Activities of Reinis POZŅAKS
Plenary speeches (3)
Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)
The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia (debate)
Institutional motions (8)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The case of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of unjustly imprisoned Uyghurs in China, notably Ilham Tohti and Gulshan Abbas
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia
Written questions (2)
EU funding of physical border protection structures such as walls, fences or other barriers
Fund for the protection and development of the frontier regions of countries bordering Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
Amendments (84)
Amendment 128 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers the threats posed to the EU’s East not only concern conflict with Russia but also terrorism, organised crime, human trafficking, corruption, mass irregular migration, and a host of other threats to the cohesion of societies both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 133 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recognises that Russia's unjustifiable military aggression against Ukraine has exposed the many layers of corruption and ineffectiveness within the Russian Armed Forces, coupled with a far reaching sanctions regime that beleaguers Russia's economic outlook; considers that these factors will likely lead to the Kremlin enhancing its defence spending in an effort to rebuild its Armed Forces and keep pace with NATO Allied defence spending, forcing the Kremlin to further rely heavily on fellow rival states such as the People's Republic of China, Iran and North Korea for its political, financial and operational objectives;
Amendment 155 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises that the current geopolitical paradigm is a result of decades of underinvestment in European security and over reliance on Allies and Partners, considers it the highest priority of the CSDP to revitalize and advance deterrence along the periphery of Europe with a combination of civilian and military training missions that specialize in combined arms training, C-UAV and C-IED capabilities and enhance interoperability among Member States and third countries;
Amendment 165 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes, in this regard, the objective of the Commission President to usher in a new era for European defence and security, by building a true European defence union;enhancing operational capabilities and bolstering deterrence via a combination of increased defence spending, robust military recruitment and enhanced engagement with the private sector to ensure viable long term civ-mil partnerships; also welcomes the designation on 17 September 2024 of the first-ever Commissioner for Defence and Space, tasked with working jointly with the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) on a wP/HR on a White pPaper on the future of European defence within the first hundreds days of their mandates;
Amendment 170 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to accelerate their commitments made in the Versailles Declaration, adopted on 11 March 2022, to assume greater responsibility for their defence and security, including by achieving greater strategic autonomoperational capability; stresses that NATO and the transatlantic partnership with the United States remain the cornerstones of European collective defence; stresses the need for EU Member States to step up their efforts by increasing their spending and procuring more joint capabilities, thereby strengthening their armed forces whether for national, NATO or EU operational purposes;
Amendment 184 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises that NATO and leading allies such as US and UK are playing a crucial role in coordinating and leading the efforts to support Ukraine militarily not only with weapons, ammunition and equipment, but also intelligence and data; considers the ongoing war of aggression as further evidence that the most important countries for European security remain the United States and United Kingdom as the war continues to reveal profound structural faults in the EU security and defence architecture and unacceptable shortfalls in capabilities;
Amendment 185 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recognises that CSDP will also require close coordination with NATO’s defence and deterrence posture, as well as the Alliance’s effort to promote co- operative security through defence capacity building and the Open Door policy;
Amendment 186 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Considers that taking greater responsibility for European Security requires Member States and the EU to be able to provide a minimum of 50% of the capabilities required to deter Russia from further aggression towards its neighbours and Member States no later than 2030;
Amendment 190 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concurs with the ambition of buildenhancing athe European pillar within NATO by increasing the amount and range of NATO Advanced Training Courses between European Allies and Partners to ensure that Member States close the gap in operational capabilities and effectiveness with the US and stresses that the development of a European defence unionoperational capabilities can go hand- in- hand with the deepening of EU-NATO cooperation;
Amendment 208 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers close collaboration with NATO's Joint Force Command Centers and the better utilization of PESCO projects as instrumental to CSDP objectives;
Amendment 239 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 a. Calls for further increase and speeding up in financial and military assistance to Ukraine and for the immediate deployment of modern equipment, weapons and next-generation air defence and surface to surface systems; expresses its support for the decision by a number of Member States and international partners to provide Ukraine with advanced weaponry, devoid of any restrictions;
Amendment 254 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that the ultimate goal should be to maintain support to Ukraine to ensure the military collapse of Russian forces and their proxies in Ukraine to enable Kyiv and its partners to negotiate from a position of strength that fully restores Ukraine’s territorial integrity, compensates and restores Ukraine for the tremendous suffering it has endured and ensures that those responsible for waging the war of aggression against Ukraine, including Vladimir Putin and Aliexandr Lukashenka, are brought to justice for the crimes they have committed, as are war criminals in lower echelons of the Russian government, Russian armed forces and their proxies;
