Activities of Anna FOTYGA related to 2021/2182(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2021
Amendments (46)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU institutions, in collaboration with Member States, needs to act on the global stage with a common strategic culture to develop its leadership role and to actively push for the revitalisation of multilateralism guided by its democratic values, social fairness and its vision for a sustainable future;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a broad majority of EU citizens support a stronger role for the EU in matters of foreign and security policy, that reflects the consensual positions of the Member States, and wish to see a more coherent and effective EU foreign policy;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU, in cooperation with Member States, should shape its CFSP on the basis of the following five actions:
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 1 – indent 2
- improving EU decision-making and mMaking full use of the EU’s hard and soft powers,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
- achieving European sovereignty by iInterlinking the EU’s external actions,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesTakes note of the EU’s growing ambition and initiatives to take the lead in promoting global partnerships on key priorities and in strengthening the multilateral order through a reform of key institutions and organisations; regrets that China and Russia block the UN Security Council from condemning oppressive regimes for their actions and are hampering a united international response to Myanmar's military coup, Syria, Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela; welcomes united and decisive positions and actions of the G7 leaders, which due to the veto by Moscow and Beijing, cannot be implemented on the UN level;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to promote alliances of democracies worldwide; insists on the need to pool resources and exchange best practices between democracies, including as regards countering malign interference and disinformation by authoritarian states and organisations; believes that, for this to be successful, the EU, together with Member States, should promote on the global stage a whole-of- government and whole-of-society approach to counter hybrid threats;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reiterates its call for a stronger support to the EU maritime security strategy as maintaining freedom of navigation presents a growing challenge both globally and for the neighbourhood; underlines that freedom of navigation should be respected at all times; calls on the EU to put more focus on ensuring freedom of navigation and on measures focusing on de-escalation and prevention of armed conflict and military incidents on the seas;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the EU’s efforts as a global frontrunner in the fight against climate change and urges the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to propose new initiatives such as the internationalisation of the European Green Deal; believes that the implementation of the European Green Deal will have significant geopolitical consequences and will influence the EU’s relations with some of its partners;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU to develop a robust global health strategy, including global and EU efforts to ensure preparedness and an effective response to upcoming crises and to secure fair and equitable access to vaccines around the world;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the EU to develop global partnerships for the establishment of norms and standards on a rules-based, ethical use of technologies, in particular as regards artificial intelligence; notes that the exports of defence technologies and arms is still a competence of Member States and should remain so;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the need for the EU, in cooperation with Member States, to strengthen its ability to act efficiently and to shape the EU’s response to ongoing and upcoming challenges; therefore welcomes the ongoing Strategic Compass process as the starting point for the development of a common strategic culture and expects that it will help shape a shared vision for EU security and defence; stresses that the outcome should be reflected in a revised version of the 2016 EU Global Strategy;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Encourages Member States to utilize to the full extent the capabilities afforded to them via NATO membership and call for synergy between the upcoming Strategic Compass and the upcoming Strategic Concept to ensure better collaboration and burden sharing;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the Treaties provide for the possibility to improvstresses that unanimity should remain in the decision- making procedures for the CFSP; stresses that unanimity hampers the EU’s ability to act and therefore calls for the Member States to use qualified majority voting for specific aspects of the CFSP; in particular, reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions; stresses that the use of Article 44 TEU could improve the EU’s flexibility and capacity to act in CFSP as it strengthens solidarity within the EU and provides for a stronger mandate to its actions globally;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the establishment of new formats of cooperation such as thejects the establishment of a European Security Council; re and calls that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe provides a relevant framework to shape innovative proposals in this respectfor stronger consultations between the EU and NATO on the PSC and NAC levels;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that a holistic approach to the CFSP requires the synergy of all available EU assets in the field of external action; in this respect, highlights the key role of the European Parliament in the EU’s diplomacy; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to recognise Parliament as an integral part of ‘Team Europe’ and to reflect this in the operational structures;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls foron the EU to ensure its strategic sovereignty in specific areas that are fundamental to the Union’s existence on the global scene, such as economics, security and technology, and to establish a European Defence UnionEurope's positive global positioning in economics, security and technology;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereigntyaction in the field of security and defence