21 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2016/2067(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
– having regard to the EU-NATO Joint Declaration signed on 8 July 2016 in the context of the NATO Warsaw Summit 2016 (Joint declaration by the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary- General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation); having regard also to the fact that Ireland is a) not a member of NATO and b), has a tradition of neutrality which has served it well since the foundation of the Irish state,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react (in a considered and humanitarian manner that is not confined to narrow European self-interests) to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare to European streets; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional distinction between its external and internal dimensions, which in itself is but a pale reflection of the terrorism brought to the streets of many a city in Iraq, Libya and Syria, much of which originated from western sources, both sanctioned and unsanctioned by the UN; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become increasingly fragile;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed, a review which fully respects the rights of those countries which, like Ireland, are not in NATO, and which does not impinge in any way on the neutrality of those countries;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution, andshould especially go to the source of those crises and amend/influence the invasive and intrusive foreign policies responsible for much of this unrest, and thus truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO, again while fully respecting the rights and neutral positions of those countries which, like Ireland, are not members of NATO;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; stresses that further work is needed to ensure the implementation of the EUGS’s political level of ambition, priorities and comprehensive approach;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay; all the while keeping an eye on the bigger picture, which is that the fires now raging in several countries in the Middle East did not just spontaneously combust but were set and fomented with major external input from the west, including from within the EU;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. SaluNotes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supportnotes inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action, bearing in mind that ‘each other’ and ‘common capabilities and common action’ extend beyond just the EU borders but also include the people and nations of our neighbours near and far;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise peaceful engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment (that common analysis and understanding to include the welfare and interests of the people of the states with whom the EU is in conflict) and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’sNotes where the USA’s self- appointed status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national componentshas left the world, the USA itself becoming a country in almost permanent conflict with one country or another; notes also how the defence industry has grown beyond control in the USA; notes also how the defence budget in the USA has exploded out of all proportion to everything else; warns against the EU now going down that same dangerous road;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. SupportNotes the Commission’s defence- related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy; supportnotes further involvement of the Commission in defence, through extensive and well- focused research, planning and implementation; welcomnotes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asks for adequate funding for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); support; notes the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021- 2027);