Activities of Ana GOMES related to 2012/2318(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the maritime dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (236 KB) DOC (139 KB)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU Member States are responsible for the control of a coastline over 90 000 kilometres in length bordering two oceans and four seas, in addition to overseas territories, which play a significant economic and strategic role, and national security installations throughout other oceans;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the global outlook on naval capabilities and power projection is fast changing, with emerging powers increasingly unwilling to adhere to UNCLOS principles or submit to international arbitration or regulation; whereas, most significantly, China pursues its String of Pearls policy, endeavouring to increase and extend its presence at sea for a multitude of stated and unstated reasons, from securing trade and energy routes to controlling marine resources and maritime critical infrastructure; whereas, as a global actor, the EU must consider security challenges and possible joint responseautonomous responses or in cooperation with partners worldwide, from the nearby Mediterranean Sea and West Atlantic areas to the Pacific, via East and West, and from the Arctic to the Antarctic;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a European Maritime Security Strategy (EMSS) is needed in order to mainstream the stakes, risks and opportunities that the European Union faces at sea, including protection for European citizens; whereas that strategy, while grounded in European values and principles, must be forward-looking and, proactive and mobilise all relevant institutions and actors, both civilian and military and underline, in particular, that EU Member States can no longer afford to develop and maintain naval capabilities with the sole objective of using them exclusively in potential high-intensity operations;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes, however, that a European Maritime Security Strategy is needed to ensure an integrated and comprehensive approach, focusing specifically on the threats, risks, challenges and opportunities present at sea; that an EMSS, while grounded in European values and principles, must develop synergies and joint responses mobilising all relevant institutions and actors, both civilian and military; that the EMSS should identify all potential threats, from conventional security threats to those posed by natural disasters and climate change, from threats affecting the protection of vital marine resources to the security of maritime infrastructure and trade flows; that it must also identify the specific means and capabilities needed to address all challenges, including intelligence, surveillance and patrolling, search and rescue, sealift, evacuation of EU and other nationals from crisis zones, enforcing embargoes, andbut also escort, force and power projection, as well as assistance to any CSDP- led missions and operations;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in today's world the complexity, integration and level of interaction among state, commercial and non-state actors at sea demands a comprehensive approach that addresses the intricacy of the challenges and threats to European interests, beyond their purely safety or security nature, but also consider the political, economic and other opportunities opened up by such interaction; insists that this approach, while demanding reinforced cross-sectoral cooperation at the national level between different civilian and military governmental entities, should not shy away from fully seizing the potential offered by the multiple EU bodies and agencies working together, instead of perpetuating the gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies in implementing common standards, the reluctance to share information, and the divergent approaches to cyber governance that exist today in several areas of maritime-related initiatives and activities;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that, while State versus State military confrontations cannot be completely discarded, direct and indirect risks to the security of the EU are currenmostly posed by non-conventional threats and actors intending to proliferate terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the southern neighbourhood and further into the African continent, taking advantage of difficulties in enforcing the law in maritime zones, coastal areas and in general resulting from state failure, state fragility or lack of state control; notes that these threats and actors dangerously interact with organised criminal networks which engage in human trafficking and other illicit activities, such as trafficking in drugs and arms, including small arms and light weapons and WMD components, thereby worsening political and humanitarian crises, obstructing social and economic development, democracy and the rule of law, fuelling deprivation and causing migration, internal displacement of people and immense human suffering;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is alarmed by increasing evidence that terrorist networks and non-state actors are acquiring sophisticated maritime capabilities, including limited submarine capabilities, thus significantly improving their threat potential, indicating an expansion of their activities close to Europe, notably on both sides of the South Atlantic Ocean;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that illegal migration is likely to continue putting pressure on EU maritime borders, especially in the light of political and economic evolution in the southern neighbourhood and the prospect of continued instability in northern Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa; recalls, however, that migration must not be regarded as a security threat, but rather as a human phenomenon that requires a robust management strategy which combines regional, political and diplomatic cooperation and development policies and investment in regional partnerships; draws attention to the fact that this effort requires the development of maritime capabilities andan effective EU coastguard activitiesfunction to patrol and rescue migrants travelling on board illegal vessels;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the HR/VP to identify the risks to peace and the security of maritime flows and open access that European ships, commercial interests and citizens may face if tension and armed conflict were to escalate in the East and the South China Seas; calls also as a matter of urgency for identification ofwere to escalate into armed conflict in the China Seas; calls also, in the framework of the EMSS, for identification of what should be the EU's level of ambition in this region, by defining the means and capabilities, particularly naval capabilities, that the EU may eventually need to deploy in the region, in order to evacuate EU and other nationals, preserve and defend its interests and international legality and participate in any international endeavours to deter brinkmanship, contain aggression and guarantee the security and safety of navigation in the East and the South China seas, as well as in the Strait of Malacca;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Strongly believes that the financial crisis should be seen as an opportunity to implement the ‘Pooling and Sharing’ initiative in the field of maritime capability generation in a truly European manner, which can contribute to maintaining credible military capabilities and is the only way to guarantee that Europe is able and fit to meet global security challenges;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the creation of a truly European coastguard function, based on the experience already gained by Frontex and the European Patrol Network, to which distinct governmental bodies and entities provide capabilities;