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Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2067(INI)

Plenary speeches (2)

Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A8-0317/2016 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2067(INI)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2067(INI)

Amendments (26)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union,
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
— having regard to its resolutions of 21 May 2015 on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy1, of 21 May 2015 on the impact of developments in European defence markets on the security and defence capabilities in Europe2, of 11 June 2015 on the strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia3, of 13 April 2016 on the EU in a changing global environment – a more connected, contested and complex world4, and of 7 June 2016 on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union5, _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0213. 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0215. 3Textsadopted, P8_TA(2015)0232. 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0120. 5 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0249.
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
— having regard to the document entitled ‘Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe – A Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy’ presented by VP/HR Federica Mogherini on 27 June 2016,deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
— having regard to the Joint Communication by the High Representative and the Commission of 11 December 2013 on the EU’s comprehensive approach to external conflict and crises (JOIN(2013)0030) and the related Council conclusions of 12 May 2014,deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
— having regard to the EU-NATO Joint Declaration signed on 8 July 2016 in the context of the NATO Warsaw Summit 2016 (Joint declaration by the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation),deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
— having regard to the Warsaw Summit Communiqué issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Warsaw on 8-9 July 2016,deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare toarmed conflict to the streets in major Western European streetcities; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional distinction between its external and internal dimensions;
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay;
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities and an increased exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States are indispensable;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that, as internal and external security are becoming more and more integrated, the integration of their respective inventories is also becoming necessary, empowering the EU to act along the entire spectrum of instruments, up to the level of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union;
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for an integrated approach to conflicts and crises concerning the engagement of the Union at all stages of the conflict cycle through prevention, resolution and stabilisation, and the commitment to avoid premature disengagement;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through increased modularity and more functional financing;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations cannot afford to duplicate their means; considers that the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ should reinforce Europe’s capacity to promote security within and beyond its borders as well as strengthen the partnership with NATO and transatlantic relations;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the bedrock for EU- NATO cooperation is provided by the complementarity of their missions and, consequently, of their inventories of instruments; stresses that the relations between the two organisations should continue to be cooperative and not competitive;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States, including subversion, which are not covered by Article V;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider in the Member States needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components;
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market, which should supply all buyers with adequate and affordable means, responding to their individual needs;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation;deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy; supports further involvement of the Commission in defence, through extensive and well- focused research, planning and implementation; welcomes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asks for adequate funding for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); supports the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-2027);deleted
2016/09/15
Committee: AFET