48 Amendments of Hannah NEUMANN related to 2019/2135(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the lasting deterioration in the Union’s strategic environment in the face of multiple challenges directly or indirectly affecting the security of its Member States and citizens: armed conflicts immediately to the east and south of the European continent, jihadist terrorthe collapse of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, massive and regular violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law including war crimes, crimes against humanity, jihadist terrorism, the rise of authoritarianism, cyber attacks, the uncontrolled migrationspread of lethal and non- lethal security and military technology, increasing threats to natural resources, climate change, etc.;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that instability and unpredictability on the Union’s borders and in its immediate neighbourhood (north Africa, the Middle East, Ukraine, the Caucasus, the Balkans, etc.) pose a direct threat to the security of the continent; stresses the inextricable link between internal and external security; believes that the Union's priority should be to spread the adherence to universal values, principles and rules beyond its borders in order to foster stability, security and sustainable socio-economic development; reiterates its urgent call for making swift progress as regards the membership prospect for Western Balkan countries also for security considerations;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that global actors (the US, China, Russia) and an increasing number of regional actors (Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, etc.) are seeking to assert power through a combination of unilateral diplomatic posturing and increasing military military build-ups and the use of force in violation of international law;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that, in this context, these actors are deliberately circumventing or attempting to destroy the multilateral mechanisms, the principles of the UN Chater and relevant international law, essential to maintaining peace;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the Union has been slow to react and adapt – politically, diplomatically and militarily – to new crises and to this new international context; considers that, in the specific area of defence, insufficient investmentmisdirected investments, unwillingness to pool and share, differences in capabilities and a lack of interoperability, but also, and above all, a political reluctance to implement the robust provisions provided for in the European treaties and the numerous cooperation arrangements between Member States have weakened the Union’s ability to play a decisive role in external crises management; recognises, further, that no country is able by itself to address the security challenges on the European continent and in its immediate environment and calls on the Member States to develop an effective integrated approach to crisis and conflicts which combines civilian and military means in the best possible and balanced way; believes that the Union’s capacity to adequately react to emerging crisis and conflicts also depends on the speed of decision-making; supports in this respect the introduction of qualified majority voting in Council;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes, in this adverse and volatile context, the belated but real recognition of shared security interests and the growing political will on the part of European countries and the European institutions to act collectively for their security by endowing themselves with greater means to act in a more preventive, fast, effective and autonomously manner;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that the response to the Union’s security challenges lies primarily in strengthening its strategic autonomydeveloping a comprehensive and modern security policy which is closely interlinked with all other external policies, a truly European Security Union, which puts human security at its centre and enables autonomous and effective decision-making, planning, conduct, and implementation of diplomatic, civilian, military and any other relevant security measure;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
The need to strengthen the European strategicUnion as autonomous and effective auctonomyr
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the principle of European strategic autonomyconcept of the EU as effective and autonomous security actor is based on the ability of the Union to strengthen its freedom to assess, take decisions and take actionhave the capacity to act where circumstances so require in order to defend itscommon interests and valuuniversal values, rules and principles;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers, therefore, that European strategic autonomyan effective CSDP is based, above all, on the ability of the Union to assess a crisis situation and take a decision autonomously, which necessarily entails an independent decision-making process, the availability of means of assessment and a freedom to analyse and take actionhe capacity to act; considers, also, that European strategic autonomy is based on the ability of the Union to act alone when itsCSDP should guarantee the ability of the Union to act alone but via an integrated approach combining civilian and military means in a balanced way when universal principles and common interests are at stake (theatres of operations not considered as priorities by its European partners) or within the framework of existing cooperation arrangements; considers, lastly, that European strategic autonomy is part of a multilateral framework which respects commitments within the UN and complements the (NATO) alliances and partnerships to which most Member States are signed up; stresses that strategicunderlines that the Union’s choice of means following the integrated approach depends first of all on the real needs on the grounds; stresses that operational autonomy does not mean that the Union will systematically act alone, everywhere and always;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the affirmation of European strategic autonomyan effective CSDP also depends on the establishment of European defence cooperation in the technological, capability, industrial, trade and operational fields; considers that only practical and flexible cooperation based on pragmatic initiatives will make it possible to gradually overcome the difficulties, forge a genuine common strategic culture and shape common responses tailored to the continent’s main security and defence issues;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the principle