Activities of Ana GOMES related to 2015/2272(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU in a changing global environment - a more connected, contested and complex world (debate) PT
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU in a changing global environment – a more connected, contested and complex world PDF (436 KB) DOC (142 KB)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas many present and future challenges and threats to the EU are complex and will, stemming from state and non- state actors, comeing from inside just as much as from outside the common borders; whereas a stronger political will, some fostered by Europe's own policies engendering financial and economic deregulation, tax competition, unemployment and growing inequalities, thus contributing to disenfranchise European citizens, especially young people; whereas strong political will and enlightened leadership for resolute common action on the part of the EU and its Member States isare needed in order to respond collectively and effectively to these challenges, to safeguard the EU’'s values and societal model and to be a stronger global actoturn the EU into an effective actor and a global security provider; whereas the EU Global Strategy on foreign and security policy must pave the way for this development;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the threats identified in the 2003 European Security Strategy – terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure and organised crime – remain for the most part relevant; whereas today the EU is faced with a number of additional challenges, such as the attempts by revisionist powers to redraw borders by force and challenge rules-based global ordextremism and sectarian wars in its neighbourhood, attempts to redraw borders by force and other kinds of defiance to the global order founded on the United Nations Charter, climate change, majorss migratory flows, and cyber and hybridthe largest refugee crisis since World War II, in addition to technological developments in space and cybernetics, nuclear proliferation and arms races, hybrid and asymmetric warfare and threats;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a swift and efficient response to threats on the part of the EU requires that interinstitutional, legal and financial barriers be overcome and silo mentalities broken down; whereas parochial rivalries and diverging priorities in the perception of threats among Member States explain the debilitating tinkering in the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including in a Common Security and Defence Policy, whose remit should have been expanded and strengthened by the Lisbon Treaty; whereas an effective strategy on Foreign and Security policy of the Union requires first and foremost a strong political will and sense of common purpose shared among Member States to craft a true European instrument that identifies the threats, affirms the common interests and points to concrete European responses, including the building up of the necessary tools;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas thea comprehensive approach and the consistent and coordinated use of the EU’'s external and internal policy instruments shouldin synergy ought to be at the core of the new Global strategy, in order to effectively bridge the two dimensions, unleash the full potential of the EU´s economic and political weight, enhance its influence in global governance and its role as a global security provider;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
– Defend European states, societies and valuesCitizens and Members States and promote the values and interests of the European Union
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the primary objective of the EU must be to guarantee the security of its citizens and of its territoryuropean Union is to ensure the prosperity and the security of its citizens and territory, as well as to guarantee democracy, the promotion of sustainable development, the defence of peace and human rights, and the fight against poverty; stresses that no European state can face the current security challenges on its own, which clearly demonstrate that external and internal security are closely linked. The EU must be a strong player in the world to ensure the good governance of globalization. To do this, the EU should have secured basic capabilities to respond to crisis of any nature and engage decisively in the international fight against terrorism and illegal trafficking in all forms, while safeguarding itsour values and our societal model and pursuing itsour fundamental interests. The EU must therefore ensure both its internal and its external resilience, its capacity to anticipate, pre-empt and resolve predictable threats and to be prepared to take swift action on unpredictable threats, and its capacity to recover from various types of attack, as well as safeguarding security of supply of energy and raw materials;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NotStresses that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on the United States and take greatermust take full responsibility for their own collective security and territorial defencedefence, including citizens, territory, interests and values. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improvestep up their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and, military and hybrid threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO; notes that the EU and Member States must use CSDP to deal with the collective security challenges coming from several directions, to merge internal and external considerations posed by those threats and risks and to integrate a civilian-military approach in the collective preparedness and response;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the urgent need for the EU and Member States to assess which critical infrastructures, chains and strategic industries and services, including cyber systems in national administrations, have been let to pass under the control of foreign entities and powers in a way which can endanger Europe's strategic autonomy;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that is it strategic for the defence of the Union to ensure its Security