Activities of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2021/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy
Amendments (15)
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas intensive bilateral talks on the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine and along the Russia-Ukraine border between the US and Russia respectively talks on the same subject between NATO and Russia have taken place in January 2022 without any breakthrough towards a sustainable solution to this crisis;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
I c. whereas an exchange of views on the security architecture of Europe in the light of the ongoing Ukraine crisis took place during an extraordinary joint AFET/SEDE meeting on 17 January 2022 between members of the European Parliament and High Representative Josep Borrell;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
I d. whereas an AFET/SEDE ad hoc mission to Ukraine took place from 30January until 2 February 2022;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Supports closer defence and security coordination and cooperation with EaP countries, in particular those suffering from Russian aggression and security threats;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages Member States to ensure that any provision of equipment support via the EPF to EaP countries is in line with the needs of the EaP country and is carried out - if relevant - in collaboration with NATO strategic planning in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Member States each to deploy personnel to CSDP missions in EaP countries to ensure all Member States are represented in missions throughout the region and to encourage greater participation by non-EU countries in these missions, particularly former communist countries that have hosted successfully completed CSDP missions; considers that the participation of any third country must always be in line with European interests and values;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Is concerned about the increasing manipulation of information, disinformation and hybrid threats stemming in particular from Russia but also from other actors, affecting several theatres and CSDP missions directly, destabilising whole regions and attempting to delegitimise the EU’s missions abroad; calls for a structured response to these threats by CSDP missions as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the CPCC and the EU Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) to emphasise the importance of professional civil-military education for all staff in CSDP missions; urges the EU and Member States to provide staff in CSDP missions with appropriate equipment and training to become more alert and more resilient under less propitious conditions;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Calls on Member States and NATO allies alike to harness every means possible to support the strengthening of military- security cooperation with interested Eastern Partnership countries, as without this the security and stability of the region cannot be assured; recalls the important role that the EU can play in supporting NATO’s open door policy by maintaining close political and operational relations with its aspirant countries involved, namely Ukraine and Georgia;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 b (new)
Subheading 2 b (new)
Stresses the importance of intensive consultations and strengthened cooperation between the EU and NATO with regard to escalating crisis situations like the one we experience with regard to the current Russian pressure on Ukraine; underlines that this cooperation should be based on unity and solidarity among member states and on adherence to principles related to the existing European security architecture and international law including the sovereignty and territorial integrity of neighbouring countries; calls for the EU and NATO to leverage and expand current engagements to counter Russia’s direct and indirect aggressions and activities directed against Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to ensure that the upcoming Strategic Compass dedicates ample focus to EaP countries and that it is closely coordinated with NATO’s upcoming Strategic Concept 2022, since the European security environment and European resilience cannot be achieved without the long-term security and resilience of all the EU’s neighbours; stresses that a strong coherence between the Strategic Compass and NATO’s upcoming Strategic Concept 2022 is particularly relevant with regard to the EaP countries as well, especially in areas of cyber defence and countering hybrid warfare;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses the importance of an active involvement and strengthened advisory role of the European Parliament in the decision-making process with regard to the CSDP as implemented in the region of the Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EUAM, the EUMM and the EUBAM to remain in action for as long as necessary on the basis of regular assessments of their implementation and the needs in the light of CSDP priorities, and supports their renewable mandate structures to ensure easier adaptation to any alteration of facts on the ground; calls for regularly assessing the needs of other or complementary missions in the light of CSDP priorities;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS, the EEAS and the Member States to increase the visibility of CSDP missions in the EaP by including them in their political messaging, publicly accessible documents and engagements with the international press;