10 Amendments of Mick WALLACE related to 2020/2003(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a large proportion of arms supplies continue to go to countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region; whereas in 2018, arms to Saudi Arabia worth EUR 1.937 billion, to Egypt worth EUR 1.355 billion and to the United Arab Emirates worth EUR 292 million were exported; whereas these three states are part of the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemen conflict and these exports constitute a clear violation of the Common Position; whereas the current situation in Libya is similar since European arms exports are being authorised to states which are directly involved in the conflict and providing the conflict parties with arms;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas arms exports and transfers have an undeniable impact on human rights and human security, on socio-economic development and on democracy; whereas arms exports also contribute to circumstances that force people to flee from their countries; whereas these are strong reasons for establishing a transparent, effective, commonly implemented and strictly defined arms control system;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that ten Member States made full submissions to the 20th annual report, and eleven to the 21st; deplores the fact that two of the main exporting countries – Germany and the UK – did not make full submissions; whereas, according to the Bonn International Centre for Conversion (BICC), Germany in 2018 issued 3.742 licences for the export of military equipment to 61 states which can be classified as problematic with regard to at least one of the eight criteria of the Common Position;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the eight criteria to be extended and applied also to the transfer of military, security and police personnel, to arms-exports-related services, know- how and training, security technology and to private military and security services; calls further for an upgrade of criterion 8 by making denial of export licences automatic if they are incompatible with development;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the timely and complete transmission and publication of data, for which a strict deadline is set, to end no later than March following the year in which the export took place;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Demands, that all Member States which have not provided complete information to provide additional information on their past exports for the next annual report;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Suggests, further, that the COARM annual report should be completed by a summary containing, inter alia, comparative trends with previous years and aggregated figures;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Rejects EU - funds for European arms production for political, ethical and legal (Article 41.2 TEU) reasons; notes that its objective of increasing the “competitiveness” of the European defence industry has a negative impact on the intention to pursue a restrictive arms export policy; is further concerned that the planned large-scale projects like the “Future Combat Air System” and the “Main Ground Combat System” will only be possible through large exports; is concerned, that this could lead to a further erosion of the eight criteria and to a convergence of national export practices to the lowest common denominator;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for an assessment of Member States ‘compliance with the eight criteria of the Common Position by an independent group of experts from member states/ Council, Commission and civil society on a parity basis; calls for the publication in the COARM report, by name and on a case-by-case basis, of the States which, according to the group of experts, have violated the Common Position; calls for the introduction of sanctions against those States which, according to the group of experts, have violated the Common Position;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for the establishment of a Subcommittee on Arms Exports and Conversion to monitor compliance with the Common Position and address issues relating to the conversion of defence- related industries to the production of civilian goods;