7 Amendments of Raffaele FITTO related to 2017/2029(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas both the global and regional security environment has dramatically changed, especially with regard to the Union’s southern and eastern neighbourhood, and this highlights the urgent need to improve methodologies with regard to producing information for export licensing risk assessments and to make them more secure;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the industrial landscape of defence in Europe is characterised by overcapacities, duplications and fa sector of key importance and is, at the same time, characterised by fragmentation and by the duplication of certain progragmmentation, which consequently encourages and research activities in this field, which can act as an incentive towards expansive export policies;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self-defence; recalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces; reiteratesstresses the right of the Member States to proceed in accordance with their own national policies in compliance with international law; notes, however, that the eight criteria are often interpreted and implemented unevenly across the EU Member States in terms of rigour and effectiveness; reiterates, therefore, that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that sets minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 4 was invoked 57 times for denials in 2014 and 85 times in 2015; deplores the fact that military technology exported by the Member States is being used in the conflict in Yemen; urges the Member States to comply with the Common Position in a consistent manner on the basis of a thorough long-term risk assessmentcriterion concerning respect for the preservation of peace and security, as one of the cornerstones of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 6 was invoked 6 times for denials in 2014, while no denial was notified for 2015; expresses its concern over reports of the diversion of arms exports by Member States to non-state actors, including terrorist groups, and warns that these weapons could be used against civilians, within and outside of EU territory; reiterates the importance of tighter controls over such arms exports in order to honour international commitments concerning the fight against terrorism and organised crime;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 13 – point f a (new)
(fa) promoting clear, well-established cooperation procedures between law enforcement agencies and border authorities, based on the exchange of information, in order to strengthen cooperation on security and eradicate illegal arms trading, which poses a risk to the security of the EU and its citizens;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes regular consultations with civil society as central to meaningfulnational parliaments, industry associations and civil society in order to increase the level of transparency; calls on COARM, all the Member States and the EEAS to enhance dialogue with civil society; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade, and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;