14 Amendments of Michael GAHLER related to 2020/2002(INI)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment; whereas Africa has imported 49 percent of its military equipment from Russia and whereas China has exported 20 percent of their global arm sales to Africa;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the European UnionCommission, the Member States and the VP/HR must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it isthey are involved as part of an integrated strategy leading to independent African ownership in security and defence affairs;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a centralised doctrine centre should be establishedivilian-military EU Headquarters should be established giving advice to the Commission president, the HR/VP and the PSC covering the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector, ensuring effective cooperation of involved actors and coordination of Member States’ initiatives on the ground;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadismterrorist armed groups; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considersalls on the Commission and the Council that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisies in the Sahel-Saharan region and East Africa;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the proposal to strengthen the principle of partnership in the African – EU relations laid down in the Joint Communication`s (JOIN(2020)0004); calls on the Commission, especially the VP,HR to launch tailor-made bilateral partnerships for transformation covering a broad set of areas with a priority on security and defence; calls on the VP, HR to honour advanced countries in the area of consolidating democracy and human security and to invite them to join bilateral partnerships under the principle of “more for more”; going beyond bilateral partnerships, calls on the VP,HR to assist consolidating the security functions of sub regional organizations, like the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the East African Community, or the Southern African Development Community (SADC);
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective; regrets that the VP/HR and the EEAS have not come back to Parliament regarding the CSDP annual report 2019 (2019/2135(INI)) and Parliament’s evaluation of missions in Africa; repeats criticising the lack of “suitable indicators to monitor the outcome of the EUCAP Niger and EUCAP Mali missions, and that the monitoring and assessment of the mission activities were inadequate and not geared to take account of their implications”; regrets that the VP/HR and the EEAS have not come back to Parliament’s evaluation of the force generation of EUTM Somalia;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls foron the EU to helpMember States to continue to support the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of adequate weapons and military equipment; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of jihadistterrorist armed groups, traffickers and bandits by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over; calls on the European Union to increase the efforts in supporting African states to provide basic services;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response, raises however concerns in reference to the situation of democracy and human rights; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions and which needs to respect human rights and democratic norms;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations, but these cannot be a replacement for long term efforts in the area of domestic grown stable development;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the EU to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EU Global Strategy on Africa and promote the implementation of the Council conclusions on the Sahel Regional Plan, the EU Gulf of Guinea Action Plan 2015-2020, the Horn of Africa/Red Sea and the Sahel/Mali (25 June 2018), and the Pau Declaration;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a
Paragraph 25 – point a
a) consolidating democracy by ensuring a realresponsible democratic systems of governance through effective parliamentary systemcrutiny, guaranteeing all civil society liberties;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Welcomes the proposal to strengthen the principle of multilateralism in the African – EU relations laid down in the Joint Communication`s (JOIN(2020)0004); considers that communist China and authoritarian Russia have followed a different approach dealing with African countries opposing EU efforts; calls on the Commission to improve the public diplomacy efforts and the dialogue with the AU, governments, parliaments, and civil societies in order to explain better the EU security support in Africa as a contribution to the African development strategy 2063;