe in the World;

Amendment 7 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the opening address given by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice- President of the Commission at the 2022 Annual Conference of EU Ambassadors;

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~revis~~update the EEAS Decision with a view to increasing the leverage of the EEAS, strengthening it, sharpening its tools and increasing its legitimacy; stresses that the abovementioned updating of the EEAS Decision should aim at reinforcing its autonomy from an EU perspective, as well as at a strengthened structure and increased resources;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) revise the EEAS Decision ~~with a view to increasing the leverage of the EEAS, sharpening its tools and increasing its legitimacy~~to reaffirm the primacy of the Member States in foreign policy matters;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) ~~revise~~as the EEAS ~~Decision with a view to increasing the leverage of the EEAS, sharpening its tools and increasing its legitimacy~~/EU delegations duplicate the work of the Member States embassies world-wide, the EEAS/EU delegations shall close and cease to operate as quasi-embassies;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) create new positions of permanent deputies to the High Representative;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 77 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy; stresses that even under this QMV, there should be an aim at reaching the largest consensus, and if possible unanimity; explore other options that could be implemented in the meantime such as introducing an “obligation of result”, requiring Member States to remain under discussion of a specific issue until a decision is taken;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) increase leverage by ~~introducing qualified majority voting for certa~~ensuring the full use of the Treaty provisions in foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the report of Committee on Foreign Affairs (A9- 0251/2022) on a European Parliament's Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the New Strategy for Enlargement;

Amendment 80 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, ~~and~~ for imposing sanctions, as well as for interim steps in the accession process, and with the exception of decisions creating and deploying military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the CSDP, for which unanimity must still be required, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, with the exception of decisions creating military missions or operations with an executive mandate under the CSDP, for which unanimity must still be required, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) increase leverage by introducing qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, such as human rights and the protection of international law, and for imposing sanctions, in order to increase the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policystrongly reaffirm the keeping in place of voting by unanimity for foreign policy decisions, in particular for decisions imposing sanctions or with military implications;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) continue efforts to enable the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice in the UN and other multilateral fora; reiterates that the Parliament takes the view that, in order to uphold its objectives and interests, the EU should seek to arrive at common positions on issues before the Security Council through coordination within the Council and among EU institutions;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) consider and initiate reforms with a view to making the CSDP decision- making process more flexible and efficient, either by realising untapped potential within the Treaties or by proposing - where relevant - changes to the Treaties to be decided upon in a Convention following up on the Conference on the Future of Europe;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) demonstrate flexibility and creativity in order to avoid statements or other forms of action in the field of EU external action being obstructed by one or a small group of Member States;

Amendment 86 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) sharpen the tools by aligning all external action with the Treaties, which state that the EU must achieve an ever- increasing degree of convergence of Member States’ actions, which requires that the EEAS be given a clearer role in proposing policy development so that policies conducted, defined and implemented on the basis of mutual political solidarity among the Member States can be formed;deleted

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) sharpen the tools by developing own, autonomous and permanent EU instruments in its External Action and aligning all external action with the Treaties, which state that the EU must achieve an ever- increasing degree of convergence of Member States’ actions, which requires that the EEAS be given a clearer role in proposing policy development so that policies conducted, defined and implemented on the basis of mutual political solidarity among the Member States can be formed;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) sharpen the tools by aligning all external action with the Treaties, which state that the EU must achieve an ever- increasing degree of convergence of Member States’ actions, which requires that the EEAS be given a clearer role and pro-actively assert leadership in proposing policy development so that policies conducted, defined and implemented on the basis of mutual political solidarity among the Member States can be formed;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) sharpen the tools by aligning all external action with the Treaties, which state that the EU must achieve an ever- increasing degree of convergence of Member States’ actions, which requires that the EEAS be given a clearer role in ~~propos~~coordinating policy ~~development~~ so that policies conducted, defined and implemented on the basis of mutual political solidarity among the Member States can be formed;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

— having regard to the 2022 annual reports on the implementation of the CFSP and the CSDP, as adopted on ...

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(d a) make a more active use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime; establish a new sanctions regime dedicated to targeting individuals and entities responsible for grand corruption;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) increase legitimacy by adhering more closely to the principles of the Treaties, especially Article 24 TEU, which notes that the ‘Member States shall support the Union’s external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity’;deleted

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

Amendment 93 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) increase legitimacy by ~~adher~~working more closely ~~to the principles of the Treaties, especially Article 24 TEU, which notes that the ‘Member States shall support the Union’~~with Member States to foster their active and unreserved support for the EU's external and security policy, a~~ctiv~~s welyl a~~nd unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity’~~s loyal cooperation and mutual solidarity, in line with the principles enshrined in the Article 24 TEU;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) promote the joining of forces among mature democracies and international and regional organisations by uniting them under a global human rights league in order to address threats and promote human rights worldwide; stresses that mature democracies and alike-minded partners should adopt a defiant and public attitude reaffirming our commitment to defend the universality of human rights and the Rule of Law

Amendment 95 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

(e b) fully support EU Delegations engagement and activeness on human rights protection and promotion in third countries; ensure that Member States and their embassies are also fully engaged and prioritise human rights protection and promotion, which should not be conducted only by EU Delegations in general;

Amendment 96 #

Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pedro MARQUES, Tonino PICULA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Robert HAJŠEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e c (new)

(e c) bring forth sound proposals on how to achieve and guarantee an own and permanent seat for the Union in every multilateral fora, including in the UNSC, in order to strengthen EU’s actorness, coherence and credibility in the world;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) integrate fully the ‘more for more’ principle into relations with third countries, whereby the EU will develop stronger partnerships with those that share the CFSP’s principles and the fundamental values of the Union; conversely, apply the "less for less" principle in relation to third countries which display a manifest disregard for human rights and international law, and adapt the level and intensity of EU engagement accordingly, notably in terms of development cooperation, trade benefits and access to EU programmes;

Amendment 98 #