21 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2013/2105(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes, therefore,Notes the European Council decision to hold a discussion dedicated to security and defence at the December 2013 Summit; considers that this provides a timely opportunity to underline at the highest political level and to communicate to the public in Europe that security and defence issues matter; strongly believes that the EU needs to be able to provide security for its citizens, to assume its share of responsibility for world peace and to play an effective role in preventing and managing regional crises in its neighbourhood, contributing to their resolution and protecting itself against the negative effects of these crises;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the introduction of a mutual defence clause and a solidarity clause by the Treaties (Article 42.7 TEU and (Article 42.7 TEU) is both incredible and misleading, while the solidarity clause (Article 222 TFEU) may reinforces the sense of common destiny among European citizens; calls on the Heads of State and Government to reaffirm their commitment to mutual political solidarity cooperation among Member States dealing with natural or overwhelming man-made disasters;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes with concern that the number and timelinessnature of CSDP missions and operations, and the development of civilian and especially military means for the CSDP, fall short of what is required, given the EU's increasingly insecure neighbourhood; deplores, in particular, the limited overall scope of the CSDP missions related to the crises in Libya and Mali; calls for greater ambition and serious efforts to improve the design of future CSDP missions and operations under a ‘lessons learned process’ and to develop appropriate exit strategiesuplicative development of military structures for CSDP;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
17. Highlights the fact that successful military operations require a clear command and control function; reiterates therefore its call for the establishment of a permanentat there is no military or operational headquarters; notes with regret the lack of progress on this issue and the strong resistance by some Member States; stresses further that an effective CSDP requires need to create a permanent EU operational headequarte early warning and intelligence support; considers, therefore, that these headquarters should include cells for intelligence gathering and for early warning/situational awarenesrs (OHQ), and underlines that this would be an expensive duplication of established NATO and national capabilities;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. DeplorNotes the fact that EU battlegroups have never yet been deployed in EU military operations; stresses nonetheless that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high-readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval and special forces components and a high level of ambition; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the re for NATO use; is convinced that European Allies should disponse and adaptability to different crisis situations, and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a wholeof improved deployable, inter-operable military capabilities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Confirms that the existing financial system of ‘costs lie where they fall’ constitutes a serious problem for the CSDP, leading to delays or complete blockages in decision-making, notably on the quick deployment of battlegroups; recommends that Member States agree on aRejects the concept of a 'common EU financing mechanism' based on burden- sharing for the use of battlegroups under the EU flag, in order to give them a realist, as this would entail certain Member States paying twice future; expects the HR/VP and interested Member States to put forward concrete proposals in this respector their contributions; notes that, if any reform is considered to the funding model, that this should be guided by developments at NATO;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Expresses its concern, furthermore,Notes that the economic and debt crisis may have an impact on the willingness of EU Member States to contribute to CSDP missions and operations, particularly those with military and defence implications; calls therefore for extension of the scope of the ATHENA mechanism and use of the start-up fund (Article 41.3 TEU) to ensure the rapid financing of urgent taskdefence budgets, and provide further excuse for reduction in national capabilities; underlines the need, therefore, to avoid costly and wasteful duplication by the EU of capabilities that already exist in NATO; opposes any further calls by the EU on Member States' budgets;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Echoes concerns that further cuts in national defence budgets will make it impossibledifficult to maintain critical military capabilities and willcould result in the irreversible loss of know-how and technologies; notes that the shortfalls in Member States' capabilities became apparent during the operations in Libya and Mali and that the economic crisis has exacerbated existing structural problems; reiterates its view, however, that the problem is less of a budgetary nature than of a political one;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Draws attention to the potentially useful element of the mission of the European Defence Agency (EDA), as provided for in Articles 42(3) and 45 TEU, according to which the Agency is entrusted with important tasks in terms of implementing permanent structured cooperation, formulating a European capabilities and armaments policy, developingto encourage development of the military capabilities of Member States, and strengthening the industrial and technological base of the defence sector; calls on the Member States to empower the Agency to fulfil this mission and to consider financing the Agency from the EU budget in these states;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – introductory part
Paragraph 38 – introductory part
38. In the light of the above, expecturges the upcoming Defence Summit to focus attention on the need for European Allies to strengthen and reinvigorate NATO through:
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point a
Paragraph 38 – point a
(a) to provide political and strategic guidance, reconfirming the Member States' commitment to capability development and the level of ambition outlined in the 2008 Declaration on Strengthening Capabilitiesa commitment to capability development;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point b
Paragraph 38 – point b
(b) to set the foundations for truly collective planning, ranging from strategic planning to procurement and technological developmentimprovement in inter-operability, whilst paying particular attention to the issues of financial arrangements and incentives;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point c
Paragraph 38 – point c
(c) to stepping up the implementation of existing projects, particularly those regarding strategic enablers, and to provideing political support for the EDA's flagshipse projects, i.e. Air- to-Air Refuelling, Satellite Communication, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, and Cyber Defence, and the Single European Sky;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point d
Paragraph 38 – point d
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point e
Paragraph 38 – point e
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point g
Paragraph 38 – point g