Activities of Lukas MANDL related to 2022/2196(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance
Amendments (20)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas civilian crisis management has become established as a key pillar of the EU’s CSDP since 1999 in conflict prevention, stabilisation and promotion of sustainable peace; whereas the first ever CSDP mission launched by the EU was a civilian mission; whereas EU’s first civilian crisis management mission, EU Police Mission (EUPM) Bosnia Herzegovina was launched in 2003; whereas since then 23 civilian missions have been deployed on three different continents, which shows that the demand for civilian crisis management has grown, also as a result of Russia’s unprovoked and unjustifie d war of aggression against Ukraine;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there are currently 21 ongoing CSDP missions and operations, 12 of which are civilian and 9 military;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas civilian CSDP contributes to the Integrated Approach to Conflicts and Crises in areas such as policing, the rule of law, civil administration, security sector reform (SSR) and monitoring in line with Articles 42 and 43 TEU, and is accompanied by complementary measures implemented in the context of the EU’s Global Europe instrument, strengthening international security;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas civilian CSDP tasks have, over the years, broadened to include, inter alia, transitional justice, mediation, dialogue and conflict analysis, and have also adapted to new and emerging challenges such as hybrid and malign threats, including cyberattacks and, foreign influterference, and the manipulation of disinformation;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas this year marks the 20th anniversary of the launch of EU’s first civilian crisis management mission;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Respects the commitment and expertise of the personnel serving in civilian CSDP missions; notes that the EU also plays a key role in providing jobs in this regard by deploying 15.000 international and local staff;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Believes that traditional civilian CSDP tasks such as policing, the rule of law, civil administration, SSR and monitoring, monitoring and disarmament as well as demobilisation remain very important in order to stabilise and modernise the security and justice sectors; underlines the need to continue updating and enlarging tasks in the framework of the Integrated Approach and the Treaties in light of the new risks and threats that have emerged and have thus led to a new security environment; stresses the need to integrate and strengthen cross- cutting issues, in particular:
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point h a (new)
h a) (nuclear) disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point h b (new)
Paragraph 4 – point h b (new)
h b) Monitoring and countering disinformation campaigns
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for clearthe introduction of exit strategies for civilian missions, allowing for swifter closure of missions when operational and political objectives are met;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a civilian Capability Development Process to be set up to assess the availabilities of Member States capability needs, develop requirements, conduct a gap analysis and periodically review progress;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. DeploRegrets the fact that in spite of being one of the core commitments in the Compact, civilian CSDP missions persistently suffer from Member States not delivering on their pledges to provide sufficient personnel, with 10 Member States currently providing 78 % of seconded personnel, and 17 Member States only 22 %; calls on all Member States to ensure that they provide seconded staff to fill 100 % of all operational positions and to provide at least 60 % of the seconded staff for non-operational positions;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to reform the human resources policy and management system, and to ensure that the working conditions in civilian CSDP missions contribute to a safer and more inclusive environment, especially for women; welcomes the EEAS’s efforts to address weaknesses in the support provided to staff in missions, including the revision of the Code of Conduct, with a particular focus on human rights principles;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the stretched resources of the EEAS in the field of civilian CSDP in general, including CPCC, which currently provides support to 11 missions of 2 200 personnel with a staff of 110 people; calls for the Member States to ensure the rapid development of CPCC into a fully functional operational headquarters, by ensuring it has the necessary funds, personnel and expertise at its disposal; stresses the need to increase complementarity and synergies with military CSDP, while keeping the civilian and military chains of command separate;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the introduction of a headquarter with joint command that connects civilian and military planning and conduct. with joint chains of command;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. UnderlineRegrets that the CFSP budget for civilian CSDP missions has only marginally increased from the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020 to the MFF 2021-2027 (from a starting point of approximately EUR 350 million per year), while at the same time the number and tasks of missions has increased, the security environment has become more challenging, the cost of operations has increased, inflation has grown and the number of contracted personnel has increased, making it extremely difficult to expand the current missions’ mandates or for new missions to be established to respond to urgent security needs;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls for CSDP missions to set an end-date in order to be no longer open- ended, which risks a legitimisation of the absence of progress in the host country;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the fact that while EU spending on defence has recently increased considerably, the funding for civilian CSDP has notWelcomes that many military CSDP operations are complemented by civilian missions; notes that the Strategic Compass fails to take into account the fact that civilian capabilities also require enhanced funds;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines the fundamental role of Parliament as a budgetary authority and in the scrutiny of CSDP, including civilian CSDP missions; strongly insists that it be provided with all the information necessary to carry out its responsibilities in accordance with the Treaties and towards its citizens; calls for a stronger involvement of the European Parliament in CFSP civilian missions decision- making process;