of European strategic autonoma sovereign, comprehensive and effective Common Security and Defence Policy is a legitimate and necessary ambition and that it must remain a priority objective of European defence policy; stresses that its practical and operational implementation is a common responsibility of European states;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Maintains that European strategic autonomya sovereign and effective CSDP must take practical form in the areas of industry, capability (joint programmes, investment in defence technologies) and operations (financing of operations, capacity building for partners, capacity to plan and conduct missions)to plan and conduct missions) and be accompanied a responsible EU-level arms control policy;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Encourages the EEAS and Member States to introduce a more forward-looking approach to capability planning and development and to anticipate future needs for a strong EU response to crises and conflicts to strengthen civilian missions in the longer term;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Union currently has a presence on three continents through the deployment of 16 civilian or military missions (10 civilian and six military, of which three are executive and three are non-executive missions); recognises the contribution made by these missions to peace and international security and stability; stresses that their implementation must be accompanied by an overhaul of the instruments laid down in the Lisbon Treaty and introduced in recent years, in order to make them more effective; promotes a higher level of effectiveness of CSDP missions by reaching the 70 percent target in seconded personnel and calls on the Member States to make stronger contributions;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors involvement in auditing CSDP missions and operations and encourages the production of further special reports on other missions and operations;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States and European bodies to prioritise and maintain a high level of commitment in Africa; welcomes, therefore, the Council’s decision of July 2018 to extend the mandate of the EUTM RCA military training mission for two years and its intention to launch a civilian mission to complement the military component; notes that these recent developments are a positive sign of re-engagement on the part of the Member States but stresses that the security and human rights situation in the country remains highly problematic;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes the fact that in the Middle East, a region which is crucial for European security, the Union has three CSDP missions in place, EUBAM Rafah (Tel Aviv), EUPOL COPPS in the Palestinian Territories (Ramallah) and EUAM Iraq (Bagdad); deplores the outbreak of violence in Iraq and the shooting of protestors by security personnel; urges the EU and in particular EUAM to review its engagement as regards security sector reform in light of that unacceptable death toll amongst protesters;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Is deeply concerned about UN/MINUSMA investigated and reported cases of dozens of very serious human rights abuses committed by Malian security forces which might amount to war crimes under humanitarian law; urges the HR/VP to make sure that the EU’s partners strictly comply with international humanitarian and human rights law, and legally binding EU regulations and that those cases are brought to justice without delay; calls on the EEAS to report to Parliament about these cases as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned at the deteriorating situation in Burkina Faso; wonders whether it would be appropriate to deploy a civilian and/or military mission in order to strengthen security sector governance, democratic control of armed forces and civilian control of the entire security sector including strong accountability, human rights and the restoration of people’s trust in their security forces;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the swift implementation of the compact on civilian missions adopted in November 2018 by the Council and the Member States with a view to enhancing civilian CSDP resources in order to make the missions more flexible and more operational, a prerequisite for the effectiveness and efficiency of Union action on the ground; urges Member States to shape a solid annual review that helps to take stock of progress in implementing the civilian CSDP Compact and can support the further professionalization civilian CSDP beyond 2023, including measures to ensure accountability of all involved actors for achievements; calls on Member States to test the newly introduced concept of specialized teams in the field as soon as possible through a pilot, using it as a means to make specialized capabilities available for a limited period of time and fill current capability gaps, and evaluate lessons from first deployments;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Highlights that the implementation of the civilian CSDP Compact should not be the end state of strengthening civilian CSDP;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes, however, that the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations in general is being hampered by an increasing reluctance on the part of Member States and the European institutions to make such missions and operations more robust, both in terms of human resources and their mandates; notes that CSDP military operations increasingly tend to be based on armed forces training (EUTM), with no executive dimension which would underline the readiness to invest in post-conflict stabilisation, peacekeeping, peace enforcement and other demanding military operations aiming at guaranteeing international peace and stability;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the recurring problem faced by armed forces of a lack of equipment, which is an obstacle to the success of training missions; notes the difficulty of supplying suitable equipment in a timely manner (binding public procurement procedures to be followed, etc.); believes that achieving positive results in terms of training and advice for third-country armies is extremely difficult in the long term without the capacity to back up such efforts with worthwhile and coordinated equipment programmes; welcom and strong democratic oversight and accountability mechanisms which prevent misconduct, corruption, and impunity; notes the Capacity Building for Security and Development (CBSD) initiative, which resulted in the revision of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (‘IcSP+’) in 2017 so as to provide