12 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2021/2183(INI)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the document ‘Implementation Plan on Security and Defence’, presented to the Council by the VP/HR on 14 November 2016, and to the Council conclusions of 14 November 2016 on implementing the EU Global Strategy in the area of security and defence, which set out a level of ambition for the EU in security and defence,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU is facing newan alarming number of threats, including hybrid threats, increased militarisation around the world and a still unstablecyber-attacks, growing militarisation and continued instability in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that 2020 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed our dependencies vis-à-vis the rest of the world; stresses that the EU must learn lessons from this with a view, in particular, to increasing its resilience and, security of supply, and overall strategic autonomy as an international actor;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the launch of the work on the Strategic Compass, which should be completed in March 2022; stresses that it is a beginning, not an end, and that it should constitutes a major step towards a European Defence Union; calls for the Council to adopt an ambitious and actionable Strategic Compass that facilitates the EU’s ability to achieve its existing level of ambition in security and defence, as laid out in the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence and in the 14 November 2016 Council conclusions on security and defence.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of the European Parliament, particularly its Subcommittee on Security and Defence, receiving regular updates and reports on the implementation of the Strategic Compass from the European External Action Service once the Strategic Compass has been approved in March 2022;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need for regular, systematic and transparent evaluation of all CSDP missions and operations on the basis of relevant and both strategic and operational criteria;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that the EU’s existing level of ambition in the area of security and defence, as set out in the 14 November 2016 Council conclusions, includes ‘protecting the Union and its citizens’; stresses the importance of Article 222 TFEU and Article42(7) TEU in this regard; calls for the EU to take further steps to strengthen its ability to contribute to the protection of the Union and its citizens;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is concerned about the increased presence of Russian paramilitary organization ‘Wagner Group’ in the operating environments of certain CSDP missions and operations; calls on European External Action Service and the Council to actively monitor how the presence of Wagner Group mercenaries affects the ability of CSDP operations to fulfil their mandates; recalls the importance of keeping the European Parliament briefed on the matter;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the ambition of creating a ‘rapid entry force’; recalls the existence of battlegroups and the fact that they have never been used since the first ones entered into standby in 2005; recalls the need to make them battlegroups credible by conducting regular field exercises and boosting common funding for them; deplores the Member States’ lack of commitment to the battlegroups; criticises the fact that only one, led by Italy, is operational in 2021; laments the weakness of the planning for 2022 and 2023;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for existing Union instruments to be made operational so that they can contribute more effectively to preventing and countering hybrid threats and to protecting critical infrastructure; calls for the EU to develop a hybrid toolbox including measures of deterrence against hybrid threats while considering existing structures;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – indent 4
Paragraph 38 – indent 4
- focus on a small number of projects which are consistent with CSDP and NATO objectives, are operational and provide European added value; recalls that EU countries have only a single set of forces;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Points out that Parliament should be consulted in advance on the planning, modification and possibility of ending CSDP missions; underlines the need of active involvement of the European Parliament in the evaluation of CSDP missions and operations with a view to reinforcing their transparency and their political and public support; is determined to play its full role in scrutinising the Global Europe instrument, in particular its peace and security dimension, and in the implementation of the EDF;