Activities of Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN related to 2010/2071(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities PDF (192 KB) DOC (100 KB)
Amendments (26)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the EU has committed itself to defining and pursuing common policies and actions to preserve peace, prevent conflicts, consolidate post conflict rehabilitation and strengthen international security, to consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law, and to assist populations facing natural or man- made disasters;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that internal and external security are increasingly intertwined and that, by developing its effective crisis- management and peace-building capabiliinitiatives in line with the above objectives, the EU helps to safeguard the security of its own citizens;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that present-day crises and security threats can rarely be considered from a purely military or civilian viewpointperspectives, and that effective responses to these situations and threats need to be able to draw on both with effective civilian and military capabilities; recalls that the development of the EU's comprehensive approach and of its civilian crisis- management capabilities have been distinctive features of the CSDP and represent its core added value;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that present-day crises and security threats can rarelyare complex, and should be considered from a purelycivilian, military or civiliana combined civil-military viewpoint, and that effective responses to these situations and threats need to be able to draw on both civilian and military capabilities as dictated by the situation; recalls that the development of the EU'’s comprehensive approach and of its civilian crisis- management capabilities have been distinctive features of the CSDP and represent its core added value;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the concept of civilian- military cooperation can be interpreted in a number of ways and understood to cover a wide range of topics, including cooperation between the military and non- governmental organisations, but that, for the sake of clarity, the scope of this resolution is limited to the strengthening of institutional coordination of EU civilian and military assets and to the building of EU civilian and military capabilities for effective crisis management;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is of the opinion that the EU needs to step up its effort to contribute to effective crisis management worldwide in general and especially after the effectuation of the Lisbon Treaty.
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Fully supports the transfer of the CSDP structures, including the Crisis Management Planning Directorate, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, the EU Military Staff and the Situation Centre, to the EEAS, under the direct authority and responsibility of the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; recalls the pledge made by the Vice-President/High Representative to ensure that they work in close cooperation and synergy with the relevant Commission units transferred to the EEAS which deal with the planning and programming of crisis response, conflict prevention and peace-building; assumes that Vice-President/High Representative’s full authority can be used to direct these structures in their coordinated development and concrete crisis management situations, this being done either through appointing one common director for all these structures or through appointing to Vice- President/High Representative’s cabinet deputy head of cabinet with full competence to represent and assist Vice- President/High Representative in all crisis management functions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the role of the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre in facilitating disaster-relief coordination and crisis management initiatives and highlights the need for close linkscooperation between the centre and the EEAS; calls for improved coordination of military assets in the context of disaster relief, and crisis management based on the lessons learned in Haiti;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention to the role of the Commission's Monitoring and Information Centre in facilitating disaster-relief coordination and highlights the need for close links between the centre and the EEAS; calls for improved coordination of military assets in the context of disaster relief, based on the lessons learned in Haiti; assumes that Vice-President/High Representative in her capacity of the vice president of Commission takes care that there is an appropriate coordination structure and function between external (EEAS) and internal (Commission) crisis management in planning and in concrete crisis management situations;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a permanent EU operational headquarters, responsible for effective operational planning and conduct of EU military operations, to replace the current system of using one of the seven available headquarters on an ad hoc basis; stresses that such a move would guarantee a coherent chain of command and greatly increase the EU's capacity for rapid and consistent responses to crises (notably by enhancing the EU's institutional memory) and also reduce costs;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. In the context of the follow-up to the Headline Goals 2010, calls on the Member States to concentrate on the concrete delivery of capabilities and to focus on the areas ofthat necessitate civilian-military synergies, especially those already identified, in order to achieve genuine progress as soon as possible;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need for appropriate pre- deployment training to be provided, which should include participation by civilian personnel in military exercises including contingency rehearsals; strongly recommends that Member States maintain rosters of deployable civilians with relevant competences, in particular those trained for missions carried out alongside military forces; welcomes the practice employed by certain Member States of having a dedicated centralised agency responsible for the recruitment and training of all deployable civilian personnel, such as the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and the UK Stabilisation Unit;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need for appropriate pre- deployment training to be provided, which shcould include participation by civilian personnel in military exercises and military personnel in civilian training and/or exercises; strongly recommends that Member States maintain rosters of deployable civilians, in