15 Amendments of Victor BOŞTINARU related to 2018/2237(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Disarmament Agenda (‘Securing our Common Future’)4a, _________________ 4a https://front.un- arm.org/documents/SG+disarmament+ag enda_1.pdf
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDGs 1, 16 and 17, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development4b, _________________ 4b https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 13 November 2017 and, 25 June 2018 and 19 November 2018 on security and defence in the context of the EU Global Strategy,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the EU ambitions to be a global actor for peace, striving for the maintenance of international peace and security and respect for international humanitarian and human rights law;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the challenging security environment surrounding the EU necessitates the provisions of instruments which enhance the EU’s ability to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security; whereas it is acknowledged that secured and peaceful societies are a pre-requisite for lasting development;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
20b. whereas the EU is the world biggest provider of development and humanitarian aid, strengthening its security and development nexus towards achieving sustainable peace;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has found it challenging in the past to finance operations with defence implications; whereas Parliament has repeatedly emphasised the need for funding that is more flexible and efficient and expresses solidarity and determination; whereas additional instruments and tools are necessary to ensure that the EU can play its role as a global actor in the field of security; whereas any such instruments need to be subject to proper parliamentary control and EU legislation;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; whereas the EU has always prided itself on its soft power and will keep doing so; whereas an evolving reality that poses concerns, however, requires the EU not to remain an exclusively ‘civilian power’, but to extend its hard power, since soft and hard power go hand in hand; whereas development in third countries is not possible without security and peace; whereas the military plays a key role in this, especially in countries where civilian authorities are unable to fulfil their tasks in the light of the security situation; whereas the European Peace Facility (EPF or the Facility) will lead to a stronger engagement of the EU towards partner countries and will increase the effectiveness of EU external action;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas support to partners’ military peace support operations has up to now been provided outside of the EU budget through the African Peace Facility (APF), established under and funded by the EDF; whereas the APF is currently limited to operations led by the African Union (AU) or by African regional organisations; whereas instability affects also other regions of the world, including the Eastern and Southern borders of the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas operations carried out under the Facility shall comply with the principles and values enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and respect for international humanitarian and Human Rights law; whereas operations which are not defined as ethically acceptable from the point of view of human safety, health and security, freedom, privacy, integrity and dignity, shall be thoroughly assessed and reconsidered;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas as an off-budget mechanism financed through yearly contributions by Member States, based on a GNI distribution key, the EPF is expected to allow the EU to fund a higher proportion of the common costs (35-45 %) of military missions and operations, as is currently the case with the Athena mechanism; whereas the EPF is also expected to ensure that EU funding is available on a permanent basis, ensuring adequate programming for crisis preparedness and making rapid deployment easier and improving flexibility in case of rapid response; whereas the ambitious inclusion and expansion of the Athena mechanism for the common funding of CSDP missions and operations has been a long-standing demand of Parliament; whereas, however, the proposed Council Decision does not have the same binding character as the internal agreement of the APF, which means that Member States may opt out from funding EPF actions;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas all military tasks under the Facility, such as joint disarmament operations, humanitarian and rescue tasks, military advice and assistance tasks, conflict prevention and peacekeeping tasks, tasks of combat forces in crisis management, including peacemaking and post-conflict stabilisation, the fight against terrorism, including by supporting third countries in combating terrorism in their territories, with full respect of human rights, fall within the remit of the CSDP; whereas the exception of Article 41(2) TEU applies to the operating expenditure arising from those military missions only; whereas all other operating expenditure arising from the CSDP, including expenditure arising from any other action referred to in Article 42 TEU, should be charged to the Union budget; whereas the administrative expenditure of the EPF should be charged to the Union budget;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the European Court of Auditors has published a special report on the African Peace and Security Architecture funded via the APF, which is proposed to be included and expanded in the EPF; whereas the Court finds that this support was poorly prioritised and had limited effect, which raises serious questions abereas the recommendations from the ECA shall be duly taken into account the proposed radicallyin view of the ambitious increased funding for the new Facility;
Amendment 71 #
(c) to provide Parliament with access to all information, including original documents, regarding the EPF annual budget, amending budgets, transfers, action programmes (including during the preparatory phase), implementation of assistance measures (including ad hoc measures), agreements with implementing actors, and reports on the implementation of revenue and expenditure, as well as the annual accounts, the financial statement, the evaluation report and the annual report by the Court of Auditors;