10 Amendments of Michael GAHLER related to 2017/2029(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital –A (new)
Recital –A (new)
-A. whereas there is the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence according to the Art. 51 of the Charter of the UN;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the industrial landscape of defence in Europe is characterised by overcapacities, duplications and fragmentation, which consequently encourageshas led to expansiveding export policies;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self-defence; underlines that maintaining and strengthening a defence industry serves as part of the self-defence of the Member States and collectively as of the EU; recalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces; reiterates that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that sets minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that European defence technological and industrial base contributes to the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, in particular the Common Security and Defence Policy;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro and Norway have aligned themselves with the criteria and principles of the Common Position and by that pursue also further alignment with CFSP and CSDP; calls on EEAS to encourage especially European countries to align with the Common Position to ensure a securer wider European area;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges all the Member States to improve the quality of arms exports reportingcomply fully with their reporting obligations set out in the Common Position; stresses that high-quality data on actual deliveries is essential for understanding how the eight criteria are applied; calls on the Member States and the EEAS to explore how to use data generated by customs authorities, including by creating specific customs codes for military goods;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Commends the outreach efforts regarding the ATT and supports the further universalization and effective implementation of the ATT;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. SupportsEncourages the Member States to undertake a more detailed examination of licensced production by third countries and stronger safeguards on the possible undesired uses of weapons produced in such circumstances; encourages the Member States to consider the third country’s attitude and status with regard to the ATT when deciding on transfers that would enhance the manufacturing and/or export capacity of that country as regards military equipment;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that not all EU national parliaments scrutinise governmental licensing decisions by, inter alia, producing annual arms exports reports, and that in general there is a lack ofencourages in this regard to generally increase the parliamentary and public oversight; points to the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, which encourage regular responses to the EU Annual Arms Exports Reports;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes regular consultations with national parliaments, legitimate national control bodies and civil society as central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM, all the Member States and the EEAS to enhance dialogue with civil society; encouragthese consultations; encourages national parliaments, legitimate national control bodies, civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade, and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;