21 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2015/2272(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the threats identified in the 2003 European Security Strategy – terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure and organised crime – remain for the most part relevant; whereas today the EU is faced with a number of additional challenges, such as the attempts by revisionist powers to redraw borders by force and challenge rules-based global orderchallenges to the European post- Cold War order as established through the Helsinki Principles and the Paris Charter of 1990, climate change, major migratory flows, and cyber and hybrid warfare and threats;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
– Defend European states, societies and valuesCitizens and Members States and promote the values and interests of the European Union
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the primary objective of the EU must be to guarantee the security of its citizens and of its territoryuropean Union is to ensure the prosperity and the security of its citizens and territory, as well as to guarantee democracy, the promotion of sustainable development, the defence of peace and human rights, and the fight against poverty; stresses that no European state can face the current security challenges on its own, which clearly demonstrate that external and internal security are closely linked. The EU must be a strong player in the world to ensure the good governance of globalization. To do this, the EU should have secured basic capabilities to respond to crisis of any nature and engage decisively in the international fight against terrorism and illegal trafficking in all forms, while safeguarding itsour values and our societal model and pursuing itsour fundamental interests. The EU must therefore ensure both its internal and its external resilience, its capacity to anticipate, pre-empt and resolve predictable threats and to be prepared to take swift action on unpredictable threats, and its capacity to recover from various types of attack, as well as safeguarding security of supply of energy and raw materials;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that inclusive multilateral diplomacy under the leadership of the VP/HR is a crucial tool in conflict resolution in the neighbourhood; believes that more links and synergies need to be made between diplomacy and home affairs;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and contribute to making multilateral global governance more effective;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on thbe more Uunited States andand prepared to take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence while continuing to cooperate with international partners in the framework of NATO. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that in order to build stability and peace, the EU shouldpromote human security, the rule of the law, respect for human rights and democratisation, the EU should reflect upon and review its own economic, social, financial, trade, energy and other policies which are neither fostering growth nor job creation and are actually helping breed inequalities, social resentment and political instability in Europe, its neighbourhood and beyond; believes that the EU must keep up its enlargement commitments and continueintensify cooperation with very closely associated countries within the context of the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); recalls that according to Article 49 TEU any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to, while demanding compliance and assisting in reforms to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria where enlargement processes are in place and incorporate a multi-stakeholder approach, involving local and regional governments and civil society; thinks that the EU should further promote the values enshrined in the Copenhagen criteria abeyond the principlocess of democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law; enlargement, bringing awareness among the interested states to the fact that assuming them is in their own interest, for their own modernisation and for the benefit of their citizens;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and aspire to be a ‘rule- maker’, establishing efficient multilateral global governancecontributing to an efficient multilateral global governance; believes that the EU should trigger reform of the United Nations Security Council to better reflect current realities and effectively act as the ultimate regulator for peace and security; reiterates its belief that the Union should hold a permanent seat in a reformed UNSC and calls on those Member States who still hold permanent seats in that body to rotate and hold one seat to the EU and ensure that they represent the EU's views and interests by coordinating their positions with the HR/VP and other Member States;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to pursue the comprehensive / joined-up / integral approach in their external action and to take account of the inextricable link between internal and external security; in this regards, calls on the EU to focus more on building synergies between security, development, trade, energy, and EU external action;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that a strengthening and renewal of the structures of international order cannot be achieved without engaging Asia and especially China; calls on the VP/HR to identify common objectives, interests and different perspectives, and to take account of China's increased geopolitical weight and its control of strategic assets and critical infrastructure worldwide, including in Europe;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Emphasises that China's global ambitions should be taken in consideration in the EU's Global Strategy, noting opportunities and challenges; believes that this strategy must imperatively go beyond economic relations and focus on Comprehensive EU-China relations, China's role in the UN, its influence in regional conflicts in its neighbourhood, and on its contribution in addressing global threats, such as climate change, terrorism, migration and sustainable development;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Believes that the EU's relationship with ASEAN must be strengthened in order to develop a regional security architecture and promotion of the rule of law and human rights; building on its experience, the EU should encourage and assist ASEAN to become a basis for conflict prevention, confidence-building, international dialogue in order to prevent and reduce tensions in the region; believes that in that context, the EU should have a seat at the East Asia Summit, similarly to the United States;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Emphasises the vital role that connectivity projects such as the "One Belt - One Road" initiative can play in building strong and stable relations with Asia; highlights that the building of this cross-continent connection is an opportunity to engage China as well as Russia and Central Asia;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Promoting global climate action and sustainable development;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Acknowledges the potential threats of climate change and environmental damage on global stability and security;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the EU's responsibility to promote a sustainable global development and careful use of resources; emphasises the need to fight climate change and the EU's ambitious and central role in global climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to be a reliable partner to third countries in order to implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, in particular to deliver substantial technological and financial support for climate adaptation as well as greenhouse gas mitigation in developing countries; calls on EU diplomacy to advocate with its partners in order to reach, at least, the 100 billion dollar floor to be dedicated to the fight against climate change as of 2020;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the Council conclusions of 15th February 2016 on climate diplomacy; commends the EU's commitment to encourage and support initiatives on renewable energies in Africa;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses the need for climate diplomacy to play an important part of a comprehensive foreign and security policy of the EU; calls on the Global Strategy to prioritise diplomacy on climate policy goals;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Stresses the importance of the EU as a key player in climate diplomacy; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must mobilise this network in order to implement the obligations resulting from the Paris Agreement;