9 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2009/2057(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas some 10 years after the launching of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) and the deployment of some 23 missions, during which period some 23 missions have been deployed in crisis areas, there is a need to enhance military and civilian capacbilities and consolidate structures so as to adequately reflect the role which the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) plays in supporting the CFSP and in delivering international security,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative and her services to develop – with a view to deepening the Union's collective strategic thinking – a coherent EU foreign policy strategy which could serve as a reference framework for policy- making and guide the definition of the means to be developed for external action; is of the opinion that the European Security Strategy should be reviewed and updated; believes that the concepts of Human Security as defined by the 2007 Madrid Report of the Human Security Study Group, and Responsibility to Protect, as defined by the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document, should become two of its guiding principles;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the need to strengthen capacities so as to provide for better monitoring of the Union’s civilian and military missions and to enable lessons to be learned from the mannerthe CSDP by providing it with the civilian and military capabilities it needs to effectively contribute to crisis management on a global scale; underlines the importance of the work of the European Defence Agency in wthich they are conducted, so as to improve the planning and management of future missionss regard and regrets that Member States continue to be unable to agree on the urgent need to provide it with a multi-annual budget;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to find and deploy sufficient numbers of suitable and, qualified and gender- balanced personnel to take part in CSDP civilian and military endeavours throughout the world, including in specific high-risk areas, since the success of CSDP missions largely depends on the skills and knowledge of well-trained staff;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the EU and NATO should develop a more intense partnership, taking into account the progressive development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; to that end, recommends a review of the so-called Berlin-Plus arrangements and the development of a more strategic dialogue on shared strategic interests and contingency planning; calls for the elimination of all obstacles standing in the way of Turkey being given observer status in the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its commitment to the transatlantic partnership as the cornerstoneone of the main axes of the EU's external action; urges the Vice- President/High Representative to ensure that the EU acts as a coherent and, active and autonomous partner of the US in strengthening global security and stability, promoting peace and respect for human rights, and adopting a united approach to global challenges such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, climate change and energy security; calls on both partners, the EU and the US, to encourage China, India, Russia, Brazil and other emerging powers to share responsibility for the global order and for the settlement of conflicts; encourages the Vice- President/High Representative to work towards strengthening EU-US institutional mechanisms in line with Parliament's resolutions;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative to ensure that the EU's approach towards Russia is coherent and driven by a commitment to the values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, including international law; underlines at the same time the need to enhance cooperation with Russia with regard to Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East, but also nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, pursuing the goal of strengthening global security and stability;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Endorses the EU's commitment to supporting democracy in a unified, federal Iraq; stresses its support for the EU's strong and continuing commitment to the development of the rule of law in Iraq, and welcomes the extension of the mandate of EUJUST LEX for one year and its pilot activities on Iraqi territory; looks forward to the further work planned in this context, as promised by the Council; calls for increased institutional interaction, particularly on economic issues, with the authorities of the Kurdish Regional Government; calls on the Commission to accelerate the activation of its own premises in Baghdad;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Notes with great satisfaction that EUNAVFOR Atalanta continues to make a successful contribution to maritime security off the coast of Somalia by protecting vessels chartered by the World Food Programme (WFP) delivering aid to Somalia, vessels supplying critical shipments to the African Union peace support operation in Somalia and other vulnerable vessels; calls on the Council to extend the operation for another year when the current mandate comes to an end on 12 December 2009; expresses its support for a possible southward extension of the operation zone depending on pirate activity, but underlines that such an extension should not affect the mission's essential goal, namely the protection of WFP convoys and other vulnerable vessels such as the merchant fleet and fishing vessels; welcomes the approval by the Member States on 17 November 2009 of the Crisis Management Concept for a possible new CSDP operation for Somalia but insists that the adoption of this concept should in no way prejudge the decision on launching a mission, which can be taken only after a more detailed examination of the situation on the ground, making sure that human rights are respected, salaries are paid and equipment is provided and that the trained security forces are integrated into state and command structures so that, once they return, they will not turn against the government they are supposed to be protecting; underlines that any CSDP mission for Somalia must be part of a wider, coherent and holistic state-building exercise, which must include civilian police and justice sector elements;