23 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2009/2198(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Union must enhance its strategic autonomy through a strongshow that it can andd effectivevalue to foreign, security and defence policy, so as tohelp promote peace and international security, defend its interests in the world, protect the security of its own protect the integrity and security of its Member States and citizens, contribute to effective multilateralism in support of international law and advance respect for human rights and democratic values worldwide;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its support for the Union’s efforts to address these threats by developing a holistic approach synergising the various means of action – both civil and military – 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 workthe need for more effective European policies on security issues, particularly in the EU's backyard and on its periphery, where more focused effort and progress is required in the Balkans, with Turkey, in the eastern neighbourhood and in the Mediterranean, and in relation to Iran;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Energy Security Recognises that energy security is crucial to the functioning of EU Member States and therefore encourages Member States to closely cooperate on this element of security policy; in this light, views the actions of certain Member States in actively supporting the construction of the Russian-controlled NordStream pipeline as contrary to the interests of the majority of EU Member States; regrets that a lack of progress in the investment and development process of the Nabucco pipeline is contrary to EU ambitions for diversifying energy supply;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States, in this context, to coordinInsists thate their national strategies and means of action more effectively with those duplication between ESDP and NATO be resolved by colocating any military staff requirements of the EUnion with a view to ensuring a greater impact and a higher profile on the groundNATO; updating the Berlin Plus arrangements to strengthen the capacity for mutual support; and developing a division of labour so that the EU emphasis is on its contribution to the civil aspects of crisis management;
Amendment 32 #
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 raiseclarify the profile of the CSDP, and step up security and defence cooperation by defining the Union’s security and defence interests more clearlyvoid unnecessary duplication of NATO action, indicate a clearer division of labour and improve security and defence cooperation, thereby making the implementation of the ESS and the planning and conduct of EU crisis management operations more effective and better defined;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls, after the introduction of a solidarity clause into the new treaty, on the Council to reopen the debate on establishing a European civil protection force – inter alia on the basis of the May 2006 Barnier report – that would poolbetter coordinate the Member States’ resources in order to generate an effective collective response in the event of natural or man- made disasters, both inside and outside the Union; takes the view that the military ESDP/CSDP should also provide scope for responding towill obviously contribute in any response to such civilian hazards;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 58 #
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 certain authority vis-à-vis the different European players and the international community;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports the establishment of a civil- military Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) working closely with NATO 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 civil 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;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls once againRejects calls for the establishment of a permanent EU operations centre overseen byand, given that 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 makes it 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 elect also rejects the necessity for the establishment of such a centre, and that the concept of the Berlin Plus agreement seeks avoidance of unnecessary duplication of structures, the matter should now be closed;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the achievements ofNotes the ESDP on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, and notsees that the Union launches civil and military operations under the CSDP in response to threats to international and European securityorder to enhance the role of the EU; commends the 70 000 or so personnel involved in the 23 missions and operations currently in progress or already completed in the context of the ESDP but regrets that only two of these missions have made use of the Berlin Plus arrangements; commends Mr Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, for his work on developing the ESDP;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the successful contribution made by the European Union’s naval operation inoff Somalia (EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta and NATO Operation Ocean Shield) in combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia; emphasises that Operation Atalanta has established itself as a key playercalls for improved coordination between the various international efforts 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 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Particularly emphasises the need for urgent action to shore up the TFG and help it extend the scope of its control on Somali territory; to this end, encourages the Council to work with the Commission on implementing the comprehensive strategy recently adopted and launching a training mission (outside Somali territory) for TFG soldiers as soon as possible, in conjunction with and in support of AMISOM, the United Nations and the United States; notes with satisfaction, as already stated in its resolution of 26 November 2009 on a political solution to the problem of piracy off the Somali coast2, that on 17 November 2009 the Council approved a Crisis Management Concept for this purpose, for which Spain wishes to act as a framework nation; 1 Texts adopted of that date, P7_TA(2009)0099. 2 Texts adopted of that date, P7_TA(2009)0099.in conjunction with and in support of AMISOM, the United Nations and the United States in providing civilian expertise to improve the situation on the ground; Or. en
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights the need to set up a credible civil police force to establish the rule of law in Afghanistan, and commendsexpresses its concern over the work of the EUPOL Afghanistan mission; calls on the Council to define more clearly the role of EUPOL in the context of other international efforts to train the ANP and associated structures, to remedy the ongoing problem of personnel shortages within the EUPOL mission as a matter of urgency, and to supply secure vehicles to facilitate its deployment, particularly in the provinces; calls on NATO to cooperate more closely with the mission and to coordinate its police work withessential equipment; insists on coordination of EUPOL under the auspices of the International Police Coordination Board (IPCB);
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Acknowledges the need for EU involvement inConsiders that EU resources could contribute to reforming of the securitycivil and political sectors in a number of African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, and calls on the Council to assess the effectiveness and impact of these missions on a regular basis;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 – introductory sentence
Paragraph 49 – introductory sentence
49. Commends theNotes certain progress made in terms of military capability, and calls for rapid advances in respect ofnamely:
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO and a clear division of labour, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operation;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Emphasises the constructive cooperation between the two organisations in the fight against piracy (Operation Atalanta and NATO’s Operation Ocean Shield) and recognises the need for one coordinated international operation;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. WelcomNotes the cooperduplication between the EU and NATO in the field of military capability, such as the efforts to improve operational helicopter capacity;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls on the Council to further the Union’s relationship with the United States in the field of crisis management, including in respect of military issues; such cooperation is particularly important when it comes to the fight against piracy missions in Somalia to fight piracy, efforts to strengthen African peacekeeping capabilities, and operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan; particularly welcomes the United States’ participation in the EULEX Kosovo mission under European command;