8 Amendments of Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS related to 2015/2343(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the ‘cost of non- Europe’ in security and defence is estimated to be at least EUR 26 billion annually as a result of duplication, overcapacity and barriers to procurement; also notes that according to these calculations efficiency gains could reach EUR 130 billion for what Member States commitment is needed;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. It's convinced that, in order to ensure that the EU maintains its position as a strategic security provider in the years to come, the Commission shall ensure that the mobilisation of EU instruments and policies are not a substitute for Member States cuts in defence investments;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 4 a (new)
- Begin laying the ground for the creation of a 'Coordinated Annual Review on Defence', whereby Member States would coordinate their defence spending and investment plans in an open process involving the European Parliament and the national parliaments;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, on the VP/HR, the Council and the Member States to use all the possibilities provided for in the Treaty, especially the mechanisms contained in Article 42(6) TEU and Article 46 TEU on Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) during peacetime, and in Article 44 TEU on the implementation of a CSDP task by a group of Member States during an operational phase, in order to achieve a faster, more efficient and more flexible deployment of missions and operations;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises the underused potential of the EDA in supporting the development of the CSDP and the progressive improvement of Member States's capabilities; 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 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on NATO to ensure that the NATO European command option referred to in the ‘Berlin plus’ arrangement will continue to function, andreview the 'Berlin plus' agreement to adjust it to the current political context, in order to assure its complete functioning, including the European command option referred to in the agreement, ensuring that the operations commander will continue to be a senior officer from a EU Member State at Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) level;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. NotWelcomes the European Defence Action Plan put forward by the Commission in November 2016; calls in this regard on the Commission and the Member States to further clarify the governance and financing of the possible European Defence Fund, notably the capability and research "windows"; 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;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Stresses that the human factor is one of our most valuable assets when working towards a common defence; considers that more investment in CSDP training and education is needed, including the pursuance of an integrated system based on national military centres, as both training and education are a powerful instrument to advance in this field;