Activities of Michael VON DER SCHULENBURG
Plenary speeches (3)
Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)
Preparation of the European Council of 17-18 October 2024 (debate)
Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)
Amendments (57)
Amendment 112 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the seriousness of the threats to the securitypeace ofn the European continent, which have reached a level unprecedented since the Second World War; expresses deep concern at the rise of geopolitical fractures, new imperialist ambitions for domination by authoritarian powers, systemic rivalry of great powers, nationalist unilateralism and the primary and growing use of force and violence by certain states and non- state actors to promote their political objectives and interests or to resolve dispu and globally; expresses deep concern at the escalation militarism and geopolitical competition as well as attacks on international law and the UN systesm; believemphasises that this trend amounts to a paradigm shift, as it reverses the logic of building international security on the basis of respect for international law, a rules-based international order ane bedrock of peace and human security is international law, the UN Charter, and genuine and committed multilateralism;
Amendment 134 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
The EU’s response: a new era of European security and defencediplomacy
Amendment 135 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the absolute need for the EU to meet the challenges posed by the multiple and constantly evolving threats to its securityrisks to peace, and for this purpose, to engage in new policies and actions that enablechange the course of the EU from damaging and counterproductive militarism and to enable instead the EU and its Member States to collectively and coherently strengthen their defence in Europe and their ability to act at the global levelcommitment to multilateralism and diplomacy;
Amendment 160 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesIs deeply concerned, in this regard, at the objective of the Commission President to usher in a new era for European defence and securityabandon the concept of Europe as a peace project, by building a truemilitarist European defence union; 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 white paper on the future of European defence within the first hundred days of their mandat and undermining Europe's future prospects thereby; is deeply concerned by the implications of the creation of a first-ever Commissioner for Defence and Space;
Amendment 168 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 187 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 209 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Enhancing European security: supporting Ukraine by providing military capabilities without restrictions on their use in order to end Russia’s war of aggressionpeace: Advocating for, facilitating and working towards a just and lasting peace in Ukraine through negotiated settlement
Amendment 214 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. ReaAffirms its unwavering support for the EU and its Member States to stand in solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggression and to provide it with the necessary military means to defend itself, endby doing all they conflict and restore its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders; welcomes the joint security commitments between the EU and Ukraine, and the bilateral security agreements concluded by Ukraine with several Member States; reiterates its call for Member States to accelerate their delivery of weapons, air defence systems and ammunition to Ukraine, including air-launched cruise missiles; calls for Member States to lift all restrictions hindering Ukraine from using Western weapons systems against military targets within Russia, as allowed by international lawan to help bring peace to Ukraine through negotiation and diplomacy and to help its devastated citizenry rebuild after years of war;
Amendment 244 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU and its Member States to support Ukraine in expanding the international coalition in support of its Victory Plan presented by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as the only viable route to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrall genuine peace efforts involving all parties, and to work wityh on the basis ofr international law, thereby holding Russia to account for its war crimes, including the crime of aggression, and ensuring Russian reparations and other payments for the massive damage caused in Ukraineinterlocutors on such efforts;
Amendment 269 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 305 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 306 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 336 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 352 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 389 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 392 #
Amendment 393 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 407 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Amendment 408 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 421 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 441 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WelcomesIs deeply concerned by the increased budgets and investment in defence by Member States and the increase, albeit modest, in the EU budget for CSDP in 2024; calls on the Member States that have not yet reached the minimum threshold of 2 % of their GDP devoted to defence expenditure to , particularly in a context in which investment in public services, public infrastructure, and climate protection are solutely commit to gradually increasing their military budgets; recommends that, on the basis of continuous analysis of capability needs, Member States further increase this threshold, in particular for joint procurement of defence capabiliti urgently needed; is deeply concerned that the continued diversion of resources from public goods to defence will deepen existing fractures in European societies with dangerous consequences;
Amendment 455 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 479 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Contributing more effectively to world peace through EU common security and defence policy and strengthening the role of the EU as a security actorreinvigorated EU commitment to diplomacy and the UN system
Amendment 484 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses deep and increasing concern over China’s support to Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine, in particular through the exportation of dual-use goods to Russia, and the ongoing involvement of China-based companies in sanctions evasion and circumvention; is also deeply concerned over the increasing number of hostile acts being conducted by China against Taiwan, including cyberattacks, influence campaigns, Chinese warplanes eCalls for the reorientation of EU funding away from militarism and securitisation and towards long-term strategies for peace and security, including major investment in public services and infrastructure, a just climate transition, and peacebuilding, diplomacy and development, amongst other things, as well as to work towards a reconfiguration of the global financial system to reduce debt burdens on the Global South and to allow Global South countries to manage their own natural and other resources in a way that benefits their societies and economies, thus removing major conflict drivers; calls further for the EU to undertake urgent work to develop a strategy that will allow the EU and its member states to contering Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zbute to the defusion and de- escalation of rising Great Power tensiones and the severing of subsea cablesmassive risks these bring for the world at large;
Amendment 498 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 509 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 528 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 594 #
Amendment 595 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 652 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12
Subheading 12
Amendment 653 #
Amendment 663 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 14
Subheading 14
Amendment 664 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 698 #
Amendment 700 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 722 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. RDeeply regrets, during these unstable geopolitical times, the weakening of non- proliferation and arms control regimes, and calls for the redoubling of efforts to reverse this trend; is deeply concerned at the likely consequences of this weakening, and calls for the EU and its member states to commit themselves to rejuvenating and strengthening non- proliferation and arms control efforts;
Amendment 736 #
Amendment 737 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the need for EU citizens to have a broader understanding of security threats and risks in order fothe consequences of war and consciousness on European defence to emergeflict, the modalities of peacebuilding, and the importance of the UN Charter; calls for the EU and its 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 chthe urgent need for peace and the devastating consequences of conflict at both the individual and societal lengesvel;
Amendment 756 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 18
Subheading 18
Amendment 757 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 769 #
Amendment 770 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 800 #
Amendment 801 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 814 #
Amendment 815 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 826 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 22
Subheading 22
Amendment 829 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 849 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 23
Subheading 23
Amendment 850 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 3 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the growing instability and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the immediate European neighbourhood and the international environment increases the demands on the Union to act with a budget fit for that purpose and to significantly strengthen its security and defence capabilitiestrengthen its efforts towards a peaceful Europe whose citizens can live in prosperity and security and which is committed to a just and peaceful international order;
Amendment 13 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 27 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the unprecedented challenges in the global environment, along with the threats the EU is facing must be met by a substantial EU reactioncommitted diplomatic efforts by the EU, matched by appropriate and sufficient budgetary means for the EU to protect itself and the citizens and live up to the geopolitical challenges; welcomes the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) earlier this year which led to an increase in Heading 6; furthermore welcomes the adoption of two new instruments, namely the Ukraine Facility and the Western Balkans Facility, which will provide additional targeted support to Ukraine and the six Western Balkans countri it faces;
Amendment 41 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is particularly concerned about the approach taken in the MFF revision to only have a net increase of Heading 6 of EUR 3,1 billion whereas the other EUR 4,5 billion shall be covered through redeployments within this heading; is not convinced that these redeployments will actually materialise to that extent; is not convinced that this increase contributes to a peaceful and prosperous future for the EU;
Amendment 51 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 68 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that further targeted reinforcements are needed in areas such as the fight against disinformation, capacity development, enlargement, election observation, nuclear safety, support for civil society organisations, even if this will require the use of flexibility instruments;
Amendment 97 #
2024/0176(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8