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Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/2156(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on military mobility PDF (402 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2018/2156(INI)
Documents: PDF(402 KB) DOC(67 KB)

Amendments (16)

Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is struggling to become a global strategic actor and a security provider, bearing responsibility for upholding peace and stability both internally and externally, andeven though it has a unique and wide array of policies, instruments and tools at its disposal to fulfil these ambitions;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, in line with the objectives of the Global Strategy, the EU is increasing its responsibility for its own security and defence andwithout however achieving its role as a partner for international peace and security, as well as its strategic autonomy;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has substantial policies and tools at its disposal to help Member States meet their military mobility needs and international commitments;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas, despite all these institutional measures, the main effort will have to come from EU Member States, which need to adjusto alone are capable of evaluating precisely the constraints associated with multimodal military transport and of adapting their national infrastructures and regulatory environments; whereas this will require a whole-of-government approach owing to the broad range of issues that need to be tackled;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that military mobility is a central strategic tool enabling the EU and NATO to pursue their security and defence interests effectively and in a complementary mannermust not be an instrument serving NATO but must instead serve the security of Member States and should not be limited only to physical, legal and infrastructural obstacles; welcomes the fact that military mobility has recently gained a substantial level of attention from all relevant actors; notes that it enhances our preparedness and increa hindering cooperation between Member States and in particular joint military exercises like thoses our deterrence posture in the face of potential adversaries and crisis situations, while helping to achieve the EUf Eurocorps; welcomes the fact that military mobility has recently gained a substantial level of ambittention in defence and security policy, including strategicfrom all relevant auctonomyrs;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that achieving military mobility in Europe is an undertaking derived first and foremost from the expressed commitment and political will of Member States, while the EU should contribute by guiding the process by setting a framework for requirements, providing funding, fostering cooperation and providing fora for an exchange of best practices, information and experiences involving both civilian and military authorities; emphasises that effective military mobility will benefit all Member States by enhancing their connectivity in both military and civilian spheres;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the Council’s call for Member States to develop national plans for military mobility by the end of 2019 and to give their implementation high priority; welcomes the other measures agreed in the Council conclusions in the context of the EU Global Strategy of 25 June 2018, and urges the Member States to meet the deadlines set therein; emphasises that successful efforts to foster military mobility would enable Member States to effectively pursue both their national and collective European defence planning anddefence planning, to collaborate with European partners and to pursue efficient participation in joint exercises, training and CSDP, missions and operations on a cooperative basis;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the type of missions which would most benefit from increased military mobility in the EU and beyond are in the field of collective defence; stresses in this context that progress in this field will help those EU Member States that are also NATO members to meet their Article 5 commitments; recognises, however, that, under Article 42(7) TEU, EU Member States also have an unequivocal obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, consistent with commitments under NATO;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses therefore that an understanding of the common strategic purpose and the development of a common plan between Member States is absolutely vital for success; welcomes in this context the Action Plan on Military Mobility, which outlines concrete steps for different institutional actors and EU Member States;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that the Action Plan fundamentally describes a bottom-up approach, with only a limited strategic vision of what concrete defence goals the EU is aiming to achieve through the various activities described in the Action Plan; deplores in this regard the continuing absence of an EU white book on defence, which could have provided this overarching sense of purpose; believes nonetheless that the current approach has considerable merit and will serve the interests of all EU Member States, including in their role as NATO allies;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the ambitious timetable in the Action Plan should be adhered to, both by the EU institutions and by Member States, to ensure that the current mobility gaps are filled as soon as possible and the level of ambition in defence and security policy are achieved;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the progress made in the development of military requirements for military mobility within and beyond the EUon the territory of Member States, in particular for infrastructure, and welcomes the close involvement of Member States at all stages of the process, as well as the input provided by NATO;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the exchange of information and best practices between military and civilian actors in this regard, and emphasises the need to work jointly to establish common ground for regulating the transport of dangerous goods for military use;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises in this context that the PESCO project on military mobility could constitute a useful tool for coordinating the efforts of Member States envisaged in the Action Plan, as well as other activities beyond the EU’s immediate competences; believes that this division of labour, accompanied by proper coordination, is vital if the PESCO project is to provide added value; welcomes also the more binding commitments on simplifyingit is for Member States to coordinate between themselves to achieve a simplification of cross-border military transport made in the PESCO notification;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the new joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation and the Brussels Declaration on Transatlantic Security and Solidarity and the emphasis that both place on military mobility issues; welcomes also NATO’s new initiatives, particularly the Enablement Plan for SACEUR’s Area of Responsibility; notes, however, that parts of the Enablement Plan appear to overlap with similar EU initiatives;deleted
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Therefore urges both the EUMember States and NATO to intensifylimit their cooperation and their coordination and share information more broadly to ensure that synergies are achieved; expresses hope that the obstacles to sharing classified information between the two bodies will be cleared as soon as possible to enable this closer cooperationto a level of engagement which is compatible with continental cooperation including Russia;
2018/09/13
Committee: AFET