Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2017/2029(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on arms export: implementation of Common Position 2008/944/CFSP PDF (309 KB) DOC (68 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital –A (new)
Recital –A (new)
-A. whereas there is the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence according to the Art. 51 of the Charter of the UN;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the industrial landscape of defence in Europe is characterised by overcapacities, duplications and fragmentation, which consequently encourageshas led to expansiveding export policies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European Parliament resolution of 14 December 2016 on the Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter 2015 stressed that human rights as a criteria for export licences arshould be a priority, and called on the Member States to agree to move towards a more modern, flexible and human rights- based export policy, especially in relation to countries with proven track records of violent internal repression and human rights violations;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that states have the legitimate right to acquire military technology for the purposes of self-defence; underlines that maintaining and strengthening a defence industry serves as part of the self-defence of the Member States and collectively as of the EU; recalls that one of the motivations behind the establishment of the Common Position was to prevent European weaponry from being used against Member States’ armed forces; reiterates that the Common Position is a legally binding framework that sets minimum requirements which Member States have to apply in the field of arms export controls, and that it includes the obligation to assess a request for an export licence against all eight criteria listed in it;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that European defence technological and industrial base contributes to the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, in particular the Common Security and Defence Policy;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressNotes, however, that military technology is being exported tohas reached non- eligible destinations and end users; is alarmed at arms races and at the fact that military approaches to solve political conflict and turmoil are increasingly prioritised over diplomatic and other non- violent approaches, such as conflict preventionunderlines that conflicts should be solved by diplomatic means as a priority;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Georgia, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro and Norway have aligned themselves with the criteria and principles of the Common Position and by that pursue also further alignment with CFSP and CSDP; calls on EEAS to encourage especially European countries to align with the Common Position to ensure a securer wider European area;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that according to the Annual Reports, criterion 2 was invoked 72 times for denials in 2014 and 89 times in 2015; deplores the fact that the data reveal the lack of a common approach to the situation in Syria, Iraq and Yemen in particular; encouragescalls on the Member States and the EEAS to embark on a discussion on the extension of criterion 2 to include democratic governance indicators, as such assessment criteria could help establish further safeguards against the unintended negative consequences of exportsnsure consistent and strict application of criterion 2; believes, furthermore, that a more principled approach to risk assessment would focus on overall respect of international humanitarian and human rights law by the recipient;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges all the Member States to improve the quality of arms exports reportingcomply fully with their reporting obligations set out in the Common Position; stresses that high-quality data on actual deliveries is essential for understanding how the eight criteria are applied; calls on the Member States and the EEAS to explore how to use data generated by customs authorities, including by creating specific customs codes for military goods;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Commends the outreach efforts regarding the ATT and supports the further universalization and effective implementation of the ATT;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. UrgesCalls on considering the revision of the Common Military List and the lists annexed to the Dual-Use Regulation so as to ensure full coverage of all relevant armed unmanned systems; recalls the European Parliament resolution of 27 February 2014 on armed drones, which called in its paragraph 2(c) for armed drones to be included in relevant arms control regimes;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. SupportsEncourages the Member States to undertake a more detailed examination of licensced production by third countries and stronger safeguards on the possible undesired uses of weapons produced in such circumstances; encourages the Member States to consider the third country’s attitude and status with regard to the ATT when deciding on transfers that would enhance the manufacturing and/or export capacity of that country as regards military equipment;
Amendment 146 #
21. States thatFinds that the implementation of the Directive 2009/43/EC on the transfers of defence-related products within the EU should not be used in such a way as to circumventbe in coherence with the implementation of the Common Position, in particular where spare parts and components are involved;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that not all EU national parliaments scrutinise governmental licensing decisions by, inter alia, producing annual arms exports reports, and that in general there is a lack ofencourages in this regard to generally increase the parliamentary and public oversight; points to the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, which encourage regular responses to the EU Annual Arms Exports Reports;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes regular consultations with national parliaments, legitimate national control bodies and civil society as central to meaningful transparency; calls on COARM, all the Member States and the EEAS to enhance dialogue with civil society; encouragthese consultations; encourages national parliaments, legitimate national control bodies, civil society and academia to exercise independent scrutiny of the arms trade, and calls on the Member States and the EEAS to support such activities, including by financial means;