Activities of Laura HUHTASAARI related to 2020/2080(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning the implementation and governance of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the interestparticipation of Member States in permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) following its establishment by Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/2315 of 11 December 2017, as shown by the significant number of projects established so far by the Council under PESCO; encourages participating Member States to advance this work and focus on the swift and effective implementation of these projects;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes in this regardCondemns the political guidelines of the Commission regarding defence policy, and in particular regarding the need for bold steps towardsutopian dreaming of a genuine European Defence Union, and for an integrated and comprehensive approach to the EU’s security; hopes thatfurther condemns the creation of a new Commission Directorate- General for Defence Industry and Space, will serve as a catalyst for enhanced coherence in the creation of defence capabilitiehich demands resources urgently needed by the Member States in tackling economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 crisis;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary to step up the actual contribution of PESCO projects to the achievement of the EU’s ambiimplement the PESCO projects according to nationsal in the area of security and defence, by effectively ensuring that the participating Member States strengthen their collaboration in significant and ambitious capability development, and that there is coherence between the EU and NATO in terms of priorititerests of the Member States, bearing in mind their sovereignty and that security and defence policy in the European Union is a competence of the Member States;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the participating Member States to continue making resources available for PESCO projects, while ensuring real ownership of and commitment to PESCO coordinating and pooling processthe participation in the PESCO projects as long as it furthers their national interests, without any pressure from the EU institutions or other Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that security and defence policy remains in the core of the sovereignty of the Member States; reminds that it is impossible to determine a common security and defence policy line for the EU due to diversity of historical backgrounds, geographical positions and geostrategic interests of the Members States; urges the European Parliament to bear in mind lessons of history for limits of European integration drawn by failures of projects even between six founding members of the European integration project, e.g. the collapse of the Fouchet Plan in the 1960s;