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Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2015/2343(INI)

Plenary speeches (2)

Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty (A8-0042/2017 - Esteban González Pons, Michael Gahler) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2343(INI)
Constitutional, legal and institutional implications of a Common Security and Defence Policy: possibilities offered by the Lisbon Treaty (debate) EL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2343(INI)

Amendments (13)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that recent political developments affecting both the EU and NATO further highlight the utmost urgency of shaping a genuine European Defence Union;deleted
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of Subsidiarity and Proportionality,
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
A. whereas the European Union is resolved to frame a common defence policy leading to a common defence which reinforces its European identity and autonomy in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the worldintended to lead to a common defence;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the ‘cost of non- Europe’ in security and defence is estimated to be at least EUR 26 billion annually as a result of duplication, overcapacity and barriers to procurement;deleted
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
D. whereas the EU now has competence to define and implement a common security and defence policy that includes the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy; whereas the Union should use this competence to coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States, without thereby prejudicing or superseding their competence in defence;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that, in the long term, the EU should aim at a common budget, financing inter alia the core of the EU integrated military forces, including the command structure, joint operations and equipment, as well as a proper EU programme for CSDP research; lLooks forward to the presentation of the Commission’s proposal for a European Defence Fund, and stresses that it should be financed by new additional appropriations.
2016/12/16
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
E. whereas EU citizens are calling for more European intervention in defence and security, with two thirds wishing to see greater EU engagement in matters of security and defence policy;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ
G. whereas Parliament actively supports the European Defence Union and will continue to make appropriate proposals to that end; whereas the interparliamentary conference on the CFSP and CSDP should become the forum for the implementation of effective and regular interparliamentary cooperation on the CSDP and the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the reform and innovation that the Lisbon Treaty brings to the CSDP should constitute a sufficient and coherent framework and should set the path for a truly common policy, based on shared resources and capabilities as well as on coordinated planning at Union level; stresses that the progress of the CSDP within the current institutional and legal framework is dependent more on the political will of Member States than on legal considerations;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that security and defence constitute an area where European added value can be easily demonstrated, in terms of economic and efficiency gains, by giving Member States increased and more cost-effective capacity, through greater coherence, coordination and interoperability in security and defence, as well as in terms of contributing to consolidating solidarity and cohesion within the Union;
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. RegretStresses that Member States have not yet developed a common European armaments and capabilities policy (EACP) within the EDA as foreseen by Article 42(3) TEU; calls on the VP/HR to inform Parliament of the results achieved by the existing working relationship between the EDA and the Commission and of both with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR);
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Reiterates that the relationship between the CSDP and NATO offers a political opportunity for collaboration and complementarity at every level; recalls that, within the current international context and in view of the deterioration of security, a comprehensive and wider partnership is needed, with the aim of developing joint capabilities and avoiding duplication of actions;deleted
2017/01/13
Committee: AFETAFCO