2020/2003(INI) Annual report on arms export
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
NEUMANN Hannah ( Verts/ALE)
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DANJEAN Arnaud ( EPP),
SCHUSTER Joachim ( S&D),
GROŠELJ Klemen ( Renew),
RIVIÈRE Jérôme ( ID),
KANKO Assita ( ECR),
DEMIREL Özlem ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | PETI |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 142-p1, RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 142-p1, RoP 54Subjects
Events
2020/09/17
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 341 votes to 124, with 230 abstentions, a resolution on arms exports: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP.
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, arms exports from the EU 28 accounted for 26% of total world exports over the period 2015-2019, making the EU-28 as a whole the world's second largest arms supplier after the US (36%) and ahead of Russia (21%). The EU-28 is the second largest arms exporter to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Parliament stressed that maintaining a defence industry contributes to the EU's ability to defend itself and is a component of its strategic autonomy. For this to become possible, Member States are called on to give priority to European products in their equipment programmes. A viable European market would reduce dependency on arms exports to third countries.
The 20th and 21st EU annual reports on arms exports
Members believe that the publication of the two reports represents progress towards a common EU position on arms exports. However, they pointed out that although all Member States had submitted their data for the 2018 report, a third of them were not complete.
They called on all Member States to:
- comply fully with their obligations, as set out in the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP by submitting the total quantity and value of both the licenses granted and actual exports, broken down by country of destination and Military List category;
- strengthen their coordination and define common best practices for the collection and processing of information and data, with a view to producing more harmonised annual reports and thus improving transparency and user-friendliness of data.
Parliament also called on Member States to develop, implement and enforce common standards for the management of transfers of military technology and equipment. It called on the EU to help strengthen Member States' capacity to implement strict procedures to monitor the compliance of all Member States with EU arms embargoes and to make the relevant results public.
Member States are invited to:
- refrain from selling arms or any other military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and any other member of the international coalition, as well as to the Yemeni government and other parties involved in the war in Yemen where 22 million people are in need of humanitarian aid;
- respect the Council conclusions of 21 August 2013 on Egypt by announcing the suspension of export licences for all equipment that may be used for internal repression;
- halt all transfers of weapons, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to all the parties involved in the Libyan conflict.
Parliament warned against the absence of sanction mechanisms in the event that a Member State engages in exports that are clearly not compatible with the eight criteria of the Common Position.
The Council’s review of the Common Position
Parliament welcomed the Council's intention to strengthen convergence and transparency, which are the main objectives of the latest review of its common position, as well as the Council's conclusions on the review of the Common Position, according to which ‘the strengthening of a European Defence Technological and Industrial Base should be accompanied by closer cooperation and convergence in the field of export controls of military technology and equipment’.
Condemning the intensification of the global arms race, Members recalled the EU's ambition to be a global actor for peace and therefore called on the Union to play an active role in the fields of non-proliferation and global disarmament.
Increasing cooperation between Member States
Parliament recalled that since the adoption of a legally binding Common Position in 2008, Member States have strengthened the control of their arms exports. In addition, an increasing number of weapons systems produced in Europe incorporate components originating from several EU Member States and reflect bilateral or multilateral cooperation motivated for technical, industrial or political reasons.
While welcoming the positive role of this type of cooperation in promoting a relationship of trust between Member States and third countries, Parliament stressed that the ambition to increase the competitiveness of the European defence industry must not jeopardise the application of the Common Position’s eight criteria, as they take precedence over any economic social, commercial or industrial interests of Member States.
The increasing cooperation of the EU level in arms production
Stressing the importance of strengthening the industrial and technological base of the European defence sector, Parliament called on Member States to overcome the current lack of efficiency in defence spending due to duplication, fragmentation and lack of interoperability, and to aim for the EU to become a security provider also by better controlling arms exports.
Deploring the current divergences between national arms export policies and Member States' decision-making processes, Members called on the Council to continue its efforts to achieve convergence of policies and decision-making in the field of arms exports. They considered that there is still room for improvement in the area of transparency, in particular as regards the quality and comparability of data transmitted by Member States.
Parliament welcomed in this context the decision to transform the annual report into an interactive and reliable online database. It urged the Council's Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) to apply a solution that is user-friendly and easily accessible by European citizens and civil society.
The resolution stressed that enhanced cooperation on armaments policies and public procurement is only possible if strong export controls, a system of information exchange and regular parliamentary scrutiny are put in place and if robust sanction mechanisms in the event of non-compliance with common rules are enforceable as regards EU-funded projects.
Expressing concern about the increasing use of certain dual-use cyber-surveillance technologies against politicians, activists and journalists, Members called on the Council on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) to address the issue of transparency of arms exports in parallel with the issue of transparency of export authorisations for dual-use goods and to consider seeking common approaches to transparency in both areas.
Members believe that the growing importance of the EU level in arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the European Peace Facility must be complemented by an EU-wide monitoring and control mechanism based on full compliance with the eight criteria set out in the Common Position. They called for measures to be adopted for the establishment of an EU mechanism of sanctions mechanism against Member States infringing the Common Position.
Lastly, the report asked the Commission to keep the Parliament duly informed on the use of EU funds for all research and development projects associated with the construction of drones. It also urged the VP/HR to ban the development, production and use of fully autonomous weapons, which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention.
Documents
2020/09/17
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2020/09/14
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2020/07/17
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Hannah NEUMANN (Greens/EFA, DE) on arms exports: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP.
Members stressed that maintaining a defence industry contributes to the EU's ability to defend itself and is a component of its strategic autonomy: For this to become possible, Member States are called on to give priority to European products in their equipment programmes. A viable European market would reduce dependency on arms exports to third countries.
