Activities of Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA related to 2012/2223(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU’s mutual defence and solidarity clauses: political and operational dimensions
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas security and combating international terrorism are considered as a priority for the EU; whereas a joint response and common strategy by all Member States are needed;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the current security challenges include an enormous number of complex and changing risks, such as international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), states in disintegration, frozen and unending conflicts, organised crime, cyberthreats, the scarcity of energy sources, environmental deterioration and associated security risks, natural and man-made disasters, pandemics and various others;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the EU recognises an international order founded on effective multilateralism on the basis of international law, and that this is an expression of Europeans' conviction that no nation can face the new threats on its own;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
(to new paragraph introduced in the draft opinion) 2a. Notes the new strategic concept of NATO in which, in addition to its role as a wartime military alliance, it aims to build its capacity to act as a political and security community, working in strategically partnership with the EU; observes the close similarities between NATO's goals and those laid down in Article 43 TEU (formerly the Petersberg Tasks); warns therefore against the costly duplication of effort and the wasting of resources between the two organisations, and urges much closer regular collaboration between the EU High Representative and the Secretary- General of NATO for the purposes of risk assessment, resource management, policy planning and execution of CSDP operations, both civil and military;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reminds the Member States of their unequivocal obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power if a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory; considers that many of the new threats are not simply military and cannot be tackled by military means alone and stresses that, while large- scale aggression against a Member State appears improbable in the foreseeable future, both traditional territorial defence and defence against new threats need to remain high on the agenda; recalls also that the Treaty stipulates that, for the EU countries that are members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO remains the foundation of their collective defence and the forum for its implementation, and that commitments and cooperation in the area of mutual defence must be consistent with commitments under NATO;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that, in order to consolidate their cooperation, both NATO and the European Union should concentrate on strengthening their basic capabilities, improving interoperability and coordinating their doctrines, planning, technologies, equipment and training methods;