7 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2016/2036(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Declaration by the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Jean-Marc Ayrault (France), Witold Waszczykowski (Poland) on the future of Europe Weimar on 28 August 2016,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra FrontFront Fateh el-Cham proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. TWelcomes the initiatives to address the shortcomings of CSDP's missions and operations and to improve their effectiveness and sustainability; finds regrettable that the CSDP missions and operations have continued to be dogged by structural weaknesses, jeopardizing their efficiency; takes the view that it is of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following:
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the development of a stronger European industry would strengthen the strategic autonomy and the technical independence of the European Union; Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; welcomes the proposal of President Junker to create a European Defence Fund to boost research and innovation; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; reiterates its support for a Preparatory action on defence paving the way for a future defence research and technology programme and contributing to increase cooperation between Member States; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe; considers that the EU should encourage Member states to meet NATO capacity goals, which requires a minimum level of defence spending of 2% GDP;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts ofWest Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europeis targeting Europe at an unprecedented level; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need for close cooperation with other global and regional powers, especially with third countries in Middle East and North Africa and with other international institutions (in particular the UN, NATO, the African Union and the Arab league) on global threats and challenges; emphasises in particular the crucial importance of the transatlantic relationship, which is based on common interests and values;