[ParlTrack]

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Phil BENNION

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that a strategic revision of the 'EU Global Strategy' would be timely and needed, namely in light of some of the profound geopolitcal changes which have taken place since its adoption (political divergences across the Atlantic axis, the emergence of new, more assertive powers such as China, the aggravation of the climate emergency, etc.), all of which pose serious implications on the Union's foreign policy objectives and overall security policy; calls, as a result, on the HRVP to begin a process of all-around inclusive consultations, starting with Member States and leading experts in EU foreign policy from outside the EU institutions, but also including civil society organisations;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Hilde VAUTMANS, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Believes that the European Union needs to take on a global leadership role and unlock its political potential to think and act like a geopolitical power while defending and promoting its common values and interests in the world; reaffirms the need to secure ‘EU strategic autonomy’; fully supports the Commission President’s decision to transform the EU’s executive branch into a ‘geopolitical commission’; underlines that a 'geopolitical Commission' would therefore be expected to adopt a preventive rather than responsive approach to global affairs; believes, in this regard, that the European Union should strive to become a more assertive actor, without prejudice to its standing as a Normative Power;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Martin HORWOOD, Klemen GROŠELJ, Hilde VAUTMANS, Christophe GRUDLER, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Considers that the EU, in order to keep its external credibility, should put the respect for human rights clauses at the core of the EU's agreements with third countries, making them conditional and applying them when necessary;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underscores that the European Union must use its existing instruments more effectively and act in a more unified and coherent way in order to improve its decision-making processes; notes the Commission's proposal to combine most of the existing instruments for external action into a single instrument, the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); reiterates that pooling external action instruments into a single fund may lead to synergies, effectiveness and rapidness in decision-making process and disbursement of funds, but should not divert the Union's funding from its longstanding and overarching foreign policy goals of poverty eradication, sustainable development and the protection of human rights;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for greater coherence, consistency and complementarity, as laid down in the Treaties, between the EU’s external financing instruments and the CFSP to enable the European Union to tackle growing security and foreign policy challenges; considers that the simplified structure of external instruments proposed under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument calls for proper checks and balances, a sufficient level of transparency, and strategic policy input and scrutiny of implementation by Parliament; stresses the need for efficient and adequate funding under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance for 2021-2027 (IPA III); highlights the role of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), particularly in supporting peace and stability around the world; expects a timely adoption of the post-2020 instruments, so as to avoid unnecessary funding gaps;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Reiterates that sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, as well as inviolability of internationally recognised borders and peaceful settlement of disputes are key principles of the European security order, applying to all states, both within and beyond the EU’s borders;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Christophe GRUDLER, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Phil BENNION, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for stronger support to the EU maritime security strategy as freedom of navigation is an increasing challenge; insists that freedom of navigation must be respected at all times; regrets that tensions are on the rise and violations of the Law of the Sea and international maritime law continue to persist around many of the world's major maritime hotspots, such as in the South China Sea, the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Guinea etc.; notes that many of these tensions are oftentimes geopolitical in nature;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2136(INI)

Michael GAHLER, Andrius KUBILIUS, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Neena GILL, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Phil BENNION, Engin EROGLU, Anna FOTYGA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Charlie WEIMERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Stresses that strengthening substantial relations with East and Southeast Asia is essential to the EU's rules-based, comprehensive and sustainable Connectivity Strategy; takes note of the military build-up in the region and calls for all parties involved to respect the freedom of navigation, to solve differences through peaceful means and to refrain from taking unilateral actions to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas and the Taiwan Strait; expresses concern that foreign interferences from autocratic regimes through disinformation and cyber-attacks on the upcoming general elections threaten Asian democracies and regional stability; reiterates its support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations, mechanisms and activities;

2019/11/13
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Phil BENNION, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that instability and unpredictability on the Union’s borders ~~and~~, both in its immediate neighbourhood (north Africa, the Middle East, Ukraine, the Caucasus, the Balkans, etc.), as well as in its extended neighbourhood (Sahel, Horn of Africa, etc), pose a direct threat to the security of the continent; stresses the inextricable link between internal and external security;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Michael GAHLER, Andrius KUBILIUS, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Neena GILL, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Phil BENNION, Engin EROGLU, Anna FOTYGA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Charlie WEIMERS, Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Martin HORWOOD

4 a. Stresses that strengthening substantial relations with East and Southeast Asia is essential to the EU's rules-based, comprehensive and sustainable Connectivity Strategy; takes note of the military build-up in the region and calls for all parties involved to respect the freedom of navigation, to solve differences through peaceful means and to refrain from taking unilateral actions to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Seas and the Taiwan Strait; expresses concern that foreign interferences from autocratic regimes through disinformation and cyber-attacks on the upcoming general elections threaten Asian democracies and regional stability; reiterates its support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organisations, mechanisms and activities;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Phil BENNION, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that Europe’s defence is based largely on the Union’s capacity and in the political willingness of Member States to intervene militarily, in a credible manner, in external theatres of operations; maintains that the Union disposes of considerable human, financial, technical and military resources, endowing it with an unique capacity to conduct military and civilian operations and respond promptly and pre-emptively to future security challenges, for instance through active peacekeeping misions;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Malik AZMANI, Phil BENNION, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15 a. Stresses that, since the adoption of the 2016 EU Global Strategy, the proliferation of regional and local conflicts, not least in the vicinity of our immediate neighbourhood, poses many challenges for the Union's security, as they have often splill-over effects; considers, in this regard, that the Union should become a more robust actor in crisis management, confict resolution and in peace-keeping, whenever possible in concert with other regional and international organisations such as the UN and the African Union, in line with its commitments towards multilateralism, but also on its own, when the situation so requires;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Phil BENNION, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. ~~Not~~Welcomes the decision of 26 September 2019 to extend the EU maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFORMED Sophia) by six months to 31 March 2020; deeply deplores the decision temporarily to suspend the naval presence; stresses the urgent need to reach agreement among the Member States and calls for the redeployment of naval assets and full implementation of the mandate;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Martin HORWOOD, Phil BENNION, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)

36 a. Calls on the High Representative to regularly consult the European Parlement on urgent matters pertaining to the implementation of the CSDP; believes that the High Representative, or an appropriate EEAS official with direct oversight over CSDP command structres and involved in the design, implementation and appraisal of current civilian and military operations, should promptly inform Parliament of important changes to the structures of any such operations, particularly in regards to their overall nature, mandate, length or early termination;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2028(BUD)

Luisa PORRITT, Martin HORWOOD, Irina VON WIESE, Phil BENNION

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Emphasises the need to support and protect the LGBTI+ community around the world; calls for the allocation of EU funds to support LGBTI+ communities in countries where their rights are threatened.

2062/01/08
Committee: AFET

2019/2028(BUD)

Luisa PORRITT, Martin HORWOOD, Irina VON WIESE, Phil BENNION

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Stresses the critical need to eradicate sexual and gender-based violence, by addressing their widespread and systemic use as a weapon of war; calls for the use of EU funds to support the rights of women around the world to access safe and legal abortion.

2062/01/08
Committee: AFET

Activities of Phil BENNION

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