Activities of Javier COUSO PERMUY related to 2015/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (4)
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (A8-0171/2015 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) ES
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (debate) ES
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (debate) ES
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia PDF (170 KB) DOC (97 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Russia is one of the European Union’s biggest trade partners, which has made the two economies strongly interdependent;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas NATO has condemned the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea, ‘it's illegal and illegitimate annexation’ of Crimea and ‘its continued and deliberate destabilisation’ of eastern Ukraine in violation of international law; whereas it was the Atlantic Alliance that waged a war to further Kosovo’s secessionist process;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the Collective Security Treaty Organisation does not consider NATO to be an enemy and has repeatedly rejected the policy of blocs promoted by that organisation; whereas the CSTO has repeatedly invited NATO to cooperate in order to assure the stability and security of the region;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the illegal annexation of CrimeCrimea’s incorporation into Russia, with Russia now unlawfully controlling hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean coastline and the adjacent waters facing NATO and EU maritime borders; whereas Russia has fuelled aggressive actions on Ukrainian territory;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the policy of the Ukrainian Government represents a threat to the stability of the Black Sea Basin;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas prior to the illegal annexncorporation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were minimal and concerned mainly with the defence of Sevastopol – main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – and two adjacent naval bases; whereas through a military build-up in Crimea and in the Black Sea Basin following the annexation, Russia has moved to create an offensive joint striking force comprising the navy and land and air forces;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas NATO has activated an ‘immediate action plan’ that represents a threat to its eastern neighbours, placing its European members in a situation of vulnerability;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas NATO, the United States and most of the EU Member States encouraged and supported the process of Kosovo’s violent secession;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Firmly supports the non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of the CrimeaNotes the incorporation of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation, decided by referendum on 16 March 2014; reiterates its commitment to the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and to the non-violability of borders; fully supportnotes the European Council’s conclusions that the EU will not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea hasviolent change in power in Ukraine and the incorporation of Crimea into Russia have precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warnrecalls that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a pNATO has been moving progressively nearer the borders of the Russian Federation and that this has determainent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at sead the organisation’s enlargement policy since 1999;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challenges; is concerned about the dependence of the EU and its Member States in relation to the United States and the situation of vulnerability to which they are subjected as a result of America’s policy towards our neighbours;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with grave concern the warlike drift of NATO that is revealed in the exercises that it is carrying out in some States bordering on Russia; recalls that already in February 140 vehicles and 1 400 soldiers were transferred to barely 300 metres from the border of Estonia with Russia; expresses its concern about the military exercises that NATO has carried out on the Bulgarian coast;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that NATO’s aerial deployment over the Baltic - as part of the ‘Immediate Reassurance Measures’, an extension of the ‘Baltic Air Policing’- is unjustified and forms part of the military Alliance’s warmongering escalation; recalls that all identifications of Russian aircraft within the framework of NATO’s manoeuvres were made only in international waters;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Condemns the support given by the West to the Ukrainian Government; recalls that that government had its origin in a coup that included the participation of fascist and neo-Nazi elements;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any resumption of cooperation should continue to rely, firstly, on the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members and, secondly, on the fact that there can be no political solution based on accepting the illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomNotes the implementation of the EU energy policy aimed at promoting energy security for all Member States; urges the Member States to take the steps needed to ensure the security of oil and gas exploitation and transportation activities in the Black Sea region; is of the view that a constructive relationship of trust with the neighbouring countries is the best guarantee for the Member States’ energy supply;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the subsequent build-up of its capabilities in the areadestabilisation of Ukraine that began at the end of 2013;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UnderlineRegrets that the current crisis is affectsing cooperation in other important fields, such as border management and security (in particular migration control), illegal trafficking and combating organised crime;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Regrets that Kiev has contributed to precipitating an internal war conflict through seeking to deny the linguistic and cultural rights of an important part of its population;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue; welcomnotes the ongoing CSDP missions – the EU Advisory Mission, the EU Monitoring Mission and the EU Border Assistance Mission – as important components of the EU approach to resolving the protracted conflicts in the region;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO and the United StatesRegrets Europe’s dependence on American policies carried out through NATO as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlanticpean security; welcomesfears that the commitment of NATO to support regional efforts of Black Sea littoral states is aimed at ensuring security and stabilityimposing the objectives of the Euro-Atlantic elites instead of satisfying the wishes for peace and stability of the peoples who live along the coasts; calls on the OSCE to enlarge the scope of its efforts related to Black Sea security;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomesFears that the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes may prevent the dialogue of the European institutions and its Member States with the neighbouring countries; expresses its very serious concern about the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements forthat put the security of the most affected NATO member states; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare at risk;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that NATO should preserve its general naval and air superiority in the Black Sea Basin and maintain its capacity to monitor the areae need to foster dialogue and cooperation on security and defence among all the littoral states so that they can address shared threats and challenges, rejecting all warmongers and the actions they take, such as military exercises;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Considers that only an independent system of collective security can assure peace and stability for the peoples of the littoral states, aside from the interests of other powers; regrets that the interferences of the United States and its insults towards the European institutions have given rise to a highly negative framework for assuring the strategic stability of the Black Sea;