343 Amendments of Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
Amendment 322 #
2018/2103(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the European Commission to abolish the use of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) applied only to two Member States, as it is a discriminatory tool that is often abusively used for political purposes rather than acting as a European mechanism to safeguard and promote the rule of law;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls, therefore, for the conceptualization and adoption of a EU Security and Defence White Book that will guarantee that future capability building processes will be based on EU´s strategic security interests in accordance with military and industrial necessities;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Also welcomes the proposal by the HR/VP, with the support of the Commission, for a European Peace Facility, which will finance the parts of the costs of EU defence activities that are excluded from budgetary funding by article 41(2) TEU; notes in particular the ambitious inclusion, and expansion, of the Athena mechanism for the financing of CSDP missions and operations, which has been a long- standing demand of the Parliament;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that the EU´s strategic security and defence objectives can only be achieved through the closest coordination of the needs and long-term capability building requirements of both the armed forces and defence industries of the Member States; notes that both the Capability Development Plan (CDP) and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) can make important contributions to the achievement of this goal;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights the close connection of PESCO with the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) for enhancing Member States defence capabilities;
Amendment 121 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Reaffirms the EU’s role as a global maritime security provider and stresses the importance of developing relevant military and civilian capabilities; welcomes in this regard the adoption of the revised EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan in June 2018;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Welcomes the EU’s steps towards consolidating its cyber resilience by establishing a common cyber security certification framework, by strengthening the EU cyber security agency, and by swiftly implementing the Directive on security of network and information system (NIS Directive);
Amendment 157 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 173 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Welcomes recent measures for strengthening civilian CSDP as an essential part of the EU’s joint-up approach, in particular the development of capabilities and responsiveness of CSDP civilian mission sand the focus on enhancing effectiveness in addressing challenges along the internal-external nexus;
Amendment 187 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 192 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Council decision on establishing governance rules for PESCO projects, clarifying many of the lingering open questions about the details of PESCO implementation; notes, however, that some questions about the financial aspects of the Council Decision still remain open, in particular as regards the correct implementation of Article 41(2) TEU and the possible additional financial needspossible additional budgetary appropriations will be necessary to cover the administrative expenditure of the EEAS and EDA to fulfil their functions as PESCO secretariat;
Amendment 198 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly believes that the EU’s long-standing and largest CSDP mission, EUFOR BiH / Operation Althea, still plays an important role of deterrence as a visible sign of EU commitment to the country; considers it therefore essential to continue its executive mandate and sustain its current force strength (600 staff) as the safe and secure environment has still the potential to deteriorate with increased tensions and current ethno-nationalist centred politics;
Amendment 199 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Reaffirms the strategic importance of the partnership between the EU and Africa, based on their close historical, cultural and geographical ties; stresses the need to strengthen cooperation, including in the area of security; underlines in particular the importance of the process of Regionalisation of CSDP action in the Sahel, which combines the EU’s civilian and military activities in order to enhance the capabilities for cooperation of the five G5 Sahel countries;
Amendment 207 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes, with concern, however, the results of the recent report by the European Court of Auditors on EUCAP Sahel Niger and Mali, which flagged up substantial problems with staff training, vacancies, sustainability and performance indicators, problems that are likely to also affect other civilians missions; urgwelcomes the EEAS and Member States toprompt response of the EEAS which addressed the issues raised as fast as possiblein order to ensurhance the effectiveness of the civilian CSDP; welcomes the European Court of Auditors involvement in auditing CSDP missions and operations and encourages the production of further special reports on other missions and operations;
Amendment 209 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Stresses the continuous contribution of EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia to the wider EU efforts to disrupt the business model of human smuggling and trafficking in the Southern Central Mediterranean and to prevent the further loss of life at sea;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the establishment and full operational capability of the Military Planning and Conduct Capacity (MPCC) for non-executive EU missions and operations and the removal of obstacles to the deployment of EU Battlegroups; calls for enhanced cooperation and coordination between the MPCC and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capacity (CPCC) in the context of the Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC), in order to maximize coordination of civilian and military synergies and sharing of expertise as part of an integrated, comprehensive approach to crises and conflicts;
Amendment 256 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Strongly believes that the EU should maintain the closest possible partnership in security and defence with the United Kingdom after Brexit;
Amendment 259 #
2018/2099(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines the utmost importance of comprehensive parliamentary oversight of CDSPsecurity and defence matters at national and European level as a constitutive element for any further progress in this policy area and in this context; encourages parliamentary actors to cooperate more closely on security and defence matters, possibly looking for new or improved forms of cooperation, in order to ensure seamless parliamentary oversight at all levels;
Amendment 23 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Following an integrated approach and in order to contribute to the enhancement of the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union's defence industry, a European Defence Fund should be established. The Fund should aim at enhancing the competitiveness, innovation, efficiency and autonomy of the Union's defence industry thereby contributing to the Union's strategic autonomy, the improvement of Member States' defence capabilities and the promotion of the Union's security and defence interests as agreed in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy by supporting the cross border cooperation between Member States and between enterprises, research centres, national administrations, international organisations and universities, in the research phase and in the development phase of defence products and technologies. To achieve more innovative solutions and an open internal market, the Fund should support the cross- border participation of defence small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps) and promote their inclusion in cross- border defence supply chains.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States, as the respect for the rule of law is an essential precondition for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Fund is to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the European defence industry, by supporting collaborative actions and cross-border cooperation between legal entities throughout the Union, including SMEs and mid-caps as well as fostering the better exploitation of the industrial potential of innovation, research and technological development, at each stage of the industrial life cycle, thus contributing to the Union strategic autonomy. The Fund should also contribute to the Union's security and defence interests as agreed in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, to the freedom of action of the Union and, to its autonomy, in particular instrategic, technological and industrial termautonomy, as well as to the development and improvement of Member States' defence capabilities.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) support collaborative development projects of defence products and technologies consistent with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and particularly in the context of the Capability Development Plan, the Permanent Structured Cooperation and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, thus contributing to greater efficiency of defence spending within the Union, achieving greater economies of scale, reducing the risk of unnecessary duplication and as such reducing the fragmentation of defence products and technologies throughout the Union. Ultimately, the Fund will lead to greater interoperability between Member States' capabilities and to Union strategic autonomy.
Amendment 127 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Proposals shall be systematically screened to identify those actions raising complex or serious ethics issues, from the point of view of human safety, health and security, freedom, privacy, integrity and dignity and submit them to an ethics assessment. Ethics screenings and assessments shall be carried out by the Commission with the support of independent experts on defence ethics. The Commission shall ensure the transparency of the ethics procedures as much as possible.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. All infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used in actions financed under the Fund shall be located on the territory of the Union or associated countries. Furthermore, when performing an eligible action, beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall cooperate only with legal entities established in the Union or in an associated country and not controlled by non-associated third countries or non- associated third country entities.
Amendment 174 #
2018/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Grants may be awarded without a call for proposals to legal entities identified in the work programme, under duly- justified and exceptional circumstances, in accordance with Article [195(e)] of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 2 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
– 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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
– having regard to the NATO Secretary-General’s Annual Reports 2016 and 2017,
Amendment 32 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
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 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 314 #
2017/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 328 #
2017/2276(INI)
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;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Amendment 232 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Product related actions in relation to weapons of mass destruction and related warhead technologies and product related actions in relation to banned weapons and munitions and weapons not compliant with international humanitarian law are not eligible.Product related actions in relation to small arms and light weapons, when they are developed mainly for export purposes, are not eligible.
Amendment 113 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; stresses that further work is needed to ensurehighlights the importance of the Member States’ full ownership of the implementation of the EUGS’'s political level of ambition, priorities and comprehensive approach as well as the need for their close cooperation with all relevant EU bodies; welcomes the ongoing work of the VP/HR in the implementation process;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to bepreceded by an implementation plan on security and defence, to be presented by the end of 2016 and agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’'s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’'s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action; also welcomes other Member States’ recent initiatives on the development of CSDP;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations, including border assistance, capacity-building, military training missions and naval operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for an integrated approach to conflicts and crises concerning the engagement of the Union at all stages of the conflict cycle through prevention, resolution and stabilisation, and the commitment to avoid premature disengagement;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector reform and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 210 #
Amendment 256 #
2016/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Fully supports further enhancing cooperation on security and defence with other institutional partners, including the UN, the African Union, OSCE, as well as strategic bilateral partners, particularly the US, in areas such as hybrid threats, maritime security, rapid reaction, counterterrorism and cyber security;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Takes the view that it is of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); takes the view that a flexible inclusive approach, of open and pro-active participation by all Member States is essential in the implementation of PESCO to further strengthen CSDP; welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following:
Amendment 25 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the global and regional security environment is rapidly deteriorating, becoming more complex, and blurring the lines between internal and external security; whereas the UN retains a key role in ensuring global security and stability;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas careful rethinking of the tools of effective multilateralism in the framework of the UN is necessary as a result of shifting global power configuration and diffusion; whereas such tools need to be more inclusive of all stakeholders, state and non-state alike, including in conflict prevention and crisis management processes;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas new challenges including hybrid and information warfare, cyber threats, bio-engineering, lethal autonomous systems, nanotechnology, weapon miniaturisation, and the proliferation of dual-use technologies requires the development of multilateral agreements for which the UN framework is the most appropriate;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas recent developments in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their vehicles are making arms control and disarmament increasingly difficult and eroding global security and stability; whereas the UN is a suitable framework to promote efforts for a new generation of arms control and disarmament measures alongside like- minded partners;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)
Paragraph a a (new)
(aa) to continue to call for the full respect of internationally-recognised borders and territorial integrity of Eastern European and South Caucasus countries, including Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these areas; to offer full and steadfast support to the negotiations for a peaceful settlement of these on-going and frozen conflicts; to redouble support for the implementation of international humanitarian law and aid aimed at alleviating the humanitarian situation in these areas, especially in Eastern Ukraine;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)
Paragraph d a (new)
(da) to support and promote deeper and more effective preventive diplomacy and cooperation mechanisms, including increased transparency, confidence- building, and mediation efforts within the UN and between the EU and the UN with a view to improve their capacity to respond timely and efficiently to emerging crises and potential new threats to peace and security;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d b (new)
Paragraph d b (new)
