21 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2017/2121(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats is common EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory realitynotes that the EU is faced with new challenges, including in the global digital sphere; reminds the member states that common EU action required to effectively protect the open internet and its users; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that an EU foreign and security policy based on fundamental values and human rights is the most important and most necessary of all EU policies;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that, in order for the EU to succeed in addressing the challenges it faces, and in particular security threats, it needs to both be an effective, credible and values-based global player and focus its resources on strategic priorities;
Amendment 37 #
3. Believes that the core milestones for the European Union tsuch priorities, which would also deliver on the expectations of ithe European Union's citizens are:
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
Paragraph 3 – indent 1
– coordination of an assessment of profound threats and challenges within the EU and a coordinated approach in how to address them,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– consolidation and deepening of the European project through enhanced EU capabilitiesand its external action through, amongst others, enhancing the EU's cooperation and capabilities in the field of its common foreign and security policy,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– cooperation within countries, coalitions and with institutions delivering securityinternational organisations and institutions to strengthen the rules- based, global political and economic order, including the protection of human rights, and working together with partners to play a leading role in reconciliation, peace-making, peace-keeping and where needed, peace enforcement;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that guaranteeing the security of EU citizens and the integrity of the EU’s territory, stabilising the neighbourhood and preserving a rules- based, cooperative political and economic international order are the key conditions for the stability of the EU;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly faces conflict-riddens and uinstable, only a jointility, the EU needs to be able to back up its soft power with credible hard power canas a last resort in order to confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis,including terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and hybrid warfare, and challenging assertive behaviour by Russia and China; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and of forced and irregular migration, namely as well as to manage the implications of changing Transatlantic relations poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflicts, corruption, bad governance and climate change;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorviolent extremism in the SEU's southern neighbourhood and among the neighbours of our neighbours; urg and partners; reiterates the need for concerted diplomatic efforts on the part of the EU, the US and other international allies, to convince playwork with partners in the region, such as Turkey, the Gulf states and Iran, of the need for a common strategy to act in a concerted manner to address this global challenge; believes that these diplomatic efforts should be accompanied by the widefull range of otherforeign policy tools and instruments at the EU’s disposalthe EU has at its disposal and that tackling violent extremism should go hand in hand with respecting people's universal human rights;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates that a strong, effective and credible EU foreign policy is also an objectives in itself and that neither the EU's foreign policy nor its foreign policy instruments can be instrumentalised for other objectives including 'managing migration';
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a sustainable political solution to the Syrian crisis needs to be based on an inclusive, Syrian-led political settlement involving all relevant national and international stakeholders; supports theunder UN auspices; calls ofn the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria on the ceasefire guarantor states to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime; calls on all parties involved, inside and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and by the UN; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is a prerequisite for stability in the MediterraneanEU and its member states to, together with international organisations, work to fund and devise legal mechanisms and explore judicial avenues to ensure that those responsible for continuing human rights violations in Syria are held to account; supports the call of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria on the ceasefire guarantor states to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on all parties involved, inside and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and by the UN; calls on all EU member states to refrain from funding or working together with parties and actors in Libya which do not recognise and even undermine the Libyan political agreement; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is one of the prerequisites for stability in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Expresses its deep concern about the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Yemen; calls on all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen abide by international humanitarian law and to negotiate a ceasefire; calls in this regards on all EU member states to refrain from selling arms to any party involved in military actions in Yemen; stresses the importance of coherence between all the Unions export control regimes, especially as regards the interpretation of the control criteria; reiterates also the importance of coherence between export control and other foreign policy instruments; stresses the need to develop an approach to situations where Member States make a different analysis for exports of products that are essentially alike, to similar destinations and end-users, in order to preserve the level playing field and the EU’s credibility abroad;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that further efforts should be made to make legal migration and mobility possible, including at bilateral level, by fostering well-managed mobility between and within continents, as well as encouraging policies that promote regular channels for migration, including a European blue card system;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; welcomes the prolongation of sanctions against Russia and continues to see full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders; stresses that Russia’s decision of 21 March 2014 to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation remains illegal under international law, and deplores the subsequent decision of the Russian authorities to give all inhabitants of Crimea Russian passports;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends an updated strategy for EU-Asia relations; voices support in this context for stronger cooperation within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meetings, including in terms of its parliamentary dimension; encourages support for closer regional cooperation and trust-building measures in South Asia with a view to reducing tensions between India and Pakistan; recommends continued support for EU peace mediation in the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process; recommends developing an updated and more assertive EU strategy for the North-East Asia region in the light of the continued military build-up by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK); recalls that the EU can impose sanctions by itself and calls in this regard on the EU to impose additional sanctions on the DPRK; calls on all EU member states to investigate and stop any form of forced labour from North Korea within their territories;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to adopt an EU comprehensive approach at every relevant opportunity, and believes that coherent, coordinated action across EU polices, in particular in the areas of humanitarian aid, human rights, development, trade, energy, climate and science, and (cyber) defence and security should be applied in the EU’s external action in a consistent and structured manner; believes that energy security and climate diplomacy remain important aspects of the EU’s common foreign and security policy to be addressed as part of the comprehensive approach, and that the Energy Union should be further advanced;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to increase the EU’s ability to confront hybrid and cyber threats; calls, in this regard, for the development of joint, comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis capacities and methods and for bolstering the EU’s strategic communication capabilities;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the view that Europe’s power lies in its ability to build a community of values and culture that binds together all Europeans; believes in that context that the EU plays a major role as a promoter of democracy and should continue to promote its values outside the EU; recalls that the EU will only be perceived as a credible normative actor when its foreign policy is consistent and principled; highlights that cultural diplomacy should become a substantial part of the EU’s external action and urges the Commission to foster the development of ambitious science diplomacy;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes that various Member States have difficulty to maintain a very broad range of fully operational defensive capabilities, mostly because of financial constraints; calls therefore for more cooperation and coordination about which capabilities to maintain, so that Member States can specialise in certain capabilities and spend their resources more efficiently;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. 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 defence markets makes this more difficult;