Activities of Sabine LÖSING related to 2017/2029(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP PDF (309 KB) DOC (68 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas arms exports and transfers have an impact on human security, human rights, democracy, good governance and socio-economic development; whereas arms exports also contribute to circumstances, forcing people to flee from their countries; whereas this necessitates a strict, transparent, effective and commonly accepted and defined arms control system;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the latest figures15 show that exports from the EU28 amounted to 26 % of the global total in 2012-2016, which makes the EU28 collectively the second largest arms supplier in the world, after the USA (33 %) and before Russia (23 %); whereas, according to COARM’s most recent report, the countries of the European Union granted arms export licences to a total value of EUR 94.40 billion in 2014; _________________ 15 ibid.
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas some arms transfers from EU Member States to unstable and crisis- prone regions and countries were used in armed conflict or for the purposes of internal repression; whereas some of these transfers were reportedly diverted into the hands of terrorist groups, for example in Syria and Iraq; whereas such exports are clearly violating the Common Position on Arms Exports and thus highlighting the necessity for better scrutiny and transparency;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there is no standardised verification and reporting system providing information as to whether, and to what extent, individual Member States’ exports violate the eight criteria, and whereas there are no sanctions mechanisms, either, should a Member State engage in exports which are clearly not compatible with the eight criteria;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas investigations by the Bonn International Conversion Centre (BICC) have revealed that in Germany alone in 2015, for example, 4 256 arms export licences were issued for exports to 83 countries, that were rated problematic with a view to the Common Position on Arms Exports1a; _________________ 1a2016 report on arms exports, Gemeinsame Konferenz Kirche und Entwicklung (GKKE) (Joint Conference on Church and Development), p. 54.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the industrial landscape of defence in Europe is characterised by overcapacities, duplications and fragmentation, which consequently encourages expansive export policies; whereas this problem can only successfully be addressed by developing a comprehensive strategy for the conversion of military companies into firms manufacturing civilian products;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self- defence; rRecalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces; reiterates that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that sets minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the Common Position is unrestricted in scope and, accordingly, the eight criteria apply also to exports within the EU and to arms transfers to countries closely associated with the EU;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that the Common Position should be complemented by a regularly updated, publicly accessible list, with detailed reasons, providing information on the extent to which exports to particular recipient countries are, or are not, in line with the eight criteria;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that a standardised verification and reporting system should be established to provide information as to whether, and to what extent, individual EU Member States’ exports violate the eight criteria;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Is critical of the frequent violations of the eight criteria by various Member States; regrets that there are no mechanisms for sanctions for violation of the eight criteria by a Member State and that there are no plans to that effect; takes the view that ways and means of carrying out independent verification and mechanisms for sanctions for violations of the Common Position should be provided for;