15 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2021/2199(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the essential aims of the EaP are beneficial to the international community, including Russia, in that they help to forge a more stable region through measures that enhance good governance, the rule of law, the respect of human rights and good neighbourliness by promoting prosperity and prospects for the peoples of all EaP countries;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the 2014 invasion and illegal annexation of Crimea as well as the ongoing destabilisation strategies carried on in the region demonstrated that Russia rejects EU or NATO aspirations in former Soviet territories and is determined to contend and contest any attempts to aid democratic developmentdeepen their relations or join them shown by countries in a region which it considers its ‘near abroad’;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Normandy Format and Minsk I & II Agreements have failed toso far proved ineffective in ending hostilities between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk; whereas the conflict in the Donbas region has killed more than 14 000 people;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas Russia, against the backdrop of a crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, has amassed over 100 000 troops on the border of Ukraine in an offensive formation while increasing its hybrid warfare tactics targeting the elected government in Kyiv, creating widespread concern about a potential secondfull-scale invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the outbreak of hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia fundamentally altered the political, strategic and operational status quo of the South Caucasus and resulted in foreign interventions such as the Turkish-led mercenaries fighting alongside Azeri’s forces and Russia’s deployment of approximately 2 000 peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno- Karabakh as part of a ceasefire agreement;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas hybrid threats in the years to come will see the systematic combination of information warfare, agile force manoeuvre, mass cyber warfare and also through the increased use of emerging and disruptive technologies;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas in 2020, the EUAM established its fourth field office in Mariupol, close to the line of contact, to train and advise local law enforcement authorities, reflecting the growing role of the EUAM and the desire of various oblasts to assist in their alignment with CSDP objectives;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
Recital AB
AB. whereas the EUMM has a constant need to adapt its technical capabilities to address the growing threat of hybrid warfare , thus requiring sufficient and scalable budget and resources;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages Member States to ensure that any provision of equipment support via the EPF to EaP countries iswill strictly be in compliance with relevant international law, in particular internationalhuman rights and international humanitarian law, as well as with relevant legal instruments and best practices based on international and EU rules, standards and policies regarding the supply of equipment to armed forces, in line with the needs of the EaP country and is carried out in collaboration with NATO strategic planning in order to avoid duplication and increase efficiency;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Member States each toto show greater political will and solidarity by deploying personnel to CSDP missions in EaP countries to ensure all Member States are represented in missions throughout the region and to encourage greater participation by non-EU countries in these missions, particularly former communist countries that have hosted successfully completed CSDP missions;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States to expand support mechanisms for the participation of EaP countries in CSDP missions also through the formulation of ad hoc arrangements;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the CPCC and the EU Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) to emphasise the importance of professional civil-military education for all staff in CSDP missions, an overall goal that can also be achieved through more consistent and structured participation of relevant personnel to European Security and Defence College (ESDC) courses;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to ensure that the upcoming Strategic Compass, while respecting geographical balance, dedicates ampldequate focus to EaP countries and that it is closely coordinated with NATO’s upcoming Strategic Concept 2022, especially in areas of cyber defence and countering hybrid warfare;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Encourages Member States to expand their support to the EUAM’s digitalisation efforts via training and the provision of technologies that support data registry, human resource management and court filing procedures to assist in transparency, community trust building and countering corruption; welcomes EUAM’s commitment to strengthening the role of women in law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. ImploresCalls on Member States to strengthen their public reactions and give more public prominence to provocations against the EUMM, especially detentions of EUMM border guards and ceasefire violations;