The 20th and 21st EU annual reports on arms exports
Members believe that the publication of the two reports represents progress towards a common EU position on arms exports. They called on all Member States:
- comply fully with their obligations, as set out in the Common Position by submit the total quantity and value of both the licenses granted and actual exports, broken down by country of destination and Military List category;
- strengthen their coordination and define common best practices for the collection and processing of information and data, with a view to producing more harmonised annual reports and thus improving transparency and user-friendliness of data;
- develop, implement and uphold common standards of management of transfers of military technology and equipment;
The latest figures from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) show that arms exports from the EU-28 accounted for 26% of total world exports in the period 2015-2019, and that the EU-28 is the second largest arms exporter to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The report called on the EU to help strengthen Member States' capacity to implement strict procedures to monitor the compliance of all Member States with EU arms embargoes and to make the relevant results public. Member States are invited to:
- refrain from selling arms or any other military equipment to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and any other member of the international coalition, as well as to the Yemeni government and other parties involved in the war in Yemen where 22 million people are in need of humanitarian aid;
- respect the Council conclusions of 21 August 2013 on Egypt by announcing the suspension of export licences for all equipment that may be used for internal repression;
- halt all transfers of weapons, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to all the parties involved in the Libyan conflict.
The Council’s review of the Common Position
The report welcomed the Council's intention to strengthen convergence and transparency, which are the main objectives of the latest review of its common position, as well as the Council's conclusions on the review of the Common Position, according to which ‘the strengthening of a European Defence Technological and Industrial Base should be accompanied by closer cooperation and convergence in the field of export controls of military technology and equipment’.
Condemning the intensification of the global arms race, Members recalled the EU's ambition to be a global actor for peace and therefore called on the Union to play an active role in the fields of non-proliferation and global disarmament.
The increasing cooperation of the EU level in arms production
Stressing the importance of strengthening the industrial and technological base of the European defence sector, the report called on Member States to overcome the current lack of efficiency in defence spending due to duplication, fragmentation and lack of interoperability, and to aim for the EU to become a security provider also by better controlling arms exports.
Deploring the current divergences between national arms export policies and Member States' decision-making processes, Members called on the Council to continue its efforts to achieve convergence of policies and decision-making in the field of arms exports. They considered that there is still room for improvement in the area of transparency, in particular as regards the quality and comparability of data transmitted by Member States.
Expressing concern about the increasing use of certain dual-use cyber-surveillance technologies against politicians, activists and journalists, Members called on the Council on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) to address the issue of transparency of arms exports in parallel with the issue of transparency of export authorisations for dual-use goods and to consider seeking common approaches to transparency in both areas.
Members believe that the growing importance of the EU level in arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the European Peace Facility must be complemented by an EU-wide monitoring and control mechanism based on full compliance with the eight criteria set out in the Common Position. They called for measures to be adopted for the establishment of an EU mechanism of sanctions mechanism against Member States infringing the Common Position.
Lastly, the report asked the Commission to keep the Parliament duly informed on the use of EU funds for all research and development projects associated with the construction of drones. It also urged the VP/HR to ban the development, production and use of fully autonomous weapons, which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention.
Documents
2020/07/13
EP - Vote in committee
2020/05/05
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2020/04/01
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2020/01/16
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2019/11/12
EP - NEUMANN Hannah (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0224/2020
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0137/2020
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE650.639
- Committee draft report: PE648.530
- Committee draft report: PE648.530
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE650.639
Votes
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 495, -: 106, 0: 97
PPE
NIA9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 5 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 610, +: 59, 0: 29
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 4 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 389, -: 246, 0: 63
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 5/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 550, -: 86, 0: 62
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 5/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 386, +: 293, 0: 19
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 6 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 370, -: 267, 0: 61
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 6 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 462, +: 222, 0: 14
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 10/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 585, -: 103, 0: 10
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 10/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 556, -: 87, 0: 55
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 12/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 426, -: 205, 0: 67
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 12/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 327, -: 307, 0: 63
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 13 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 402, -: 207, 0: 89
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 23 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 524, 0: 94, -: 79
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 19 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 406, -: 250, 0: 39
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 20 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 394, -: 290, 0: 13
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 24/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 355, -: 331, 0: 11
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 24/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 347, -: 336, 0: 14
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 24/3 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 502, -: 142, 0: 53
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 7 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 491, +: 182, 0: 24
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 28 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 550, -: 134, 0: 13
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 8 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 580, +: 79, 0: 38
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 29/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 636, -: 32, 0: 29
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 29/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 551, -: 110, 0: 36
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 9S #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 430, +: 240, 0: 27
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 32/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 444, -: 209, 0: 44
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 32/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 306, +: 207, 0: 184
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 10 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 514, +: 168, 0: 15
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 35 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 344, 0: 185, -: 168
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 11S #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 591, +: 64, 0: 42
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 12 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 617, +: 40, 0: 40
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 37/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 592, -: 69, 0: 36
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 37/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 500, -: 183, 0: 14
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 40/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 548, -: 107, 0: 42
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 40/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 383, +: 293, 0: 21
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 13 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 598, +: 58, 0: 41
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 42/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 633, -: 42, 0: 22
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 42/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 447, -: 227, 0: 23
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 44/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 525, -: 160, 0: 12
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 44/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 364, +: 317, 0: 16
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 45/1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 501, -: 139, 0: 57
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 45/2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 542, -: 108, 0: 47
