17 Amendments of Krzysztof LISEK related to 2009/2198(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to the conclusions and declarations set out in the reports by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) of 9 December 2008 and 16 June 2009,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point c
Paragraph 8 – point c
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls once again for the establishment of a permanent EU operations centre overseen by 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 EEAScrisis management operations; 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;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Council to consider the possibility of deployingmake preparations for a military operation under the CSDP to relieve KFOR in due course;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Deplores the fact that the Russian Federation is failing to comply with all the provisions of the agreement of 12 August 2008 and is stepping up its military presence in the two breakaway republics (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) in breach of that agreement;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Views it as regrettable that the Battlegroups (BGs) – despite the significant investment they represent – have not yet been used, partly for political reasons and partly because their deployment is subject to very stringent criteria; supports more flexible use of the BGs so that they can also serve as a reserve force or as a partial substitute in the event of a disappointing force generation process, subject to proper account being taken of the wishes of the countries that jointly formed the groups concerned; calls for an extension of the provisional agreement designed to cover the costs arising from strategic deployment of the BGs, and of the common funding for the costs associated with their use; calls on the Council to deploy them as part of full- scale military exercises; commends the work undertaken at the instigation of the Swedish Presidency on flexible use of the BGs and, on this basis, calls on the Member States to implement the recommendations adopted;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operation, and calls for a review of the present arrangements for EU-NATO operational cooperation (Berlin Plus agreement) to be conducted with a view to addressing current challenges connected with operations conduced by the two organisations in the same theatres of operation, while stressing the need to step up political and strategic cooperation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Welcomes the cooperation between the EU and NATO in the field of military capability, such as the efforts to improve operational helicopter capacity, and calls for that cooperation to be further stepped up and, in particular, for the two organisations' defence planning processes to be harmonised and the EDA and NATO to cooperate more closely so as to enable all EU and NATO member states to be involved, and for the EU-NATO Capability Group to be made more effective;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67a. Calls on the EU to develop cooperation between the EU and NATO in the field of cyber-defence and cyber- warfare; such cooperation is important for the development of advanced cyber deterrence capabilities to help protect critical infrastructure, including from botnet warfare;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67b. Considers that further cooperation is needed between the EU and NATO in the field of military capability, such as enhanced collaboration in the area of cyber security to promote holistic security solutions that protect departments from multiple threat vectors;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Emphasises the need for constructive cooperation between the European Union and the African Union, in accordance with the commitments entered into as part of the Peace and Security Partnership associated with the Africa-EU Joint Strategy; takes the view that the European Union mustshould, as far as is possible, support the African Union, particularly in those theatres of operation – such as Somalia – in which the latter is the sole organisation on the ground, and calls on the AU to endeavour to develop Africa's crisis response capability and ensure that more effective use is made of assistance received from international partners;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70 a (new)
Paragraph 70 a (new)
70a. Welcomes the establishment of the EU-US Energy Council in November 2009, while calling for closer cooperation on energy matters between the EU and the United States;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should be based on a common European approach to the matter, in coordintake account of a common approach to protecting Europe against ballistic threats, with due regard to the development of relations with Russia, and with efforts being made to involve the European defence industry in its development;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should be based on a common European approach to the matter, in coordination with Russiaa dialogue on a continental scale, and with efforts being made to involve the European defence industry in its development;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71a. Calls on the Council to develop the Union's relationship with the United States in fighting non-conventional threats i.e. cyber-terrorism and cyber- attacks, with a particular focus on creating security solutions that protect all levels of departments from the wide range of threats, including botnets, malware and Trojans;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 b (new)
Paragraph 71 b (new)
71b. Calls on the Council to enhance collaboration between EU governments on cyber defence and cyber security through sharing of best practices, and to establish a comprehensive European cyber-defence strategy including a definition of cyberwar;