8 Amendments of Şerban-Dimitrie STURDZA related to 2024/2082(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the ninth progress report on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017, submitted jointly by the Vice-President of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs (VP/HR) and the NATO Secretary General to the EU and NATO Councils on 13 June 2024,
Amendment 143 #
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 security, and for this purpose, to engage in new policies and actions that enable the EU and its Member States to collectively and coherently strengthen their defence in Europe and their ability to act at the global level, while upholding the principle that defence remains under the sovereign control of each Member State;
Amendment 179 #
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 autonomy; 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; emphasises that NATO and the EU play complementary, coherent and mutually reinforcing roles in supporting international peace and security;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that geopolitical developments have evolved rapidly since the Strategic Compass was adopted by Member States in March 2022; calls, therefore, for a review of the Strategic Compass based on a comprehensive joint threat assessment; calls, furthermore, for the Commission and the VP/HR to present an updated version of the Strategic Compass, following this review exercise and for this to inform the preparation of the white paper on the future of European defence; stresses that such a review of the Strategic Compass should enhance EU’s contributions to the collective defence and stability across the transatlantic region, ensuring a coherent and complementary alignment with NATO’s defence strategies;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Acknowledges that EU candidate countries, including Ukraine and Republic of Moldova, are facing challenges stemming from malign foreign interference as third countries are exploiting current national vulnerabilities by financing disinformation campaigns; condemns the interference campaigns led by Russia, China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in the Western Balkans aiming to negatively influence the growing Euro- Atlantic orientation and stability of individual countries, in order to derail the European orientation of the region as a whole;
Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Concurs that both the EU and NATO stood united in condemning Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and that both organisations have clearly demonstrated their political unity and complementarity of efforts in solidarity with and commitment to supporting Ukraine;
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls for an EU-NATO enhanced strategic partnership to advance key areas of common defence and security interest such as countering hybrid threats, cyber security and defence, counter terrorism, development of defence capabilities, defence industry and research, exercises, and defence and security capacity building for partners;
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of its immediate neighbours in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood, and in the Western Balkans; considers that EU’s enlargement policy must be prioritised as it plays a crucial role in ensuring the security and stability of Europe;