(db) to support the development and implementation of early warning systems, at the UN-level, as well as at the regional levels, including through the EU, the OSCE, the AU, based on a mix of political, social, economic and military risk factors and indicators at the local, national and regional level to facilitate limiting the negative consequences of emerging crises;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to increase Member State support for UN peacekeeping operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s facilitating role in this respect; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operations, including through the deployment of EU Battlegroups, or through capacity building and Security Sector Reform initiatives;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e a (new)
Paragraph e a (new)
(ea) to support closer policy and tools coordination, synergy and complementarity in peacekeeping and conflict prevention efforts for promoting responsible implementation of R2P and human security, including through enhancing legitimate governance and authority at the local, national or regional levels, providing justice and social services for the population in affected areas;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
(f) to continue to support the efforts to further the operationalisation of R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P, in particular with a view to reducing the risks of radicalisation, genocide and mass atrocities;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h
Paragraph h
(h) to step up efforts to clamp down on recruitment and fight terrorist propaganda, in particular online, especially social media platforms; to support judicial efforts at combating the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters and the implementation of UN resolution 2178; to support counter-radicalisation and de-radicalisation policies in line with the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism;
Amendment 94 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j a (new)
Paragraph j a (new)
(ja) to reiterate, in the context, the need for an adequate mix of security, law enforcement, human rights, socio- economic instruments that offers more adequate options for responding to the changing nature of terrorism and violent extremism as posed by Daesh, al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram and others;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j b (new)
Paragraph j b (new)
(jb) to support an enhanced EU contribution to UN capacity building initiatives concerning the fight against foreign terrorist fighters and violent extremism;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
(k) to support UN efforts to prevent non- state actors and terrorist groups from developing or acqui, manufacturing, acquiring or transferring weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems and contribute to the comprehensive review of Security Council Resolution 1540 in 2016; to insist on full compliance with the Non- Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention;
Amendment 207 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x a (new)
Paragraph x a (new)
(xa) Cyber security to further support on-going UN efforts at exploring the development of norms for responsible and safe behaviour in cyberspace, including a multilateral framework against cyber-attacks, with a view to ensuring the application of existing international law and human rights law;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to its previous resolutions on the Russian Federation, with particular reference to its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia 1 a, 17 April 2014 on Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine 1 b and 18 September 2014 on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations 1 c, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0248 1b Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0457 1c Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0025
Amendment 24 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in violation of the UN Charter and the OSCE Helsinki Final Act, as well as of Russia's obligations under the Budapest Memorandum, and will not recognise it; whereas restrictions on trade between the EU and Crimea have been imposed as a consequence;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self-proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State); whereas Turkey can play an important role in countering the Black Sea threats and Daesh;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the reaction of the EU on Russia's aggression and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia in 2008 might have encouraged Russia to act similarly in Ukraine, whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treatyies’ signed in November 2014 and March 2015 between Russia and the separatist authorities in Abkhazia and havethe ones in South Ossetia, reaffirmeding their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Is deeply concerned by President Putin's declaration that he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert during Russia's seizing of Crimea had the West intervened against the annexation; is also deeply concerned by the statements made in a threatening manner by high ranking Russian officials that Russia has the right to deploy and host nuclear weapons in Crimea; notes with concern that, in March 2015, Russia has deployed in Crimea, during a military drill, an undisclosed number of strategic nuclear capable TU22M3 bombers;
Amendment 157 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should in general be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any de-escalation and resumption of cooperation should continue to rely, firstmust be based, apart from the full implementation of the Minsk agreements by Russia (which apply, on the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members and, secondly, on the fact that there can be no political solution based on accepting the illegal annexation of Crimealy to the conflict in East Ukraine), on the return of Crimea to Ukraine, restoring thus the status quo ante, and on the continuation of the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights ofondemns the abuses of human rights in Crimea since the local population in Crimeacupation by Russian forces, including intimidation and disappearances, especially the nativeconcerning Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea and calls on Ukraine, the EU and its member states to monitor the respect of human rights in Crimea;
Amendment 245 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Recalls that although in 2008 Georgia's and Ukraine's applications for NATO Membership Action Plan were not accepted, NATO announced at the Bucharest summit that Georgia and Ukraine will become members of the Alliance; notes that following the 2008 war in Georgia and the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia has territorially crippled the two countries so as to make them ineligible for NATO membership; considers that, while not being able to defend them directly, NATO has a moral obligation to support Georgia and Ukraine to defend themselves;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regards to the Wales NATO Summit Declaration of 5 September 2014,
Amendment 42 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Russia has – by illegally annexing Crimea and waging an undeclared war against Ukraine, with the direct participation of Russian military units, and by deliberately destabilising this neighbouring sovereign and independent country – profoundly and for a long time damaged its relationship with the EU by jeopardising the basic principles of Europe’s security order and by breaking its international commitments, notably under the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and, the Budapest Memorandum and the 1990 Paris Charter for a New Europe;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that, in the light of Russia’s direct and indirect involvement in the war in Ukraine, amounting to a deliberate violation of the core of the democratic principles and values sustained by the EU and widely shared internationally,; the EU cannot envisage a return to ‘business as usual’ and any resumption of cooperation should continue to rely on the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members; reiterates the non- recognition of Russia's illegal annexation of the Crimea and Sevastopol; calls for a critical re-assessment by the EU of its relations with Russia, and for the drafting, as promptly as possible, of a soft-power contingency plan to counter the aggressive and divisive policies conducted by Russia against the EU and its partners;
Amendment 287 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the solidarity and the unity demonstrated by the Member States in the context of Russia’s undeclared war against Ukraine, allowing the adoption and further extension of responsive measures; calls on the Member States to consider as an absolute priority the preservation of this unity; reiterates that unity of action and solidarity amongst the Member States, as well as between the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries, is essential for ensuring the effectiveness of the EU’s policies and its ability to withstand external challenges and pressures;
Amendment 434 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its deep concern for the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia, and strongly condemns the crackdown on independent civil society and the persistent and multiform repression of activists, political opponents and critics of the regime, which has in some cases led to their murder (Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko, and others) and calls on the Russian authorities to immediately release all political prisoners; demands that all assassinations of political activists, journalists and whistle blowers be investigated properly and independently ; reiterates its call on the Council to deliver on its commitment to defend these principles, and to adopt restrictive measures for the officials involved in the well-documented Magnitsky case;
Amendment 440 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses its deep concern of the humanitarian situation following the illegal annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Eastern Ukraine which had cost the lives of more than five thousand people;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the role played by Russia, the illegal annexation of Crimea and the role played by Russia is a grave threat to European security and have changed the geopolitical order; whereas this also has implications for EU-Moldova relations;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the signature and ratification of the Agreement does not constitute a final goal in itself, but is part of a broader processEU - Republic of Moldova relations and points out that pursuant to Article 49 TEU, the Republic of Moldova - like any other European state - has a European perspective and may apply to become a member of the European Union provided it adheres to the principles of democracy, respects fundamental freedoms and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports fully the Commission’s initiatives aimed at countering the effects of the Russian embargo on Moldovan products, including by providing financial support and extending and deepening the Autonomous Trade Preferences and deplores the use of trade by Russia as an instrument to destabilise the region;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on Chisinau and Tiraspol to continue to engage constructively in order to find an effective solution to the Transnistria conflict and to take concrete steps to improve the lives of the region’s population; stresses that the so-called ‘5+2’ framework for negotiations has so far failed to ensure a solution, and calls on the HR/VP and the EEAS to proactively seek an improved process for solving this conflict with a greater role for the EU, including in the implementation of UNDP-EU Confidence Building Measures Programme; notes the need to ensure that the Transnistrian region, as an integral part of Moldova, is covered by the reach and effects of the Agreement;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that Russia’s concerns regarding the association process ofthe EU’s engagement with the EU’s Eastern neighbours must be adequately addressed and understood, so as to ease fears of new geopolitical dividing lines on the European continent; notes that each country has every right to make its own political choices, but that the EU’s engagement with the Eastern partners aims to spread prosperity and increase political stability, from which the whole region will ultimately gainpartners aims to spread prosperity and increase political stability, from which the whole region will ultimately gain and underlines that each country has every right to make its own political choices; underlines furthermore that the association process of EU's Eastern partners is not a threat to Russia's political and economic interests and regrets that Russian leadership regards it as such;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that more than 13 years of western intervention with numerous casualties (10 548 killed and wounded civilians in 2014 alone) have made it painfully clear that no military solution is possible in Afghanistan; stresses that the Western military presence, and especially its offensive operations, are part of the conflict and not a solution to itre is no lasting solution for Afghanistan's future without a political solution which is based on a comprehensive and inclusive Afghan-led and -owned approach; welcomes the efforts of the EU and its Member States to support the military and civilian capacity-building of the Afghan Government and its institutions;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 34 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 44 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the signing of the BSA and the NATO SOFA by the new Afghan administration as it is essential to continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and to enable the country to become a full member of the international community based on stable and democratic institutions, especially in the light of the growing influence and number of the foreign fighters;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the high costs of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), which is estimated to have reached USD 6 billion in 2014, and the lack of long-term commitments by the EU, or by other members of the international community, to finance the ANSF budget; stresses that even with the planned reduction of personnel to about 230 000 in the coming years it will be impossible for the Afghan Government to provide the necessary financing; expresses its grave concern that this may lead to a dangerous situation in which a highly militarised and equipped police and army could look for alternative ways of generating income;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls foron the transformation of EUPOL Afghanistan into a support mission for an Afghan-led DDR process, i.a. with the goals of demobilising the various militias and reducing the total number of ANSF personnel as far and as fast as possiblEUPOL Afghanistan to increase its efforts to support the transition process towards a sustainable civilian police service; calls on the EU and on NATO to support and adequately fund efforts for demining Afghanistan;
Amendment 105 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises the presidential elections 2014; regrets that every presidential and parliamentary election in Afghanistan since 2005 has been marrked by fraud and violence; welcomes the formation of a government of national unity;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes the lack of substantial progress onat despite some progress in the field of the human and fundamental rights since 2002, in particular with regard tothe women and girls in Afghanistan are still enduring human rights violations; calls on the new government to dedicate more political capital to this issue and, in particular, to implement the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan and the law on the elimination of violence against women (EVAW), as well as to comply with all other international treaties concerning human rights; calls on the Afghan authorities to promote the effective participation of women in all key bodies, nationally and internationally, and at all levels;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 160 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 168 #