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 17 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 405, +: 274, 0: 18
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 46 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 551, -: 95, 0: 51
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 18 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 380, +: 273, 0: 44
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - § 52 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 319, -: 304, 0: 74
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 21S #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 381, -: 303, 0: 13
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 19 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 367, +: 314, 0: 15
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 1 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 472, +: 202, 0: 22
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 14 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 342, -: 334, 0: 20
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant B #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 404, -: 217, 0: 75
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 22S #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 394, +: 289, 0: 12
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 15 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 413, +: 232, 0: 51
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 2 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 486, +: 193, 0: 16
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 3 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 461, +: 182, 0: 53
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant H #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 379, -: 287, 0: 30
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 4 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 387, +: 221, 0: 88
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant I #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 349, -: 298, 0: 49
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Am 16 #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 408, +: 230, 0: 57
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant J #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 403, -: 257, 0: 36
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant K #
2020/09/15 Outcome: +: 339, -: 336, 0: 21
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Considérant N #
2020/09/15 Outcome: -: 344, +: 337, 0: 15
A9-0137/2020 - Hannah Neumann - Résolution #
2020/09/16 Outcome: +: 341, 0: 230, -: 124
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 309 |
2020/2003(INI)
2020/05/06
AFET
309 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the principles enshrined in Article 346.1 (b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the production of or trade in arms, in Article 42.3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) on “defining a European capabilities and armaments policy”, and in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), notably the promotion of democracy and the rule of law, the preservation of peace, the prevention of conflicts and the strengthening of international security,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard the Conclusions of European Council of 16 October 2019 on Turkey, which endorsed the Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of 14 October 2019 on its illegal actions in Northern Syria and Eastern Mediterranean,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to ensure that national oversight bodies, parliaments, and EU citizens are furnished with better information about the strategic choices made by their governments in an area which directly affects their security and their countries’ adherence to values and norms;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on EU Member States exporting arms to regions with ongoing conflicts to adhere to the greatest possible extent to CFSP principles, objectives and trade regimes;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Supports Council’s reaffirmation that military equipment and technology should be traded in a responsible and accountable way; welcomes Council’s renewed commitment to further promoting cooperation and convergence in Member States’ policies to prevent the export of military technology and equipment that might be used for internal repression or international aggression, or contribute to regional instability;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes with concern the growing divergences between the arms export policies and practices of the Member States and the failure to introduce new instruments to promote convergence towards the strict application of EU rules in this area; While the European Defence Fund (EDF) as part of the EU’s industrial policy and a funding tool for joint defence R&D projects does not deal with arms transfers, yet future EDF- funded programmes will inevitably produce new and innovative military technologies and equipment that, given the strong export orientation of European defence companies, will also be exported to third countries;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes with concern th
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development 14a _________________ 14a https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg 16
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes with satisfaction that the Council acknowledges the importance of a consistent export control policy regarding defence-related materials and dual-use goods; believes that the EU should establish clear criteria and guidelines regarding the export of such goods;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Supports the Council’s decision to introduce a clear reporting deadline for national submissions; encourages the Member States to submit their data preferably in May after the reporting year in order to allow a timely public debate; welcomes the steps taken towards the online approach and encourages the further development of the latter;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Supports the Council’s decision to introduce a clear reporting deadline for national submissions, as well as clear standards for the report’s format; welcomes the steps taken towards the online approach and encourages the further development of the latter;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Member States to follow the example of Germany, Finland and Denmark that after the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi adopted restrictions on their arms exports to Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for the timely and complete transmission and publication of data, for which a strict deadline is set, to end no later than March following the year in which the export took place;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Deeply regrets the continued blatant violations of the arms embargo in Libya, even after the commitments made in this regard by concerned countries during the International Conference on Libya in Berlin, held on 19 January 2020; Calls on all the Member States to halt all transfers of weapons, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to all the parties involved in the Libyan conflict notably to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Demands, that all Member States which have not provided complete information to provide additional information on their past exports for the next annual report;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Suggests, further, that the COARM annual report should be completed by a summary containing, inter alia, comparative trends with previous years and aggregated figures;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that since the adoption of the legally binding Common Position in 2008, the Member States have stepped up their arms exports monitoring; an increasing number of weapon systems produced in Europe are made up of components from multiple European countries and involve bi- or multilateral cooperation for technological, industrial and political reasons;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the ambition to increase the competitiveness of the European defence sector must not undermine the application of the Common Position’s eight criteria as they take precedence over any economic social, commercial or industrial interests of Member States;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Emphasises that arms exports must not be carried out for economic reasons but for foreign and security policy objectives. Respect for human rights, good governance and the prohibition on supplying arms to conflict regions are essential in the case of granting export licences. Arms exports have to be assessed against the sustainable development of a country;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes an increase in the transfer of knowledge and technology, which allows third countries to undertake licensed production of European military technology; believes that this process can foster the harmonisation of public oversight and transparency standards in defence production and accelerate the creation of internationally recognised and respected rules on arms production and export;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 — having regard to its resolutions on the humanitarian situation in Yemen of 25 February 201620 , 15 June 201721 and 30 November 201722
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes an increase in the transfer of knowledge and technology, which allows third countries to undertake licensed production of European military technology; highlights that this must not limit the EU’s capacity to control weapons, arms and military equipment production;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Notes that a growing number of components in weapon systems are of civilian origin or dual-use character which poses the question of which rules apply in inter-communal transfers and how to establish a coherent export control system between all Member States;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that most Member States have not outlined a policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that most Member States have not outlined a policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that most Member States have not outlined a policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components; re
