26 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2008/2197(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of the United Nations,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington on 4 April 1949,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
– having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon, signed on 13 December 2007 and ratified by the great majority of the EU Member States,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas according to the UN Charter the overall responsibility for international peace and security lies with the UN Security Council; whereas the Charter provides the legal basis for the creation of NATO; whereas, by signing the North Atlantic Treaty, NATO member states affirmed their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter, committing themselves to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the EU Member States recognise in the UN system the fundamental framework for international relations; whereas they remain committed to the preservation of peace and the strengthening of international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, as well as the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the objectives of the Paris Charter, and to the development and consolidation of democracy and the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; whereas the EU Member States have set as a priority measures to reform and strengthen the United Nations Organization in order to make it capable of fulfilling its responsibilities and acting effectively in providing solutions to global challenges and responding to key threats,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas EU-NATO relations could be further improved by both organisations, withespecially in the case of simultaneous presence on the field; whereas ways could be sought for the EU to involvinge the European non- EU NATO Allies further in ESDP and for NATO to involvinge the non- NATO EU Member States further in EU- NATO talks; whereas EU-US relations should be strengthened in order to further consolidate the existence of democratic freedoms,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas our collective defence is based on a combination of conventional and nuclear forces adapted over the years to correspond to a rapidly changing environment; whereas the ultimate guarantor of military security for the Allies is the strategic nuclear forces of the Alliancere is a growing consensus on both sides of the Atlantic about the decreasing usefulness of nuclear weapons in the face of current threats and a new sense of urgency about the need to decrease the size of nuclear arsenals in line with commitments made under Article VI of the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the raison d'être of the European Union is to build peace; notes that an ineffective security strategy or security policy leads to unnecessary human suffering within its borders and beyond, through a commitment to effective multilateralism and to the letter and spirit of the UN Charter; notes that the EU's ability to build peace depends on the development of the right security strategy or security policy, including the capacity for autonomous action and an efficient and complementary relationship with NATO;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Therefore calls on the EU to extend thecontinue deploying missions ofunder the European Security and Defence Policy so as to prevent conflicts, promote stability and bring relief to where it is needed, subject to a common consensus between EU Member States;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the diversity of interests inherent in a Union of 27 or more Member States – in other words, the mosaic-like composition of the EU – gives it a unique character and the potential to intervene, mediate and help in different parts of the world, unlike any other major power; hopes that the existing military capability of the EU willcalls for the EU's existing military crisis management tools to be further developed into a credible force, enabling the Union to exploit its unique abilities in the fields of conflict prevention and conflict resolution and complementing its broad range of civilian crisis management mechanisms;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Despite the current signals of a return to juxtaposition in EU-Russia-US relations, emphasises its view that such a development is not desirable; iIs convinced that democratic freedoms are the answer to aspirations for people around the world; believes that no country or nation should be excluded from such a vision, because every human being has the right to live in a democracy;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the updating of the ESS as part of the European Union's commitment to defining and protecting European security interests and thus making it possible to createstrengthening effective multilateralism, thus equipping it with a strategy for tackling the threats of the 21st century; notes that this strategy can only be fully implemented through a revived EU- NATO cooperation consensus, based one revised ESS should be the basis for any European approach to transatlantic cooperation in the fields of peace and security; calls for a common approach to security policies, as well as a renewed and common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies, namely the primacy of human rights and international law;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the view that both NATO and the ESDP should endorse as their long-term and common goal a commitment to building a safer world in accordance with the letter and spirit of the UN Charter, for the inhabitants of their member states and in general, and should also actively prevent and react to mass atrocities and regional conflicts which continue to cause much human suffering;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that all democracies should be united in their efforts to build stability and peace, and thus join with all intergovernmental organisations in promoting these goals; regrets profoundly that the doctrine of non-alignment, inherited from the Cold War era, undermines the alliance of democracies to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non-alignment, certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisb, especially