6 Amendments of Patricia LALONDE related to 2017/2123(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Deplores the fact that terrorist and criminal organisations are proliferating, potentially facilitated by the defeat of ISIS/Da'esh and its fighters fleeing, and instability is spreading in the South, as fragile and disintegrating states throw up large ungoverned spaces; stresses that in the East Russia’s war against Ukraine and illegal annexation of Crimea continue; is deeply concerned that hybrid tactics, including cyberterrorism and information warfare, are destabilising the Eastern Partnership countries and the western Balkans, as well as targeting Western democracies and increasing tensions within them; is concerned that the security environment surrounding the EU will remain highly volatile for years to come;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Is concerned that in a challenging security environment, and at a moment when the EU and NATO are endeavouring to broaden and deepen their cooperation, two key players in the field of security and defence, the US and the UK, are redefining their positions with regard to both organisations; stresses that we stand firmly committed to the transatlantic community of common values and interests; welcomes the renewed US commitment to apply Article 5 of the Nato founding treaty (the Washington Treaty), despite the US President's announcement that his country will reduce its contribution to the organisation;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Is concerned that in a challenging security environment, and at a moment when the EU and NATO are endeavouring to broaden and deepen their cooperation, two key players in the field of security and defence, the US and the UK, are redefining their positions with regard to both organisations; stresses that we stand firmly committed to the transatlantic community of common values and interests;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Highlights that the Commission and an increasing number of Member States have committed themselves to launching the European Defence Union; underlines that this corresponds to Parliament’s long- standing demand and toa demand from EU citizens and from Parliament, notably through numerous appeals expressed in its previous resolutions;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
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23. Considers that as a consequence of the UK’s announcement of withdrawal from the Union, the command option of EUNAVFOR Atalanta needs to be reviewed; considers that the Union’s naval missions in the Mediterranean and the Horn of Africa could be brought under the command of a single naval headquarters; stresses the success of the EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation, thanks to which since 2014 not a single vessel has been boarded by pirates, and welcomes the extension of this operation until 2018;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
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28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017; stresses that the Union stands firmly committed to the transatlantic community of common values and interests;