Activities of Vytautas LANDSBERGIS related to 2008/2197(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (A6-0033/2009, Ari Vatanen) (vote)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Despite the current signals of a return to juxtaposition in EU-Russia-US relations, emphasises its view that such a development is not desirable; is convinced that democratic freedoms are the answer to aspirations for people around the world; believes that no country or nation should be excluded from such a visionperspective, because every human being has the right to live in a democracy;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that both NATO and the ESDP should endorse as their long-term and common goal a commitment to building a safer world, for the inhabitants of their member states and in general, and should also actively prevent and react to mass atrocities, aggression on the part of certain states, and regional conflicts which continue to cause much human suffering;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that all democracies should be united in their efforts to build stability and peace, and thus join with all intergovernmental organisations in promoting these goals; regrets profoundly that the doctrine of non-alignment, inherited from the Cold War era, undermines the broader alliance of democracies to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non-alignment, certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value that a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitment to continue enlargement; regrets that at the same summit the Allieslack of unity of the Allies resulted in the postponedment of the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution and to the independent course of Georgia; notes that for many European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the open-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EU is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, should Russia become a free and truly democratic country, an improved cooperation between it and all European, Euro-Atlantic and global structures would be very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of democratic Russia's membership of such structures one day; therefore invites Russia to return to the path of transforming itself into a true democracy exercising the rule of law, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notes that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU but would also drive a wedge into the relationship between the EU and the U.S.; considers that the proposed pan-European security structure, excluding as it does the American Allies, is designed to undermine the security interests of the EU;