Activities of Radosław SIKORSKI related to 2021/2182(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas recent international developments and challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic and, the recent rapid collapse of the state structures of Afghanistan, and the tensions in the Indo- Pacific, especially in the South and East China Seas as well as in the Taiwan Strait, have accelerated existing trends affecting key aspects of the EU’s CFSP;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
- improving EU decision-making and making full use of the EU’s hard and soft powers, including by introducing qualified majority voting for decision- making in EU foreign policy,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
- achieving European sovereignttrategic autonomy by interlinking the EU’s external actions and interlinking those with EU security policies,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to develop its leadership role in the defence and promotion of human rights in multilateral forums, and in particular the UN; believes that the EU should ensure an effective use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), including the development of a complementary EU anti- corruption sanctions regime, and better enforce the human rights provisions of the international agreements it has concluded; calls further for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that the EU should develop a global connectivity strategy as an extension of the current EU-Asia Connectivity Strategy and as a strategic response to overcome its diminishing influence in many regions of the world; stresses that the Commission should make connectivity projects with third countries conditional upon the ethical use of technology both domestically and abroad; welcomes the Commission President’s announcement of plans to present a new connectivity strategy called the ‘Global Gateway’; stresses the need for the EU to preserve the rights of the individual; underlines, therefore, that systems of social scoring are not in line with the EU’s fundamental values; stresses that such policies and tools of surveillance should under no circumstances be introduced and used in the EU; underlines, therefore, that the EU must work to limit and counter the transnational reach of digital repression;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that the EU needs first and foremost a stronger and genuine political will of its Member States to jointly agree on and promote EU foreign policy goals and EU security and defence cooperation; underlines the need to establish a Defence Union, which would serve as a starting point for implementing a common European defence, in line with the provision laid out in Article 42 (2) TEU;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the establishment of new formats of cooperation such as the European Security Council; recalls that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe provides a relevant framework to shape innovative proposals in this respect, such as an EU standing military force, and the introduction of qualified majority voting in EU foreign policy decision-making;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Achieving European sovereignttrategic autonomy by interlinking the EU’s external actions
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the EU to ensure its strategic sovereigntautonomy in specific areas that are fundamental to the Union’s existence on the global scene, such as economics, security and technology, and to establish a European Defence Union;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereignttrategic autonomy in the field of security and defence means the development, coordination and deployment of strategic capabilities, an efficient division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces cooperation with partners, in particular within the framework of NATO; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcement that the EU and NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HRsupports the ambition of creating a ‘rapid entry force’ as presented by the VP/HR; stresses that such a force would need to provide added value in comparison to the EU Battlegroups, which have never been deployed; calls therefore on the Council and the Commission to assess and develop options for setting up a standing force financed from both the European Peace Facility and the Union’s budget by making full use of the current possibilities offered by the EU treaties;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Underlines the need for all EU institutions and EU Member States to cooperate on all levels to build a cyber- security strategy, whose main objective should be to further strengthen resilience, and develop common, but also better, national, robust civilian and military cyber capabilities and cooperation in order to respond to lasting security challenges; calls on the EEAS to ensure adequate levels of cybersecurity for its assets, premises and activities, including its headquarters, and EU delegations;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of the full implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; welcomes steps towards the establishment of a Parliamentary Partnership Assembly for Members of the European Parliament and Members of the UK Parliament, as provided for by the agreement; hopes that foreign policy and security cooperation will be further developed and strengthened in areas of common concernunderlines the need for an agreement on EU-UK foreign policy and security cooperation in order to be able to better confront common global security and foreign policy challenges;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines the need to strengthen EU-US transatlantic cooperation on the basis of an equal partnership; welcomes in this context the statement ‘Towards a renewed Transatlantic partnership’ from the EU-US summit 2021, which provides a good basis for an ambitious transatlantic agenda; fully supports and commits to pursuing synergies and sharedcommon foreign and security objectives by further deepening cooperation in the framework of the EU- US transatlantic dialogue; highlights that the EU should be prepared to reflect on howneeds to adapt to the changing role of the US on the global stage by establishing itself as an effective global actor;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission President’s announcement of plans to present a new joint communication on a partnership with the Gulf region; calls for the EU to present a coherent strategy for balanced EU engagement in the region, with the promotion of regional security and cooperation as a key strategic objective; reiterates that the EU’s priority is to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as a matter of security for Europe and the region, and the only way toconsiders it a key tool in stopping Iran’s worrying nuclear activities;