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39 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2017/2276(INI)

Amendment 9 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Western values and unity are under stress in an era of geopolitical turbulence; whereas the West’s two major organisations that have Europe at the centre of their activities, the EU and NATO, are making progress on enhancing their cooperation in facing complex threats, both conventional and hybrid, generated by state and non-state actors, coming from the South and the East; whereas neither organisation has the full range of tools to address them all on its ownNATO is an outdated institution whose retention escalates tensions in order to justify its existence;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas EU-NATO cooperation is not a goal in itself but a way to achieve shared goals through complementarity of missions and available means; whereas together they can make efficient use of resources and mobilise more effectively a broad range of instruments to respond to security challengesthe very principle of NATO undermines Member States’ sense of responsibility and weakens the spirit of defence;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is better equipped to deal with internal security and NATO to manage external defence; and whereas the EU is developing in an accelerated way to bolster its defencedeepening of the relationship between the European Union and NATO increases the subordination of European states to the United States and its military-industrial complex, in particular through NATO standards;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 51 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and NATO, both engaged in crisis management, would be more efficient in that activArticle 5 of the NATO Treaty has no credibility and constitutes false security ifor they were to act in a truly coordinated manner and mak signatory states. This false security encourages an aggressive stance by small states which are hijacking the other mostembers of their expertise Alliance, inter alia in their relations with Russia, and aresources transforming the continent into a conflict zone;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 56 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a robust EU-NATO partnership is needed to counter hybrid threats, including in countering misinformation and disinformation with facts;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 63 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, in general, the Eastern European EU Members see Russia as a geopolitical actor and the Western members see it mainly as a commercial partner, polarizing EU commercial interests in the West and the security ones in the East;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated; whereas the EU and NATO can complement each other’s efforts to protect critical government, defence and other information infrastructure;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 92 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas both the EU and NATO use the same transport infrastructure in Europe, and whereas military mobility was recently identified as a top priority area of cooperation between the two organisations;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 102 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the EU and NATO, sharing the same values, have identical strategic interests too in protecting their citizens against any threatsRejects the idea of increased integration between the EU and NATO;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 115 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that effective responses to the full spectrum of security challenges require strategic vision, further structural adaptation and a combination of hard and soft power instruments for both the EU and NATO; underlines that time is of the essence for strengtheningCalls for greater cooperation between Member States outside of the EU-NATO partnershipmilitary structure;
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 122 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common threat perception within the EU can have an impact on relations between the EU and NATO; encourages the EU Member States therefore to find a shared understanding of the evolving threat enviroInstructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the general secretariat of NATO, the EU agencies in the security and defence fields, the governments and welcomes recent efforts in that direction;national parliaments of the EU Member States and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 134 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines inclusiveness, reciprocity and full respect of the decision-making autonomy as important principles in the EU-NATO strategic partnership; recalls that cooperation with non-NATO EU Member States is an integral part of EU-NATO cooperation;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 139 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that for its Members NATO must remain the cornerstone of collective defence and deterrence in Europe and that a stronger EU of security and defence fully capable of honouring the provisions of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contributes to a stronger NATO; underlines that EU-NATO cooperation must also take into account the security and defence policy of those six EU Member States which are not NATO members;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU-NATO strategic partnership is equally fundamental for the EU’s evolving CSDP and for the future of the Alliance, as well as for EU-UK relations after Brexit;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 151 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the potential of EU- NATO relations has not yet been fully exploited and that further development and deepening of the partnership should not be limited to a common response to crises outside Europe, particularly in the neighbourhood, but also to crises on the continent;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 157 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need for working together on prevention, analysis and early warning by means of effective information and intelligence sharing aimed at countering emerging threats with common actions;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 172 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes regular common briefings delivered by the VP/HR and the NATO Secretary-General in the respective Councils and continued regular meetings between the EU’s Political and Security Committee and NATO’s North-Atlantic Council;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 174 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the re-affirmation of US commitment to NATO and European security; recalls that the EU and the United States are key international partners and that this partnership is also through NATO; underlines the value of bilateral relations between EU Member States and the US; strongly believes that strengthening EU-NATO cooperation reinforces the transatlantic bond; notes that the US, which generally encouraged and welcomed the substantive developments in EU defence, still needs convincing to renounce their remaining reservations;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern flank for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complemented by the development of a new North-South dimension, responding to the requirements for military