1 Amendments of Eugen FREUND related to 2017/2029(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the export licensing risk assessment methodology should incorporate a precautionary principle and that Member States which focus on whether specific military technology might be used for internal repression or other undesired ends (functional approach) should also consider assessing risks based on the overall situation in the country of destination (principled approach); demands that, in the case of arms exports from countries of the European Union, care should also be taken to ensure that the ultimate purpose for which the arms will be used is consistent with the strategic objectives of the European Union and that the principles of the neutrality of European Member States will not thereby be infringed;