2018/2237(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to the UN Disarmament Agenda (‘Securing our Common Future’)4a, _________________ 4a https://front.un- arm.org/documents/SG+disarmament+ag enda_1.pdf

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU is based on the ambition to have a common strategic autonomy, which was acknowledged in June 2016 by the 28 Heads of State and Government in the EU Global Strategy and which necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10 a (new)

- to amend paragraph 8 of Article 13 as follows: ‘8. The administrator shall ensure continuity of his/her functions through the administrative structure of the competent military EEAS structures referred to in article 9.’;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10 b (new)

- to amend paragraph 4 of Article 12 as follows: ‘The Committee shall approve the annual accounts and close them’;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10 c (new)

- to amend paragraph 1 of Article 13 as follows: ‘The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, after informing the Committee, and after an exchange of views with the European Parliament relevant body, shall appoint an administrator for a period of three years.’;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10 d (new)

- to amend paragraph 7 of Article 13 as follows: ‘The administrator shall coordinate work on financial questions relating to operations, assistance measures and other operational actions. He or she shall be the contact point with national administrations and, as appropriate, with the European Parliament and international organisations on these matters.’;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 11

- to add a new point 8a. to Article 13 as follows: ‘8a. The administrator shall ~~be involved in briefing~~have yearly exchange of views with the European Parliament relevant body.’;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12

~~- to add a new point 8a. to Article 16 as follows: ‘8a. The operation commanders shall be involved in briefing the European Parliament.’;~~deleted

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12

~~- to add a new point 8a. to Article 16 as follows: ‘8a. The operation commanders shall be involved in briefing the European Parliament.’;~~deleted

Amendment 107 #

- to add a new point 8a. to Article 16 as follows: ‘8a. The operation commanders shall ~~be involved in briefing the European Parliament~~have exchange of views with the European Parliament relevant body in a timely manner.’;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 a (new)

- to amend Article 34.1 as follows: ‘The administrator shall propose to the Committee the appointment of an internal auditor of the Facility, and at least one deputy internal auditor, for a period of four years, renewable up to a total period not exceeding 8 years. Internal auditors must have the necessary professional qualifications and offer sufficient guarantees of security, objectivity and independence. The internal auditor may not be either the authorising officer or accounting officer; he or she may not take part in the preparation of financial statements.’;

Amendment 109 #

Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Victor BOŞTINARU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 a (new)

- to amend paragraph 4 of Article 47 as follows: ‘4.The final destination of equipment and infrastructure financed in common shall be approved by the Committee, taking into account operational needs, human rights, security and diversion risk assessment as regards certified end-use and end-users, and financial criteria. The final destination may be as follows: a) in the case of infrastructure, be sold or transferred through the Facility to the host country, a Member State or a third party; b) in the case of equipment, be sold through the Facility to a Member State, the host country or a third party, or be stored and maintained by the Facility, a Member State or such a third party, for use in a subsequent operation.’;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security; whereas it is acknowledged that secured and peaceful societies are a pre-requisite for lasting development;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 b (new)

- to amend paragraph 6 of Article 47 as follows: ‘6. Sale or transfer to the host country or a third party shall be in accordance with the relevant security rules in force and strictly comply with the criteria of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast).’;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 b (new)

- to add a new paragraph 7a. to Article 47 as follows: ‘7a. Sale or transfer to the host country or a third party shall be in full compliance with the EU Common Position 944/2008/CFSP.’;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 c (new)

- to add a new paragraph 7b. to Article 47 as follows: ‘7b. Sale or transfer to the host country or a third party shall have been subject to adequate end-use checks and risk management evaluation.’;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 d (new)

- to amend paragraph 1 of Article 49 as follows: ‘Action Programmes shall be approved by the Council on a proposal from the High Representative. The European Parliament shall be informed of the approved Action Programmes once adopted by the Council.’;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 12 e (new)

- to amend paragraph 6 of Article 47 as follows: ‘Sale or transfer to the host country or a third party should be in accordance with international law, including the relevant human rights provisions and the ‘do no harm’ principles’;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13

- to amend point 1 of Article 48 as follows: ‘The ~~High Representative~~Council Presidency may submit to the Council a Concept for a possible Action Programme or a possible ad hoc assistance measure. The ~~High Representative~~Presidency shall inform the European Parliament immediately about any such Concept.’;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13

- to amend point 1 of Article 48 as follows: ‘The High Representative may submit to the Council a Cconcept for a possible Action Programme or a possible ad hoc assistance measure. The High Representative shall inform the European Parliament immediately about any such Concept.’;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13 a (new)