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that most Member States have not outlined a policy regulating the transfer of weapons components to another Member State which would ensure that any export to third countries from the Member State of assembly is consistent with the export policy of the Member State providing the components; regards this as particularly problematic because of a lack of information in the context of the
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 a (new) Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Notes that most Member States have not
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the EU activities aiming at supporting the universalisation of the Arms Trade Treaty(ATT), in particular the assistance to third countries in improving and implementing effective arms control systems in line with the Common Position; calls the major arms exporting countries, such as the USA, China and Russia, to sign and ratify the Treaty;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Notes that this problem is exacerbated where Member States have adopted a so called ‘de minimis’ rule where the Member State providing components below a certain threshold does refrain from assessing the decision to export the assembled weapon system to a third country;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Observes
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Observes
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Observes a trend whereby the diverging export policies of the Member States are increasingly considered as obstacles to cooperation projects, which is giving rise to a multitude of bilateral and specific agreements on weapon systems that allow for exports to third countries based on the least restrictive standards, rather than a joint, EU-wide approach; recalls that the purpose of the Council Common Position on arms exports was and is to prevent such divergences and to establish a coherent common arms export policy;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Observes a trend whereby the diverging export policies of the Member States are increasingly considered as obstacles to cooperation projects,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that despite a correlation between divergences in export policies and difficulties of intra-UE cooperation, the sooner is the consequence of the weakness of the European defence spending, the persistent fragmentation of the internal market for defence-related products and the existence of industrial duplications; calls therefore the European Commission, the Council and Member States to fully implement the European Action Plan for Defence; calls in particular for a swift adoption of the European Defence Fund and for an adequate level of funding enabling the reduction of market fragmentation and industrial consolidation while ensuring the EU and its Member States will dispose of military capabilities they need; calls the Commission to ensure the correct implementation of directive 2009/81/EC and Directive 2009/43/EC;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 a (new) - having regard to the EU Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 21 August 2013 on Egypt,
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Notes that bilateral cooperation on industrial defence-related projects between Member States lead to export control agreements which can provide a baseline for the EU as a whole;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further reduce convergence at EU level and that the failure to regulate exports uniformly between the Member States and the lack of convergence in export decisions to third countries may have a negative impact on human rights and international law
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further reduce convergence at EU level and that the failure to regulate exports uniformly
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral agreements may further reduce convergence at EU level and that the failure to regulate exports uniformly between the Member States and the lack of convergence and accountability in export decisions to third countries have a negative impact on human rights and international law and regional peace and stability, generate market distortions, and hinder industrial strategic planning, economies of scale and a level playing field;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the latest SIPRI figures24 show that arms exports from the EU-28 amounted to some 26 % of the global total in 2015-2019, making the EU-28 collectively the second largest arms supplier in the world after the USA (36 %) and followed by Russia (21 %); questions the validity of this comparison because under Article 346 TEU the production of or trade in arms remain with member states and therefore the aggregated figures cannot be compared to unitary states like the USA or Russia; _________________
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses that bilateral and multilateral
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 The
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that the development of suitable equipment is an important means of underpinning the industrial and technological foundations of the European defence sector, which should be used as an instrument for the implementation of enhanced CFSP; recalls that, under the EU Global Strategy, ‘a sustainable, innovative and competitive European defence industry is essential for Europe’s strategic autonomy and for a credible CSDP’;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that more restrictive export policies that continue to push for further European convergence, shall not result in the lowering of national standards; and that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are heralding an increasing EU collaborative approach for an increasing Europeanisation of arms production and capability development; the existence of different national approaches should be taken into consideration when efforts are made to construct a consolidated European defence industrial base that should be spread around the EU to ensure additional cohesion within the Union;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that EU
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes and deplores the fact that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that EU funds such as the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the European Defence Fund (EDF), initiatives such as the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the European Peace Facility (EPF), legislation such as the intra-Community transfers and defence procurement directives of 2009, and the creation of administrative capacities such as the Commission Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DG DEFIS) are
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a large proportion of arms supplies continue to go to countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; whereas in 2018, arms to Saudi Arabia worth EUR 1.937 billion, to Egypt worth EUR 1.355 billion and to the United Arab Emirates worth EUR 292 million were exported; whereas these three states are part of the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen conflict and these exports constitute a clear violation of the Common Position; whereas the current situation in Libya is similar since European arms exports are being authorised to states which are directly involved in the conflict and providing the conflict parties with arms;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Believes that the strengthening of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base should be accompanied by closer cooperation and convergence in the control of exports of military technology and equipment, with the aim of improving the effectiveness of the CFSP and the CSDP in particular;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the Member States to overcome the current lack of efficiency in defence spending due to duplication, fragmentation and lack of interoperability, and to aim for the EU to become a security provider also by better controlling arms exports;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Notes that several Member States have expressed their intention to jointly develop main weapon systems such as battle tanks, fighter jets and armed drones;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission, without infringing upon the primacy of Member State decisions, to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the proposed regulation; notes that this new legislation establishes a specific type of control function for the Commission with regard to a specific category of exports of military technology to third countries, while simultaneously respecting the independence and self- decision of the Member States;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the proposed regulation; notes that this new legislation establishes a specific type of control function for the Commission with regard to a specific category of exports of military technology to third countries; suggests that the export of these EDF-co- funded technologies should also be closely monitored vis a vis the Common Position;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas due to the sharp difference in data formats, in particular as regards the different type of information that Member States use in order to generate data on the value of licences, the annual reports as tool for comparison between countries and destinations or developments over time is unfortunately very limited; whereas because of these shortcomings EU institutions and EU citizens need to rely on alternative sources of information in order to obtain objective information about the EU28 or EU27 exports to third countries;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence for research actions of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines the fact that the interinstitutional agreement on the establishment of the EDF authorises the Commission to assess whether the transfer of ownership or the granting of an exclusive licence of EDF-co-funded military technology contravenes the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States or the objectives of the fund as set out in Article 3 of the proposed regulation; notes that this new legislation establishes a
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that the international commitments given by European partners extend to the supply of information regarding their national control schemes and arms transfers; notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that under the EPF, Member
