Activities of Ivo BELET related to 2016/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Defence Union (short presentation) NL
Amendments (12)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2009 on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union 2004-2008 stipulating, in Article 89, that "fundamental rights do not stop at barrack gates and that they also fully apply to citizens in uniform, and recommends that the Member States ensure that fundamental rights are also observed in the armed forces",
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the current financial and security context requires European armed forces to closer collaborate and military personnel to train and work more and better together;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the cost of non-Europe in defence and security is estimated at € 26.4 billion annually[1] as a result of duplication, overcapacity and barriers to defence procurement; [1] The Cost of Non-Europe in Common Security and Defence Policy, European Parliament Research Service (2013), p.78.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the Member States which are willing to make more binding commitments to one another should establish permanent structured cooperation within the Union framework; encourages those Member States to establish multinational forces within the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and make these forces available to the common security and defence policy; believes that the Council should normally entrust the implementation of a peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security task to those multinational forces; is convinced that the EU battle group system should be further developed to that end; encourages the set- up of EU Operational Headquarters as a precondition for effective planning, command and control of common operations; underlines that PESCO is open to all Member States;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Council of the European Union to establish a permanent forum for consultation and decision- making of Member States which are committed to deeper defence cooperation, as a first step towards a Council of Defence Ministers;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the European Parliament to establish a full-fledged Committee on Security and Defence to monitor the implementation of permanent structured cooperation;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States participating in the EDA to establish a common European capabilities and armaments policy; is convinced that pooling and sharing initiatives and projects are excellent first steps towards enhanced European cooperation; encourages the Commission to work in liaison with the EDA to that end, and to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to particularly recognise the right of military personnel to form and join professional associations and involve them in a regular social dialogue with the authorities;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the VP/HR to take an initiative to bring together major companies and stakeholders of the European defence industry with the aim of developing a European drone industry;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the VP/HR to take an initiative to bring together major companies and stakeholders of the European defence industry to develop strategies and a platform for the joint development of defence equipment;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the VP/HR to enhance cooperation between national cyber security strategies, capabilities and command centres and the EDA as part of permanent structured cooperation to help protect against and counter cyber-attacks;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for the further development of the EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework to develop Member States' cyber-defence capabilities, operational cooperation and information sharing;