- to amend point b) of Article 53, paragraph 1, as follows: ‘b) delivered effectively to the armed forces of the third state concerned provided that compliance with the criteria of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast) has been assessed;’

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13 a (new)

- to amend paragraph 3 of Article 50 as follows: ‘Where a request falls outside the existing Action Programmes, the Council may approve an ad hoc assistance measure on a proposal from the High Representative. The European Parliament shall be informed of the approved ad hoc assistance measures once adopted by the Council;’

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13 b (new)

- to amend point d) of Article 53, paragraph 1, as follows: ‘d) used in accordance with Union policies, with due regard for international law, notably concerning human rights, and end-user certificates, in particular clauses on retransfers;’

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to preserve peace, prevent conflicts, promote peaceful, just and inclusive societies and strengthen international security;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13 b (new)

- to add a new point fa) to Article 52, paragraph 2 as follows: ‘fa) A detailed list of equipment funded under the Facility shall be made available;’

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 13 c (new)

- to amend point e) of Article 53, paragraph 1 as follows: ‘e) managed in compliance with any restriction or limitation on their use, sale or transfer decided by the Council or by the Committee, and according to relevant end-user certificates, the criteria of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast);’

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 14

- to amend point a1 of Article 54 as follows: ‘Any implementing actor entrusted with the implementation of expenditure financed through the Facility shall respect the principles of sound financial management and transparency ~~and~~, shall have ~~due regard for~~undertaken the necessary risk assessments and end-use checks, and shall ensure EU fundamental values ~~and~~, international law, notably concerning human rights.’;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 14 a (new)

- to amend point 1 of Article 54 as follows: ‘Any implementing actor entrusted with the implementation of expenditure financed through the Facility shall respect the principles of sound financial management and transparency and shall have due regard for EU fundamental values and international law, notably concerning human rights and the ‘do no harm’ principles. Any such implementing actor shall be submitted to a prior risk assessment to gauge the possible human rights and governance risks.’;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to consult Parliament on the recommended amendments, and to ensure that Parliament’s views are ~~duly~~ taken into consideration, in line with Article 36 TEU;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(a a) to ensure that the competent military structures of the European External Action Service and not Commission services are in charge of implementing this military facility, act as administrator and exercise all financial management responsibilities;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) in line with Article 36 TEU, to ~~duly~~ take into consideration Parliament’s views when preparing proposals for multi-year ‘action programmes’ or ad hoc assistance measures~~, including by withdrawing proposals that are opposed by Parliament~~;

Amendment 127 #

Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b

(b) in line with Article 36 TEU, to dfully ~~take into consideration~~implement Parliament’s views when preparing proposals for multi-year ‘action programmes’ or ad hoc assistance measures, including by withdrawing proposals that are opposed by Parliament;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d

(d) to submit draft Council decisions relating to the EPF to Parliament for consultation ~~at the same time as they are submitted to the Council or to the Political and Security Committee, leaving Parliament time to present its views~~; invites the VP/HR to amend draft Council decisions where asked to do so by Parliament;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e

(e) to ensure, in line with Article 18 TEU, the consistency of the EPF with all other aspects of the EU’s external action, notably as regards the Capacity Building for Security and Development initiative (CBSD), which should in all cases be implemented in the framework of the wider security sector reform programme, which shall have strong components on good governance, provisions against gender based violence, and in particular of civilian oversight over the security system and democratic control of armed forces;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Α

A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to help preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security;

Amendment 130 #

Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e

(e) to ensure, in line with Article 18 TEU, the consistency of the EPF with all other aspects of the EU’s external action, notably as regards the Capacity Building for Security and Development initiative (CBSD), which should in all cases be implemented in the framework of the wider security sector reform programmethe light of the lack of usefulness and of the failures of the CFSP, that no action taken by the EU can be detrimental to or interfere with Member States’ efforts in the area of defence and security;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e

(e) to ensure, in line with Article 18 TEU, the consistency of the EPF with all other aspects of the EU’s external action, notably as regards the Capacity Building for Security and Development initiative (CBSD) and the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), which should in all cases be implemented in the framework of the wider security sector reform programme;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e

(e) to ensure, in line with Article 18 TEU, the complementary with existing EU funds, programmes and instruments, the consistency of the EPF with all other aspects of the EU’s external action, notably as regards the Capacity Building for Security and Development initiative (CBSD), which should in all cases be implemented in the framework of the wider security sector reform programme;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) to provide regular feedback to the Parliament on the progress of implementing Resolution 1325 on women and peace and security and to consult with the Parliament on the recommended gender element focusing on the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in post-conflict reconstruction and peace negotiations as well as regular assessments of the measures taken to protect vulnerable people including women and girls from violence in conflict situations.

