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Activities of James CARVER related to 2017/2121(INI)

Plenary speeches (2)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2121(INI)

2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2017/2121(INI)

Amendments (20)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats~~Reiterates that defence and foreign affairs are a competence of the member states; Cooperation is welcomme on EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy is the most important and most necessary of all EU policiesa bilateral and multilateral basis or through appropriate and tested structures, namely NATO; is of the opinion that the security of Europe as a whole is best guaranteed through NATO;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Takes the view that, in order for the EU to succeed in addressing the challenges it faces, and in particular security threats, it needs to both be an effective global player and focus its resources on strategic priorities;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that the core milestones for the European Union to deliver on the expectations of its citizens are: – coordination of an assessment of profound threats and challenges within the EU, – consolidation and deepening of the European project through enhanced EU capabilities, – cooperation within coalitions and with institutions delivering security;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Emphasises that guaranteeing the security of EU citizens and the integrity of the EU’s territory, stabilising the neighbourhood and preserving a rules- based, cooperative international order are the key conditions for the stability of the EU;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism in the Southern neighbourhood and among the neighbours of our neighbours; urges the need for concerted diplomatic efforts ~~on the part of the EU, the US and other international~~amongst the major international powers and their allies, to convince players in the region, such as Turkey, the Gulf states and Iran, of the need for a common strategy to address this global challenge; ~~believes that these diplomatic efforts should be accompanied by the wide range of other tools and instruments at the EU’s disposal;~~

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Acknowledges that further efforts should be made to make legal migration and mobility possible, including at bilateral level, by fostering well-managed mobility between and within continents, as well as encouraging policies that promote regular channels for migration;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; welcomes the prolongation of sanctions against Russia andnon- EU European countries is needed based on respect for their independence and EU non-expansionism; believes that prolonged hostilities between Western Europe and Russia is detrimental to the security of the whole region and calls for a sustainable resolution and improved relations; continues to see the full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders; stresses that Russia’s decision of 21 March 2014 to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation remains illegal, and deplores the subsequent decision of the Russian authorities to give all inhabitants of Crimea Russian passports;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recognises the importance of selective engagement and, where possible, dialogue with Russia so as to ensure accountability and to maintain the possibility of future cooperation on resolving global crises where there is a clear EU interest;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Reiterates the need for a ~~strategic refocus on the Western Balkans, giving a fresh impetus to EU enlargement policy and strengthening the rule of law and the resilience of state institu~~review on policy towards the Western Balkans, namely support for their continued independence as sovereign nations; is convinced that regional reconciliation and integration through the transatlantic institutional architecture is the best means to address the dangers stemming from destabilising foreign interference, organised crime, disinformation and hybrid threats;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for stronger support for the neighbours of our neighbours, in particular in Africa, where close cooperation between European and local small and medium-sized enterprises and support for African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions are needed; considers international cooperation and development policies to be fundamental instruments for achieving such objectives and urges the need for improved, efficient and effective allocation and use of EU funding and for greater synergies with other international organisations; emphasises the need to address the major security threats in the Sahel, Sahara, Lake Chad, Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions with a view to eradicating the terrorist threat posed by ISIL/Daesh, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, or any other affiliated terrorist groups;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recommends an updated strategy for EU-Asia relations; voices support in this context for stronger cooperation within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meetings, including in terms of its parliamentary dimension; encourages support for closer regional cooperation and trust-building measures in South Asia with a view to reducing tensions between India and Pakistan; recommends continued support for EU peace mediation in the Afghan-led and Afghan- owned peace process; recommends developing an updated EU strategy for the North-East Asia region in the light of the continued military build-up by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK);deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to adopt an EU comprehensive approach at every relevant opportunity, and believes that coherent, coordinated action across EU polices, in particular in the areas of humanitarian aid, development, trade, energy, climate and science, should be applied in the EU’s external action in a consistent and structured manner; believes that energy security and climate diplomacy remain important aspects of the EU’s common foreign and security policy to be addressed as part of the comprehensive approach, and that the Energy Union should be further advanced;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Takes the view that the EU institutions must improve their capacity to anticipate conflicts and crises; believes that the EU needs to be able to react more swiftly and effectively to developing crises and should place a greater emphasis on preventing conflicts at an early stage;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to increase the EU’s ability to confront hybrid threats; calls, in this regard, for the development of joint, comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis capacities and methods and for bolstering the EU’s strategic communication capabilitiesleave the development of capabilities to confront hybrid threats to NATO;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Is of the view that Europe’s power lies in its ability to build a community of values and culture that binds together all Europeans; believes in that context that the EU plays a major role as a promoter of democracy and should continue to promote its values outside the EU; highlights that cultural diplomacy should become a substantial part of the EU’s external action and urges the Commission to foster the development of ambitious science diplomaccontinued consolidation of political power at the EU level, eventually leading to a federal EU, is contrary to these values and rather diminishes European diversity;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cybersecurity to be developed, including through the promotion of a single market for cybersecurity products; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and common foreign and security policy, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with by NATO;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that Europe should increase defence cooperation with European security priorities in mind, including territorial integrity, the link between external and internal security, and risk control in the periphery of Europe; ~~welcomes in this context the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence; considers that the European Defence Agency (EDA) capabilities and permanent structured cooperation (PESCO)~~recognises that European security and EU security are not the same thing and should not be used ~~to their full potential~~interchangeably;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the ~~EU to~~ continue tod deepening of the transatlantic partnership, while focusing on creating own capabilities to better address regional and international conflicts that have an impact on the EU; believes that the EU and US should focus on adapting transatlantic structures to today’s chal; recognises the fundamental role the UK plays in this regard; as such acknowlendges~~, such as defending human rights, combating international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and countering third-party countries’ efforts to destabilise the EU and NATO~~ that NATO is the most appropriate forum for continued security and the development of future structures; recognises that the duplication of effort by the EU risks undermining this;

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for increased interinstitutional intelligence sharing and coordination between the EU and NATO, and insists that the EU and NATO must continue to cooperate as closely as possible in a complementary manner; acknowledges that information sharing and coordinated action between the EU and NATO will produce results in areas such as response to hybrid threats, situational awareness, resilience building, strategic communications, cybersecurity and capacity building vis-à-vis the EU’s partners; believes that further coordination and closer cooperation with other existing multilateral entities such as Eurocorps is needed in order to increase the EU’s security;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that future annual reports will be more concise and forward-looking, focusing on the most important priorities for the year ahead and an evaluation of the measures launched in the previous year, including their financial implications;deleted

2017/09/14
Committee: AFET