19 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2343(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is resolvedhas the opportunity to frame a common defence policy leading to a common defence which reinforces its European identity and autonomy in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the development of the CSDP requires shared values and common interests, andbut above all, political will from the Member States, as well as the setting- up of robust institutional cooperation structures; whereas the CSDP should be a common policy and not a mere sum of the national policies of the Member States;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU citizens are calling for more European intervention in defence and security, with two thirds wishing; whereas, according to Eurobarometer, two thirds of EU citizens would like to see greater EU engagement in matters of security and defence policy; whereas aspirations differ greatly from Member State to Member State;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, as soon as an agreement is reached, the European Council should establish the European Defence Union without delay, as advocated by Parliament, as well as the Union’s common defence; whereas the Member States should adopt the decision on common defence in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Union’s future annual and multiannual programming should include defence policy; whereas the Commission and the EEAS should initiate the work on appropriate interinstitutional agreements, including an EU Defence White Book, for a first implementation EU Defence White Book in order to detail the measures that can be taken under the next multiannual financial and political framework of the EU;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the CSDP, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union (TEU), includes the possible progressive framing of a common Union defence policy that will lead to a future common defence when the European Council, acting unanimously, so decides; calls on the Member States to commit as a matter of priority to the provisions of the Treaty on the CSDP, and to ensure tangible progress in the achievement of the objectives as defined in those provisions;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the reform and innovation that the Lisbon Treaty brings to the CSDP constitute a sufficient and coherent framework and should set the path for a truly common policy, based on shared resources and capabilities as well as on coordinated planning at Union level; stresses that the progress of the CSDP within the current institutional and legal framework is dependent more on the political will of Member States than on legal considerations; regrets, in this regard, the gradual establishment of Member State sub-groups in the Council, with often conflicting political priorities, which prevent a genuinely European common interest not only from being pursued but even from being identified;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that if the Member States were to decide to work together, the Union’s security and defence willould be stronger as we stand united; takes the view that the EU needs to develop an effective system for European burden-sharing also for its own security and defence, which is not yet the case;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the reinforcement of the CSDP in line with the Treaties will not impinge on national sovereignty as this policy is driven by the Member States; is convinced that there is no greater respect for sovereignty than defending the territorial integrity of the European Union through a common defence policy;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the projected increase in national defence expenditure to 2 % of EU GDP; highlights that this would mean extra expenditure of nearly EUR 100 billion on defence by the end of the coming decade; considers that this boost should be used to launch more strategic cooperative programmes within and through the Union, by better structuring the demand and supply sides and making both sides more efficient and more effectiveConsiders that defence expenditure should be geared to launching a greater number of strategic cooperation programmes within and through the Union, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations; stresses that they should create a readiness for autonomous action by the Union outside its territory, particularly with the aim of conducting conflict prevention and peace-keeping operations in its neighbourhood;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the underused potential of the EDA in supporting the development of the CSDP; calls on the Member States to define and commit to a common level of ambition within a reformed EDA; calls for the reinforcement of the EDA’s political backing, funding, and resources, as well as of its coordination with the actions of the Commission and other actors, especially in the areas of capability development, defence procurement and research;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that the EU Battlegroup system should be brought under PESCO, alongside the creation of a European-level headquarters; considers that other European multinational structures such as the European Air Transport Command, Eurocorps and OCCAR should also be brought under PESCO; considers that the EU’s privileges and immunities should apply to those multinational structures being part of PESCO;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses that the European Parliament should play a prominent role in the supervision of implementation and in the evaluation of the CSDP; insists that Parliament must be consulted on majoreffectively on decisions in the area of the CSDP, including regarding military missions and strategic defence operations, with a view to an amendment of the Treaties so as to assign to Parliament itself powers of codecision in the field;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls in this regard on the VP/HR, pending an amendment of the Treaties so as to assign to Parliament powers of codecision in the field of the CFSP and the CSDP, to give full effect to Article 36 TEU, by ensuring that the views of Parliament are duly taken into consideration in the framework of the consultation of Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the CSDP as part of the CFSP; calls for more information to be provided to Parliament on a more regular basis, with a view to strengthening the available parliamentary and political control mechanisms;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the relationship between the CSDP and NATO offers a political opportunity for collaboration and complementarity at every level;, but recalls that, within the current international context and in view of the deterioration of security, a comprehensive and wider partnership is needed, with the aim of developing joint capabilities and avoiding duplication of actions it is necessary to seek a new equilibrium within the EU-NATO strategic partnership, to make the military expenditure of the individual Member States more efficient and, it may be hoped, reduce it (thanks to savings which can be achieved by means of joint projects and economies of scale);
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Supports the proposal for a Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, in the context of which Member States would coordinate their defence spending and, with the aim of making it more efficient and, it may be hoped, reducing it (thanks to savings which can be achieved by means of joint projects and economies of scale), and coordinate their capability plans, in an open process involving both the European Parliament and the national parliaments;
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Council and the VP/HR to elaborate a EU White Book on Security and Defence that will include a roadmap with clear phases and a calendar for possible progressive steps to be taken towards the establishment of a European Defence Union and a common defence policy; believes that such a White Book should be as comprehensive as possible and should integrate the different measures foreseen by the Union;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Notes the European Defence Action Plan put forward by the Commission in November 2016; calls in this regard on the Commission to further clarify - meticulously - the governance and, financing and objectives of the possible European Defence Fund; considers that the effective implementation of that plan requires strong support and political commitment from the Member States and the EU institutions; regrets in this regard that the Commission, the EDA and the Member States have not yet delivered on all the tasks resulting from the European Council meetings on defence of 2013 and 2015;