EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 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)) AM\724680EN.doc PE407.597v01-00 EN EN AM_Com_NonLegOpinion PE407.597v01-00 2/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 2 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. de AM\724680EN.doc 3/32 PE407.597v01-00 EN Amendment 3 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 4 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en PE407.597v01-00 4/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 5 Hélène Flautre, Angelika Beer, Andrew Duff, Monica Frassoni Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 6 Angelika Beer Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 7 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) AM\724680EN.doc 5/32 PE407.597v01-00 EN Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 8 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en PE407.597v01-00 6/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 9 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 10 Adrian Severin Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 11 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Draft opinion Paragraph 3 AM\724680EN.doc 7/32 PE407.597v01-00 EN Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 12 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 13 Andrew Duff Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en PE407.597v01-00 8/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Amendment 14 Jo Leinen Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Draft opinion Amendment 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; Or. en Amendment 15 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Draft opinion Amendment 4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council; Or. en Amendment 16 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Draft opinion Amendment 4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European AM\724680EN.doc 9/32 PE407.597v01-00 EN Council; Or. en Amendment 17 Andrew Duff Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Draft opinion Amendment 4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council; Or. en Amendment 18 Jo Leinen Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Draft opinion Amendment 4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council; Or. en Amendment 19 Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck Draft opinion Paragraph 4 PE407.597v01-00 10/32 AM\724680EN.doc EN Draft opinion Amendment 4. Recommends that periodic contacts be deleted established on foreign policy matters with the permanent President of the European Council Or. en Amendment 20 Jacek Saryusz-Wolski Draft opinion Heading before Paragraph 3 Draft opinion Amendment Parliament's relations with the permanent deleted President of the European Council on foreign policy matters Or. en Amendment 21 Georg Jarzembowski, Michael Gahler, Elmar Brok Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Draft opinion Amendment 5. Insists that Parliament be fully consulted 5. Insists that the rights of the European on the nomination of the first