Activities of Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Ba. whereas the accumulation of destabilising crises in its close neighbourhood, in particular in Ukraine, Syria and the Sahel, has consequences both inside and outside its borders, in particular the migration crisis and the multiplication of terrorist attacks on its soil;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the unity and the values that characterise the European Union are under constant threat;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the West’s two major organisations that have Europe at the centre of their activities, the EU and NATO, are making progress on enhancing their cooperation in facing complex threats, both conventional and hybrid, generated by state and non-state actors, coming from the South and the East, but also the North and the West; whereas neither organisation has the full range of tools needed to address them all on its own;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas this particular context is a historic opportunity to move forward with the establishment of a real European defence mechanism; whereas the EU must ensure its security and has a duty to protect its citizens by addressing threats to it; and whereas European citizens expect the EU to protect them;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that European citizens, recognising that purely national responses to terrorism and insecurity are insufficient, expect the EU to protect them from these threats; and that close cooperation between the EU and NATO would allow Member States to be more complementary and more effective;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises the need to strengthen EU-NATO cooperation on missions and operations, at both the strategic and tactical level;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that the courses of action open to the European Union, more varied than those of NATO, enable it to provide a more appropriate response to crises such as the one in the Sahel;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the need to foster the European defence industry in order to make this cooperation a security issue, but also an economic issue and a question of strategic autonomy; emphasises the need for contracts to benefit first and foremost European companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, located on the territory of the Union;

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2017/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Emphasises the need to strengthen EU-NATO cooperation on missions and operations, both at strategic and tactical level;~~deleted

2018/04/05
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the ~~increasingly dangerous and challenging~~ security environment both within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder which no Member State can cope with alone, is becoming increasingly dangerous and challenging, calls for the strengthening of the EU’s security and defence policy to make it a more effective policy instrument and a real guarantee of the safety of EU citizens and the promotion of European interests and values;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism both at home and abroad~~, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism~~; whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Union needs to ~~strengthen its resilience through~~enhance its cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the European Council of June 2015, which focused on defence, called for the fostering of greater and more systematic European defence cooperation with a view to delivering key capabilities, including through the use of EU funds and existing EU capabilities;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas developing and sustaining space capabilities for security and defence in Europe requires effective cooperation among Member States and with the European ~~and transatlantic~~ institutions;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Encourages the Member States to ~~carry out~~finalise joint programmes and initiatives in the area of defence and security, including the Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (~~MUSIS~~SST and GOVSATCOM), and declares its support for such programmes and initiatives;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; c~~Considers that EU-US cooperation on future space-based capabilities and services for security and defence purposes would be mutually beneficial; notes the work undertaken towards the third US Offset Strategy; urges the Union to take this development into account when preparing its own Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, and to include space-based capabilities for security and defence within the remit of that strategy; invites the VP/HR to discuss with defence ministers the strategic approach to be taken, and to inform Parliament as that debate unfolds;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; i~~Is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should cover the building of resilience by the two bodies and in conjunction with our neighbours, as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on space-based capabilities and services offers prospects for improving compatibility ~~and synergy~~ between the two frameworks; ~~is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy and in collective defence;~~

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and other harmful interference offers prospects for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation; ~~invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;~~

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2276(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Encourages the Commission and the European agencies in the space, security, and defence fields to join forces to develop a ~~catalogue~~white paper ofn training requirements vis- à- vis the use of space-based capabilities and services for security and defence; takes the view that EU resources should be mobilised for pilot courses in those areas in which Member States and the competent European agencies have identified an imminent need;