of Supply and stresses the importance of articulated work between the European Commission and the European Defence Agency (EDA), together with implementation by Member States of the 2009 Defence Package directives in the field of defence procurement; reiterates the need for Member States to invest in Pooling and Sharing initiatives to ensure that the necessary security and defence capacities are in fact available, avoid duplications, enforce interoperability of systems and create economies of scale, saving resources and thereby promoting European industries; stresses furthermore that greater articulation with NATO, namely in the framework of its Smart Defence initiative, is desirable and necessary;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU in consequence to enhance coherent and structured cooperation on defence R&D (research, the i and development), namely via projects in the framework of Programme Horizon 2020; calls for the development of a functional European Defence, Technological and Industrial bBase and cyber defence through pooling and sharing, in order to use defence budgets more efficiently. The European Defence Agency’s role needs to be strengthened and its resources increased to enable it to act more effectively. Member States should take more responsibility for building European capabilities and increase their military research expenditure through the EDA. Furthermore, a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity needs to be developed(EDTIB),including in cyber security and defence, namely through pooling and sharing and other cooperative projects; calls for reinforcement but more transparent and accountable use of security and defence budgets, the only way to reassure citizens also of a more efficient use; believes that EDA's mandate needs to be strengthened and its resources increased to enable it to act as a crucial expertise hub for Member States on their collective security and defence;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly believes that there is an urgent need to develop a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity; notes that the existing intelligence and information services within the national and EU systems have proved to be uncoordinated, ill-resourced in human intelligence (namely lacking languages, cyber and social media expertise) and perversely missing adequate democratic control; is of the view that inefficiency is mostly due to an obsolete and self- defeating reluctance by Member States in sharing information and intelligence among EU partners; calls for leadership and political will to ensure swift operation of a single effective intelligence and crisis structure in Brussels, under the authority of the HR/VP, and coordination with national intelligence structures, civilian and military; urges Member States to review national intelligence structures to avoid internal rivalry, facilitate European coordination and ensure democratic oversight;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. BDemands the establishment of a permanent EU HQ to improve military crisis management capability, ensure contingency planning and interoperability of forces and equipment and to run and coordinate CSDP operations; believes that a principal objective should be for the EU to move towards voluntary joint defence forces and the framingdevelopment of a common security and defence policyculture which will ultimately lead to a common defence. Supports, therefore, the drafting of a White paper on EU Defence, thereby updating the Helsinki Headline Goal from 1999 structure; calls Member States to reinforce defence cooperation collectively, bilaterally or in regional clusters, namely via common education, training and exercises; supports, therefore, the drafting of a White paper on EU Defence, thereby updating both the Civilian and the Military Helsinki Headline Goals and focusing on methods for reforming CSDP capability development, stepping up peer pressure, assessment and accountability;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, and supports the establishment of European forces which complement NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borderwhich should guarantee the coordination between operations of European forces and NATO interventions in territorial defence; stresses that CSDP is not in competition with NATO, but actually is the only way to reinforce the European pillar of NATO and to ensure that European Members of NATO actually live up to their NATO commitments;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports a further deepening of the efficient governance of global common domains such as sea, air, space andnd sees the urgent need of efficient governance of global common domains such as sea, air, space and cyberspace; believes that the EU and its Member States should position themselves to influence the debate and steer action in the global fora, such as the UN, on the governance of those domains where EU strategic interests and security unfold; considers that the EU should steer global governance of the seas, not only for security interests but also for economic and commercial reasons, as outlined in the objectives set out in the European Maritime Security Strategy; notes, furthermore, that the EU has great responsibility and vital urgency in promoting governance of the cyber space globally, namely in light of cyber threats, mass surveillance and other threats to fundamental freedoms and to its own strategic and security interests that stem either from absence of regulation or from fragmented and excessive regulation and dominance of the cyber space by other powers;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Strengthen European diplomacy to prevent conflict, support democracy and build alliances through mediation and dialogue;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that for the Global Strategy to be successfully pursued and embraced by our citizens, allies and partners, the EEAS must have trained diplomats and the necessary resources to develop and implement a strategic communication policy for the twenty-first century as well as the means to provide strategic direction and independence for the implementation of a comprehensive range of foreign policy instruments;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Underlines that the EU has already demonstrated that it can be effective when all EU institutions, resources and Member States unite to achieve important diplomatic achievements, such as in the neighbourhood (e.g. Serbia and Kosovo, and in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) as well as further afield (including in overcoming the nuclear crisis with Iran on behalf of the UN Security Council);