Amendment 255 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is of the opinion that any strategy to end the war must be based on four principles: Member States and Allies should fully support Ukraine militarily and financially for as long as it is needed; Russia must pay reparations for the appalling death and damage it has inflicted on Ukraine; there can be no de facto Russian veto over EU or NATO decisions and no secret deals with Moscow can be entertained; the lifting of sanctions on Russia will only come as a consequence of Russian action and only over time;
Amendment 259 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Condemns in the strongest terms North Korea's role in aiding Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine through the supply of military equipment and weaponry actively deployed on the battlefield, as well as the reported deployment of North Korean soldiers to Russia to directly participate in the war; deplores North Korea's actions as a blatant violation of international norms, which does not only intensify the war but also poses significant security risks to Europe and the broader international community; it is of grave concern that North Korea, reportedly with backing from China, uses this war as a platform to study advanced combat tactics, including drone warfare, with the clear intention of applying these techniques in potential future wars;
Amendment 260 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7 e. Recognises that the intervention of North Korea in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine directly undermines global stability, heightens security risks in the Asia-Pacific and beyond; calls for decisive countermeasures to halt North Korea’s direct and indirect support of Russia’s military and involvement in sanctions evasion as both of which threaten peace and embolden forces working against the international rules-based order and collective security frameworks worldwide;
Amendment 266 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Recognises that the supply of thousands of Shahed drones from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia has further cemented Iran’s role as a pariah state, accompanied with the potential for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military intervention in Ukraine to support Moscow’s war aims, while Russia’s ongoing support from countries such as North Korea and China further demonstrate its unwavering hostility to international laws and norms;
Amendment 267 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 f (new)
Paragraph 7 f (new)
7 f. Recognises that the supply of thousands of Shahed drones from the Islamic Republic of Iran to Russia has further cemented Iran’s role as a pariah state, accompanied with the potential for IRGC military intervention in Ukraine to support Moscow’s war aims, while Russia’s ongoing support from countries such as North Korea and China further demonstrate its unwavering hostility to international laws and norms;
Amendment 287 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages Member States to create scenario-based and predictable inventory of military capabilities that can be provided under the EPF to ensure that short-term provision of capabilities are rapidly sourced within Member States and delivered without delay while long-term provision of capabilities that assist Ukraine in restoring deterrence are provided in a foreseeable timeframe, in coordination with third countries when necessary;
Amendment 290 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Stresses the importance of enhancing Ukraine’s anti-drone capabilities as a critical element in countering aerial threats and maintaining operational security. Given the increasing use of drones in modern warfare, particularly in surveillance and targeted attacks, expanding EUMAM’s training focus on counter-UAV tactics, detection, and neutralization techniques is essential; calls for the provision of specialized equipment and expertise to enable Ukrainian forces to swiftly identify, track, and respond to hostile drone activities, ensuring robust protection for both military and civilian infrastructures;
Amendment 293 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Considers EUMAM's need for additional instructors, equipment, ammunition and training offices in support to its moduls as a top priority in CSDP mission planning and should be provided urgently;
Amendment 295 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Considers EUMAM as the most significant CSDP mission currently underway; recognises the combined arms training and specialised training must aim to increase its efforts in training: C-UAV capability, UAV system training, missile systems, aerial defence and radar recognition;
Amendment 299 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8 f. Emphasizes the need to strengthen demining capabilities within Ukraine to address the widespread presence of unexploded ordnance and landmines, which poses a significant threat to safety and mobility; advocates for the allocation of dedicated resources to support comprehensive demining training, including advanced detection and disposal techniques; enhanced demining capacity will not only facilitate safer military operations but also support the recovery and safety of civilian areas affected by the war;
Amendment 303 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Highlights the need to ensure the security of the Black Sea region by assisting in the demining of Ukraine's seawaters and to encourage Member States to offer training exercises in this regard with an emphasis on the development of Maritime Mine Counter Measure Capabilities and Critical Seabed Infrastructure Protection;
Amendment 331 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Highlights that Russia's aggression against Ukraine and Iran’s aggression against Israel has emphasized the use of drones at an unprecedented scale in modern warfare; urges Member States to utilize EPF, PESCO, EDA and other available instruments to ensure investment, development and joint procurement of Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) and Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) are prioritized and to integrate C-UAS and AEA into the strategic doctrine of CSDP military training missions;
