15 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2018/2156(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in line with the objectives of the Global Strategy, the EU is increasing its responsibility for its own security and defence and its role as a partner for international peace and security, as well as its strategic autonomy, based on the implementation of a common foreign and security policy that leads to a common defence policy;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Union must develop its own strategic autonomy through an efficient foreign and security policy, in order to maintain peace, prevent conflicts, reinforce international security, while guaranteeing the security of its own citizens and that of the people concerned by the CSDP missions, to protect its interests and defend its founding values, all the while contributing to an effective multilateralism;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU must be capable to decide and act without depending on third-party capacities, in order to build own resilience and consolidate its strategic autonomy in the field of defence, the fight against terrorism, and cybersecurity;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas standardisation and interoperability at infrastructure and procurement level are key prerequisites for the achievement of strategic autonomy, the Defence Union and an efficient military mobility;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that military mobility is a central strategic tool enabling the EU and NATO to pursue their security and defence interests effectively and in a complementary manner and should not be limited only to physical, legal and infrastructural obstacles; welcomes the fact that military mobility has recently gained a substantial level of attention from all relevant actors; notes that it enhances our preparedness and increases our deterrence posture in the face of potential adversaries and crisis situations, while helping to achieve the EU level of ambition in defence and security policy, including political, operational and industrial strategic autonomy;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that military mobility is a central strategic tool enabling the EU and NATO to pursue their security and defence interests effectively and in a complementary manner and should not be limited only to physical, legal and infrastructural obstacles; emphasises the necessity of improving military mobility for NATO’s rapid reinforcement capabilities, which enhances our collective security; welcomes the fact that military mobility has recently gained a substantial level of attention from all relevant actors; notes that it enhances our preparedness and increases our deterrence posture in the face of potential adversaries and crisis situations, while helping to achieve the EU level of ambition in defence and security policy, including strategic autonomy;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that coherent military planning is imperative for effective strategic autonomy, based on standardisation and interoperability of equipment and weaponry as we all as strategic doctrine and command and control processes;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that furthering the EU Defence Union and building on strategic autonomy and self-resilience should not lead to raising tensions in the relations of the EU with strategically relevant regional actors;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports the decision made by the Member States that participate in the Permanent Structured Cooperation to include Military Mobility on the initial list of seventeen priority projects to be developed within the PESCO framework;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that an efficient military mobility policy will strengthen the EU's CSDP missions, given their international dimension and their peace-keeping objective, complementary to the UN's missions' mandate of peace building, by increasing synergies between defence needs;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the Action Plan identifies a considerable number of tasks that need to be accomplished at Member- State level, to which end the European Defence Agency and the European Commission are to provide support and guidance for a swift and efficient implementation; emphasises in particular the importance of achieving harmonised rules for cross-border movement permissions, which are a major obstacle to rapid terrestrial, aerial and maritime movements;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the new joint declaration on EU-NATO cooperation and the Brussels Declaration on Transatlantic Security and Solidarity and the emphasis that both place on military mobility issues; welcomes also NATO’s new initiatives, particularly the Enablement Plan for SACEUR’s Area of Responsibility; notes, however, that parts of the Enablement Plan appear to overlap with similar EU initiatives and urges both the EU and NATO to prevent unnecessary duplication of efforts;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Therefore urges both the EU and NATO to intensify their cooperation and coordination andincluding by using funds for common projects, increasing political flexibility, formalising the EU-NATO relationship by designating permanent coordinators at junior and senior levels and by expanding the areas of cooperation and to share information more broadly to ensure that synergies are achieved; expresses hope that the obstacles to sharing classified information between the two bodies will be cleared as soon as possible to enable this closer cooperation;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers it vital that the EU and NATO step up the sharing of intelligence in order to enable the formal attribution of cyber-attacks and consequently enable the imposition of restrictive sanctions on those responsible for cyber-attacks;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Expresses its concern over the damaging effects that the uncontrolled export of cyber-surveillance technologies by EU companies can have on the security of the EU's digital infrastructure and on human rights; stresses the importance of the EU institutions' ongoing efforts to update the dual-use export control regulation and calls on the Council to rapidly establish an ambitious position in order to reach an agreement before the end of this legislative term;