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e a (new)

(ea) to ensure, in line with Article 18 TEU, the consistency of the EPF with all other aspects of the EU’s external action, including the development and humanitarian policies, and with a view to developing the third developing countries concerned and to reducing and eradicating their poverty;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the purpose of the Facility is not to militarise the European Union’s external action but to yield synergies and efficiency gains by providing a package approach to operational funding of external action already existing today and where the funding from the Union budget is not possible;

Amendment 15 #

Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Victor BOŞTINARU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the Treaty requires the Union and its institutions to implement a common foreign and security policy including the progressive framing of a common defence policy, which might lead to a common defence in accordance with the provisions of Article 42, thereby reinforcing the European identity and its independence in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world; whereas the proposed European Peace Facility is to be welcomed as a progressive step in this direction, and the VP/HR is to be encouraged to pursue its further development and implementation;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital 20 b (new)

20b. whereas the EU is the world biggest provider of development and humanitarian aid, strengthening its security and development nexus towards achieving sustainable peace;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas further use of Union means and instruments should be encouraged for improving cooperation, developing capabilities and deploying missions in the future, to preserve peace, to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts, and to address threats to international security; underlines that the EPF should in particular finance the Union’s military missions, strengthen the military and defence capacities of third states, regional and international organisations, and contribute to the financing of peace support operations led by a regional or international organisation or by third states;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU has found it challenging in the past to finance operations with defence implications; whereas Parliament has repeatedly emphasised the need for funding that is more flexible ~~and~~, efficient and expresses solidarity, including funding which aims to increase women’s participation in international decision-making processes; whereas additional instruments are necessary to ensure that the EU can play its role as a global actor; whereas any such instruments need to be subject to proper parliamentary control;

Amendment 19 #

Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Victor BOŞTINARU, Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU has found it challenging in the past to finance operations with defence implications; whereas Parliament has repeatedly emphasised the need for funding that is more flexible and efficient and expresses solidarity and determination; whereas additional instruments and tools are necessary to ensure that the EU can play its role as a global actor in the field of security; whereas any such instruments need to be subject to proper parliamentary control and EU legislation;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDGs 1, 16 and 17, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development4b, _________________ 4b https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU has found it challenging in the past to finance operations with defence implications; whereas Parliament has repeatedly emphasised the need for funding that is more ~~flexible and~~ efficient and expresses solidarity; whereas additional instruments are necessary to ensure that the EU can play its role as a global actor; whereas any such instruments need to be subject to proper parliamentary control;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas women’s participation in peace processes remains one of the most unfulfilled aspects of the women, peace and security agenda, despite women being the primary victims of security and humanitarian crises and despite the fact that when women have an explicit role in peace processes there is a 35% increase in the probability of an agreement lasting at least 15 years;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Article 41 (2) of the TEU prohibits the use of the Union budget for expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas already concerns are articulated i.a. by civil society organisations, that the facility’s title “Peace Facility” is misleading and does not reflect the actual planned use of the facility for military, including weaponry;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; whereas the EU has taken significant steps to increase the cooperation between its Member States in the defence area; whereas the EU has always prided itself on its soft power and will keep doing so; whereas an evolving reality, however, requires the EU not to remain an exclusively ‘civilian power’, but to extend its hard power, since soft and hard power go hand in hand; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas the military plays a key role in this, especially in countries where civilian authorities are unable to fulfil their tasks in the light of the security situation; whereas the European Peace Facility (EPF or the Facility) will lead to a stronger engagement of the EU towards partner countries and will increase the effectiveness of EU external action, allowing the EU to become in the future a global stability and security provider;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; whereas the EU has always prided itself on its soft power and will keep doing so; whereas an evolving reality, however, requires the EU not to remain an exclusively ‘civilian power’, but to extend its hard power, since soft and hard power go hand in hand; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas the military plays (namely in Afghanistan, DR Congo, Somalia, Mali) shows that violent conflicts cannot be resolved in a sustainable manner through military intervention or military training; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas addressing the root causes of instability and insecurity such as poverty, lack of socio-economic perspectives, imbalanced economic relations with third countries play a key role in this, especially in countries where civilian authorities are unable to fulfil their tasks in the light of the security situation; whereas the European Peace Facility (EPF or the Facility) as proposed will lead to ~~a stronger~~more military engagement of the EU towards ~~partner countries~~ and will increase the ~~effectiveness~~militarization of EU external action;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; whereas the EU has always prided itself on its ~~soft power~~civilian means and will keep doing so; whereas an evolving reality, however, requires the EU not to remain an exclusively ‘civilian power’, but to ~~extend its hard power, since soft and hard power go hand in hand~~also use military means, whose use should be consistent and coherent with all other EU external action; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas the military plays a key role in this, especially in countries where civilian authorities are unable to fulfil their tasks in the light of the security situation; whereas the European Peace Facility (EPF or the Facility) ~~will~~has the clear potential to lead to a stronger engagement of the EU towards partner countries and will increase the effectiveness of EU external action;

