9 Amendments of Lukas MANDL related to 2020/2023(INI)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the UK has submitted various draft texts to the EU which – unlike the EU’s text – are not public and cover, inter alia, a trade agreement including annexes, an air transport agreement, an aviation safety agreement and an agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation via Euratom; notes that the UK, in contradiction with the Political Declaration, has denied any interest in reaching an agreement on security and defence matters;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that until 31 December 2020, the United Kingdom is obliged to contribute to the financing of the European Defence Agency, the European Union Institute for Security Studies, and the European Union Satellite Centre, and to the costs of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations in which it participates;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the fact that the COVID 19 pandemic has illustrated the importance of military capacities and assets, with European armed forces playing a crucial role in support of civilian efforts in tackling the pandemic, while fulfilling their core missions; emphasises that this pandemic has demonstrated the importance of strategic autonomy of the EU and European defence cooperation to protect European populations in times of emergency and to foster the resilience of Member States; considers that mechanisms should be put in place to enable prompt cooperation between the Union and the United Kingdom in the face of future crises of a similar nature and scale; is of the view that drawing the lessons of the COVID19 pandemic, European military medical services should form an information exchange and support network to foster broad European resilience in times of emergency and crisis; considers that the participation of the UK in any such future European military medical network would be mutually beneficial;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the EU’s position that foreign policy, security and defence should be part of a comprehensive agreement governing the future EU-UK relationship; underlines the importance of protecting the decision-making autonomy of the EU as a general principle of particular value in the field of security and defence;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the fact that the EU is an important partner for the UK in foreign and security policy, as the need for common responses to address foreign, security and defence policy challenges is crucial toare necessary for both sides; encourages the exchange of information and intelligence as well as close cooperation in the areas of counter- terrorism, space policy, cyberwarfare and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defence; recalls that exchanges of classified information must be organized within a specific framework;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises that as of 1 January 2021, if there is no agreement on cooperation in foreign and security policy, the UK will be considered a third country, which will have an impact on existing cooperation in foreign and security policythe UK will become a third country, which will have a significant impact on existing cooperation in foreign and security policy; stresses in particular that a possible participation of the UK to CSDP missions and operations would require a framework agreement between the EU and the UK;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that it is in the common interest of the UK and the EU to cooperate on the development of effective and genuinely interoperable defence capabilities, including within the European Defence Agency, for which an administrative arrangement should be concluded and to continue the highly valuable partnerships within NATO and EU programmes on defence and external security, such as the European Defence Fund, Galileo and cyber-security programmGalileo, cyber-security programmes and the fight against targeted disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks as the current COVID 19 pandemic has illustrated; recalls that as regards the participation to the Public Regulated Service of Galileo, a specific agreement is both possible and necessary; as regards the upcoming European Defence Fund, the UK could be associated under the conditions set for third states;.
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Encourages the UK to participate in EU crisis management operations and in CSDP missions and operations, through the signing of a framework participation agreementin defence capabilities development, in the relevant Union agencies , as well as in projects under Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), with the corresponding rights and obligations of third countries and based on effective reciprocity; stresses that such participation should be subject to stringent conditions, through the signing of a framework agreement respecting the decision making autonomy of the EU as well as the sovereignty of the UK, the principle of balanced rights and obligations and based on effective reciprocity; underlines that such participation of the UK as a third country should include a fair and appropriate financial contribution; recalls that the UK has made the sovereign choice of becoming a third state, which has consequences on the nature and the intensity of such a partnership;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)