Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/2004(INI)
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REPORT on cyber defence PDF (408 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cyber defence of Europe’s armed forces has become one of the critical issues in debates about defence modernisation and Europe’sMember States’ common defence efforts;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can best be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries; whereas cyber defence is nonetheless an area in which Member States have sovereignty and being dependent technologically in this field on another Member State entails a loss of sovereignty;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while cyber defence remains a core competence of the Member States, the EU has a vital role to play in ensuring that these newMember State endeavours are closely coordinated from the start to avoid the inefficiencies that mark many traditional defence efforts; whereas a substantial cyber defence capability is a necessary part of the development of the European Defence Uniondefence coordination efforts;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas both Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the European Defence Fund (EDF) are new initiatives with the necessary scope to facilitate cooperative projects in the field of cyber defence domain, for which, however, the legitimate authorities of each Member State concerned retain sole competence, and whereas in this field the European Union should simply record Member State coordination or if necessary encourage its establishment but its role should not extend beyond this;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Member States participating in PESCO have committed themselves to ensuring that cooperation efforts on cyber defence – such as information sharing, training and operational support – will continue to grow; whereas each Member State has full sovereignty over information classified as ‘confidential defence’ or ‘secret defence’ and whereas said information should not be shared with private companies or companies linked to mercenary practices;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) network is thone only Europeanf the training provider for the CSDP structures, missions and operations, alongside other national facilities, for Member State military academies; whereas its role in pooling European training capacities is planned to could be substantially increased in the cyber- defence threats and tools domain;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the EU and NATO have agreed to a broad agenda of cooperation iare not subject to the same threats – some members of NATO even go so far as to spy electronically on other EU-NATO Joint Declaration of 8 July 2016 Member States – and therefore NATO does not constitute a partner but a threat, for which reason for a common cybersecurity policy to be effective, it is absolutely essential that it be implemented outside NATO;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that many Member States consider possession of their own cyber defence capabilities to be at the core of their national security strategy and to constitute an essential part of their national sovereignty; stresses, however, that – as wiDoes not just recognise but is also of the view that a cybersecurity policy is only possible if each Member State pursues its own policy in coordination with the other military branches, and also owing to the borderless nature of cyberspace – the scale required for truly comprehensive and effective forces is beyond the reach of any single Member StMember States, and that possession by each Member State of its own national cyber defence capabilities is a necessary and vital prerequisite for a common cybersecurity strategy;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Strongly emphasises, therefore, that, in the framework of the close cooperation between Memberging European Defence Union, States on enhancing the cyber defence capabilities of Member States should be closely integencouratged from the startin order to ensure maximum efficiency; urges, therefore, the Member States to cooperate closely in the development of their respective cyber commands;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Member States, in this context, to make the best possible use of the framework provided by PESCO and the EDF to propose cooperation projects;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that planning a successful CSDP mission or operation requires substantial cyber defence expertise, both at operational headquarters and within the mission itself, to conduct a thorough threat assessment and provide adequate protection in the field; calls on the EEAS, and on the Member States providing headquarters for CSDP operations, to strengthen their cyber defence expertise to ensure the safety of the EU’s missionscyber defence mission or operation is a matter for countries that have the necessary expertise and skills, in order to prevent propaganda by countries manipulated within NATO;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises, in particular, the importance of keeping the at security measures (cyber footprints and, attack surfaces of CSDP missions and operations to the necessary minimum; urges the planners involved to take this into account from the start of the planning proces) are a matter for national laws and governments;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the introduction by France, with the support of Portugal and Belgium, of an EU pilot module on cyber defence and points out that resilience stems above all from coordinated national policies;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensmeans Member States need control of the hardware and software linked to cyberspace so that it is open, free, stable at EU level and not subject to disputes and manipulation from outside forces; calls on the Member States to promote a collaborative EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development, and establishment at national level, of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible srms enabling control over expertise so that EU States behavioure responsibly in cyberspace;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the EEAS and EDA, in close cooperation with the Commission, to take work forward on the update of the EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework to ensure that it remains fit for purpose as the relevant policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s cyber defence objectivesPoints out that neither the EEAS, the EDA nor the Commission have any legitimacy other than that which the Member States decide to grant them so they may better coordinate their actions, and that the Member States still retain full responsibility for all of their security and defence policies, these being policies that on principle cannot be delegated;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Instructs its President to forward this resolution toconfirming the responsibility of the Member States, to the Member States, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, the NATO Secretary-General in order to exclude this body from any cooperation in this field exclusive to the European Union, the EU agencies in the fields of defence and cyber security, and national parliaments of EU Member States.