2014/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 77 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the action taken by the Member States against ISIS in Iraq; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targets; stresses however that a tailored response must be found atbased on the political and cross-regional leveldifferences to the challenge presented by ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular Saudi Arabia and Iran;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the European Union will only gain real influence on the international scene if it is able to speak with one voice and by ensuring coherence and complementarity between the internal and external aspects of EU security policies; calls on the VP/HR accordingly to appoint representatives at the highest level, i.e. EU foreign ministers or very senior political figures acting on her instructions and together with her, to ensure a constant dialogue with the countries of the region;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the crucial importance of promoting improved cooperation between the EU Member States and the MENA countries in combating terrorism; stresses that the active collaboration between foreign and home affairs ministers should be strengthened, particularly concerning judicial and police cooperation and information-sharing; calls for closer cooperation with the Europol and Interpol countries, providing them with assistance in developing the necessary anti- terrorist structures and resources;
Amendment 300 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to develop an effective common European response by all Member States to jihadist propaganda especially by preventing the abuse of the social media platforms to radicalise and encourage violence; underlines the need to send a positive message regarding relations between the European Union and the MENA countries and cooperation between them; stresses the need to ensure much greater visibility for EU initiatives in the region than is now the case;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
– having regard to the EU maritime security strategy of 24 June 2014 and the EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan adopted in December 2014,
Amendment 8 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the European Union and neighbourhood security environment to besecurity environment of the European Union's eastern and southern neighbourhoods to be substantially aggravated and increasingly unstable and volatile; regards the war iconflict in eastern Ukraine, the conflicts in Syria and Iraq, with the rise of the terrorist organisation ISIS, the Libyan crisis and the terrorist threat in the Sahel as direct threats to the Union’s security; considers that the internal and external challenges to European security are closely linked; considers, too, that the US ‘pivot to Asia- Pacific’ and the impact of the financial crisis on Member States’ defence budgets and capabilities only highlight how necessary it is for the Union and the Member States to shoulder more responsibility for itstheir own security and defence;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the Union’s strength and relevance lie in its ability to mobilise resources and bring into play a wide range of diplomatic, security, defence, economic, trade, development and humanitarian instruments simultaneously, and in full compliance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter; underscores the fact that the CSDP military and civil instruments are integral components of this overallcomprehensive approach;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the appointment of the new Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), Federica Mogherini; welcomes her first statements and her decision to chair the Foreign Affairs and Defence Council meetings, an indication of her interest in the CSDP; hopes that the stances she has taken will be reflected in a boost to the development of the CSDP; welcomes her commitment to initiate a process of strategic reflection on the challenges and opportunities for the foreign and security policy; reiterates that this process should lead to a new European Security Strategy;
Amendment 49 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Hopes that by the time of the June 2015 European Council, which will once again deal with defence issues, the Member States and the EU institutions will be in a position to propose specific measures in line with the undertakings givencommitments assumed in December 2013;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the progress made in implementing the Conclusions of the 2013 European Council, including on the EU cyber defence policy framework, the EU's Comprehensive Approach, the EU's Maritime Security Strategy should be continued after the June 2015 European Council;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that the upcoming European Council on Defence should take decisions that will lead to the improvement of the capacity of the Union and the Member States for territorial defence, in total complementarity with NATO as well as the capacity to respond to internal security challenges and to develop the deployable capabilities needed for ensuring a meaningful contribution of the EU to crisis management; strengthening the European Defence Agency, strengthening the European Defence and Industrial Base, initiating the elaboration of a comprehensive security concept that will integrate the internal and external dimensions of security;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note that the most recent civilian and military operations under the CSDP have continued to be dogged by structural shortcomingfalls evident now for several years: lengthy and inflexible decision- making processes, mission mandates unsuited to the operational environment, the problem of ‘force generation’ and logistical and financial inertia;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that too many of the civilian missions launched by the EU since 2009 have been about raisingStresses the EU's contribution to international security, crisis management, peacekeeping through the EU's civilian and military missions and operations as an important component of the Union’'s crisis response profile ratherComprehensive Approach; notes thant taking strategic measuhe civilian missions should be genuine, effective and res pon the basis of in- depth analysis and planning; believsibly used policy tools forming part of an overall action strategy; notes that these civilian missions should be not merely for show, but rather should be genuine, effective and responsibly used policy tools forming part of an overall action strategystart from the will to raise the Union’s crisis response profile instead of taking strategic measures on the basis of in- depth analysis and planning;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is dismayed by the persistent problems of force generation encountered when military missions are being launched; notes that, with the exception of EUTM Mali to which 23 Member States are making an effective contribution, current EU military operations involve, in each case, no more than half a dozen Member States; considers that while the contribution of thencourages Member States to contribute more forces to operations, when required countrnational capabilities areflects the vitality of partnerships under the CSDP, what it demonstrates most clearly is a certain disaffection on the part of Member States available; stresses the need for a common and cooperative approach in dealing with force generation problems; considers that the contribution of third countries reflects the vitality of partnerships under the CSDP;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2220(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Considers that the Union could consider adopting the same capacity targets as NATO, requiring a minimum level of defence spending of 2% of GDP and a minimum 20% share of the defence budget for major equipment needs, including for research and development; based on the existing full complementarity between the two security organisations, that have 22 members in common;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the EU has so far not been able to use its full potential to shape itsthe international political and security environment, and that a lack of policy coordination and coherence between EU policies, and financial limitations pose additional restraints on Europe’s influence in the world;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Takes the view that the priority tasks for EU foreign and security policy are:
Amendment 23 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
– protecting democratic European values and enforcing the political and legal order in Europe, thereby restoring and safeguarding peace and stability,
Amendment 31 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– improving the EU’s contribution to territorial defence, of its Member States, as well as their military capabilities that are necessary for this purpose.
Amendment 41 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods,
Amendment 82 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the political, economic, financial and defence resources of the EU and its Member States must be combined and used to maximise the EU’s influence in the world, produce synergies and ensure peace and stability in Europe;
Amendment 91 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the external financial assistance deployed by the EU and its Member States needs to be refocused in line with the jointly agreed strategic priorities; calls for more efficient measures to be taken by the EU in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of EU assistance;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the EU institutions and the Member States to fully use the toolbox of the Lisbon Treaty to move from what has so far been a mostly reactive approach to a pro-active, coherent EU foreign and security policy through medium and long- term strategic policies, deployed in the shared European interest;
Amendment 216 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approach to migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management in order to avoid the loss of life at the EU's borders; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;
Amendment 267 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that an overarching political strategy is needed, aimed at reinvigorating the European political and legal order, which was laid down with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which binds all European states, including Russia; insists that this order is based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts; sees the development of a constructive dialogue with Russia, and other states in EU's neighbourhood, on cooperation to strengthen this order as a basis for peace and stability in Europe;
Amendment 285 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the conclusion in 2014 of Association Agreements including Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, which is a major step in their political and economic convergence towards the EU; takes the view that the association process should be used by the countries concerned to modernise democratic governance, strengthen the rule of law, reform public administration and undertake economic reforms; urges a substantial increase in EU political, financial and technical assistance to support these reforms; insists, however, on strict conditionality and the need to guarantee accountability for resources spent;
Amendment 294 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the results of the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine and Republic of Moldova in October and December 2014 respectively, and urges the Governments of Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine to progress with reforms relating to political and economic governance and the rule of law; calls on the HR/VP to use all available political, security and economic tools to provide comprehensive support to the Ukrainian and Moldovan Governments on this path;
Amendment 374 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Takes the view that the criminal activities and barbaric violence by terrorist jihadists engaged in and associated with the so-called Islamic State (IS) represent a major threat to the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and potentially to global peace and stability; supports the global coalition against IS and its efforts to combat IS militarily, and welcomes the contributions of EU Member States in this context and encourage further cooperation and dialogue in identifying priorities, sharing best practices and exchanging information in order to reach a common threat assessment; urges the stepping-up of resolute global regulatory pressure to deprive jihadists of oil revenues and to apply strict global sanctions against financial transactions in their favour; points to the urgent need to systematically disable jihadists from using the internet for propaganda; insist on the need to step up international cooperation focused on preventing extremists from traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the jihadist fight;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Japan has over the last decades gradually moved towards military normalis's contribution to international security and stability has increased, as a "Proactive Contributor to Peace", based on the principle of international cooperation,;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas tensions exist between Japan and its neighbours over islands in the East China Sea,Asia's maritime areas; whereas the Spea of Japan and the Pacific, northeast of Hokkaidoceful settlements of disputes in the region in accordance with the international law is highly important;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) as the leading donors of global development assistance to commit to a closer cooperation and coordination of development policies and interventions in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals, where the aspect of human security is essential;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) to explore the scope of enhancing cooperation on global security issues, including on crisis management and peacekeeping efforts;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(f b) to increase concrete cooperation on security related projects in strategic regions such as the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, building upon successful cooperation to date;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to cooperate on civilian crisis management, civil protection, response to natural and manmade disasters, humanitarian assistance and post-crisis reconstruction initiatives; to strengthen the bilateral and international cooperation in disaster risk reduction;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to jointly facilitate collaboration at the UN and in other multilateral arena such as G8, G20, WTO and IMF; to make joint efforts promoting global economic recovery and job creation;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) to cooperate on the implementation of the Rio + 20 UN conference decisions to achieve sustainable development;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to support ASEAN integration and to stress the role of ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit in promoting mutual understanding in Asia and bringing dialogue partners also from outside the region including the EU;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) to continue to work towards long lasting peace and security in a nuclear- free Korean peninsula and to urge DPRK to abandon all existing nuclear programmes;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to promote gender equality as a crucial element of democracy;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to further cooperate in finding an urgent and comprehensive global response to climate change, including through deep cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions by all parties;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2259(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 90 – paragraph 4
Rule 90 – paragraph 4
4. At any stage of the negotiations and from the end of the negotiations to the conclusion of the agreement, Parliament may, on the basis of a report from the committee responsible, and after considering any relevant proposal tabled pursuant to Rule 121, adopt recommendations and require them to be taken into account before the conclusion of the international agreement under consideration.
Amendment 1 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Conclusions of the European Council on common security and defence policy, Brussels, 19 December 2013,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Chicago Summit Declaration Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Chicago on 20 May 2012,
