22 Amendments of Jérôme RIVIÈRE related to 2020/2080(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the three-fold level of ambition under the EU Global Strategy in the field of security and defence covers securing external borders, countering hybrid threats and fighting against terrorism; whereas no Member State can protect itself alone, since security and defence threats faced by the EU, and which are targeted against its citizens and territory, are a joint threat and cannot be addressed by one single Member State on its own; whereas an effective EU system for addressing burden-sharing would be advantageous for the EU’s overall level of security and defencecloser cooperation between Member States which safeguards their individual sovereignty could prove more effective against the challenges posed by common threats;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas PESCO’s long-term vis, in its current configuration, is to achieve a coherent full-spectrum force package available to the Member States; whereas PESCO should enhance the EU’s capacity to act as an international security provider in order too rigid a framework to foster cooperation between States; whereas the fact that it makes planning bilateral cooperation protject EU citizens and maximise the effectiveness of defence spending; whereas the cost of non-Europes impossible is at odds with the experience of and successes achieved by the Member States in this area; whereas int security and defence is estimated to be more than EUR 100 billion per yearems particularly arbitrary, not to say absurd, to set the hypothetical ‘cost of non-Europe in this area’ at such a level;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
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’s ineffectiveness in its current form;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
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 placein reality, many Member States refuse to respect this framework;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas major European defence projects such as the Future Air Combat System (FCAS) and the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) currently remain outside the scope of PESCO; whereas their integration within the remit of PESCO would provide for sufficient strategic focuis not a requirement and does not guarantee greater effectiveness;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) drives defence national planning processes in most cases; whereas this raises questions about the real diplomatic and military sovereignty of the EU Member States and, by extension, of the EU itself;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
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 simultaneouslyt makes no sense to claim that Europe has strategic autonomy while making it dependent as a matter of principle on NATO;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas the fact that Turkey, a NATO member country, committed an act of military aggression against an EU Member State, France, confirms that NATO is brain dead;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas the governance of PESCO is led by pMS, and therefore eventually leads to the insufficient coordination and overalls a legitimate consistequencye of the projects; whereas this should constitute grounds for the extension of the mandate of the PESCO secretariatir respective military investments;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas Pthe national parliaments should, jointly with the Council, exercise legislati be systematically involved and budgetary functions, as well as functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treatiesshould approve all programmes set up under PESCO;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
Recital AB a (new)
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB b (new)
Recital AB b (new)
ABb. whereas the EU Member States’ lack of solidarity with France in the fight against Islamism in the Sahel deprives rhetoric on the need for convergence of their defence policies of all credibility;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) encourage the pMS to switch from a strictly national focupreserve States’ sovereignty in matters onf 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, and ensure that on no account, particularly through the extension of qualified majority voting, is a ‘European’ approach taken in the form of exclusive competence in this area;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that PESCO is effectively used as an instrument to reach EU defence integration as a common goal, in line with the ambition for greater EU Strategic Autonomyimprove Member States’ security and strategic independence;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ensure that future key land, sea, air and other platforms for the armed forces of the Member States are brought under PESCO or are at least closely connected to itexplicitly under the sovereignty of those States;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) consider giving CDP a more n optional, non-binding character;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) clarify the role of the Political and Security Committee in the PESCO process, which is not provided for by the TEU, and ensure, in this context, the central role played by the European Union Military Committee (EUMC) in the provision of ad hoc military advice to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
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 Statesnot accept any decision-making authority on defence that does proceed from the Council; require all decisions on defence to be made unanimously;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) clarify the rules governing third- party participation in PESCO, taking into consideration the importance of EU decision-making autonomy and full reciprocity, with a case-by-case approach considered to be most beneficial for the EUunanimous agreement of Member States as to the inclusion of any cooperation programme in PESCO;