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Notes that in the face of a growing number of regional and international crises, the EU must invest more in early responses to prevent conflict including, through mediation and dialogue, in order to build resilience, strengthen fragile democracies and stem a rising tide of radicalisation and conflict;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Takes the view that the European Parliament can play its full role within overall EU efforts to prevent conflict, drawing upon its own experience and using mediation and dialogue, by supporting inter-party dialogue and consensus-building and by strengthening the capacities of parliaments to be a space for the development of a peaceful democratic culture;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
– Stabilise Europe’s widerHelp bring peace and the rule of the law to the neighbourhood
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to gainbe more effective and credibilityle as a global security and foreign policy actor, the EU should take greater responsibility and focus on filling the security vacuum in its neighbourhood and among our neighbours’' neighbours; notes that EU security itself is intrinsically linked to a European strategy to resolve conflicts in the neighbourhood and to create conditions for stability and prosperity based on the rule of law and respect for human rights, therefore addressing the root causes of the current wars and conflicts, migratory flows and refugee crisis, directly impacting the EU;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that in order to build stability and peace, the EU shouldpromote human security, the rule of the law, respect for human rights and democratisation, the EU should reflect upon and review its own economic, social, financial, trade, energy and other policies which are neither fostering growth nor job creation and are actually helping breed inequalities, social resentment and political instability in Europe, its neighbourhood and beyond; believes that the EU must keep up its enlargement commitments and continueintensify cooperation with very closely associated countries within the context of the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); recalls that according to Article 49 TEU any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to, while demanding compliance and assisting in reforms to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria where enlargement processes are in place and incorporate a multi-stakeholder approach, involving local and regional governments and civil society; thinks that the EU should further promote the values enshrined in the Copenhagen criteria abeyond the principlocess of democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law; enlargement, bringing awareness among the interested states to the fact that assuming them is in their own interest, for their own modernisation and for the benefit of their citizens;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CallsVehemently believes that the current refugee crisis and migrant flows demand an European holistic approach and urgent concerted action, employing both external and internal instruments, with due consideration of the impact of EU economic and financial policies in the neighbourhood's governance and social and political stability; believes that the EU already identified effective responses via the European Security Agenda and the European Agenda on Migration, but their implementation on the ground is dramatically poor and slow; Calls, therefore, for sustainable management of asylum and migration policies on the basis of common principles and solidarity, taking full advantage and reinforcing the Schengen system, instead of undermining it; in this context, askexpects the Commission to propose effective and sustainable solutions; believes that in this regard the EU should promodeeply regrets the fact that, to this day, Member States have failed to deliver on legal obligations and promises of better a more practical and comprehensive approach to assistance in Africand joint management of refugee influx, relocation and protection of refugees and asylum seekers upon arrival to the EU; believes that cooperation with third countries and financial assistance to contain and manage the influx of refugees in Europe, namely through assistance to Turkey and the African Trust Fund, should not disregard the role of some of those countries in producing asylum seekers and migrants due to internal conflict, political repression and bad governance;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that inclusive multilateral diplomacy under the coordination and leadership of the VP/HR is a crucial tool in conflict resolution in the neighbourhood; believes that more links andand crisis management in the neighbourhood and globally; stresses that more strategic direction, consistency and positive synergies need to be madeveloped between diplomacy and home affairsexternal action policies, on one hand, and internal policies and home affairs at the EU level, on the other;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and aspire to be a ‘rule- maker’, establishing efficient multilateral global governancecontributing to an efficient multilateral global governance; believes that the EU should trigger reform of the United Nations Security Council to better reflect current realities and effectively act as the ultimate regulator for peace and security; reiterates its belief that the Union should hold a permanent seat in a reformed UNSC and calls on those Member States who still hold permanent seats in that body to rotate and hold one seat to the EU and ensure that they represent the EU's views and interests by coordinating their positions with the HR/VP and other Member