Amendment 27 #

Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

- having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , in particular SDGs 1, 16 and 17 (including its target 17.9),

Amendment 30 #

Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 31 #

Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas in the past in some cases the flexibility provided by trust funds has been used to fund operations to counter perceived security threats by the EU rather than security for development; whereas the EPF should always take into account implications on sustainable development when considering funding capacity-building measures for military actors; whereas the development and security nexus must be a funding principle of the EPF;

Amendment 32 #

Marietje SCHAAKE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas it is of great importance to modify the title of the EPF as the use of the word ‘peace’ gives the impression that this facility is exclusively about the scope of the African Peace Facility, in particular support to peacekeeping operations; whereas it would be appropriate to name the facility ‘European Military Cooperation Facility”;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the EU’s external action must not be instrumentalised as ‘migration management’ and all efforts to work with third states must go hand in hand with improving human rights conditions within these countries;

Amendment 34 #

Brando BENIFEI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas non-proliferation and disarmament will have a significant effect to reduce the fuelling of conflicts and contribute to more stability, in accordance with the obligations stemming from the Treaty on non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the related EP Resolution on nuclear security and non-proliferation (2016/2936(RSP)); whereas a world without Weapons of Mass Destruction is a safer one; whereas the EU has been a leading actor in banning nuclear weapons and should expand its role in this sense;

Amendment 35 #

Eugen FREUND

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Treaties do not foresee any external military action of the Union outside the framework of the CSDP; whereas a genuine common foreign and security policy for all EU Member States increases the EU’s scope for external- policy action; whereas the only external military action possible under the CSDP takes the form of missions outside the Union for peace- keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter as referred to in Article 42(1) TEU;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas support to partners’ military peace support operations has up to now been provided outside of the EU budget through the African Peace Facility (APF), established under and funded by the EDF; whereas the APF is currently limited to operations led by the African Union (AU) or by African regional organisations; whereas instability affects also other regions of the world, including the Eastern and Southern borders of the EU;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the proposed Facility will replace the Athena mechanism and the APF; whereas it will complement the Capacity Building for Security and Development initiative by financing the costs of EU defence activities such as AU peace-keeping missions, common costs of own military CSDP operations, and military capacity building of partners, including equipment and weaponry, which are excluded from the EU budget in accordance with Article 41(2) TEU; whereas the proposed Facility implies the automatic financial involvement of each contributing Member State in every EU-military mission, no matter of their actual involvement;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the proposed Facility will replace the Athena mechanism and the APF; whereas it will ~~complement~~include the Capacity Building ~~for~~in support of Development and Security ~~and~~for Development (CBDSD) initiative byand financ~~ing~~e the costs of EU defence activities such as AU peace- keeping missions, common costs of own military CSDP operations, and military capacity building of partners, which are excluded from the EU budget in accordance with Article 41(2) TEU;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas operations carried out under the Facility shall comply with the principles and values enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and respect for international humanitarian and Human Rights law; whereas operations which are not defined as ethically acceptable from the point of view of human safety, health and security, freedom, privacy, integrity and dignity, shall be thoroughly assessed and reconsidered;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Inter- institutional Declaration, annexed to Regulation (EU) 2017/2306, concerning sources of funding of assistance measures under Article 3a of Regulation (EU)2017/23064a, _________________ 4a OJ L 335, 15.12.2017, p. 6.