Amendment 6 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the issue of anti-ballistic missile defence (ABMD) was already raised in the past but has become more topical in recent years in view of the multiplication of threats stemming from nuclear proliferation to which the EU and itsthe proliferation of nuclear weapons and of other weapons of mass destruction and the proliferation of ballistic missiles to which NATO and European allies must be able to respond effectively;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Common Security and Defence Policy will develop in full complementarity with NATO, in the agreed framework of the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO, as confirmed by the European Council on 19 December 2013;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas NATO is developing a NATO Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) capability to pursue its core task of collective defence, aiming to provide full coverage and protection for all NATO European populations, territory and forces against the increasing threats posed by the proliferation of ballistic missiles;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas AMD is not only a leading symbolthe essential contribution of United States to NATO BMD is a confirmation of the USA’s commitment to the EU and to its Easternsecurity of Europe an Member States but also of allied solidarity, even if the system is not specifically intended to shield the particular country in which it is based of the European allies and the importance of the transatlantic bond;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the global character of current challenges and, the spread of technological knowledge require broader coopmissile defence technology and the progress in the internation between the EU and its neighbours, as well as a more accurately definedal efforts to reduce the threats of missile proliferation require a review of the risk assessment between allies;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the latest phase in the deployment of NATO’s anti-missile shield (AMS), which aims to annihilate ballistic missiles before they reach their targets in the final stage of their trajectory upon re- entry into the atmosphere, will face greater restrictions than was previously anticipated. It will provide protection to key NATO assets, but contrary to previous plans, it will not, in its current form, provide sufficient coverage for the whole European popuTakes note of the achievement of Interim NATO BMD Capability that will provide maximum coverage within available means, to defend populations, territory and forces across southern NATO Europe against a ballistic missile attack and the aim to provide full coverage and protection for NATO European Member States by the end of the decade. Takes note of the cancellation ofrom the limited number of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) in existence. This unforeseen development has raised support for a European AMS which would supplement NATO’s systemPhase 4 of the US contribution to NATO BMD, the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA);
Amendment 39 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Argues that the legitimate grounds for an anti-missile shield originate in the threat of a nuclear attack potentially orchestrated by actors who do not subscribe to traditional understandings of rationality. In real terms, certain ‘rogue’ states or state-like actors could be prepared to attack, even in cases where doing so would ultproliferation of ballistic missiles that can carry weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. The increasing threat of ballistic missiles is not limaitely result in their inevitable self-destructiond to states but might come from state-like actors;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that convincing evidence exists that a number of ‘'rogue’' states are attempting to acquire nuclear weapons as well as ballistic missile capabilities; notes, furthermore, some of these states have stated their preparedness to use these weapons should their interests be jeopardised; recalls, in this connection, the vast arsenal of nuclear weapons already in the possession of highly unstable states;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 56 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that a potential nuclear attack and the manifold unpredictable effects likely to result therefrom constitute an existential threat; highlights, however, that regardless of the gravity of such a risk, it is but one risk among many others; argues, therefore, that the proportional reduction of the existential risk should serve as a baseline for the evaluation of the feasibility of the AMSa review of the threat assessment;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 60 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 65 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that ICBMs are by no means the only delivery system used in nuclear devices; points out that the AMS might provide a false sense of security;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 75 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that due to the large number of Russian ICBMs in existence, the European AMS does not constitute a significant threat to Russian nuclearRecalls that NATO missile defence is not directed against Russia and will not undermine Russia's strategic deterrence capabilities;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 84 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Argues that Russia’s involvement incooperation to the AMS is desirable, given that potential interceptions would most likely take place in Russian airspace; argues, furthermore, that Russia’s involvement in the development of the AMS would be beneficial in economic terms, if the system-related costs were to be shared by the actors involvedargues, furthermore, that Russia’s cooperation might also be relevant in economic terms;
Amendment 87 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 90 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 94 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 98 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Demands that necessary and credible institutional arrangements be established before construction of the system; points out that an AMS system, no matter how technologically advanced or comprehensive, is worthless withoutPoints out that BMD requires a rapid and effective chain of command, capable of making decisions in a very short period of time;
Amendment 100 #
2013/2170(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly believes that analysis should include the various compositions of potential collaborators on the system, as well as its price and effectiveness; stresses that only after this point, if proven feasible, should the EU and its strategic partners move on to the design, production, and implementation phases;
Amendment 137 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that difficulties have emerged in promoting and implementing the EaP, and stresses that the EU’s engagement should be reinforced and should go beyond political dialogue to tackle and develop social, economic and cultural dialogue;
Amendment 191 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the initialling of new Association Agreements, including provisions establishing Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs), between the EU and Moldova as well as with Georgia; looks forward to the signing of these agreements as soon as possible this year; underlines that the rapid and efficient implementation of the agreements will be equally important;
Amendment 194 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines that EU's engagement with Ukraine should remain strong and supports the signing of the Association Agreement as soon as possible; considers that Ukraine can gain more in the medium to long term from deepening the relationship with the European Union than from maintaing current relations;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the first quarter of the twenty-first century is characterised by a period of prolonged structural change that is transforming the global order; stresses that this demands a fresh approach to shaping a new multi-polar world order that is inclusive and underpinned by the rule of law and democracy as well as universal values, including human rights; notes that many obstacles lay ahead, not least in engaging with established and emerging powers in reforming the multilateral system, re- balancing the fragile regional distribution of power and addressing multiple threats from nations, non-state actors and fragile states and regions;
Amendment 22 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that this is the world the EU needs to understand today, and on the basis of which it should frame a new EU foreign policy to face these challenges; believes that in order to preserve and promote its values and its position on the global stage, the EU needs not only to be coherent and consistent in its external action, but, first and foremost, to clearly define and implement its strategic objectives, making full use of the opportunities provided by the Lisbon Treaty; demands that the instrument of enhanced cooperation be used to secure greater capacity to act,; and to overcome the serious problem ofevaluate the possibility to give up the veto principle within the Council;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the effectiveness of the EU's external action also depends on the full support of its citizens and the legitimacy this provides, and therefore calls for close and periodic consultation of the European Parliament in setting clear priorities and objectives for EU foreign policy;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to play a constructive role in the Union's foreign policyand security policy, through strategic policy coordination at the Union level, in particular inthe coordination between their capitals and Brusselsthe EU concerning the positions they adopted in multilateral fora; stresses the need, during a period characterised by economic constraints, to improve the Union's effectiveness as a cohesive global actor; notes in particular that the Member States also have an important role to play in the effective implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by developing and making available civilian and military capabilities; by strengthening the European industrial and technological base and expects this role to be reinforced following the discussion on the future of European defence at the December 2013 European Council;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that strengthening the coordination between Heads of Missions, EUSRs and Head of Delegations will contribute to deliver consistent and coherent EU foreign and security policies on the ground;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 1
Paragraph 21 – point 1
· establishing clear priorities and strategic guidelines for the CFSP as an essential part of the process of applying our diplomatic, economic, financial, development and – where necessary – crisis management resources more effectively in pursuit of the Union's foreign and security policy;
Amendment 80 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 4
Paragraph 21 – point 4
· addressing acute problems in CSDP decision-making process that result in incomprehensible delays between the taking of political decisions to launch a mission and the actual deployment of that mission on the ground, Libya and Mali being the most recent in a long line of examples; setting the framework for streamlining CSDP political decision making;
Amendment 110 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that in order to build trust it is necessary for the USA to make drastic changes to itfully comply with sensible data protection legislation, in particular if it concerns data collection activities that can be directed against the EU and its citizens;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Criticises Russia's use, in violation of international norms (e.g. the Helsinki Accords), of the instruments of energy and trade policy to blackmailpressure countries in the European neighbourhood so as to hinder their sovereign decisions; considers it necessary for Russia to adopt a constructive position with regard to frozen conflictscompel them to join the Russia-led Customs Union instead of signing association agreements with the EU; considers it necessary for Russia to adopt a constructive position with regard to frozen conflicts; considers that Russia's recent pressures against Eastern Partnership countries, including but not limited to the export ban on the Moldovan wine industry and the actions against Ukrainian exports are totally unacceptable; firmly rejects a zero-sum game logic between the EU and Russia concerning the Eastern Partnership;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Encourages the EU to further develop its comprehensive strategic partnership with China; calls for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice to the Chinese Government; calls, while welcoming the almost 60 active sectoral dialogues, for further sectoral dialogues to be developed and for the EU-China human rights dialogue to be strengthened and for enhanced cooperation with UN human rights mechanisms;
Amendment 155 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 240 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Considers regrettable the lifting of the EU's arms embargo on Syria, as it is a dangerous step towards the re- nationalisation of EU foreign policy; condemns the tragic and ongoing bloodshed in Syria, which has already had a devastating humanitarian impact, including on neighbouring countries, in particular Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey; calls for the immediate and full investigation bystrongly condemns the mass killing of civilians with chemical weapons on 21 August 2013 in the suburbs of Damascus that is a flagrant breach of international law, a war crime and crime against humanity, which requires a clear, strong and united response not excluding the UNuse of the horrific chemical weapons attack and for a united international response; underlines the urgency of convening the Geneva II talks in order to initiate a political solution and bring an end to the deadly spiral of violence; eventual deterrent measures; supports the proposal to transfer the chemical weapons of the Syrian regime to international control for destruction and calls on the Syrian government to deliver all its chemical weapons to the international community as well as to sign and ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention without delay; underlines the urgency of convening the Geneva II talks in order to initiate a political solution and bring an end to the deadly spiral of violence; calls for a joint European policy involving both Union and Member States to continuously address the situation of the more than 2 million refugees from Syria;
Amendment 274 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Recalls that the longer-term stability, security and territorial integrity of these two regions require not only the defeating of violent radical extremists and those trafficking in arms, drugs and people, but also the promotion of reconciliation and alternatives to illegal activities for impoverished people and unemployed youth by facilitating the development and implementation of confidence-building measures;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Emphasises the need to conclude the negotiations on partnership and cooperation agreements and political framework agreements with several Southeast and East Asian countries, based on social standards and European corporate social responsibility, in order to consolidate and heighten the EU's relations with the region;
Amendment 322 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Welcomes the commitments made by the EU and NATO to strengthen their strategic partnership through a complementary approach; notes that the current global and European economic crisis has spurred efforts to seek more cost- effective operational capabilities in both the EU and NATO, which are urgently needed; calls for an urgent political solution to the blockage on cooperation under the Berlin Plus arrangements, which are holding back the prospects for the two organisations to cooperate more effectively;
Amendment 13 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Particular attention should be given to sea areas which constitute natural maritime borders of the EU but, because of their geographic location, pose specific security challenges and require, therefore, strategically comprehensive measures. This is the case of the Black Sea maritime region, where not only criminal activities such as illegal crossing and smuggling but also the proximity of frozen conflict areas can raise serious security concerns.
Amendment 38 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. On the high seas, the participating units and, as required, representatives of the Consultative Forum, shall take one or more of the following measures when there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a ship is engaged in the smuggling of migrants by sea subject to the authorisation of the flag State in accordance with the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants:
Amendment 42 #
2013/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. Participating units shall promptly communicate their assessment of the situation to the responsible Rescue Coordination Centre. While awaiting instructions from the Rescue Coordination Centre, participating units shall take all the appropriate measures to ensure the safety and respect of human rights of the persons concerned.
