11 Amendments of María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT related to 2017/2123(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that terrorist and criminal organisations are proliferating and instability is spreading in the South, as fragile and disintegrating states throw up large ungoverned spaces; stresses that in the East Russia’s war against Ukraine andconflict in Ukraine, the Minsk agreements have not been implemented, without which there can be no solution to the conflict, whilst the illegal annexation of Crimea continue; is deeply concerned that hybrid tactics, including cyber terrorism and information warfare, are destabilising the Eastern Partnership countries and the western Balkans, as well as targeting Western democracies and increasing tensions within them; is concerned that the security environment surrounding the EU will remain highly volatile for years to come;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Is deeply concerned over the increasingly deadly terrorist threat in the Sahelian belt as well as the extension to Central Africa and the instability in the East(Syria, Iraq, Palestine);calls on the EU HR/VP to ensure an executive mandate is granted to the CSDP missions and to intervene in a decisive and determined manner;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Deplores the terrorist threat that is quickly expanding both within Europe and beyond its borders;considers that an incomplete answer on the military level is inevitably leading to ever-growing internal security threats;urgently calls for an European anti-jihadist pact that can tackle these threats in an effective manner;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that European Defence should be built upon the principle that European security cannot be guaranteed by relying merely on military assets, but only by a comprehensive use of civilian, developmental, diplomatic, economic and military instruments available to the Union;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the Commission and an increasing number of Member States have committed themselves to launching the European Defence Union; underlines that this corresponds to Parliament’s long- standing demand and to numerous appeals expressed in its previous resolutions; highlights the greater efficiency, elimination of duplication and reduction of costs that will result from stronger European defence integration; stresses however that the launch of a real EDU requires continued political will and determination;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that through Brexit, the EU is losing 25 percent of its military capabilities and will no longer benefit from the UK's expertise;is concerned that after Brexit, 80 percent of NATO's defence spending will be provided by non- European countries;welcomes in this regard the increased defence spending of different EU member states since 2014;stresses the importance of continued close defence and security relations after Brexit;notes however that Brexit is a renewed momentum to initiatives that have been long blocked, and could open the door to new proposals;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Believes that decision-making on CSDP issues could be more democratic and transparent;calls in this regard for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CSDP;considers in this regard that the sub-committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) should become a fully-fledged parliamentary committee;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Regrets the lack of cooperation and information-sharing among security and intelligence services in Europe;believes that more cooperation between intelligence services could help counter terrorism;calls in this regard for the establishment of a fully-fledged European intelligence system;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Thanks the more than six thousand women and men who have given excellent and loyal service in the Union’s civilian and military missions on three continents; greatly values these missions as Europe’s common contribution to peace and stability in the world and to the security of our citizensdeplores the limitations in the CSDP missions mandate and stresses the need for real effectiveness that can only be achieved with the provision of proper military equipment; urges the Council and the HR/VP to make use of the possibilities provided for in Article 41.2 TEU to this end; welcomes the increase in Member States’ defence spending in support of our service members; takes the view that this trend needs to be sustained, strengthened and coordinated at European level;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017; welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the common set of proposals and calls for continued progress;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. CStresses that European security still relies exclusively on NATO; notes in this regard that a stronger EU and stronger NATO are mutually reinforcing; considers that the EU needs to increase its efforts to act as a regional security provider, and to become a strong European pillar of NATO through the European Defence Union; considers that the EU should take greater responsibility in security crises in its neighbourhood, thereby relieving her allies within NATO and allowing them to concentrate on their own neighbourhood; is of the opinion that the security and protection of Europe will increasingly depend on both organisations; calls for improving cooperation, inter alia concerning the exchange of information, expertise and intelligence;