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas in comparison to the EDF-funded APF, the EPF would have a broader scope of application, extending beyond Africa and the African Union, while it is likely, though, that African developing countries would remain significant beneficiaries, if not the main beneficiaries, of the EPF;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas despite its title of ‘Peace’ Facility, the proposed Facility contains no provision really geared towards promoting peace and human security;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the proposed average annual envelope for the EPF is EUR 1 500 000 000, while the combined spending under the Athena mechanism and the APF has fluctuated between EUR 250 000 000 and EUR 500 000 000 annually; whereas the potential purposes of the additional EUR 1 000 000 000 per year ~~are not~~shall be adequately specified in the proposal; and shall seek to improve global peace, stability and security;

Amendment 43 #

Alojz PETERLE

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the proposed average annual envelope for the EPF is EUR 1 500 000 000, while the combined spending under the Athena mechanism and the APF has fluctuated between EUR 250 000 000 and EUR 500 000 000 annually; whereas the potential purposes of the additional EUR 1 000 000 000 per year are not adequately specified or guaranteed in the proposal;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas as an off-budget mechanism financed through yearly contributions by Member States, based on a GNI distribution key, the EPF is expected to allow the EU to fund a higher proportion of the common costs (35-45 %) of military missions and operations, as is currently the case with the Athena mechanism; whereas the EPF is also expected to ensure that EU funding is available on a permanent basis, ensuring adequate programming for crisis preparedness and making rapid deployment easier and improving flexibility in case of rapid response; whereas the ambitious inclusion and expansion of the Athena mechanism for the common funding of CSDP missions and operations has been a long-standing demand of Parliament; whereas, however, the proposed Council Decision does not have the same binding character as the internal agreement of the APF, which means that Member States may opt out from funding EPF actions;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas the Council in its conclusions of 19 November 2018 is reserved in its support for the EPF proposal; whereas it is nonetheless important to work towards the adoption of an ambitious proposal containing all proposed components, including the Athena mechanism;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas all military tasks under the Facility, such as joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peacekeeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking and post-conflict stabilisation, the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories, fall within the remit of the CSDP; whereas the exception of Article 41(2) TEU applies to the operating expenditure arising from those military missions only; whereas all other operating expenditure arising from the CSDP, including expenditure arising from any other action referred to in Article 42 TEU, should be charged to the Union budget; whereas the administrative expenditure of the EPF should be charged to the Union budget;deleted

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas all military tasks under the Facility, such as joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peacekeeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking and post-conflict stabilisation, the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories as listed in Article 43(1) TEU, fall within the remit of the CSDP; whereas the exception of Article 41(2) TEU applies to the operating expenditure arising from those military missions only; whereas all other operating expenditure arising from the CSDP, including expenditure arising from any other action referred to in Article 42 TEU, should be charged to the Union budget; whereas the administrative expenditure of the EPF should be charged to the Union budget;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas all military tasks under the Facility, such as joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peacekeeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking and post-conflict stabilisation, the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories, with full respect of human rights, fall within the remit of the CSDP; whereas the exception of Article 41(2) TEU applies to the operating expenditure arising from those military missions only; whereas all other operating expenditure arising from the CSDP, including expenditure arising from any other action referred to in Article 42 TEU, should be charged to the Union budget; whereas the administrative expenditure of the EPF should be charged to the Union budget;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas under Article 21(2) (d) TEU, the Union shall define and pursue common policies and actions and shall work for high degree of cooperation in all fields of international relations, in order to foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of developing countries, with the primary aim of eradicating poverty;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. whereas according to the Treaty no Union military operations are possible outside of the CSDP framework;

Amendment 51 #

Mb. whereas according to Article 208(1), paragraph 2 TFEU: ‘ Union development cooperation policy shall have as its primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; whereas the Union should take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; whereas the second sentence forms a Treaty provision, and thus, for the EU, a constitutional duty referred to as the ‘Policy Coherence for Development’ (PCD);

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)

Mb. whereas Article 2 (d) of the proposal for a European Peace Facility describes Union operational military or defence actions outside CSDP which are not foreseen by the Treaty and should be abandoned;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas military and civilian missions outside the Union need to be kept separate from each other in order to ensure that the civilian missions are further developed and funded from the Union budget only;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital ΙΕ

O. whereas the EU should grant the personnel of CSDP missions a status similar to that of seconded national experts by providing them with a uniform status and the best possible protection under the Union’s Staff Regulations; whereas all allowances arising from that status and all travel, subsistence and healthcare expenditure should be charged to the Union budget as administrative expenditure;deleted

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. whereas the EPF should take into consideration the need for harmonisation of the rights of military personnel and all others associated with this status; whereas different military cultures should also be harmonised;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the European Court of Auditors has published a special report on the African Peace and Security Architecture funded via the APF, which is proposed to be included and expanded in the EPF; whereas the Court finds that this support was poorly prioritised and had limited effect, wh~~ich raises serious questions ab~~ereas the recommendations from the ECA shall be duly taken into account ~~the proposed radically~~in view of the ambitious increased funding for the new Facility;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

