Activities of Eszter LAKOS
Plenary speeches (3)
The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)
Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security (debate)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)
Institutional motions (1)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the devastating floods in central and eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change
Amendments (12)
Amendment 276 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the European Peace Facility (EPF), which has been instrumental in supporting the provision of military capabilities and training to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, while providing coordination for all stakeholders through the clearing house mechanism hosted by the EU Military Staff ; welcomes the setting up of the dedicated Ukraine Assistance Fund under the EPF and calls for financial resources for military assistance to Ukraine to be increased through this instrument; urges the Hungaryian Government to lift its veto on EPF military support to Ukraine, including the agreed reimbursements to Member States that delivered military aid to Ukraine;
Amendment 320 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the vision set out in the European Defence Industrial Strategy accompanied by the Commission’s proposal for establishing the European defence industry programme; supports the objective of strengthening EU defence industrial preparedness to further enable Member States to identify and discuss joint defence programming and procurement, as well as European defence projects of common interest, with the overarching aim to reinforce the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB);
Amendment 345 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the need to overcome the fragmentation of the EU’s internal market for defence products, as it leads to unnecessary duplications and the multiplication of inefficiencies in defence spending; calls on the Commission to present proposals to complete the EU internal market for defence, based, in particular, on an assessment of EU rules for defence procurement and transfer of defence-related products, and on the identification and analysis of limitations and loopholes in the current legal framework; stresses that upcoming and future EU regulations in the defence realm should serve as enablers for the full exploitation of European companies’ business potential, facilitating their access to a viable market for defence products also through incentives for common capacity development programmes and joint procurement;
Amendment 541 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Is extremely worried about the potential escalation in the whole Middle East; calls on Israel and Lebanon to cease the hostilities in order to open space for diplomatic negotiations in line with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701; is concerned by the situation of Christians in Lebanon; regrets that the Lebanese Parliament has not yet appointed a new President, which according to long standing conventions should be a Christian Maronite in order to guarantee a fair representation of the various religious groups composing the Lebanese society; calls on the Lebanese Parliament and authorities to appoint a new President according to the conventions and without further delays;
Amendment 636 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Regrets the uncoordinated approach taken by the Member States in Africa, which has contributed to the termination of some CSDP missions and operations in the continent; regrets that certain Member States that had contributed marginally to the EU CSDP missions and operations in Central and Western Africa are currently pledging troops and funds in a unilateral way; is alarmed by the growing presence and assertiveness of third parties’ military and para-military troops in countries where EU Member States are launching unilateral military missions;
Amendment 684 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Reaffirms the centrality of adequate strategic communication efforts to improve the visibility of EU’s actions beyond its borders; is convinced that particular attention should be placed on the Western Balkans in order to counter foreign influence channelled through mis- and disinformation campaigns aiming to present the Union as an unreliable partner while falsely depicting and glorifying the actions and commitment of authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 839 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Highlights that the Union should facilitate the participation of European countries with high level of alignment with the EU in CFSP/CSDP matters, most notably the Western Balkans’ countries, in current and future programmes linked to the defence sector; reaffirms that a thorough involvement of the candidate countries would substantially facilitate their accession process by increasing their industrial and operational capacities in the defence sector, thus increasing interoperability with EU Member States’ armed forces; is of the opinion that a comprehensive inclusion of the candidate countries in EU defence initiatives would represent a strategic investment, as well as an integral part of the EU efforts to counter the growing assertiveness and foreign interference orchestrated by third countries;
Amendment 296 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
– the decision of the central Sahel military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), thus plunging ECOWAS into a deep political crisis; takes note of the de facto closure of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) and the non-renewal of the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM); regrets the uncoordinated approach taken by the Member States in Africa, which has contributed to the termination of some CSDP Missions and Operations in the Continent; regrets that certain Member States that had contributed marginally to the EU CSDP Missions and Operations in Central and Western Africa are currently pledging troops and funds in a unilateral way; is alarmed by the growing presence and assertiveness of third parties’ military and para-military troops in Countries where EU Member States are launching unilateral military missions;
Amendment 548 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Is concerned about the growing Russian influence in the Western Balkans, particularly through disinformation campaigns about the war in Ukraine; is alarmed by the fact that Kremlin-linked media operating in the Western Balkans have intensified their activities after February 2022 with the aim to promote pro-Russian sentiments fuelled by a recurring anti-Western rhetoric;
Amendment 631 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the strong links between Iran and the IRGC, its proxies such as the Houthis, Iraqi and Syrian militias, and organisations on the EU terrorist list, namely Hamas and Hezbollah’s military wing; calls on the Council and the VP/HR to add Hezbollah in its entirety to the EU list of terrorist organisations; deplores Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel which have resulted in an Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon; is deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon and recalls the need for a cessation of hostilities as soon as possible to create space for a diplomatic solution along the Blue Line, consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, as the only path to de- escalate tensions and stabilise the Israel- Lebanon border in a durable manner; is concerned about the situation of Christians in Lebanon; regrets that the Lebanese Parliament has not yet appointed a new President, which according to long standing conventions should be a Christian Maronite in order to guarantee a fair representation of the various religious groups composing the Lebanese society; calls on the Lebanese Parliament and authorities to appoint a new President according to the conventions and without further delays;
Amendment 779 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that the rise of China remains one of the primary geopolitical challenges of the 21st century and requires a multi-dimensional response through which the EU maintains its engagement with China on a number of key issues; calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to maintain diplomatic engagement while increasing the EU’s assertiveness towards China in order for it to assume its responsibility as a permanent member of the UN Security Council; is concerned about the growing economic penetration of Chinese companies within the EU, including in strategic sectors such as, inter alia, battery manufacturing;
Amendment 893 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Reaffirms the centrality of adequate strategic communication efforts to improve the visibility of EU’s actions beyond its borders; is convinced that particular attention should be placed on the Western Balkans in order to counter foreign influence channelled through mis- and disinformation campaigns aiming to present the Union as an unreliable partner while falsely depicting and glorifying the actions and commitment of authoritarian regimes;