30 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2022/0000(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian FederatRussian Federation’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine is a blatant violation of international law, the UN Charter and the principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994, and seriously undermines European and global security and stability;
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Parliament is resolved to do its part to counter the Russian Federation’s attempts to destroy the foundations of European security order and international security and stability;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Parliament should initiate a deep analysis of the reasons why the WestEU and its Member States failed to deter Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine, which violates the UN Charter and thus constitutes an attack on the very core of Europe’s peace and security order, its values and prosperity, and its democratic foundations;
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas an active role ofor Parliament, and its political support and democratic scrutiny in framing a common Union defence policy and establishing common defence, and its political supportwould affirm and enhance the reforpresentative and democratic scrutiny thereof, would affirm and enhance the representative and democratic foundations of the Unionfoundations of the Union; whereas, due to the multifaceted nature of hostile Russian actions, it is important to think and design the defence of a free Europe in a holistic manner incorporating all critical sectors from defence, civilian security to enlargement, international cooperation, media and critical civilian infrastructure, technology, supply-chains and energy;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L. whereas women, girls and vulnerable groups are disproportionately affected by armed conflicts; whereas the constructive participation of women and girls in conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction makes for a more sustainable peace; whereas EU institutions committed themselves to mainstreaming gender equality under the GAP III, which also includes all areas of CFSP and CSDP;
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the Union’s competence in matters relating to the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) covers all areas of foreign policy and all questions relating to the Union’s security, including the progressive framing of a common defence policy which might lead to a common defence union, when the European Council, acting unanimously, so decides, in accordance with Articles 24 and 42(2) TEU;
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) urgently strengthen the EU's enlargement strategy and revisit its neighbourhood policy and ensure their coherence and credibility in light of a possible candidate status and membership perspective for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova;
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) make progress in establishing a defence umore effective CSDP and a Security Union, which would serve as a starting point for implementing a common EU defence, in line with the provision laid down in Article 42(2) TEU;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) and work together with utmost emphasis with like-minded partners around the globe in order to defend the rules-based order, thus promoting and defending peace, democratic principles and respect for human rights; particularly emphasize such cooperation with countries in the Global South and utilize development cooperation and the Global Gateway Strategy towards that end; emphasize the need for international cooperation on food security concerns;
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) increase the EU’s strategic sovereignty in specific areas that are fundamental to its continued pre-eminence on the international stage, for example by achieving full security of energy supply, energy diversification and energy independence, prioritising the reduction of energy dependencies, ensuring supply chains are diversifiedsecurity, democracy, fundamental freedoms and stability and the universal values, norms and principles it promotes, for example by achieving full energy independence, prioritising energy efficiency and the investment in the clean energy transition, and that there is reciprocity in trade exchanges, and ensuring the Union has food and agricultural sovereigntyecurity amongst other things;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) improve the inclusion of women and marginalised groups in conflict prevention, resolution, mediation, and peace negotiations, across all tracks, and pay specific attention to gender equality and the rights of women, girls and marginalised groups in CFSP and CSDP, in particular in conflict situations;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) urgently launch a discussion in view of establishing another off-budget financial facility which would address the entire life-cycle of military capabilities at EU-level from collaborative R&D, joint procurement and acquisition, to joint maintenance, training and security of supply;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) establish an effective EU-level arms exports policy which guarantees that EU Member States fully comply with the legally binding eight criteria on arms exports and that their national exports do not fuel regional tensions or undermine the security of other Member States or of the Union as such;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) significantly increase investments in regional and global arms control, non- proliferation and disarmament in particular multilateral approaches which reduce the spread of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) significantly strengthen civilian CSDP in terms of personnel available, pre-deployment training, gender mainstreaming, budget and to make sure that its missions primarily focus on the security, justice and rule-of-law needs of the local population and strong parliamentary oversight over the civilian security sector are incorporated as well as transparency to make modernisation and reform more sustainable;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) work swiftly on the most urgent aspects of the strategic compass, including the operationalisation of Article 42(7), concrete steps to strengthen the resilience of our critical infrastructure, precise and firm commitments from Member States as regards better defence spending, enhanced efforts to promote strategic communication, a strengthened toolbox to tackle hybrid and cyber threats and to fight disinformation and the establishment of rapid deployment capacity by 2025;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) urgently revise the rapid deployment capacity concept which is not ambitious enough and rework its complex structure which does not respond adequately to the urgent needs of the Union to have a very reliable permanent multinational military unit that should include a multinational land brigade of around 5 000 troops and air, maritime and special forces components, and whose leading elements are ready to move within two to three days;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) immediately present and agree on a detailed plan on how to set-up a solidarity policy and operationalise the mutual defence provisions contained in Article 42(7) TEU, taking into account the special position on non-NATO EU Member States;
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) rapidly work towards setting-up a modest but fully functional EU military HQ for Article 43 operations via a still outstanding upgrade of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) taking into account the changed security environment;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) urge the Commission to present, without delay, a security of supply regime for defence as demanded by the European Council already in 2013 and which has become a matter of utmost urgency due to the current security situation;
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) strengthen the staffing, resources and strategic communication of CSDP missions in Bosnia Herzegovina and Georgia and reinforce the EU’s diplomatic presence in the Eastern Partnership countries and in the Western Balkans and deploy a credible EUFOR ALTHEA deterrent force to the Brčko district which would militarily make the secession of Republika Srpska much more difficult;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) undertake systematic conflict analysis with an integrated gender perspective based on gender analysis and gender-inclusive conflict analysis, in particular with regard to CSDP missions and operations and activities under the European Peace Facility;
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) work on a substantial third EU- NATO joint declaration and ensure that the objectives and priorities of the Strategic Compass are duly taken into account when the NATO strategic concept is drafted;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) increase funding for and speed up the implementation of projects related to military mobility in case of concrete needs, also within NATO;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) increase defence spending in order to meet the target of 2 % of GDP, where necessary, in order to meet identified EU and NATO military capability gaps and guarantee that it is better spent with a preference for collaborative projects;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) ensure that the budget proposal for 2023 includes appropriate funding for the European Defence Agency, the Permanent Structured Cooperation, the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity and NATO support capacities under the CFSP budget and, under that same title and under other titles as appropriate, funding for the initiatives referred to above in accordance with the Treaty;
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) strengthen the European Defence Fund andby increaseing the number of collecaborative defence industry projects aiming at filling commonly identified capability gaps;
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab
(ab) provide, without delay, weapons in line with the needs expressed by the Ukrainian authorities, the parameters set by the relevant Council Decision, through the clearing house mechanism and under the bilateral agreements of Member States with Ukraine;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a recommendation
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ad a (new)
(ada) closely monitor effective and comprehensive implementation of all EU sanctions by Member States and to address any circumvention practices, and coordinate further sanctions with transatlantic allies and like-minded international partners in order to maximise their effectiveness and show a united front in the face of Russian aggression, as well as extend sanctions to Belarus based on its direct support to the war waged by Russia;