9 Amendments of Rafał TRZASKOWSKI related to 2012/2223(INI)
Amendment 2 #
- having regard to the decision to resolve the WEU Assembly;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(to new paragraph introduced in the draft opinion) 2a. Notes the new strategic concept of NATO in which, in addition to its role as a wartime military alliance, it aims to build its capacity to act as a political and security community, working in partnership with the EU; observes the close similarities between NATO's goals and those laid down in Article 43 TEU (formerly the Petersberg Tasks); warns therefore against the costly duplication of effort and the wasting of resources between the two organisations, and urges much closer regular collaboration between the EU High Representative and the Secretary-General of NATO for the purposes of risk assessment, resource management, policy planning and execution of CSDP operations, both civil and military; Highly regrets that the prospects for the two organisations to cooperate more effectively, especially under the 'Berlin Plus' arrangements are hijacked by a political blockade, calls for an immediate solution of this problem;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out the wide array of instruments available to the Union and the Member States to face exceptional occurrences in a spirit of solidarity, such as the Civil Protection Mechanism, the Solidarity Fund, and the possibility to grant economic and financial support in cases of severe difficulties, as provided for in Article 122 TFEU; also recallsneed for EU to develop further a comprehensive approach to address global threats and challenges drawing on the wide range of instruments at its and the Member States' disposal, including-as the last resort-military means; reminds also of the commitment to develop mutual political solidarity in foreign and security policy in accordance with Article 24 TEU; stresses that the purpose of the mutual defence and solidarity clauses is not to replace any of these instruments, but to complement them in view of situations of extraordinary threat or damage, and in particular when response will require high-level political coordination and the involvement of the military;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds the Member States of their unequivocal obligation pursuant to Article 42.7 TUE of aid and assistance by all the means in their power if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory; stresses that, while large-scale aggression against a Member State appears improbable in the foreseeable future, both traditional territorial defence and defence against new threats need to remain high on the agenda; recalls also that the Treaty stipulates that, for the EU countries that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation, and that commitments and cooperation in the area of mutual defence must be consistent with commitments under NATOrecalls also that the large majority of EU states are members of NATO and that, accordingly, the Union's common security and defence policy must be compatible and consistent with commitments under NATO whiles respecting autonomy of the EU; takes good note of the specific character of the security and defence policies of those EU states which are not members of NATO, but observes nevertheless that the EU's mutual assistance clause should never be activated without having consulted NATO and sought its engagement;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out, at the same time the, and equally important, the need to prepare for situations involving non-NATO EU Member States or EU Member State territories outside the North Atlantic area, and therefore not covered by the Washington Treaty, or situations where no agreement on collective action is reached within NATO also as to the use of its capabilities as foreseen in the Berlin Plus agreement;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call for systematic harmonisation of military requirements and a harmonised EU defence planning and acquisition process, matching up to the EU’'s level of ambition and coordinated with the NATO Defence Planning Process; taking into account the increased level of security guarantees provided by the mutual defence clause, encourages the Member States to consider multinational cooperation on capability development and, where appropriate, geographical and role specialisation as core principles of their defence planning;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to prevent any moral hazard, in that someCalling for Members States may be tempted to excessively rely on the solidarity of others while under-investingto invest properly in their own security and disaster response capabilities; emphasise stresses the need to ensure equitable burden sharing among them; emphasises that it is the primary responsibility of Member States forto ensure civil protection and security in their territory;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the solidarity clause should be invoked in situations that overwhelm the capacities of the affected Member State or require a multi-sector response involving a number of actors; stresses that solidarity also means the obligation to invest in adequate national and European capabilities;