Activities of Michael GAHLER related to 2022/2051(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Amendments (5)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Russian unprovoked, unjustified and illegal aggression on Ukraine that started on 24th February has increased the geopolitical volatility and security instability in Europe to unprecedented levels not experienced since the end of World War II paving the need for the EU to prioritise increasing the effectiveness of its foreign and security policy and increasing its ability to act to protect our values and interests;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the main citizens’ recommendations in the field of foreign and security policy, notably the need to switch to more efficient decision-making, through the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) instead of unanimity, and the need to improve the Union’s methods to impose sanctions, to be incorporated in a Treaty change; proposes that qualified majority voting (QMV) be enacted for a test phase for a limited period and lapse automatically in order to assess its usefulness and impact on Member States’ sovereignty;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Article 48(7) and Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contain passerrelle clauses that can make switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting possible in the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) without military implications; calls for a switch to QMV in all decisions in the field of CFSP, notably those concerning sanctions and human rights, as the passerelle clauses have never been used due to the lack of political will; demands the utilisation of passerrelle clauses without further delay;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the introduction of provisions in Articles 42 and 46 TEU enabling the joint procurement of defence equipment and other security-related spending from the budget of the Union as well as the establishment of joint and permanently stationed military units andincluding command structures;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls for the revision of Article 346 TFEU in order to limit possibilities for the EUMS to deviate from the provisions of the procurement directive (2009/81/EC) and avoid further fragmentation of the internal market, as well as to introduce the requirement of justification for such deviations to be assessed by the Commission and communicated to the European Parliament;