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8 Amendments of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2021/2182(INI)

Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. To achieve the strategic objective of developing its global leadership role, the EU should shape its CFSP on the basis of the following five actions: - taking the lead in strengthening multilateral partnerships on global priorities, - improving EU decision-making and making full use of the EU’s hard and soft powers, - achieving European sovereignty by interlinking the EU’s external actions, - further developing regional strategies, including on security cooperation, - strengthening democratic oversight and the parliamentary dimension of the EU’s CFSP;deleted
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesExpresses concern about the EU’s growing ambition and initiatives to take the lead in promoting global partnerships on key priorities and in strengthening the multilateral order through a reform of key institutions and organisations;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to develop its leadership role in the defence andInsists that the EU does not have the mandate to defend or promotion ofe human rights in multilateral forums, and in particular the UN; believes that the EU should ensure an effective use of the EU Global Hthe world, and that this mandate lies with the United Nations; emphasises that the EU is not the world’s human Rrights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act), including the development of a complementary EU anti-corruption sanctions regime, and better enforce the human rights provisions of the international agreements it has concludedd democracy watchdog, and nor should it be;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that the EU needs first and foremost a stronger and genuine political willConsiders that a common EU foreign policy is not possible, given the different national interests of itsthe Member States to jointly agree on and promote EU foreign policy goals and EU security and defence cooperationhat should be preserved and respected;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the Treaties provide for the possibility to improve decision-making procedures for the CFSP; stresses that unanimity hampers the EU’s ability to act and therefore calls for the Member States to use qualified majority voting for specific aspects of the CFSP; in particular, reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified, however, that in order to preserve the sovereignty of Member States, unanimity must remain the decision-making benchmark in the Council when it comes to foreign and security policy; considers that the interest of Member States are vastly different in light of geopolitical realities and that these interests can only be preserved through unanimity, as any form of majority voting forhas the adoption of sanctions; stresses that the use of Article 44 TEU could improve the EU’s flexibility and capacity to actpotential of ignoring and undermining vital national interests;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call for the establishment of new formats of cooperation such as the European Security Council; recalls that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe provides a relevant framework to shape innovative proposals in this respect;deleted
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that EU sovereignty in the field of security and defence means the development, coordination and deployment ofthere is no such thing as “EU sovereignty” since the EU is not a strategic capabilities, an efficient division of labour between the Member States and the EU’s ability to decide and act autonomously, in line with its own interests, principles and values; stresses that this approach reinforces cooperation w, and can therefore not sovereign; emphasises that the EU derives iths partners, in particular within the framework of NATO; welcomes in this regard the Commission President’s announcementower to act from the Member States, and that the EU cand NATO will present a joint declaration on cooperation by the end of 2021; welcomes the discussion on an ‘initial entry force’ as presented by the VP/HR only act because of the conferral of power by the Member States;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Is concerned by the Turkish Government’s increasingly assertive foreign policy, which is repeatedly putting the country at odds with the EU and individual Member States; deplores the long-deteriorating situation regarding human rights and democracy in Turkey; recalls, however, that Turkey will continue to be a country of key strategic interest for the EU and that engagement needs to continue in a phased, proporinsists that all accession negotiations with Turkey be unconditionatelly and irreversible manner, keeping the country as closely anchored to the EU as possibley terminated;
2021/10/28
Committee: AFET