Activities of Bernhard ZIMNIOK related to 2022/2048(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine has once again brought war back to the European continent after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the wars in former Yugoslavia, has seriously undermined European and global security, has created economic uncertainty, has led to adisrupted food chains, has worsened the spike in energy prices, has considerable potential to further destabilise many non-EU countries and has therefore significantly changed the geopolitical context of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP);
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was a wake-up call for the European Union, presenting a real threat to European security and creating momentum to achieve a geopolitical redefinition of the CFSP; whereas it is also an opportunity for the Member Stinternational events such as the war in Ukraine should not be used as a pretext for expanding the competences and capacities of the European Union beyond the mechanisms laid down by the Treaties to show the political will to transform the CFSP into a fully fledged European policyand without first implementing the usual democratic consultation process;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- strengthening the EU’s institutional and decision-making arrangements inmaintaining unanimity in the Council in respect of decisions concerning issues of foreign and, security and defence policy,
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- building partnerships for a better world based on the interests of the EU Member States,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the remarkable level of unity and resolve in responding swiftly and forcefully to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukrainassiduity of the EU Member States in reacting to the invasion of Ukraine; calls for continued coordination between the Member States to limit the adverse effects of the war and for a peaceful solution to the conflict to be found as swiftly as possible;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) switching progressively to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications, as well as for other EU external policy tools such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, by using the passerelle clauses provided for in the Treatiesretaining the principle of unanimity in the Council for all decisions in areas of the CFSP;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the shift in the Member States’ approaches, moving towards creating more EU strategic sovereignty by adopting the Versailles Declaration of 11 March 2022 and the Strategic Compass on 21 March 2022, which highlight the need to strengthen EU defence capabilities and to contribute positively to global and transatlantic security, in close collaboration with NATO, and demands an independent enquiry to shed light on the incidents in the Nord Stream I and II gas pipelines, which constitute extremely serious attacks on the interests of the Member States and pose significant economic risks at a time of global energy crisis;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of stepping up the EU’s efforts, in cooperation with NATO and other international partners, to address hybrid threats, cyberattacks, disinformation and propaganda campaigns; notes that these threats emanate from all the main global geopolitical actors;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CallIs con the Commission and the VP/HR to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan; cerned about the announcements made within the framework of the Strategic Compass concerning future European naval exercises in the South China Sea that could needlessly worsen tensions in the region; stresses their belligerent nature, contrary to the aim of promoting peace that is enshrined in Article 3(1) TEU;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that the EU is committed to a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region; reiterates that the EU’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy needs to be implemented swiftly, as it offers our partners in theIs concerned about the desire to make the EU a participant in the struggles for influence in the South China Sea; is alarmed by the EU’s lack of means and capacity to support such ambitions; underlines that, of all the Member States, only France has territories and therefore actual interests in the Indo-Pacific region, an opportunity to address the common challenges together, to defend the rules-based international order and to stand up for the values and principles we shared that the EU should not assume France’s international political interests at the expense of its own, nor take the place of France’s own mechanisms, authorities or personnel;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that relations with India are deepening through the ongoing trade negotiations; questions the effectiveness of sanctions on Russian hydrocarbons if the EU buys Russian oil from India at exorbitant prices;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is having a negative impacMaintains its opposition to any future enlargement onf the Eastern Partnership countries first and foremost; calls for the EU institutions and the Member States to engage in a thorough reflection on a reform of the Eastern Partnership policyU, particularly involving unstable, war-torn or secession-ridden countries;
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its strong support for the European future of the Western Balkans; calls on the Member States to renew their commitment to enlargement by delivering on the EU’s commitments towards the Western Balkan countries, in particular byIs opposed to any enlargement of the EU and concerned about the risk of migration that may be triggered by the lifting of visa requirements for Kosovo citizens; welcomes the start of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia; welcomes the European Council’s readiness to grant candidate status to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urges the country’s political actors to show commitment and make significant steps towards EU membership by advancing on the 14 key priorities and implementing the substthe states of the Western Balkans, including Kosovo and Albantial set of reforms;