11 Amendments of Tonino PICULA related to 2021/2183(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Developing an EU defence doctrinesecurity and defence policy using the Strategic Compass to drive strategic autonomy
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU is facing newevolving threats, including hybrid threats, increased militarisation and revisionism around the world and a still unstable neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the launch of the work on the Strategic Compass, which should be completed in March 2022; stresses that it is a beginning, not an end, and that it constitutes a major step towards a closer cooperation on security and defence and to a European Defence Union;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the renewal of the Althea missionoperation Althea in 2020 and the refocusing of its mandate in support of the Bosnia- and Herzegovina authorities in an effort to maintain a safe and secure environment;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes with satisfaction the results of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia); approves its extension for a period of two years; stresses the need for further reflection on CSDP commitments in the area; is concerned about the deteriorating security situation in the regionoccupied territories of Georgia; denounces illegal detentions and kidnappings of Georgian citizens and the increased ‘borderisation’ activities along the Administrative Boundary Line;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Strongly condemns Russia’s illegal occupation and militarization of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, that pose a serious threat to the EaP region and the entire Europe; urges the EU to keep demanding Russia to engage constructively in the Geneva International Discussions and to fulfil its obligations under the EU-mediated 12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement, notably to withdraw all its military forces from Georgia’s occupied territories and allow the EU Monitoring Mission unhindered access to the whole territory of Georgia;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Encourages the EU to strengthen its engagement in peaceful conflict resolution throughout the EaP region; reiterates its call for the EU to ensure that the security dimension of the EaP countries is properly reflected in the EU Strategic Compass and consider launching a series of security compacts – frameworks for increased investment and assistance in security, military, intelligence and cyber cooperation – with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as Associated countries, in order to strengthen their resilience and security;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes the EEAS’s needs assessment report regarding the Professional Military Education (PME) sector in Ukraine and welcomes the ongoing work in scoping a possible EU engagement in Ukraine on its basis, and complementing Ukraine’s and international partners’ efforts in reforming professional military education in Ukraine;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the establishment of the European Peace Facility (EPF) in 2020 and calls for it to be made operational swiftly; stresses that the requisite equipment and training must be delivered in the relevant theatres of operation, having in mind 360 degrees approach of EPF; undertakes to ensure coherence and complementarity between CSDP missions and operations, the Union’s financial instruments (NDICI) and the EPF;
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that the Union should adopt a strategic approach to its partnerships based, in particular, on shared values, the defence of its interests and strategic autonomy;
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Calls for a stronger NATO supported by a stronger European Union, and wishes to see very tangible development in the EU-NATO partnership; calls, in this context, for coherence between NATO’s new strategic concept to be coherent withand the EU’s Strategic Compass;