2004 2009
Committee on Foreign Affairs
2008/2063(INI)
30.5.2008
AMENDMENTS 1 - 67
Draft opinion Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (PE404.806v02-00)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon (2008/2063(INI))
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PE407.597v01-00 2/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Adrian Severin
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1. Underlines that the broadening of the 1. Underlines that the broadening of the Union's external action under the Lisbon Union's external action under the Lisbon Treaty, including the provision of new Treaty, including the provision of new legal bases and instruments affecting areas legal bases and instruments affecting areas related to foreign policy (external action related to foreign policy (external action and CFSP/CSDP), necessitates a new and CFSP/CSDP), necessitates a new interinstitutional balance which would interinstitutional balance and cooperation ensure coherence within the Union's which would ensure coherence within the external action and guarantee adequate Union's external action and guarantee democratic scrutiny by the European adequate democratic scrutiny by the Parliament; European Parliament;
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Amendment 2 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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2. Regards it as crucial to establish the 2. Takes the view that the Commission closest possible collaboration between the High Representative/Vice-President is President of the European Council, the responsible for the development, President of the Commission, the High organisation, coordination and Representative/Vice–President of the implementation of foreign relations, Commission and the rotating Presidency especially the CFSP and CSDP, and is in order that their different functions may accountable to the European Parliament; contribute to the coherence and efficiency of the CFSP;
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2. Regards it as crucial to establish the 2. Regards it as crucial to establish the closest possible collaboration between the closest possible collaboration between the President of the European Council, the President of the European Council, the President of the Commission, the High President of the Commission and the Representative/Vice–President of the President of the European Parliament in Commission and the rotating Presidency order that their different functions may in order that their different functions may contribute to the coherence and efficiency contribute to the coherence and efficiency of the CFSP; of the CFSP;
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Amendment 4 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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2. Regards it as crucial to establish the 2. Regards it as crucial to establish the closest possible collaboration between the closest possible collaboration between the President of the European Council, the President of the European Council, the President of the Commission, the High President of the Commission, the High Representative/Vice–President of the Representative/Vice–President of the Commission and the rotating Presidency in Commission and the rotating Presidency in order that their different functions may order that their different functions may contribute to the coherence and efficiency contribute at their respective levels to the of the CFSP; coherence and efficiency of the CFSP;
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PE407.597v01-00 4/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 5 Hélène Flautre, Angelika Beer, Andrew Duff, Monica Frassoni
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2a. Stresses that both in the formulation and implementation of CFSP, the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission is not only required to respect the principles enounced in Articles 2, 3 and 21 TEU but also fully respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
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Amendment 6 Angelika Beer
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2a. Stresses that both in the formulation and implementation of CFSP, the High Representative/vice-president of the Commission is not only required to respect the principles enounced in Articles 2, 3 and 21 TEU but also fully respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
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Amendment 7 Adrian Severin
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2a. Considers that the High Representative, in his capacity of Vice- President of the European Commission, as well as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Council, should: exert, when necessary, a right of initiative in CFSP matters, while securing cooperation with the European Council; initiate measures aiming to the implementation of the decisions related to the field of CFSP/CSDP and act towards their effective implementation in collaboration with the Commission's members and services concerned, assisted by the European External Action Service; seek coordination of the various positions of the Member States involving the support of the President of the European Council;
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Amendment 8 Adrian Severin
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new)
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2b. Expects that the relevant EU Council bodies will directly co-operate with the committees and competent bodies responsible for the CFSP and CSDP from the European Parliament;
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PE407.597v01-00 6/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 9 Adrian Severin
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2c. Underlines the important role of the President of the European Council in CFSP/CSDP related matters, which will consist in mediating and facilitating the consensus building between the Member States; to this end, stresses that the co- operation between the President of the European Council and the Foreign Affairs Council is indispensable;
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Amendment 10 Adrian Severin
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2d. Considers that the European Parliament, among other attributions, will seek to facilitate, through the efforts of its Committee on Foreign Affairs, the consensus among the Member States' national parliaments in what concerns their support for the European Union's external policy initiatives;
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Amendment 11 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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3. Acknowledges that having a permanent deleted President of the European Council may benefit the coherence and continuity of the Union's external action, including as regards CFSP/CSDP issues;
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Amendment 12 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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3. Acknowledges that having a permanent deleted President of the European Council may benefit the coherence and continuity of the Union's external action, including as regards CFSP/CSDP issues;
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Amendment 13 Andrew Duff
