Activities of Anna FOTYGA related to 2022/2051(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Conference on the Future of Europe served as an unprecedented platform for discussion between citizens and politicians and resulted in concrete proposals that need to be honoured even, however still engaging selective organizations and representing mostly the point of view of federalists, and resulted ifn they necessitated Treatir own desired outcomes that need full support in the Council before they changes be implemented;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas foreign policy, security and defence remain core competences of the Member States, with unanimity in decision-making being an important tool for finding common positions without forcing any EU country to act against its national interests;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. CallNotes for the main citizens’ recommendations in the field of foreign and security policy, notably the need to switch to more efficient decision-making, through the use of qualified majority voting (QMV) instead of unanimity, and the need to improve the Union’s methods to impose sanctions, to be incorporated in a Treaty change; underlines, however, that foreign and security policy remains a core competence of Member States and the rule of unanimity serves as an important tool for finding compromises and build solidarity between them in most important areas, thus strengthening the Union and its unity and gives the EU stronger mandate for its global actions; recalls that even in a much bigger and more heterogeneous organisations such as NATO, decisions are taken on the basis of consensus;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Article 48(7) and Article 31(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contain passerrelle clauses that can make switching from unanimity to qualified majority voting possible in the area of common foreign and security policy (CFSP) without military implications; calls for a switch to QMV in all decisions in the field of CFSP, notably those concerning sanctions and human rights, as the passerelle clauses have never been used due to the lack of political willunderlines that using these clauses requires a decision of the European Council and the consent of all national parliaments;
Amendment 60 #
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the needNotes the suggestions to strengthen the role of the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and to ensure that the Union speaks with one voice, as requested by the citizens of the Union in the Conference on the Future of Europin assisting to find compromises between the Member States in order to ensure that the Union speaks with one voice; points out that this can be done through a Tgreaty change that would name the Vice-President/High Representative a foreign minister of the Union, would maker willingness to reach the common perception of threats by deeper solidarity, respect for all Member States regardless of their size or political affiliation and cannot be him or her the main external representative of the Union in international fora and would allow him or her to be present ex-officio in negoposed by the largest and the most powerful Member States; in this regard reminds about mistakes and detrimental policies in the fields of energy, migration and naive and weak policy of mitigating formats initiated or led by the Memberon towards Russia despite numerous warnings from Poland and the Baltic States;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to broaden the scope of threats defined in the mutual defence clause stipulated in Article 42(7) TEU to include hybrid threats, disinformation campaigns, energy blackmail and economic coercion by third countries;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of reinforcing the Parliament’s scrutiny rights in the foreign policy field, notably by strengthening the wording of Article 36 TEU concerning the consultation of the European Parliament on the main aspects and strategic choices in the field of CFSP and common security and defence policy; calls for changing Article 218 TFEU to require the European Parliament’s consent for all international agreements and before decisions on the provisional application of international agreements are taken; recalls the proven value of parliamentary diplomacy; suggests therefore introducing provisions for involvement of the European Parliament on equal footing with the Council in the implementation of international agreements in Article 218(9) TFEU; calls recalls the proven value of parliamentary diplomacy; calls for more involvement of the European Parliament in the Team Europe approach;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for inclusion of the principle of “strategic autonomy” into the list of objectives to bUnderlines that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has clearly exposed the lack of substance of the concept of “strategic autonomy”, as European security is impossible to maintain without a strong transatlantic bond; underlines that the lack of political will to act decisively, including in the fachieved through the Union’s foreign and security policy enshrined in Article 21 TEUe of responsibility to prevent genocide through appropriate and necessary means, even in the immediate neighborhood of the EU, should be considered as a real challenge and obstacle to gain the status of a global player;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the introduction ofNotes the provisions in Articles 42 and 46 TEU enabling the joint procurement of defence equipment and other security- related spending from the budget of the Union as well as the establishment of joint military units and command structures; underlines the need of close cooperation and coordination with NATO in order to avoid duplication of structures and duties;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. In the process of amending the Treaties calls for the inclusion of wording stipulating constant structured cooperation in the area of security with NATO, which is and should remain the main guarantor of security and defence for the whole transatlantic area;