Amendment 10 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls its firm attachment to a comprehensive approach to crisis management, usintegrating a wide toolbox of civilian and military instrumentspectrum of diplomatic, economic, development and, in the last resort, military means, as expressed notably in its resolutions on the annual reports on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); stresses that military structures and capabilities form an integral part of such a comprehensive approach, underpinning the EU's ability to respond to threats, conflicts and crises, should all other means fail;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its grave concern at the continuing cuts in national defence budgets, with too little coordination between the Member States, hampering efforts to close capability gaps and undermining the credibility of the CSDP; urges the Member States to stop and reverse this irresponsible trend, as well as to step up efforts at national and the EU level to limit its consequences through increased cooperation;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that, in order to increase the effectiveness of the battle-groups, proper attention should be paid to their composition, knowing that, in general, states from the same region share similar perception of threats, thus facilitating the necessary response to them;
Amendment 54 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes the efforts within the Council and EEAS to increase the flexibility and usability of the battle-groups, which have, however, produced little tangible result to date; points out that a high degree of interoperability is needed, not only at technical level but also at procedural and conceptual levels, in particular to align rules of engagement and transfer of authority and to remove national caveats;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the European Council to explore ways of streamlining the political decision- making process at EU level, and parliamentary procedures at national level, to make rapid reaction a reality; encourages reflection on possible modalities for delegating to the VP/HR certain decision-making powers regarding deployments of battle-groups for limited periods of time, provided that certain, clearly defined and agreed pre-conditions are met, such as a specific request from the United Nations;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages further progress in the implementation of the EDA's Capability Development Plan and urges, in the context of its review in 2013, that it be better integrated into national defence planning, which needs to be further harmonised; reiterates its call on the Member States to launch an institutionalised process of increased defence planning coordination both between themselves and within the EU Military Committee, based in particular on EDA advice;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2319(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for an evaluation of the establishment of a permanent CSDP Warehouse (with functions similar to the NATO Support Agency) which will provide integrated multinational support for EU military structures and Member States, including essential equipment for all missions without cumbersome procurement procedures;
Amendment 99 #
2012/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that todayStresses that the Black Sea region is of strategic importance for the European Union, including for the EU's energy security and the diversification of its energy supplies; the Black Sea represents today one of the most important energy routes to Europe and that the main risks it poses to the EU's stability stem from protracted regional conflicts, such as the one between Georgia and the contested territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, and the related conflict between Moscow and Tbilisi; stresses that, given Europe's dependence on the Black Sea for the transit of energy supplies, the EU has a strategic interest in deterring regional actors from brinkmanship and, for that purpose, may need to mobilise European naval assetse Union has a strategic interest in deterring the escalation of protracted regional conflicts and in identifying long-lasting solutions to them; for that purpose it may need, when necessary, to mobilise European naval assets; calls again on the Commission and the EEAS to draw up a strategy for the Black Sea region, that should also address the maritime security and safety of the Black Sea;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2287(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -9 (new)
Paragraph -9 (new)
-9. Underlines the continuous importance of NATO as the cornerstone of transatlantic security as well as its role as an essential forum for transatlantic political consultations; calls again for the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of the United Nations, and in particular to the provisions of chapter VII and article 51;
Amendment 10 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the progressive framing of a common defence policy, that aims to a common defence, is reinforcing the European identity and the strategic autonomy of the EU; whereas, at the same time, a stronger and more capable European defence is essential for consolidating the transatlantic link, in the context of structural geostrategic changes, accelerated by the global economic crisis, and in particular at a time of ongoing US strategic repositioning towards Asia- Pacific;
Amendment 24 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States, the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative to make full use of the potential of all relevant Treaty provisions, and in particular the mutual defence clause and the solidarity clause, in order to provide Europeans with a strong insurance policy against serious security risks, based on the principle of mutual solidarity among EU member states, as well as increased cost-efficiency and a fair burden sharing and division of costs;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms that use of force by the EU or its Member States is only admissible if legally justified on the basis of the United Nations Charter; in this context, stresses the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence; reiterates its attachment to respect for the Oslo Guidelines on the use of foreign military and civil defence assets in disaster relief; emphasises that prevention of conflicts, attacks and disasters is preferable to dealing with their consequences;
Amendment 49 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that even non-armed attacks, for instance cyber-attacks, launched with the aim of causing severe damage and disruption to a Member State and identified as coming from an external entity, could qualify for being covered by the clause, if the Member State's security is significantly threatened by its consequences, with full respect for the principle of proportionality;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Vice-President/High Representative to propose practical arrangements and guidelines for ensuring an effective response in the event that a Member State triggers the mutual defence clause, as well as an analysis of the role of the EU institutions, should the clause be triggered; takes the view that the obligation to provide aid and assistance, expressing political solidarity among Member States, should ensure a rapid decision in the Council in support of the Member State under attack; considers that consultations in line with the requirement of Article 32 TEU would serve this purpose, without prejudice for the right of every Member State to provide for its self-defence in the meantime;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CSDP has the potential toneeds to consolidate its contributeion to peace and stability in the world through its missions and operations that form part of the EU's comprehensive approach to a country or region, including through multilateral cooperation in and with international organizations - in particular the United Nations - and regional organizations, in compliance with the UN Charter,
Amendment 31 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned about the prospect of strategic decline facing the EU, not only through the downward trend in defence budgets, in the framework of the global and European financial and economic crisis, but also because of the relative and progressive marginalisation of its crisis management instruments, in particular the military ones; believes that the Union must seek to not delegatestrengthen its security and to not delegate it to others;
Amendment 41 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, despite the continuing validity of most of its assertions and analyses, the European Security Strategy, which was drawn up in 2003 and finalisreviewed in 2008, is beginning to look outdated, since a strategic vision formed in 2003 is no longer sufficient to understand today's world; calls therefore on the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission and the Council rapidly to present a White Paper on the Security and Defence of the EU, which precisely defines the EU's strategic interests and takes account of changing threats and the development of relations with our allies and partners, but also with emerging countries, based on an updated European Security Strategy ; stresses the importance of such a strategic framework to guide the external action of the Union European, channel the foreign and defence policies of Member States towards common goals and also guide the medium and long-term strategic planning of the civilian and military capabilities to be developed and acquired within the context of the CSDP;
Amendment 46 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the report of the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP which is partly devoted to security and defence issues; insists, however, on the need for a more ambitious vision of the future of the CSDP; calls on Member States, with the support of the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission, to use to its full potential this instrument which is enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty in a context in which many crises persist, including on Europe's doorstep, where U.S. disredefined engagement is increasingly evident;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 3
Paragraph 9 – point 3
· a mutual assistadefence clause and a solidarity clause have been introduced by the Treaty;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that 15 operations are currently under way, namely 12 civilian and 3 military; welcomes the launch of 3 new civilian operations in the summer of 2012 in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP Nestor), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) and South Sudan (EUAVSEC South Sudan ) and the planning of a civilian mission to support border controls in Libya; considers that these missions are a first sign that the CSDP's agenda is being revitalised; underlines the importance of improving the framework of lessons learned from missions and operations;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the EUFOR Althea operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was launched in 2004, has seen a steady decline in its staff complement and supports therefore a better co-ordination and coherence of the different EU instruments and the reorientation of its mandate towards the capacity-building and training of the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Notes that Member States, for financial, budgetary and political reasons alike, both related and unrelated to the eurozone crisis, are undergoing a phase of reducing or, at best, merely maintaining their levels of defence spending and notes that this situation is having a negative long- term impact on the credibility of the European Union and its Member States as major players on the international scene, not only in respect of a traditional ally such as the United States, but also vis-à-vis emerging countries such as China, Brazil, India or Russia;.
Amendment 187 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Welcomes cooperation between the European Union and NATO in the area of military capabilities, particularly in order to avoid any duplication between the initiative of pooling and sharing EU capabilities and NATO ‘s Smart Defence, that need to be complementary; underlines that the European Union and NATO should work closer to fill the gaps in essential defence capabilities such as smart munitions, air-to-air refuelling, surveillance, intelligence and reconnaissance;
Amendment 196 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Welcomes alsoUnderlines the continued relevance of a strong transatlantic link and welcomes the cooperation between the European Union and the United States in respect of crisis management operations, including EUTM Somalia, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EULEX Kosovo and EUPOL Afghanistan;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2091(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that improvement of the data integrity between CRIS and the Commission's accounting system ABAC (Accrual Based Accounting) is a key challenge in order to report on the EU external activities in a coherent, transparent, updated and reliable manner; stresses that a duplication of ABAC functions in CRIS should be avoided;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2091(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes, furthermore, that the functionality of the CRIS should be updated in order to provide aggregated information on beneficiary countries, policy areas and financial instruments, which is in the current form difficult or even impossible; underlines the need to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the system for the operators through the rationalization and consolidation of data coding;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2091(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned about the insufficient security of the system; notes, furthermore, that the definition of responsibilities in the sphere of security remains undefined and unclear, resulting in serious risk to the safety of data; emphasises that data must be fully compliant with Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes, however, that the Council's Annual Report falls short of the ambitions of the Lisbon Treaty in important ways, which include: not giving a clear sense of medium and longer term priorities or strategic guidelines for the CFSP; not clarifying the policy mechanisms for ensuring coherence and consistency among the different components of foreign policy, including those under the responsibility of the Commission; avoidnot addressing important questions on the role of the EEAS and the Delegations in ensuring that the Union's resources (personnel, financial and diplomatic) are aligned with its foreign affairs priorities; and avoiding a discussion, the holding of which is implied in the new strategies for the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, on how to embed ad hoc CSDP missions and operations (their rationale and end-state) in the political- strategic framework of EU foreign policy priorities for a country or region;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Council when drawing up future Annual CFSP Reports to engage at an early opportunity with the Committee on Foreign Affairs in order to discuss the broad policy framework for the coming year and the longer term strategic objectives and establish a benchmark for providing European citizens with a clear statement on the evolution, priorities and progress of the European Union's foreign policy;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in the second decade of the twenty-first century there is a growing awareness amongst Europe's citizens, and further afield, that only comprehensive approaches that integrate diplomatic, economic, development and, in the last resort, military means are adequate for addressing global threats and challenges;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the commitment by the Member States in the Lisbon Treaty to playing their full role in the development and implementation of the EUnion's foreign policy and the coordination and consistency with other policies of the Union; stresses the importance of the Member States‘ solidarity, during a time of economic constraints, on improving the effectiveness of the Union as a cohesive global actor; notes in particular the importance of the Member States’ making available civilian and military capabilities for the effective implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the HR/VP to come forward with proposals to further encourage Member State cooperation under the CFSP, specifically by setting out a process that will lead to European Council conclusions inter alia on the implementation of the mutual defence clause, on Permanent Structured Cooperation in the area of security and defence and guidelines for more systematicthe use of coalitions of the willing, such as in the ‘core group’ concept for CSDP missions and operations, as a means of overcoming the limits of the ‘battlegroup’ concept, based on the principle of solidarity between Member States;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the EUnion's strategies towards the Western Balkans, including the prospect of EU enlargement, promoting stabilisation and socio-economic modernisation of both individual countries and the region as a whole; notes with concern that political instability, institutional weaknesses and unresolved bilateral issues are hampering further progress of some countries towards EU integration; calls on the EU to maintain its central role in the region and to consider it a top priority;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Welcomes the recent Council Decision to prolong the EU´s rule of law mission in Kosovo by two more years, while internally reconfiguring EULEX with the aim of making it stronger, leaner and more efficient.
Amendment 143 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Recalls that solving the conflict in the Middle East is a fundamental interest of the European Union, as well as of the parties themselves and the wider region. The need for progress in the peace process is even more urgent due to the ongoing changes in the Arab world;
Amendment 196 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Underlines the strategic importance of the Black Sea region for the Union and recalls on the Commission and the External Action Service to draw up a strategy for the Black Sea region thus defining an integrated and comprehensive EU approach to address the challenges and opportunities of the region;
Amendment 201 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers Russia as an important strategic partner, but continues to have concerns regarding Russia's commitment to the rule of law, pluralist democracy and human rights; Emphasises that strengthening the rule of law in all areas of Russian public life, including the economy, would benefit society as a whole; therefore calls for a further development of the Partnership for Modernisation, respect for pluralism and the role of civil society in the framework of EU-Russia Human Rights consultations;
Amendment 261 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that the USA as a NATO member is an importantessential partner for the collective security of Europe and reaffirms the critical relevance of the transatlantic security link; points out that, in the changing geostrategic and economic situation, building stronger European security and defence capabilities represents an important way of strengthening the transatlantic link;
Amendment 284 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Is gravely concerned about the tensions between Sudan and South Sudan; calls on both sides to demonstrate political will to resolve their outstanding post-secession issues based on the Roadmap endorsed in the UN Security Council Resolution 2046 (2012) of 2 May 2012; stresses that the long-term stability in the region requires a new unified, comprehensive international strategy, in which the EU would play a role, alongside other global and regional actors, which would focus not only on North-South issues and the situation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, but also on the long-overdue reform process in Sudan and deepening of democratic reforms in South Sudan;
Amendment 290 #
2012/2050(INI)
China
Amendment 291 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Welcomes the progress in the development of EU - China strategic partnership, including the development of a third pillar "People-to-People Dialogue", in addition to the economy and security dialogues; emphasises the growing inter-dependence between the EU and China's economies and recalls the significance of the rapid growth of the Chinese economy and influence for the international system;
Amendment 292 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 b (new)
Paragraph 54 b (new)
54 b. Notes that the change in leadership of China will be a major test of the country's evolution into either a more politically open and internationally constructive society or an increasingly repressive and nationalistic country; calls on the EU and its Member States to be more consistent and strategic in their respective messages and policies and so to contribute in a supportive way to a evolution in a positive direction; stresses that this implies eliminating the discrepancies between Member State and EU priorities on human rights in China, the human rights dialogue and support for civil-society organisations;
Amendment 293 #
Amendment 294 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 c (new)
Paragraph 54 c (new)
54 c. Underlines the need to consolidate the Union’s relations with Japan as a major international actor that shares with us common democratic values and is a natural partner for cooperation in multilateral fora and on issues of mutual interest; looks forward to the realisation of the comprehensive framework agreement and the Free Trade Agreement;
Amendment 296 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Calls for the EU to be more active in South Asia in support of democratic developments and improvement in the area of governance and the rule of law; welcomes, therefore, the commitment to a democratic and secular Pakistan; calls on the EU to seek closer cooperation with India, free from reciprocal post-colonial prejudices and aiming at the promotion of common valuewelcomes the first EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue held in June 2012 and the engagement for constructive discussions on enhancing bilateral cooperation and shared views ion the regional and in multilateral foraternational issues of mutual concern;
Amendment 302 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Calls on the EU to seek closer cooperation with India, based on the promotion of democracy, the rule of law and human rights as well as on the important role of India as an emerging regional economic power; the strategic partnership must be aiming at the promotion of common values in the region and in multilateral fora;
Amendment 305 #
Amendment 306 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
Amendment 314 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Welcomes the successful conclusion of the presidential and parliamentary elections held in Taiwan on 14 January 2012; commends Taiwan's continuous efforts in maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region; recognises the progress in cross-Strait relations, with particular reference to enhanced economic links, and that closer economic ties with Taiwan could improve the EU's market access to China; notes that, as Taiwan is the EU's 15th largest trading partner and the world's 18th largest economy, with total trade amounting to USD 589.9 billion in 2011, an Economic Cooperation Agreement (ECA) between the EU and Taiwan would be mutually beneficial and in line with the EU's current FTA policy in East Asia; urges the Commission and the Council, in accordance with Parliament's CFSP resolution of May 2011, to take concrete steps to further enhance EU-Taiwan economic relations and facilitate the negotiation of an EU-Taiwan ECA; reiterates its firm support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in relevant international organisations and activitieNotes that, as Taiwan is the EU's 15th largest trading partner, closer economic ties with Taiwan would be mutually beneficial and could improve the EU's market access to China; recognises the progress in cross-Strait relations, with particular reference to enhanced economic links;
Amendment 319 #
Amendment 320 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
Amendment 337 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Welcomes the commitments made by the EU and NATO to strengthen their strategic partnership, reaffirmed by the Alliance in the new Strategic Concept and at the Chicago Summit and emphasises the progress in practical cooperation in operations. Notes that the current global and European economic crisis has spurred efforts to seek more cost-effective and urgently required operational capabilities in both the EU and NATO; calls, therefore, for the HR/VP to be more proactive in promoting further concrete proposals for organisation-to-organisation improvement (with smart defence, pooling and sharing and a comprehensive approach as guiding principles); calls on Turkey, based on the complementarity of the initiatives); calls for an urgent political solution to the blockage on cooperation under the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements, which are damagingholding back the prospects for the two organisations to cooperate more effectively, including on the ground, where the lives of European citizens may be endangered;
Amendment 349 #
Amendment 350 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Believes that, in light of the increasing relevance of the BRICS and other emerging powers and the multipolar system of global governance that is taking shape, the G-20 could prove a useful and particularly appropriate forum for consensus building which is inclusive, based on partnership and able to foster convergence, including regulatory convergence; takes the view, however, that the G-20 has yet to prove its value in converting summit conclusions into sustainable policies that address critical challenges, not least the global financial and economic crisis; notes in this respect the potential for the G-8 to play a role in building consensus ahead of G-20 meetings; considers that the existence of the G-8 should also be harnessed in an effort to reconcile positions with Russia so that common challenges can be addressed in a coordinated and effective manner;
Amendment 4 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.