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3. Acknowledges that having a permanent 3. Acknowledges that having a permanent President of the European Council may President of the European Council will benefit the coherence and continuity of the help to bring coherence and continuity to Union's external action, including as the external representation at summit regards CFSP/CSDP issues; level of the Union's common foreign, security and defence policies;
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PE407.597v01-00 8/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 14 Jo Leinen
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3. Acknowledges that having a permanent 3. Acknowledges that having a permanent President of the European Council may President of the European Council may benefit the coherence and continuity of the benefit the coherence and continuity of the Union's external action, including as Union's external action at his level regards CFSP/CSDP issues; including as regards CFSP/CSDP issues;
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Amendment 15 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council;
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Amendment 16 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European
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Amendment 17 Andrew Duff
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4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council;
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Amendment 18 Jo Leinen
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4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council;
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Amendment 19 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
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4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council
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Amendment 20 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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Parliament's relations with the permanent deleted President of the European Council on foreign policy matters
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Amendment 21 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted 5. Insists that the rights of the European on the nomination of the first High Parliament are fully met on the nomination Representative/Vice-President of the of the first High Representative/Vice- Commission, as well as any other interim President of the Commission, as well as appointment; any other interim appointment;
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5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted 5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted on the nomination of the first High on the nomination as well as any other Representative/Vice-President of the interim appointment: stresses that the Commission, as well as any other interim High Representative/Vice-President of the appointment; Commission is fully and directly accountable to the European Parliament;
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Amendment 23 Angelika Beer
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5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted 5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted on the nomination of the first High before the nomination of the first High Representative/Vice-President of the Representative/Vice-President of the Commission, as well as any other interim Commission, as well as any other interim appointment; appointment;
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Amendment 24 Adrian Severin
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6. Reiterates that the future office of High 6. Reiterates that the future office of High Representative/Vice–President of the Representative/Vice–President of the Commission will derive its legitimacy Commission will derive its legitimacy directly from the European Parliament; directly from the European Parliament and
PE407.597v01-00 12/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN therefore invites him/her to build upon the that its two mandates within the current practice and appear regularly Commission and the Council will be before Parliament in plenary and before its inseparable and exercised in full Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as harmony; therefore invites him/her to build to participate in meetings, in order to hold upon the current practice and appear regular, systematic and substantive regularly before Parliament in plenary and consultations with Parliament and its before its Committee on Foreign Affairs, as competent bodies, and to involve well as to participate in meetings, in order Parliament in the decision-making process, to hold regular, systematic and substantive thus enhancing the transparency and consultations with Parliament and its accountability of the Union's foreign competent bodies, and to involve policy; Parliament in the decision-making process, thus enhancing the transparency and accountability of the Union's foreign policy; furthermore, recommends that the working procedures between the European Parliament and the High Representative/Vice-President of the European Commission be defined through an agreement drawn between the abovementioned parties;
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Amendment 25 Maria Eleni Koppa
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6. Reiterates that the future office of High 6. Reiterates that the future office of High Representative/Vice–President of the Representative/Vice–President of the Commission will derive its legitimacy Commission will derive its legitimacy directly from the European Parliament; directly from the European Parliament; therefore invites him/her to build upon the therefore invites him/her to build upon the current practice and appear regularly current practice and appear regularly before Parliament in plenary and before its before Parliament in plenary and before its Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as to participate in meetings, in order to hold to participate in meetings, in order to hold regular, systematic and substantive regular, systematic and substantive consultations with Parliament and its consultations with Parliament and its competent bodies, and to involve competent bodies, and to involve Parliament in the decision-making process, Parliament in the decision-making process, thus enhancing the transparency and thus enhancing the transparency of the
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Amendment 26 Adrian Severin
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7. Is of the opinion that the debate with the 7. Is of the opinion that the debate with the High Representative/Vice–President of the High Representative/Vice–President of the Commission on the main aspects and basic Commission on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP/CSDP for the coming choices of the CFSP/CSDP for the coming year constitutes an ideal opportunity to year constitutes an ideal opportunity to consult Parliament at the beginning of consult Parliament at the beginning of every year, and that a follow–up debate every year, and that a follow–up debate should be scheduled six months thereafter; should be scheduled six months thereafter; recommends in this context that a joint meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Conference of Delegation Chairmen and representatives of other competent EP bodies be held for a first exchange of views with the High Representative on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP/CSDP, followed by a debate in the plenary meeting;
