Suggestion for amendment of Article 19

Suggestions for amendments to the text of the Articles of the Treaty

AMENDMENT FORM

Suggestion for amendment of Article 19:

By Mr. Péter Balázs, Mr. Hannes Farnleitner, Ms. Sandra Kalniete, Mr. Jan Kohout, Mr. Ivan Korčok, Mr. Rytis Martikonis, Mr. Lennart Meri, Mr. Dimitrij Rupel, Ms. Teija Tiilikainen

Status : - Members.

Article 19: The Foreign Minister

1. The European Council, deciding by qualified majority, with the agreement of the President of the Commission, shall appoint the Union's Foreign Minister,. He who shall conduct the Union's common foreign and security policy. have overall responsibility for the Union-s external action in accordance with the provisions of [-Part II of the Constitution]. The Foreign Minister shall be member of the Commission and one of its Vice-Presidents.
   
2. The Foreign Minister shall conduct the Union-s common foreign, security and defence policy. He shall contribute by his make proposals to regarding the development of the common foreign, security and defence policy, which he shall carry out as mandated by the Council. The same shall apply to the common security and defence policy.
   
3. Within the Commission, tThe Foreign Minister shall be one of the Vice-Presidents of the Commission. He shall be responsible there for handling external relations and for co-ordinating other aspects of the Union's external action. In When exercising these responsibilities functions within the Commission, and only for these responsibilities, he shall be bound by the rules applying to the Commission procedures as laid down in this Constitution.