8 Amendments of Nedzhmi ALI related to 2015/2258(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular Articles 21, 24, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the 2014 annual report and to the 2013 financial report of the European Defence Agency,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the increasingly volatile security environment, characterised with new risks and threats to which no Member State can cope with alone; calls for a strengthening of the CSDP to make it a more effective policy instrument;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas budgetary cuts in defence spending and existing duplications require the rethinking of the financing of CSDP missions and operations by using budgetary allocations in a better and more cost-efficient way while ensuring proper democratic scrutiny at EU institutional level of all missions operations, whether civil or military;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU High Representative is also the Vice-President of the Commission, the Head of the European Defence Agency and also Chairs the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union; whereas, according to article 45 of the TEU, the European Defence Agency "shall carry out its tasks in liaison with the Commission where necessary";
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations by setting-up, for instance, permanent structured cooperation, as foreseen by article 46 of the TEU, enabling EU cooperation on defence matters;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Underlines the potential savings which would derive from fostering synergies at EU level in the military field, including transport, training and medical aid; Highlights the role of the European Defence Agency in its mission to foster interoperability and synergies in defence equipment and deployment capabilities among EU Member States, but strongly deplores that, while being headed by the HR/VP, it remains under the authority of the Council and fully funded outside the budget of the European Union, thus escaping from the European democratic scrutiny; calls for the budget of the European Defence Agency to be integrated in the general budget of the European Union;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Deplores, in this context, that the review of the Athena mechanism has not produced tangible results, and calls on the Council to deliver quickly on this issue; supports, in particular, an expansion of the costs eligible under Athena, (such as, for instance, the pre-financing of certain costs or the strategic transport of EU battle groups) and their budgetisation in the general budget of the European Union; expects a final decision on these issues at the next European Council on defence;