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work on creating an EU-level system for arms transfers to third countries; asks for a detailed list of equipment transferred to third countries under the Facility to be published;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will work on
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes that under the EPF, Member States and the European External Action Service (EEAS) will
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Stresses that in the context of EPF a new EU-level instrument would potentially deliver joint risk assessment prior to any decision to transfer arms and ammunitions to third countries in the context of the military capacity-building pillar of EPF, assess individual measures against the eight criteria of the Common Position, and establish safeguards and possible sanctions with a view on the end- user; is concerned about the potential effects of inadequate safeguards in this context;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Criterion Four of the Decision on Preservation of regional peace, security and stability clearly states as a reason of denying an export licence the possibility this military technology or equipment to be used “to assert by force a territorial claim”, including the existence “of a claim against the territory of a neighbouring country which the recipient has in the past tried or threatened to pursue by means of force”;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament properly informed about the use of EU funds for all research and development projects associated with the construction of drones; urges the VP/HR to ban the development, production and use of fully autonomous weapons, which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Points out that the research and development of weapons, arms and defence equipment is important for securing means for the Member States to defend themselves and for defence industries to achieve technological advancement;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Implementing the Common Position in the light of enhanced coordination on Europeanis
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Implementing the Common Position in the light of
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 5 Implementing the Common Position in the light of
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing Europeanisation of arms production and the stated ambitions and plans to increase this further; thus potentially undermining human rights and international law, creating additional market distortions, and related obstacles for strategic planning of relevant companies and armed forces;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 — having regard to the updated Common Military List of the European Union, adopted by the Council on 1
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the latest SIPRI figures show that EU-28, is the second arm exporter to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; whereas according to the UN Group of Regional and International Eminent Experts, parties to the armed conflict of Yemen have perpetrated, and continue to perpetrate, violations and crimes under international law;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of the prevailing
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the lack of convergence of national arms export policies and decision-making is becoming increasingly untenable in the context of
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes that the
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Notes
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Rejects EU - funds for European arms production for political, ethical and legal (Article 41.2 TEU) reasons; notes that its objective of increasing the “competitiveness” of the European defence industry has a negative impact on the intention to pursue a restrictive arms export policy; is further concerned that the planned large-scale projects like the “Future Combat Air System” and the “Main Ground Combat System” will only be possible through large exports; is concerned, that this could lead to a further erosion of the eight criteria and to a convergence of national export practices to the lowest common denominator;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Suggests that exports of products financed under the EDIDP and/or the European Defence Fund (EDF) should be listed separately in the data submitted to COARM, in order to ensure a close monitoring of those products which have been financed from the European budget and to ensure the criteria of the Common Position are strictly applied at least to the products financed under EDIDP and EDF;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Welcomes the strengthening of EU defence cooperation in the framework of the CSDP, resulting in increased convergence of common rules and standards of transparency of arms exports and technology and fostering confidence- building among Member States and third country partners;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – introductory part 19.
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – introductory part 19. Believes that the
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas arms, weapons and equipment exports enhance defence industry’s ability to efficiently research and develop defensive technologies and therefore secure ability of the EU Member States to defend themselves and protect their citizens;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – introductory part 19. Believes that
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – introductory part 19. Believes that the
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – introductory part 19. Believes that the Europeanisation of arms production needs to go hand in hand with
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point a Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point a a) to add
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point a a) to add the following additional categories in a revised reporting template in order to implement the recent September 2019 Council conclusions: the exact type of weapon and the quantity exported, denomination of the munitions, the lot size and the specific end-user, revoked licences, and the value and duration of contracts regarding post-delivery services such as training and maintenance; recognises, however, that Member States may not always be able to give full submissions due to the commercial sensitivity and security risks surrounding such information;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point a a) to add the following additional categories in a revised reporting template in order to implement the recent September 2019 Council conclusions: the exact type of weapon and the quantity exported, denomination of the munitions, the lot size and the specific end-user, revoked licences, and the value and duration of contracts regarding post-delivery services such as training and maintenance; to align the EU definition of small arms with the broader UN definition so that, for example, pistols and sniper rifles are also included in this category;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point b Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point b Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point b b) to disaggregate data with regard to denial information so as to facilitate the scrutiny of specific shipments or Member States within the limits of commercial sensitivity, national security and with every effort taken to avoid inadvertently aiding industrial espionage;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas a new arms race in the world is growing and the major military powers no longer rely on arms control and disarmament to reduce international tensions and improve the global security environment;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point b b) to
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point c Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point c c) to clarify definitions such as licensed value and actual exports so as to facilitate the comparability of data between Member States; Licences for production in third countries should no longer be granted if this would allow the eight criteria of the Common Position or other EU arms export directives to be circumvented;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point c c) to clarify definitions such as licensed value and actual exports so as to facilitate the comparability of data between Member States within the limits of commercial sensitivity, national security and with every effort taken to avoid inadvertently aiding industrial espionage;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point c c) to
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 – point c a (new) c a) to extend the post-shipment controls to all arms exports, including large military equipment; Member States are to submit a regular post-shipment report;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the decision to transform the annual report into an interactive and searchable online database and expects it to be up and running before publication of the export data for 2019;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the decision to transform the annual report into an interactive and searchable online database and expects it to be up and running before publication of the export data for 2019; calls on the EEAS to inform Parliament about the precise date on which this database will go online; urges COARM to choose a solution that is user-friendly and easily accessible by European citizens and civil society and that enables data to be exported in a structured format;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the decision to transform the annual report into an interactive, reliable and searchable online database and expects it to be up and running before publication of the export data for 2019;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Council’s common position of 8 December 2008 is an essential instrument for enhanced cooperation and the closer alignment of Member States’ export policies;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Welcomes the decision to transform the annual report into an interactive and searchable online database and expects it to be up and running before publication of the export data for 2019; calls on the EEAS to inform Parliament about the precise date on which this database will go online; urges COARM to
