9 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2022/2050(INI)
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats since the end of the Cold War accentuated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine, as well as the security threats posed by the People's Republic of China, Iran and other malign actors; whereas this requires the EU to enhance the effectiveness of its security and defence policy to defend its interests and values; whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary toolsstrategic guidance to make it an effective security provider and an assertive global actor; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and defence capabilities, including building on the unprecedented support for Ukraine and including the use of the EPF and ensuring complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas industrial fragmentation and inefficiency in developing European military capability costs between EUR 25 and EUR 100 billion each year; whereas Member States only procured some 11 % of their total equipment collaboratively in 2020; whereas the Member States have agreed on more and better defence spending and in line with their NATO defence spending commitments;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Russia's aggression against Ukraine has once again underlined chronic lack of under- investment in security and defence in numerous EU and NATO Member States, seriously undermining preparedness to face key threats;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dramatic deterioration in European security accelerated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine; stresses that this situation demands that the EU and broader threats to security and stability globally; stresses that this situation demands that the EU, in coordination and cooperation with NATO and democratic allies, step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act in order to deliver the security expected by the EU’s citizens; underlines the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty; calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the new ambition in the Strategic Compass to enhance the CSDP to build resilience and make it more capable and responsive, so it can act rapidly to defend our interests and values and protect the EU and its citizens; considers the Strategic Compass a major step towards a genuine European Defence Unioncommon threat perception and enabling the EU to act as a credible partner; calls for the timely and sound implementation of the approximately 80 concrete actions and for them to be updated regularly along with the EU Threat Analysis; calls for the sustained political will of all Member States and EU institutions in this process in order to ensure that the Union is prepared to face the broad range of military and non- military threats posed by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, Iran and other state and non-state actors;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that dependencies on totalitarian and authoritarian regimes in critical sectors, including energy, represent grave security risks for the Union; calls on the Commission and the Council to prioritise the reduction of the Union's and the individual Member States' dependencies on such regimes, including the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, and to work with our democratic allies in ensuring secure and resilience supply chains;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it importanta matter of priority to fill the identified defence investment gaps such as replenishing stockpiles, replacing Soviet- era systems, reinforcing air and missile defence systems, expanding existing main battle tank capabilities and armoured vehicles, strengthening naval forces and improving satellite-based secure connectivity; strongly calls on Member States to commit to a significant increase in funding for EU procurement mechanisms and to take swift and thorough action in this crucial field in coordination with NATO;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for much more support for EU research and development to ensure that the defence industrial and technological base is able to meet increasing demands and ambitions, and adapt to emerging threats, technologies and battlefield situations;