3 Amendments of Adam BIELAN related to 2013/2105(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the significant and ongoing changes in the geopolitical environment characterised by multidimensional and asymmetric threats, by the rise of emerging powers and a strategic shift in attention by the US towards the Pacific region, by increased instability in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, by maritime challenges, including maritime piracy, by the expanding areas of activity of terrorist organisations, by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and by a severe and long- lasting financial and economic crisis with a major impact on the GDP of many EU Member States and, consequently, on national defence budgets on both sides of the Atlantic; notes that no single member of the EU is able to overcome these multifaceted challenges by itself;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Points out that the EU should further engage with the UN, the African Union, the OSCE and ASEAN in order to share analysis and cooperate in addressing the challenges of environmental policy and climate change, including its security implications; underlines the need for preventive action and urges the EU to develop and improve early warning capabilities;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the European Council to take action in these areas and to reverse the tendency to cut R&D expenditure, including at Union level; supports the development of effective and cost-efficient cooperation between civilian security and defence research activities; stresses, however, the continued need for an effective dual-use export regime, particularly in respect of countries suspected of using such exports for military purposes;