Amendment 333 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission to increase investment across the expanding security and defence task list with a particular focus on aligning PESCO and NATO’s Defence Planning Process (NDPP), particularly as it involves third countries;
Amendment 370 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Encourages Member States to support binding commitments in their defence budgets that ensures a minimum expenditure in the field of research and development spending in order to ensure that SME engagement and a spillover effect into the civilian market place can be tangibly supported;
Amendment 372 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Encourages Member States to provide specialised opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises in the European defence sector so they have the capacity to participate in the bidding process via measures such as creating a preapproved list of companies to facilitate a speedier engagement process, introducing private equity firms that invest in SMEs into the procurement process, assist SME growth by incubation and capital investment, reducing the complexities of bidding for contracts, and devising an internal effort to reform the amount of time taken to address contract details;
Amendment 377 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Encourages Member States to support legislation that assists with the integration of the Ukrainian Arms Industry into the wider transatlantic defence technological and industrial cooperation; encourages Member States to promote cooperation between different European defence firms to encourage combining resources and competencies in order to spur innovation and development of modern military equipment;
Amendment 380 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11 d. Recognises the important role that emerging disruptive technologies such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence will play in our future relations with Russia and the People's Republic of China and calls for increasing the resilience to integration of emerging disruptive technologies in all CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 384 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11 e. Encourages Member States to use the third country PESCO agreement over military mobility as a template for Eastern Partnership country participation with an emphasis on tailoring PESCO projects to CSDP mission needs, particularly the development of highly encrypted secure civilian communication systems that can enable deeper cooperation with the commercial sector during crises, vital in countries across the Eastern Partnership region where espionage is high;
Amendment 386 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Supports new strategic investments in civil infrastructure and military, such as ports, airports and highways, which will also allow the smooth transfer of military units and supplies, including rapid reaction forces, heavy equipment, goods and humanitarian aid; underlines the significance of the ongoing construction of the Central Communication Port in Poland, which will allow the quick transfer of US and other allied military forces by air, road and rail into Poland and across NATO’s eastern flank and will provide strategic depth for and ease of access to critical transportation infrastructure;
Amendment 435 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14 e. Calls on the Commission, EEAS, CPCC and EUMC to better adapt to building interagency Working Groups with exercising and training used to help develop best practice interagency cooperation and the robust cross-function personal relationships critical to effective civ-mil partnerships in places like Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 436 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC), EU Military Committee (EUMC) and EU Military Staff to develop a model for generating and sharing best practice campaign/mission planning concepts that are shared at the earliest stage possible with partners vital to campaign success;
Amendment 437 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Calls on the EEAS, MPCC, CPCC and CSDP HQ’s to foster a new culture of understanding between civilian and military partners based on enhanced institutional relationships and shared awareness and assessment in an effort to develop a comprehensive planning framework and culture;
Amendment 438 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Encourages Member States who share both EU & NATO Membership leading different NATO Capacity Building Initiatives with Eastern Partnership countries to ensure training efforts and transfer of best practices are coordinated with the EU MPCC and CPCC;
Amendment 439 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Stresses that the EU’s Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) will have to consider how to protect a deployed force against multiple hybrid threats or conduct advanced operations at a far higher level of risk than today;
Amendment 454 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Underlines, that the proposed budget of €1.5 billion for the European defence industry programme (EDIP) is insufficient for significantly contributing to the defence industrial readiness and integrating Ukraine’s defence industrial base into the EDTIB;
Amendment 476 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the European Investment Bank (EIB) to further review its policy on defence investment, welcomes the EIB decision of updating the definition of eligible dual-use projects but notes that it`s lending policy still excludes financing ammunition and weapons as well as equipment or infrastructure exclusively dedicated to military use; underlines that more should be done to enable the access to financing and de-risking defence projects across the financial institutions;
Amendment 491 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls for heightened attention to China’s escalating hybrid warfare tactics in the Indo-Pacific, particularly pertaining to Taiwan; acknowledges that the potential repercussions of destabilisation in the region would resonate far beyond the Taiwan Strait and directly impact the security of the EU;