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Amendment 27 Adrian Severin
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9. Requests the High Representative's 9. Requests the High Representative's representative chairing the Political and representative chairing the Political and
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Amendment 28 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
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9. Requests the High Representative's 9. Points out that the High representative chairing the Political and Representative's representative chairing the Security Committee (PSC) to appear Political and Security Committee (PSC) regularly before Parliament's Committee Heads of the European Union's on Foreign Affairs to report on current Delegation in third countries and other issues under discussion in PSC meetings; high officials will be invited to hearings and meetings in the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on issues related to their respective field of responsibility;
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Amendment 29 Andrew Duff
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10. Requests that the High Representative's 10. Requests that the High Representative's deputies or representatives and EU special representatives (as stipulated by Special Representatives (as stipulated by Article 33 TEU in the consolidated Article 36 of the consolidated Treaty) version) appear before the Committee on appear before the Committee on Foreign Foreign Affairs and before other relevant
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Amendment 30 Adrian Severin
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10. Requests that the High Representative's 10. Requests that the High Representative's deputies or representatives and EU Special deputies or representatives and EU Special Representatives (as stipulated by Article 36 Representatives (as stipulated by Article 36 of the consolidated Treaty) appear before of the consolidated Treaty) appear before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well before other relevant committees as and as before other relevant committees and when requested so to do; competent bodies responsible for the CFSP/CSDP as and when requested so to do;
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Amendment 31 Adrian Severin
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11. Expects that the establishment of the 11. Expects that the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) European External Action Service (EEAS) will provide greater clarity with regard to will provide greater clarity with regard to the criteria for and the appointment and the criteria for and the appointment and evaluation of EU Special Representatives, evaluation of EU Special Representatives, including the definition and purpose of including the definition and purpose of their tasks, the length of their mandate, and their tasks, the length of their mandate; coordination and complementarity with stresses the need for the EEAS to work in the Union's future Delegations; cooperation with the diplomatic services of the Member States, in such a way as to
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Amendment 32 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate deleted regular contacts between Parliament and the team Presidency on external action issues;
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Amendment 33 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate deleted regular contacts between Parliament and the team Presidency on external action issues;
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Amendment 34 Jo Leinen
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate deleted regular contacts between Parliament and the team Presidency on external action issues;
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Amendment 35 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate deleted regular contacts between Parliament and the team Presidency on external action issues;
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Amendment 36 Andrew Duff
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate regular 12. Underlines the need to facilitate regular contacts between Parliament and the team contacts between Parliament and the team Presidency on external action issues; Presidency of the Council of Ministers when the agenda of the General Affairs Council requires it;
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PE407.597v01-00 18/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 37 Adrian Severin
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12. Underlines the need to facilitate regular 12. Underlines the need to facilitate regular contacts between Parliament and the team contacts between Parliament and the Presidency on external action issues; relevant bodies of the EU Council on external action issues;
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Amendment 38 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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Parliament's interaction with the rotating deleted Presidencies concerning foreign policy
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Amendment 39 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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13. Takes the view that the Commission deleted should be present at all Council meetings and related preparatory meetings when external action issues are considered, in order to ensure consistency of the external action of the Union as a whole;
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13. Takes the view that the Commission deleted should be present at all Council meetings and related preparatory meetings when external action issues are considered, in order to ensure consistency of the external action of the Union as a whole;
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Amendment 41 Adrian Severin
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13. Takes the view that the Commission 13. Takes the view that the presence of the should be present at all Council meetings High Representative in his/her capacity of and related preparatory meetings when Vice-President of the Commission at all external action issues are considered, in Council meetings and related preparatory order to ensure consistency of the external meetings when external action issues are action of the Union as a whole; considered will ensure consistency of the external action of the Union as a whole;
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Amendment 42 Nirj Deva
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13. Takes the view that the Commission 13. Takes the view that both the should be present at all Council meetings Parliament and the Commission should be and related preparatory meetings when present at all Council meetings and related external action issues are considered, in preparatory meetings when external action order to ensure consistency of the external issues are considered, in order to ensure action of the Union as a whole; consistency of the external action of the Union as a whole;
