Activities of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2021/2199(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50
Citation 50
— having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, especially those related to Russia’s actions in the territories of the EaP countries, illegal annexation of Crimea, violations of the rights of the Crimean Tatars, the occupation of parts of the territory of Georgia and related borderisation activities, and hostile propaganda and disinformation against the EU and the EaP countries,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the essential aims of the EaP are beneficial to the international community, including Russia, in that they help to forge a more stable region through measures that enhance good governance, democracy, the rule of law and good neighbourliness by promoting prosperity and prospects for the peoples of all EaP countries;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the 2014 invasion andof Ukraine, illegal annexation of Crimea and support of separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk demonstrated that Russia rejects EU or NATO aspirations in former Soviet territories and is determined to contend and contest any attempts to aid democratic development in a region which it considers its ‘near abroad’;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas Russia, against the backdrop of a crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, has amassed over 100 000 troops on the border of Ukraine in an offensive formation while increasing its hybrid and cyber warfare tactics targeting the elected government in Kyiv, creating widespread concern about a potential second invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas following the electoral unrest after falsification of the 2020 presidential elections, Belarus has largely abandoned its aim of fostering better relations with the EU as it has suspended participation in the EaP, having reversed trends towards democratisation and taken to weaponising refugees in an attempt to uproot domestic aspirations towards liberalisation and destabilise EU Member States;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas Russia-sponsored disinformation campaigns and hybrid interference threaten the development of the rule of law, democratic institutions, and the European perspective in the EaP countries; whereas disinformation misleads population in the EaP countries, spreads distrust in democratic processes and traditional media, polarises societies, undermines the position of human rights as well as deteriorates conditions of minorities and vulnerable groups, and overall deteriorates the internal security of the EaP countries;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the EU’s unequivocal support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries in the Eastern Partnership; expresses its concern over continued pressure exerted by the Russian Federation and its involvement in both military and cyber warfare;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to increase investment and assistance in security, military, intelligence and cyber cooperation with the EaP countries;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. EUnderlines the importance of Member States' solidarity with the precarious security situation in a number of EaP countries; encourages Member States to ensure that any provision of equipment support via the EPF to EaP countries is in line with the needs of the EaP country and is carried out in collaboration with NATO strategic planning in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Remains concerned about the continued violations of the sea and air space of countries in the Baltic Sea, in the Black Sea regios and in the Sea of Azov by the Russian regime; underlines the continued serious situation in the Sea of Azov, particularly of the illegally occupied and annexed Crimea peninsula; condemns actions of Russia in the Sea of Azov concerning breaching international maritime law, and excessive inspection of both Ukrainian and third-parties ships;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) as a best practicecan serve as one of the formats for using investment that promotes mutual security and stability in critical infrastructure and believes that it should be opened to include EaP countries;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Call on the EU to support high- quality independent media and journalists in the EaP countries to strengthen pluralism, media freedom and the rule of law, and overall resilience of democratic societies in the EaP countries;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the EU to facilitate projects for the governments, civil societies, NGOs and other actors of the EaP countries that will help them fight disinformation and hybrid threats, including through the important work of the EEAS StratCom division, with its taskforces, EU Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN) and Hybrid Fusion Cell, the Rapid Alert System, the established cooperation at administrative level among the EEAS, the Commission and Parliament, the Commission-led network against disinformation, and Parliament’s administrative taskforce against disinformation;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Calls for the EEAS to intensify and strengthen the role of EU Delegations in the EaP countries with a goal to enhance their capacity to debunk disinformation campaigns threatening democratic principles coordinated by foreign state actors, especially Russia;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Underlines the importance of EU engagement with NATO in the Black Sea region, together with EaP countries, in order to ensure a secure and stable Black Sea region;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the VP/HR to devote particular attention to the security of the EaP area in the upcoming EU-US security and defence dialogue and the EU-US dialogue on Russia; notes that a democratic, stable and pro-European Eastern Partnership poses a threat to the Kremlin regime and is therefore under political and military pressure by the Putin regime;