Amendment 492 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17 c. Expresses deep concern about China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour against its neighbours, particularly its activities in the Taiwan Strait, including its recent war games in the region which is undermining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait;
Amendment 494 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17 d. Condemns China’s disruptive activities in the South China Sea, including island-building, harassment, and dangerous manoeuvres conducted by its navy, coast guard, and maritime militia. These actions have raised tensions with neighbouring countries and threatened maritime security in one of the most important global trade routes; calls for greater Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) and capacity building with the EU’s partners in the region;
Amendment 495 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recognises that the China-Russia ‘No Limits’ Partnership will continue to grow, with China taking advantage of the political and economic opportunities created by the war while increasing its hostility to its neighbours, increasing its military cooperation with Russia and undertaking sustained efforts to infiltrate and undermine democratic developments and business practices in various Member States;
Amendment 497 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Is concerned with reports that China, which does not universally embrace Western medical ethics and excels in civil-military fusion, is gathering genetic and genomic data about Europeans and others in ways that could harm national security; calls on the relevant authorities to address the threat of the potential use of this data on Europeans for nefarious purposes and to exclude in the future any threat of bespoke bioweapons that could target either an individual or a class of individuals, or that may be used by the People's Republic of China (PRC) for military purposes;
Amendment 521 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recognises the Islamic Republic of Iran as the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, providing political, financial, operational and logistical support to various internationally recognised terrorist organizations, including many in Europe, and therefore urges the EU to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as an international terrorist organisation;
Amendment 524 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Condemns Iran’s efforts to destabilise the region through its proxies, including the recent attacks and threats by the Houthi rebels against the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea; welcomes the increased European presence in order to safeguard this freedom through EUNAVFOR ASPIDES;
Amendment 526 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Considers Iran’s nuclear weapons program as one of the foremost threats to Euro-Atlantic security today and stresses that the risk of Iran’s attaining of a nuclear breakout capacity is utterly unacceptable and must be prevented as a matter of the highest urgency;
Amendment 527 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Recognises that Iran’s belligerence, state sponsorship of terrorism, missile and drone proliferation and continued intimidation and interference in the domestic affairs of other countries will be massively escalated should Iran achieve nuclear breakout capacity;
Amendment 533 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its condemnation of the despicable terrorist attacks perpetrated by the terrorist organisation Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023, which contributed to further destabilisation in the Middle East, intensified by aggressions against Israel by other Iranian proxies in addition to Hamas(such as terrorist organisations including Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen) and the Iranian regime itself;
Amendment 561 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Recognises that despite mass mobilization in Russia to continue its war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia maintains an active military presence everywhere that Moscow deems strategically important, primarily: South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Nagorno- Karabakh, Kazakhstan, Transnistria, Syria, the wider Mediterranean, Africa (via Wagner Group), Latin America and the Arctic, all of which create additional threat scenarios that cannot be discounted;
Amendment 568 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20 d. Reiterates the EU’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and for the efforts in the framework of the 5+2 negotiation process to reach a peaceful, lasting, comprehensive, political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict, based on the respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders, with a special status for Transnistria, that would ensure the protection of human rights also on the territories currently not controlled by constitutional authorities; reminds that the UN General Assembly adopted on 22 June 2018 a resolution urging the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops and armaments unconditionally from the territory of the Republic of Moldova and reaffirming the support for the immediate implementation of that resolution;
Amendment 570 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Recognizes that Georgia was the first target of Russia's full-scale military aggression and attempts to forcefully redraw the borders of a sovereign state in Europe in 2008; stresses that even after 15 years, the Russian Federation continues its illegal occupation and effective control over the occupied territories of Georgia through its military presence, continued borderisation activities along the administrative boundary lines (ABL), significant military build-up in the occupied regions, frequent illegal detentions and kidnappings of Georgian citizens and other human rights violations on the ground, posing a serious threat not only to the peace and security in the region, but also to the security architecture of Europe;