the United Nations;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; notes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; therefore takes the view that the only meaningful way to organise the future collective defence of the EU is within the Alliancenotes, however, the recent decline in NATO's status as the main forum for transatlantic debate on security and defence issues, due to a lack of interest and commitment from both sides of the Atlantic; therefore takes the view that the USA and the EU need to intensify their bilateral relationship and extend it to issues pertaining to peace and security;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the EU and NATO could strengthen each other by avoiding competition and developing greater cooperation based on a combined spectrum of action, with each covering parts of the spectrum that the other cannot presently cover, which will alsin crisis management operations; considers that a decision on which organisation should deploy forces should be based on the political will expressed by both organisations, on operational needs and political legitimacy on the ground, and on their ability to hdelp make savings; iver peace and stability;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Regrets Turkey's objections to the implementation of the EU-NATO strategic cooperation based on and going beyond the Berlin Plus Agreement, and calls on Turkey, as a candidate for EU accession, to review its attitude and to cooperate constructively with a view to a more efficient coordination of efforts between the two organisations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Berlin plus arrangements, which have been useful up until now, need to be improved in order to allow the two organisations to effectively deliver relief in current crises which demand a multi-task civilian-military response; regards it as necessary, therefore, to further develop the existing relationship between NATO and the EU, making them ever more integrated, reducing duplication and by creating permanent joint structures of cooperation, while respecting the independent nature of both organisations;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly welcomes the French initiative of a formal return to the military structures of NATO, and the efforts by the French Presidency within the EU Council to further bring the EU and NATO together as a response to the new security challenges; welcomes the efforts of the French Presidency aimed at the adoption of concrete initiatives for the pooling of EU and NATOuropean defence capabilities; also welcomes the positive approach of the United States of America towards the consolidation of EU defence capabilities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. ProposeSupports the establishment of an permanent EU Operational Headquarters in the vicinity of the main EU institutions, under the authority of the Secretary- General of the Council/High Representative; is of the view that such a structure could function as the "reactive arm" of the future High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy envisaged by the Lisbon Treaty, and that the future European External Action Service could function as his/her "prevention arm", having as its mandate the planning and conduct of military ESDP operations;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the view that the mutual challenge for the EU and NATO is to make use of the same national pool of resources in terms of personnel and capabilities; calls on the Member States to empower the Council and the NAC to ensure that these limited resources are spent on the most appropriate capabilities for facing the difficult challenges of today, avoiding duplication of work and fostering coherence; is of the view that strategic airlift, a particular example of a relatively scarce and expensive operational asset, should represent an opportunity for cooperation between the EU and NATO member countries; calls on EU Member States to pool, share and jointly develop military capabilities in order to avoid waste, create economies of scale and strengthen the European defence technological and industrial base;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the view that, inf addition to the need for more efficient use of scarce military resources, the need for by European countries does not achieve sufficient savings, more investment in defence at Member State level iswill be essential in order to support the efforts to build effective EU-NATO cooperation and action; notes that the United States called on European NATO members during the NATO Bucharest Summit to increase their defence investments so as to support bothallow NATO and the EU to adequately perform their military tasks; calls for a significant increase in the proportion of common costs in every NATO and EU military operations; notes also the significant difference in numbers, as well as in effectiveness of defence spending, between European members of NATO and the U.S.; calls on the EU to commit itself to fairer global burden- sharing; also calls on the USA to show a greater willingness to consult its European allies on issues related to peace and security;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value that a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitment to continue enlargement; regrets that at the same summit the Allies postponed the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution; notes that for many European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the open-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EU is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, should Russia become a free and truly democratic country, an improvedthe depth of cooperation between it and all European, Euro-Atlantic and global structures would be very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of Russia's membership of such structures one dayreach unprecedented levels; therefore invites Russia to return to the path of transforming itself into a true democracy, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notes that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU but would also drive a wedge into the relationship between the EU and the U.S.;