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Amendment 43 Ana Maria Gomes
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14. Is of the opinion that the European Is of the opinion that the European Parliament should take positions more Parliament should take positions more systematically on each successive stage of systematically on each successive stage of CFSP and ESDP decision–making, so as to CFSP and ESDP decision–making, enable the Council to reflect the position of including on deployment decisions taking the European Parliament in the common in a very short timeframe (such as positions and joint actions, thus enhancing foreseen for EU Battlegroups) so as to their democratic legitimacy; enable the Council to reflect the position of the European Parliament in the common positions and joint actions, thus enhancing their democratic legitimacy;
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Amendment 44 Adrian Severin
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14a. Is of the opinion that the Committee
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Amendment 45 Andrew Duff
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14a. Underlines the need to respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights in all aspects of the Union's external action;
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Amendment 46 Hélène Flautre, Angelika Beer, Andrew Duff, Monica Frassoni
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14a. Resolves to put the respect of the principles in article 2, 3 and 21 TEU and the full application of the Charter of
PE407.597v01-00 22/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Fundamental Rights in CFSP as one of its foremost imperatives; charges its responsible committee to monitor that they are effectively adhered to;
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Amendment 47 Angelika Beer
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14a. Resolves to put the respect of the principles in article 2, 3 and 21 TEU and the full application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in CFSP as one of its foremost imperatives; charges its responsible committee to monitor that they are effectively adhered to;
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Amendment 48 Nirj Deva
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14a. Regrets the diminution of national sovereignty of member states that the Treaty of Lisbon represents, a shift that many MEPs were elected to oppose, and calls for referenda (where constitutionally possible) across the Union so that the TFEU might be legitimised with a popular mandate – or contrariwise rejected – as the peoples of Europe see fit;
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16. Views the presence of the Chairman deleted of the Committee on Foreign Affairs at informal meetings of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Member States (Gymnich meetings) as essential, in line with established practice for informal Council meetings in other policy areas;
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Amendment 50 Ana Maria Gomes
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17. Stresses the need to ensure the 17. Stresses the need to ensure the democratic accountability and transparency democratic accountability and transparency of the activities undertaken by the of the activities undertaken by the European Defence Agency; European Defence Agency, namely by assuring a regular exchange of information between the Chief Executive of EDA and SEDE/AFET and by giving the Chairman of SEDE observer status in the EDA Steering Board;
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Amendment 51 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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18. Underlines the need for transparency 18. Underlines the need for transparency and democratic scrutiny of the whole and democratic scrutiny of the whole process and recalls its right to be consulted process and recalls its right to be consulted on the establishment of the EEAS in on the establishment of the EEAS in accordance with Article 13a(3) of the EU accordance with Article 13a(3) of the EU Treaty and to be fully associated with the Treaty and to be fully associated with the preparatory work; refers to its ongoing preparatory work; is of the opinion that report on this matter; the EEAS should administratively be attached to the Commission and refers to its ongoing report on this matter;
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Amendment 52 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck
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19. Requests the right to hold hearings for deleted the Heads of the European Union's Delegations in third countries;
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Amendment 53 Andrew Duff
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19. Requests the right to hold hearings for 19. Notifies its intention to invite the the Heads of the European Union's Heads of the European Union's Delegations Delegations in third countries; in third countries to appear before the Committee on Foreign Affairs;
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20. Welcomes provisions for closer 20. Welcomes provisions for closer cooperation between the European cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments under Parliament and national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to the Lisbon Treaty; proposes to establish establish closer collaboration between closer collaboration between its Committee relevant committees of the European and on Foreign Affairs and the chairmen, national parliaments, building on the party spokesmen and rapporteurs of the current practice of meetings between the foreign, security and defence committees chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and of national parliaments; European affairs committees of national parliaments and of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, including parliamentary observers from non-EU NATO members together with members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; refers to its ongoing report on this matter;
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Amendment 55 Adrian Severin
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20. Welcomes provisions for closer 20. Welcomes provisions for closer cooperation between the European cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments under Parliament and national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to establish closer collaboration between establish closer collaboration between relevant committees of the European and relevant committees of the European and national parliaments, building on the national parliaments, building on the current practice of meetings between the current practice of meetings between the chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and