meanincludes the development, coordination and deployment of strategic capabilities, an efficient cooperation and division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces and within the framework of closer cooperation with partners, in particular within the framework of NATO; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcement that the EU and NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HRadvises to conduct a thorough assessment of existing tools and capabilities, such as EU-battlegroups, which, despite continued political calls for a stronger CSDP, have not yet been utilized;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recognises NATO as the foundation for European security and defence and encourages Allies on both sides of the Atlantic to reaffirm their commitment to NATO as the principal institution for the defence of the Euro- Atlantic area and should maintain and meet agreed burden-sharing requirements;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for the Union to develop its technological sovereigntyectors through the enhancement of industrial defence capabilities, in particular in emerging disruptive technologies (EDTs), and the protection and resilience of critical infrastructures;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the European space sector is an enabler for achieving EU sovereigimportanty; underlines that space is rapidly becoming a political arena that might reflect geopolitical competition on Earth; supports initiatives aimed at boosting EU space policy, including the ambitious new EU space programme; supports the European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) for providing decision- makers with early warnings of potential crises as well as global situational awareness;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reaffirms its unwavering support to the Eastern Partnership countries, and in particular as regards their independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity within their internationally recognised borders; condemns Russia’s direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts, occupations and military build-ups inside the region or on its borders with the region, especially the continued militarisation in the Georgian occupied territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia and in the Eastern Ukraine, as well as the illegal occupation of Crimea; urges the Eastern Partnership countries, and in particular those that have chosen to pursue the path of European integration, to ensure that fundamental freedoms are upheld and to continue implementing the necessary reforms; reiterates that the EU’s support is conditional upon concrete progress on those reforms;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Is deeply concerned about the situation in Belarus; condemns in the strongest possible terms the acts of violence against peaceful protesters and calls for the immediate and unconditional release and dropping of all charges against all persons detained for political reasons, before and after the so-called 9 August 2020 presidential elections; reiterates that it rejects the results of these; strongly supports EU sanctions against individuals responsible for the falsification of the election results and the repression in Belarus, including Aliaksandr Lukashenka; calls on the Council to implement without delay, and in close coordination with international partners, broad and effective sanctions against all Belarusian perpetrators of election fraud, violence and repression in Belarus; strongly condemns the use of irregular migrants at external EU borders by the Lukashenka regime and the instrumentalisation of human beings for political purposes, in breach of international norms;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24 d. Stresses the need for more EU and Member State engagement in the Southern Caucasus for the region's stability and prosperity as well as to counteract the influence and interference of regional powers;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24 c. Welcomes the inauguration of the Crimean Platform and calls for the EU institutions, Member States and all like- minded partners to actively engage in this initiative aimed at the restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine; reiterates its support to the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, as the only internationally recognised representative body of the Crimean Tatars and commends the indomitable stance of the Ukrainian citizens in occupied Crimea, in particular Crimean Tatars;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Welcomes the Abraham Accords and stresses their importance for peace and cooperation in the region; acknowledges the important role the US played in the public diplomatic normalisation of relations between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco; recalls the EU's commitment to a negotiated and viable two-state solution, based on international parameters and on the 1967 lines, with land swaps as may be agreed between the parties, with a secure Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace, security and mutual recognition;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Expresses grave concern about the situation in Lebanon and deeply urges the Lebanese leadership to keep their promises to create a functional government that is mission-driven, credible and accountable and that is free from foreign influence; stresses the particular responsibility of Hezbollah and other factions in repressing Lebanon’s 2019 popular movement and in Lebanon’s political and economic crisis; calls on Iran to refrain from meddling in Lebanon’s internal affairs and calls for Lebanon's sovereignty and political independence to be respected; expresses grave concern about the recent statement by Hezbollah leader Nasrallah that Hezbollah has over 100,000 fighters in Lebanon; strongly condemns the firing of rockets by Hezbollah from southern Lebanon towards civilian areas in Israel and expresses deep concern at the continued lack of progress made towards the establishment of a permanent ceasefire and other key provisions of UN Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) in view of on-going tensions along Lebanon’s southern border;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25 c. Notes that during the start of the civil war none of the main drivers of the conflict have been resolved, while regional tensions have increased and Syria's economic crisis has further deteriorated, causing terrible civilian suffering; rejects any role for President Bashar al-Assad in post conflict Syria with