funding for training and the supply of non- lethal equipment to third countries’ armed forces; notes that, to date, three projects have been carried out, in Mali, the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso; highlights the strong demand from local populations for support in the area of training and equipment supply; stresses the need to make sure that all transfers strictly respect the eight EU criteria on arms exports;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes the decision of 26 September 2019 to extend the EU maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFORMED Sophia) by six months to 31 March 2020; deeply deplores the decision temporarily to suspend the naval presence; stresses the urgent need to reach agreement among the Member States and calls for the redeployment of naval assets and full implementation of the mandate and to transform the mission into an effective search and rescue mission;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Considers that the issue of financing for CSDP missions and operations is crucial to the sustainability of the policy; highlights the importance of reviewing the Athena mechanism so that it covers the full costs of CSDP military operations and missions; supports, in this connection, the part of the proposal by the VP/HR, backed by the Commission, to create a European Peace Facility, which would finance part of the costs of EU defence activities, including the joint costs of CSDP military operations and those relating to military capacity-building for partnerfocusses on the financing of common costs of CSDP operations and co-financing peacekeeping operations of third countries; however, rejects the plan that at EU level lethal equipment and ammunitions are purchased for the use of third countries; stresses that the proposal of a European Peace Facility (EPF) lacks strong language on how and by whom such transfers of military equipment will be checked against the eight EU criteria on arms exports; hopes that the Member States will reach an agreement quickly so that this instrument can be introduced; stresses the importance of making the Union’s financial rules more flexible in order to enhance its ability to respond to crises and facilitate the implementation of Lisbon Treaty provisions; calls on the Member States and the Commission to consider a flexible mechanism to help Member States wishing to participate in a CSDP mission to bear the cost of doing so, thereby facilitating their decision to launch or strengthen a mission; notes that this instrument would be wholly consistent with the Union’s strategic autonomy objectivesaim to become a more credible and effective security actor in the operational field;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the creation of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) for executive missions to enable all CSDP military operations to be carried out; calls for enhanced cooperation between the MPCC and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability; draws attention to the problems of recruitment and resource provision, which need to be overcome in order for the MPCC to be fully effective; calls on the EEAS to transform the MPCC from a virtual entity, with multiple-assignment posts, into a robust civilian-military entity which can plan and conduct operationsthe entire spectrum of military operations foreseen under Article 43(1) TEU;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Notes the failure of the Union’s battlegroup project; the battlegroups have never been deployed since their creation in 2007, owing in particular to opposition on the part of all the Member States and the complexity of their implementation and funding, which is at odds with the original objective of speed and efficiency; proposes to transform the battle groups into a more reliable set of several multinational but permanent units which are able to execute all possible military CSDP operations foreseen by the Treaty;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Believes that the implementation of CSDP missions and operations must be backed up by flexible instruments in order to make it easier for the Union and its Member States to commit to ensuring European strategic autonomyfreedom of action, in the service of the stability of the European continent and universal values and principles the EU promotes globally; stresses, in this connection, the effectiveness of modular, multipurpose and genuinely operational command structures, such as the European Corps (Eurocorps); notes that the missions of this command structure have been successfully extended and diversified: between 2015 and 2018 the European Corps was deployed four times as part of the EU training missions in Mali and the Central African Republic (EUTM Mali and EUTM RCA); calls on the Member States and the Commission to follow this example of flexible and operational cooperation, which has already proved valuable and effective;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Expects the Union to make effective use of all existing CSDP policy instruments in the areas of diplomacy, cooperation, development, conflict management and peacekeeping; stresses that CSDP military and civilian instruments cannot, under any circumstances, be the only solution to security issues and that a ‘comprehensive approach’ should always be adopted; considers that only the use of all these instruments on the basis of a ‘comprehensive approach’ will provide the flexibility needed to effectively achieve the most ambitious security objectives; recalls that EU security policies should be based on a comprehensive and holistic approach which is centered around human security and which puts the well-being and security of the local population in third countries at the heart of all efforts;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36 a. Recalls the increased success of conflict resolution when gender parity and equality are respected along the process and calls for an increase of participation and managerial positions of women in such missions and to more systematically mainstream a gender perspective into CSDP missions, and to actively contribute to the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; calls on the EEAS and Member states to initiate ambitious steps in view of increasing the representation of women among international experts at all levels of CSDP missions and operations, possibly through a dedicated Action Plan or targeted incentives and career planning for women or mechanisms in recruitment that ensure a better representation;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36 b. Underlines the need for further developing the parliamentary and democratic