Activities of David McALLISTER related to 2022/2145(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)
Amendments (24)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021 establishing a European Peace Facility (EPF)1 , __________________ 1 OJ L 102, 24.3.2021, p. 14.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to the Response Force ofand other forces held at high readiness by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the new NATO Strategic Concept and the Madrid Summit Declaration adopted by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the North Atlantic Council meeting in Madrid on 29 June 2022,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the two joint declarations on EU-NATO cooperation signed on 8 July 2016 and 10 July 2018, and the 74 proposals for common action endorsed by EU member states and NATO Allies,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has extensive experience in deploying multinational missions abroad in order to promote peace, security and progressstability in Europe and in the world; whereas these common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions regularly operate alongside and complement missions of the Member States, United Nations, international organisations, including NATO and third countries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas CSDP missions regularly depend on the effective performance of third-party missions, reliable cooperation, timely information sharing and sincere host nation support; whereas the lack of any of these can jeopardise the successful implementation of a CSDP mission’s mandate and could ultimately lead to the withdrawal of EU forces;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the premature termination of CSDP missions can leaves populations unprotected and makes host nations and their authorities in a weak hpost naition authorities vulnerable, thereby opening up opportunities foto protect their populations, thereby creating power vacuums to be exploited by other state and non-state actors, including terrorists and extremists, and including those sponsored by our global competitors;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas for collective defence many Member StatesNATO remains the foundation of collective defence for its members, who coordinate their efforts and employ their forces within the NATO framework; whereas many Member States also contribute to missions abroad within the CSDP framework;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the 2016 and 2018 joint declarations on EU- NATO cooperation should definehave identified areas of cooperation and coordination, establish the tasks to be fulfilled within each framework and be accompanied by roadmaps for their implementationwhich are being implemented through the 74 proposals for common action endorsed by EU member states and NATO Allies;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the Strategic Compass sets out a clear roadmap for implementing EU- level actions, in particular for transforming the EU battlegroup system, establishing a rEuropean Union Rapid dDeployment cCapacity (EU RDC) and paving the way towards entrusting the implementation of specific tasks to a group of Member States within the Union framework in accordance with Articles 42(5) and 44 of the TEU;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, in line with Article 41 of the TEU, the administrative and operating expenditure for the EU RDC should be charged to the Union budget except for expenditure that is covered by the European Peace Facility, notwithstanding the possibility for participating Member States to make free- of-charge contributions to the EU RDC;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the VP/HR’s proposal, enshrined in the Strategic Compass, to establish an EU RDC; recalls that the EU RDC should reach full operational capability by 2025; stresses the importance of the EU having the necessary capabilities and Command and Control structures to take actionact rapidly and decisively during crises in order to assert itself as a more credible security and defence actor and serve and protect the Union’s citizens, interests and values across the world;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Strongly encourages the VP/HR to propose a Council Decision on establishing an EU RDC to protect the Union’s values and serve its interests along the following lines:
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) The EU RDC should be established as athe European Union structure with its own legal and institutional identitymilitary high- readiness capability for crisis response with its own legal and institutional identity and build upon the unique capabilities and expertise already acquired;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The RDC’s tasks should includeEU RDC should be used in non-permissive environments and during all stages of a conflict cycle, including for tasks such as, but not be limited to, rescue and evacuation operations, initial entry and initial phase of stabilisation operations, temporary reinforcement of other missions, and acting as a reserve force to secure exit; the Council could assign further tasks as referred to under Article 44 of the TEU, and the duration and scope of the assignments should be consistent with resources allocated to the EU RDC;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c
Paragraph 2 – point c
(c) The RDC should number at leastup to 5 000 troops, excluding strategic enablers such as air and sea lift personnel, intelligence assets, special operations forces and medical evacuation and care units; the target number for the RDC should be at least between 7 000 and 10 000 troops in totalincluding land, air and maritime forces but excluding strategic enablers for military multi domain operations, such as intelligence assets, special operations forces and medical evacuation and care units;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) The EU RDC should frequently simulate scenarios and hold joint exercises following uniform training and certification standards such as those in NATOconduct joint exercises based on operational scenarios, yet to be developed, and following uniform training and certification standards such as those in NATO to improve readiness and interoperability; stresses that the operational scenarios should be flexible and adapted to geopolitical realities if need be;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e
Paragraph 2 – point e
(e) All force elements of the EU RDC should be assigned exclusively to it and not to any other international high- readiness forces, notwithstanding the possibility for Member States to call them up for national duty in the event of an emergency, and taking into account national commitments to other multinational high readiness forces;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) In line with the Strategic Compass, the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is the preferred command and control structure for the EU RDC at the military-strategic level;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point f
Paragraph 2 – point f
(f) In line with Article 41 of the TEU, the EU RDC’s administrative expenditure should be funded from the Union budget;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point g
Paragraph 2 – point g
(g) Similarly, its operating expenditure including joint exercises for fully operational capability (FOC) certification should be funded from the Union budget with the exception of expenditure that is charged to the European Peace Facility;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to transform the EU battlegroup system into a more robust and flexible instrument to match the needs of the EU RDC; considers that the EU battlegroups should be funded from the Union budget during their stand- up, stand-by and stand-down phases;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the RDC should have permanent operational headquarters under the Military Planning and Conduct Capability in order to ensure its effectiveness, avoid unnecessary duplication with NATO initiatives and in order to uphold the integrated approach;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU RDC to haimprove the possibility of being deployed and actingoverall effectiveness of the EU's crisis management response system also in emergencies, natural disasters such as floods or wildfires, or other significant civil-protection crises inside EU territory, at the proposal of the VP/HR and following the pertinent authorisation procedures;