8 Amendments of Arba KOKALARI related to 2020/2080(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the consequences of the EU not having enough competence when it comes to health care; whereas, by the same analogy, it would makeit makes sense to establish an EU common defence strategy in order to be able to respond to an attack on the EU’s borders and territories as well as strengthen its resilience; whereas PESCO constitutes an important step towards achieving the objective of a common defence;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas PESCO was originally conceived as an avant-garde, comprising the Member States willing and able to upgrade their cooperation in defence to a new level of ambition; whereas the fact that there are 25 pMS means that PESCO is at risk of being constrained by the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach; whereas the number of pMS indicates a willingness for closer cooperation in security and defence;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas in order to strengthen European defence capabilities, member states need to ensure sufficient national defence spending as well as invest in cooperative programmes; encourages pMS to increase their defence spending to at least 2 % of GDP;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) define the Union’s strategic vision and perception of common threats, by, inter alia, implementing the level of ambition defined by the 2016 EU Global Strategy in the ongoing work of the Strategic Compass and, strengthen PESCO’s operational dimension;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ensure synergy effects and coherence between different EU defence initiatives and operations;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focus on defence to a stronger European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS alone has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument to reach EU defence integration as a common goal, in line with the ambition for greater EU Strategic Autonomy, whilst maintaining close cooperation with NATO and other international partners;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) clarify the rules governing third- party participation in PESCO, taking into consideration the importance of EU decision-making autonomy and full reciprocity, with a case-by-case approach considered to be most beneficial for the EU; to consider the benefits of third-party participation of the United Kingdom after Brexit;