Activities of Ewald STADLER related to 2012/2319(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Maritime dimension of the common security and defence policy - EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with increasing urgency the EU’s insufficient capacity to respond to international crises in a timely and efficient manner, in spite of its long-standing commitment to preserving peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter; stresses that the EU must assume its responsibilities to act as a security provider in Europe, and its neighbourhood and the world;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU is called upon in the Treaty to work on the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy, which could lead to a common defence; further recalls the Member States’ obligations under the mutual defence clause, which amount to nothing more than mutual solidarity and leave Member States free to decide to what extent they provide civil or military assistance in response to disasters;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Respects the neutrality policy of a number of Member States and stresses that a Member State may under no circumstances be forced to take military action;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that expansion of existing military structures within the EU, at Union, multinational and national level, must continue in the transformation processmust be promoted primarily at national level in order also to build modular, interoperable and deployable armed forces adapted to multinational operations;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with regret that, ten years after the first autonomous EU-led military operation, the EU still does not possess a permanent military planning and conduct capability, and deplornotes the inhibiting effect this is having on the EU’s ability to respond to acute crises; recalls that the current arrangements, which require ad hoc activation of a national headquarters, constitute a purely reactive approach and do not provide resources for the necessary advance planning; concedes that such an headquarters would restrict Member State autonomy and go far beyond the common defence policy objectives laid down in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out that the creation of an EU Operational Headquartersmaintaining Member States’ military autonomy would gpreatly enhance the EU’s institutional memory in crisis management, contribute to the development of a common strategic culture throughvent hasty and rash decisions from being taken without adequate Member State involvement in the sdecondment of national personnel, maximise the benefits of civilian-military coordination, allow for the pooling of certain functions, reduce costs in the longer term, and facilitate political oversight by Parliament and the Councilision-taking process, and would strengthen the Council as the institution providing adequate scope for national defence ministers to engage in military cooperation in specific cases;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the efforts within the Council and EEAS to increase the flexibility and usability of the battle-groups, which have, however, produced little tangible result to date; points out that a high degree of interoperability is needed, not only at technical level but also at procedural and conceptual levels, in particular to align rules of engagement and remove national caveats;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the mission and tasks of the EDA as provided for in Articles 42(3) and 45 TEU, in particular its essential role in developing and implementing an EU capabilities and armaments policy, harmonising operational needs, proposing multilateral projects, coordinating Member States’ programmes, strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base and improving the effectiveness of military expenditure; urges the Member States, given the EDA’s strong cost-effectiveness focus, to provide it with adequate funding in order to exploit its full potential, and repeats its call on the VP/HR to present proposals to finance the Agency’s staffing and running costs from the Union budget; stresses that the EDA is a service for Member States’ armed forces;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores theRespects the fact that there is an absence of firm capability commitments by the Member States and calls on the Council to provide for the implementation of the related evaluation requirement set out in the Articles 42(3) and 45(1) TEU; calls on the VP/HR to make appropriate proposals to that end; takes the view that Parliament should be informed regularly about the progress made in building military capabilities relevant for the implementation of the CSDP;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls for theWelcomes a strengthening of links between Eurocorps and the EU Military Staff, and invites more Member States to join Eurocorps’ multinational structure, which could form the nucleus of a fully integrated element of the European armed forces;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 – point 1
Paragraph 47 – point 1
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 – point 2
Paragraph 47 – point 2
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 3
Paragraph 48 – point 3
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Notes that the Treaty clearly states that permanent structured cooperation is to be established within the Union framework, observing that the vast majority of activities developed under it could therefore benefit from access to the EU budget under the same conditions as other EU activities, in line with Article 41 TEU; also proposes looking into new forms of funding, however, in order to take adequate account of the neutrality policy of a number of Member States;