Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2016/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Defence Union (A8-0316/2016 - Urmas Paet) EL
European Defence Union (short presentation) EL
Amendments (7)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in recent years the security situation in and around Europe has significantly worsened and has created arduous challenges that no single country or organisation is able to face alone; whereas solidarity and resilience requires the EU to stand and to act together, and to do so in concert with our allies; whereas the fight against terrorism is a priority for the EU and should be engaged within as well as outside the EU’s borders;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the Member States which are willing to make more binding commitments to one another should establish permanent structured cooperation within the Union framework; eEncourages thoseEU Member States to establish multinational forces within the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and make these forces available to the common security and defence policy; maintains that these forces should be different from those available to NATO. Considers also that nature of the missions to be undertaken by theses forces should be determined; believes that the Council should normally entrust the implementation of a peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security task to those multinational forces; is convinced that the EU battle group system should be further developed to that end; underlines that PESCO is open to all Member States;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the joint declaration by the presidents of the European Council and the Commission, and the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization of 8 July 2016; emphasises the need for stronger cooperation between the EU and NATO in the area of security and defence; is convinced that EU-NATO cooperation should involve building resilience together in the east and the south as well as defence investment; considers that cooperation on capabilities offers the prospect of improving compatibility and synergy between both frameworks; is convinced that this would also strengthen NATO’s role in security and defence policy, and in collective defence;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to make the necessary arrangements for the implementation of the Article 42(7) TEU, in order to allow the Member States to effectively manage other Member States’ aid and assistance contributions, or to have them effectively managed within the Union framework; calls on the Member States to aim for the 2 % GDP target to be spent on defence, and to spend 20 % of their defence budgets on major equipment, including related research and development;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 10
Paragraph 16 – indent 10