Activities of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2022/2048(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2022
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas Russia's unprovoked, unjustified and illegal war of agression against Ukraine fundamentally changes the security landscape in Europe including through increasing instability in EU's Neighbourhood; whereas this new reality underlines the urgent need to prioritise EU's effectiveness of its foreign and security policy through increasing its ability to act to protect our values and interests;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to make use of Article 31(2) TUE, which allows the Council to take certain decisions by qualified majority in CFSP matters without military implications, notably those concerning sanctions and human rights; calls on the Member States to make full use of the passerelle clause contained in Article 31(3) TEU without further delay;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the development of more integrated cooperation in the field of foreign and security policy with external alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and external like-minded democratic countries, in particular the US, the UK and Canada.; underlines the importance of cooperation with EU candidate and potential candidate countries in foreign affairs; reiterates its support to CFSP policy alignement during EU accession negotiations;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on strengthening the efforts to fight foreign interference in democratic processes in the EU, including through the spread of manipulative disinformation; considers it necessary to broaden the scope of threats defined in the mutual defence clause stipulated in Article 42(7) TEU to include hybrid threats, manipulative disinformation campaigns and economic coercion by third countries;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Notes that the European Parliament is actively involved in the CFSP through its particular instruments; underlines the importance and unique nature of Parliament’s set of democratisation programmes, such as the ‘Jean Monnet Dialogue’, aimed at fostering and strengthening the work of parliaments; recalls that all EU institutions should participate and work together in activities that aim to counteract the global backsliding of democracy, including through election observation, mediation and dialogue activities, conflict prevention, the Sakharov Prize award and network, and parliamentary diplomacy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Underlines the key role of EU Delegations in conducting CFSP, representing EU values and principles abroad and seeking the fulfilment of EU interests, including through Parliament's strengthened oversight; in this respect, highlights the importance for necessary and appropriate resources and capabilities in order to carry out their mandates effectively;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Stresses the need for the EU to increase the visibility of its CFSP through a better, more strategic communication of its external actions towards its own citizens and towards citizens of third countries;