17 Amendments of David MCALLISTER related to 2021/2232(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
— having regard to the Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank on The Global Gateway aiming to mobilise up to €300 billion in investments to boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport and strengthen health, education and research systems across the world, of 1 December 2021,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the EU and Indo-Pacific countries are facing increasingly similar security challenges as well as non- traditional challenges; whereas the EU’s outlook on the region reflects the political recognition of the need totake greater responsibility in addressing global security challenges;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas on 12 July 2016 the Permanent Court of Arbitration in a landmark case ruled that there was no evidence that China had exercised exclusive control historically over the territories it claims within the South China Sea; whereas China has ignored this ruling and among others has created military bases on man-made islands;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas ensuring stability and freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific waters is crucial for securing the EU’s strategic interests; whereas the EU is involved in supporting regional maritime security through the CSDP Operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta; whereas Indo- Pacific partners shave welcomed the Operation Atalanta and its focus on preventing piracy and armed robbery, as well as monitoring weapons and drug trafficking; whereas the EU and its Member States have committed to increase its permanent naval presence in the region through inter alia the Coordinated Maritime Presences concept;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note of the recent conclusion of the AUKUS trilateral security pact; is of the firm opinion that strong EU-Australia relations are important for the stability of the region and that these should be further advanced and not affected by the conclusion of AUKUS; calls on the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to examine with the relevant partners possibilities to set up a permanent dialogue with AUKUS and representation at the meetings of the members of QUAD, also in non-military fields such as climate change, technology or health, in order to align our strategies on the Indo- Pacific and strengthen synergies;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fundamental role that connectivity plays in the geopolitical relations of the EU and its Member States, and welcomes the announcement by Commission PJoint communication by the European Commission and the High Represident von der Leyen to present the EU’s global gateway strategyative on Global Gateway from December 2021; believes that this initiative can be an attractive alternative for our partners in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the EU to strengthen its dialogue with NATO’s four Asia-Pacific partners, namely Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand, with a view to enhancing mutual situational awareness on security developments in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions; invites NATO to use its 2030 reflection process to enhance cooperation with its partners in order to defend shared values, bolster resilience and uphold the international rules-based order, while ensuring greater consistency between policies on China; highlights that priority areas for cooperation with partners should centre on capacity building, hybrid threats, non-proliferation and crisis response;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the commitments by the EU and India in the area of security and defence, and their recent launch of a dialogue on maritime security; invites both parties to further strengthen their operational cooperation at sea, including joint naval exercises and port calls, as well as actions to protect the sea lines of communication; furthermore, calls on the EU and India to enhance mutual coordination and exchanges in order to reinforce maritime domain awareness in the Indo-Pacific;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes positive developments in EU-Australia security and defence cooperation in the past decade and Australia’s engagement in EU crisis management operations; calls for both partners to further enhance coordination and synergies with a view to promoting security and stability in the Indo-Pacific, including as regards freedom of navigation and engage in discussions in view of identifying areas of shared interest for future cooperation on security and defence related matters;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the crucial role played by the Republic of Korea in supporting efforts towards the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula; highlights that EU-ROK cooperation in cybersecurity has proven to be an effective tool in addressing threats stemming from cyber-attacks originating in the DPRK and other regional countries; calls for both the EU and the Republic of Korea to further step up joint efforts to combat cybercrime and build resilient infrastructure; invites the EU and the ROK to deepen their cooperation in space policy and technology matters;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU and its Members States to step-up their own maritime capacities in the region in a coordinated way, including by exploring ways to ensure a permanent European naval presence in the Indian Ocean; stresses the need to increase the EU’s capacity as an effective maritime security provider; highlights the fact that France is the only Member State with a permanent military presence in the Indian Ocean; welcomes the fact that the Netherlands and Germany have sent frigates to the region; underlines that more such naval missions will be needed in the future, embedded in a coordinated and comprehensive approach to regional security; welcomes the joint naval exercises that EUNAFOR Atalanta has thus far undertaken with partner countries, andJapan, the Republic of Korea, India, Vietnam and Oman and encourages the enhancement of such joint exercises; calls for the EU to consider expanding its geographical scope deeper into the Indian Ocean; invites the EU to establish a maritime area of interest in the Indo- Pacific with a view to extending its Coordinated Maritime Presences concept, building on the Member States’ individual assets;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes joint naval activities and calls for the EU and Indo-Pacific partners to further build on existing maritime cooperation frameworks; calls on the EU to evaluate with its partners to establish a monitoring system on breaches of international maritime law in the Indo- Pacific region; emphasises the added value for the EU of engaging in regional cooperation forums, such as the EU- ASEAN High-Level Dialogue on Maritime Security Cooperation, the Asia- Europe Meeting and the ASEAN Regional Forum;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of information and cybersecurity as an element of the critical infrastructure of the global economy and for protecting democracies from disinformation and malicious attacks; calls on the EU to put in place a more robust cyber policy; highlights the need for the EU to coordinate the issuing of cyber sanctions with like-minded partners;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Calls for the EU and like-minded Indo-Pacific countries to work towards strengthening the international regulation of the cyber sphere inter alia through the Budapest Convention, and to promote initiatives in the framework of the UN;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the growing importance of the space dimension of international cooperation and security; expresses concerns about increased development and proliferation of space weapons, increasing the danger of an arms race; calls on the EU to build on the successful cooperation on space policy and technology with the Republic of Korea and Japan and launch cooperation on space skills and technology with other regional partners;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights that the fight against violent extremism is of shared interest to the EU and Indo-Pacific countries; calls on the EU to establish the Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (PCVE) project, including actions aimed at strengthening resilience to violent extremism, such as a unified platform to counter extremism in the Indo-Pacific region; highlights the need to further promote cooperation between Europol and Aseanapol and between Europol and national law enforcement agencies to facilitate exchanges of good practices and expertise in key areas of interest, such as counter-terrorism, fighting transnational crime, human trafficking and migrant smuggling;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights that the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and the rapid build-up and deployment of new technologically advanced nuclear capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region remain major regional and global security concerns; expresses deep concerns about the ongoing erosion of disarmament and arms-control architecture; calls on China to actively participate in discussions aimed at establishing new arms control regimes, in particular regarding a possible successor to the INF Treaty, and the New START treaty which is expiring in 2026;