particular those trained for missions carried out alongside military forces; welcomes the practice employed by certain Member States of having a dedicated centralised agency responsible for the recruitment and training of all deployable civilian personnel, such as the German Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF), Finnish Crisis Management Centre (CMC Finland), Swedish Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA) and the UK Stabilisation Unit;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises, in line with the 2008 Council recommendations, the enhanced role the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) should play in the field of capacity building and training for effective crisis management in the light of the setting-up of the EEAS; urges the Council to improve the training facilities and staffing of the ESDC, including by providing it with a permanent seat, in order to guarantee sustainable and effective training at the strategic level for civilian and military personnel of the Member States and EU institutions;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Emphasises, in line with the 2008 Council recommendations, the enhanced role the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) should play in the field of training for crisis management in the light of the setting-up of the EEAS; urges the Council to improve the training facilities and staffing of the ESDC, including by providing it with a permanent seat, in order to guarantee sustainable training at the strategic, operational and tactical levels for civilian and military personnel of the Member States and EU institutions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the development of the concept of Integrated Police Units (IPUs), i.e. robust, rapidly deployable, flexible and interoperable forces able to perform executive law-enforcement tasks, which, in certain circumstances, can also be deployed as part of a military operation and under military command; notes the successful application of this concept in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of EUFOR Althea and in Kosovo within EULEX; highlights the need for such units, which are especially well-suited to intervening in non-stabilised situations and in particular during the transition from military to civilian commandadministration; recommends that Member States invest in the development of such capabilities;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the development of the concept of Integrated Police Units (IPUs), i.e. robust, rapidly deployable, flexible and interoperable forces able to perform executive law-enforcement tasks, which, in certain circumstances, can also be deployed as part of a military operation and under military command; notes the successful application of this concept in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of EUFOR Althea and in Kosovo within EULEX; highlights the need for such units, which are especially well-suited to intervening in non-stabilised situations and in particular during the transition from military to civilian command; recommends that Member States invest in the development of such capabilities;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. In that context, fully supports the use of the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF), which can be placed under military or civilian command and provides a capability for the rapid deployment of expeditionary police missions, as a highly suitable tool for a range of effective crisis-management operations, including post-disaster stabilisation missions; calls on all Member States which have police forces with military status to join the initiative;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Member States to make optimal use of the existing tools and to improve themput in place impact evaluation mechanisms before formulating new, ambitious goals;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is convinced that the EU battlegroups represent a suitable tool for crisis- management operations; reiterates its call to the Council to increase their usability and flexibility; calls also for the improvement of their usability for civilian- military humanitarian relief and crisis management operations, in full compliance with the revised Oslo guidelines for the use of military and civil defence assets in disaster relief;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to look further into developing and enhance dual- use capabilities for CSDP civilian missions and military operations, making better use of existing approaches and capabilities and interlinking the civilian and military capability- development processes where appropriate;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Member States to look further into developing interoperability of training and practice, along with dual-use capabilities for CSDP civilian missions and military operations, making better use of existing capabilities and interlinking the civilian and military capability- development processes where appropriate;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that EU military and civilian personnel will increasingly be operating side by side and that they are to a large extent exposed to the same threats, such as improvised explosive devices, and in need of comparable capabilities in areas such as strategic and tactical transportation, logistical support, communication and informtelligence gathering and evaluation systems, medical support, security and force protection, use of space capabilities, and unmanned vehicles;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Emphasises, therefore, the need to coordinate, and push for, investment in technologies and capabilities in the areasrelation to strengthening developing of defence and civilian security where gaps and overlaps have been identified, so as to quickly close capability gaps whilst avoiding unnecessary duplication, creating synergies and supporting standardisation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. In that context, supports the establishment of the European Framework Cooperation for Security and Defence Research to ensure complementarity and synergy between defence R&T investment and research investment for improving and enhancing civilian security by the Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, for example in areas such as situational awareness, unmanned aerial vehicles, maritime surveillance, CBRNE protection, communication and gathering effective intelligence and proper evaluation and transfer of data, and cybersecurity;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Emphasises the critical importance of having assessment mechanisms to determine the impact of missions, and further underlines the need to integrate such mechanisms in all field missions;