77 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2020/2207(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the ambition of the EU to be a global actor for peace, true multilateralism and calls for its actions and policies to strive for the maintenance of international peace and, security, global stability and support for the rules-based international order;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 44 #
3. Welcomes thStresses that, while some progress has been made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability, there is a need to increase resources dedicated to the CSDP missions and operations; notes unfortunately that there is still a lack of political willingness of some Member States to participate in EU CSDP missions and operations, in a significant and credible manner; encourages the EU to increase its ability to defend itself and to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy; welcomes the fact that the EU remains committed to increasing its ability to act as a global security provider through its CSDP missions and operations, to supporting sustainable peace and prosperity and to overcoming conflicts around the world; Reiterates that CSDP contributes positively to the EU´s self- determination and capacity to act, as the EU member states combined have more influence on their nation’s fate than individually;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis and level of ambition in the four key areas of crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships no later than 2022; insists that it is only the first step towards the development of an independent operational capacity that will reinforce the EU strategic autonomy;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the VP/HR’s announcement that, by the end of 2020, an analysis will be presented of common threats and challenges, which will provide the basis for developing a Strategic Compass; invites the VP/HR to present this analysis to the European Parliament as soon as possible; notes that the Strategic Compass will provide the orientation and objectives for clearly setting out the Union’s strategic analysis, strategic approach and level of ambition in the four key areas of crisis management, resilience, capabilities and partnerships no later than 2022;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance for the Union of sustainable stability, security and prosperity, prosperity and preventing destabilizing processes through the active promotion of democratic values and rules-based international and regional relations in its neighbourhood;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the geopolitical importance of the Arctic; urges the EU to work towards a more coherent internal and external policy, to come up with an Arctic strategy that takes into account the security and geostrategic aspects;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its commitment to the independence,Condemns the violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and of all the other Eastern Partnership countries; expresses serious concerns about the situation in Belarus and reiterates its support to the sovereign and democratic choice of the peoplereiterates its commitment to supporting a peaceful conflict resolution in accordance with the norms and principles of international law, the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act; expresses serious concerns about the situation in Belarus and reiterates its support to the sovereign and democratic choice of the people; is extremely concerned at the continuing armed hostilities along the line of contact in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, which has claimed many civilian victims; welcomes the agreement reached on 10 October on a humanitarian ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan; calls on all parties to fully implement and respect the agreement; calls upon both sides to engage without delay in substantive negotiations under the auspices of the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairs;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates the importance of enhanced EU commitment to the Western Balkans to ensure the stability, prosperity and democratic development of the region in its path towards full integration into the EU; welcomes the progress made in the region especially by North Macedonia and Albania and hopes for further progress in resolving the Serbia-Kosovo dispute within the framework of international law;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the immediate EU neighbourhood contains several protracted conflicts, resolution of which require a more active engagement from the EU side, in order to increase safety environment for local population and enable these countries to achieve their full potential, including in the process of pro- democratic reforms;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is extremely concerned by, and strongly condemns, the threats of military action against EU Member States by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean; Urges VP/HR to devise a separate, comprehensive strategy solely focussed on EU-Turkey relations;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that access to safe drinking water is one of the major problems of the XXI century, especially since nearly 60% of aquifer resources cross political territorial borders. The water stress resulting from the increased freshwater needs of the world’s population faced with strategic control of rivers at their source by some countries (China, Turkey, Israel and occupied territories, Ethiopia-Uganda-Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged. The European Union must establish a political strategy to facilitate solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential while encouraging countries situated in the most important areas of conflict related to water to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross- border waterways and international lakes;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Consolidating the European Union’s ambitions: strengthening the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations in an unpredictable and destabilised environment;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the regionalisation process which has been launched through the RACC with the aim of making the EU action more effective across the G5 Sahel country borders, notably in EUTM Mali by extending its scope to part of Burkina Faso; calls for the creation of an EUTM Sahel;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is deeply concerned about the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region, where terrorism is putting heightened pressure on the G5 Sahel countries and their neighbourhood, exacerbating local political, ethnical and religious tensions; stresses the importance of the support brought by EU missions and operations in Sahel in this regard; recalls that it is vital to maintain the long- term investment made by the international community to work towards security and stability in Mali and the Sahel; calls on the VP-HR to implement rapidly the decision to restart the activities of EU missions and operations in Mali following the decision of ECOWAS to lift sanctions against