Pa. whereas the new Facility shall primary focus on capacity building;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas ~~the Commission did not submit~~ a financial impact assessment regarding the administrative expenditure to accompany its proposal shall be submitted; whereas the administrative expenditure for the EPF has substantial implications for the EU budget; whereas no extra staff should be hired by or delegated to the EPF beyond the staff currently working on the instruments being replaced; whereas the synergies arising from bringing together the current distinct instruments in one administrative structure should facilitate managing the larger geographical scope of the EPF; whereas additional staff should only be recruited if and when the revenue for a mission or measure has been effectively collected from all participating Member States; whereas the time-limited character of the revenue calls for the contracts of staff recruited by the Facility or the secondments to the Facility for a particular mission or measure to have corresponding time limits; whereas no staff should be recruited by or seconded to the Facility from a Member State where it has made a formal declaration under Article 31(1) TEU for a particular mission or measure;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas ~~the Commission did not submit a~~no financial impact assessment regarding the administrative expenditure to accompan~~y its~~ied the proposal; whereas the administrative expenditure for the EPF has substantial implications for the EU budget; whereas no extra staff should be hired by or delegated to the EPF beyond the staff currently working on the instruments being replaced; whereas the synergies arising from bringing together the current distinct instruments in one administrative structure should facilitate managing the larger geographical scope of the EPF; whereas additional staff should only be recruited if and when the revenue for a mission or measure has been effectively collected from all participating Member States; whereas the time-limited character of the revenue calls for the contracts of staff recruited by the Facility or the secondments to the Facility for a particular mission or measure to have corresponding time limits; whereas no staff should be recruited by or seconded to the Facility from a Member State where it has made a formal declaration under Article 31(1) TEU for a particular mission or measure;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 November 2017 ~~and~~, 25 June 2018 and 19 November 2018 on security and defence in the context of the EU Global Strategy,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas adequate staff should be hired by or delegated to the EPF beyond the staff currently working on the instruments being replaced; whereas the synergies arising from bringing together the current distinct instruments in one administrative structure should facilitate managing the larger geographical scope of the EPF; whereas additional staff should only be recruited if and when the revenue for a mission or measure has been effectively collected from all participating Member States; whereas the time-limited character of the revenue calls for the contracts of staff recruited by the Facility or the secondments to the Facility for a particular mission or measure to have corresponding time limits; whereas no staff should be recruited by or seconded to the Facility from a Member State where it has made a formal declaration under Article 31(1) TEU for a particular mission or measure;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)

Qa. whereas the Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) has the duty to manage EU budget funds of civilian foreign policy instruments and missions; whereas this Facility is a purely military mechanism which should be managed by the dedicated military structures of the European External Action Service (EEAS);

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the VP/HR should regularly ~~consult~~inform Parliament onf all main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP and CSDP and their subsequent evolution; whereas Parliament should be consulted and informed in a timely manner to allow it to present its views and ask questions to the VP/HR and the Council before decisions are made or decisive action is taken; whereas the VP/HR should consider Parliament’s views and incorporate them into his or her proposals~~, should reconsider decisions or parts of decisions that Parliament opposes, or withdraw such proposals, notwithstanding the possibility of a Member State advancing the initiative in such a case,~~ and should propose Council decisions relating to the CSDP where invited by Parliament to do so;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on all main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP and CSDP and their subsequent evolution; whereas Parliament should be consulted and informed in a timely manner to allow it to present its views and ask questions, to the VP/HR and the Council before decisions are made or decisive action is taken; whereas the VP/HR should consider Parliament’s views and incorporate them into his or her proposals, should reconsider decisions or parts of decisions that Parliament opposes, or withdraw such proposals, notwithstanding the possibility of a Member State advancing the initiative in such a case, and should propose Council decisions relating to the CSDP where invited by Parliament to do so; whereas the Parliament should have a yearly debate with the VP/HR on operations funded by the Facility;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on all main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP and CSDP and their subsequent evolution; whereas Parliament should be consulted and informed in a timely manner to allow it to present its views and ask questions, including on Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), to the VP/HR and the Council before decisions are made or decisive action is taken; whereas the VP/HR should consider Parliament’s views, including on PCD, and incorporate them into his or her proposals, should reconsider decisions or parts of decisions that Parliament opposes, or withdraw such proposals, notwithstanding the possibility of a Member State advancing the initiative in such a case, and should propose Council decisions relating to the CSDP where invited by Parliament to do so;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point α

