Activities of Tarja CRONBERG related to 2012/2138(INI)
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REPORT on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (based on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy) PDF (242 KB) DOC (165 KB)
Amendments (30)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU should be a global political player on the international scene in order to promote international peace and security, to protect its interests in the worldbut also its principles such as democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms as laid down in Article 21 TEU and to ensure the security of its citizens; believes that the European Union should be able to assume its responsibilities when confronted with international threats, crises and conflicts, especially in its neighbourhood;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasizes in this regard the need for the EU to assert its strategic autonomy through a stronga credible and effective foreign, security and defence policy enabling it to act alone if necessary; emphasizes that this strategic autonomyCSDP as a useful foreign policy tool will remain illusory without credibleffective military capabilities; recalls that this strategic autonomyCSDP is being built with due respect for existing alliances, while maintaining a strong transatlantic link, as stressed in Article 42 of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the prospect of strategic decline facing the EU, not only through the downward trend in defence budget because of a lack of joint initiatives among Member States in order to strengthen, pool and share their respective civilian and military capabilities, but also because of the relative and progressive marginalisation of its crisis management instruments, in particular the military ones; believes that the Union must seek to not delegate its security to others;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, despite the continuing validity of its assertions and analyses, the European Security Strategy, which was drawn up in 2003 and finalised in 2008, is beginning to look outdated, since a strategic vision formed in 2003 is no longer sufficient to understand today's world; calls therefore on the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission and the Council rapidly to present a White Paper on the Security and Defence of the EU, which precisely defines the EU's strategic interests and takes account of changing threats and the development of relations with our allies and partners, but also with emerging countries; stresses the importance of such a strategic framework to guide the external action of the Union European, channel the foreign policies of Member States towards common goals and also guide the medium and long-term strategic planning of both, the civilian and military capabilities to be developed and acquired within the context of the CSDP, by reviewing existing and planned national capabilities under a CSDP perspective;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 4
Paragraph 9 – point 4
· the European Defence Agency is entrusted with important tasks in developingassisting the development of the military capabilities of Member States, including strengthening the industrial and technological base of the defence sector, formulating a European capabilities and arms policyinitiating joint programs such as Pooling and Sharing and implementing permanent structured cooperation;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasizes that the CSDP is intended to intervene in crises, including in context of high-intensity conflicts, with high political visibility and be ambitious enough to have a real impact on the ground; recalls the fact that among the past and current 27 CSDP operations only two missions, ATALANTA and ARTEMIS, are to be considered to be combat operations which include the use of force which means that altogether the EU has very little experience when in comes to dealing with high intensity conflicts;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Regrets, however, that with the exception of EUTM Somalia, no new military operations have been launched since 2008, even though a number of cStresses the need to consider assistance in the field of Security Sector Reform to countrises could have warranted EU intervention, including in Libya and Mali; encouragof the Arab Spring, especially in North Africa, but also to other countries, in this context, the intensification of ongoing planning for possible military operationse Sahel region such as Mali;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was launched in 2004, has seen a steady decline in its staff complement and supports therefore the reorientation of its mandate towards theclosure of this mission and a new type of EU assistance in the field of capacity-building and training of the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the positive role played by the EULEX Kosovo mission, which is operating in a difficult political environment, to help this country to combat organized crime at all levels and to establish the rule of law and a judicial, police and customs apparatus free from all political interference, in line with internationally recognized, as well as European, best practices; recognizes, however, that much remains to be done if EULEX is to fully accomplish the missions assigned to it and enjoy the full confidence of the population, especially the Kosovo Serb community; calls on the mission to answerEULEX Special Investigative Task Force on the alleged inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs to continue to investigate with the greatest care and rigour the questions raised by the Council of Europe report on the veracity of allegations of organ trafficking and to implement, with the States concerned, a witness protection programme so that rigorous judicial proceedings can establish the facts; calls on EULEX contributing states to fully support EULEX and Kosovo authorities with for example witness relocation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Note that currently three operations (EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Nestor) are deployed for the benefit of the region and stresses the need to continue the coordination of the EU's intervention with efforts by the international community, first and foremost the African Union, to ensure that Somalia once again has a functioning and democratic State;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Pays tribute to the vitalNotes the contribution made by the EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation in combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and the western Indian Ocean and approves the extension of its mandate until December 2014; approves also the extension of the scope of this mission to include Somalia's coastal zone and territorial and inland waters; calls on Member States to provide adequate air and sea resources for this operation and encourages commercial vessels to continue to apply best navigational practices so as to reduce the risk of attack; welcomes the contribution by the Netherlands to operation Atalanta in the form of an on- board protection team intended to ensure the safety of humanitarian convoys and encourages other Member States to make this type of contribution; calls on the HR/VP, the Operation Commander and the Member States to implement EUNAVFOR Atalanta's mandate also with regard to illegal fishing;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the positive role played by EUTM mission in Somalia, in close cooperation with Uganda, the African Union aRejects the deployment of the EU Military Training Mission (EUTM) to Uganda; notes that more than 3 000 Somali security forces have been trained so far by EU military trainers; reminds the United States, to train more than 3 000fact that by training the Somali rsecruits, some 2 500 of