Mali;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes the better coordination between civilian and military missions in three countries: Mali, CAR and Somalia; welcomes the coordinated efforts of the EU capacity-building mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia) and the military training mission (EUTM Somalia) to accompany the operational rapprochement between the Somali police and the Somali army in the liberated areas of Al Shabaab’s influence; stresses that the integrated approach of tools, budgetary instruments and actors in EUAM CAR and EUTM CAR should be duplicated when relevant in other EU CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Is concerned about the ongoing disinformation campaign towards the EU in CAR; call the VP-HR to take actions in order to be in capacity, in CAR and other places where disinformation campaigns occur, to efficiently identify its origin and to counter such attacks; insists on the importance to supply the CAR army with military equipment within the framework of the future EPF, in a context where other foreign actors are present and active;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the launch of Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini, which is aimed at contributing to sustainable peace and stability by supporting the implementation of the arms embargo on Libya in accordance with UNSCR 2526 (2020); welcomes the ongoing progress towards the stabilisation of the situation in Libya; stresses the important role that the EU and the Members States involvement will have to play in the following stages; thus, calls on Member States to prioritise the contribution of forces and assets to all CSDP missions and operations, addressing in particular the existing shortfalls; specifically inviturges Member States to urgently assign the intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and constabulary assets needed to boost Operation Irini’s capabilities; calls on the VP/HR to make full use of EU assets in this domain, in particular EU satellite and intelligence centres;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the Council decision of 20 June 2020 to extend the mandates of three of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) civilian missions: the European Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya), the European Border Assistance Mission in the Rafah Crossing Point (EUBAM Rafah), and the European Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories (EUPOL COPPS);
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls for the further development and strengthening of EU civil-military decision making and Command and Control structures, which are necessary to achieve EU strategic autonomy and to complement overall Euro-Atlantic capabilities;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recognises the key role of Operation EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina in moving towards and maintaining peace and security in the country and the region; calls for a speedy replacement of British staff by the contribution of other EU Member States; asks the EEAS to provide a clear, comprehensive and transparent assessment of the nature and value added of the participation of Turkey to EUFOR Althea;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the overall progress made in implementing the Civilian CSDP Compact, which is aimed at making civilian CSDP more capable, more effective, flexible and responsive both at the national level by developing and implementing National Implementation Plans to increase national contributions to civilian CSDP, and at the EU level through the development of a Joint Action Plan; calls for the full implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact by early summer 2023; invitcalls nevertheless all relevant actors to intensify cooperation and to continue strengthening synergies between the civilian and military missions deployed in the same theatre; welcomes the German Presidency’s announcement on creating a Centre for Excellence for Civil Crisis Management;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Commends the continuity of the CSDP missions and operations despite the very challenging environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; suggesturges that the budget, planning and equipment of EU CSDP missions and operations be assessed in the light of the lessons learnt from COVID-19;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for more active approach in resolution of the protracted conflicts in the immediate EU’s neighbourhood; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace, avoiding conflicts and, strengthening international security; urge and supporting beneficiary countries in fighting against organised crime and terrorism; calls the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises the role played by civilian and military CSDP missions ) in maintaining peace and stability, avoiding conflicts and strengthening international security; urges the EU to enhance its institutional capacities for conflict prevention and mediation; calls for conflict-sensitive and people-centred approaches which put human security at the core of EU engagement;
Amendment 207 #
17. Calls for the swift adoption and implementation of the European Peace Facility, in full compliance with the Common Position, human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions, such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility; stresses that the structural lack of equipment faced by armed forces in countries in which the EU is intervening should be overcome with an EPF budget large enough to efficiently address the current challenges relating to training, operations, missions, projects and military equipment, including weapons, munitions and transport;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination and, interoperability and strategic sovereignty of the EU in implementing the EU CSDP and consolidating solidarity, cohesion and the resilience of the Union;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the EU capability development initiatives, such as EDIDP, PESCO and the future European Defence Fund (EDF), as they can contribute to greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in implementing the EU CSDP and consolidating solidarity, cohesion and the resilience of the Unionmust constitute a decisive step toward the European Union strategic autonomy;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence, coordination and consistency of EU defence planning and development tools, capabilities and initiatives, so that they create synergies and mutual reinforcement, avoid duplication and ensure an efficient and strategic use of resources;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that it is crucial to enhance the coherence and consistency of all EU defence planning and development tools and initiativeinstruments, so that they create synergies and mutual reinforcement, avoid duplication and ensure an efficient and strategic use of resources;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to increase their defence spending and aim for a target of 2% of GDP;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF with the necessary budgetary amount, which will address the capability development