Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2018/2156(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Military mobility (short presentation) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. whereas effective military mobility can onlynot be achieved without the full involvement and commitagreement of allthe Member States, in a manner consistent with relevant EU-level initiative always to allocate their country's military and civilian infrastructure in conjunction with operational requirements;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital ΣΤ
Recital ΣΤ
F. whereas a substantial number of obstacles, physical, legal and regulatory, often make these movements difficult by imposing significant delays, thus threatening to undermine their purpose, especially in crisis situations; the availability of these infrastructures should be in keeping with the type and magnitude of the real threat rather than political considerations;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the complex nature of the challenge, involving, among other aspects, questions of infrastructure construction, common standards, transport regulations, customs, taxes, and movement permissions, as well as all levels of government from municipal administrations to international organisations; calls in this regard for enabling frameworks to bring together both military and civilian actors, wherever and whenever necessary, at all levels to discuss the relevant issues and thus ensure added value and effective coordination and implementation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regretcognises that the Action Plan fundamentnaturally describes a bottom-up approach, with only a limited strategic vision of what concrete defence goals the EU is aiming to achieve through the various activities described in the Action Plan; deplorespoints out in this regard that the continuing absence of an EU wWhite bookPaper on defence, which could have provided this overarching sense of purpose, is to be expected as there is no declared military threat to the EU that would have created the need for a White Paper on defence; believes nonetheless that the current approach has considerable merit and will serve the interests of all EU Member States, including in their role as NATO allies;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the new joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation and the Brussels Declaration on Transatlantic Security and Solidarity and the emphasis that both place on military mobility issues; welcomes also NATO’s new initiatives, particularly the Enablement Plan for SACEUR’s Area of Responsibility; notes, however, that parts of the Enablement Plan appear to overlap with similar EU initiatives; this is understandable, given that NATO is a purely defensive organisation, while the EU is not;