10 Amendments of Tom VANDENKENDELAERE related to 2022/2145(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the annual report 2022 of the European Parliament on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy, as adopted on ...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Madrid Summit Declaration adopted by the NATO Heads of State and Government participating in the North Atlantic Council meeting in Madrid on 29 June 2022, and in particular to the new NATO Strategic Concept adopted at this Summit,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the premature termination of CSDP missions leaves populations unprotected and makes weak host nation authorities vulnerable, thereby opening up opportunities for malicious state and non- state actors, including terrorists and extremists, and including those sponsored by our global competitors;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Union and its Member States should strive for more autonomy when preparing, conducting and sustaining their CSDP missions; whereas the Union should be capable of rapidly deploying multidimensional forces, swiftly reinforcing them where needed and sustaining them as long as required and without depending on third-party support;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the VP/HR’s proposal, enshrined in the Strategic Compass, to establish an RDC; stresses the importance of the EU having the necessary capabilities and structures to take acticalls for the operationalisation of the RDC as soon as possible and by 2025 at the latest, based on the ability to respond rapidly and decisively during crises in order to serve and protect the Union’s citizens, interests and values across the world;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point c
Paragraph 2 – point c
(c) The RDC should number at least 5 000 troops, excluding strategic enablers such as air and sea lift personnel, intelligence assets, special operations forces and medical evacuation and care units; the target number for the RDC should be at least between 7 000 and 10 000 troops in total;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on Member States to commit to substantially narrowing critical gaps in strategic enablers by 2025, in particular linked to the RDC, such as strategic airlift and sealift, space communication assets, medical care and evacuation units, cyber- defence capabilities and intelligence and reconnaissance;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights that rapid deployment requires flexibility in political decision- making and the high readiness of military modules, which implies not only having land troops on high readiness, but also the necessary air, sea and special operation components and strategic enablers; calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to give serious consideration to implementation arrangements for Article 44 TEU on entrusting the implementation of a CSDP task to a group of Member States in order to make the CSDP including the operationalisation of the RDC more flexible and efficient in the field while maintaining a strong European dimension;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the RDC should have permanent operationalReiterates its call on the EEAS to rapidly set up a fully functional EU military headquarters underby merging the Military Planning and Conduct Capability in order to ensure its effectivenessCapability (MPCC) structure and the Civil Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) directorate in order to create a fully- fledged civil-military operational headquarters that manages RDC operations as well;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to first of all significantly improve and activate the implementation procedures of Article 44 TEU;