13 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2276(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and in particular Article 24(1) and Article 42(1) thereof,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increasingly dangerous and challenging security environment within and outside the Union, characterised by terrorist attacks and mass murder, to which no Member State can cope with alones must respond by adopting a joint strategy, calls for the strengthening of the EU’s security and defence policy to make it a more effective policy instrument and a real guarantee of the safety of EU citizens and the promotection of European interests and values;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Union needs to contribute to the fight against terrorism at home and abroad, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism and above all its root causes (poverty, social marginalisation, inequality); whereas the Union needs to make its external borders more secure;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union needs to strengthen its resilience through cooperation and coordination with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, with the United Nations and with its neighbours and regional partners;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas space capabilities for European security and defence are appropriate for a range of situations, ranging from day-to- day peacetime use to crisis management and even full-scale warfare; whereas the development of such capabilities is a long- term venture; whereas the development of future capabilities needs to be programmed when current capabilities are being deployed;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers a holistic, integrated and long- term approach to the space sector at an EU level to be necessary; believes that the space sector should be one of the priorities for the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, bearing in mind the need to develop EU civil space programmes that can be used for both civil and military purposes;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is convinced that the EU-US relationship in the field of security and defence policy should be further developed; cConsiders that EU-US cooperation on future space-based capabilities and services for security and defence purposes would be mutually beneficial; notes the work undertaken towards the third US Offset Strategy; urges the Union to take this development into account when preparing its own Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, and to include space-based capabilities for security and defence within the remit of that strategy; invites the VP/HR to discuss with defence ministers the strategic approach to be taken, and to inform Parliament as that debate unfolds;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Remains cautiousIs concerned about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to provide the means necessary to contain those risks:
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the Union should encourage all actors in the technology and know-how supply chains to turn their attention to space-based capabilities and services for security and defence, and should promote the development of innovative applications and new business ideas in this area, with a particular focus on small and medium-sized companies and on developing entrepreneurship in this sector; calls for a plan for the use of dual-use space technologies in the space sector, aimed at contributing to the development of the European military industry and to greater competition;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Points out that moves to strengthen the Union’s space-based capabilities should be undertaken solely in order to increase its internal and external security; is of the opinion that steps taken to achieve the above aims should not be viewed as attempts to find ways of facilitating possible military intervention by Member States in non-member countries;