Activities of Eleftherios SYNADINOS related to 2016/2067(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (A8-0317/2016 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) EL
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) EL
Amendments (18)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid-asymmetrical, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently and to a different degree, thus preventing a more common approach;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and, the Middle East and Turkey, to the Caucasus;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfaredanger to European streets; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional distinction between its external and internal dimensions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision ofnew and comprehensive approach to the CSDP is needed;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management and military backup operations, should complement these operations with crisisthe prevention and crisis resolution of crises of lesser or greater intensity, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, provision of adequate forces by Member States, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; stresses that further work is needed to ensure the implementation of the EUGS’s political level of ambition, priorities, staff planning and comprehensive approach;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements, strategic targets and centres of gravity and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making data collection and processing and threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities to avoid duplication and an increased exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States are indispensable;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for an joint and integrated approach to conflicts and crises concerning the total or partial engagement of the Union at all stages of the conflict cycle through prevention, resolution and stabilisation, and the commitment to avoid premature disengagement;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security or the security of a group of Member States; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment, on shared objectives and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU, this being done by unanimous decision of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that NATO and the EU largely share the same strategic interests and face more or less the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations cannot afford to duplicate their means; and efforts; considers that the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ should reinforce Europe’s capacity to promote security within and beyond its borders as well as strengthen the partnership with NATO and transatlantic relations;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that the bedrock for EU- NATO cooperation is provided by the complementarity of their missions and, consequently, of their inventories of instruments and capabilities; stresses that the relations between the two organisations should continue to be cooperative in strategic and operational-tactical terms and not competitive;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States, including subversion, which are not covered byand where Article V makes no provision for enforcement;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through collaboration, cooperation and a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market, which should supply all buyers with adequate and affordable means, responding to their individual needs and covering EUGS operational capacity requirements;