15 Amendments of Radosław SIKORSKI related to 2022/0000(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas sanctions in several Member States are not fully implemented due to lack of resources or a lack of political will by, for example, investigating ownership structures of real estate and other non-liquid assets by sanctioned individuals; whereas the enforcement of sanctions remains one of the key elements in the EU’s toolbox in countering Russia’s war against Ukraine, and that therefore all means must be made available at EU and Member State-level to ensure that sanctions are fully enforced; whereas the EU must work with third countries to ensure that sanctions are fully implemented, including in the financial sector; whereas the EU must consider ways to address explicit actions by third countries, which are designed to aid the evasion and circumvention of the EU’s sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas when European Council and Council decisions on foreign, security and defence policy are made, the executive of the European Union is composed of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council, the Political and Security Committee, and the subordinate agencies; whereas Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union notes that the “Member States shall support the Union's external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity”, and that they “shall refrain from any action which is contrary to the interests of the Union or likely to impair its effectiveness as a cohesive force in international relations”; is concerned by the activities of some Member States, which may run counter to the provisions of Article 24 TEU;
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) agree that the VP/HR should will be present ex officio in someall negotiating formats in which EU Member States participate;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) introduce qualified majority voting for certain foreign policy areas, as already provided for in the Treaties, and strive to extend itqualified majority voting to all foreign and defence policy areas in the Council, in order to increase the effectiveness of EU foreign policy;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) make progress in establishing aestablish a European defence union, which would serve as a starting point for implementing a common EU defence, in line with the provision laid down in Article 42(2) TEU; work on a defence union must include the development of options for setting-up a standing military force, which is permanently stationed and trains together;
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) immediately, and as a matter of urgency, expand the infrastructure and use of renewable energy sources in the EU;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) fight and counter propaganda and disinformation campaigns in Europethe EU, its neighbourhood and around the world;
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) enhance support for the Member States in enforcing the EU’s sanctions against Russia on international and national levels and eliminate identified loopholes in good time; the EEAS and the Commission need to undertake an ongoing review of the implementation of sanctions against Russia and issue guidance to Member States on how to properly implement and enforce those sanctions; the EU should also enact secondary sanctions on entities and third countries that actively aid and assist the evasion of the EU’s sanctions against Russia;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) work with international partners to enact new sanctions where needed, and to ensure full compliance with the EU’s sanctions against Russia, Belarus, and Russian and Belarusian individuals;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(gc) seek to bring the UK into a framework for common cooperation on defence and foreign policy matters, through the addition of relevant provisions in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, in order to maximise possibilities for EU-UK cooperation;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g d (new)
(gd) ensure that Member States adhere to the principles of the EU’s treaties, especially Article 24 TEU, which notes that the “Member States shall support the Union's external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity”;
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g e (new)
(ge) immediately initiate the creation of a gas union at EU level, which would allow common purchases of gas by EU Member States;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) develop an EU Joint Operations Centre in the Commission, which would be staffed by agencies and partners, and with state of the art resources to work at speed, and a focus to act more decisively at the speed of the next crisis;
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) increase funding for and speed up the implementation of projects related to military mobility by, for example, making use of existing policies in the civilian realm to create added value for the armed forces through a holistic approach on the NATO, EU, and Member State levels;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point aa a (new)
(aaa) develop plans for the joint EU procurement of military systems to avoid duplication and waste of resources;