37 Amendments of Markéta GREGOROVÁ related to 2021/2199(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part1 , to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part2 , to the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part3 , to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part4 , and to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part5 , _________________ 1 OJ L 161, 29.5.2014, p. 3. 2 OJ L 261, 30.8.2014, p. 4. 3 OJ L 260, 30.8.2014, p. 4. 4 OJ L 23, 26.1.2018, p. 4. 5 OJ L 246/3, 17.9.1999.Partnership Priorities between the EU and Azerbaijan endorsed by the Cooperation Council on 28 September 2018,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 45 a (new)
Citation 45 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2020 on the implementation of the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50 a (new)
Citation 50 a (new)
— having regard to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co- operation in Europe of 1 August 1975 (the Helsinki Final Act),
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50 b (new)
Citation 50 b (new)
— having regard to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Code of Conduct on Politico- Military Aspects of Security of 3 December 1994,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50 c (new)
Citation 50 c (new)
— having regard to the Memorandum on security assurances in connection with Ukraine’s accession to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 5 December 1994 (the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances),
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50 d (new)
Citation 50 d (new)
— having regard to the Vienna Document of 30 November 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 50 e (new)
Citation 50 e (new)
— having regard to Council Decision(CFSP) 2021/1792 of 11 October 2021 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EaP is part of the EU’s comprehensive approach to security, specifically designed to bolster relationships with the six EaP countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, to help promote peace and stability oin the EU’s eastern flankneighbourhood;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas there is the urgent need to strengthen peaceful conflict resolution across the EaP in particular via multilateral approaches and fora such as the OSCE; whereas there is the need to develop a strategy on how to better address security aspects of the EU’s Eastern Partnership Policy, taking as a starting point the security needs of the relevant partner countries;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Normandy Format and Minsk I & II Agreements have failed to end all hostilities between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk; whereas the conflict in the Donbas region has killed more than 14 000 people; whereas daily shelling and gunfights injure and kill people;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas Russia, against the backdrop of a crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, has amassed over 100 000 troops on the border of Ukraine in an offensive formation while increasing its hybrid warfare tactics targeting the elected government in Kyiv, creating widespread concern about a potential second invasion of Ukraine;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas following the electoral unrest, Belarus has largely abandoned its aim of fostering better relations with the EU, having reversed trends towards democratisation and taken to weaponinstrumentalising refugees in an attempt to uproot domestic aspirations towards liberalisation and destabilise EU Member States;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the outbreak of hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia fundamentally altered the political, strategic and operational status quo of the South Caucasus and resulted in Russia’s deployment of approximately 2 000 so called peacekeeping troops to the area in and around Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a ceasefire agreement;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the threats posed to the EU’s east not only concern friction with Russia but also terrorism, organised crime, human trafficking, corruption, mass irregular migration and a host of other threats to the cohesion of societies both within and outside the EU;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the EU’s Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) will have to consider how to protect a deployed EU forcecivilian EU personnel against such increasing threats;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the CSDP will also require close coordination with NATO’s defence and deterrence posture and the Open Door Policyoordination and cooperation with NATO’s Open Door Policy as well as with OSCE, in particular missions such as SMM in Ukraine;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes further cooperation between the EU and EaP countries with the aim of promoting international stability and security, in line with the EU's Global Strategy, and propose new forms of voluntary cooperation in the field of security and defence, considering it an area of ambition in the coming future as the EU will aim gradually to create a more effective CSDP;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Acknowledges that any lack of EU presence or inaction vis-a-vis its EaP partners will create space for other global players to step in; calls for increasing cooperation or creating a forum with like- minded democratic allies and international actors to mitigate and counteract the negative influence of third- country powers in the EaP region;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Supports the EU’s engagement in EaP aiming at strengthening security and stability; strongly supports ongoing CSDP missions in EaP countries; demands to strengthen the security dimension of the EU’s Eastern Partnership Policy; calls to develop a more active role for the EU, represented by the Vice-President of the European Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in the peaceful resolution of the ongoing conflicts and in the prevention of any future conflicts in its Eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Reiterate the EU's commitment to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the EaP countries within their internationally recognised borders, and support their efforts to fully