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REPORT on the EU’s mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions PDF (253 KB) DOC (195 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the security of EU Member States is indivisible and all European citizens should have the same security guarantees and an equal level of protection against both traditional and non- conventional threats; whereas the defence of peace, security, democracy, human rights, rule of law and freedom in Europe, which are indispensable for the well-being of our peoples, must remain a core goal and responsibility of European countries;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a stronger and more capable European defence iseffective and efficient European crisis management instruments are essential for consolidating the transatlantic link, in the context of structural geostrategic changes, accelerated by the global economic crisis, and in particular at a time of ongoing US strategic repositioning towards Asia- Pacific;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Member States, the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative to make full use ofstart an open consultation on future the potential of all relevant Treaty provisions, and in particular the mutual defence clause and the solidarity clause, in order to provide Europeans with a strong insurance policy against serious security risks, based on increased cost-efficiency and a fair burden sharing and division of costconcrete proposals and options;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out the wide array of instruments available to the Union and the Member States to face exceptional occurrences in a spirit of solidarity, such as the Civil Protection Mechanism, the Solidarity Fund, and the possibility to grant economic and financial support in cases of severe difficulties, as provided for in Article 122 TFEU; also recalls the commitment to develop mutual political solidarity in foreign and security policy in accordance with Article 24 TEU; stresses that the purpose of the mutual defence and solidarity clauses is not to replace any of these instruments, but to complementactivate them in view of situations of extraordinary threat or damage, and in particular when response will require high-level political coordination and the involvement of the military;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds the Member States of their unequivocal obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory; stresses that, while large-scale aggression against a Member State appears improbable in the foreseeable future, both traditional territorial defence and defence against new threats need to remain high on the agenda; recalls also that the Treaty stipulates that, for the EU countries that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation, and that commitments and cooperation in the area of mutual defence must be consistent with commitments under NATO; calls on the Vice- President/High Representative and the Council to clarify the relationship between the EU mutual defence clause and Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out at the same time the equally important need to prepare for situations involving non-NATO EU Member States or EU Member State territories outside the North Atlantic area, and therefore not covered by the Washington Treaty, or situations where no agreement on collective action is reached within NATO; stresses that under no circumstances assistance to non-NATO EU Member States should lead to linking the Union with the nuclear weapons of two of its Member States; reminds that under no circumstances the implementation of the mutual defence clause should rely on the use of any weapons of mass destruction;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the importance of deterrenceprevention, resilience and protection, and therefore the need for European countries to possess credible military capabilitieinvest in these fields; encourages Member States to step up their efforts on collaborative military capability development, notably through the complementary ‘'Pooling and Sharing’' and ‘'Smart Defence’' initiatives of the EU and NATO, which represent a critically important way ahead in times of restrained defence budgets; recalls that those national military capabilities at the disposal of CSDP are first and foremost designed for specific missions abroad such as outlined in the Petersberg tasks and which might not be of great value for traditional operations in the field of territorial defence;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call for proposals regarding systematic harmonisation of military requirements and a harmonised EU defence planning and acquisition process, matching up to the EU's level of ambition and coordinated with the NATO Defence Planning Process; taking into account the increased level of security guarantees provided byspecific requirements which still need to be clarified and which list precise capabilities needed in order to implement the mutual defence clause,; encourages the Member States to consider multinational cooperation on capability development and, where appropriate, specialisation as core principles of their defence planning;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Vice-President/High Representative to propose practical arrangements for ensuring an effective response in the event that a Member State triggers the mutual defence clause, as well as an analysis of the role of the EU institutions and how to avoid the use of French or British nuclear weapons, should the clause be triggered; takes the view that the obligation to provide aid and assistance, expressing political solidarity among Member States, should ensure a rapid decision in the Council in support of the Member State under attack;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that, where collective action is taken to defend a Member State under attack, it should be possible to make use of existing EU crisis management structures where appropriate, and in particular that the possibility of activating an EU Operational Headquarters should be envisaged; stresses that a fully-fledged permanent EU Operational Headquarters is needed to ensreminds that until now there is no Common European Defence Policy which defines principles, structures, procedures an adequate level of preparedness and rapidity of response, and reiterates its call on the Member States to establish such a permanent capacity, building on the recently activated EU Operations Centrd capabilities for organising a military response to an armed attack against one or more EU Member States; also recalls that CSDP structures and capabilities are designed for very specific stabilization missions abroad and are not to be able to contribute to territorial defence;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that under the provisions of Article 122(1) TEU the Council may decide on measures to address a difficult economic situation in a spirit of solidarity, in particular if severe difficulties arise in the supply of certain products, notably in the area of energy; stresses the importance of seeing this provision as part of a comprehensive Union solidarity toolbox to address some new major security challenges, such as challenges in the area of climate security, energy security and the security of supply of other critical products;