Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2016/2067(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) FR
Amendments (21)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus; supports unreservedly the longstanding involvement of France and its African partners, who alone are capable of taking rapid and effective action against terrorist movements, as clearly demonstrated by the recent operations in Mali;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed; notes that, for reasons of subsidiarity and effectiveness, defence policy is the responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution, and truly ensur left to certain Member States the task of managing extraordinary conflicts and is unable to intervene othe common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justicer than in support of Member States whose armed forces are operational;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delayMember States in their existing and future operations;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action, in a spirit of permanent support for the already operational armies of the Member States;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that, as internal and external security are becoming more and more integrated, the integration of their respective inventories is also becoming necessary, empowering the EU to act alongConsiders that defence policy is merely the corollary of foreign policy, and that, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, foreign policy is the entire spectrum of instruments, up to the level of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Uniononsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in Member States and partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through increased modu, in the clear and justified interests of efficiency, the Petersberg tasks represent the sum of the Member States’ individual and sovereign undertakings; stresses that it is important to develop them so as to claritfy and more functional financingthe active or support role of each Member State;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. RecallConsiders that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisationis an outdated institution in the post-cold-war context which is poorly suited to current conflicts cannot afford to duplicate their means; considers that the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ should reinforce Europe’s capacity to promote security within and beyond its borders as well as strengthen the partnership with NATO and transatlantic relationd sometimes a hindrance to the resolution of certain conflicts;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration of Intent signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein, and calls for this support to be provided to the armies of the Member States involved in resolving conflicts and in global security;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status aof certain EU Member States as global security providers needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector of certain Member States is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation; emphasises strongly that, in terms of immediate effectiveness, it is important to recognise the fundamental and effective role of certain Member States – the only ones able to act – and to clearly define the support role of the other Member States;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy; supports further involvement of the Commission in defence, through extensive and well- focused research, planning and implementation; welcomes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asks for adequate funding for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); supports the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-2027)Member States’ defence initiatives;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Instructs its President to forward this amended resolution to the President of the European Council, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of NATO, the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the Secretary- General of the United Nations, the Chairman-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and the President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.