4 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2015/2272(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas closer cooperation between the European Union and NATO is key to European security;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on the United States and take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that in order to build stability and peace, the EU should keep up its enlargement commitments and continue cooperation with very closely associated countries within the context of the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); recalls that according to Article 49 TEU any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law; considers that countries which are candidates for membership of the EU should, to the maximum, base their action on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the principleConsiders it essential that EU Member States should commit to using 2% of their GDP for defence expenditure by 2024 in order to attain a higher degree of defence capability;