reference to UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2254 (2015); in this regard, welcomes and supports criminal inquiries that target al-Assad and his associates over the use of chemical weapons and hold them accountable for numerous war crimes; recommends that the Member States expand the list of those subject to targeted sanctions, including civilian and military officials within the Assad regime who are credibly implicated in war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of the fullneed for flexibility in the comprehensive implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland, as well as the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; welcomes steps towards the establishment of a Parliamentary Partnership Assembly for Members of the European Parliament and Members of the UK Parliament, as provided for by the agreement; hopes that foreign policy and security cooperation will be further developed and strengthened in areas of common concerninterest;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. UnderlinStresses the need to strengthen EU- US transatlantic cooperation on the basis of an equal partnership; welcomes in this context the statement ‘Towards a renewed Transatlantic partnership’ from the EU-US summit 2021, which provides a good basis for an ambitious transatlantic agenda; fully supports and commits to pursuing synergies and shared foreign and security objectives by further deepening cooperation in the framework of the EU- US transatlantic dialogue; highlights that the EU should be prepared to reflect on how to adapt to the changing role of the US on the global stage;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the EU and US to collaboratively address the consistent and growing threats to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and cultural smuggling, especially in conflict zones; urges the embracing of a strategy that includes robust public awareness campaigns, universal condemnation of trafficking in unprovenanced antiquities, establishment of a single code of conduct in protection of cultural sites, fostering of greater cooperation among different law- enforcement agencies that includes immediate information-sharing among national intelligence agencies and to increase cooperation between law enforcement and the art and archaeological communities;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28 b. Underlines that the EU and the US must synergize their efforts to combat terrorism and radicalization and ensure that efforts made are supported by the necessary resources and commensurate with the threat that it poses; notes that both partners should strive to improve current practices of intelligence-sharing among Member States with particular emphasis on achieving better, common situational awareness in key areas including emerging safe havens and terrorists’ use of EDTs, as well as hybrid tactics;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises that the EU’s relations with Africa are of utmost importance; welcomes the joint communication of the Commission and the VP/HR entitled ‘Towards a comprehensive strategy with Africa’3 ; calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to deepen discussions with the EU’s African partners in order to prepare for a successful EU-African Union Summit; emphasises the need to collaborate on a strategy in the areas of defence, development and peace building to counter the jihadist rise in the Sahel and in other parts of Africa; _________________ 3 JOIN(2020)0004.
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is gravely concerned by the developments in Russia and reiterates the EU’s interest in maintaining freedom, stability and peace on the European continent and beyond; believes that the EU should deter Russia from carrying out destabilising and subversive actions in Europe and from repressing its own citizens; underlines that closer coordination, cooperation and unity among the EU Member States areis necessary in order to maintain a constructive dialogue with the Russian authorities based on the five guiding principles, which is only possible if both parties are genuinely interested in it; urges the EU to engage more closely with the people of Russia, including by developing a clearly defined ‘engagement’ objective, which should focus not only on traditional selective engagement with the Kremlin, but also on ‘strategic’ engagement with Russian civil society; underlines that there can be no return to "business as usual" with Russia unless a number of conditions are met, including the de- occupation of Crimea, fulfilling the provisions of the 2008 cease-fire agreement with Russia, cessation of hostilities against EU Member States and EaP countries, as well as improving the internal human rights situation; expresses concern about the repeated violations by Russia of the arms control agreements and standards, leading to the collapse of the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), as well as violations of the chemical weapons convention by using military grade nerve agents, both domestically and inside the EU territory; underlines the need to put pressure on the Russian civil societyFederation to comply with international law and treaties;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates, as underlined in its resolution of 16 September 2021 on a new EU-China strategy4 , its call for the EU to develop a more assertive, comprehensive, and consistent EU-China strategy that unites all Member States and shapes relations with China in the interest of the EU as a whole; emphasises that this strategy should promote a rules-based multilateral order, have the defence of EU values at its core and should be based on the three principles of cooperating where possible, competing where needed, and confronting where necessary; strongly advocates for Taiwan’s full participation as an observer in meetings, mechanisms and activities of international organisations; and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to urgently begin an impact assessment, public consultation and scoping exercise on a Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the Taiwanese authorities in preparation for negotiations to deepen bilateral economic ties; denounces China's continued military belligerence against Taiwan and pressure on it and urges the EU and Member States to take a proactive role in working with like- minded international partners to pursue peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and to establish partnerships with the democratic government of Taiwan; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0382.
