11 Amendments of Jean-Lin LACAPELLE related to 2022/2050(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 43 a (new)
Citation 43 a (new)
— having regard tο the United Nations Security Council Resolutions concerning Cyprus,
Amendment 34 #
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; and the ongoing illegal Turkish occupation of 38% of the Republic of Cyprus; 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 tools 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;
Amendment 111 #
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 and the ongoing illegal occupation in Cyprus; stresses that this situation demands that the EU 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;the defence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of every EU Member State, as well as Ukraine's; calls on the EU to provide a timeline of one year for the complete withdrawal of Turkey's troops from the Republic of Cyprus, before the activation of Article 42, Paragraph 7 TEU, aiming to provide military assistance to the Republic of Cyprus in order to liberate its occupied northern part; moreover, calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with all necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for solidarity among Member States, especially with those whose geographical position leaves them directly exposed to various imminent threats and challenges to land, sea and air;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CRecalls on Member States to assess the reform of the decision-making process with a view to realising untapped potential within the Treaties, in particular by activating Article 31 TEU extending qualified majority voting (QMV) to areas relating to the CSDP and pursuing full use of the ‘passerelle clauses’ and scope of articles that enhance EU solidarity and mutual assistance in the event of crises; proposes changes to the Treaties in the CSDP, to be discussed and decided upon within a convention following up on the Conference on the Future of Europe, primarily focusing on switching from unanimity to QMVthat foreign policy and defence policies remain the sole responsibility of the Member States and, in this context, recalls that unanimity voting must remain the rule for Council decisions with military implications and on defence matters for situations where passerelle clauses do not apply;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to significantly raise the ceiling of the EPF and create a separate EPF envelope for Ukraine which guarantees adequate support for the country without systematically neglecting other priority regions, including Africa; calls for significantly increased military support in all its aspects, including training and information sharing with other particularly vulner to tackle instability in Africa and the Middle East, in particular by increasing cooperation with stable countries such as the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Western Balkan countMorocco and Egypt in order to prevent future destabilisation and new migration crises; calls for all EPF support for the provision of equipment to be carried out in coordination with NATO to increase efficiency and avoid unnecessary duplication;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses deep concern about developments in the Sahel region and the recent coups d’état in the region; condemns the increasing presence of the Kremlin- backed Wagner Groupparamilitary groups and local militias in the Sahel; firmly believes that the latter’s involvement of these groups in West Africa runs counter to the objective of bringing peace, security and stability to the region; acknowledges that the various international missions have not yet achieved their primary goal of lasting peace in the region and, largely because of a woeful absence of support from most of the Member States for French operations in the region and a lack of EU funding for the Takuba task force, that a reflection process on the mandates and roles of international missions and policies is therefore needed; expresses similar concern over the increased presence and activity of Islamist terrorist groups, in particular Al-Qaeda, Daesh and Al- Shabaab in the Middle East and Africa;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Denounces the lack of initiatives to prevent Turkish aggression against the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Iraq and Armenia, as well as Turkey's ongoing genocidal acts against 18 million Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iraq;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fundamental shared democratic values at the heart of the EU and NATO; calls for the deepening of EU- NATO relations, such as through a third Joint EU-NATO Declaration; underlines the need to strongly upgrade the strategic partnership with NATO to base it on the strengthening of political unity and solidarity and enhanced , while pointing out that values cannot be placed above the interests of EU citizens in foreign policy and defence issues; stresses that the expansion of military alliances further ramps up geopolitical dialogue tensions all aspects of common challenges and strategically relevant issues; encourages coordinated responses in conflict prevention and crisis management mechanisms to counter emerging common threatsnd is therefore harmful to European citizens; stresses that diplomacy and search for compromise should always be preferred to military options when it comes to resolving geopolitical problems with other actors in the field;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the fundamental shared democratic values at the heart of the EU and NATO; calls for the deepening of EU- NATO relations, such as through a third Joint EU-NATO Declaration; underlines the need to strongly upgrade the strategic partnership with NATO to base it on the strengthening of political unity and solidarity and enhanced political dialogue on all aspects of common challenges and strategically relevant issues; encourages coordinated responses in conflict prevention and crisis management mechanisms to counter emerging common threats; expresses its concerns about the irrational and anti-institutional stance of the NATO Secretary General, who favours the Turkish military aggression against Greece and Cyprus;