(a) not to decrease a Member State’s contribution to the Facility if the Member State has recourse to Article 31(1) TEU, as this would undermine the GNI key underlying the financing mechanism and the overall financing of the Facility;deleted

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~not to decrease a Member State’s contribution to th~~in the light of the failures of the African Peace Facility ifand the ~~Member State has reco~~illegitimate naturse ~~to Article 31(1) TEU, as this would undermine the GNI key underlying the financing mechanism and the overall financing of the F~~of the EU’s defence and security policy actions, not to oblige any Member State to make a financial contribution to the new facility;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) to modify the title of the facility and to name it ‘European Military Cooperation Facility’ or ‘European Facility for Military Cooperation’ in order to better reflect its broad scope, in particular former Athena mechanism functions, other than Article 43(1) peacekeeping tasks, but also the scope of CBSD;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to include in the decision reference to Parliament’s role as discharge authority, as is currently the case with the European Development Fund (EDF) and therefore for the APF, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financial regulations applicable to the EDF, with a view to preserving the consistency of the EU’s external action in line with Article 18 ~~(TEU)~~TEU and Article 21(2)(d)TEU, read in combination with Article 208 TFEU;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to ~~include~~lay down in the decision ~~reference to Parliament’s role as discharge authority~~the powers of Parliament in terms of discharge according to Article 319 TEU, as is currently the case with the European Development Fund (EDF) and therefore for the APF, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the financial regulations applicable to the EDF, with a view to preserving the consistency of the EU’s external action in line with Article 18 (TEU);

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 November 2017 ~~and~~, 25 June 2018 and 19 November 2018 on security and defence in the context of the EU Global Strategy,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to ~~provide Parliament with access to all~~work on putting in place a structure within the European Parliament which will have access, within strictly defined parameters, to information, including original documents, regarding the EPF annual budget, amending budgets, transfers, action programmes (including during the preparatory phase), implementation of assistance measures (including ad hoc measures), agreements with implementing actors, and reports on the implementation of revenue and expenditure, as well as the annual accounts;

Amendment 71 #

(c) to provide Parliament with access to all information, including original documents, regarding the EPF annual budget, amending budgets, transfers, action programmes (including during the preparatory phase), implementation of assistance measures (including ad hoc measures), agreements with implementing actors, and reports on the implementation of revenue and expenditure, as well as the annual accounts, the financial statement, the evaluation report and the annual report by the Court of Auditors;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to provide Parliament with access to all information, including original documents, regarding the EPF annual budget, amending budgets, transfers, action programmes (including during the preparatory phase), implementation of assistance measures (including ad hoc measures), implementation of gender measures, agreements with implementing actors, and reports on the implementation of revenue and expenditure, as well as the annual accounts;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to ensure that operations, action programmes, ad hoc assistance measures and other operational actions funded by the Facility will not in any way violate or be used to violate the fundamental principles laid down in Article 21 TEU or be used to violate international law, in particular international humanitarian and human rights law, and as regards the transfer of military equipment, technology and services, the criteria of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast);

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) to ensure that operations, the action programmes, ad hoc assistance measures and other operational actions funded by the Facility will not in any way violate or be used to violate the fundamental principles laid down in Article 21 TEU or be used to violate international law, in particular international humanitarian and human rights law and operational actions in the framework of this Facility for peace are in line with the Member States’ foreign policy;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) to conclude the revision of the Athena mechanism before the end of this year if possible, and to incorporate it seamlessly into the EPF whilst preserving the mechanism’s operational efficiency and flexibility;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

(eb) to ensure that the efficiency gains and the improved effectiveness offered by a single instrument are preserved when making the necessary adjustments to the proposal;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 1

~~- to replace ‘Common Foreign and Security Policy’ by ‘Common Security and Defence Policy’ in recital (4) and Article 1;~~deleted

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 2

- to add a new recital (10a) as follows: ‘(10a) Military advice and assistance tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU may take the form of strengthening the military and defence capacities of third states, regional and international organisations to preserve peace, to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts and to address threats to international security. while strictly complying international humanitarian law and international human rights law and the criteria of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment, and Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (Recast)’;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 2

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the EU ambitions to be a global actor for peace, striving for the maintenance of international peace and security and respect for international humanitarian and human rights law;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 2

- to add a new recital (10a) as follows: ‘(10a) Military advice and assistance tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU ~~may~~will not need to take the form of strengthening the military and defence capacities of third states, regional and international organisations with the deployment of operational military units to preserve peace, to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts and to address threats to international security.’;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 3

