7 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2016/2052(INI)
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that all Member States have difficulties to maintain a very broad range of defensive capabilities, mostly because of financial constraints; Calls therefore for more coordination and clearer choices about which capabilities to maintain, so that Member States can specialise in certain capabilities;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages Member States to look for further avenues for joint purchase, maintenance and upkeep of forces and material; Suggests that it may be useful to look first at the pooling and sharing of non-lethal material, such as transport vehicles and aircraft, refuelling vehicles and aircraft and other support material;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that interoperability is key if Member States' forces are to be more compatible and integrated; Stresses therefore, that Member States must explore the possibility of joint procurement of defence resources; Notes that the protectionist and closed nature of EU defensive markets makes this more difficult;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Stresses that a revision and broadening of the Athena mechanism is needed to make sure that EU missions can be funded from collective funds instead of most of the costs falling to the individual participating member states, thereby removing a potential hurdle for member states to commit forces;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Notes that the Council's decision- making process for starting EU missions based on unanimity is not conducive for fast and efficient action; Believes that a qualified majority voting system when deciding on missions under an EU flag would improve the EU's reaction time and decisiveness; Stresses, in this regard however, that the decision on whether or not to commit resources to EU missions must be taken in national capital;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that cyber security is by its very nature a policy area in which cooperation and integration is crucial, not only between EU member states, key partners and NATO but also between different actors within society, since it is not only a military responsibility; Calls for clearer guidelines on how EU defensive and offensive capabilities are to be used and in what context; Recalls that the European Parliament has repeatedly called for a thorough revision of the EU dual-use export regulation to avoid software and other systems which can be used against EU digital infrastructure and to violate human rights falling into the wrong hands;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 16 – indent 4 a (new)
- an action plan to strengthen and broaden the Athena mechanism to be able to provide more community funds for EU missions;