Amendment 573 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Urges the EU to continue active engagement and take decisive steps through its important instruments to ensure that Russia fulfils its obligations under the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, in particular to withdraw all its military forces from Georgia’s occupied territories, deploy international security mechanisms inside both Georgian regions and to allow the EU Monitoring Mission’s unhindered access to the whole territory of Georgia, to engage constructively in the Geneva International Discussions (GID) and Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs); calls on the EEAS to prepare a thorough report of violations of the 12 August 2008 ceasefire agreement, identify and communicate clearly the provisions which have still not been fulfilled by the Russian Federation and submit recommendations; considers the need to ensure Russia's withdraw of military forces from Georgia’s occupied territories as a key security objective and allow the establishment of an international security mechanism in these territories; urges the EU to promote the unimpeded access of the EU Monitoring Mission to Georgia’s territories occupied by Russia according to the Mission’s mandate; to support the extension of its mandate and strengthening its capacities in order to address properly the security and humanitarian needs of the local population in conflict-affected areas;
Amendment 596 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to continue to innovate CSDP missions and operations, including with robust, flexible and modular mandates, in order to adaptthat are result-oriented and free from ideological components often incompatible with the culture and values of local communities, in order to achieve mission goals and involve smooth adaptation to the changing security context and needs of host countries, and to build on the synergies and complementarities of the civilian and military dimensions of the CSDP;
Amendment 601 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21 e. Considers the strategic environment where many CSDP missions are present is radically deteriorating, with an ongoing war of aggression by Russia in Ukraine and its spillover effect into Moldova and the South Caucasus, a wave of coup d’états in the Sahel region and renewed terrorist campaigns in Somalia and Mozambique, all of which demonstrates the need for CSDP mandates to remain flexible and strive towards building a credible and capable deterrence posture within the host countries to ensure their civilian and military personnel can deter and respond rapidly to the growing threat environment;
Amendment 602 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Highlights the necessity of extending CSDP missions along the EU’s Eastern borders, where heightened security threats underscore the need for a reinforced EU presence. Expanding these missions will enhance stability in vulnerable regions, strengthen EU resilience, and contribute to peace and security efforts in neighbouring areas, ultimately providing critical support to Member States and partners facing complex security challenges;
Amendment 603 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21 f. Stresses that if CSDP missions are to achieve mission objectives, they must begin advisory and training in coping with emerging and disruptive technologies that are rapidly entering the ‘frozen conflict’ environment and are increasingly present in various combat environments that CSDP missions are adjacent to; urges Member States to ensure that CSDP mandates and personnel are equipped with the mandate and resources necessary to specialise in C-UAV and C-IED capabilities;
Amendment 606 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 i (new)
Paragraph 21 i (new)
21 i. Encourages cyber security projects be expanded to include third countries that have been affected by Russia’s disinformation campaigns and cyber warfare; emphasizes the destabilizing impact of Russian disinformation and propaganda campaigns against Member States and CSDP Mission Headquarters that seek to sow discord and resentment against the Armed Forces of Member States and CSDP missions; notes with particular concern Russian cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns in Ukraine, Moldova and across the Sahel region which have had a adversely negative effect on CSDP mission objectives;
Amendment 609 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 l (new)
Paragraph 21 l (new)
21 l. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to increase the visibility of CSDP missions in Eastern Partnership via inclusion in their political messaging, publicly accessible documents and engagements with the international press;
Amendment 610 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21 d. Urges CSDP mission planning to take into consideration the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) role in promoting alternative narratives, challenging democratic values, undermining open markets, and the rules- based international order;
Amendment 612 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21 g. Encourages Member States to maintain the principle of nominating national specialists as candidates for CSDP mission staff from EU Member States bordering Eastern Partnership countries or who have experience with the transformation of former communist services;
Amendment 613 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21 c. Recognises CSDP as an opportunity for third countries hosting CSDP missions to also aid Euro-Atlantic security objectives and demonstrate their capacity to provide security to others via their participation in out-of-area CSDP missions and operations; encourages Member States to expand support mechanisms for Eastern Partnership country participation in CSDP missions when deemed appropriate;
Amendment 614 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21 h. Encourages Member States to each deploy personnel to CSDP missions in Eastern Partnership countries to ensure all Member States are represented in missions throughout the region and to encourage greater third country participation in these missions, particularly from third countries who have hosted successfully completed CSDP missions in former communist countries;
