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Activities of Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS related to 2019/2135(INI)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on the implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2018
2019/11/27
Committee: AFCO
Dossiers: 2019/2135(INI)
Documents: PDF(155 KB) DOC(73 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS', 'mepid': 125027}]

Amendments (6)

Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the Member States have the possibility to involve the Commission in the proceedings of PESCO-related projects in line with internal governance rules.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a
4a. Calls the European Council to adopt decisive commitment for long-term development of European Defence Union with a clear roadmap.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a(new)
5a Takes the view that CARD tool should be reformed to provide for more strategic exercise in line with the updated European Global Strategy; highlights that further development of EU’s strategic autonomy anchored in PESCO will require discussion about the scale of the projects being developed under its aegis; highlights that a clarification of the interaction of various initiatives undertaken by Member States with PESCO is required, in particular, in relation to projects such as European Intervention Force, Framework Nation, Joint Deployment Force or Eurocorps, as they rely on different degree of institutional cooperation.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8a(new)
8a Warns about the multiplicity of institutional actors and overlaps of the EU defence environment; calls all the stakeholders to embrace a reflection on how it is possible to improve this environment in order to make it more understandable for citizens, institutionally logical and coherent and effective in delivering.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10a(new)
10a. Believes that a competitive defence industry is crucial for Europe. Warns that, despite the efforts made during the last years, like the European defence industrial development programme (EDIDP) and European Defence Fund (EDF), different national regulations, licensing procedures, export control lists and lack of information sharing remain as the key obstacles to build a true and effective European defence industry.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13a (new)
13a. Notes that mutual defence clause focuses on the obligations of the Member States (and not the EU itself) and solidarity clause provides for the Union and its Member States to act jointly, but both clauses introduce binding commitments amongst Member States and both prescribe grounds for drawing on ‘all available means’ when requested.
2019/11/18
Committee: AFCO