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6 Amendments of Vytautas LANDSBERGIS related to 2012/2223(INI)

Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that, if a Member State is the victim of a terrorist attack or of a natural or man-made disaster (when the last formula covers also a foreign state- caused disaster), the Union and the Member States have an obligation to act jointly in a spirit of solidarity to assist it, at the request of its political authorities, and that the Union shall in such cases mobilise all the instruments at its disposal, including the military resources made available by the Member States; recalls also the Union's obligation to mobilise all the instruments at its disposal to prevent terrorist threats in the EU and to protect democratic institutions and the civilian population from any terrorist or foreign state attack;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for sufficient flexibilitconsistency as regards the types of attacks and disasters for which the clause may be triggered, to ensure that no significant threats, such as attacks in cyberspace, pandemics, or energy shortages, are overlooked;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need to prevent any moral hazard, elaborate grounds and rules stating that some Member States may be tempted to excessively rely lidarity commitment, especially as for rapid response, is not undermined by long speculations the solidarity of others whileat maybe the victim was guilty by alleged under-investing in their own security and disaster response capabilities; emphasises the primary responsibility of Member States for civil protection and security in their territory;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the solidarity clause should be invoked in situations that overwhelm the capacities of the affected Member State or require a multi-sector response involving a number of actors; stresses that solidarity also means the obligation to invest in adequate national capabilitiesalong with its fair presentation;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the implementation of the solidarity clause should form an integral part of a permanent EU crisis response, crisis management and crisis coordination system, building on the existing sectoral instruments and capabilities and providing for their effective mobilisation to deliver a coordinated multi-sector response when needed; stresses that, in principle, the implementation should notif necessary, may lead to the creation of ad hoc tools;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that under the provisions of Article 122(1) TEU the Council may decide on measures to address a difficult economic situation in a spirit of solidarity, in particular if severe difficulties arise in the supply of certain products, notably in the area of energy, especially when a politically motivated measure of blockade was used; stresses the importance of seeing this provision as part of a comprehensive Union solidarity toolbox to address some new major security challenges, such as challenges in the area of energy security and the security of supply of other critical products;
2012/09/24
Committee: AFET