25 Amendments of David MCALLISTER related to 2021/2183(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
— having regard to the two Joint Declarations on EU-NATO cooperation signed on 8 July 2014 and 10 July 2018,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Developing an EU defence doctrine using the Strategic Compass to drive strategic autonomythe EU's ability to act
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU is facing new threats, including hybrid threats, increased big power competition and militarisation around the world and a still unstable neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed our dependencies vis-à-vis the rest of the world; stresses that the EU must learn lessons from this with a view, in particular, to increasing its resilience and strategic autonomsovereignty;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the Strategic Compass must make it possible to strengthen the Union’s capacity to act as an increasingly credible strategic partner; stresses that this exercise must be regularly updated, must set out an ambitious and operational course – with a timetable for the implementation of decisions and monitoring mechanisms – and must enable the Union to have a coherent defence policy, a common strategic culture, a capacity to anticipate threats and provide a rapid and coordinated reaction and a capacity for autonomous resilience, to be able to mobilise resources on the basis of solidarity when a Member State is threatened and requests them, and ultimately to play a part in the protection of European citizens; recognises NATO’s role as the cornerstone of collective security;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the launch of the CSDP operation in the Mediterranean, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI; stresses its key role in the implementation of the arms embargo; deplores the fact that, in 2020, it encountered many refusals to allow inspections; calls for a transparent communication from the European External Action Service (EEAS) on this issue; laments the fact thatemphasizes the need to establish cooperation arrangements with NATO, which is active in the area through Operation Sea Guardian, ias unwilling to cooperatsoon as possible;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is deeply concerned about the low force generation for operations and missions, and urges the Member States to address this matter as soon as possible; considers that third-country participation in CSDP operations and missions must always be in line with European interests and values; calls on the EU to provide staff in missions and operations with appropriate equipment and training to become more alert and more resilient under less permissivechallenging conditions;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a strengthening of the Union’s command structures, in particular the Military Staff (EUMS) and the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC), which must be provided with the requisitenecessary personnel, equipment and resources as soon as possible, and be able to exchange classified information safelin a secure way, including with Member States and missions/operations; calls for the creation of a European HQ for conduct of operations;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the cooperation capacity of European armies in helping citizens in the fight against the pandemic in 2020; calls on the EU and the Member States to set out detailed arrangements for the implementationmake full use of Article 44 TEU so as to enable the Union to respond rapidly and effectively to crises; welcomes the positive pooling and coordinating role played by air forces during the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular as regards transfers for medical treatment and deliveries of equipment between Member States;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Condemns the malicious acts committed against Member States; insists that the Union and the Member States react firmly and in coordination against any new malicious, illegal or destabilising activity; calls on the Union to work towards the creation of a legal instrument to respond to hybrid threats and to develop a comprehensive cyber capacity; calls for a revision of the cyber-defence policy framework in order to increase the prevention and deterrenceresponsiveness capacity of the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Preserving the Union’s space and air autonomsovereignty
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Union to develop a space defence strategy, which is essential for its strategic autonomy in spaceshould focus on protecting the EU and European space assets; encourages the Union to improve its situational awareness and geo-intelligence support; stresses the importance of the Union havdeveloping its own launchers; insists that the Union should lead the way in strengthening the increasingly contested area of international space law;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Insists that freedom of air traffic must be maintained; calls on the Union to defendprotect itself against any threat to civil aviation or any failure to respect its airspace and to defend international aviation safety;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Union to put into practice the lessons learned from exercises based on Article 42(7) TEU scenarios and to develop a flexible and non-binding action plannalysis for its activation;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses that PESCO and the EDF must make it possible to enhance defence cooperation between Member States with the following objectives: European added value, operational capability, competitiveness of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), strengthening of strategic autonomsovereignty and reduced fragmentation of the European defence market;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Recalls that third-country participation in PESCO projects must be decided on a case-by-case basis; welcomes the initial stages of military mobility and calls for subsequent stages to be implemented swiftly; approvwelcomes the participation of the United States, Norway and Canada in the military mobility project;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – indent 3
Paragraph 38 – indent 3
- coordinategrat the EU military capability development processes intowith national defence planning processes,
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses that the digital sector is an area of opportunity but also of significant threat across borders of malicious action against our security and democracies (by state and non-state actors, and erasing the lines laid down in the law of armed conflict), and that it transcends borders; calls for particular attention to be paid to the impact of emerging technologies so as to ensure that they are applied and used throughout the Union, facilitate research and innovation and enhance the Union’s resilience, keeping in mind the need to control their use;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10
Subheading 10
Building stronger defence partnerships and supporting the autonomsovereignty of partner countries
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that the Union should adopt a strategic approach to its mutually beneficial partnerships based, in particular, on the defence ofding its interests and strategic autonomsovereignty;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Welcomes the establishment of an EU-US strategic dialogue on security and defence; stresses the operational dimension of the partnership and the importance of ensuring that the Union maintains its strategic autonomsovereignty, in particular as regards the United States’ International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR); welcomes, in this regard, the involvement of third countries in the EDA on the basis of administrative agreements, provided that it is accompanied by legally binding counterparts and safeguards to protect the defence and security interests of the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for a stronger NATO supported by a stronger European Union, and wishes to see very tangible development in the EU-NATO partnership; calls,urges in this context, for the EU Member States and NATO allies to seek coherence between NATO’'s new strategic concept to be coherent withand the EU’'s Strategic Compass;
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Laments the absence of a security and defence cooperation partnership between the UK and the EU on account of the BritishUK Government’s lack of interest, despite the assurances given in the political declaration; calls for a stronger partnership to be built with relevant African organisations, such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and G5 Sahelin this regard for an ambitious, close and lasting cooperation between the UK and the EU on external action to protect citizens from external threats, including new emerging threats, prevent conflicts, strengthen international peace and security, including through the United Nations and NATO, and address the root causes of global challenges;
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. calls for a stronger partnership to be built with relevant African organisations, such as the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and G5 Sahel;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls on citizens to express their expectations as regards the CSDP architecture in the course of the Conference on the Future of Europe; calls for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in the European Parliament and for the formalisation of an EU Council of Defence Ministers;