Activities of Andrejs MAMIKINS related to 2016/0207(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Instrument contributing to stability and peace (A8-0261/2017 - Arnaud Danjean)
Instrument contributing to stability and peace (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace PDF (920 KB) DOC (101 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The primary objective of ODA is not to finance security-related instruments.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The United Nations’' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, underoutlines the importance of promoting peaceful and inclusive societies botSustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the first of which ais a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 16) and in order to achieve other development policy outcomeradication of poverty (SDG 1). SDG 16 underlines the importance of promoting peaceful and inclusive societies. SDG 16.a specifically requests to “"strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacities at all levels, in particular in developing countries, for preventing violence and combatting terrorism and crime”".17 __________________ 17 United Nations, A/RES/70/1, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Supporting security sector actors, including the military under exceptional circumstances, in third countries in a conflict prevention, crisis management or stabilisation context is essential to ensure appropriate conditions for poverty eradication and development, including good governance for an effective use of development cooperation, whose main goal is poverty eradication. Those actions are particularly necessary to ensure the protection of civilian populations in the areas affected by conflict, crises or fragility. Good governance and effective democratic control and civilian oversight of the security system, including the military, as well as compliance with human rights and the rule of law principles are essential attributes of a well-functioning State in any context, and should be promoted through a wider security sector reform support to third countries.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Council conclusions on Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of 18 May 2015 called to explore options to enhance coherence and coordination between EU security and development actions, as well as to improve the delivery of capacity building in support of security and development, notably in terms of financing instruments.19 They also invited to develop an EU-wide strategic framework for Security Sector Reform, bringing together CSDP and all other relevant Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) tools as well as development cooperation instruments and freedom, security and justice actors. __________________ 19 Foreign Affairs Council (Defence formation) conclusions on CSDP, document 8971/15 of 18 May 2015
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 2
Article 3a – paragraph 2
2. Assistance may cover in particular the provision ofis eligible to cover capacity building programmes in support of security and development, including training, mentoring and advice, as well as the provision of equipment, infrastructure improvements and provision of other services.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 3a – paragraph 2a (new)
2a. The services whose provision shall be eligible for financial assistance under this instrument are listed in the Annex. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article ... concerning amendments to the list of eligible services contained in the Annex.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3a – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The funding for this instrument shall come from instruments other than the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), or the European Development Fund (EDF) or any other mechanisms that benefits from those instruments.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4
Article 3a – paragraph 4
4. Union assistance under this Regulation shall not be used to finance:
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) recurrent military expenditure, including salaries;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the procurement of arms, their spare parts and ammunition;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) training which is solely designed to contribute to the fighting capacity of the armed forcesmilitary training.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support to military actors under this Regulation shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) in the case of developing countries (i.e., those countries eligible for Official Development Aid (ODA) as defined by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD), Union assistance shall be limited to activities having development as their primary objective, including the promotion of human rights, good governance and democratic principles; (b) in all cases, in developing or other third countries, Union assistance shall exclude actions aiming at building military capacities for security purposes.