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30 Amendments of Mick WALLACE related to 2020/2001(INI)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
— having regard to its resolution of 20 January 2021 on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy – annual report 20204 , _________________ 4deleted Texts adopted, P9_TA(2021)0013.
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
— having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 of 15 October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons10 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1480 of 14 October 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons11 , _________________ 10 OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p. 12. 11 OJ L 341, 15.10.2020, p. 1.deleted
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
— having regard to the North Atlantic Council Statement on the Extension of the New START Treaty of 3 February 2021,deleted
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
— having regard to the North Atlantic Council Statement on the Treaty on Open Skies of 18 June 2021,deleted
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
— having regard to the speech by the President of the French Republic of 7 February 2020 on the French defence and deterrence strategy,deleted
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas solid and comprehensive arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament architecture based on binding treaties and reinforced by a reliable and transparent verification mechanism is key to maintainingan important contributor to peace, stability, predictability, human security and sustainable development, de-escalating existing tensions between states and reducing the possibility of armed conflict with catastrophic consequences;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU, through its Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), is proactively contributinges to the prevention of the use and proliferation of WMDs;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was an achievement of multilateral diplomacy led by the EU; whereas, despite Iran’s verified compliance with the deal, the US unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and re-imposed all US sanctions on Iran lifted by the accord; whereas the US and Iran have begun indirect negotiations with a view to their return to the JCPOA; whereas Iran has ceased the application of the additional protocol; in 2021 on the basis of the US’s unilateral withdrawal;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas following the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty following US withdrawal in August 2019, the US and Russia are now no longer prohibited from building and deploying this category of weapons and from engaging in a new arms race;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas in recent years, China has substantiallyas a result of hostility towards China from Western states, in particular from the United States, China has stepped up the development of its conventional and nuclear capabilities,; whereas China has shown reluctanthe U.S. Department of Defence estimates China’s deployed nuclear forces to engage in talks on its potential participation in multilateral arms control instrumentsnumber in the low 200s, a figure that is substantially lower than the approximately 1,500 deployed strategic nuclear forces the United States maintains on alert daily under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty; whereas China will not come close to outpacing U.S. nuclear forces in the foreseeable future;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas since the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, France is now the only nuclear Member State, but not the only nuclear state in Europe;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas India and Pakistan, states outside the NPT framework, have declared themselves to be in possession of nuclear weapons; whereas Israel is in possession of nuclear weapons, despite not having declared as much, and whereas it has refused to participate in the NPT framework;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas Russia has failed for many years to comply with its obligations under the Open Skies Treaty; whereas the US and Russia have successively withdrawn from the tOpen Skies Treaty;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the Chemical Weapons Convention is the world’s first multilateral disarmament agreement to provide for the elimination of an entire category of weapons of mass destruction; whereas in the past decade, the ethical norm against the use of chemical weapons has begun to show alarming signs of erosion;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas the nuclear activities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)all states represent a serious threat to international peace and security, and to global disarmament and non-proliferation efforts;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas WMD disarmament and non-proliferation efforts can contribute to sustainable development;deleted
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its full commitment to the preservation of effective international arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation regimes as a cornerstone of global and European security; recalls its commitment to pursuing policies designed to move forward the reduction and elimination of all nuclear arsenals and to achieve a world without nuclear weapons; calls for the elimination of all CBRN weapons, and calls for a renewed arms control multilateral order;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on nuclear-armed states, including those, like Israel, which have not been transparent about their possession of nuclear capability, to become party to the NPT;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for the establishment of a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in Europe; urges the French but also the British governments to disarm their nuclear weapons; urges the US government to remove all tactical nuclear weapons from Europe; calls for the dissolution of all nuclear sharing arrangements between EU Member States and the US/NATO;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that NATO Allies must remain committed to creating the conditions for the further reduction of the nuclear arsenal on the basis of reciprocity;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the entry into force of the TPNW as an expression of the desire of the majority of the global community to live in a nuclear weapon-free world; recalls that the goal of nuclear disarmament must be pursued while ensuring international stability and undiminished collective security; invites all NPT States Parties to therefore constructively engage in the NPT framework, and agree on realistic, effective, tangible, reciprocal and verifiable measures conducive to the achievement of the ultimate shared long- term goal of nuclear disarmament;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Confirms that the entry into force and ratification of the CTBT continues to be an important objective of the EU’s Strategy against Proliferation of WMD; ; notes that the CTBT has been ratified by 170 states, and points out that it cannot enter into force until ratified by the United States, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran, and Egypt, none of which have done so to date;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its deep regret at the withdrawal from the INF Treaty by the US and the Russian Federation following Russia’s persistent failure to comply with the treaty, which led to its termination; underlines its strong opposition to a new arms race and re-militarisation on European soil; welcomes the commitment made by the US and Russia to continue working towards the achievement of their stated common goal of ensuring predictability in the strategic domain and reducing the risks of armed conflict and the threat of nuclear war; calls on all other countries, notably China, in possession of or in the process of the development of missile systems to engage in efforts to multilateralise and universalise the successor treaty to the INF;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the decision taken by the US and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty; advocates the involvement of other nuclear-armed countries, notably China, in negotiations on any new arms control agreement;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes with concern the ongoing Russian modernisation programmes which raise questions about Russian compliance with the objectives of the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives; cCalls on both the US and the Russian Federation to stick to their commitments in relation to non-strategic nuclear weapons and to ensure transparency on arsenals, deployments and the status of their respective weapons;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the international community must work on active measures to counter the adverse strategic implications of cruise- missile proliferation;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts made by the Vice President of the European Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to promote the universalisation of the HCoC; notes that such efforts are undermined by EU initiatives such as the European Defence Fund, which will inevitably lead to the production of more ballistic missiles;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the need to uphold the global ethical norm against chemical weapons by preventing impunity for their use; welcomes the adoption by the Council of a horizontal sanctions regime to address the growing use and proliferation of chemical weapons; reiterates its grave concern at the attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny; welcomes the sanctions imposed on Russian officials in response to this blatant violation of international norms;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Praises the instrumental role the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been playing in the verified destruction of chemical agents; strongly condemns the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Republic;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Reiterates its will to work towards achieving a complete, irreversible and verifiable global denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula; urges the DPRK to swiftly sign and ratify the CTBT and return to compliance with the NPT;
2021/09/15
Committee: AFET