33 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2015/2272(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the report on implementing the EEAS Review (HR(2015)170 of December 22nd 2015;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas many present and future challenges and threats to the EU are complex and inter-related, and will come from inside just as much as from outside the common borders; whereas a stronger political will for resolute common action on the part of the EU and its Member States is needed in order to respond effectivepro- actively, effectively and holistically to these challenges, to safeguard the EU’'s values and societal model and to be a stronger global actor; whereas the EU Global Strategy on foreign and security policy must pave the way for this development;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the aggregated defence spending of the EU Member States makes the EU the world's second-largest defence spender;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a swift and efficient response to threats on the part of the EU requires that interinstitutional barriers be overcome and silo mentalities broken down in the institutions as well as in the foreign representations of the EEAS and the Member States;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
– Defend European people, states, societies and values
Amendment 118 #
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 while maintaining the preferred alliance with the United States within the different institutional frameworks as a centrepiece in all considerations. 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 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU in consequence to enhance coherent and structured cooperation on defence research, the technological- industrial base and cyber defence through pooling and sharing, in order toand coordinating the use of defence budgets more efficiently. Tectively; stresses that the European Defence Agency’s role needs to be greatly strengthened and its resources increased to enable it to act more effectively. and that Member States should take more responsibility for building European capabilities and increase their military research expenditure through the EDA. Notes that there are already many studies which outline concrete projects and proposals where further effective defence cooperation is needed and could be useful and efficient, including for example in areas that do not directly touch on lethal defence instruments, such as in air-to-air refuelling, transport, logistics and maintenance. Furthermore, a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity needs to be developed with the appropriate oversight mechanisms in place;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the VP/HR to address the lack of clarity regarding the mutual defence clause contained in Article 42(7) TEU and to define the guidelines and procedures for its implementation in order to allow the Member States to respond effectively when it is invoked;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a principal objective should be to move towards voluntary joint defence forces and the framing of a commothe new Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy of the HR/VP is to provide the framework within which Member States can operate collectively to tackle threats to the security and stability of the Union; also believes that the principal and ultimate objective should be a European dDefence policy which will ultimately lead to aUnion with integrated defence forces and a real and sustainable common defence policy. Supports, therefore, the drafting of a White paper on EU Defence, thereby updating the Helsinki Headline Goal from 1999;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, andthe European pillar within NATO, on the one hand to make sure that the EU carries its responsibility and on the other hand so that the EU can operate on its own where needed, without being dependent on support from NATO partners or infrastructure; supports the establishment of European forces which complement NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borders;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. NotStresses the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, and supports the establishment of European forces which complement NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borders;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights the importance of multilateralism and the need for closer cooperation with the Unite Nations, when conditions and the geopolitical situation so permits, with a view to establishing an international order based on respect for international law; stresses the urgent need for the UN to be reformed so as to better reflect the current geopolitical situation; considers that regional organisations should actively support the United Nations in its management of ongoing crises and conflicts in response to threats to international security;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the discussions on the draft report "Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union" (2015/2275(INI); welcomes the deeper cooperation between the EU and the UN and the EU and the AU in Peace Support Operations, stresses that approaches to conflict-solving should be embedded as much as possible in multilateral agreed solutions, with due respect to the multiple dimensions such interventions need to cover in fields of peace keeping and enforcing, sustainable development, tackling root causes of migration and respect for human rights;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the role technology plays in our societies growing and that EU policy must respond to the rapid changes in technological development; stresses in this regard the fundamental empowering role that the internet and technologies can play in development, democratisation and emancipation of citizens across the globe and therefore highlights the importance that the EU works to promote and safeguard the free and open internet and to protect digital rights;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the impact of technologies should also be reflected in the global strategy as well as in cybersecurity initiatives while as an integral part the improvement of human rights should be mainstreamed in all EU policies and programmes, if applicable, to advance the protection of human rights and the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and good governance, and peaceful conflict resolution;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to gain more credibility as a global security and foreign policy actor, the EU should take greater responsibility and focus on filling the security vacuum in its neighbourhood and among our neighbours’ neighboursvicinity and its wider neighbourhood; the capacity to restore security, support the EU's regional partners and secure the EU borders is a clear priority;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for sustainable management of asylum and migration policies on the basis of common principles and solidarity; in this context, asks the Commission to propose effective and sustainable solutions; believes that in this regard the EU should promote a more practical and comprehensive approach to assistance in AfricaBelieves that this must consist of a broader approach, including a European border and coast guard, upgrading the hotspots to reception centres, substantially more aid to countries already harbouring refugees (such as those bordering Syria), making it possible to apply for asylum at locations outside of Europe and providing a legal route into the EU for economic migrants through a blue card system;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for sustainable management of asylum and migration policies on the basis of common principles and solidarity; in this context, asks the Commission to propose effective and sustainable solutions; believes thatmember states and the Council to implement earlier decisions without obstruction effectively, expeditiously and sustainably; also calls in this regard for the EU should promote a more practical and comprehensive approach to assistance in Africaswift reinforcement, as agreed, of FRONTEX into a true European Border Protection to tackle illegal migration;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the urgent need to identify safe countries and to negotiate EU readmission agreements with those safe countries;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that in this regard the EU should promote a more practical and comprehensive approach to assistance in Africa;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that inclusive multilateral diplomacy under the leadership of the VP/HR is a crucial tool in conflict resolution in the neighbourhood; believes that more links and synergies need to be made between diplomacy and home affairs; within member states, between EEAS and the relevant services of the Commission, and between EU delegations and the member states represented in foreign nations;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to strengthen their capacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns reaching people in the EU as such campaigns are directed at undermining the unity and solidarity of the EU and weakening its fundamental values;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Convinced that the EU requires co- ordinated action in the field of diplomacy, development and defence, imposing the EU institutions and the Member States to make the best possible use of existing budgets in this regard through better cooperation;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Supports the principle 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 while enhancing economies of scale through co- development and co-operation;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. BNotes that the aggregated defence spending of the EU Member States does not translate into corresponding "hard power", hence undermining the collective ability to pro-actively react to defence and security challenges alike; believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focuequipped with the necessary military means and aspire to be a ‘'rule- maker’', establishing efficient multilateral global governance; while being able to project military power;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and aspire to be a ‘rule- maker’,’ establishing efficient multilateral global governance, based on values, whereby respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law must always be guiding;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Also calls upon the Member States to share intelligence information to effectively fight terrorism abroad and within the EU; therefore calls for the creation of a true European Intelligence Agency;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the principle 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 while enhancing economies of scale through co-development and co- operation;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that enhancing cooperation with global and regional actors on global threats is necessary in order to achieve a global rules-based order; believes that pairing up on specific sectoral issues with interested regional actors allows European valueinterests to be shardefended and might contributes to growth and development; notes that establishing closer relationships with non- state actors and civil society is also necessary and that the way the EU builds and defines partnerships needs to be reviewed;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Union’s prosperity is determined by its capacity to stay innovative, competitive and to profit from a high- paced global economy. The EU must use all its policy tools in a coherent manner to create favourable external conditions for the sustainable growth of the European economy. The EU must be an engaged and active actor, promoting free trade and investment, secure trade channels and increased market access throughout the world, and safeguarding the stability of the global financial system;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the EU must continue and reinforce its efforts to promote economic development and resilience in its neighbourhood and in regions that are critical to EU interests; also that trade agreements and technical agreements should be pursued when it is clear that they will deliver leverage in third countries and promote security, stability and prosperity in both the partner country and the EU;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that the European Parliament is the Parliament of the EU and that EU action should be monitored and followed up in this contexEU actions are subject to oversight by the European Parliament;