Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2017/2276(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU-NATO relations (debate) EL
Amendments (13)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas Western values and unity are under stress in an era of geopolitical turbulence; whereas the West’s two major organisations that have Europe at the centre of their activities, the EU and NATO, are making progress on enhancing their cooperation in facing complex threats, both conventional and hybrid, generated by state and non-state actors, coming from the South and the East; whereas neither organisation has the full range of tools to address them all on its own;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, in general, the Eastern European EU Members also see Russia as a geopolitical actor and the Western members see it mainly as a commercial partner, polarizingwhich means that EU’s commercial interests in the West and theneed to be reconciled with its security oneinterests in the East;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Η
Recital Η
Η. whereas both the EU and NATO use the same transport infrastructure in Europe, and whereas military mobilitythe ability to move military personnel, materiel and resources to all regions of the EU was recently identified as a top priority area of cooperation between the two organisations;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that for its Members NATO must remain the cornerstone of collective defence and deterrence in Europe and that a stronger EU of security and defence fully capable of honouring the provisions of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contributes to a stronger NATO; underlines that EU-NATO cooperation must also take into account the security and defence policy of those six EU Member States which are not NATO members;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation; the cost of finding the above resources should not be borne by those Member States that are also members of NATO and pay the required amount of their contribution for common defence;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern flank for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complemented by the development of a new North-South dimension, responding to the requirements for movements of military mobilunitys;
Amendment 215 #
13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; care must be taken to avoid a duplication of powers and defensive capabilities;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes cumbersome procedures in sharing classified information between the two organisations; considers that both organisations share the same strategic challenges and, implicitly, will be dealing with the consequences togetherconsequently, they need to be addressed jointly; believes that – by building mutual trust – cooperation in the exchange of classified information and intelligence analysis could be improved; is of the opinion that fostering a ‘need-to- share’ approach to intelligence exchange would also benefit missions and operations of both organisations; is of the view that the Parallel and Coordinated Intelligence Assessment could be used in fighting hybrid threats more effectively together;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EU initiatives aimed at strengthening European security and defence should also help ensure that those EU Member States which are NATO Allies meet their NATO commitments; stresses that EU Member States should be capable to launch autonomous military missions also where NATO is not willing to act or where EU action is more appropriate;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its view that the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements should be adapted to the current strategic context and enable NATO to make use of EU instruments, including civilian tools where appropria, only in the event that Article 5 of the NATO Treaty is implemented;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the need to strengthen EU-NATO cooperation on missions and operations, both at strategic and tactical level, in the event that NATO implements Article 5 of the Treaty;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the EU and NATO should do more together to bolster the resilience, defence and security of the neighbours and partners of both organisations; strongly supports the fact that assistance to partner countries for building their capacities and fostering resilience, including on concerns counterterrorism, strategic communication, cyber defence, ammunition storage and security sector reform, and is a common objective, particularly in three pilot countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova and Tunisia);