P5_TA(2003)0290
StaffRegulationsofofficialsandotherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities*
EuropeanParliamentlegislativeresolutionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulationamendingthe
StaffRegulationsofofficialsandtheConditionsofEmploymentofotherservantsoftheEuropean
Communities(COM(2002)213/dashC5-0262/2002/dash2002/0100(CNS))
(Consultationprocedure)
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionproposaltotheCouncil(COM(2002)213)(1),
/dash havingregardtoArticle283oftheECTreaty,pursuanttowhichtheCouncilconsultedParliament
(C5-0262/2002),
/dash havingregardtoRule67ofitsRulesofProcedure,
/dash having regard to the report of the Committeeon Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the
opinionsoftheCommitteeonBudgets,theCommitteeonBudgetaryControlandtheCommitteeonConstitutionalAffairs(A5-0069/2003),
1. ApprovestheCommissionproposalasamendedduringitssittingof27March2003(
2);
2. Callsonthe Commissiontoalter itsproposalaccordingly, pursuanttoArticle250(2)ofthe EC
Treaty;
3. CallsontheCommission,inlinewiththeundertakingsgiven,topresentarevisedproposalgiven
thattheCouncilwishestoalterthepresentproposalsubstantially;
4. CallsontheCounciltoconsultParliamentagaingiventhatitwishestoamendtheCommission
proposalsubstantially,inparticularinregardtothepensionscheme;
5. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwarditspositiontotheCouncilandCommission.
(1) OJC291E,26.11.2002,p.33.
(2) P5_TA(2003)0125.
P5_TA(2003)0291
Renewedtransatlanticrelationshipforthethirdmillennium
EuropeanParliamentresolutiononarenewedtransatlanticrelationshipforthethirdmillennium
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheTransatlanticDeclarationonEU-USrelationsof1990andtheNewTransatlantic
Agendaof1995(NTA),
/dash havingregardtoArticles11and12oftheTreatyonEuropeanUnion,whichimposeontheMember
Statesabindingrequirementtoenhanceanddeveloptheirmutualpoliticalsolidarity,andTitleVthereof,whichsetsoutprovisionsgoverningthecommonforeignandsecuritypolicy,C69E/124 EN19.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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/dash havingregardtotheConclusionsandPlanofActionoftheExtraordinaryEuropeanCouncilmeeting
heldinBrusselson21September2001andtheDeclarationbytheHeadsofStateandGovernmentoftheEuropeanUnionandthePresidentoftheCommissionontheattacksof11September2001andthefightagainstterrorismmadeattheinformalEuropeanCouncilinGhenton19October2001,
/dash havingregardtothePresidencyConclusionsoftheEuropeanCouncilmeetinginBrusselson20and
21March2003,
/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionof15May2002ontheCommissionCommunicationtotheCouncil
onReinforcingtheTransatlanticRelationship:FocusingonStrategyandDeliveringResults(
1),
/dash havingregardtotheRoadMaptoaPermanentTwo-StateSolutiontotheIsraeli-PalestinianConflict
agreedbytheQuarteton20December2002andpublishedon30April2003,andtoitsrecommen-dationof13December2001onthecrisisintheMiddleEastandtheroleoftheEuropeanUnionintheregion(
2),aswellastoitsresolutionof7February2002onthesituationintheMiddleEast(3),
/dash having regard to the ministerial meeting of the North Atlantic Council and to the NATO-EU
ministerialmeetingheldinMadridon3June2003,
/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionsof25October2001ontheFourthWTOMinisterialConference(4)
andof13December2001ontheWTOmeetinginQatar(5),
/dash havingregardtoitsresolutionof10April2003onthenewEuropeansecurityanddefencearchitec-
ture/dashprioritiesanddeficiencies(6),
/dash havingregardtoitsrecommendationof3June2003totheCouncilontheEU-USAagreementson
judicialcooperationincriminalmattersandextradition(7),
/dash havingregardtoRule37(2)ofitsRulesofProcedure,
