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6 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2020/2080(INI)

Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the consequences of the EU not having enough competence when it comes to health care; whereas, by the same analogy, it would make sense to establish an EU common defence strategy in order to be able to respond to an attack on the EU’s borders and territories; whereas PESCO constitutes an important step towards achieving the objective of a common defence;deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas PESCO creates a binding framework between the pMS, which committed themselves to jointly investing, planning, developing and operating defence capabilities within Union framework in a permanent and structured manner by subscribing to 20 binding commitments in five areas set by the TEU; whereas these commitments should constitute a move from mere defence cooperation towards the integration of Member States’ defence forces; whereas despite these binding commitments, no effective compliance mechanism for PESCO is in place;
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas interactions between Member States’ national priorities, EU priorities and NATO priorities should be synchronised at the earliest possible convenience; whereas PESCO can be an effective tool in order to achieve EU and NATO targets simultaneously;
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Z. whereas deepening defence cooperation among Member States at EU level should go hand in hand with the strengthening of Parliament’s power of scrutiny;deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focus on defence to a European one and to undertake structured efforts to increase the use of European collaborative approach as a priority, as no individual pMS alone has the potential to address identified capacity shortfalls;
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) establish an EU Council on Defence based on the existing EDA ministerial Steering Board and the PESCO format of EU Defence Ministers, in order to guarantee the prioritisation of resources, and the effective cooperation and integration among the Member States;
2020/07/08
Committee: AFET