Activities of Kyriakos MAVRONIKOLAS related to 2011/2177(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with grave concern the unprecedented cuts in the defence budgets of the majority of EU Member States in the wake of the financial and economic crisis and the potential negative impact of these measures on their military capabilities; underlines that defence constitutes a public good that affects the security of all European citizens and that all Member States need to contribute in a spirit of burden-sharing;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission, which perceives itself as the guardian of principles like the single market, fair competition or free trade to increase its future role in the implementation of the defence package;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Suggests that the Member States ask the European Defence Agency (EDA) to examine how to improve coordination of defence planning in Europe; recalls that the Treaty tasks the Agency to evaluate the observance of capability commitments and to promote the harmonisation of operational needs, and calls for better implementation of these tasks; recommends that, as a first step in the exercise, the Member States could submit their draft national security and defence reviews to the EDA for advice, to assess them in particular in the light of the Capability Development Plan, as well as of the plans of the other Member States and of relevant NATO initiatives; believes that, in the very short term, the EDA could also play an important role in defining capability priorities and identifying redundancies in Member States' capabilities;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the ‘Smart Defence’ initiative within NATO, and recalls that Pooling and Sharing is a Member States- led initiative and highlights the importance of continuous coordination and deconfliction between the EU and NATO at all levels to avoid unnecessary duplication;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Invites the Member States to make use of OCCAR's management experience for the implementation of joint programmes, as prepared by the EDA, and urgescalls on the EDA and OCCAR to conclude an administrative arrangement on their cooperation; recalls that any EU Member State may join OCCAR if it is its will and if it fulfils the membership criteria;