Activities of Ioan Mircea PAŞCU related to 2017/2276(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU-NATO relations (debate)
EU-NATO relations (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on EU-NATO relations PDF (313 KB) DOC (67 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 May 2015and 14 November 2016 on the common security and defence policy, of 6 December 2016 on EU-NATO cooperation, of 6 March, 18 May and 17 July 2017 on the EU Global Strategy, and of 19 June and 5 December 2017 on the progress reports on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by the EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
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– having regard to the outcome of the meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council (including defence), held on 13 November 2017 and 6 March 2018, relating specifically to EU-NATO cooperation,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the joint communication of the Commission and the VP/HR of 10 November 2017 to the European Parliament and the Council on improving military mobility in the European Union (JOIN(2017)0041), and the associated Action Plan to be presented in March 2018,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
– having regard to the NATO Secretary-General’s Annual Reports 2016 and 2017,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is better equipped to deal with internal security and NATO to manage external defence; whereas the EU is developing in an accelerated way to bolster its defenceNATO is a military alliance and the EU is not; whereas the EU is a global strategic actor and a security provider, having a unique and wide array of instruments and tools at its disposal; whereas, in the wake of the EU Global Strategy, it is enhancing its responsibility for its own security and defence and as a partner for international peace and security; whereas, as a follow- up to the EU Global Strategy, the EU is enhancing its ability to act autonomously while also strengthening its contribution to NATO and fostering closer cooperation;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and NATO, both engaged in crisis management, would be more efficient in that activity if they were to act in a truly coordinated manner and make the most of their expertise and resources; whereas, as a follow-up to the EU Global Strategy, the EU is strengthening its joined-up approach to external conflicts and crises as well as responding to threats and challenges along the internal-external security nexus, using civilian or military means;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the EU and NATO, sharing the same values, have identical strategic interests tooto face similar strategic challenges in protecting their citizens against any threats; underlines that the EU-NATO cooperation should be developed with a mutually reinforcing view for the two institutions and should be complementary and respectful of each other’s specificities and roles;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines inclusiveness, reciprocity andopenness and transparency in full respect of the decision- making autonomy and procedures of both organizations, inclusiveness and reciprocity without prejudice to the specific character of the security and defence policy of any Member State as important principles inof the EU-NATO strategic partnership; recallstresses that cooperation with non-NATO EU Member States is an integral part of EU-NATO cooperation;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress, coherence of output in the respective defence planning processes and maritime cooperation, and encourages further progress; looks forward to a new EU-NATO Declaration to be adopted at the NATO Summit in Brussels, 11-12 July 2018; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it does not represent a competitor for NATO and should be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATO; underlines that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration should call that the capabilities developed multinationally by Member States, including under PESCO, and Allies are available for both NATO and EU operations; highlights that the recent decisions by the EU (Coordinated Annual Review on Defence/CARD, PESCO, European Defence Fund/EDF), aimed at ensuring that Europeans take a greater responsibility for their own security, contribute to strengthening NATO as well as ensuring a fair transatlantic burden- sharing, while keeping in mind the objective of together addressing common security challenges, avoiding unnecessary duplication and developing coherent, complementary and interoperable defence capabilities;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that the Members of EU and NATO need to cooperate on strengthening and developing their technological and industrial base; considers it important that effective and balanced transatlantic defence technological and industrial cooperation should be a strategic priority for both organisations; supports the measures envisaged under the European Defence Fund (EDF) to support joint research and development of European capabilities;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates the need to ensure coherence of output and timelines between the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Capability Development Plan and the NATO Defence Planning Process with a view to coordinating drespective NATO processes, such as the NATO Defence pPlanning Process; highlights the need to ensure that NATO’s Smart Defence and the EU’s Pooling and Sharing InitiativeEU’s and NATO’s multinational initiatives in capability development are complementary and mutually reinforcing; underlines that the capabilities used in CSDP and developed under PESCO remain owned by the Member States who can also make them available to other frameworks;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need to address, in close cooperation between the EU and NATO, the physical and legal obstacles to the swift and rapid movement of troops and military equipment within Europemilitary personnel and assets within and beyond the EU in order to ensure frictionless movement of equipment and forces across Europe, whenever necessary, notably through the implementation of the Action Plan presented by the VP/HR and the Commission on the basis of the roadmap developed by the Member States in the frame of the European Defence Agency;