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Notes with serious concern the recent display of force and escalating tensions in the regional hotspots such as South and East China Sea and Taiwan Strait; underlines that the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific regions is of great importance for the EU and its Member States; expresses grave concern over China’s continued military manoeuvers in the Taiwan Strait, including those aimed at Taiwan or taking place in Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone; calls on the PRC to stop such military sabre-rattling that pose serious threats to the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and the Indo- Pacific region; reiterates that the relationship between China and Taiwan should be developed constructively through dialogues, without coercion or destabilizing tactics by either side; stresses the opposition to any unilateral action that may undermine the status quo of the Taiwan Strait and that any change to cross-strait relations must not be made against the will of Taiwan’s citizens;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Underlines the importance of the EU joining its transatlantic partners in pursuing an independent external investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 virus that originated in Wuhan, China to seek much needed answers and insights into possible prevention of future global disasters that directly impact foreign and security policy;
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Strongly condemns ongoing human rights violations in communist China, notably against ethnic and religious minorities, mostly targeting Muslim Uygurs, Christians and Tibetans; condemns actions of the PRC in Hong Kong and underlines that ongoing undermining of Hong Kong's autonomy by Beijing does not only go against China's bilateral treaties obligations and international law, but also puts into question Beijing's role as a credible partner;
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission President’s announcement of plans to present a new joint communication on a partnership with the Gulf region; calls for the EU to present a coherent strategy for balanced EU engagement in the region, with the promotion of regional security and cooperation as a key strategic objective; reiteranotes that the EU’s priority iefforts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as a matter of security for Europe and the region and the only way to stop Iran’s worrying nuclear activities; stresses that any agreement with Iran needs to include sufficient safeguards that Iran will not be able to acquire nuclear weapons; expresses grave concern about the IAEA's reported lack of access to its monitoring and surveillance equipment at facilities and locations in Iran, which greatly hampers the IAEA's ability to verify and monitor Iran's nuclear activities and that safeguard issues remain unresolved over the last two years; condemns Iran's human rights violations against its own people, its ballistic missile programme and terror activities in the region and in Europe;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that the situation in Afghanistan is a wakeup call for the EU to deploy its external actions and meansDeplores the Taliban take over of Afghanistan and stresses that human rights, including women rights and those of religious and ethnic minorities, need to be preserved in the country; is concerned by the dramatic humanitarian and security situation in Afghanistan; stresses the need for those in power across Afghanistan to bear responsibility and accountability for the protection of human life and property and for the restoration of security and civil order; reiterates that Afghan women and girls, like all Afghan people, deserve to live in safety, security and dignity and welcomes the broad international support for their rights and freedoms; calls for the EU to preserve the achievements of the last 20 years and to ensure that Afghanistan does not descend into a safe haven for terrorist groups; emphasises the importance of cooperating with neighbouring and regional countries to ensure global security and regional stability; in this regard notes that not all of Afghanistan's neighbours and regional powers shared the same goals as the US- led coalition, with allegations of supporting the Taliban by supplying weapons, money and a safe haven to Taliban leaders and calls on the EU to take it into account in bilateral relations and regional strategies;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Welcomes the trilateral defence partnership between Australia, United Kingdom and the United States (AUKUS) that will significantly boost defensive capabilities of Australia; expresses its concern about hostile reactions to the partnership from China, whose considerable military build-up and development of A2/AD potential is seen as a most destabilising factor in South-East Asia;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for special attention to be paid to enhancing cooperation with our partners in Latin America; believes that a strengthened relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is central to the EU’s geopolitical strategy in the world; stresses the need for the Union to strengthen the ties that unite the EU with LAC countries, particularly in defending the rules-based multilateral order; calls for the EU to use all available tools to deepen its cooperation with LAC partners, ensure the swift ratification of the EU-Mexico agreement, deliver on the sustainable and environmental protocol with Mercosur so that the EU association agreement with Mercosur can be ratified, and conclude the negotiations for updating the EU association agreement with Chile; urges the EU to recover its position as the preferred partner of Latin American countries in view of other geopolitical actors occupying increasing space in the region, especially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine diplomacy; calls on the EU and Member States to implement more assertive policies towards communist and dictatorial regimes in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Bolivia who have benefited from their relations with the EU and have dismantled, violated, or directly suppressed the rights and freedoms of their citizens;