Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER related to 2015/2272(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world (debate) NL
Amendments (4)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas athe EU must be capable of responding more swiftly and efficient responsely to threats on the part of the EU requires thatif interinstitutional barriers bare overcome and silo mentalities broken down;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on the United States and take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a principal objective should be to move towards voluntary joint defence forces and the framing of a common defence policy which will ultimately lead to a common defence. Supports, therefore, the drafting of a White paper on EU Defence, thereby updating the Helsinki Headline Goal from 1999; will encourage pragmatic efforts to establish a European defence policy, in cooperation with NATO, on the basis of dynamic national armed forces which will increasingly work together, including in the fields of education and training, and research and development;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, and supports the establishment of European forces which complement NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borders; observes that, in its security and defence policy, the EU remains a complementary player in relation to NATO, which means that Europe itself must take greater responsibility for resolving certain crises; considers that NATO continues to play a central role in the security and defence policies of the Member States, with regard both to deterrence and defending European territory, on the one hand, and to efforts to achieve peace and security elsewhere in the world, on the other;