Amendment 628 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Expresses concern that Transnistria continues to serve as a safe haven for human smugglers and organized crime while recognising that EUBAM plays an important role in helping to re-open rail freight through Transnistria that had been suspended for six years and in 2020 aided in launching a direct dialogue between Tiraspol and Chisinau; recognises that from 2020-2021 EUBAM thwarted multiple smuggling operations, seizing copious amounts of ammunition, tobacco, alcohol, ethanol and heroin and encourages EUBAM to expand its collaboration with multiple international organisations including Europol, FRONTEX and OSCE via its Arms Working Group, ORIO II Joint Operations and ‘EU 4 Border Security’ initiatives;
Amendment 643 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 j (new)
Paragraph 21 j (new)
21 j. Calls on the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the EU Military Committee (EUMC) to ensure that CSDP Security Sector Reform efforts support established educational trainings of Ministerial officials such as the Professional Development Program (PDP);
Amendment 644 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 k (new)
Paragraph 21 k (new)
21 k. Calls on the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) to emphasise the professional civil-military education of all staff in CSDP missions by utilizing the European Security and Defence College to help shape the expertise of civil and defence professionals to ensure that CSDP personnel can better recognise and respond to the complexity of security challenges evident in Eastern Partnership and other countries;
Amendment 649 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11 a (new)
Subheading 11 a (new)
Strengthening anti-corruption measures in CSDP missions and operations
Amendment 650 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Recognizes how corruption can harm and impact CSDP missions and operations and calls for strategies to address the associated risks; believes that corruption can undermine the legitimacy of host governments and partners, erode peacebuilding efforts, and damage trust in international reconstruction and development programs; notes that corruption can expose CSDP missions to reputational damage, waste resources, and foster poor governance and maladministration by increasing local levels of bribery, fraud, extortion, and nepotism; highlights the potential for corruption to empower abusive warlords and militias, strengthen popular support for insurgencies, and divert material resources to insurgent and terrorist groups; therefore emphasizes the need for comprehensive measures to prevent and combat corruption and calls for a greater focus on anti-corruption efforts within current and future CSDP projects;
Amendment 651 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Invites the VP/HR and other CSDP actors to recognize and mitigate the extent, severity, and impact of corrupt practices in operational theatres, to mitigate corruption risks in CSDP activities, and to work within broader anti-corruption measures to prevent corruption from undermining the integrity of CSDP initiatives and threatening core CSDP mission strategic goals; calls to: - increase anti-corruption expertise and knowledge and make anti-corruption efforts a top priority in CSDP missions and operations and incorporate anti- corruption objectives into CSDP strategies and plans for security and stability goals; - strengthen oversight of projects accompanying CSDP missions and operations, - enhance transparency regarding contractors and their interactions to prevent conflicts of interest, and root out corruption, waste, and fraud; - equip CSDP bodies with appropriate tools to recognize and address corruption risks in operational environments, ensuring operational planning includes corruption mitigation; - develop anti-corruption expertise in CSDP by building on experiences from previous and current missions and operations, as well as on national and Alliance practices in anti-corruption efforts; - develop a shared understanding of the nature and scope of corruption in a host country through political, economy and network analysis; - establish a robust set of anti-corruption tools based on jointly conducted, high- level analyses of criminal patronage networks and associated money flows; - analyse, in mission planning, links between host government officials, corruption, criminality, trafficking, and terrorism; - include a senior anti-corruption official to assist with strategic, operational, and tactical planning at headquarters from the outset and throughout CSDP missions and operations; - provide support, including advice on anti-corruption methods, programming, and best practices, to personnel in CSDP missions and operations; - prioritize anti-corruption efforts from the beginning with host governments and international and regional partners;
Amendment 677 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that the hybrid threats in the years to come will see the systematic combination of information warfare, agile force manoeuvre, mass cyber warfare and emerging and disruptive technologies from sea-bed to space with both advanced air-breathing and space–based surveillance and strike systems deployed, all of which will be enabled by advanced artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, increasingly ‘intelligent’ drone swarm technologies, offensive cyber capabilities, hypersonic missile systems, and Nano-tech and bio- warfare;
Amendment 689 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Encourages Member States to call on the Commission and EEAS to adjust advisory mandates to include specialized training in combating hybrid warfare activities, cyber warfare and OSINT analysis;
Amendment 690 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23 c. Welcomes the Cyber Solidarity Act and its importance to Member States cyber defence capabilities; Supports the promotion of platforms for information sharing and analysis and calls for this to be expanded to include the provision of threat or vulnerability intelligence with Cross Border Security Operations Centers (SOCs); calls for a clearer funding plan that specifies the amount of funds that will be used towards implementing the act;
Amendment 694 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Is deeply concerned with the continued instrumentalisation of migrants by the Russian Federation and its proxies; calls for the EU to review and update its policies concerning border security, in order to protect the EU’s external borders with maximum levels of security, which requires financing for physical barriers in addition to the deployment of smart technologies that strengthen systems to detect border violation;
