Activities of Adrian SEVERIN related to 2012/2050(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the promotion of the EU values in the world must not be done at the expenses of the EU geo-political interests and the security of the European citizens, while acknowledging that the EU interests in the world could be best promoted and protected in areas and with partners sharing the same values;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the promotion of the EU values in the world could be achieved in a sustainable way only if the implementation of the EU geo-political agenda is successful, since when left out of the frame of geo-political interest, human rights and democracy fall in a vacuum and therefore are both in vain and in peril;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Is of the opinion that in planning and implementing the CFSP, the EU must fine-tune the balance between its geo- political interests and the commitment to its values;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Insists that the EU resources available for the implementation of the CFSP should be used as efficiently as possible and therefore the synergy between the external actions of the EU and the Member States should be achieved both in political and in budgetary terms;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the Union has developed relationships over time with countries and regional organisations that have differing contractual and legal bases, some having been termed ‘strategic’; observes that there is no clear formula for determining the Union's choice of a strategic partner, which has even become an inflationist concept; notes that leveraging bilateral relationships can be an important force multiplier for EU foreign policy both regionally and within multilateral fora, and that therefore the choice of strategic partners deserves careful reflection in the light of the values and strategic objectives the Union wants to project;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its support for improving the accession process of the Western Balkans by making it more benchmark-driven, transparent and mutually accountable; calls on the EU to continue to prioritise in its enlargement policy conditions such as constructive political dialogue, economic development, consolidation of the rule of law, including ensuring the freedom of expression, the effective fight against corruption and organised crime, enhancing the effectiveness and independence of the judiciary, improving administrative capacities and track records in enforcing acquis-related legislation, tackling inter- ethnic and inter-religious tensions, and addressing of the situation of refugees and displaced persons as well as resolution of open bilateral issues;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Welcomes the significant progress done by the authorities of the Republic of Moldova in the field of adopting EU acquis; hopes that the recent election of a new president will remove any additional obstacles against taking all necessary steps towards signing a consolidated EU- Moldova Agreement and providing the Republic of Moldova with a clear European membership prospective;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Is concerned at the resurgence in violence following the breakdown in peace negotiations; highlights the importance of a sub-regional Central Asian approach to tackling cross-border trafficking in people and goods and to fighting organised crime and terrorism; calls for improved cooperation within NATO's ISAF mission among EU Member States, in order to ensure efficiency of the intervention; calls for stepped-up support for building the capacity of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the National Security Forces as well as for helping the wider population with agricultural and socio- economic development in order for the country to assume full responsibility for security after completion of the transfer of internal security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2014;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Notes thatIs confident that regardless of the changes in the leadership of China will be a major test of the country's evolution into either a mothe state and of the Chinese Communist Party, the People's Republic of China will strengthen its re spolitically open and internationansible international presence and willy constructive society or an increasingly repressive and nationalistic countrtinue its social and economic development, whose natural results should be an inclusive and open society; 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 oin human rights in China, the human rights dialogue and support for civil-society organisationsrelation with China, as well as placing the dialogue on values within the geo-political frame and on the basis of mutual respect;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Calls for strengthening relations with India in the field of economic cooperation and energy security; considers that a more coherent policy towards India could improve EU's market access in South Asia and could have a lasting impact on social developments in that region;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. 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 for an urgent solution to the blockage on cooperation under the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements, which are damaging the prospects for the two organisations to cooperate effectively, including on the ground, where the lives of European citizens may be endangered; appreciates the importance of NATO's Missile Defence System as a means of supporting EU-NATO complementarities, reiterating the strict defensive character of this project, as well as the need for integrating it eventually within broader regional and global defensive arrangements in cooperation with other major regional and global players;