character and dimension of CSDP; believes that an effective CSDP which is fit for the 21st century security challenges goes with a strong parliamentary scrutiny component and high transparency standards both at national level and at EU-level; is of the opinion that a stronger parliamentary dimension of CSDP correspond with the high demand of EU citizens for security, peace and more cooperation on security and defence amongst Member States;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Welcomes the significantNotes reversal of the trend of cutting defence budgets; is of the opinion that this should be supported and encouraged at Uniowill only benefit EU citizens and international peace and stability if it goes together with far-reaching pooling of national budgets and efforts for research, development, procurement, maintenance, and training at European level;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Believes that the EU's security and defence policy will only be effective if national decisions are coordinated and national arms exports decisions are compliant with the eight EU criteria in particularly as regards human rights, regional stability, terrorism and the risk of diversion; welcomes the recent review of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP and calls for amore ambitious effort at EU level as regards monitoring and control of exports, which would take into account major developments in the sector such as EDIDP and EDF;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Notes with satisfaction the Commission’s proposal of 2 May 2018 to establish a EUR 13 billion budget line for defence in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) under the heading of industrial policy; notes that this proposal, which reflects an unprecedented commitment by the Commission, remains subject to the unanimous agreement of the Member States in the next MFF; deplores the fact that over seven years there will be no formal mechanisms for parliamentary scrutiny as regards the EDF priorities in the work programmes; believes that any efforts by the EU in the defence industrial sector should go hand in hand with a high level of transparency, accountability and ethical review in order to higher the chances to overcome existing structural problems of the sector;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. WelcomNotes the Commission’s proposal of June 2017 to create a European Defence Fund (EDF), which wcould foster cooperation between Member States and support some stakeholders of the European defence industry; notes that this proposal is the first initiative for which Community funds are to be used in direct support of defence projects; recognises that this is a major step forward for European defence, from both a political and an industr and that its legal base remains weak; recognises that this is a paradigm shift as regards the EU budget which has so far mainly financed civilialn perspectiverogrammes; notes that the EDF could finance structural projects such as the future European aircraft or tank or a European anti-missile defence capability; notes that the 2019 work programme for the preparatory action will focus on electromagnetic spectrum dominance and future disruptive defence technologies, two key areas for potentially maintaining Europe’s technological independence in the long term; welcomnotes, also, the adoption by the Commission in March 2019 of the first European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) and the publication of nine calls for proposals for 2019, including for the Eurodrone, which is considered a key capability for Europe’s strategic autonomymodern warfare; recalls the repeated calls of the European Parliament for a common position by the Council on how to use armed drones in line with international humanitarian law and international human rights law; points out that 12 further calls for proposals will follow in 2020, covering priority areas in all domains (air, land, sea, cyber and space); notes the link between the procurement decisions taken today by the Member States and the prospects for industrial and technological cooperation under the EDF;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Questions the slow start-up of the 34 projects and the delays to the launch of a third wave of 13 projects, given that none are as yet up and running; notes that only four projects will reach their initial operational capacity in 2019; highlights the lack of ambition and scale of some projects, which do not address the most obvious capability gaps, particularly those in the first wave, which are primarily capability projects involving as many Member States as possible; notes that the desired inclusion of participation in PESCO projects should not jeopardise a high level of ambition on the part of the participating Member States; considers that third countries’ involvement should be subject to stringent conditions and based on established and effective reciprocity; calls on the Member States to submit projects with a strategic European dimension, thereby strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), which is an essential part of the strategic autonomisation process and relates more to the operational side in order to responding as first priority to the operational needs of European armed forces in view of their task to implement the entire spond directly to the operational needs of European armed forcesectrum of CSDP operations as foreseen by the Treaty;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Stresses the still virtual nature of the European Defence Fund; points out that that this instrument has not yet been finally approved, with only partial and political agreement having been given in April 2019; stresses the importance of maintaining Parliament’s position concerning delegated acts for the work programmes, the amount of the EDF, the involvement of third countries and the establishment of an appropriate intellectual property policy in relation to security and defence in order to protect research results; draws attention, in that connection, to the highly sensitive and strategic nature of defence research, both for industrial competitiveness and for the strategicprospect of operational autonomy of the Union; calls for the initial and transparent lessons learned from the implementation of the EDIDP (in particular concerning the application of derogations for eligible entities), the pilot project and the preparatory action on defence research to be properly taken into account in a transparent and accountable manner; calls on the Member States to be fully involved in the decision-making process in order to avoid bureaucratic excesses and to ensure that the programmes included