Amendment 6 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) in point 1, the references to Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu are deleted and a reference to South-Sudan is inserted;
Amendment 7 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
"Tuvalu*", "United Arab Emirates*" and "Vanuatu*"
Amendment 54 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to accept that increased cooperation is the onlymost important way forward and that, in particular through (A) better coordination of defence planning, which includes harmonisation of military requirements, (B) pooling and sharing of certain functions and assets, (C) enhanced cooperation in research and technological development, (D) facilitating industrial collaboration and consolidation, and (E) optimisation of procurement and removing market barriers, the Member States can develop capabilities in a more cost- efficient way, and this without adverse effects for their sovereignty; considers that these initiatives should contribute to preventing the renationalisation of defence policies, as a result of the financial crisis;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call on the Member States to conduct systematic security and defence reviews according to common criteria and a commonharmonised timetable; suggests that this could be developed into a regular exercise which is linked to budgetary procedures, a sort of ‘European semester’ of security and defence reviews;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the point of such coordinated reviews would be to end the perceived culture of isolation in national defence planning and to establish a platform for structured discussion, allowing the Member States to consider the bigger picture before they take key strategic decisions on their defence capabilities; underlines that the initiative should complement, for the concerned Member States, their coordination within the NATO defence planning process;
Amendment 79 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls again for an EU White Paper on security and defence to define the EU's security and defence objectives, interests and needs more clearly in relation to the means and resources available, based on the European Security Strategy; emphasises that it should be drafted and regularly updated on the basis of the national reviews, while at the same time providing a reference for them, linking national defence planning with a common security outlook and threat assessment;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Suggests that the Member States ask the European Defence Agency (EDA) to examine how to improve coordination of defence planning in Europe; recalls that the Treaty tasks the Agency to evaluate the observance of capability commitments and to promote the harmonisation of operational needs, and calls for better implementation of these tasks; recommends that, as a first step in the exercise, the Member States could submitconsult EDA on relevant parts of their draft national security and defence reviews t, so theat EDA for advice, to assess themcould facilitate the coordination with the plans of other Member States, in particular in the light of the Capability Development Plan, as well as of the plans of the other Member States and of relevant NATO initiatives; believes that, in the very short term, the EDA could also play an important role in defining capability priorities and identifying redundancies in Member States' capabilities;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that, ast the next stepsame time, the Member States should go through a process of mutual consultations in order to harmonise their military requirements and examine all options for increasing cost- efficiency through EU-level, regional, bilateral or other arrangements;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is firmly convinced that pooling and sharing of capabilities is not an option any more, but a necessity; supports the Member States in their efforts to identify the most promising projects, as part of the process initiated at the September 2010 ministerial meeting in Ghent and in line with the November 2010 German-Swedish initiative, while recognizing that pooling and sharing cannot replace the actual development of capabilities, but will enhance and improve it; recalls the mandate given to the EDA in May 2011 for submitting proposals in the autumn;
Amendment 134 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note ofWelcomes the ‘Smart Defence’ initiative within NATO and highlightreaffirms the importance of continuous coordination and deconfliction between the EU and NATO at all levels to avoid unnecessary duplication; stresses that an intensification of EU-NATO practical cooperation, in particular concerning the responses to the challenges of the financial crisis, is a must.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Implementation of these instruments should be evaluated on the basis of concrete performance indicators which are subject to the objectives specified for each instrument with respect for each beneficiary country's needs and circumstances; these performance indicators should cover, inter alia, the areas of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; sufficiently monitored, free and fair democratic elections, the rule of law; the independence of the judiciary; democratic control over armed and security forces; the protection of minorities; the level of corruption; decentralisation and local democracy; measurements of internal economic disparities, including employment levels and progress towards social justice; the situation of civil society and equality between women and men.
Amendment 34 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The Union's external action under the instruments to which this Regulation relates should have an impact reflected in concrete changes in beneficiary countries and partner countries. That impact should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, clear, transparent and measurable indicators adapted to the specificities of each instrument, based on objectives which respect each beneficiary country's needs and circumstances.
Amendment 64 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 89 #
2011/0415(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall regularly monitor and review its actions, and evaluate the results of the implementation of sectoral policies and actions, and the effectiveness of programming, where appropriate by means of independent external evaluations, in order to ascertain whether the objectives have been met and to enable it to formulate recommendations with a view to improving future operations. Those evaluations shall be carried out on the basis of pre-defined, country specific, clear, transparent and measurable indicators and shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. Proposals by the European Parliament or the Council for independent external evaluations will be taken into due account.
Amendment 3 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to the Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council conclusions on the CSDP adopted on 9 December 2010, and on 31 January 2011;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Internal Security Strategy for the European Union, endorsed by the European Council on 25- 26 March 2010,
Amendment 13 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to become an autonomouenhance its strategic acutornomy to uphold its values, pursue its interests, and protect its citizens by developing a shared vision of the main challenges and threats and by aligning its resources to respond to them, thereby contributing to the preservation of international peace and stability, including by pursuing effective multilateralism;
Amendment 21 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range ofrelevant international organisations and states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial, military, and civilian resources, to plan and run effective crisis management operations across the entire range of the Petersberg tasks, and to frame and implement a common defence policy, laying the first tangible foundations on which to build common defence;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an integral part of the former, have been placed within the legally binding institutional framework of EU principles (democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations and the cCharter and of international law), and their objectives have been merged with the general objectives of the EU'’s external action;
Amendment 68 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers the termination of the WEU Treaty and the disbandment of the WEU Assembly to be consistent with the new legal framework created by the Lisbon Treaty, and does not believe that disbandment of the Assembly will leave any form of vacuum in which the VP/HR, the Council, and the Commission could act outside of parliamentary control; declarethe enhanced role of the European Parliament in the area of CFSP/CSDP; reaffirms its willingness to enhance cooperation with EU national parliaments in exercising democratic scrutiny over the CFSP and the CSDP, with the goal of mutually reinforcing their respective influence on the political choices made by the other European institutions and by the Member States;
Amendment 134 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that, in addition to being a political necessity, Permanent Structuraled Cooperation (PESCO), as provided for in the Treaty, takes the form of a legal obligation and not an option (i.e. Member States ‘shall establish’ and not ‘may establish’); calls on the Council and the Member States to remedy their failure hitherto to act in this area by determining the aims and substance of PESCO without further delay, involving the Member States on as broad a basis as possible and, not least, assessing the advisability of implementation based on variable geometry;
Amendment 136 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Believes that the role of the Defence Ministers needs to be strengthened both within the Council'’s Foreign Affairs configuration and within the EDA; maintains that the number, therefore reaffirms the value of meesettings should be higher a Defence Council withain at presentthe Foreign Affairs Council;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recommends that serious thought be given to the true significance of the clause on mutual assistance in the event of armed aggression on the territory of a Member State, tackling the unresolved problems regarding the implementing provisions, which were removed from the draft treaty on the functioning of theas formulated in Article 42 (7) of the Treaty on European Union; calls for political guidelines to be drawn up, an imperative need which has arise not least from the recent termination of the modified Treaty of Brussels (WEU);
Amendment 163 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – introductory part
Paragraph 37 – introductory part
37. Recognises the soundness of the Battlegroups, but calls for the concept and the structure of the groups, which have so far never been deployed, to be carefully reviewed; believes that
Amendment 167 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 – indent 1
Paragraph 37 – indent 1
Amendment 5 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, adopted by the European Council of 15-16 October 2008,
Amendment 19 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Presidency Conclusions from the Conference "Towards a multidisciplinary approach to prevention of trafficking human beings, prosecutions of traffickers and protection of victims" of 27 January 2011,
Amendment 79 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas migration towards the EU is only part of a much broader South-North and South-South migratory phenomenon; whereas the geographical proximity to the EU of European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries and, at the same time, the marked difference in standards between the migration laws of some ENP countries and those of the EU can create a competitive advantage for those countries, reinforcing their standing as transit countries and limiting their exposure and responsibilities as potential receiving countries,
Amendment 80 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy should more actively support the EU neighbouring States capacity to manage migration,
Amendment 143 #
2010/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent agreement on an EU-Libya cooperation agenda on migration, particularly as regards joint efforts to provide financial support for African countries in order to create viable alternatives to migration and the development in Libya of a more efficient system to manage labour migration, by allowing the maximisation of the skills of the migrants already present in the country; stresses, however, the respect for the conditions set in the European Parliament recommendation regarding the principle of 'non-refoulement' and the international humanitarian standards for undocumented migrants; believes that agreements on a cooperation agenda on migration should be reached with other countries in geographic proximity to the EU which can be valuable partners in providing support to fragile States in their neighbourhood and in offering migrants the skills required to access their job-market;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Article 4 - indent 1
Article 4 - indent 1
Amendment 34 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Article 7
Article 7
7. Welcomes the intention to strengthen the EU’s civil protection capacity; calls in this regard on the Member States and the Commission to understand disaster response as a strictly civiliancivilian and military task and to conduct it accordingly;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Article 9
Article 9
9. Insists that disasters must not lead to the use or deployment of military forces either inside or outside the EU; instead, the necessary resources should be provided for civil protection forces so that they can handle the task appropriately and alone. response should be based on the coordination of civil and military means inside or outside the EU;
Amendment 8 #
2010/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between an EU disaster response and other EU instruments - such asparticularly Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civil or military missions – which are already on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a disaster;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that the use of military assets and capabilities in complex emergencmilitary and civil defence assets in disaster reliesf should be the "used as last resort", in compliance with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the Oslo guidelines; stresses the neenotes that military assets can be necessary for filling critical capacity gaps (particularly strategic lift, specialised assets, heavy engineering and transport); stresses the need to develop a comprehensive approach and to improve synergies between civil and military capabilities, and to identify areas in which Member States can pool their efforts and capabilities at EU level, which is particularly important in a difficult economic climate;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to develop a comprehensive and proactive approach in response to disasters, coordinating the various means of action available to the Union and its Member States, such as crisis management, financial assistance and development or social and environmental policies; believes in this context that the transitional phase between disaster response and post-disaster reconstruction should be reinforcedmanaged more efficiently;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there has been no elaboration of an Action Plan envisaging concrete objectives and benchmarks, and reporting, monitoring, evaluation and follow-up mechanisms, as asked for in the European Parliament's very first resolution on the Black Sea,