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the EEAS to ask Member States for a list of arms buyers, to monitor the use of military equipment sold by them and to provide information on where and against whom the weapons have been used; this information will be included in the annual report on arms exports;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21. Calls on COARM to
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21. Calls on
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21. Calls on COARM
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21. Calls on COARM to work towards amending Article 7 of the Common Position, by calling for an improved exchange of
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – introductory part 21. Calls on COARM to work towards amending Article 7 of the Common Position, by calling for an improved exchange of ‘relevant information,
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Member States recognise the special responsibility that may derive from exporting military technology and equipment to third states in influencing or exacerbating existing tensions and conflicts;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a a) to
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point a a) to systematically discuss individual licence requests within COARM, where the receiving destination or recipient has been identified as a risk by one or several Member States or the EEAS; calls on Member States to provide a realistic justification if they decide to grant exports to such destinations;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point b Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point b Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point b Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point b b) to follow the example of the UK in this regard by publishing risk assessments
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the global crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could have significant geostrategic repercussions and strengthens the need to build a genuine European strategic autonomy;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c c) to undertake a joint assessment of country situations or potential export recipients in
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c c) to undertake a joint assessment of country situations or potential export recipients in the light of the principles and criteria of the Common Position within the framework of the CFSP and in consultation with external stakeholders, including Parliament; to regularly update list of third countries complying with the criteria as led down in the Common Position;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c c) to
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c (c) to
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 – point c a (new) ca) to hold biannual joint meetings between COARM and COHOM to discuss implementation of the human rights criteria of the Common Position;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for an assessment of Member States ‘compliance with the eight criteria of the Common Position by an independent group of experts from member states/ Council, Commission and civil society on a parity basis; calls for the publication in the COARM report, by name and on a case-by-case basis, of the States which, according to the group of experts, have violated the Common Position; calls for the introduction of sanctions against those States which, according to the group of experts, have violated the Common Position;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that the EU institutions should
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the EU FAC conclusions of 21 August 2013 stated that ‘Member States also agreed to suspend export licenses to Egypt of any equipment which might be used for internal repression and to reassess export licenses of equipment covered by Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and review their security assistance with Egypt’; whereas companies based in several EU Member States have continued to export arms, surveillance technology and other security equipment to Egypt, thus facilitating hacking and malware as well as other forms of attacks on human rights defenders and civil society activists both physically and online; whereas this activity has led to the repression of freedom of expression online;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that the EU institutions should organise peer reviews with a view to encouraging authorities to share best practices on the collection and processing of data, fostering a better understanding of different national approaches, identifying differences as regards the interpretation of the eight criteria, and discussing ways to improve harmonisation and consistency;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that the EU institutions should organise peer reviews with a view to encouraging national authorities to share best practices on the collection and processing of data, fostering a better understanding of different national approaches, identifying differences as regards the interpretation of the eight criteria, and discussing ways to improve harmonisation;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Believes that the EU institutions should
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Strongly believes that a
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Strongly believes that a more consistent implementation of the EU Common Position is essential for the EU credibility as a value-based global actor and that much higher level of convergence as regards the strict application of the criteria will strengthen human rights, international law and the CFSP, and bolster the EU’s strategic security interests and strategic autonomy;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Strongly believes that a much
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Strongly believes that a
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas in an increasingly unstable multipolar world, where nationalist, xenophobic and anti- democratic forces are on the rise, it is vital for the European Union to become an influential player on the world stage and to keep its leading role as a global “soft power” committed to the disarmament of conventional and nuclear weapons, investing in conflict prevention, crisis management and mediation before military options are considered;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Notes with great concern that some Member States continues to export military equipment to Turkey despite the illegal actions of the latter; Recalls Turkeys violations of Greek airspace and territorial waters, the casus belli threat declared by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1995 against Greece which has not yet been withdrawn and it is repeated occasionally by Turkish Officials, and its illegal drilling actions inside the Exclusive Economic Zone/continental self of the Republic of Cyprus which constitute clear violations of criteria 4 and 5 of the Common Position; Calls on all Member States to halt all transfers and sales of military technology and equipment, weapons, surveillance and intelligence equipment and material to Turkey until it complies with the International law and the criteria set out in the Common Position;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of diversion in particular; strongly welcomes the EU funded iTrace project in this respect and demands its continuation and broadening; calls on the Council, the Member States, and the EEAS
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of diversion in particular;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of diversion in particular; calls on the Council, the Member States, the EEAS and the Commission to set up a large-scale training and capacity-building programme for national and EU officials on arms export controls; stresses the need to use EU funding to ensure that sufficient staff resources are available at national and EU levels and at delegations and embassies in importing countries for the purposes of implementing viable
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are crucial for a responsible export policy and for lowering the risk of diversion in particular; calls on the Council, the Member States, the EEAS and the Commission to set up a large-scale training and capacity-building programme for national and EU officials on arms export controls; stresses the need to
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that effective end-use controls are
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Insists that the reduction of arms exports must be a pillar of European foreign policy in the interests of progressing towards a culture of peace and that progress in convergence between Member States must aim at the non-use of arms exports as a foreign policy tool while strengthening the protection of human rights as the defining axis of European external action;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas arms exports and transfers have an undeniable impact on human rights and human security, on socio-economic development and on democracy; whereas arms exports also contribute to circumstances that force people to flee from their countries; whereas these are strong reasons for establishing a transparent, effective, commonly implemented and strictly defined arms control system;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing Europeanisation of arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the EPF should be complemented by a mechanism for EU-level monitoring and control based on strict compliance with the eight criteria; regrets the lack of provisions on sanctions to be imposed on Member States that fail to check compliance with the eight criteria in advance of granting licences;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing Europeanisation of arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the EPF should be complemented by a mechanism for EU-level monitoring and control based on strict compliance with the eight criteria within the limits of commercial sensitivity, national security and with every effort taken to avoid inadvertently aiding industrial espionage;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing Europeanisation of arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the EPF should be complemented by a mechanism for EU-level monitoring and control based on strict compliance with the eight criteria; calls on steps to be taken for the setting-up of an EU mechanism of sanctions for Member States infringing the Common Position;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing E