Amendment 710 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Encourages closer transatlantic cooperation on space in order to ensure partnerships aimed at the development and application of joint technology in the space domain for our common security and defence; calls on Member States and allies to address the growing threat of the weaponisation of space, in particular reports on Russia’s advances on space- based nuclear weapons technology, which would constitute a blatant violation of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty; calls, in this regard, on the international community to withdraw from any form of cooperation with the Russian Federation in the space domain, in areas where they have not yet done so;
Amendment 734 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Highlights that the problem of unexploded ordnance and chemical weapons dumped in the previous century already constitute a threat to security, the environment, health and the economy, such as in the Baltic, Adriatic and North seas; calls on the Commission to increase funding to tackle this growing challenge;
Amendment 738 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need for EU leaders, as well as European politicians and citizens, to have a broader understanding of security threats and risks in order for a consciousness onf European defence to emerge; calls for the EU and its, which is impossible without a common perception of these threats, and political will to act; in this regard, recalls the harmful Nord Stream projects, which, despite broad criticism from numerous countries, European Parliament, and security experts, were implemented, thus undermining European solidarity and security; calls on EU Member States to develop awareness-raising and educational programmes aimed at improving knowledge on defence among citizens, especially young people, and at strengthening the resilience and preparedness of societies to face security challenges, as well as attract new individuals for military service;
Amendment 746 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines the importance of civil defence and preparedness in a medium and long term, including the need to establish adequate civil protection infrastructure and planning for the emergency situations, calls on the EU, its Member States and local governments to ensure the necessary investments for those purposes and a dedicated Investment Guarantee Programme within the EIB for crisis-proof and civil defence infrastructure;
Amendment 749 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26 b. Recognises that CSDP’s access to both planning, resources and logistics gives it the potential to become the primary enabler of civilian crisis management during emergencies and should be used as a practice hub of societal resilience and recovery in the face of both man-made and natural disasters;
Amendment 767 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls on the EU to further engage in security cooperation with associated countries across the priority areas identified in the Strategic Compass, notably in strengthening resilience of local security sectors in the area of crisis management, including preparedness for large scale and multi-sectorial maritime and CBRN incidents, in countering hybrid threats as well as upgrading capacities of cybersecurity institutions; calls on the EU to facilitate with Associated countries an enhanced cooperation with the EU Satellite Center, the European Defence Agency (EDA) and the EU Cyber Security Agency – ENISA with the aim to conclude relevant working arrangements; believes that the participation of Associated countries and NATO Allies in the PESCO projects, subject to the agreement by the EU Member States, stands as a strong contribution to promoting compatibility of security and defence sector between third countries and EU standards as well as sharing experience, intelligence and technical expertise in various domains;
Amendment 793 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Calls on the EU to elaborate, together with NATO, an integrated approach towards the Black Sea with a view to strengthening partnership in the areas of security, energy and connectivity; calls on the EU to redouble joint efforts by the EU and NATO to build deterrence and resilience of the Eastern Neighbourhood countries by developing maritime defence capabilities, enhancing maritime interoperability, provision of capabilities to deter and defend against cyber intrusions and attacks, expanding intelligence sharing, and maintaining modern outfitting of national Armed Forces;
Amendment 798 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the EEAS to coordinate assessment reports and political messaging with NATO Liaison Offices in Eastern Partnership and other countries;
Amendment 841 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Encourages CSDP HQ’s in Eastern Partnership countries to call for closer synergies with national Joint Training and Evaluation Centres in Eastern Partnership countries;
Amendment 842 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31 b. Encourages Member States to ensure that any provision of equipment support via EPF to Eastern Partnership countries are compliant with Eastern Partnership country needs and carried out in collaboration with NATO strategic planning to avoid duplication;
Amendment 843 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31 c. Encourages Member States to further utilize the European Peace Facility (EPF) for training and outfitting security services in Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries hosting CSDP missions, particularly military police, medical and law enforcement infrastructure and the increase of intelligence exchange capabilities via secure communication lines for EaP;
Amendment 848 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 d (new)
Paragraph 31 d (new)
31 d. Stresses the importance of developing regular dialogue, cooperation, and capacity building with Allies in the Indo-Pacific, notably Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, which possesses substantive expertise and employ scientific methods to counter Chinese cyberattacks and FIMI based on its extensive experience, technological advantages, and proximity to China; considers information exchange, burden-sharing, and strategic alignment with these Allies as an essential step in order to optimise the use of the EU’s limited resources;