Activities of Clare DALY related to 2021/2232(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in recent years the dynamics in the region have given rise to intense geopolitical competition, mirrored in an increase in military spending and a more aggressive rhetoric, thereby calling into question the rules-based international order; whereas a new centre of global competition has therefore evolved in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas there is no overarching regional security order to mitigate the associated challenges; whereas such dynamics forum of the UN and adherence to the UN Charter can help mitigate the associated challenges; whereas unilateral measures and alliances that do not include every single actor in the region at the table represent serious threats to stability and security in the region and beyond, impacting directly the EU’s strategic interests as a key political and economic partner of the countries in the region; whereas the EU is committed to security, peace and international law;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas China’s rapid military build-upmilitary spending per head of population in 2021 was roughly a third of that of the EU and thirteen times smaller than that of the United States; whereas the rapid military build-up of NATO aligned states, coupled with itstheir increasingly assertive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific region and itstheir military activities in the East and South China Seas, as well as its deliberate and repetitive violations of Taiwan’s air defence identification zone and its increasingly aggressive rhetoric and media campaigns, are leading to rising tensions in the Indo-Pacificre leading to rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific; whereas the new defence contract partnership between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia announced in September is of particular concern;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU to make use of its reputation as a credible and reliable actor amid the growing geopolitical competition between global and regional powers in the Indo-Pacific; recalls that the added value of EU engagement in the Indo-Pacific lies in its comprehensive range of civilian and military assistance measures, including well developed non-military contributions; recalls that the EU has a vast network of diplomatic assets to facilitate dialogue on conflict-resolution, legal solutions and expertise in setting up confidence-building measures;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Strategic sovereignty based on multilateralism and the rules-based international ordUN Charter
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that while there are increasing tensions and geopolitical competition between the United States and China this tension is often exaggerated; notes that globalisation under capitalism has led to the deep integration of China into the global capitalist economy forging important economic ties with national economies around the world including in the EU and the United States; stresses that above all China is an economic partner to the EU with a long history of respectful diplomatic relations with EU member states; calls on the EU to use its energy, resources and influence to ensure that this peaceful and respectful relationship is maintained; stresses that increasing military activities in far away international waters is not conducive to world peace and security;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses deep concerns about China’s rapiincreased military build-upspending, including its test of a hypersonic missile, and; notes its increasingly assertive behaviour, which aims, among other things, to advance its territorial claims in the East and South China Seas; highlights that security hotspots and unresolved issues, such as the Demis partly a response to increasingly aggressive and provocratic People’s Republic of Korea’s nuclear programme, the recent China-India border standoffs, the crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong, and threats posed by China to the territorial integrity of Taiwan, exert further strain on regional security and stabilityve positions and statements coming from NATO and its allies; highlights that the EU’s approach towards China must be unified, pragmatic, multifaceted and principled, including cooperating on issues of shared interest, such as climate change, on the one hand, and competing when it comes to providing economic, political and strategic alternatives to third countries, and confrontingrespectful diplomatic engagement and dialogue with China on matters where our respective views diverge substantially, on the other hand;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note ofIs deeply concerned at the recent conclusion of the AUKUS trilateral security pact; and its effect on the stability of the region, is of the firm opinion that strong EU-Australia relations are important for the stability of the region and that these should be further advanced and not affected by the conclusion of AUKUS; calls on the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to examine with the relevant partners possibilities to set up a permanent dialogue with AUKUS and representation at the meetings of the members of QUAD in order to align ourdampen potential aggressive strategies oin the Indo- Pacific and strengthen synergiesensure peace and stability;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that maritime security and freedom of navigation, whichespecially in view of plans to deploy capabilities from EU member states, must be ensured in accordance with international law and, in particular, the UNCLOS, are among the key challenges in the Indo- Pacific; calls for the EU to enhance maritime cooperation with countries in the Indo-Pacific by establishing systematic and coordinated frameworks, including joint exercises and port calls that would advance naval diplomacy and contribute to regional maritime security; is deeply concerned that the United States have not ratified the UNCLOS; calls for the EU to make a concerted effort to press all its allies to ratify the UNCLOS;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU and its Members States to step-upreduce their own maritime capacities in the region in a coordinated way, including by exploring ways to ensure a permanent European naval presence in the Indian Ocean; stresses the need to increase the EU’s capacity as an effective maritime security provider; highlights the fact that France is the only Member State with a permanent military presence , and to declare that they are not intending to establish a permanent European naval presence in the Indian Ocean; is deeply concerned about the growing number of exercises in the region, especially Freedom of Navigation Operations, that are increasing the Indian Ocean; welcomes the fact that the Netherlands and Germany have sent frigates to the regdanger of a military escalation; underlines that more such naval missions will be needed in the future; welcomes the joint naval exercises that EUNAFOR Atalanta has thus far undertaken with partner countries, and calls for the EU to consider expanding its geographical scope deeper into the Indian Ocean; invites the EU to establish a maritime area of interest in the Indo-Pacific with a view to extending its Coordinated Maritime Presences concept, building on the Member States’ individual assetdo not contribute to the security in the region, and calls for the EU to consider the indo-pacific as a region where it will exclusively be active within diplomatic and development policies;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 29 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that Chinese territorial claims are rejected and justified by protection of the so-called 'rules-based order'; recalls in this regard that the UK, with US support and EU endorsement, is also clearly violating the so-called 'rules-based order' and international law in the same region with the 'Diego Garcia' military base;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights that the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and the rapid build-up and deployment of new technologically advanced nuclear capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region remain major regional and global security concerns; is deeply concerned about the United States’ Pacific Deterrence Initiative and its plan to establish a network of precision-strike missiles along the first island chain; stresses that such a move would have been prohibited under the INF-Treaty that has been terminated by the United States in 2019;