address the strategic needs of the CSDP and the Member States; considers that the success of the EDF will depend on stresses the fact that it would be logic to accompany joint research and development witsh ability to cater for the specific defence needs of the participating states and to guarantee the availability of sufficient common arms export policy at EU-level; believes that solely focussing on subsidising European defence industrial companies with EU budgetary resources, whilsl not gensuring that industrial know-how is not duplicerate a European defence sector which overcomes high inefficiency rateds, national defence investment is not crowded out and cooperation does not become over-complicated; considers that developing the European defence industry by regulating access for entities controlled by non-EU third parties to projects financed by the Fund is fully consistent with the European ambition of strategic autonomyhigh dependency on exports and which should be primarily devoted to help Member State's armed forces to be well- equipped for future CSDP operations; underlines the need for the Commission to focus on a regulatory approach which is based on the enforcement of the 2009 Defence Package and additional rules which are needed to set the parameters for an efficient and modest European defence market;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Is convinced that the Union has a vital interest in creating a safe and open maritime environment which makes for the free passage of goods and people while emphasising de-escalation; notes that most of the strategic assets, critical infrastructure and capabilities are under the control of Member States and that their willingness to enhance cooperation is paramount for European security; reaffirms the Union’s role as a global maritime security provider, and stresses the importance of developing relevant military and civilian capabilities; welcomes in that connection the adoption of the revised EU Maritime Security Strategy Action Plan in June 2018;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Recognises the increasingly prominent role of artificial intelligence (AI) in European defence; notes, in particular, the many military applications stemming from AI for managing and simulating operational environments, assisting the decision-making process, detecting threats and processing intelligence; stresses that the development of reliable AI in the field of defence is essential for ensuring European strategic autonomycapacity to act in capability and operational areas; calls on the Union to keep up its investment in this area and in particular in disruptive technologies through existing instruments (European Defence Fund, European Innovation Council, future Horizon Europe, Digital Europe programme) while respecting the Parliament's position on lethal autonomous weapons system of 12 September 2018 and the agreement reached with Council and Commission in the context of EDF;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Stresses that the ambition of European strategicthe EU as an effective and credible security auctonomyr is based on the ability of Europeans to take action to defend universal values, principles and norms, their interests, either independently or within an institutional cooperation framework (NATO, UN);
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Considers that European strategicmultilateralism a crucial value for security and defence and underlines that the EU will only emerge as an effective and credible security auctonomy must br if its actions are based on sustainable cooperation and strategic partnerships with countries and organisations sharing the Union’s values; welcomes, further, the contributions made by CSDP partners to Union missions and operations;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Draws attention to NATO’s fundamental role in collective territorial defence, as explicitly recognised in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; believes that the EU-NATO partnership is essential for addressing the security challenges facing Europe and its neighbourhood; believes that EU-NATO cooperation should be complementary and takes full account of each of the two institution’s specific features and roles;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Notes the importance of the EU-UN partnership in the resolution of international conflicts and peace-building activities; calls on both organisations to further coordinate their efforts in areas where they deploy major civilian and military missions, in order to avoid duplication and optimise synergies; urges the Member States to contribute more to UN peacekeeping and calls on EU institutions to assist in this respect;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Supports, in parallel with institutional cooperation and partnerships, the combining of different forms of flexible, multifaceted, open and, at the same time, operational, ambitious and demanding cooperation, both within and outside EU, NATO and UN structures, which could facilitate joint commitments in operations, thereby strengthening the Union’s operational strategic autonomyCFSP and CSDP; stresses, in this connection, that examples of cooperation such as the European Intervention Initiative, the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) and the increasing integration of the German and Dutch armed forces refelect this drive for closer military cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 475 #
61. Considers that progress in European defence will pave the way for major structural changes; notes the announcement of the creation of a Directorate-General for Defence and Space at the Commission under the responsibility of the Commissioner-designate for the Internal Market; notes that this new DG should be responsible for supporting, coordinating or complementing the Member States’ actions in the area of European defence and would thus contribute to strengthening European strategic autonomy; notes the definition of its five main tasks (implementation and oversight of the EDF, creation of an open and competitive European defence equipment market, implementation of the action plan on military mobility, enhancement of a strong and innovative space industry, implementation of the future space programme), but calls on the Commission to provide further details on the role and responsibilities of the new DG; Wonders how it will coordinate its work with that of other defence policy structures which have other responsibilities (EDA, EEAS, etc.) and which initiatives it will undertake to enforce the 2009 Defence Package and other regulatory aspects of an emerging European defence market and export control;