2016/03/01
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the rise in commitment and payment appropriations for the CFSP, given the current geopolitical situation, notably in Europe's neighbourhood; asks whether commitments and payments will increase in the 2016 draft budget to fight terrorism, tackle challenges in the Mediterranean, and deal with the crisis in Libya and Yemen;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the rise in commitments for the EU's military missions such as EUTM Mali and EUNAVFOR Med, and its civilian missions, such as EUBAM Libya;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls that fighting terrorism is an EU priority for the coming years and calls for an increase in commitment appropriations on all budget lines related to the fight, notably the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that the defence of human rights and the promotion of democracy is a matter of vital importance in the current global environment and symbolic of the EU's commitments to its core values; emphasises that the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights is an essential tool in this regard, which needs to be provided with adequate funding; asks for a rise in commitments for the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace to support refugees, such as Syrian refugees in Lebanon and the Kingdom of Jordan;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Takes note of the conclusions of the European Council of 25 June 2015; stresses that the CFSP entails strong commitments to visibility and flexibility, notably to the development of civilian and military capacities, to reinforcing the defence industry and to SMEs; to that end, strongly welcomes the Council's readiness to ensure appropriate funding for the preparatory action on CSDP related research, paving the way for a dedicated and well-funded defence research and technology program in the next MFF;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Underlines the importance of budgeting sufficient funds for the Middle East Peace Process, the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA in order to meet the needs on the ground, which have increased in recent years due to multiple regional crises; demands the creation of a specific budget line in the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace for the protection of and provision of humanitarian aid to persecuted minorities, such as Christians in the Middle East;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2132(BUD)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Deplores the Council's proposed reduction of commitments appropriations for cooperation with Middle Eastern countries under the Development Cooperation Instrument; recalls the crisis in Yemen and other challenges related to it;

2015/07/24
Committee: AFET

2015/2095(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need for continuous, practical EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity, through the setting-up of bilateral follow-up units in the countries concerned.

2015/09/08
Committee: AFET

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Arnaud DANJEAN, Marc JOULAUD, Franck PROUST, Michel DANTIN, Brice HORTEFEUX, Philippe JUVIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Angélique DELAHAYE, Maurice PONGA, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Tokia SAÏFI, Anne SANDER, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Underlines the fact that, until the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom, it will continue to participate in all decision-making of the Union throughout its institutions, with the exception of the negotiations and the agreement concerning its own withdrawal; considers that intermediate arrangements will need to be made concerning the UK’s participation in European decision-making, as it will be politically difficult to allow a Member State in the process of leaving to influence decisions ~~affecting~~– particularly European Parliament votes – affecting the future of the Union of which it will soon cease to be a member;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Marc JOULAUD, Brice HORTEFEUX, Philippe JUVIN, Franck PROUST, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Michel DANTIN, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Tokia SAÏFI, Anne SANDER, Maurice PONGA, Angélique DELAHAYE, Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls for the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency, currently in London, to be moved to another Member State;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Marc JOULAUD, Philippe JUVIN, Franck PROUST, Michel DANTIN, Maurice PONGA, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Tokia SAÏFI, Anne SANDER, Constance LE GRIP, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls for the establishment of an ‘observer’ status applicable to all United Kingdom representatives, whether elected or unelected, at the EU institutions; the status would enable the representatives to participate in debates until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union without taking part in decisions, including votes in the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union; proposes that the European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs is given a mandate to set out the arrangements for this ‘observer’ status on behalf of all the institutions;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Arnaud DANJEAN, Marc JOULAUD, Brice HORTEFEUX, Philippe JUVIN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Franck PROUST, Michel DANTIN, Angélique DELAHAYE, Maurice PONGA, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Tokia SAÏFI, Anne SANDER, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)

34a. Points out that the excessive number and redundancy of emergency resolutions, but also of some subjects which address only the subsidiarity of Members States in the European Parliament’s reports, weaken their political and diplomatic impact;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Tokia SAÏFI, Arnaud DANJEAN, Marc JOULAUD, Brice HORTEFEUX, Franck PROUST, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Philippe JUVIN, Maurice PONGA, Michel DANTIN, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. ~~Reiterates its call for a singl~~Points out that the seat ofor the European Parliament~~; proposes that Parliament and the Council each decide the location of their own seat after having obtained the consent of the other; further proposes that the s~~ is in Strasbourg and that its places of work can only be changed by meatns of a~~ll the other EU institutions,~~n agmen~~cies and bodies be determined by Parlia~~dment ~~and~~to the ~~Council on a proposal by the European executive, acting in accordance with a special legislative procedure~~Treaty on European Union;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2248(INI)