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that the increasing Europeanisation of arms production, the recent Council conclusions on convergence in arms exports and the establishment of the EPF should be complemented by a mechanism for EU-level monitoring and control based on
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas arms exports are essential when it comes to strengthening the industrial and technological base of the European defence industry, which is primarily committed to ensuring the protection and security of the EU Member States while contributing to CFSP implementation;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Believes that “pooling and sharing” and more cooperation in arms policy and procurement policy are only possible if strict export controls, mutual information and regular parliamentary scrutiny, as well as strong sanction mechanisms in the event of non- compliance with common rules, are binding. Further demands that the European Parliament - alongside the national parliaments - be able to guarantee parliamentary control over the EU’s common security and defence policy and its budget;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Welcomes the adoption of Council’s Decision to launch Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI aiming in the strict implementation of the UN arms embargo through the use of aerial, satellite and maritime assets by carrying out inspections of vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected to be carrying arms or related material to and from Libya in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2292 (2016), 2357(2017), 2420(2018) and 2473 (2019);
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Believes that it is time to launch a process leading to a mechanism which sanctions those Member States which do not comply with the Common Position; believes the EU final goal should be to go beyond the Common Position and put in place a common and enforceable EU arms export regime that includes a common monitoring system, a strong sanctions mechanism and a supervisory arms control body;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Promotes the transformation of the eight criteria of the Common Position into Community law;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Believes that the increasing control over the trade of dual-use goods by the Commission should be balanced by a greater participation and overview from the European Parliament and the civil society in order to restore accountability; calls again on the EU to establish clear criteria and guidelines for assessing whether to export dual-use goods and encourage information exchange between Member States;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 b (new) 25b. Calls on COARM to examine the issue of transparency in arms exports alongside the issue of transparency in dual-use export licensing and to consider pursuit of common approaches to transparency across both instruments;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with the European Parliament, national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on national parliaments to exchange best reporting and oversight practices in order to enhance the scrutinising role of all national parliaments in the decisions on arms control exports; calls on COARM to enhance dialogue with civil society and consultations with Parliament and arms export control authorities; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are c
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 — having regard to the updated Common Military List of the European Union, adopted by the Council on 1
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas divergence in Member States arms export behaviour is sometimes weakening the EU ability to achieve its foreign policy objectives as well as undermining its credibility as an actor speaking with one voice in the international arena;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM to
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM to enhance dialogue with civil society and consultations with Parliament and arms export control authorities; encourages civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade and security technology transfers from and to third countries and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by increasing financial means, notably under the future NDICI;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations and civil society are
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers that regular consultations with national parliaments, arms export control authorities, industry associations, small and medium enterprises and civil society are central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM to enhance dialogue with civil society and consultations with Parliament and arms export control authorities; encourages civil society and academia to
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Stresses the need, in the spirit of the 16 September 2019 Council conclusions, for meaningful parliamentary oversight; stresses the need to respond to the annual report of COARM annually by a European Parliament report in order to ensure a minimum of parliamentary scrutiny;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls for the establishment of a Subcommittee on Arms Exports and Conversion to monitor compliance with the Common Position and address issues relating to the conversion of defence- related industries to the production of civilian goods;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Encourages Member States to help third countries in the creation, improvement and application of arms checking systems in compliance with the Common Position;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Reiterates the detrimental effect that the uncontrolled export of cyber- surveillance technologies by EU companies can have on the security of the EU’s digital infrastructure and on human rights; expresses its concern about the ever-increasing use of certain cyber- surveillance dual-use technologies against politicians, activists and journalists; strongly condemns the increasing number of human rights defenders facing digital threats, including compromised data through confiscation of equipment, remote surveillance and data leakages; stresses, in this regard, the importance of a rapid, effective and comprehensive update of the EU’s Dual-Use Regulation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas both the global and regional security environment has dramatically changed, especially with regard to the Union’s southern and eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas there is an international arms embargo in place against the Iranian-backed Houthi forces and, according to the 21st EU Annual Report on Arms Exports, EU Member States have continued to authorise transfers of arms to Saudi Arabia and UAE since the escalation of the conflict in Yemen, in violation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 on arms export control;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the recent spat over arms exports to Saudi Arabia clearly shows how national arms export decisions are often driven by different political, economic and industrial concerns and how such disunity makes it harder for the EU to influence the behaviour of third countries;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas the absence of a truly coordinated arms export policy affects negatively the reliability and consistency needed for Member States to engage in joint capability development, ultimately hampering initiatives to improve European defence capabilities;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas military transparency measures such as reporting on arms export contributes to cross-border trust- building;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas EU final goal should be to go beyond the common position and put in place a common and enforceable EU arms export regime that includes a strong sanctionatory mechanism in case of non- compliance and a supervisory arms control body;
Amendment 38 #
The 20th and 21st EU annual reports on arms exports
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Underlines that maintaining a defence industry serves as part of the self- defence of the Union and is a component of its strategic autonomy; notes that it is only possible if Member States give priority to European products in their equipment programs; stresses that a viable European market would reduce dependency on arms exports to third countries;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 — having regard to the updated Common Military List of the European Union, adopted by the Council on 1
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the publication of the 20th and 21st annual reports
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the publication of the 20th and 21st EU annual reports on arms exports according to Article 8(2) of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP which is compiled by the Council Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) and published in the EU Official Journal; deplores the late publication of information about exports during 2017 and 2018;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the publication of the 20th and 21st annual reports; deplores the late publication of information about exports during 2017 and 2018; welcomes Member States efforts to comply with Article 346.1 (b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the production of or trade in arms;
Amendment 45 #
1. Welcomes the publication of the 20th and 21st annual reports;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for an EU-wide ban on the export, sale, update and maintenance of any form of security equipment to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt which can be or is used for internal repression, including internet surveillance technology; expresses its concern at the ever- increasing use of certain cybersurveillance dual-use technologies against activists and journalists; welcomes, in this regard, the EU institutions’ ongoing efforts to update the dual-use export control regulation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 — having regard to the
