5. Calls on the international community, the UN, the EU, the AU and the Arab League member states to stand ready to support Libyans in their efforts to successfully implement the agreement; expects the Member States and international institutions to cease official contacts with any persons not belonging to or not party to the Libyan Political Agreement; calls on neighbouring countries to contribute to the stability of Libya; stresses the need to protect the critical infrastructure of harbours, airports, oil wells and pipelines;

1. Calls for the States Parties to the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) to conclude the reform of that agreement as rapidly as possible to encourage greater fairness and transparency at international level by combating corruption more effectively while respecting the multi-functional nature of procurement policies; calls on those States to keep their reservations – be they territorial or sector-specific – within reasonable bounds when ratifying the future agreement; regrets, however, that none of the major emerging economies is yet a signatory of the GPA; calls on those countries to participate in the current revision process ...[+++] and afterwards to swiftly conclude and ratify the future agreement;

Ceterum censeo: as a foreign affairs specialist, I would like to demand once again an end to the chronic under-funding of foreign affairs.

Schreyer, Commission (DE) Mr President, Mr President-in-Office, honourable Members, overall, we are living through a very exciting time for the European Union, involving a great many changes, especially for the European Union’s budget policy experts.

Apart from a new, more inclusive approach to policy shaping, the Union needs to boost confidence in the expert advice that informs its policy.

It is quite obvious to me, as someone who specialises in development policy, that there are many areas where lack of coherence is dramatically affecting developing nations.