Jérôme LAVRILLEUX, Anne SANDER, Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Marc JOULAUD, Brice HORTEFEUX, Franck PROUST, Philippe JUVIN, Michel DANTIN, Maurice PONGA, Renaud MUSELIER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)

39a. Calls, in the interests of transparency, for a study to be carried out on the cost of all the European Union’s agencies and bodies being spread across the Member States; calls for a study to be carried out to calculate the savings that would be made by moving all the European Union’s decentralised bodies to its capital: Strasbourg;

2016/11/09
Committee: AFCO

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas this is done by ~~government~~dictatorships, criminal organisations, terrorist networks and private actors to violate human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas (cyber-)security and counter- terrorism measures involving ICTs, or the monitoring, of the internet ~~often~~may have ~~significant~~ detrimental effects on ~~the human rights of people all over the world~~individual freedoms, especially in the absence of legal basis, necessity, proportionality or democratic and judicial oversight;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to support, third States and governments so that they train and empower human rights defenders, civil society activists and independent journalists ~~using~~in their countries in the use of ICTs in their activities, and to promote the related fundamental rights of privacy, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of association online;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for the inclusion of ~~conditionality~~ clauses in all agreements with third countries which explicitly refer to the need to guarantee and respect digital freedoms and unrestricted access to the internet;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Underlines that the digital collection and dissemination of evidence of human rights violations can contribute to the global fight against impunity; ~~considers that such material should be admissible under international (criminal) law as evidence in court proceedings;~~

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that mass surveillance tomay be disproportionate ~~at all times, henc~~where int violat~~ion of~~es the principles of necessity and proportionality, and~~, therefore,~~ that it then constitutes a violation of human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Deplor~~Notes the active involvement of certain European companies, and of international companies operating in the EU, in countries violating human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2232(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Urges the Commission ~~publicly to exclude companies engaging in such activities from EU procurement procedures, from research and development funding and from any other financial support~~annually to compile a list of companies that work with countries that commit violations of human rights;

2015/03/27
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that ~~more than 13 years of western intervention with numerous casualties (10 548 killed and wounded civil~~, despite western military and humanitarians in 2014 alone) have made it painfully clear that no military solution is possible in Afghanistan; stresses that the Western military presence, and especially its offensive operations, are part of the conflict and not a solution to ittervention, the situation in Afghanistan is continuing to deteriorate;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls ~~for a break in the vicious circle of violence so that peace may be achieved; calls, therefore, on~~on the EU, the EUN, NATO and the US ~~to withdraw all military troops; urges all foreign parties immediately to cease all civil-military cooperation since such an approach can imply a risk for aid organisations and civil societ~~, as well as all their allies, to make every effort needed in order to restore peace and stability in the country;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Regret~~Welcomes the signing of the BSA and the NATO SOFA by the new Afghan administration as it undermines the sovereignty of the state of Afghanistan and its institutions and may lead to impunity of war crimes; is concerned that the NATO-Afghanistan SOFA allows Western troop deployments until the end of 2024 and beyond; is concerned by the fact that US President Obama authorised a more expansive and combative role for the US military in Afghanistan in NovemberStatus of Forces Agreement (SOFA) under the Partnership for Peace of the UN, which includes Afghanistan and the NATO member states; points out that NATO has been conducting the Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, which is the successor to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission, since 1 January 20145;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is concerned about the high costs of training for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF),; which is estimated to have reached USD 6 billion in 2014, and the lack of long-term commitments by the EU, or by other members of the international community, to finance the ANSF budget; stresses that even with the planned reduction of personnel to about 230 000 in the coming years it will be impossible for the Afghan Government to provide the necessary financing; expresses its grave concern that this may lead to a dangerous situation in which a highly militarised and equipped police and army could look for alternative ways of generating incomeelcomes the action taken by EUPOL Afghanistan since 2007 in support of the Afghan Government's reform efforts;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the EU to support the Afghan Government in its pursuit of a comprehensive and inclusive~~, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned~~ peace and reconciliation process, actively including the whole range of civil society and all conflict parties~~, including – following a ceasefire – combatant, insurgent and militia groups, as no lasting solution to the conflict can otherwise be achieved~~; calls on the EU actively to support an Afghan-led disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration into society (DDR) of former insurgents;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the transformation of EUPOL Afghanistan into a support mission for an Afghan-led DDR process, i.a. with the goals of demobilising the various militias and reducing the total number of ANSF personnel as far and as fast as possible; calls on the EU and on NATO to support and adequately fund efforts for demining Afghanistan;deleted

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses the need for inclusive regional cooperation with the objective of promoting long-term peace, stability and security in the wider region; promotes a new approach towards the security situation in Afghanistan ~~and its neighbours~~ in the form of a multilateral forum for dialogue and negotiation between the countries and regions concerned, covering issues and commitments on politico-security, social, economic, environmental and human rights issues; stresses that this forum could signal a new and constructive approach of ownership, self-determination and the behaviour of states towards their citizens, as well as towards each other; emphasises that this forum should be initiated in cooperation with the Organisation of the Islamic Conference and; stresses that this forum could be initiated in cooperation with the UN;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the stated intent of the new President Ashraf Ghani to make combating corruption one of his priorities; encourages the Afghan Government to engage in establishing an independent judiciary; encourages a thorough review process of the role and failures of the attempts to establish a functioning justice system~~, as well as of the role of the EUPOL mission in this context~~;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes the ~~lack of substantial~~insufficient progress on human and fundamental rights since 2002, in particular with regard to women and girls in Afghanistan; calls on the new government to dedicate more political capital to this issue and, in particular, to implement the National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan and the law on the elimination of violence against women (EVAW), as well as to comply with all other international treaties concerning human rights; calls on the Afghan authorities to promote the effective participation of women in all key bodies, nationally and internationally, and at all levels;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is critical of the fact that a large portion of the aid provided through various funding channels does not serve the needs of the Afghan people, and that project funding is often not guided by social but by military considerations; uUrges the EU to ~~use all~~ allocated aid ~~strictly~~ for development~~, not for security purposes, and to encourage its allies to follow suit~~ purposes;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Is alarmed about the country’s high aid-dependency ratio, severe budget deficits and decline in domestic revenue; emphasises the need for development programmes to create a gradually more independent economy in Afghanistan~~, weaning it off dependence on foreign donors~~; highlights the ~~potentially~~ important role that the country’s neighbours can play for such development;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the EU and the international actors to free the Afghan Government from the commitment given at the NATO Summit in Wales in September 2014 to pay a share of the USD 500 million to be allocated annually to the ANSF, which is irresponsible in light of the budget deficits, declining revenues and serious poverty that are endemic in Afghanistan; urges the Member States to meet their commitments and pay what they promised;deleted

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2230(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Emphasises the potential of Afghanistan’s resources, which are estimated to have a value of USD 900 billion; encourages the EU to assist the government to realise this potential in a way that in the first instance benefits the Afghan people ~~rather than safeguards the profits of multinational enterprises~~;

2015/05/06
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Addressing the threats and the security situation

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the action taken by the Member States against ISIS in Iraq and Syria; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targets; stresses however that a response must first be found at political and regional level to the ~~challenge presented by~~issue of combating ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular ~~Saudi Arabi~~the countries of the Arabian Peninsula and Iran;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the involvement of the countries of the Arab Peninsula in the international coalition against ISIS; urges their governments to redouble their efforts to prevent the financing of international terrorism, for example through including increased surveillance of waqfs and private donors; stresses the urgent need to introduce an efficient system of penalties coordinated with the LAS so as to put an end to ISIS financing by the Arab world; ~~stresses also the urgent need for a decryption system to deal with clandestine oil sales by ISIS;~~