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Amendment 56 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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20. Welcomes provisions for closer 20. Welcomes provisions for closer cooperation between the European cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments under Parliament and national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to establish closer collaboration between establish closer collaboration between relevant committees of the European and relevant committees of the European and national parliaments, building on the national parliaments, building on the current practice of meetings between the current practice of meetings between the chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and European affairs committees of national European affairs committees of national parliaments and of Parliament's Committee parliaments and of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, including on Foreign Affairs; refers to its ongoing parliamentary observers from non-EU report on this matter; NATO members together with members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; refers to its ongoing report on this matter;
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Amendment 57 Angelika Beer
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20. Welcomes provisions for closer 20. Welcomes provisions for closer cooperation between the European cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments under Parliament and national parliaments under the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to the Lisbon Treaty; stresses the need to establish closer collaboration between establish closer collaboration between relevant committees of the European and relevant committees of the European and national parliaments, building on the national parliaments, building on the current practice of meetings between the current practice of meetings between the chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and chairs of the foreign affairs, defence and European affairs committees of national European affairs committees of national parliaments and of Parliament's Committee parliaments and of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, including on Foreign Affairs, including parliamentary observers from non-EU parliamentary observers from non-EU NATO members together with members of NATO members together with members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; refers the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; refers to its ongoing report on this matter; to its ongoing report on this matter with the long-term aim to establish a permanent body comprising national and European Parliament Members in order to coordinate and control actions in the field of CFSP;
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Amendment 58 Andrew Duff
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21. Recommends that any future 21. Welcomes the fact that Parliament will agreement combining non–CFSP and have much wider powers of consent over CFSP elements be founded on a single international agreements, and in legal basis, which should be directly particular over all those where the related to the main subject of the ordinary legislative procedure is used for agreement; internal purposes; urges that any future 'mixed' agreement combining non–CFSP and CFSP elements must be treated according to a single legal basis, which should be the one directly related to the main subject of the agreement; notes that
PE407.597v01-00 28/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN the Parliament will have the right to be consulted in all other cases except where the agreement relates exclusively to CFSP;
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Amendment 59 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok
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21. Recommends that any future agreement 21. Recommends that any future agreement combining non–CFSP and CFSP elements combining non–CFSP and CFSP elements be founded on a single legal basis, which be founded on a single legal basis, which should be directly related to the main should be directly related to the non-CFSP subject of the agreement; subject of the agreement;
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Amendment 60 Andrew Duff
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22. Demands a larger role for Parliament deleted in international agreements dealing with foreign policy matters;
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Amendment 61 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski
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22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in 22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in international agreements dealing with international agreements; foreign policy matters;
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Amendment 62 Zbigniew Zaleski
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22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in 22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in international agreements dealing with international agreements; foreign policy matters;
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Amendment 63 Maria Eleni Koppa
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22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in 22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in international agreements dealing with international agreements dealing with foreign policy matters; foreign policy matters and calls for it to be informed promptly and as fully as possible throughout negotiations for the conclusion thereof;
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22. Demands a larger role for Parliament in 22. Demands a larger role for Parliament international agreements dealing with within the EU institutions on international foreign policy matters; agreements dealing with foreign policy matters, where the competence of the EU is so mandated by the Lisbon Treaty;
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Amendment 65 Nirj Deva
Draft opinion Paragraph 23
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23. Calls on the Member States to consult deleted their EU partners and the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission before adopting strategic decisions in the area of foreign policy, particularly in multilateral organisations, in order that their positions with respect to strategic decisions are coherent and do not affect the convergence of the EU's foreign policy or undermine the EU's credibility as a global player vis-à-vis third countries; recalls in this regard that the Treaty of Lisbon obliges Member States to consult one another and to demonstrate mutual solidarity;
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AM\724680EN.doc 31/32 PE407.597v01-00 EN Amendment 66 Jo Leinen
Draft opinion Paragraph 27 a (new)
Draft opinion Amendment
27a. reminds that the European Parliament is responsible for its own internal organisation and the coherence of its work; will thus keep up the proven practice for the establishment and running of subcommittees under the lead of the Committee for Foreign Affairs;
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Amendment 67 Andrew Duff
Draft opinion Paragraph 28 a (new)
Draft opinion Amendment
28a. Recommends that its Subcommittee on Security and Defence be upgraded and reintegrated in its entirety with the Committee on Foreign Affairs so that the improved coherence within the Council on these matters, and the better synergy between Council and Commission, is fully reflected in Parliament's own organisation;
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