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st; deplores the fact that two of the main exporting countries – Germany and the UK – did not make full submissions; whereas, according to the Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC), Germany in 2018 issued 3.742 licences for the export of military equipment to 61 states which can be classified as problematic with regard to at least one of the eight criteria of the Common Position;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the German government’s decision to extend for the third time after the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, the arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, which will now last until December 31, 2020;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Reiterates its calls on the EU Member States to follow up on their 21 August 2013 conclusions on Egypt announcing the suspension of export licences for any equipment which might be used for internal repression in line with Common Position 2008/944/CFSP, and condemns the persistent non- compliance of EU Member States with these commitments; calls on them therefore to halt exports to Egypt of arms, surveillance technology and other security equipment that can facilitate attacks on human rights defenders and civil society activists, including on social media, as well as any other kind of internal repression; calls on the VP/HR to report on the current state of military and security cooperation by Member States with Egypt; calls for the EU to implement in full its export controls vis-à-vis Egypt with regard to goods that could be used for repression, torture or capital punishment;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to UN Resolution 2216 (2015) on arm embargo to Yemen and the OHCHR report A/HRC/39/43 on the Situation of human rights in Yemen, including violations and abuses since September 2014,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the fact that Member
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Deplores the fact that Member States use very different information in order to generate data on the value of licences, which renders the annual report considerably less consistent and usable as a comparative data set and serves to diminish its transparency and accountability before citizens and parliaments; urges France, in particular, to refrain from submitting data on the value of licences at pre-contract stage and broad values for global licences, which undermines the comparability of the report;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on Member States to increase their coordination and to define common best practices to collect and process information and data to produce more harmonized annual reports in order to improve transparency and usability of such reports;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 68 #
4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of on-going sever al
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 of 31 March 2020 on a European Union military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI)1a, _________________ 1a OJ L 101, 1.4.2020, p. 4
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, an extreme volatility of the political landscape and a great permeability of national borders, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports; is concerned that this regional focus undermines the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and specific EU action aimed at regional peace and stability;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the countries of the Middle East and North Africa, a region of several armed conflicts, remain the foremost regional destination for exports according to the last two annual reports; is concerned that
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes with concern that, since the start of the Yemeni War, Member States such as France and Spain are the third and fourth largest exporters to Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms embargoes25 ; through the promotion of the Common Position and its principles, not only in its immediate neighbourhood, but also on a global level through the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)framework, the EU could contribute to its overarching foreign policy goals of preventing conflict and promoting respect for human rights and International humanitarian law; _________________ 25
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms embargoes
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms embargoes25 in line with the objectives of the CFSP; notes that the EU undertakes missions in the framework of the CFSP, including a mission enforcing an arms embargo in Libya, with the aim of strengthening regional peace stability;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) - having regard to UN Security Council resolution 2473 (2019)adopted on 10 June 2019 which renewed measures designed to implement the arms embargo against Libya and to the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) statement of 25 January 2020 on continued violations of arm embargo in Libya,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms embargoes25 ; welcomes the decisions of the governments of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands adopting restrictions on their arms exports to countries involved in the Yemen war; _________________ 25
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that the EU has been implementing a number of arms
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the renewed extension of the moratorium on arms exports towards Saudi Arabia by Germany until the end of 2020 as well as the decisions by several Member States to enforce full restrictions when it comes to arms exports towards Saudi Arabia; reiterates its call of 13 September 2017 regarding the urgent need to impose an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that between the 25th February 2016 and the 14th February 2019 Parliament has, via plenary resolutions, called at least ten times on the HR/VP to launch a process leading to an EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, the UAE or other members of the Saudi- led coalition in Yemen; reiterates this call once again;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Member States, with regard to export controls, to pay greater attention to goods which may be used for both civilian and military purposes;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes there are no sanction mechanisms in place, should a Member State engage in exports that are clearly not compatible with the eight criteria;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Condemns the increasing arms race in the world and calls on the world major military powers, largest producers and exporters of weapons to foster dialogue, multilateralism and disarmament of conventional and nuclear weapons;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Underlines that arms exporters that fuel conflicts like the one in Yemen, risk complicity in war crimes;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Reiterates recent calls of the European Parliament to stop the exports of surveillance technology and other equipment that can facilitate internal repression, to several countries including Egypt, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 b (new) - having regard the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 (2011) imposing the arms embargo in Libya and all its subsequent resolutions, as well as its Resolutions 2292 (2016), 2357 (2017), 2420 (2018) and 2473 (2019) on the strict implementation of the arms embargo,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the Council’s intention to increase convergence and transparency – the main objectives of its last review of the Common Position; and the Council conclusions on the review of the Common Position that “the strengthening of a European defence technological and industrial base should be accompanied by closer cooperation and convergence in the field of export control of military technology and equipment”1a _________________ 1aConclusion 11 of the Council Conclusions on the review of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 on the control of arms exports, as adopted by the Council (“General affairs”),Council of the European Union, 12195/19, COARM 154, Brussels, 16 September 2019
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for the eight criteria to be extended and applied also to the transfer of military, security and police personnel, to arms-exports-related services, know- how and training, security technology and to private military and security services; calls further for an upgrade of criterion 8 by making denial of export licences automatic if they are incompatible with development;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes Member States’ renewed commitment to the legally binding Common Position as amended by Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and stresses the importance of thoroughly assessing export licence applications for military technology and equipment according to the criteria stipulated therein;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the update of the EU common position of 2008 to take into account relevant developments, such as the adoption of the Arms trade treaty, to which all Member States are party;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Supports Council’s commitment to strengthening the control of export of military technology and equipment; notes the willingness of Member States to reinforce cooperation and promote convergence in this field, within the framework of the CFSP; in this regard, calls on Member States to develop, implement and uphold common standards of management of transfers of military technology and equipment;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to ensure that EU citizens are furnished with better information about the strategic choices made by their governments, as full transparency and information are still not available to citizens, in an area which directly affects their security and their countries’ adherence to values and norms;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to ensure that EU citizens are furnished with better information about the strategic choices made by their governments
Amendment 99 #
7. Points out that Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1560 and the relevant conclusions of 16 September 2019 have the potential to ensure that EU citizens are furnished with better information about the strategic choices made by their governments
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