Amendment 26 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, given the strategic importance of the Black Sea region for the EU and the rather limited results of the BSS, a strategy should be launched to bringenhance the coherence and visibility tof EU action in the region and that the EU Black Sea Strategy should be an integral part of the broader EU foreign and security policy vision;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a strategy for the Black Sea region, thus defining an integrated EU approach toand comprehensive EU approach to address challenges and opportunities of the region, with a detailed action plan, clear objectives, flagship initiatives and benchmarks; believes that the strategy should ensurwill ensure effective coordination of activities and division of labour;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the region; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, considers that the European Parliament’s cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation should be further enhanced; welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 60 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the elaboration of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, that will be completed by the end of this year, and supports its endorsement and beginning of implementation in the first part of 2011; underlines the need of extending the EU Strategy for the Danube Region towards the Black Sea Region; recalls that the sustainable development of the Danube Region will further enhance the geostrategic importance of the Black Sea; consequently, while acknowledging the different nature of the regions and distinct geographical focus of the two strategies, considers that they should be complementary and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 62 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that two main objectives should be pursued by the EU and Member States in the EU Strategy for the Black Sea Region: establishing peace and stabilnsuring a space of peace, stability and prosperity in the Black Sea area and providing for EU energy security; considers that good governance, energy, transport, environment, andmigration management, economic and social development should constitute priority actions;
Amendment 69 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Black Sea region is faced with considerable regional and transnational challenges that cannot be ignored, such as protracted conflicts, bilateral disputes, closed borders and strategic rivalries leading to militarisation and proliferation of arms, weak institutions and governance and the deterioration of democratic rule, cross-border crime and trafficking, border and movement management, and deteriorated maritime security and safety;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU can and should play a bigger role in shaping the Black Sea security environment; calls for an enhanced EU involvement in the regional strategic dialogue, and cooperation with its strategic partners on security issues, as well as in conflict prevention and resolution; calls for cross-border crime and trafficking to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management, in accordance with international law and the principle of territorial integrity, building upon existing economic and military collaboration and cooperation between all shore states;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for cross-border crime and trafficking to be tackled in the Black Sea Strategy, as well as for a further strengthening of cooperation on border and movement management;
Amendment 120 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted; regards further liberalization of trade and intensification of intra-regional trade as essential to the economic development of the region; supports the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio-economic development of maritime regions, but regretconsiders that its Black Sea dimension is poorlyneeds to be further developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development, people-to-people contacts and the development of a strong civil society;
Amendment 122 #
2010/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for a better management of migration in and from the Black Sea region by reinforcing the political, economical and social integration of immigrants, based on the principles of the EU's Global Approach to Migration;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to the Vienna Group proposal for transferring Iranian uranium to Russia and France and to the bridging proposal sponsored by the governments of Turkey and Brazil in an attempt to delay the passage of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1929 (2010), IAEA's proposal for an agreement to provide nuclear fuel to the Tehran Research Reactor in exchange for Low Enriched Uranium from Iran's stocks and to the bridging proposal sponsored by the governments of Turkey and Brazil in an attempt to build confidence and facilitate negotiations between Iran and E3+3, as well as Iran and the Vienna Group,
Amendment 62 #
2010/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there has been a remarkable deepening of relations between Iran and Turkey, andwhich could have a positive influence on the prospects for a diplomatic solution to the problem on Iran's nuclear program; whereas Iran is using its state and non-state allies Syria, Hezbollah and Hamas, to destabilise the region,
Amendment 224 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that promoting social cohesion and social dialogue through the involvement of all social actors, investing in education and health and building human capital, ensuring adequate standards of living, are essential in order to build vibrant democratic societies; takes positive note of the adoption by the three countries of their respective programmes on poverty reduction and encourages their thorough implementation;
Amendment 238 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recalls that all the South Caucasus countries are also part of the Black Sea Synergy initiative, which by fostering regional cooperation in certain areas could enhance mutual confidence between the penhances mutual confidence between partners by fostering regional cooperation; reaffirms the need to insure complementarity of this initiative with the Eastern Partners; hip;
Amendment 244 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that providing support to conflict resolution processes is crucial and that the EU is well placed to support confidence-building, reconstruction and rehabilitation and has the possibility to help involve the communities affected; in this regard the creation of spaces for civic engagement not just between leaders but also between civic organisations is pivotal; furthermore considers it essential to maintain a high level of international attention to all the conflicts in the region to ensure their swift resolution;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 November 2009 on a political solution to the problem of piracy off the Somali coast; note: P7_TA(2009)0099
Amendment 4 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the exchange of letters among the European Union and the Governments of Kenya and the Republic of the Seychelles, concerning the transfer to these countries of suspected pirates and armed robbers apprehended by EUNAVFOR in the operation area,
Amendment 6 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Security Strategy (ESS) and the report on its implementation highlight the key threats and challenges facing the European Union: • proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, • terrorism and organised crime, • cyber-security, • energy security, • impact of climate change, • regional conflicts, • failed states; and natural disasters, • regional conflicts, • state failure • maritime piracy;
Amendment 10 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, through common policies and actions decided in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), the Union is taking steps to address the challenges and threats identified in the ESS, thereby helping to improve the security of European citizenwith the aim of guaranteeing the security of European citizens and contributing to the preservation of peace in the world, in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and with the aims of the Charter of Paris, including those relating to external borders;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its recommendation for a regular review of the ESS, every five years, coinciding with the beginning of a new parliamentary term and after due consultation with the European Parliament;
Amendment 14 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security in the world lies with the UN Security Council and reiterates the need for a reform of the United Nations Organisation in order to make it more capable of exercising its functions and providing effective solutions to global challenges and threats;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the need for the Union to pursue these objectives by enhancing its own institutional capacity to respond to these challenges and by means of multilateral cooperation with and within international organisations – in particular the United Nations – and regional organisations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations;
Amendment 21 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its support for the Union’s efforts to address these threats by developing a holisticcomprehensive approach synergising the various means of action – both civil and militaryincluding conflict prevention and crisis management, financial assistance and development cooperation, social and environmental policies, diplomatic and trade policy instruments and enlargement – available to the Union and its Member States; emphasises that such coordination of civil and military means gives genuine added-value to the Union’s crisis management work;
Amendment 36 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that, in the longer term, a measure along the lines of a White Paper – providing scope for a wide-ranging public debate – would raise the profile of the CSDP and step up security and defence cooperation by defining the Union’s security and defence interests more clearly, thereby making the implementation of the ESS and the planning and conduct of EU crisis management operations more effective and better defined;
Amendment 41 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory sentence and point a
Paragraph 8 – introductory sentence and point a
8. Calls on the Council to enter into a substantial debate with the European Parliament and the national parliaments in 2010 on the implementation of the new provisions in the Lisbon Treaty concerning the CSDP, including: a. the creation of the post ofrole of the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, coupled with the establishment of a European external action service (EEAS) incorporating the crisis management units,
Amendment 47 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls, after the introduction of a clause on mutual assistance, as formulated in Article 42 of the Lisbon Treaty, on those European Union Member States belonging to the Western European Union (WEU) to terminate the Modified Brussels Treaty of 1954;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the Vice- President/High Representative should act very rapidly to make the Union’s various external policies more coherent, and that this coherence should be reflected on the ground by special representatives/heads of delegation vested with a certainthe necessary authority vis-à-vis the different European playersparties concerned and the international community;
Amendment 63 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports the establishment of a civil- military Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) to take responsibility for crisis management and strategic planning of the Union’s civil and military operations and help develop the CSDP, particularly in terms of civil and military capabilities; deprecates, however, the extremely lengthy delay in setting up this new structure; hopes that the instruments available to the Commission will also be used as part of this single strategic planning capacity in order to develop a holistic European approach; takes the view that the establishment of the EEAS, into which the CMPD will be incorporated as part of a coherent grouping that will also include the EU Military Staff, Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) and the Joint Situation Centre (SitCen), should make it possible to meet these requirements; calls for an appropriate proportion of civilian experts at the leadership level of the CMPD and a serious commitment to address gender disparities at all levels;
Amendment 69 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that the EEAS must fully comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights in all aspects of the Union's external action in accordance with the spirit and purpose of the Lisbon Treaty;
Amendment 72 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls once again for the establishment of a permanent EU operations centre overseen by the Vice-President/High Representative, which would be responsible for operational planning and the conduct of military operations; calls for this operations centre to be attached to the EEAS; stresses that the division of the existing system into seven headquarters makesexisting divided system its less effective and responsive and generates huge costs, and that a permanent interlocutor in the military sphere is essential for civil and military coordination on the ground; takes the view that the permanent operations centre could therefore be classed as a form of military planning and operational capacity, and located in the same place as the CPCC in order to allow the necessary synergies for effective civilian and military coordination; reiterates that the EU operations centre would complement existing NATO command structures, without compromising the decisional autonomy of both organisations;
Amendment 89 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the successful contribution made by the European Union’s naval operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta) in combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia; praises, at the same time, its contribution to the reinforcement of naval cooperation in Europe and the further development of the maritime dimension of the CSDP; emphasises that Operation Atalanta has established itself as a key player in the fight against piracy, inter alia through the Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa), and is in favour of extending and broadening the mandate for this operation designed to address a security issue directly affecting the EU (security of citizens and supplies) and respond to a humanitarian and operational emergency (by escorting ships chartered by the World Food Programme to deliver food to the Somali population and ships delivering logistical support to the African Union’s military observation mission in Somalia (AMISOM)); also welcomes the involvement of non-EU countries (Norway and Croatia) and the operation’s constructive cooperation with the other naval forces present in the region, particularly in the context of the SHADE (Shared Awareness and Deconfliction) processes;
Amendment 95 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the Council decision to extend the operation for another year until December 2010; regrets, however, the continuing problems with the prosecution of suspected pirates and armed robbers apprehended in the operation area, which undermine the credibility of the international anti-piracy efforts;
Amendment 105 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the need to stabilise the security and political situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to contain the global threats directly affecting Europeans’ security (terrorism, drug trafficking and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction) and, accordingly, welcomes the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan adopted by the Council on 27 October 2009; calls, howeverreiterates the need for a comprehensive approach in dealing with these issues, linking security more closely with development, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as well as gender-related aspects; calls, therefore, on the Council and the Commission to take more tangible steps toin this direction, also by increaseing the EU’s contribution and ensureing that its activities are better integrated with those of the Member States and of the international community;
Amendment 116 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Commends the successful deployment of the EULEX Kosovo mission throughout Kosovo, and emphasises the need for all its components (police, justice and customs) to be able to continue to operate unhindered throughout the territory, including in the north, within the general framework of UN Security Resolution 1244;