A. reaffirmingitscommitmenttothedemocraticvalueswhicharethefoundationofboththetransatlan-
ticcommunityandsolidarity:freedom,democracy,theruleoflawandhumanrights,
B. whereasbalancedEU-USrelationsareimportanttoglobalpeaceandstabilitybasedoninternational
lawandtostrengtheninginternationalinstitutionsinordertoprovideamultilateralframeworkandimproveglobalgovernance,
C. whereasanumberofhigh-rankingUSpoliticiansfromboththeDemocraticandRepublicanparties,as
wellasEuropeans,haveemphasisedtheimportanceofrevitalisinggoodtransatlanticrelations,
D. stressing,inthisregard,thepositiveresultsachievedinthefieldofexternalactionwhenacommon
approachandeffectiveactionaredeveloped,e.g.intheBalkansandfinallynowalsoinrespectoftheMiddleEastpeaceprocess,andregrettingthatinrecentyearsthepotentialdifferencesbetweentheEUandtheUShavegrowntoencompasstrade,economicandenvironmentalissues,increasingdiver-
gencesinforeignpolicy,anddifferingattitudesregardingthebalancebetweensecurityandliberty,
howtoensureprotectionofhumanrights,and,particularly,theInternationalCriminalCourt,
E. whereassecurityisanall-encompassingcollectiveconceptthatcannotbetailoredonlytotheinterests
andexigenciesofonecountry,
F. whereastheinabilityoftheMemberStatestofollowupthecommonpositionarrivedatbytheGreek
PresidencywithregardtotheIraqconflict,despitetheoverwhelmingnon-belligerentwillofEuropeanpublicopinion,hasruthlesslyexposedtheEU’sshortcomings,
(1) P5_TA(2002)0243.
(2) OJC177E,25.7.2002,p.277.
(3) OJC284E,21.11.2002,p.312.
(4) OJC112E,9.5.2002,p.321.
(5) OJC177E,25.7.2002,p.290.
(6) P5_TA(2003)0188.
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G. pointingoutthatinternationaltreatiesarethebasicelementsuponwhichthefoundationofamulti-
lateralframeworkandarenewedtransatlanticpartnershipmustbelaiddown,
H. whereas,ineconomicterms,EuropeandtheUSAarethetwomostcloselylinkedregionsintheworld
andalreadyalargeproportionofbilateraltradetakesplacefreeofanyrestrictions,butmajorexcep-tions,suchasnon-tarifftradebarriers,remain,
I. whereastheEUandtheUSAshouldstrengthentheirrelationsthroughnewaccordsonconditionthat
suchagreementsfullyrespectinternationalstandardsonprotectionofhumanrightsandcivilliberties,
J. whereas a new common framework could be created in economic and trade policy /dash without
endangeringthemultilateralinstitutions/dashbothinordertosolvedisputesandtofurthercommoninterests,
K. whereasbyactingtogetherEuropeandtheUnitedStatescoulddevelopsolutionstoglobalchallenges
suchastheenvironment,migration,development,terrorism,internationalcrimeandsocialandethnicconflicts,
L. recallingthesubstantiveimplicationsfortheEU-USpartnershipderivingfromtheterroristattacksof
11September2001ontheUnitedStates,
M. whereasgreaterinvolvementoflegislatorsonbothsidesoftheAtlanticisafundamentalprerequisite
forenhancingthewholetransatlanticprocess,
1. StressesthatastrongEuropeisapreconditionforawell-balancedpartnershipbasedonequality;
2. AsksthereforeforacomprehensiveEuropeanStrategywhichincludesalong-termstrategicfocusfor
theTransatlanticpartnership,giventhattheissue-by-issueapproachcanonlybesuccessfulifanoverallframeworkisembeddedinthisstrategyandthattheexperiencesofthelastdecadeshowthatundertheexistingmechanismsnewquestionsarisefasterthanoldonesaresolved;
3. Urgesaneffectivereshapingofagenuineandwell-balancedin-depthdialoguewiththeUnitedStates
withaviewtoreinvigoratingthetransatlanticcommunityofvaluesanddevelopingactionbettersuitedtotoday’sworldsituationbasedonrespectforinternationallawandtheprinciplesoftheUNCharter;
4. Underlines the importance of a dialogue between two equal partners and including political,
economic,defenceandsecuritycooperationasafundamentalbasisofthetransatlanticrelationship;
5. UnderlinesthatthecurrentEUenlargementwillgivegreatersignificancetocooperationbetweenthe