States;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Takes the view that the EU, as a global actor, has a key role to uphold the principles enshrined in international human rights law, in particular the principles of universality and indivisibility of human rights; thinks therefore that human rights must be meaningfully integrated into the new Global Strategy, which should be seized as an opportunity to address today's lack of systematic mainstreaming of the EU's existing human rights policy and the urgent need for the highest level political backing for the full implementation of the EU Strategic Framework, Human Rights Guidelines and the Action Plan on human rights and democracy; highlights in this regard the need to always consult EU, member state and third country civil society to enable the experience and expertise of practitioners and human rights defenders to inform and sharpen EU foreign and security policy; calls on the EU and Member States to ensure that EU foreign policy adopts a strategic approach on human rights, emphasizing concrete actions and outcomes and demonstrating coherence in the EU's engagement on human rights across different countries and regions, regardless of the security, foreign policy, trade, energy, aid or other concerns;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to pursue the comprehensive / joined-up / integral approach in their external action and to take account of the inextricable link between internal and external security; in this regards, calls on the EU to focus more on building synergies between security, development, trade, energy, and EU external action;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the need for a political will in the Member States to make more use of constructive abstentions in the Council on CFSP/CSDP issues in order to create momentum in this area (variable geometry), and supports the establishment of the Council of Defence Ministers format, as well as regular European Council meetings on defence; believes that willing Member States should also make use of the possibility of moving towards Permanent Structured Cooperation in Defence (PESCO);
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the principle that EU Member States should commit to using 2 % of their GDP for defence expenditure by 2024 in order to attain a higher degree of defence capabilitypreparedness and to ensure that they together possess the necessary and adequate civilian and military capabilities to implement the objectives and missions of the CFSP/CSDP;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that a strengthening and renewal of the structures of international order cannot be achieved without engaging Asia and especially China; calls on the VP/HR to identify common objectives, interests and different perspectives, and to take account of China's increased geopolitical weight and its control of strategic assets and critical infrastructure worldwide, including in Europe;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Emphasises that China's global ambitions should be taken in consideration in the EU's Global Strategy, noting opportunities and challenges; believes that this strategy must imperatively go beyond economic relations and focus on Comprehensive EU-China relations, China's role in the UN, its influence in regional conflicts in its neighbourhood, and on its contribution in addressing global threats, such as climate change, terrorism, migration and sustainable development;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Believes that the EU's relationship with ASEAN must be strengthened in order to develop a regional security architecture and promotion of the rule of law and human rights; building on its experience, the EU should encourage and assist ASEAN to become a basis for conflict prevention, confidence-building, international dialogue in order to prevent and reduce tensions in the region; believes that in that context, the EU should have a seat at the East Asia Summit, similarly to the United States;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Union’'s prosperity is determined by its capacity to stay competitive and to profit from a high- paced global economy. The EU must use all its policy tools in a coherent manner to create favourable external conditions for the sustainable growth of the European economy with full employment and the sustainability of the European social model. The EU must be an engaged and active actor, promoting free and fair trade and investment, secure trade channels and increased market access throughout the world, and safeguarding the stability of the global financial system, by actively promoting common high standard regulation, which serves the real economy and not speculation, inequality, illicit financial lows, corruption and organised crime;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that in order to attain the above objectives, the EU must deepen its partnerships with other global and regional actors and its partnerships with non-state actors and civil society; stresses, in this regard, that the EU must step up the dialogue and genuine engagement with human rights defenders, political prisoners, and civil society actors who often promote EU values in extremely difficult circumstances;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that the EU must continue and reinforce its efforts to promote sustainable economic development and resilience in its neighbourhood and in regions that are critical to EU interests; believes that sustainable and lasting development can only be achieved if peace, the rule of law, respect for human rights and human security in general are nurtured; considers, therefore, that the links between security and development are undeniable and that EU action must endorse a comprehensive approach, integrating tools to fight corruption and illicit financial flows, which are drivers of inequality and conflict;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that the Global Strategy should be revised every five years, in synchrony with the new European Parliament and the new Commission, which would allow verification of whether its objectives and priorities still fitted the threats and security environment and enable the new VP/HR to engage in a revision;