11 Amendments of Andrea BOCSKOR related to 2017/2276(INI)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is better equipped to deal with internal security and NATO to manage external defence; whereas the EU is developing in an accelerated way to bolster its defence;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and NATO, both engaged in crisis management, wshould be more efficient in that activity if they were to act in a truly coordinated mannerfurther strengthen coordination between them and make the most of their expertise and resources;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the absence of a common threat perception within the EU can have an impact on relations between the EU and NATO; eEncourages the EU Member States therefore to find a shared understanding of the evolving threat environment and welcomes recent efforts in that direction;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the tangible results in the implementation of the Joint Declaration, in particular regarding countering hybrid threats, strategic communications and maritime coopeoperational cooperation, including at sea and on migration, and encourages further progress; welcomes the change in the culture of engagement and the smooth functioning of staff-to-staff cooperation in the implementation of each action; welcomes the engagement also of Members of both the EU and NATO; considers it important to ensure proper resources for implementation and further improvement of cooperation;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the re-affirmation of US commitment to NATO and European security; recalls that the EU and the United States are key international partners and that this partnership is also through NATO; underlines the value of bilateral relations between EU Member States and the US; strongly believes that strengthening EU- NATO cooperation reinforces the transatlantic bond; notes that the US, which generally encouraged and welcomed the substantive developments in EU defence, still needs convincing to renounce their remaining reservations;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes enhanced tactical and operational cooperation, including through direct links between NATO’s Maritime Command and Frontex, as well as between Operation Sea Guardian and EUNAVFOR MED Sophia, helping the EU and its missions to stem irregularllegal migration and to counter illegal trafficking networks, including in arms; notes that NATO provides logistical support and other capabilities such as re-fuelling at sea and medical support;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EU initiatives aimed at strengthening European security and defence should also help ensure that those EU Member States which are NATO Allies meet their NATO commitments; stresses that EU Member States should be capable to launch autonomous military missions also where NATO is not willing to act or where EU action is more appropriate;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates the need to ensure coherence between the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Capability Development Plan and the NATO Defence Planning Process with a view to coordinating defence planningcapacity development; highlights the need to ensure that NATO’s Smart Defence and the EU’s Pooling and Sharing Initiative are complementary and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its view thatthe importance of the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements should be adapted to the current strategic context and enable NATO to make use of EU instruments, including civilian tools where appropriateas a tool for crisis management and operational cooperation;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continentconsiders in this context that capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened to non-EU members of NATO;