priorities identified in the EU and thus foster the EU’, constitute a lever for the development of the European defence technological and industrial base, strengthen cooperation between Member States, reinforce EU ability to produce and dispose of military capabilities autonomously and thus foster its ability to operate as a global actor and an international security provider;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the swift adoption and set- up of the EDF, which will address and speed up the capability development priorities identified in the EU and thus foster the EU’s needed strategic autonomy and ability to operate as a global actor and an international security contributor and provider;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gives primarily technological and operational added value to certain projects and is conducted on the basis of effective reciprocity without limiting conditionality, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that third country participation in the EDF, in some specific and exceptional cases when it gibrings provesn added value to certain projects and is conducteddoes not weaken the EU strategic security interests, on the basis of effective reciprocity, should not undermine the objectives of the EDF;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces; recalls that PESCO projects should help maximising the effectiveness of defence spending by reducing unnecessary overcapacity and uncoordinated procurement; calls Member States to comply with the ambitious and more binding common commitments they agreed upon;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Expects the Strategic Review of the first PESCO phase by the end of 2020, including an insight on the progress of the programme and identifying the necessary provisions to make PESCO more efficient and goal-oriented; considers PESCO to be an instrument that contributes to sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation by improving participating Member States’ defence capabilities and interoperability, especially in terms of the availability, flexibility and deployability of forces;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagementDeplores the lacks of coherence both in the scope and strategic ambition of the 47 PESCO projects; regrets that the most obvious capability gaps will not be filled, and that the most critical shortfalls, as identified by the Headline Goal Process through the Capability Development Plan (CDP) and the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD), will not be adequately or fully addressed; Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement, ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument towards sustainable and efficient EU defence cooperation and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects; supports participation of the third countries in PESCO projects, given that such participation is in the strategic interest of the Union and provides an added value to certain projects;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on participating Member States to show full political engagement, provide the necessary resources and ensure tangible progress in the swift and effective implementation of the current PESCO projects;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines the importance of military mobility; insists on the importance for military mobility projects to get suitable budget in the next MFF; stresses the complementarity of EU- NATO cooperation to improve military mobility across the European Union; welcomes the fact that the military mobility project is part of PESCO;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. HighlightRecalls that NATO remains the cornerstone of collective defence for those Member States which are also members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; recalls that, following the ‘single set of forces’ principle, the development of EU defence capabilities will also benefit the Alliance;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights the importance of organising and executing joint training and exercises between European armed forces, as well as EU-NATO parallel and coordinated exercises;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Takes note that the UK will withdraw from the EU CSDP missions and operations by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020; stresses that a possible participation of the UK to CSDP missions and operations would require a framework agreement between the EU and the UK; encourages the UK to participate in EU crisis management operations, in defence capabilities development, in the relevant Union agencies, as well as in projects under Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); stresses on a more general matter that such participation should be subject to stringent conditions, through the signing of a framework agreement respecting the decision making autonomy of the EU as well as the sovereignty of the UK, the principle of balanced rights and obligations and based on effective reciprocity; underlines that such participation of the UK as a third country should include a fair and appropriate financial contribution; recalls that the UK has made the sovereign choice of becoming a third state, which has consequences on the nature and the intensity of such a partnership;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers it essential to maintain strong, close and special defence and security cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom as both the EU and United Kingdom share the same strategic environment and the same threats to their peace and security;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the persistent deterioration of the Union’s security environment where multiple threats affect or have the potential to affect the security of the European Union, its Member States and its citizens; notes that these threats take different form, such as armed conflicts and vulnerable States on the European continent as well as in its immediate and its extended neighbourhood, terrorism, hybrid threats and warfare (cyberattacks, CBRN threats, foreign interference and disinformation targeting the EU and its Member States, etc.), the weakening of disarmament efforts and international arms control regimes, but also include threats to critical natural resources, energy insecurity and climate change;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is concerned that some global actors and an increasing number of regional actors are deliberately circumventing or attempting to destroy the rules-based international order and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID- 19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existing global fragilities and tensions; stresses that the pandemic has strengthened public support for a Union that is less dependent on the rest of the world, more protecting and more autonomous, and for a stronger role for the European Union and for more European unity, solidarity and resilience; welcomes the Council’s conclusions of June 2020 advocating a strong European Union that promotes peace and security and protects its citizens;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is concerned that the rules-based international