Amendment 117 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. In this connection, welcomes the signing of the police cooperation agreement between EULEX Kosovo and Serbia, and notes the purely technical nature of this agreement designed to facilitate the fight agaiimed at combating corruption and organised crime without prejudice to the differing positionst organised crimen the status of Kosovo;
Amendment 144 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Reiterates, with a view to the revision of the treaty on nWelcomes UNSC Resolution 1887 of 24 September 2009 and fully supports its calls for a halt to the spread of nuclear weapons and intensified efforts to achieve disarmament under strict and effective international control; calls on the Member States to formulate a strong common position for the 2010 Nuclear Non-pProliferation in May 2010,Treaty (NPT) Review Conference and reiterates its recommendation to the Council of 24 April 2009 on non-proliferation and the future of the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)*1, stressing the need further to reinforce all three pillars of the NPT, namely non- proliferation, disarmament and cooperation on the civilian use of nuclear energy; 1 Texts adopted of that date, P6_TA(2009)0333. urges, furthermore, for the ratification and entrance into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test -Ban Treaty (CTBT);
Amendment 148 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Welcomes the declarations and stated objectives of the new American administration and its commitment to take nuclear disarmament forward; welcomes, at the same time, the commitment of the Russian Federation and the United States of America to continue negotiations to conclude a new comprehensive legally binding agreement to replace the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START I), which expired in December 2009; looks forward to tangible results in this regard, at the earliest possible date;
Amendment 155 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Reiterates its full support for wider disarmament and a total ban on weapons, such as chemical and biological weapons, antipersonnel mines, cluster and depleted uranium munitions, that cause great suffering to civilians; urges, therefore, enhanced multilateral efforts to secure full implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), the Anti- Personnel Mines Convention (APMC) and the further development of the international regime against proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; welcomes, in this regard, the commitments undertaken by all EU Member States with the adoption of the EU Common Position on Arms Exports, as well as the provision of Article 28B(1) of the Lisbon Treaty, which entrusts joint disarmament operations to the EU;
Amendment 156 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Welcomes the German coalition agreement of 24 October 2009 on the withdrawal of US nuclear weapons from Germany in the context of its support for President Obama's policy for a world free of nuclear weapons, the desirability of intermediate steps in reaching this goal and the necessity of introducing new dynamics in arms control and disarmament at the 2010 NPT Review Conference; encourages other Member States with US nuclear weapons on their soil to make a similar clear commitment;
Amendment 172 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Regards it as important to strengthen the civil capacity for conflict resolution; therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to establish an EU Civil Peace Corps with civil protection and humanitarian relief capabilities for crisis management and conflict prevention as requested by the European Parliament since 2000;
Amendment 193 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
Amendment 195 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operation; 1 Texts adopted of that date, P6_TA(2009)0076. , with due regard for the different nature of the two organisations, their equality and the autonomy of each party in decision- making;
Amendment 200 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Views it as regrettable that the technical agreements between the NATO and EU operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo have still not been signed; recommends avoiding unconstructive blockages and calls for the development of a new institutional framework for EU- NATO relations that facilitates broader cooperation when the two organisations operate in the same theatre of operations.
Amendment 215 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Stresses that the further development of the EU's strategic partnership with Russia needs to include meaningful dialogue on security, crisis management and conflict resolution; underlines that this should be based on the stated commitment of both parties to their shared values, respect for international law and territorial integrity;
Amendment 219 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should be based ondiscussed in the context of a common European approach to the matter, in coordination with Russia, and with efforts being madeand, if such a system is to be developed, invite Russia to cooperate on the matter, and make the necessary efforts to involve the European defence industry in its development;
Amendment 135 #
2009/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Continues to support the development of the Eastern Partnership with the Union's European neighbours, integrating them economically into the internal market and intensifying political cooperation; underlines the importance of tangible middleedium- and long-term incentives for reform, which would strengthen the commitment of societies in the partner countries to the process of modernisation and integration with the EU; in particular, points out the need – while maintaining security for all EU citizens – to progressively remove all obstacles to the free movement of persons (including, eventgradually, visa-free travel) and to enhance cooperation in all aspects of security, especially energy security; reiterates its view that the partnership needs to be provided with adequate financial resources; emphasises the need to ensure the Partnership's complementarity with regional initiatives, in particular the Black Sea Synergy;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of education in strengthening European values, through the introduction of courses in European law and history in secondary schools alongside those which already exist in relation to national law;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, particularly in the context of the increase in the number of third-country nationals in the EU and the emergence of multicultural societies, to which they have also contributed, greater efforts should be made to provide for the integration of immigrants into the EU, giving them betconcreter access to information about what EU citizenship entails by, for example, strengthening partnerships between different levels of government (local, regional and national) and non- governmental actors (e.g. employers, civil society, migrants' associations, the media and non-governmental organisations supporting migrants); considers that successful integration will support the further development of a multicultural European consciousness based on tolerance, dialogue and equality;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to launch local, small-scale communication campaigns with the involvement of local actors, and to promote agreements providing for citizens to be better informed about immigrants' countries of origin and, equally, to better inform immigrants of their rights and duties as European citizens, as the most effective and meaningful ways of achieving these communication goals, and also to continue with the efforts made in the context of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008.
Amendment 8 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and NATO are founded on shared values such usof freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and throughout their existence have well served the cause of peace,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EU and NATO have built a partnership that is now well established and deep-rooted; whereas however, in order for this partnership to work better, both organisations must ensure effective consultation, cooperation and transparency at all times,
Amendment 46 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas NATO and the EU enlargement processes, even though they differ, should be mutually reinforcing and coordinated in order to secure stability and prosperity in the European continent,
Amendment 79 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Therefore calls on the EU to extend the missions of the European Security and Defence Policy so as to prevent conflicts, promote stability and bring relief to where it is needed, subject to a common consensus between EU Member States;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the updating of the ESS as part of the European Union's commitment to defining and protecting European security interests and thus making it possible to create a strategy for tackling the threats of the 21st century; notes that this strategy can only be fully implemented through a revived EU-NATO cooperation consensus, based on a common approach to security policies, as well as a renewed and common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the updating of the ESS as part of the European Union's commitment to defining and protecting European security interests and thus making it possible to create a strategy for tackling the threats of the 21st century; notes that this strategy can only be fully implemented through a revived EU-NATO cooperation consensus, based on a common approach to security policies, as well as a renewed and common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies;
Amendment 140 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; notes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; therefore takes the view that the onlya meaningful and preferable way to organise the future collective defence of the EU is within the Alliance;
Amendment 154 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the EU and NATO could strengthen each other by avoiding competition and developing greater cooperation based on a combined spectrum of action, with each covering parts of the spectrum that the other cannot presently cover, which will also help make savings; notes that cooperation in elaborating the new ESS and the new NATO Strategic Concept is crucial to the attainment of that objective;
Amendment 175 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the member states of both organisations to be more flexible, goal- oriented and pragmatic in the implementation of the EU-NATO partnership; therefore asks the member states of both organisations to empower the EU Council and the NAC to implement the partnership more effectively, especially through the ability to have technical arrangements when and where needed, given the need to deliver in circumstances where the EU and NATO operate side by side in different missions towards the same common purpose in the same theatre, as in Kosovo and Afghanistan;
Amendment 194 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the experience of EU operations demonstrates that the lack of a permanent planning and command capability for EU operations has become a capability shortfall limitingwould increase the effectiveness and credibility of EU operations; emphasises that the proposed EU Operational Headquarters provides the solution to this problem; recalls that, given the civilian-military focus of the EU, such a structure would not duplicate anything that exists elsewhere; further recalls that the NATO Headquarters is primarily intended for military planning whereas the EU possesses expertise in planning and conducting both civilian and joint civilian- military operations which no other global actor is currently able to conduct successfully;
Amendment 200 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that an EU Operational Headquarters would complement the current NATO command structures and shwould not in any case lead to the creation of an EU caucus inside the NAC which could further undermine NATO's transatlantic integrity; is of the view that development of the EU and NATO should not under any circumstances lead to any degree of disintegration in the Alliance and that an adequate level of international credibility must be maintained loss of credibility of the Alliance, such credibility being crucial to its role;
Amendment 221 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists that all the EU Member States must be present at the joint EU-NATO meetings without discrimination, even though there might on some occasions be disputes between Member States over certain issues; stresses that unity in terms of values and security arrangements is a vital factor guaranteeing European peace, stability and prosperity;
Amendment 228 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes that those NATO Allies that are candidates for EU accession should at this point at least be given the status of Associate Members of the European Defence Agency, and that they should thereafter should be further, more thoroughly and more permanently involved in ESDP in the spirit of being likely future members;
Amendment 236 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 249 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value thatcontribution made by a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitment to continue enlargement; regrets that at the same summit the Allies postponed the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the continuation of the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution; notes that for many European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the open-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EU is of the utmost importancein both countries; notes the utmost importance of the EU open-door policy for the democratic development of the countries participating in the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 259 #
2008/2197(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, should Russia become a free and truly democratic country, an improved cooperation between it improved cooperation between a free and truly democratic Russia and all European, Euro- Atlantic and global structures would be very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of Russia's membership of such structures one day; therefore invites Russia to returnstick to the path of transforming itself into a true democracy, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notes that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only would severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU butand would also drive a wedge into the relationship between the EU and the U.S.;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas on 17 February 2008 the Kosovo Assembly adopted a resolution which declared Kosovo to be independent and that Member States would decide, in accordance with national practice and international law, on their relations with Kosovo; whereas overall EU assistance to Kosovo is estimated at over EUR 1 000 000 000 for the period 2007-2010 covering support to Kosovo’'s political and economic development and financing the EU contribution to the international presence in Kosovo,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the European Union to continuously show its engagement with the Western Balkans, especially in this politically delicate period; urges the Council and the Commission to realize that it is not in the advantage of both the EU and the Western Balkans to create ‘'black holes’' in Serbia orincluding Kosovo; asks the EU Institutions, therefore, to be engaged with both entities in order to avoid an intensification of tensions;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to duly submit in good time for approval to the Parliament any new proposals aiming to provide exceptional budgetary assistance to the Western Balkan countries; stresses that further financial assistance to the Western Balkans (and notably Kosovo) should be conditional on the establishment, with the support of international financial institutions, of a comprehensive and realistic long-term economic development plan;