3 Amendments of Evgeni KIRILOV related to 2009/2198(INI)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the successful contribution made by the European Union’s naval operation in Somalia (EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation Atalanta) in combating piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia; emphasises that Operation Atalanta has established itself as a key player in the fight against piracy, inter alia through the Maritime Security Centre (Horn of Africa), and is in favour of extending and broadening the mandate for this operation designed to address a security issue directly affecting the EU (security of citizens and supplies) and respond to a humanitarian and operational emergency (by escorting ships chartered by the World Food Programme to deliver food to the Somali population and ships delivering logistical support to the African Union’s military observation mission in Somalia (AMISOM)); underlines the importance of ensuring greater security and protection for the EU and EU-crewed fishing and merchant ships, including by taking measures to improve their defence capacity; calls for more enhanced cooperation and better coordination in the fight against piracy, including by sharing information; also welcomes the involvement of non-EU countries (Norway and Croatia) and the operation’s constructive cooperation with the other naval forces present in the region, particularly in the context of the SHADE (Shared Awareness and Deconfliction) processes;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Calls on the High Representative for the Union's Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to follow closely the developments in the region and to be actively involved in the conflict resolution processes; encourages the Council to consider the possible use of tools from the CSDP to step up its participation in the peace- building and conflict-management processes, including as far as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is concerned;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 – introductory sentence and indent 1
Paragraph 49 – introductory sentence and indent 1
49. Commends the progress made in terms of military capability, and calls for rapid advances in respect of: – projects designed to allow speedier deployment of EU forces for military and civil protection operations, namely: • the establishment of a European air transport fleet, the governance plan adopted by 14 Member States at the General Affairs and External Relations Council of Relations Council of 17 November 17 November 2009 (extended to 2009 (extended to include the include the defence ministers), the defence ministers), the establishment of a European air establishment of a European air transport command in Eindhoven transport command in Eindhoven and the creation of a multinational and the creation of a multinational A400M unit, while viewing the A400M unit, while viewing the major delays in delivery as major delays in delivery as regrettable and hoping that the regrettable and hoping that the multinational unit can be set up multinational unit can be set up rapidly; rapidly; stresses the importance of the use of military resources (e.g. transport capacity) in support of civil protection operations in the context of crisis management;