order, multilateralism and the values of sustainable peace, prosperity and freedom, which correspond to the foundations on which the European Union is built, are facing challenges; notes that the COVID- 19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existingnew global fragilities and tensions and amplified existing ones; stresses that the pandemic has strengthened public support for a stronger role for the European Union and for more European unity, solidarity and resilience; welcomes the Council’s conclusions of June 2020 advocating a strong European Union that promotes peace and security and protects its citizens;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; insists that similar assistance and solidarity in times of pandemics and similar crisis should be extended to the partner countries in the immediate EU neighbourhood, among other; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness; stresses the need to intensify the monitoring and protection of vital and critical infrastructure, especially on undersea optic fibre internet cables;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; considers it necessary to move forward and to increase military mobility; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance ofneed to take stock of the lessons learned in order to reinforce mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up ofinsists on the need to set up European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and welcomes military assistance to civil support operations, notably for the deployment of field hospitals, patient transport, and equipment delivery and distribution; considers that this valuable contribution has shown the importance of the Member States’ military assets and capabilities in support of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, as well as for humanitarian assistance purposes; reiterates the importance of mutual assistance and solidarity, in line with Article 42(7) TEU and Article 222 TFEU; encourages the setting up of European mechanisms aimed at facilitating the cross- border use of military logistical capabilities to face such emergencies, in order to allow for greater coordination, synergy, solidarity and support; stresses the need to increase the EU’s CBRN preparedness and its necessary capabilities;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers it important to ensure a better link between internal and external aspects of EU policies to ensure that EU policies act towards common foreign and security policy goals, including the EU energy policy;
Amendment 348 #
30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up its strategic communication and to address the growing and malign foreign interference which threatens its democratic system; underlines the importance to cooperate and assist the partner countries, particularly in the immediate neighbourhood of the EU, in their efforts to address and counter the malign foreign interference, notably disinformation and propaganda, as in many cases such acts seek to divert these countries from the path of pro-democratic reforms and attack the European values and ideals;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the set of priorities and guidelines adopted for EU cooperation in the field of countering hybrid threats and enhancing resilience to these threats, including the fight against disinformation, and the setting up of a Rapid Alert System to facilitate cooperation with international partners such as the G7 and NATO; invites the EU and its Member States to develop and strengthen the security of its information and communication systems, including secure communication channels; underlines the importance and the urgency for the EU to step up its strategic communication and to address the growing and malign foreign interference which threatens its democratic system; by implementing the relevant existing norms and by adopting, where necessary, the relevant legal provisions; insists on the need to provide sufficient personnel and funding to all EU services dealing with foreign interference and disinformation in order to better identify, investigate and counter attempts to interfere in EU democratic processes or EU actions abroad;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Considers that the EU must introduce a more robust strategy to counter aggressive disinformation interference campaigns and impose costs on countries that try to divide the EU and harm its interests; stresses the need to review the mandate of EEAS Strategic Communications team to address foreign interference by emerging actors like China;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; stresses the need to improve the visa restriction system as part of the EU sanction mechanism, by making use of biometric visa procedures in order to restrict entities engaged in hybrid warfare to travel to the EU under a false identity; highlights the need to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in cyberspace and therefore urges all EU intelligence agencies to substantially increase mutual coordination and cooperation, analogue to the current counter-terrorism cooperation, extended to the fields of cyber and the technical developments of foreign adversaries; calls for support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and for strong coordination with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in this respect; calls for increased EU coordination as regards establishing collective attribution for malicious cyber incidents;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the adoption by the Council of a decision that, for the first time, allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures to deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU or its Member States, including cyber-attacks against third States or international organisations, and to impose sanctions on persons or entities responsible for cyber-attacks; highlights the needurgency to further integrate cyber aspects into the EU’s crisis management systems; underlines that closer cooperation in preventing and countering cyber-attacks is essential in these times of particular vulnerability in order to advance international security and stability in cyberspace; calls for reinforcing the support fromto the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and for strong coordination with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in this respect; calls for increased EU coordination as regards establishing collective attribution for malicious cyber incidents;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Is particularly worried by continuous detection of small scale cyberattacks or intrusions into critical infrastructure systems that remain dormant but that may have high impact; urges Member States to implement redundancies into their critical infrastructure systems, such as electric generation and strategic communications, at all levels; calls for reinforcing the support from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and for strong coordination with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in this respect; calls for increased EU coordination as regards establishing collective attribution for malicious cyber incidents;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Underlines