EUandtheUSA;
6. StressesthattheEUwillonlyberecognisedasapartnerifitcanaccompanyitseconomicstrength
witharealCFSPandthatthisrequirestheextensionofQMV(qualifiedmajorityvoting)intheCouncilto
servicesinexternaltradeandthefieldoftheForeignandSecurityPolicy,theestablishmentofaEuropean
commondiplomaticservice,enhancedcooperationindefencepolicyandstrongerandmoreefficientuseofmilitarycapabilities;
PriorityforpoliticalissuesfollowingthewarsinAfghanistanandIraq
7. Reiteratesitsrecommendationtomakethepursuitofcommonglobalinterests(spreadofdemocracy,
modern governance, peace building and conflict prevention, open societies and markets, sustainableeconomies,freedomofexpression,fundamentalhumanrightsandrespectfortheruleoflawaroundtheworld)thecentraldefiningpoliticalpurposeofthetransatlanticpartnership;
8. Expresses concern that the EU-US partnership could be undermined, on the one hand, by the
apparentlygrowinginfluenceofthoseneo-conservativecurrentsinUSpoliticswhichemphasiseunilateral,andoftenmilitary,solutionstoglobalproblemsattheexpenseofthetraditionsofmorethan50yearsofUSinternationalismandmultilateralism,and,ontheother,bythepoliticalandthemilitaryweaknessoftheEUandmostofitsMemberStates;C69E/126 EN19.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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9. Recommendscontinuingtobuildalong-termtransatlanticcollaborativeframeworkandanAction
PlanfortheFightagainstTerrorism,asindicatedinitsresolutionof24October2002(1),tocombatinter-
national terrorism firmly using all effective means against terrorist groups or individuals and theirnetworksinordertodefendthedemocraticsystemandtheruleoflawandprotectfundamentalrightsandfreedoms,notonlybymilitarymeansbut,aboveall,byacivilianapproachintheframeworkofconflictpreventionandbyaddressingtherootsofthetremendouspolitical,social,economicandenviron-mentalproblemsoftoday’sworld;
10. Stressesthatthefightagainstterrorismcannotbewagedattheexpenseofbasicsharedvaluessuch
asrespectforhumanrightsandcivilliberties;consequentlyinsiststhattransatlanticagreementsonpoliceand judicial cooperation must ensure a fair trial for all European citizens and full respect for dataprotectioninthecontextofbothpolicecooperationandrequestsforairpassengerinformation;
11. Suggeststhatthepartnershipcontinuetobeshiftedprogressivelyfromatransatlanticcommunity
ofvaluestoaneffectivetransatlanticcommunityofactionbydevelopingacollaborativestrategyandactioninrespectofissuessuchas:post-conflictcooperationandnation-buildinginAfghanistanandIraq;relationswiththeArabworld;theMiddleEastpeaceprocess;NorthKorea;infectiousdiseases;nuclearproliferation;
12. WelcomesinparticularcommonactiondesignedtoachieveasustainablepeaceintheMiddleEast
intheframeworkoftheQuartetasthebestwayofrelaunchingthetransatlanticrelationshipinpracticalterms;
13. Believes,inthisregard,thattheEUandNATOandothers,preferablyundertheumbrellaoftheUN,
couldcontributetoguaranteeingonthegroundandinsecuritytermstheresultsoftheFinalTreatytobeagreedbythepartiesinthelastphaseoftheroadmap,providedthatthepartiesinconflictandtheother
membersoftheQuartetsowish;
14. Reiteratesitscommitmenttoprovidinganadequatefinancialcontributiontosecuringtheimple-
mentationoftheroadmap;
15. Calls upon the transatlantic partnership actively to support and strengthen the international
institutions and to reaffirm the value of international law; calls upon all partners to avoid unilateral
approachesandtoreverttomultilateralismandtotheUnitedNationsframeworkinordertodevelop
globalgovernance;
16. RegretsthattheUShasnotacceded,ordoesnotfullyadhere,tomajorinternationalinstrumentsof
internationalhumanandhumanitarianlawsuchasthoseprotectingtherightsofthechild,abolishingthe
