17 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2022/2050(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats since the end of the Cold War accentuated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; whereas this requires the EU to scale-up and enhance the effectiveness of its security and defence policy to defend its interests and values both within and outside its borders; whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary tools to make it an effective security provider and an assertiv credible global actor; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and that always puts its core values at the centre of its external action; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and defence capabilities that will require ambitious actions and adequate resources at EU level in what concerns the research and development and the procurement phases of defence capabilities, including building on the unprecedented support for Ukraine and including the use of the EPF;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas industrial fragmentation and inefficiency in developing European military capability costs between EUR 25 and EUR 100 billion each year; whereas Member States only procured some 11 % of their total equipment collaboratively in 2020 despite their pledge to reach 35% of common defence procurement; whereas the Member States have agreed on more and better defence spending that should be primarily channelled into cooperative initiatives within the frameworks provided by the Union in order to avoid the risks of furthering duplications and ineffective allocation of resources;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas security and defence partnerships are essential instruments in supporting the EU’s ambition to be a global actor; whereas EU-NATO cooperation and other partnerships such as with the UN, the African Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and certain Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkan countries constitute an integral and pivotal pillar of the CSDP;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dramatic deterioration in European security accelerated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine; stresses that this situation demands that the EU step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act in order to deliver the security expected by the EU’s citizens; reaffirms that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has tremendous impacts on the whole European neighbourhood and at the global level; affirms that the EU should assume a more prominent role as a security provider in its neighbourhood; underlines the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty; calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, diplomatic, humanitarian and military aid;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reaffirms that while the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine poses a direct threat to the security and defence of the Eastern European flank, the current international scenario is characterised by a vast range of conventional and non- conventional threats emanating from the Eastern and the Southern neighbourhood, as well as the cross-border threats that have hybrid and/or cyber nature;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for solidarity among Member States, especially with those whose geographical position leaves them directly exposed to imminent threats and challenges emanating from all directions;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the new ambition in the Strategic Compass to enhance the CSDP to build resilience and make it more capable and responsive, so it can act rapidly to defend our interests and values and protect the EU and its citizens; considers the Strategic Compass a major step towards a genuine European Defence Union enabling the EU to act as a credible and reliable partner; calls for the timely and sound implementation of the approximately 80 concrete actions and for them to be updated regularly along with the EU Threat Analysis; calls for other EU initiatives that are directly connected to the security and defence domain such as the Capability Development Plan to be updated accordingly with the findings and the concrete actions expressed in the Strategic Compass; calls for the sustained political will of all Member States and EU institutions in this process;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States to assess the reform of the decision-making process with a view to realising untapped potential within the Treaties, in particular by activating Article 31 TEU extending qualified majority voting (QMV) to areas relating to the CSDP and pursuing full use of the ‘passerelle clauses’ and scope of articles that enhance EU solidarity and mutual assistance in the event of crises; proposes changes to the Treaties in the CSDP, to be discussed and decided upon within a convention following up on the Conference on the Future of Europe and the recommendations made therein, primarily focusing on switching from unanimity to QMV for Council decisions with military implications and on defence matters for situations where passerelle clauses do not apply;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it important to fill the identified defence investment gaps such as replenishing stockpiles, replacing Soviet- era systems, reinforcing air and missile defence systems, expanding existing main battle tank capabilities and armoured vehicles, strengthening naval forces and improving satellite-based secure connectivity; strongly calls on Member States to commit to a significant increase in funding for EU procurement mechanisms and to take swift and thorough action to be channelled within the existing EU frameworks in this crucial field;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for more and smarter spending to foster industrial consolidation, cost savings and increased interoperability; reaffirms, in this context, that the only way to reduce fragmentation and avoid duplications is acting within the EU frameworks; calls for synergies with other EU financial instruments to be leveraged and access to private funding for the defence industry to be facilitated;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses deep concern about developments in the Sahel region and the recent coups d’état in the region; condemns the increasing presence of the Kremlin- backed Wagner Group in the Sahel and other parts of the African continent; firmly believes that the latter’s involvement in West Africa runs counter to the objective of bringing peace, security and stability to the region; acknowledges that the various international missions have not yet achieved their primary goal of creating the preconditions for lasting peace in the region and that a reflection process on the mandates and roles of international missions and policies is therefore needed; expresses similar concern over the increased presence and activity of Islamist terrorist groups, in particular Al-Qaeda, Daesh and Al- Shabaab in the Middle East and Africa;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it important that EU interventions are based on a clear understanding of the types of crisis and conflict the EU seeks to respond to, as well as on a proper analysis of the means and logistics needed for being a decisive actor in such crises, especially where others are not willing or able to intervene or in non- permissive environments in the future;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Affirms that, in order to be truly effective, CSDP missions of military nature should have a clear chain of command with Brussels at its top; calls for the expansion of the mandate of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability in order to empower this body to properly manage CSDP military missions;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fundamental shared democratic values at the heart of the EU and NATO; calls for the deepening of EU- NATO relations, such as through a third Joint EU-NATO Declaration building on the contents of the Strategic Compass and the newly adopted NATO Strategic Concept; underlines the need to strongly upgrade the strategic partnership with NATO to base it on the strengthening of political unity and solidarity and enhanced political dialogue on all aspects of common challenges and strategically relevant issues; encourages coordinated responses in conflict prevention and crisis management mechanisms to counter emerging common threats;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges institutionalised security and defence cooperation with the United Kingdom; encourages the United Kingdom to seriously engage with the EU on pressing strategic challenges ensuring complementarity and synergies of actions; encourages the VP/HR to invite the United Kingdom to informal Council meetings of foreign affairs (and defence) ministers to exchange views on issues of common concern;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of our immediate neighbours; calls for deepening military-security cooperation with some EaP countries including by strengthening the security dimension of the EaP and for enhancing security and defence policy dialogues, particularly with Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova; calls for the allocation of adequate financial and diplomatic resources for increasing cooperation in the security and defence field with the partners in the Southern Neighbourhood; reaffirms the centrality of EUNAFORMED “Operation IRINI” and calls for the allocation of adequate resources to this operation;
Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of our immediate neighbours located both to the East and to the South of EU borders; calls for deepening military-security cooperation with some EaP countries including by strengthening the security dimension of the EaP and for enhancing security and defence policy dialogues, particularly with Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova;