10 Amendments of Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE related to 2015/2276(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
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;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience throughenhance its cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to carry outfinalise joint programmes and initiatives in the area of defence and security, including the Multinational Space-based Imaging System for Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Observation (MUSISSST and GOVSATCOM), and declares its support for such programmes and initiatives;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; cConsiders 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;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; iIs 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;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission and the European agencies in the space, security, and defence fields to join forces to develop a cataloguewhite 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;