Activities of Tobias PFLÜGER related to 2008/2003(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2006 Annual report on the CFSP - Annual report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and ESDP (debate)
Amendments (40)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomesTakes note of the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the High Representative to assess in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations; the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno- Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and human security;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites the High Representative to include in that White Paper proposals for improving and complementing the ESS, such as the definition of common European security interests and criteria for the launching of ESDP missions; invites him further to define new targets for civilian and military capabilities (including structures for command and control, and transportation for all European actors in crisis management for both ESDP and disaster relief purposes) and to reflect on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to ESDP and proposals for a new EU-NATO partnership;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that such a White Paper should be the basis for a wider public political debatea wider public political debate on the future plans for the military component of EU policy is urgently needed; underlines that a future assessment of the ESS should be made in close consultation with all EU institutions including the European Parliament and national parliaments;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for a clear definition of the military, civil and policing missions of the EU;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises 3 kinds of ESDP missions in the way the ESDP operates: civil, policing and military;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Urges that a clear distinction be made between the three different ESDP missions; combined civil and military missions lead to a lack of clarity, particularly regarding financing;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Rejects a civil-military combination;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. AcknowledgNotes Member States' efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions in the areas of civil protection, monitoring, EUSR support and mission support; notes, however, continued shortfalls in the areas of police, the rule of law and civilian administration;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls the importance of human rights and gender mainstreaming, and calls for the nomination of more female candidates for CFSP/ESDP senior management positions, including for EU Special Representatives as well as for ESDP operations in general;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes the revelations of the U.S. intelligence services about the Iranian military and civilian nuclear programmes; regards these findings as a confirmation of the two-track approach, strongly advocated by the EU, designed to persuade Iran diplomatically to comply fully with the IAEA and abandon the potential military use of the civilian programme in a credible and controllable way; concludes that the lack of cooperation with the IAEA in the past justifies suspicion about Iran’s potential to build nuclear weapons within the space of a few years; is of the view that the combination of incentives and UN sanctions in the case of non-compliance are the only way forward, thus excluding any military option;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets that the establishment of the EDA came too late to prevent the emergence of three different national programmes on the unmanned air vehicle instead of a single European one, thus enabling some companies to engage in more than one project and thereby to pocket taxpayers’ money several times over, leaving the EDA with no option but to work on the insertion of unmanned aerial vehicles into the regulated airspace; expresses its preference for single European satellite projects, whether in the fields of intelligence or communication;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that the growing role of the EU, in particular through ESDP civilian missions, is creating a demand for an ever-increasing CFSP budgetCFSP budget is steadily increasing, and hence demands a greater and more timely flow of information from the Council, so as to enable Parliament to prepare its decisions on the annual budget;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Calls on the Council to initiate a dialogue with Parliament on the possibility of transferring the Athena mechanism to the CFSP budget while retaining the flexibility provided by Athenaput an end to the Athena mechanism;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Points out that the European Parliament, through its contacts with the national parliaments (Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs, Conference of Defence Committee Chairs, NATO Parliamentary Assembly) and through the future implementation of the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty on the role of national parliaments, is the legitimate body at European level in which scrutiny, monitoring and control of ESDP should take place in the first instance;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that Parliament should continue to adopt a recommendation or resolution prior to the launch of any ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group), in close consultation with national parliaments, in order to impart democratic legitimacy to the operation in queshave a European Parliament position available before an ESDP operation; is of the opinion that, in order to ensure flexibility when Parliament is not in plenary session, its Rules should be adapted with a view to authorising its responsible committee to adopt that recommendation or resolution on its behalf;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Asks the Council to include a reference to the recommendation or resolution adopted by Parliament in the Joint Action authorising an ESDP operation, thus demonstrating that the Council is seeking additional democratic legitimacy for its external actions through parliamentary decisions;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls for an end to any military component of the European Union; only a genuinely civilian European Union is a credible player;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in 2007 and early 2008 further developments in the field of ESDP capabilities and the implementation of the ESS were achievsteps towards developing a military component of the European Union were completed, including:
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b
Recital C b
C.b. delivery delays and rising costs concerning the much needed long-range airlift capacity in the form of the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point f
Recital C – point f
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7