whom have already been reintegrated in theurity forces the EU becomes a party to the conflict and loses its role as a potential future mediator or peace broker; notes with concern the fact that Somalia security forces; estimates that the mission has contributed in particular to improving the situation in and around Mogadishu by strengthening the security forces of Somalia and AMISOM not only lack command and control structures, but also a financial framework which allows regular payments of salaries; notes with concern reports of government forces trained by EUTM looting food aid delivered by international donors to refugee camps in Mogadishu; is equally concerned by high unofficial defection rates amongst security forces trained by EUTM which might in the end strengthen Al Shabab or other militias;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that the EU has an important role to play in the process of institutional transition in Libya, in particular in the demobilisation and integration of members of revolutionary brigades, in the reorganisation of the armed forces and assistance in controlling land and sea borderpolice forces; regrets that the EU contribution in the security sector is slow to materialise, and that difficulties in planning and implementing this contribution are leaving the field open to bilateral initiatives of doubtful visibility and consistency; supports the acceleration of planning for a civilian mission to assist border controls;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes the launch of the EUAVSEC South Sudan mission to strengthen the security of the Juba airport; wonders, however, about the wisdom of having recourse to a CSDP mission to secure that airport, given that such a mission could have been carried out by the Commission through its Instrument for Stability;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Notes that the crisis management structures within the EEAS remain under- staffed, both on the civilian and military side, which affects theirits ability to respond and contributes to a degree of marginalisation of the CSDP; calls on the High Representative / Vice- President Commission to address this situation as soon as possible; emphasizes the direct link that must exist between the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission and the CSDP crisis management structures;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Highlights the difficulties faced by Member States in providing a sufficient number of qualified and trained staff for civilian CSDP missions; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to explore ways of assisting Member States with regard to increasing the numbers of police, judges and highly specialised personnel in the field of public administration to be deployed with civilian CSDP missions;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Underlines the need to develop, complementary to those capacities mentioned in the context of the Civilian Headline Goal which refer to police, judges, highly specialised personnel in the field of administration, more effective mediation guidelines and capacities in order to provide adequate resources for mediation in a timely and coordinated manner;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Stresses that, in terms of absolute value, spending in the combined European defence budgets of all Member States compares favourably with that of the major emerging powers and that the problem is thus less a budgetary than political one, ranging from the definition of a European industrial and technological base to the pooling of certain operational capabilitiesvery precise definition of the capabilities needed for effective CSDP missions to the pooling of certain operational capabilities; also reminds the fact that procurement in the field of armaments in Europe is still characterised by a high degree of duplication and thus a waste of tax payers money;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Welcomes the initial progress made by the European Union's ‘'pooling and sharing’' initiative and pays tribute tonotes the work of the European Defence Agency (EDA) which has only identified 11 priority areas for action out of 300 proposals made by the national Chiefs of defence (CHODs) in May 2011; stresses in particular the progress achieved in four areas: air-to-air refuelling, maritime surveillance, medical support and training; calls, however, for this initiative to be provided with a strategic framework and calls for a much more ambitious approach both in quantitative and qualitative terms;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Insists that the building-up of European capabilities should also result in the consolidation of the industrial and technological base of Europe's defence industry; recalls in this connection the importance of the principle of European preference and the relevance of a European Buying Act;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Notes with concern the reduction in the appropriations allocated to research and technology, which in the long term will affect the ability of Europeans to maintain a credible defence capabilityproduce the whole range of armaments and military equipment;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Welcomes the efforts of the European Defence AgencyNotes recent initiatives to maintain a European industrial and technological defence base and the Barnier / Tajani initiative to create within the European Commission a Task Force charged with preserving and developing this strategic tool whose function is to ensure the autonomy of the EU and its Member States in the field of defence; stresses that the creation of an European security and defence market should have a special focus on producing military and security goods which are needed for CSDP missions and that the creation of such an internal market must go hand in hand with a communitarisation of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports laid down in Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, adopted on 8 December 2008;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Urges the Council and Member States to provide the European Defence Agency with adequate funds and qualified staff so that it is able to perform all the tasks assigned to it by the Treaty of Lisbon; believes that this must be taken into account in the context of the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Believes that this undermines the credibility of the battlegroups as an instrument and of the CSDP in general, since they could already have been deployed; eEncourages Member States to remain mobilised and to meet their commitments in respect of thie Battle Groups instrument;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Reiterates its call for the creation of an EU Operational Headquarters (OHQ) for operational planning and the conduct of military CSDP operations in the European External Action Service, if necessary through enhanced cooperation; believes that under no circumstances the well functioning body for operational planning and conduct of civilian CSDP operations, CPCC, should be merged with the future OHQ; stresses the need to keep civilian and military chains of command strictly separated;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Welcomes also the cooperation between the European Union and the United States in respect of crisis management operations, including EUTM Somalia, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EULEX Kosovo and EUPOL Afghanistan; also welcomes the good cooperation between EUNAVFOR Atalanta and third countries such as Russia, China and India;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87a. Calls on the HR/VP to send an CSDP expert as an observer to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) which since 1971 involves Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore;