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Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 2131 (xx) entitled Declaration on the Inadmissibility of Intervention in the Domestic Affairs of States and the Protection of their Independence and Sovereignty,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

— having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 1514 (xv) entitled Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on international relations ~~and has further exacerbated existing global tensions and security challenges~~in the main because Global North countries are not only refusing to allow the waiving of monopolies for COVID-19 medical tools, but some companies such as Pfizer are attempting to use vaccines as a tool to secure concessions such as strategic sovereign assets from countries in need of vaccine supplies; in addition, there are some US states bringing legal cases against China in spite of the fact that the WHO expert mission concluded that the theory that the COVID-19 virus originated in China was not based on any solid evidence;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Notes the intensified EU- NATO cooperation that has been in place since the signature of the 2016 Joint Declaration, and underscores that not only the security of EU Member States and their citizens ~~would strongly benefit from a true strategic EU-NATO partnership;~~ but the security of those in the countries where NATO has had a military presence has been imperilled by NATO activities since its inception, in particular as a result of NATO's aggressive expansion toward the borders of Russia and most regretfully with respect to the disastrous Libya adventure which helped create the conflict and instability across the Sahel that persists today; is deeply concerned with the ramped up aggressive stance in recent years not only towards Russia but now the increased targeting of China and belligerent messaging and activities by a number of NATO member states that are ignoring China's calls for a measured approach to the unfolding multipolar global power dynamic and instead appear to be prepared to engage aggressively through military build-up in the South China Sea, illegal unilateral coercive measures, weaponising unfounded human rights abuse claims, and stoking of tensions with China's close neighbours and economic partners, all this instead of using solely peaceful and diplomatic means to navigate these developments in global power dynamics; deeply regrets and condemns the statement from US Strategic Command on Tuesday 20th of April 2021 which read "The spectrum of conflict today is neither linear nor predictable. We must account for the possibility of conflict leading to conditions which could very rapidly drive an adversary to consider nuclear use as their least bad option."; stresses that a strategic partnership with an administration who would consider a nuclear first strike policy reasonable is not in the interest of the security of any human or living being on earth;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Reaffirm~~Notes its previous commitment to the EU’s ambitions in the field of security and defence, and ~~reitera~~notes the EU’s ambition to be a global actor for peace and security; ~~underlin~~reiterates the fact that NATO ~~remains indispensable for~~has through its militarism, expansionism, an wars of aggression undermined the security and collective defence of its members and the transatlantic community as a whole, and has done massive damage to the prospect of peace between NATO members and their neighbours; deeply regrets and condemns the role of NATO members in the illegal invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq, the disastrous regime change wars in Libya and Syria, the creation, training, arming and empowerment of multiple fascist terrorist groups over the course of these wars which have come back to haunt Europe in particular and led to the death of innocent civilians in mainland Europe, and the ongoing ramping up of tensions with Russia, China, Iran and others instead of working towards diplomacy and peaceful coexistence with beneficial trade partners;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Undersco~~Regrets that the EU-NATO partnership and transatlantic cooperation as a whole ~~are built on common support for the core values of democracy, freedom, respect for human rights, the rule of~~has through the multiple wars waged by its members in the last quarter century in particular, done much to undermine and violate international law and derail the promotion of peace and international cooperation;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights that the transatlantic community is faced with a broad array of unprecedented common challenges, ~~ranging from the fight against terrorism to hybrid threats, climate change~~many of them which are the consequences of the actions of the transatlantic community, ranging from the fight against terrorism that has proliferated as a direct result of our wars of aggression and attendant hybrid threats, climate change which historically the transatlantic community caused and is doing very little to combat, it is of particular note that the US military is the most polluting single entity on planet earth, disinformation, and cyber attacks~~, emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs), and a shifting global power balance, as well as the resulting challenge to the international rules-based order~~ with NATO members are pioneers of and engage in routinely, emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) that NATO members are at the forefront of developing, and a shifting global power balance resulting from the failure of the advanced neoliberal capitalist model, which suffers greatly from excessive public expenditure on militarism, to effectively compete with some other styles of management within the capitalist system, namely the management style of the Communist Party of the Peoples Republic of China who now have equal if not more purchasing power than any other nation on earth, but have also just undertaken the single greatest poverty reduction campaign in human history, we would do well for humanity itself not to attempt to undermine this effort, but to learn from it;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Commends the key suggestions made by the 2030 NATO independent group of experts, in particular their call for stronger EU-NATO cooperation; endorses the proposals of December 2020 by the Commission President and the VP/HR for an EU-US Security and Defence Dialogue; welcomes the intention of the Biden administration to engage with EU and NATO partners; underlines both the key relevance of the US forces stationed in Europe for Europe’s security and its full commitment to their continued presence;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that the ongoing and future work being carried out in parallel on both the EU’s Strategic Compass and the expected update of NATO’s Strategic Concept represents a unique opportunity to identify additional synergies in order to further EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that both processes must come to cohesive conclusions; expresses its vision that the EU Strategic Compass could lay the foundations for an EU contribution to the update of NATO’s Strategic Concept; believes that these processes should separately highlight the added value of each organisation, help define a better division of tasks and, by means of a constant dialogue and close coordination, map out whether the EU or NATO should take the lead in a given field;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Believes that the upcoming NATO Summit is an important opportunity to advance EU-NATO cooperation; underlines that the EU is a partner of NATO and that EU-NATO cooperation is mutually reinforcing and based on the agreed guiding principles of transparency, reciprocity, inclusiveness, the decision- making autonomy of both organisations and the principle of the single set of forces; reiterates that a European military capability to act is essential to contribute to the fulfilment of NATO’s core tasks, as well as to enhance deterrenceNotes that there is an upcoming NATO Summit;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Welcome~~Rejects the requests by the United States, Canada, and Norway to participate in the PESCO project on military mobility; ~~underlin~~emphasises that th~~is marks an important step towards increased coherence between the common EU and NATO capability development efforts, and illus~~e participation of third countries in PESCO projects is not permitted under any provision in the treaties of the ~~revitalisation of the transatlantic partnership~~European Union and that any such plans are in violation of EU law;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Recalls the importance of close transatlantic cooperation in the areas of arms control, disarmament and non- proliferation; furthermore, sees potential for further transatlantic cooperation on a range of international issues, such as maritime security, pandemic response and in the areas of outer space and the fight against terrorism;

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

~~12. Recognises the important cooperation between the EU and NATO in the Western Balkans, notably through the EUFOR Althea mission;~~deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Expresses its utmost concern regarding the continuous revisionist policies pursued by Russia under President Putin; underscores the need for both NATO and the EU to remain vigilant and to adequately respond to acts of aggression and provocation by Russia, such as, in particular, its illegitimate and illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014; regrets President Putin’s evident rejection of dialogue, and considers Russia’s continued aggressive actions as a threat to Euro-Atlantic security and stability;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recognises that the growing influence and military rise of China need to be met with a coordinated transatlantic strategy; expresses its concern regarding the policies pursued by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when it comes to, among other things, the suppression of democracy in Hong Kong, the treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, threats towards Taiwan or aggressive policies and actions in the South China Sea; further points to the relevance of the fact that China, as a non-democratic regime, has entered into systemic competition with the transatlantic partnership by undermining the rules-based international order, and in turn is attempting to reshape it according to the CCP’s own values and interests;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Expresses serious concern that adversaries and competitors of the transatlantic partnership are not only using military but also political and economic tools to undermine our societies and democracies; points to the significant security and economic challenges posed by hybrid threats, cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns, which in some cases constitute an attack against the very nature of our democracies;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Emphasises that both the EU and NATO should further strengthen their capabilities to prevent, deter and respond to hybrid and cyber attacks; suggests the creation of a joint cyber threat information hub, as well as a joint task force for cyber security;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Recognises the unprecedented challenge to global prosperity, security and stability posed by climate change as a ‘threat multiplier’; calls for enhanced EU-NATO dialogue on climate change and its multifaceted consequences for international security;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is convinced that the Member States must increase their efforts to improve the EU’s ability to act with a more capable, deployable, interoperable and sustainable set of military capabilities and forces, which would give the EU the capacity to contribute more equitably to transatlantic security, enable it to achieve strategic autonomy, and further pave the way to progressively frame a European Defence Union (EDU) in line with Article 42 of the TEU; stresses that strategic autonomy strengthens transatlantic security, and by no means aims to decouple from or weaken NATO; underlines at the same time that strategic autonomy not only entails defence capability development but also the institutional capacity enabling the EU to act, where possible with partners, and independently if necessary; believes that these increased European military efforts will allow the EU to take greater responsibility for European security, and to better promote common EU-NATO interests and values, in particular in the European neighbourhood;deleted