enforce those principles; underlines the importance of the unity and solidarity of the Member States in this regard;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Calls for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops from all occupied territories and for an end to military hostilities, which unnecessarily claim the lives of civilians and soldiers while hampering socio-economic development, thus enabling hundreds of thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) to return to their homelands;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates the EU’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and for the efforts in the framework of the 5+2 negotiation process to reach a peaceful, lasting, comprehensive, political settlement of the Transnistrian conflict, based on the respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova within its internationally recognized borders, with a special status for Transnistria, that would ensure the protection of human rights also on the territories currently not controlled by constitutional authorities; reminds that the UN General Assembly adopted on 22 June 2018 a resolution urging the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops and armaments unconditionally from the territory of the Republic of Moldova and reaffirming the support for the immediate implementation of that resolution;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Member States each to deploy sufficient numbers of well-trained and qualified personnel to CSDP missions in EaP countries to ensure all large number Member States are represented in missions throughout the region and to encourage greater participation by non-EU countries in these missions, particularly former communist countries that have hosted successfully completed CSDP missions;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages Member States and the EU to expand support mechanisms for the participation of EaP countries in CSDP missions; and to cooperate with the EaP partners on cyber security, including mutual intelligence sharing, experience and learning on cyber threats, and assistance in critical infrastructure;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages CSDP mission headquarters to call for closer synergies with national joint training and evaluation centres in EaP countries such as joint command posts and staff exercises on possible scenarios involving civilian and military leaders from EU Member States, CSDP mission staff and EaP countries;
Amendment 316 #
6. Calls on the CPCC, the MPCC, EU Military Committee (EUMC) and EU mMilitary sStaff (EUMS) to develop a model for generating and sharing best practices with regard to campaign or mission planning concepts, in particular as regards threat and risk assessments, early warning, strategic foresight, at the earliest possible stage, with partners vital to campaign success;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the need to share best practices on gender equality and gender- sensitive aspects of military operations and civilian missions (design, planning, analysis, gender balance of staff, etc.), by utilising the EU’s mandatory trainings for personnel of CSDP missions and operations and by instituting dedicated gender advisers for each CSDP mission and operation;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States that share both EU and NATO membership and that lead different NATO capacity building initiatives with EaP countries to ensure that training efforts and the transfer of best practices are coordinated with the EU MPCC and CPCC; encourages Member States to ensure that CSDP missions in EaP countries embrace close coordination with NATO’s defence and deterrence posture and Open Door Policypolicies;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Encourages the Commission to extend Erasmus military programme to EaP officers to study in military academies across the EU; calls on the EU to explore the option of expanding the European Security and Defence College role to facilitate armed forces officer and national defence training;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses the need for the EU to continue promoting an environment conducive to the settlement of conflicts and supporting activities that promote confidence and people-to-people contacts across conflict-divided communities; prioritise efforts and expand funding for pre-emptive peace-building, including preventive diplomacy, as well as early warning and action mechanisms;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on the EU to take into consideration the calls made by the Ukrainian Government for an extended international peacekeeping force to be stationed along the Ukraine-Russia border and in the Luhansk and Donetsk districts once the situation permits and as part of the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements, an EU-led CSDP mission should be offered for deployment to the parties to the conflict, to assist in tasks such as demining, preparations for local elections and securing free access for humanitarian aid organisations;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the need for the EU and its Member States to enhance support to Eastern Partnership countries, in particular through cooperation on building state and societal resilience to disinformation and Russian state propaganda, in order to counter the strategic weakening and fragmentation of societies and institutions;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to help EaP countries to strengthen the technical infrastructure necessary for cyber resilience, and adjust advisory mandates to include specialised training in combating hybrid warfare activities, cyber warfare and OSINT analysis and provide platform for sharing the knowledge;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses deep concern about destabilising and terrorist actions by certain countries, notably Iran, in the South Caucasus; strongly condemns any acts of terrorism; welcomes the security cooperation between the EU, its Member States and EaP countries and fully supports the further deepening of counter-terrorism cooperation;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls on the Commission to prevent any use or EU funding of illegal surveillance technologies, and calls on the EU and the Member States to engage with Azerbaijan government to end using such illegal surveillance technologies and repressive cybersecurity;