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes the strategic cooperation between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); stresses that the GCC could exert a positive political influence in the management of crises and conflicts in the MENA countries;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses full support for a new common security and defence policy (CSDP) to promote stability and security in the MENA countries; points out that the EU could play a major role in providing specific training in border surveillance, anti-terrorism ~~and~~, the prevention of ~~arms’~~ trafficking in arms and drugs and in overhauling security;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls the crucial importance of promoting improved cooperation between the EU Member States and the MENA countries in combating terrorism; calls for closer cooperation between these countries and with ~~the~~ Europol and Interpol ~~countries~~, providing them with assistance in developing the necessary anti- terrorist structures and resources;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Draws attention to the urgency of the situation in Yemen; stresses that the political crisis has transformed into a security and humanitarian crisis which is destabilising the entire Arabian peninsula and, beyond that, all of the MENA countries; calls on the European Union and the Member States to take practical measures to help civilians and to end the crisis;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to continue to encourage democratic reforms within the EU neighbouring countries; stresses the importance of maintaining the ‘~~two- thirds/one third~~more-for- more’ principle for the allocation of ENP funding; calls on the Commission, the EEAS, the Council and the Member States to develop a political and strategic ENP dimension; welcomes the launch by the HR/VP and the Commission of broad consultation on ENP re~~newal~~vision;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is convinced that cultural cooperation isand diplomacy are essential in order to combat~~ing~~ terrorism and any form of radicalism; stresses the utmost importance of promoting cultural and academic exchanges; urges partner countries to participate in EU cultural programmes; calls on the Commission to act on the European Parliament’s proposal for the creation of an ambitious Euro- Mediterranean Erasmus programme distinct from the Erasmus+ programme;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses the need to highlight the central role of the Union for the Mediterranean; points out that it should itself be able to raise the necessary funds for these projects; endorses the direction being taken by ministerial meetings; calls for a wider dissemination of resulting programmes and actions and for greater cooperation with the European Union;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Takes the view that strategic dialogue between the EU and the MENA countries should be given further impetus in the direction of sustainable economic development, helping to iron out inequalities and creating youth opportunities; ~~stresses the importance of facilitating access to the EU single market for the MENA countries, while providing all necessary protection;~~ stresses the importance of encouraging European investments in MENA countries;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2229(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Regrets that a minimum one-year period is necessary for the release of macro-financial assistance to countries in a very precarious financial situation; urges the European Union to mobilise or redirect funding very promptly; calls on Arab donors to coordinate aid within the LAS and the GCC and, as far as possible, together with the European Union;

2015/04/17
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council of 19 January 2015,

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points to the dramatically aggravated security environment around and within the EU, where the international law-based order and stability and security of Europe are challenged to a degree unprecedented since the beginning of European integration; points to the ongoing transformation of the global political order;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5 a (new)

- combatting all the threats – terrorism and the trafficking in arms, drugs and human beings – hanging over the EU;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines the obligation undertaken by the Member States in ratifying the Treaty on European Union to support the Union’s external and security policy actively and unreservedly in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity, in line with Article 24(3) TEU;Linguistic change not affecting English version

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Insists that the political, economic, financial and defence resources of the EU and its Member States must be bolstered and combined to maximise the EU’s influence in the world, produce synergies and ensure peace and stability in Europe;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; points out that the EU is a key part of NATO and that the strategies of both these organisations should intermesh; urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit more resources and cooperate more closely to build synergies; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defence capabilities in the Member States and an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; points to the synergies between European defence industries; welcomes the HR/VP’s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1

