# European External Action Service (EEAS): organisation and functioning

European Parliament procedure 2010/0816(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 7th term, committee AFCO / AFET / FEMM). Stage: Procedure completed. 167 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2010-05-19 and 2010-07-01.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the organisation and functioning of the European External Action Service. The amendments revise recitals and provisions on the EEAS supporting the High Representative in conducting the Common Foreign and Security Policy and CSDP, its staff and recruitment, the role of the European Parliament and national parliaments in scrutiny, the Financial Regulation and Court of Auditors, the Secretary-General, directorates, and Union delegations led by Heads of Delegation.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmar BROK | Germany | PPE | 75 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1263.md |
| Guy VERHOFSTADT | Belgium | RE | 75 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97058.md |
| Marta ANDREASEN | United Kingdom | ECR | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96954.md |
| Morten MESSERSCHMIDT | Denmark | ECR | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96663.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Willy MEYER | Spain | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28407.md |
| Nikolaos CHOUNTIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26851.md |
| Sabine WILS | Germany | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96741.md |
| Søren Bo SØNDERGAARD | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37676.md |
| Vytautas LANDSBERGIS | Lithuania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23746.md |
| Franziska Katharina BRANTNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96662.md |
| Ulrike LUNACEK | Austria | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97017.md |
| Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF | Germany | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28242.md |
| Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23792.md |
| Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA | Poland | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96801.md |

## Official source documents

- PE442.788: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-442.788+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE443.111: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-443.111+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE443.160: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-443.160+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE443.165: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-443.165+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0816-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0816-NLE.json

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