- to add a new recital (10b) as follows: ‘(10b) Conflict prevention and peace-keeping tasks referred to in Article 43 (1) TEU may take the form of contributing to the financing of peace support operations led by a regional or international organisation or by third States. This action will be taken in a way which is consistent with the diplomatic positions of the Member States and in particular of the permanent members of the UN Security Council’;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 3 a (new)

- to add a new recital (10c) as follows: ‘(10c) operations supported with EU funding must incorporate UN resolution 1325 on women, peace and security’;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 4

~~- to amend point a) of Article 2 as follows: ‘a) contributing to the financing of missions under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) having military or defence implications’;~~deleted

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 4 a (new)

- to amend point b) of Article 2 as follows: ‘b) strengthening the military and defence capacities of third states, regional and international organisations to preserve peace, to prevent, manage and resolve conflicts and to address threats to international security and cybersecurity’;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 4 a (new)

- to delete point d) of Article 2;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 4 b (new)

- to add new point after point c) of Article 2 as follows: ‘contributing to the financing of, and strengthening cooperation between Member States on: common military research and development, joint acquisition and procurement of military capabilities, technology and services, joint maintenance of capabilities and technology, joint training and measures in the field of security of supply.’

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 5

- to add a new subparagraph at the end of Article 26 as follows: ‘All civilian aspects, assets or missions under the CFSP and in particular under the CSDP, or parts thereof, shall be exclusively funded from the Union budget.’;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 7

- to amend point c) of Article 5 as follows: ‘c) ‘operation’ means a military mission established under the Common Security and Defence Policy in accordance with Article 42 TEU to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU having military or defence implications, including a task entrusted to a group of Member States in accordance with Article 44 TEU;’;deleted

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 7

- to amend point c) of Article 5 as follows: ‘c) ‘operation’ means a military ~~miss~~operation established under the Common Security and Defence Policy in accordance with Article 42 TEU to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 43(1) TEU having military or defence implications, including a task entrusted to a group of Member States in accordance with Article 44 TEU;’;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A (new)

-A. whereas the EU has a growing responsibility to safeguard its own protection within a security environment that has significantly deteriorated over the last few years;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 7 a (new)

- to amend point h) of Article 5 as follows: ‘h) ‘other operational action’ means any other Union operational action under the Common Security and Defence Policy having military or defence implications which the Council may decide to finance under the Facility on a proposal from the High Representative’;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 8

- to amend Article 7 as follows: ‘Any Member State~~, the High Representative or the High Representative with the support of the Commission~~ or a group of Member States may submit proposals for Union actions under Title V TEU to be financed by the Facility. The High Representative shall inform the European Parliament immediately of any such proposal.’;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 8

- to amend Article 7 as follows: ‘Any Member State, the High Representative or the High Representative with the support of the Commission may submit proposals for Union actions under Title V TEU to be financed by the Facility. The High Representative shall inform the European Parliament i~~mmediately~~n a timely manner any such proposal.’;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 8

- to amend Article 7 as follows: ‘Any Member State, or the High Representative or the High Representative with the support of the Commission may submit proposals for Union actions under Title V TEU to be financed by the Facility. The High Representative shall inform the European Parliament ~~immediately~~of any such proposal.’;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 8 a (new)

- to amend paragraph 2 of Article 9 as follows: ‘2. For the purposes of the financial implementation of this Decision, the High Representative shall be assisted by the administrative structure referred to in Chapter 2. He/she shall exercise this responsibility with the support of the competent military structures referred to in Article 4 (3) (a) of Council Decision 2010/427/EU.’;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 8 a (new)

- to amend point 1 of Article 10 as follows: ‘as well as with Article 208(1) paragraph 2 TFEU’;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 9

- to add a new point 3a to Article 10 as follows: ‘3a. Twice a year the High Representative shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the consistency referred to in paragraph 1.’;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10

- to add a new point 2a to Article 11: ‘2a. The facility shall have a liaison officer to the European Parliament. The liaison officer shall appear before the relevant parliamentary body before taking up his or her post, and subsequently in order to provide regular briefings.’;deleted

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – indent 10

- to add a new point 2a to Article 11: ‘2a. The facility shall have a liaison officer to the European Parliament. The ~~liaison officer shall appear before the relevant parliamentary body before taking up his or her post, and subsequentl~~Head of the FPI shall have annual exchange of views with the relevant parliamentary body in order to provide regular briefings. on the Facility’;

Amendment 99 #