17 Amendments of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2016/2238(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the report 'Border Wars: The Arms Dealers Profiting from Europe's Refugee Tragedy' by the Transnational Institute, Centre Delàs d'Estudis per la Pau and Stop Wapenhandel,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the border security market is in rapid expansion, was estimated to be worth EUR 15 billion in 2015 and is predicted to increase in value to over EUR 29 billion per annum in 2022; whereas the European border security industry is dominated by big arms companies, which have expanded or developed their security divisions, and by a group of smaller hi-tech companies specialising in security; whereas the major players on the European border security scene also include arms companies such as Airbus, Finmeccanica, Thales and Safran, as well as the technology giant Indra; and whereas Finmeccanica and Airbus have been the main beneficiaries of European contracts aimed at reinforcing the borders; and whereas Airbus is, moreover, the main beneficiary of financing contracts for research in the field of security;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas Finmeccanica, Thales and Airbus, which are prominent players in the security business in the EU, are also three of the four main arms traders in Europe, selling to countries in the Middle East and North Africa; their total revenue in 2015 stood at EUR 95 billion;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. wWhereas, for states to benefit from the advantages offered by PSCs, and to ensure that they can be held accountable, a legal framework should be put in place to facilitate their use of PSC services; whereas PSCs are part of an industry, which is highly transnational in nature and as such requires a global approach to regulation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the concern that private security companies play an important role in aiding the state’s military and civilian agencies by closing manpower and capability gaps created by budget cuts and increasing demand for the use of forces abroad; emphasises the availability of surge capacity at short notice as an additional benefit of the private provision of security services;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that the use of private security companies must be strictly regulated and closely monitored, and staunchly opposes the use of private companies for military purposes in the sphere of security and defence;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the concern that the EU makes use of Private Security Companies abroad to guard its delegations and staff and to support its civilian and military CSDP missions; stresses that their services fill capacity gaps that the EU would otherwise have difficulties in tackling; demands that the Commission and the Council produce an overview of where, when and for what reason Private Security Companies have been employed in support of EU missions;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes a growing confluence of interests between European political leaders who are seeking to militarise their borders and the main defence and security contractors who provide these services; our military-security-industrial complex is today stronger than ever, and is utilising technologies oriented towards external and internal considerations, and which at present are being directed against some of the most vulnerable and desperate people on earth;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Recommends supporting the creation of a flexible, but rigorous, regulatory model which will:
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Highlights the fact that the arms and security industry helps determine European border security policy through pressure groups, its regular interaction with the EU institutions specialising in border matters and its decisive role in research policy. The European Organisation f or Security (EOS), to which Thales, Finmeccanica and Airbus belong, has been very active in defending the heightening of border security; many of its proposals, such as the creation of a Pan-European Border Security Agency, have gone on to become tangible policies (see, for example, the conversion of Frontex into the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, EBCG); moreover, the twice-yearly events that Frontex/EBCG holds with the industry, and the latter's participation at special security round-tables and weapons and security fairs means they are in frequent contact and have a natural affinity to cooperate;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Points out that the arms and security industry has succeeded in securing EUR 316 million in funding for research on security topics, thereby setting the agenda for research, implementing it and then, on many occasions, being awarded the resulting contracts; since 2002, the EU has financed 56 projects in the field of border security and control;