– launching – on the basis of the review of the EU’s strategic framework – a process of strategic reflection on objectives and priorities in the field of security and defence, setting out the required capabilities and options for deepening defence cooperation and better responding to threats looming over EU countries;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2

– strengthening the European Defence Agency by providing it with the necessary resources, so that it can play its full role in coordinating and stimulating armaments cooperation and cooperation between defence industries;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2219(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Urges the EU leadership to develop, in close coordination with the US and involving major powers (e.g. Russia and China), a strategy encouraging regional actors (including Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Gulf Cooperation Council governments, Iran, the Arab League and Kurdish forces) to unite in order to put an end to proxy wars ~~and halt financial support to fundamentalists, and to~~, develop a solution for peace and stability in the region and combat the financing of fundamentalists; supports the engagement of all parties involved in the Middle East peace process in finding a comprehensive, constructive and sustainable solution to the Middle East conflict, which is viable for both parties; emphasises the need to preserve the territorial integrity and national unity of Libya and urges the HR/VP to provide impetus for a stronger engagement of regional actors on mediation and conflict resolution;

2015/01/02
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU’s credibility in its external relations will be bolstered by increasing consistency between its internal and external policies in relation to human rights and in the international arena;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas in its resolution of 17 July 2014 Parliament reiterated its strong support for the adoption of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the ICC, including the amendment on the crime of aggression, and called on all EU Member States to ratify them and incorporate them into their national legislation; whereas the amendment on the crime of aggression will contribute to the rule of law at the international level and to international peace and security by deterring the illegal use of force and thus proactively contributing to the prevention of such crimes and to consolidating a lasting peace;deleted

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas a clause on compliance with international conventions on human rights and labour rights is a requirement of the GSP+ system for third countries;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the effects of climate change, such as increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and more extreme weather conditions, will intensify the challenges of global instability and, consequently, the threat of serious human rights violations; whereas the term ‘climate refugee’, intended to describe people who are forced to flee their homes and seek refuge abroad as a consequence of climate change, is not yet recognised in international law or in any legally binding international agreement;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Commends the External Action Service and the Commission for their ~~comprehensive and clear~~ reporting on EU action taken during the reporting period; reiterates, however, its view that the country reports in particular should have a more rigorous framework based on a set of indicators that would allow for the setting of benchmarks to assess both positive and negative trends, evaluate the efficiency of the EU’s actions, and provide grounds for adapting the levels of EU support in line with progress achieved with regard to human rights, democracy, the rule of law and good governance; notes that the use of such public indicators would be in line with several objectives mentioned in the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and would permit greater consistency in implementing human rights conditionality or assessing the human rights impact of EU policies;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Expresses its concern at the reported rise in the number of executions globally from 2012 to 2013, despite the fact that executions are confined to an increasingly small minority of countries; calls on the EU to take due action regarding the continuously high rate of executions in China and Iran, the resumption of executions in 2013 in Indonesia, ~~Kuwait,~~ Nigeria and Vietnam, as well as the marked increase in reported executions in Iraq ~~and in Saudi Arabia~~;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Condemns all violence and discrimination on the basis of religion or belief; expresses its serious concern over the continued reports of violence and discrimination against religious minorities around the world, in particular Eastern Christians; stresses that the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, is a fundamental human right, interrelated with other human rights and fundamental freedoms, encompassing the right to believe or not to believe, the freedom to practise theistic, non-theistic or atheistic belief alike, and the right to adopt, change and abandon or return to a belief of one’s choice;

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

68. Welcomes the legalisation of same-sex marriage or same-sex civil unions in an increasing number of countries, seventeen at the moment, around the world; encourages the EU institutions and the Member States to further contribute to the recognition of same-sex marriage or same-sex civil union as a political, social and human and civil rights issue;deleted

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET

2014/2216(INI)

Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Requests that the Commission and the EEAS participate actively in the debate on the term ‘climate refugee’, including its possible legal definition in international law or in any legally binding international agreement;deleted

2014/12/15
Committee: AFET