6 Amendments of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2017/2121(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats is common EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy is the most important and most necessary of all EU policies;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly conflict-ridden and unstable, only a joint soft power with credible hard power can confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis, terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and hybrid warfare, and challenging assertive behaviour by Russia and China; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and of forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, the lack of access to education, armed conflicts, bad governance and climate change;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates the need for a strategic refocus on the Western Balkans, giving a fresh impetus to EU enlargement policy and strengthening the rule of law and the resilience of state institutions and economy; is convinced that regional reconciliation and integration throughin the EU and the transatlantic institutional architecture is the best means to address the dangers stemming from destabilising foreign interference, organised crime, unresolved major state disputes, disinformation and hybrid threats;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to increase the EU’s ability to confront hybrid threats; calls, in this regard, for the development of joint, comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis capacities and methods and, for bolstering the EU’s strategic communication capabilities, and for establishment of the European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the role of independent media in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural competences, and the need to strengthen such media as a source of credible information, especially in the EU and its neighbourhood, and to further strengthen the EU’s capacity to fight fake news and disinformation, especially through the East StratCom Task Force; highlights in this context the need to develop stronger resilience at EU level against such information spread over the Internet; calls on the Commission to coordinate better with the EEAS on those issues;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that Europe must build a virtuous alliance between the private and public sectors and should develop a strategic relationship with the US;