8 Amendments of Teresa RIERA MADURELL related to 2010/2299(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
(b) when conducting foreign and security policy, not least under the CSDP, the EU must ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and other policies; regrets that as a consequence of the important progress on defence cooperation, the CSDP has acquired certain autonomy and seems unrelated to Union's common policies; calls for a CSPD as real instrument at the service of the UE external action and international role;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal, and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel; ; points out that there is an increasingly mismatch between increasing demand from abroad and the resources that member states make available to the Union;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a springboard for further progress at European level in line with the institutional framework and the requirements of rationalisation and technological, industrial, and operational integration from which it stemmed; considers that, although the motivation of the Franco-British defence cooperation is not to produce a greater European defence capability, it should provide a roadmap to more effective European defence cooperation based on capability planning and mutual dependency;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for a constructive dialogue between the Commission, Parliament, the EDA, and the participating Member States on the preparations for the eighth framework programme with a view to investment in technology areas of common interest at EU level, bearing in mind not least that the amount spent in Europe on investment in defence-related R & D is currently equivalent to about 10% of the US figure; and has not developed a common strategic vision which would enable to make capabilities interoperable and interchangeable and avoid costly adaptations;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Maintains that one of the prerequisites for a self-contained CSDP is the establishment of a competitive European defence and security market, with an enhanced European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB) (including identification of key industrial capabilities, security of supply between countries, increased competition in the defence equipment market, a deepening and diversifying supplier base, and increased armaments cooperation); reiterates that cooperation in defence R&T and R&D among member states is restricted and continues to be considerable fragmentation in the filed of high-tech programmes, which undermines EU's operational autonomy;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Recognises that since 2003 the EU has undertaken numerous missions (24) in three continents involving different types of intervention, the bulk being accounted for by civilian missions specialising in policing, security sector reform (SSR), and consolidation of the rule of law; considers that the EU has proved the credibility of its military capability bringing stability to different parts of the world; believes that the development of the CSDP's crisis management capability is crucial to the objective of strengthening the EU as a global actor;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the bedrock of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it; reminds that the EU is not a military alliance but the added value of the broader ESDP approach to security has been demonstrated; welcomes France's return to the integrated command structure of the Atlantic Alliance and considers that this should help to dispel any resistance to the development of a common defence policy at EU level;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Welcomes the agreement in NATO's new strategic concept on further strengthening the EU-NATO strategic partnership; reaffirms that most of the threats identified in the new strategic concept are also shared by the EU and the importance of enhancing EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management in the spirit of mutual reinforcement and with respect for their decision-making autonomy; draws attention to the necessity of avoiding unnecessary overlapping of effort and resources and invites the EU and NATO to deepen their cooperation, through their respective means, in the context of a comprehensive approach to crises in which both are engaged in the field;