2021/04/27
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underscores the need to advance defence capability development in order to adequately respond to commonly identified threats; believes that EU Member States, especially the 21 joint EU-NATO members, need to act coherently and should consider identifying a clear ‘European level of ambition’ in quantitative and qualitative terms regarding capability development in NATO; encourages stronger efforts by members of both organisations to achieve greater synergies and coordination between the EU’s Capability Development Plan (CDP), the EU’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and NATO’s Defence Planning Process (NDPP);deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Believes that as a long-term objective, the European allies in NATO, supported where possible by non-NATO European partners, as appropriate, should aim to account for half of the forces and capabilities derived under the NDPP in order to ensure adequate long- term burden-sharing inside the alliance; underlines that the transatlantic partnership can only be successful if all Member States fulfil their commitments and engage in mutual support; underlines NATO’s 2 % goal, set at the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Underscores the importance of a strong, competitive and innovative European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), which not only secures and creates European jobs but is also essential for enabling the alliance to meet its capability requirements and hence ensure Europe’s safety; calls for further efforts to ensure a fully functional common defence market; highlights the importance of the EDF and calls for a strategic long-term orientation of its project funding;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

~~22. Calls for the conclusion of an administrative arrangement between the European Defence Agency and the US, as well as other non-EU NATO allies, to deepen transatlantic defence cooperation;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the EU and its institutions, building on the foundation laid by the ‘integrated approach’, to develop both a common security and defence culture, as well as a strategic approach, throughout its policy-making, which should apply in particular to decisions in the fields of trade, development cooperation, infrastructure, mobility and digital technologies;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls for regular special summits with the participation of all NATO and EU Heads of State and Government, and expresses its long-term vision for an EU- NATO Partnership Council; underlines the principle of inclusiveness;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Reiterates its previous calls for the EU and NATO to organise regular joint exercises, ensuring the involvement of all Member States and allies;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Welcomes the progress made on the 74 common proposals for action; believes, however, that more political support is needed to ensure full implementation; further calls for the identification of flagship projects, such as military mobility, in order to increase ownership and make the cooperation more tangible and results-orientated;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Acknowledges that in view of the institutional limitations, EU-NATO cooperation to a large extent takes place on an informal and technical staff-to-staff level, limiting at times the active involvement of all Member States; believes that this situation is unsustainable and therefore strongly urges all stakeholders to work together in good faith to seek a solution which would render cooperation more formal and predictable on all levels, with a view to building a genuine organisation-to- organisation relationship;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA, Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

~~29. Calls on all members to work towards the conclusion of a security agreement between Cyprus and NATO;~~deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Underlines that the transatlantic partnership not only needs strong militaries but also strong and resilient societies; emphasises the mutually reinforcing link between strong democratic foundations and a strong transatlantic partnership, which only together can ensure the longevity of our democracies; supports the idea put forward by the Biden administration for a global summit of democracies; calls for increased efforts to encourage the participation of young people in our democratic processes;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Recalls the importance of effective and clear communication, both in the EU and externally, and calls for closer cooperation between the respective staff of NATO and the EU on strategic communication, especially with regard to countering disinformation;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

Mick WALLACE, Clare DALY, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Underlines the importance of parliamentary diplomacy and reiterates its previous calls for an enhanced role for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA); recommends that the status of the European Parliament’s delegation in the NATO PA be upgraded to full status, reflecting the importance of EU-NATO cooperation;deleted

2021/04/22
Committee: AFET

33 Amendments of Manu PINEDA related to 2020/2257(INI)

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