11 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2020/2001(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in the current tense geopolitical context, key arms control treaties that came into force at the end of the Cold War have recently been dismantled, and the threat to resort to Weapons of Mass Destruction such as nuclear capabilities for resolving disputes among States is becoming worryingly widespread;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the need to increase EU chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence (CBRN) preparedness also through meaningful cooperation and exchanges between the civilian and the military sectors;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a renewed arms control multilateral order; that engages all the keyplayers without exceptions;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is alarmed by the ongoing erosion of the global non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control architecture, which is worsened by the rapid development of new systems; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-armed states; underlines the urgent need to restore cross- border trust; is alarmed by the normalisation of WMD as a means to solve geopolitical disputes recently shown by several leaders worldwide;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms its full support to the NPT; expects nuclear-weapon states to take steps to demonstrate their genuine commitment to nuclear disarmament; exhorts States Parties to do their utmost to contribute to a successful and ambitious outcome of the upcoming 10th Review Conference disarmament that should result in the participation to multilateral fora and the creation of legally-binding international treaties;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global rules-based non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture by using its toolbox of instruments fully;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the available expertise in non-proliferation and arms control in the EU to be strengthened and the training of EU and Member State personnel to be improved; underlines the needs to strengthen ties between the EU and the private sector, academia, think tanks and other bodies for providing high-quality and state of the art training to EU personnel involved in non-proliferation and arms control;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to assist efforts to universalise existing treaties and instruments; asks the European External Action Service to also workwork extensively on strengthening the training and capacity- building of our partners;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the treaty, which led to its termination; underlines its strong opposition to a new arms race and re-militarisation on European soil, as well as the normalisation of WMDs as a means to solve disputes; welcomes the commitment made by the US and Russia to continue working towards the achievement of their stated common goal of ensuring predictability in the strategic domain and reducing the risks of armed conflict and the threat of nuclear war; calls on all other countries, notably China, in possession or in the process of the development of missile systems to engage in efforts to multilateralise and universalise the successor treaty to the INF;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Praises the instrumental role the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been playing in the verified destruction of chemical agents; strongly condemncondemns in the strongest possible terms the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Republic;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the equal, full and meaningful participation of women in NPT forums to be ensured and mainstreamed;