deathpenalty,andsafeguardingthetreatmentofprisonersofwarinthewakeoftherecentconflicts;inparticular,urgestheUStoaccedetotheStatuteoftheInternationalCriminalCourt;invitestheUStocooperatewiththeEUwithaviewtoadvancingeffectivelyintheurgentlyneededreformsoftheUnitedNationsinordertoreinforcetheUN’spositionasthemoralauthorityoftheworldcommunity;
17. UnderlinestheimportanceofworkingcloselytogetherwiththeUSAtosecureasuccessfuloutcome
oftheDDARound(DOHADevelopmentRound),takingintoaccounttheinterestsofthedevelopingcountries;
BoostingeconomicandtraderelationsbysigningaEU-USFrameworkTreatyincludingthecompletion
ofthetransatlanticmarket
18. Givesitsfullsupporttotheongoingtransatlanticpartnership,whichshouldbedevelopedfurtherin
ordertoenhancemutualunderstandingandseekjointsolutionstoglobalissues;
19. Welcomes the conclusion of the Amendment to the implementing agreement between the
DepartmentofEnergyoftheUSAandtheEuropeanCommissionfornon-nuclearenergyscientificandtechnologicalcooperationrelatingtocooperationintheareaoffuelcellson16June2003,whichshouldimprovethechancesoffindingalong-termsolutiontotheworld’senergyandtransportproblems;
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20. Underlines that EU-USA relations need a project aimed at enhancing not only the political
discussionwithin,butalsotheeconomicandsocialelementsof,thepartnershipandthataproposalforaEU-USFrameworkTreatyincludingthecompletionofatransatlanticmarketcouldbesuchaproject;
21. Recommends,therefore,acontinuousinitiativedesignedtoacceleratetheimplementationofWTO
rulingswhich,inthecontextofarenewedpartnership,andasalong-termobjective,couldleadtothecompletionofatransatlanticmarketwhichwouldhelptoachievethefreemovementofgoods,capital,servicesandpersons,takingfullaccountofEUsocialandenvironmentallegislationandtheinterestsofthedevelopingworld;
22. RecommendspursuingtheapproximationofbusinessandmarketconditionsintheAtlanticzone
bydevelopingjointactionatleastinthefollowingareas:financialservicesandcapitalmarkets;aviation;thedigitaleconomy;competitionpolicy;theethicaldimensionoftrade;theperformanceofregulatorysystems;
23. WhilstwelcomingrecentcommitmentsmadeatMonterreyandinrespectoftheUNGlobalFund
againstAIDS,TBandMalaria,callsonthetransatlanticpartnerstosubstantiallyincreasedevelopmentaidand strategies to meet the 0,7 per cent UN target and UN Millennium Development Targets; calls,furthermore,foranabsolutecommitmenttomeetingthejustdemandsofdevelopingcountriesinthecurrent WTOnegotiations,including a jointcommitmenttoendingagricultural protectionismagainstdeveloping-countryproducers;
24. Underlinesthatadoptingasimilarapproachtomajorglobalchallengessuchasglobalwarming
(i.e. by ratifying and implementing the minimum standardsofthe KyotoProtocol)and globaljustice(i.e.thefunctioningoftheInternationalCriminalCourt)requiressustaineddialoguebetweenthetrans-atlanticpartners;
25. Callsonthetransatlanticpartnerstojointlyre-assessEUandUSdevelopmentaidandhumanitarian
assistancestrategiesandinstruments(includingtheBrettonWoodsinstitutions),focusinginparticularonperformanceandcomplementarity;
26. Agrees withtheCommissionthatthe UScomplainttotheWTOabouttheEU’sauthorisation
proceduresforGMOsislegallyunwarranted,economicallyunfoundedandpoliticallyunhelpful;
EU-USsecurityanddefencematters
27. Reiterates that NATO remains notonlya fundamentalguarantee ofEuro-Atlantic stability and
security,butalsotheessentialframeworkforcoalitionoperations;underlinesthatitisintheinterestofthetransatlanticpartnershipandtheword’sstabilitytostrengthenbothNATO’scapabilitiesandEuropeandefence;
28. Believes that a stronger Europe is important to the further development of NATO and that
enhancingtheCFSPandtheESDPisthebestwayofstrengtheningNATOinaccordancewiththePragueSummitofNovember2002;