that adequate levels of financial resources, personnel and assets are essential in order to ensure that the Union has the strength and the ability to promote peace and security within its borders and in the worlits close and extended neighbourhood;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets the European Council’s current lack of ambition in the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for defence initiatives; urges the Council to maintainrestore an ambitious budget for the European Defence Fund and for military mobility at the level initially proposed by the Commission and adopted by Parliament at first reading; recalls that European citizens have clearly and consistently called for the Union to step up its role in delivering sustainable stability and security, and this can only be achieved with the necessary financial means and an ambitious MFF in the area of external action and defence; calls on the Council to adopt Parliament’s position on Article 5 of the future EDF regulation; stresses the need to finalise the EDF without delay; stresses the importance of maintaining Parliament’s position regarding the amount of the EDF;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on theUrges Member States to takefollow their formal engagement at Council level and take their responsibility for their decisions in the Council to deploy civilian and military missions by providing the Union with the necessary personnel and capabilities to achieve the objectives on which they have unanimously agreed, and thus deliver on our shared aspirattheir engagement towards a more secured European Unions;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Highlights the value of international participation in CSDP missions and operations as a reinforcement to European capabilities and calls for a strengthened implementation of existing Framework Participation Agreements encouraging the collective nature of peace and security contributions;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Is alarmed at the current and potential further erosion of the global non- proliferation and disarmament efforts; fears that withdrawal from, or the non-extension of, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the international arms control regimes that have provided decades of stability, and would undermine relationships between nuclear-armed states, leading to new regional and global nuclear arms races; underlines the urgent need to restore cross-border trust;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the Treaty; fears that the collapse of the Treaty might lead to the escalation of tensions and heightened nuclear and military threats and risks, while jeopardising the future of arms control regimes; underlines that it is strongly opposed to a new arms race and re- militarisation on European soilbetween the US and the Russian Federation and its potential consequences for Europe; urges the Council and the VP/HR to launch an EU- led initiative with a view to pushing for the conversion of the INF Treaty into a multilateral Treaty involving all nuclear states;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Exhorts the US and the Russian Federation to make further progress in negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021; believes that an extension of the Treaty would give both signatories additional time to pursue negotiations with a view to agreeing on a new arms control instrument; cCalls for the immediate involvement of other states, especially China, in any existing (such as NEW START, INF and the Open Skies Treaty) or in future negotiations on nuclear arms control instruments;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Exhorts the US and the Russian Federation to make further progress in negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which is due to expire in February 2021; believes that an extension of the Treaty would give both signatories additional time to pursue negotiations with a view to agreeing on a new arms control instrument; calls for the involvement of other states;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Expresses its deep regret at the decision taken by the US to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, a major arms control instrument which has contributed to trust-building and to providing smaller states with a valuable capability to monitor and verify the military activities of their neighbours; calls on the remaining signatories to continue implementing the Treaty, while ensuring that it remains functional and useful; calls on the US to repeal its decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Expresses grave concern at the attempted assassination of the prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny using a banned nerve agent which, under the Chemical Weapons Convention, is considered as use of a chemical weapon and, as such, is a serious violation of international norms; calls onwelcomes the Council to use all instruments, includingdecision to enact sanctions, at the EU’s disposgainst individuals to hold accountable all thoshat are considered to be responsible for the poisoning;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Asks the VP/HR to bring forward proposals to strengthen the available expertise in non-proliferation and arms control in the EU and to ensure that the EU plays a strong and constructive role in developing and reinforcing the global rules-based non-proliferation efforts and arms control and disarmament architecture; welcomes the appointment of a new Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non- Proliferation in this respect; realises that new international agreements in the field of arms control are urgently needed; states that in the context of nuclear deterrence, the development of hypersonic missiles can undermine the principles of mutually assured destruction and therefore calls for a worldwide arms control treaty on the use, range, speed, doctrine, inspection on nuclear payloads, and placement near coastlines of hypersonic weapon systems, initiated by the EU;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservatExpresses its deep concerns regarding the erosion of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a, which is the cornerstone of global and European security; stresses its full support to the work of the UNODA and to the UN Agenda for Disarmament; recalls its commitment to pursuingurges the VP- HR to take action in order to strengthen policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls for the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive regulatory framework for the development and use of AI-enabled weapons; calls on the VP/HR, the Member States and the European Council to adopt a joint position on autonomous weapons systems that ensures meaningful human control over the critical functions of weapons systems; insists on the start of international negotiations on a legally binding instrument that would prohibit fullycommon definition and a framework on the use of autonomous weapons;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Calls on the EU to take the lead in global efforts to set up a comprehensive and effective global arms control system for missile and unmanned combat vehicle technology proliferation;