mobility;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 202 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 222 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that security threats have become more hybrid and less conventional, and that international cooperation is required to tackle them; calls for the EU and NATO to further build resilience and to develop shared situational awareness of hybrid threats; encourages the EU and NATO to synchronise their crisis response mechanisms in order to provide coherent responses to hybrid threats;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 233 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes cumbersome procedures in sharing classified information between the two organisations; considers that both organisations share the same strategic challenges and, implicitly, will be dealing with the consequences together; believes that – by building mutual trust – cooperation in the exchange of classified information and intelligence analysis could be improved; is of the opinion that fostering a ‘need-to-share’ approach to intelligence exchange would also benefit missions and operations of both organisations; is of the view that the Parallel and Coordinated Intelligence Assessment could be used in fighting hybrid threats more effectively together;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 242 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the EU and NATO to enhance their cooperation on strategic communication, including by strengthening the partnership between the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence and the European External Action Service (EEAS) StratCom division;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 245 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU Hybrid Fusion Cell and its interaction with NATO’s Hybrid Analysis Cell in sharing situational awareness and by exchanging analysis of potential hybrid threats;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 248 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important to ensure the complementarity of maritime capacity- building efforts in order to safeguard maritime security more efficiently; welcomes increased EU-NATO operational cooperation and coordination in the Mediterranean theatre, including the sharing of maritime information and situational awareness;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 254 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes enhanced tactical and operational cooperation, including through direct links between NATO’s Maritime Command and Frontex, as well as between Operation Sea Guardian and EUNAVFOR MED Sophia, helping the EU and its missions to stem irregular migration and to counter illegal trafficking networks, including in arms; notes that NATO provides logistical support and other capabilities such as re- fuelling at sea and medical support;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 261 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages further EU-NATO synergies in the field and further improvements, particularly in the coordination of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) efforts;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 263 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced that cooperation and information fusion are crucial in the area of cybersecurity; stresses the need to improve cyber incident prevention, detection and response; invites both organisations to coordinate their monitoring activities and to exchange cyber defence-related data, thereby facilitating EU-NATO intelligence efforts; encourages the EU and NATO to enhance their operational cooperation and coordination and to foster interoperability by employing a single set of cyber defence standards; considers it important also to harmonise training activities and to cooperate on R&T in the cyber domain; welcomes the arrangement between the EU’s Computer Emergency Response Team and the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EU initiatives aimed at strengthening European security and defence should also help ensure that those EU Member States which are NATO Allies meet their NATO commitments; stresses that EU Member States should be capable to launch autonomous military missions also where NATO is not willing to act or where EU action is more appropriate;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 288 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that the EU and NATO need to cooperate on strengthening their technological and industrial base; considers it important that effective transatlantic defence industrial cooperation should be a strategic priority for both organisations; supports the measures envisaged under the European Defence Fund (EDF) to support joint research and development of European capabilities;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 298 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates the need to ensure coherence between the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Capability Development Plan and the NATO Defence Planning Process with a view to coordinating defence planning; highlights the need to ensure that NATO’s Smart Defence and the EU’s Pooling and Sharing Initiative are complementary and mutually reinforcing;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 305 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its view that the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements should be adapted to the current strategic context and enable NATO to make use of EU instruments, including civilian tools where appropriate;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 313 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 327 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to address, in close cooperation between the EU and NATO, the physical and legal obstacles to the swift and rapid movement of troops and military equipment within Europe in order to ensure frictionless movement of equipment and forces across Europe, whenever necessary;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 333 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the successful 2017 parallel and coordinated crisis management exercise, which provided an important platform for sharing best practices; looks forward to its continuation, notably with a view to the next, EU-led exercise planned in 2018;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 338 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to strengthen EU-NATO cooperation on missions and operations, both at strategic and tactical level;deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 340 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the EU and NATO should do more together to bolster the resilience, defence and security of the neighbours and partners of both organisations; strongly supports the fact that assistance to partner countries for building their capacities and fostering resilience, including on counterterrorism, strategic communication, cyber defence, ammunition storage and security sector reform, is a common objective, particularly in three pilot countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Tunisia);deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 360 #
Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the Secretary-General of NATO, the EU agencies in the security and defence fields, the governments and national parliaments of the EU Member States and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.deleted
2018/04/05
Committee: AFET
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