18 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2048(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has brought war back to the European continent, has seriously undermined European and global security, has negatively affected global supply chains and undermined food security in several areas of the world has created economic uncertainty, has led to a spike in energy prices, has considerable potential to further destabilise many non-EU countries and has therefore significantly changed the geopolitical context of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP);
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was a wake-up call for the European Union, presenting a real threat to European security and creating momentum to achieve a geopolitical redefinition of the CFSP and the EU external action in general; whereas it is also an opportunity for the Member States to show the political will to transform the CFSP into a fully fledged European policy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that the tectonic shift in the geopolitical landscape caused by the war in Ukraine and other international challenges calls for a swifter and more resolute unequivocal definition and implementation of the concept of strategic sovereignty and for a geopolitical awakening of the EU;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) switching progressively to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications, as well as for other EU external policy tools and processes such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and the enlargement process, by using the passerelle clauses provided for in the Treaties or by working toward the change of the Treaties;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) ensuring that Member States adhere to the principles of the Treaties, in both theory and practice, especially Articles 24 and 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU, which call for the Member States to support the Union’s external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and the grave and massive violation of human rights and the fundamental norms of international law have highlighted the need for stronger, more ambitious, credible, strategic and unified EU action on the world stage, and accentuated the necessity for the EU to autonomously set its own strategic objectives and develop the capabilities and the enablers to pursue them;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for a formal definition of "strategic sovereignty", in particular better clarifying which policies and elements contributes to its implementation, in order to have measurable benchmarks to asses EU progress in realising it;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the swift use of the European Peace Facility to support Ukraine, improve its ability to act and build on the European Peace Facility support already delivered to Ukraine, including through the Clearing House Cell; advocates for the allocation of extra and sufficient resources to the EPF in order to deliver on the pledges made to other Countries before the outburst of the war in Ukraine;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an increased EU commitment to developing a comprehensive international space regulation, in order to prevent the weaponisation of space; considers that failing to support the EU’s strategic autonomy in space, a new technological frontier as well as geopolitical arena reflecting earth geopolitics, would undermine its broader efforts to achieve all-encompassing strategic sovereignty;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that the EU should lead the process of a much needed indepth reform of the system of international institutions and organisations, also contributing to the construction of an international social and political movement capable of generating such process or processes of reform;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of strong transatlantic cooperation based on shared values and objectives, and on the principle of partnership in leadership and responsibility, while respecting the other party’s autonomy, interests and aspirations; considers a new EU-NATO Joint Declaration that would take into account the specific provisions included in the new NATO Strategic Concept and in the EU Strategic Compact as essential for building a mutually beneficial and effective partnership;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note of the outcome of the EU-China Summit; reiterates its requests for a renewed EU-China strategy, which would also beneficial for aligning Member States’ individual relations with Beijing; underscores the necessity of ensuring that any support to Russia’s war in Ukraine and any circumvention of the effects of the sanctions against Russia by China must have consequences for its relations with the EU;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is alarmed by Azerbaijan’s large- scale military attack of September 13 on the sovereign territory of Armenia and the continuous tensions on the border between the two countries; welcomes the dialogue launched by the President of the Council, and reiterates its full support to diplomatic efforts aiming at finding mutually acceptable solutions that guarantee the territorial integrity of Armenia as well as the safety of the Armenian population in Nagorno- Karabakh; welcomes the deployment of a EU monitoring experts mission on the Armenian side of the border between the two countries, and supports the activities of the EU’s special representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia; condemns in the strongest possible terms the barbaric extrajudicial execution of Armenian prisoners of war perpetrated by Azeri forces, and supports international efforts aiming to bring those responsible accountable; deplores the violent tones used by Azeri President, Ilham Aliyev, who adopted a Putin-style rhetoric calling the Armenian political leadership a “Nazi regime”, as well as the opening of the so called “Military Trophies Park” in Baku; calls for a strong support from the international community for defending the Armenian historical and cultural heritage;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. RFully acknowledges the strategic value of the enlargement process; reiterates its strong support for the European future of the Western Balkans; calls on the Member States to renew their commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s commitments towards the Western Balkan countries, in particular by lifting visa requirements for Kosovo citizens and by avoiding unnecessary ambiguities in the process; welcomes the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia; welcomes the European Council’s readiness to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges the country’s political actors to show commitment and make significant steps towards EU membership by advancing on the 14 key priorities and implementing the substantial set of reforms;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and any other country whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied; urges the international community to hold Russia and its political leadership accountable for the countless war crimes and human rights violations its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to implement the commitments agreed on at the AU-EU Summit, to swiftly implement the Global Gateway projects in Africa and to strengthen partnerships with countries on the African continent, in line with the Strategic Compass; reiterates the importance to consult and better engage with ours partners, taking into consideration their own priorities, when designing, developing and implementing policies and projects that also have an impact on them.
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the specific contribution of the European Parliament to the EU’s foreign and security policy through its parliamentary diplomacy assets; calls for a more thorough engagement of the Parliament in the decisions making process related to foreign policy;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enable and strengthen parliamentary oversight of EU external action, including by continuing regular consultations with the VP/HR and the Commission, and by involving Parliament in the proper further implementation and scrutiny of the European Peace Facility and the Strategic Compass; underlines that for the Parliament to properly fulfil its important role of democratic oversight it should get the necessary information and documents in a transparent and timely manner