13 Amendments of Radosław SIKORSKI related to 2019/2136(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that at a moment when competing powers are increasingly challenging the rules-based global order, we, as Europeans, must defend multilateralism, international law, democracy, rule of law and human rights, both internationally and inside the EU;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s resilience and independence by reinforcing a CFSP which promotes peace, security, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Europe and throughout the world; calls for an EU human rights sanction mechanism, the so-called "Magnitsky List", allowing for targeted sanctions against individuals complicit in serious human rights violations;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the European Union needs to be able to react to crises more rapidly and effectively and should put a greater emphasis on preventing conflicts at an early stage; recalls the EU fundamental role in fostering democracy in the European Neighbourhood, especially via the European Endowment for Democracy support programmes;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the European Union has to switch from a responsive to an anticipatory approach and team up with like-minded partners to defend the global rule-based order founded on international law; recalls that the EU’s CFSP is based on partnership and multilateralism, which help to unite the relevant regional and global powers; underlines the urgent need to explore new forms of alliance cooperation, especially in monitoring and control of flows of technology, trade and investments and find innovative mechanisms for cooperation;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Promotes an EU foreign policy that will unite the EU institutions and all foreign ministries behind a common and strong EU-level foreign policy; emphasises the need to build ad hoc coalitionsre-establish closer cooperation forms between the HR/VP and the foreign ministers, delegating the latter to act on behalf of the EU in order to strengthen EU cohesion and democratic legitimacy;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates the importance of article 24(3) TEU, highlighting that Member States shall support the Union's external and security policy unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity and refrain from any action which is contrary to the interest of the Union; as envisaged by the Treaty, the EU Foreign Affairs Council is the forum, at which national ministers present their views and arrive at an agreed policy; once the policy is agreed by unanimity, Member States shall support the HR/VP in its execution, without acting in parallel;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the European Union can only deliver its full potential when speaking and acting with one voice and when decision-making is shifted step by step from the national to the supranationalEU level, taking full advantage of the possibilities offered by the EU institutions and their procedures; stresses that the European Union should use all available means to achieve this goal, including those offered by parliamentary diplomacy;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to continue and step up their efforts to increase their ability to confront hybrid threats by strengthening the EU’s cyber defences and building of critical infrastructures' cyber-resilience against hybrid threats; calls, in this regard, for the development of comprehensive joint capacities and methods to analyse risk and vulnerability;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses that the European Commission should integrate cybersecurity strategy in European digitalization efforts and promote the initiative in all Member States as part of a strong political and economic commitment in digital innovation;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for exploring the possibility of creating a new forum for multilateral cooperation among Western allies, i.e. the EU, the USA, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, drawing on the legacy of the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Strategic Export Controls; the remit of a new committee should cover the monitoring and control of export of technologies, trade flows and sensitive investments to countries of concern;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Promotes the boosting of the European Union’s strategic communication capabilities; calls, in that connection, for further support for the EEAS Strategic Communications Division, which is especially important in the Eastern Neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to benefit from the EU’s competitive advantage so that it can quickly establish a strategic position in the international race of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, 5G deployment and complete EuroHPC ecosystem in order to prevent the EU from becoming dependent on digital giants;