21 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2014/2219(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
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- Promotion and dissemination of human rights and of democracy as a means of achieving them;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
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– strengthening, together with partners, the rules-based, pluralistic global political and economic order, including the protection of human rights, and
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit more resources and cooperate more closely to build synergies; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defence capabilities in the Member States and an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; welcomes the HR/VP’s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
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– strengthening the European Defence Agency by providing it with the necessary resources, so that it can play its full role in coordinating and stimulating armaments cooperation so as to increase efficiency with equal resources;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
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– further increasmaintaining common financing in the field of military CSDP operations through the Athena mechanism, so as to prevent financial considerations from compromising the EU’s ability to respond to crises;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
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– addressing existing problems in the areas of the planning and conduct of military operations, including by establishing a permanent operational headquarters;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
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– increasing the EU Battlegroups’ effectiveness and usability, inter alia by introducing a modular approach and extending common financing through the Athena mechanism;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cyber security to be developed, including by promoting a single market for cyber security products; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and the CFSP, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with NATO; welcomes the EU’s Cyber Security Strategy; urges the European Defence Agency to strengthen coordination on cyber defence among Member States and calls on the Member States to provide the EDA with the means to achieve this goal;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approach to migration policy, acknowledging definitively the European dimension of the problem and hence the need to approach it at EU level; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Takes the view that a solidarity mechanism should be put in place in order to deal with possible energy disruptions; believes that an interconnected energy infrastructure should be further developed and that efforts to diversify the EU’s energy supply should be accelerated in order to strengthen the energy independence of Member States; considers that, particularly in the light of the geopolitical changes occurring nearby, the EU should seek to achieve energy autonomy, for example through a more decisive growth strategy and investment in renewable energy sources;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
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25. Takes the view that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that want to draw closer to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; is committed, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, to the European perspective for the EU´s eastern European neighbours, provided that it is in line with the Copenhagen criteria, particularly regarding EU absorption capacity, and seeking constantly to ensure that this is compatible with peaceful coexistence alongside other regional powers;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. WelcomNotes the conclusion in 2014 of Association Agreements including Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, which is a major step in their political and economic convergence towards the EU; takes the view that the association process should be used by the countries concerned to modernise democratic governance, strengthen the rule of law, reform public administration and undertake economic reforms; urges a substantial increase in EU political, financial and technical assistance to support these reforms; insists, however, on strict conditionality and the need to guarantee accountability for resources spent;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. WelcomNotes the results of the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine and Moldova in October and December 2014 respectively, and urges the Governments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to progress with reforms relating to political and economic governance and the rule of law; calls on the HR/VP to use all available political, security and economic tools to provide comprehensive support to the Ukrainian and Moldovan Governments on this path;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
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31. Emphasises the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice vis- à-vis Russia; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy on Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia on peace and stability in Europe with a view to achieving dialogue and fruitful cooperation; believes that a good relationship between Russia and the EU would be in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itselfand the EU will show themselves open to such a development by respecting international law;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
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32. Insists on the need to substantially revise and consolidate the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarcmore budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive states capable of delivering security for their citizens and full respect for their human rights, confronting religious extremism and enhancing the rule of law, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross-border trade within the region; insists on close cooperation on managing migration flows, while respecting human rights and international law;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Takes the view that specific and substantial additional EU support should be granted to partner governments which are committed to and make tangible progress towards democratisation, such as Tunisia, Jordan and Morocco, provided that they undertake to comply fully with UN human rights resolutions and international law;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
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34. Urges the EU leadership to develop, in close coordination with the US and involving major powers (e.g. Russia and China), a strategy encouraging regional actors (including Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Gulf Cooperation Council governments, Iran, the Arab League and Kurdish forces) to unite in order to put an end to proxy wars and halt financial support to fundamentalists, and to develop a solution for peace and stability in the region; considers it important to ensure that proceeds from both the illegal and the legal oil trades are not used to fund warring parties; supports the engagement of all parties involved in the Middle East peace process in finding a comprehensive, constructive and sustainable solution to the Middle East conflict; emphasises the need to preserve the territorial integrity and national unity of Libya and urges the HR/VP to provide impetus for a stronger engagement of regional actors on mediation and conflict resolution;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
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35. Takes the view that the criminal activities and barbaric violence by terrorist jihadists engaged in and associated with the so-called Islamic State (IS) represent a major threat to the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, to Europe and potentially to global peace and stability; supportsbelieves that the global coalition against IS and its efforts to combat IS militarily, and welcomes the contributions of EU Member States in this contextshould have a clear mandate from the UN Security Council and should focus on protecting civilians; urges the stepping-up of resolute global regulatory pressure to deprive jihadists of oil revenues and weapons and to apply strict global sanctions against financial transactions in their favour; points to the urgent need to systematically disable jihadists from using the internet for propaganda; insist on the need to step up international cooperation focused on preventing extremists from traveling to Syria and Iraq to join the jihadist fight;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Believes that the US is one of the EU’s key strategic partners, and encourages closer coordination, on an equal footing, with the US on EU foreign policy, pursuing common approaches to challenges in the EU neighbourhood and at global level; underlines the strategic nature of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which has the potential to enable the transatlantic partners to set global standards and strengthen global governance; believes that Latin America is an important partner for the EU and that various modalities of triangular transatlantic cooperation should be developed;
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution
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