29. ReaffirmsitsrequestforaEuropeanSecurityStrategytobedevelopedwhichwoulddefinethe
Union’svaluesandinterestsinthefieldofpromotingworld-widestability,conflictpreventionandcrisismanagement,andsetouttheUnion’sapproachtomakingtheworldasaferplace;
30. UnderlinesthattheEuropeanSecurityStrategyshouldtakeintoaccounttheUSnationalsecurity
strategy,payingparticularattentiontotheUnion’spositiononissueswhichtheU.S.seemstointerpretdifferently,thetwomajorpointsbeingthelegitimacyoftheuseofmilitaryforceintheabsenceofaUNmandateandtheconceptofpreemptivestrikes;considersthatabroadconsensusshouldbepossibleinthefieldoffightingterrorismintheframeworkoftheglobalcoalitionsetupaftertheterroristattacksof11September2001;considersthatthepromotionofdemocracyandtheruleoflawshouldbeacommonobjective;C69E/128 EN19.3.2004 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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31. UrgestheEUandtheUSagaintoseektoensuretherevivalofinstitutionalisedornegotiatedarms
controlatmultilaterallevelwithintheUNsystemandatbilaterallevel,inordertopreventanewarmsrace,andtosupportregionalandglobalactiontopreventtheproliferationnotonlyofweaponsofmassdestructionbutalsoofsmallarmsandlightweapons;
Arenewedinstitutionalframework
32. UnderlinesthatonlythewiderinvolvementatalllevelsoftheCongress,theEuropeanParliament
andnationalparliamentswillmakeitpossibletrulytoenhancethewholeprocess;considersthereforethattheTransatlanticLegislators’Dialogue(TLD)shouldbefullyactivated,thatanearly-warningsystemshouldimmediatelybeputinplacebetweenthetwosides,andthattheexistinginterparliamentaryexchangeshouldbegraduallytransformedintoadefacto‘TransatlanticAssembly’;
33. Reaffirms that the annual EU-US Summit should be restructured in order to provide strategic
directionandimpetustothetransatlanticagenda,alsoactivelyinvolvingcivilsocietyintheprocess;
34. ConsidersthattheEUmustsupport/dashincludingfinancially/dashexchangesbetweenyoungpeople,
particularlystudentsandresearchers, fromrelevantpartsofsocietyinordertoguaranteethatmutualunderstandingbetweenpartnerscangrowandtoavoidrelationsbeingdrivenbyalackofunderstandingandknowledgeonbothsides;
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35. InstructsitsPresidenttoforwardthisresolutiontotheCouncil,theCommission,theparliamentsof
theMemberStatesandthePresidentandCongressoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
P5_TA(2003)0292
Communityimmigrationpolicy
European Parliament resolution on the Commission communication to the Council and the
EuropeanParliamentonanopenmethodofcoordinationfortheCommunityimmigrationpolicy
(COM(2001)387/dashC5-0337/2002/dash2002/2181(COS))andontheCommissioncommunicationtotheCouncilandtheEuropeanParliamentonintegratingmigrationissuesintheEuropeanUnion’s
relationswiththirdcountries(COM(2002)703/dashC5-0233/2003/dash2002/2181(COS))
TheEuropeanParliament ,
/dash havingregardtotheCommissioncommunication(COM(2001)387/dashC5-0337/2002),
/dash havingregardtotheCommissionCommunication(COM(2002)703/dashC5-0233/2003),
/dash havingregardtoArticle13oftheECTreaty,
/dash havingregardtotheAmsterdamTreaty,whichconfersontheCommunitypowersandresponsibilities
inthespheresofimmigrationandasylum,andtoArticle63oftheECTreaty,
/dash havingregardtotheconclusionsoftheTampereEuropeanCouncilof15and16October1999,
/dash havingregardtotheconclusionsoftheLaekenEuropeanCouncilof14and15December2001and
theSevilleEuropeanCouncilof21and22June2002,
/dash havingregardtotheCharterofFundamentalRightsoftheEuropeanUnion,withparticularreference
toArticles18,21and22thereof,19.3.2004EN C69E/129 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanUnion
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