17 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2272(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 3(5), 21,1) 3(2) and 3(5), Article 21, in particular paragraphs 1, 2(h) and 3, second subparagraph, and Articles 22, 24, 25, 26, 42 42(7) and 46 of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas many present and future challenges and threats to the EU are complex and will come from inside just as much as from outside the common borders; whereas a stronger political will for resolute common and agreed action on the part of the EU and its Member States is needed in order to respond effectively to these challenges, to safeguard the EU’s values and societal model and to be a stronger global actor that is able to guarantee world security and peace among peoples; whereas the EU Global Strategy on foreign and security policy must help to pave the way for thise development of a true European political identity;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the threats identified in the 2003 European Security Strategy – terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure and organised crime – remain for the most part relevant; whereas today the EU is faced with a number of additional challenges, such as the attempts by revisionist powers to redraw borders by force and challenge rules-based global order, climate changeclimate change and environmental degradation, major migratory flows, and cyber and hybrid warfare and threats, repeated natural disasters and the spread of epidemic diseases;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a swift and efficient response to threats on the part of the EU requires that interinstitutional barriers be overcome and silo mentalities broken down; that there be close cooperation between the Council, the High Representative for Affairs and Security Policy and the European Parliament;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the comprehensive approach and the consistent and coordinated use of the EU’s external and internal policy instruments should be at the core of the new strategy; whereas the EU's primary objective is to promote its values, contributing to peace, security and the sustainable development of the earth, in addition to solidarity and the mutual respect of peoples; whereas these fundamental goals must not be overlooked when the EU takes measures to implement its internal and external policies; whereas even when the EU acts to promote its commercial interests, it must always strive to ensure that its actions are consistent with the pursuit of the objectives relating to peacekeeping and the protection of human rights;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that one of the primary objectives of the EU must be to guarantee the security of its citizens and of its territory while safeguarding its values and societal model and pursuing its fundamental interests. The EU must therefore ensure both its internal and its external resilience, its capacity to anticipate, pre-empt and resolve predictable threats and to be prepared to take swift action on unpredictable threats, and its capacity to recover from various types of attack, as well as safeguarding human rights globally and the security of supply of energy and raw materials;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotTakes that in futuree view that the foreign policy of the EU and itsthe Members States will have toshould rely less on the United States and take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabi; calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to draw up their own external politcies and capacities, in order to be putonomously, with repgared to respond toboth the bproad spectrum of civilian and military thmotion of their own commercial intereasts and risks, in full complementarity with NATOthe field of security and defence;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU in consequence to enhance coherent and structured cooperation, therefore, to enhance the cooperation of the Member States on defence research, the industrial base and cyber defence through pooling and sharing, in order to use defence budgets more efficiently and save available economic resources in the interest of EU citizens. The European Defence Agency’s role needs to be strengthened and its resourcin order to provide appropriate support for Member States in creased to enable it to act more effectivelyisis situations and to reduce the financial burdens on them. Member States should take more responsibility for building European capabilities and increase their military research expenditure through the EDA. Furthermore, a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity needs to be developedfor security research through the EDA;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to promote greater coordination between the national intelligence services of the Member States and to develop a regulatory framework that is suitable for establishing a truly European intelligence service; takes note, in this regard, of the poor results of the sharing and coordination among intelligence services in Europol; regrets the absence of a binding obligation on Member States to ensure that relevant information is provided to Europol and to other Member States; hopes, therefore, that Europol's mandate will be strengthened and that the Member States will show greater commitment to coordinating their intelligence services;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that in order to build stability and peace, the EU should keep up its enlargement commitments and continue cooperation with very closely associated countries within the context of the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); recalls that according to Article 49 TEU any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for sustainable management of asylum and migration policies on the basis of common principles and solidarity; deplores the paltry results achieved thus far as regards the distribution of asylum seekers among the Member States and, in this context, asks the Commission to propose effective and sustainable solutions; believes that in this regard the EU should promote a more practical and comprehensive approach to assistance in Africa;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to pursue the comprehensive / joined-up / integral approach in their external action and to take account of the inextricable link between internal and external security; in this regards, calls on the EU to focus more on building synergies between security, development, trade and EU external action; emphasises the need to ensure that EU action in the area of trade also helps to achieve objectives relating to non- proliferation, the promotion of peace and the safeguarding of human rights;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that enhancing cooperation with global and regional actors on global threats is necessary in order to achieve a global rules-order based ordern mutual respect between peoples; believes that pairing up on specific sectoral issues with interested regional actors allows European values to be shared and contributes to growth and development; notes that establishing closer relationships with non- state actors and civil society is also necessary and that the way the EU builds and defines partnerships needs to be reviewed;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that the European Parliament is the Parliament of the EU and that EU action should be targeted, monitored and followed up in this context;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22