Activities of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2022/2050(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a particular focus should be placed on the protection and stability of the EU’s external borders;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas NATO remains the most important EU defence and security ally and the cornerstone of collective defense for those Member States which are also NATO members; whereas cooperation should be envisaged with the UK and other like-minded democracies and possibly with the European Political Community, including on security and defence matters;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a permanent EU council of defence ministers chaired by the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR); suggests that this permanent council could tackle a broader range of issues, including traditional CSDP matters, but also systematically fighting foreign interference, spread of manipulative disinformation and other hybrid threats;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the security situation in Europe has significantly deteriorated following Russia's unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine; underlines that Russia's war against Ukraine fundamentally impacts EU's neighboring countries and has ripple-effects throughtout the entire continent; stresses that the EU must step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act decisively when European values and security are attacked; welcomes the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty; calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Member States to make use of Article 31(2) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), which allows the Council to take certain decisions by qualified majority in common foreign and security policy (CFSP) matters; calls on the Member States to make full use of the passerelle clause contained in Article 31(3) TEU without delay;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the operational capabilities necessary to ensure the effectiveness of the mutual assistance clause under Article 42(7) TEU should be strengthened swiftly; underlines that a Treaty modification could define terrorist attacks, hybrid attacks, disinformation campaigns and economic coercion by third countries as elements that would trigger Article 42(7) TEU; calls for a clarification of the respective scope of application and interlinkage of Article 42(7) TEU and Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; in this respect, calls for provisions enabling joint procurement of defence equipment and other security-related spending as well as the establishment of joint and permanently stationed military units, including command structures;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that a Union mechanism should be established so as to allow all Member States to benefit from innovation in the field of defence and state-of-the-art defence technology, which could lead to joint procurement schemes in these fields;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35
Citation 35
— having regard to Russia’s illegal invasion and annexation of Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions as well as its unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian Federation’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against and invasion of Ukraine, as well as the involvement of Belarus in this aggression; categorically rejects Russia's attempts to legitimatise annexations of Crimea and four Ukrainian oblasts of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson; underlines that these acts are a flagrant violation of international law; condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia's active role in the destabilisation of international security, including in the Sea of Azov and Black Sea regions;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers synergies and coherence with the implementation of NATO’s Strategic Concept essential, particularly in the areas of countering Russian aggression, spread of malign disinformation in both the EU and in candidate and potential candidate countries; cyber defence, hybrid warfare and support to strategic partners;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for stronger military-security cooperation with Western Balkan countries, in particular in areas such as resilience, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, counter-terrorism and countering disinformatUnderlines the importance of CFSP alignment in EU candidate and potential candidate countries, notably with regard to security implications linked to the Western Balkans; calls for stronger military-security cooperation with Western Balkan countries based on a common understanding of the strategic orientation of the countries in the region, based on shared democratic values, in particular in areas such as resilience, cybersecurity, hybrid threats, counter-terrorism and countering disinformation; welcomes the cooperation between the EU and NATO in the Western Balkans, including through the EUFOR Althea mission and the KFOR mission;