20 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2010/2308(INI)
Amendment 1 #
1. Recalls that the key common threats identified in the Internal Security Strategy – in particular organised crime, terrorism and cybercrimeradicalisation, cybercrime, corruption and border management – have indivisibleterlinked external and internal dimensions, and that coordinated and coherent action oin both frontareas is required for any response to be effective; also, critical action for disarmament, non-proliferation, CBRN risks and illicit trafficking, which are primarily addressed in external cooperation instruments, have undeniable implications in internal security;
Amendment 2 #
3. Highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to an EU security strategy, based on a holistic concept of human security anchored on the promotion ofin human rights, freedom, democracy, peace and stabilitythe rule of law, good governance and peace;
Amendment 3 #
4. Reiterates the need for the EU to integrate a wide-ranging human security perspectiveapproach into its relationships with third countries, particularly on border management, migration, maritime security, fighting organised crime, state failure andterrorism and trafficking in human beings, and combating state fragility or underdevelopment;
Amendment 4 #
5. Calls nevertheless on the Vice- President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthen the existing coordination mechanisms between the services and agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on the one handcompetent committees, working groups, services and agencies in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice (FSJ), and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including missions and operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) on the otherSDP, taking advantage in particular of the new capabilities of the EU Situation Centre in order to provide common strategic analyses, threat assessments and timely information to all actors involved;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the key common threats identified in the Internal Security Strategy – in particular organised crime, terrorism and cybercrime – have indivisible external and internal dimensions, and that coordinated and coherent action on both fronts is required for any response to be effective; also, critical action for disarmament, non-proliferation, CBRN risks and illicit trafficking, which are primarily addressed in external cooperation instruments, have undeniable implications in internal security;
Amendment 5 #
6. Urges the Vice-President/High RepresentativeP/HR to make sure internal security threats, among others those identified by the Council under the EU policy cycle on serious and organised crime, are duly taken into account in EU external action policies and instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and opera adequately addressed through them; stresses that key tools for addressing internal and external security articulation are regular political security dialogues with third countries, negotiation of security cooperation clauses in international agreements, restrictive measures regimes, strategic programming of external assistance instruments, permanent chairing of the FAC and of the PSC, as well as all CFSP working groups; calls on the VP/HR to make sure that European and international standards regarding human rights, humanitarian law, democracy and rule of law are duly taken into account in EU external actions; ;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to work on a communication setting guidelines on how best to translate the link between the external and internal dimensions of the European Security Strategy and the Internal Security Strategy into cross-cutting objectives and tangibleffective policies;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to an EU security strategy, based on a holistic concept of human security anchored on the promotion ofin human rights, democracy, peace and stabilitythe rule of law, good governance and peace;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for the EU to integrate a wide-ranging human security perspectiveapproach into its relationships with third countries, particularly on border management, migration, fighting trafficking in human beings and combating organised crime, state failure andragility or underdevelopment;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Acknowledges progress made in internal and external security coordination since the establishment of the EEAS, through regular informal meetings of the PSC and the COSI delegates, working methods for enhanced cooperation on internal and external security, the Council conclusions on internal and external aspects of counter- terrorism policy, the joint Commission- EEAS staff papers on CSDP and FSJ actors and on cyberspace, as well as the establishment of Commission- EEAS Inter-service Groups;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls nevertheless on the Vice- President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthen the existing coordination mechanisms between the services and agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on the one hand, and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including missions and operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) on the other, taking advantage in particular of the new capabilities of the EU Situation Centre in order to provide common strategic analyses, threat assessments and timely information to all actors involved;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the need to ensure an effective and permanent linkage between internal and external dimensions of European security in matters relevant for CFSP activities and priorities, such as global disarmament, non-proliferation, CBRN risks inside and outside the EU, the fight against terrorism and radicalisation inside and outside European borders and cyber-security; thus, takes the view that coordination among both internal and external dimensions of EU security strategy should encompass close and effective articulation between services, bodies, regional and thematic desks, in a transversal way, and the relevant Commission and EEAS services to ensure its effectiveness and coherence in light of CFSP;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Urges the VP/HR to ensure overall CFSP/CSDP policy consistency by promoting the coordination between the relevant Commission and EEAS services with a view to avoid unnecessary duplication of work and roles, especially in the areas that are directly related to security issues inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Vice-President/High RepresentativeP/HR to make sure internal security threats are duly taken into account in EU external action policies and instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and operation; key tools for addressing internal and external security articulation are regular political security dialogues with third countries, negotiation of security cooperation clauses in international agreements, restrictive measures regimes, strategic programming of external assistance instruments, permanent chairing of the FAC and of the PSC, as well as all CFSP working groups;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the contribution of CSDP missions and operations to building stable institutions, fighting against organised crime and corruption,to fostering respect for the rule of law, and maintaining peace and security in the EU Neighbourhood and worldwide, thus helping to prevent state failure and eliminate safe havens for intertransnational criminal and terrorist activity; urges the Member States to recognise thise contribution of the CSDP to internal security by adopting national strategies in their police and justice systems to promote theensuring participation of their experts in CSDP missionsin CSDP missions, when appropriate;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on Member States to transfer to the EEAS the chair of the Council Working Group on External Aspects of Counter-Terrorism (COTER), in a way to ensure greater coherence in the area of counter-terrorism; in this respect, calls also for close cooperation and consultation between the VP/HR and the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of EU capacities for response to natural and man-made disasters, which may affect human security and critical infrastructure, both inside and outside the EU, and welcomes the Commission's proposals to revise the EU's civil protection legislation to that end;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative and the Commission to present their proposal – planned for 2011 – on the implementation of the solidarity clause, which must not duplicate existing initiatives, but define the framework for the use and coordination of available EU and national instruments, including the CSDP, in situations referred to in Article 222 of the TFEU; recalls that the HR/VP should propose the guidelines for the appropriate implementation of the solidarity clause; is of the view that only with the full spectrum of possibilities opened by the implementation of the Solidarity Clause between all Member States, will the EU stand ready to prevent and react in a safe and coordinated manner to any given threat targeting the security of one or more Member States;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a greater monitoring andmore effective oversight role forby the EP in the framework of the EU's Internal Security Strategy; recalls, in this regard, the role played by the EP in uncovering the gross breaches of security and legality arising from EU governments' cooperation with the extraordinary renditions programme operated by the George W. Bush Administration,; and the crucialstresses the democratic scrutiny that the EP can play in matters of EU internal and external security in general, in articulation with national parliaments.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Takes the view that increased cooperation is needed between Member States and the European information services, which could prove crucial to put in place timely prevention and reaction mechanisms in the event of a threat to the safety and security of the EU or of one of its Member States; in this regard, suggests that the European Parliament should establish a special delegation for democratic oversight of European information services, in articulation with national parliaments;