23 Amendments of Elmar BROK related to 2008/2197(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EU and NATO have built a partnership that is now well established and deep-rootedmust improve their cooperation; whereas however, in order for this partnership to work, both organisations must ensure effective consultation, cooperation and transparency at all times,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas EU-NATO relations could be further improved by both organisations, with the EU involving the European non- EU NATO Allies further in ESDP and NATO involving the non-NATO EU Member States further in EU-NATO talks; whereas EU-US relations should be strengthened in order to further consolidate the existence of democratic freedoms,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the raison d'être of the European Union is to build peace; notes, and that an ineffective security strategy or security policy leads to unnecessary human sufferingcontradicts this objective;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Therefore calls on the EU to extend the missions of the European Security and Defence Policy so as to prevent conflicts, promote stability and bring relief to where it is needed, subject to a common consensus between EU Member Statesor in the framework of structural cooperation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the diversity of interests inherent in a Union of 27 or more Member States – in other words, the mosaic-like composition of the EU – gives it a unique character and the potential to intervene, mediate and help in different parts of the world, unlike any other major power; hHopes that the existing military capability of the EU will develop into a credible force enabling the Union to exploit its unique abilities in the fields of conflict prevention and conflict resolution and complementing its broad range of civilian crisis management mechanisms;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the prospect of a Euro- Atlantic integrationpartnership of democracies is the best guarantor of security and stability across Europe and of respect of the principles of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Despite the current signals of a return to juxtaposition in EU-Russia-US relations, emphasises its view that such a development is not desirable; is convinced that democratic freedoms and the rule of law are the answer to aspirations for people around the world; believes that no country or nation should be excluded from such a vision, because every human being has the right to live in a democracy and in a state governed by the rule of law;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the updating of the ESS as part of the European Union's commitment to defining and protecting European security interests and thus making it possible to create a strategy for tackling the threats of the 21st century; notes that this strategy can only be fully implemented through a revivedn EU-NATO cooperation consensus, based on a common approach to security policies, as well as a renewed and common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that all democracies should be united in their efforts to build stability and peace, and thus join with all intergovernmental organisations in promoting these goals; regrets profoundly that the doctrine of non-alignment, inherited from the Cold War era, undermines the alliance of democracies to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non-alignment, certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; notes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; therefore takes the view that the only meaningful way to organise the future collective defence of the EU is within the Alliancefuture collective defence of the EU should as far as possible be organised in cooperation with NATO;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the increasing importance of the ESDP which will help to improve the EU's ability to confront existing and emerging 21st-century security threats, particularly in joint civilian-military operations and crisis management measures ranging from intelligence-driven crisis prevention actions to security sector reform, reform of the police and judiciary and military action;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on Turkey to cease hindering this cooperation;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly welcomes the French initiative of a formal return to the military structures of NATO, and the efforts by the French Presidency within the EU Council to further bring the EU and NATO together as a response to the new security challenges; welcomes the efforts of the French Presidency aimed at the adoption of concrete initiatives for the pooling of EU and NATO defence capabilities; also welcomes the positive approach of the United States of America towards the consolidation of EU defence capabilities;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the member states of both organisations to be more flexible, goal- oriented and pragmatic in the implementation of the EU-NATO partnership; therefore asks the member states of both organisations to empower the EU Council and the NAC to implement the partnership more effectively, especially through the ability to have technical arrangements when and where needed, given the need to deliver in circumstances where the EU and NATO operate side by side in different missions towards the same common purpose in the same theatre, as in Kosovo and Afghanistan;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Proposes the establishment of an EU Operational Headquarters in the vicinity of the main EU institutions, under the authority of the Secretary-GeneralVice-President of the Councilmmission/High Representative; is of the view that such a structure could function as the "reactive arm" of the future Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy envisaged by the Lisbon Treaty, and that the future European External Action Service could function as his/her "prevention arm";
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the experience of EU operations demonstrates that the lack of a permanent planning and command capability for EU operations has become a capability shortfall limiting the effectiveness and credibility of EU operations; emphasises that the proposed EU Operational Headquarters provides the solution to this problem; recalls that, given the civilian-military focus of the EU, such a structure would not duplicate anything that exists elsewhere; further recalls that the NATO Headquarters is primarily intended for military planning whereas the EU possesses expertise in planning and conducting both civilian and joint civilian-military operations which no other global actor is currently able to conduct successfullyis a complement to NATO;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that an EU Operational Headquarters would complement the current NATO command structures and should not in any case lead to the creation of an EU caucus inside the NAC which could further undermine NATO's transatlantic integrity; is of the view that development of the EU and NATO should not under any circumstances lead to any degree of disintegration in the Alliance and that an adequate level of international credibility must be maintained;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that the mutual challenge for the EU and NATO is to make use of the same national pool of resources in terms of personnel and capabilities; calls on the Member States to empower the Council and the NACEU and NATO to ensure that these limited resources are spent on the most appropriate capabilities for facing the difficult challenges of today, avoiding duplication of work and fostering coherence; is of the view that strategic airlift, a particular example of a relatively scarce and expensive operational asset, should represent an opportunity for cooperation between the EU and NATO;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. ICalls ofn the view that, in addition to the need for more efficient use of military resources, the need for more investment in defence at Member State level is essential in order to support the efforts to build effective EU-NATO cooperation and action; notes that the United States called on European NATO members during the NATO Bucharest Summit to increase their defence investments so as to support both NATO and EU operations; notes also the significant difference in numbers, as well as in effectiveness of defence spending, between European members of NATO and the U.S.; calls on the EU to commit itself to fairer global burden- sharingEU and its Member States to make use of increased synergies and work on the basis of their respective competencies;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes that those NATO Allies that are candidate for EU accession should at this point at least be given the status of Associate Members of the European Defence Agency, and that they should thereafter should be further, more thoroughly and more permanently involved in ESDP in the spirit of being likely future membersbe more closely involved in the work of the ESDP and the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value that a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitment to continue enlargement; regrets that at the same summit the Allies postponed the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution; notes that for manynotes that for the European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the and developmen-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EUt of the rule of law, the policy of a European perspective is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, should Russia become a free and truly democratic country, an improved cooperation between itRussia and all European, Euro-Atlantic and global structures would beis very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of Russia's membership of such structures one day; therefore invites Russia to return to the path of transforming itself into a true democracyinvites Russia to continue its development on the path of true democracy and true rule of law, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notes that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU but would also drive a wedge into the relationship between the EU and the U.S.;