14 Amendments of Nickolay MLADENOV related to 2008/2197(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas NATO and the EU enlargement process should be mutually reinforcing and coordinated in order to secure stability and prosperity in the European continent,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas our collective defence is based on a combination of conventional and nuclear forces adapted over the years to correspond to a rapidly changing environment; whereas the ultimate guarantor of military security for the AlliesEurope is the strategic nuclear forces of the Alliance,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the diversity of interests inherent in a Union of 27 or more Member States – in other words, the mosaic-like composition of the EU – gives it a unique character and the potential to intervene, mediate and help in different parts of the world, unlike any other major power; hopes that the existing military capability of the EU will develop into a credible force enabling the Union to exploit its unique abilities in the fields of conflict prevention and conflict resolution and complementing its broad range of civilian crisis management mechanisms;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the prospect of Euro- Atlantic integration of democraciesa strong and vibrant transatlantic relationship is the best guarantor of security and stability across Europe and of respect of the principles of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the updating of the ESS as part of the European Union's commitment to defining and protecting European security interests and thus making it possible to create a strategy for tackling the threats of the 21st century; notes that this strategy can only be fully implemented through a revivedshould take into account EU- NATO cooperation consensus, based onand aim at setting up a common approach to security policies, bas well as a renewed anded on a common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that all democracies should be united in their efforts to build stability and peace, and thus join with all intergovernmental organisations in promoting these goals; regrets profoundly that the doctrine of non-alignment, inherited from the Cold War era, undermines the alliance of democracies to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non-alignment,Regrets that certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; nottakes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; therefore takes the view that the only meaningful way to organise the future collective defence of the EU is within the Alliance view that a vibrant North Atlantic Alliance and a strong transatlantic partnership remain the cornerstones of collective security in Europe;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the EU and NATO could strengthen each other by avoiding competition and developing greater cooperation based on a combined spectrum of action, with each covering parts of the spectrum that the other cannot presently cover, which will also help make savings;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that an EU Operational Headquarters wshould complement the current NATO command structures and should not in any case lead to the creation of an EU caucus inside the NAC which could further undermine NATO's transatlantic integrity; is of the view that development of the EU and NATO should not under any circumstances lead to any degree of disintegration in the Alliance and that an adequate level of international credibility must be maintained;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes that those NATO Allies that are candidatecandidate countries for EU accession should at this point at least be given the status of Associate Members of the European Defence Agency, and that they should thereafter should be further, more thoroughly and more permanently involved in ESDP in the spirit of being likely future members;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value that a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitment to continue enlargement; regrets that at the same summit the Allies postponed the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution; notes that for many European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the open-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EU is of the utmost importance;