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14 Amendments of Frédérique RIES related to 2023/2119(INI)

Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in addition to territories in Ukraine, Russia continues to occupy the Abkhazia region and South Ossetia of Georgia and the Transnistria region in the Republic of Moldova;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary strategic guidance, realistic and operational tools to move towards a coherent and credible defence policy, and to make it an effective and capable security provider and an assertive global actor, also in view of the new security context and the growing presence of Europe's strategic competitors in operational theatres;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, as outlined in the Strategic Compass, the EU must be committed to enhance its own strategic autonomy and its ability to work with partners to safeguard its values and interests, as well as those of its allies and neighbours;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the People’s Republic of China increasingly attempts to change the international rules-based order and threatens to undermine European security by supporting Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and through its escalating hybrid warfare tactics in the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stands united with Ukraine and resolutely condemns Russia’s illegal war of aggression and the actions of countries such as Belarus, Iran and North Korea that enable Russia's war of aggression; deplores the global consequences of Russia’s illegal war of aggression which is hitting countries and vulnerable societies around the world through increased energy prices and food shortages and which also grossly violates international law and the principles of the UN Charter and undermines European and global security and stability;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Confirms the EU will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to end Russia’s war of aggression and restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, enabling it to effectively exercise its sovereignty, protect its civilians, document and investigate war crimes and bring those responsible to justice, and fulfil their wish of the people of Ukraine for EU membership;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of the European Peace Facility (EPF) which has supported the Ukrainian armed forces by financing and delivering military equipment and training, while providing coordination for all stakeholders through the Clearing House Mechanism hosted by the EU Military Staff; calls for the financial sustainability and durability of the EPF to be ensured in order to provide Ukraine and other EU partners around the world with the support they request; supports, in this regard, the proposal made by the VP/HR for an Ukraine Assistance Fund within the EPF that will contribute up to EUR 5 billion annually over the next four years in security commitments to Ukraine and encourages the Member States to adopt it without delay;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Suggests that the EU should consider establishing a security and military monitoring mission in Ukraine in order to learn the lessons of the war as soon as possible and to prepare for the challenges ahead;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 270 #
12. Calls on the VP/HR and Member States to deliver more robust, flexible and modular CSDP missions and operations, that can adapt to the changing security context and that build on the synergies and complementarities of civilian and military dimensions of CSDP; highlights the importance of civilian CSDP missions to coordinate with other international partners engaged in similar activities in the host country; welcomes the adoption of the new Civilian CSDP Compact and the commitment to increase the effectiveness, flexibility and responsiveness of civilian missions, including through speeding up decision making, strengthening operational planning, improving selection and recruitment of personnel, emphasising greater gender equality and improving responsiveness tools;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that EDIRPA can only be a first step towards improving the European technological and industrial base’s capacities to supply Member States with the products and quantities needed and should be complemented with further initiatives, including the envisaged long- term European Defence Investment Program (EDIP) for which adequate funding needs to be ensured; calls, in this context, also for a swift revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework to allocate adequate budgets to all European Defence instruments and urges the European Investment Bank to utilize all available tools for facilitating sufficient access to public and private finance and investment for the European defence industry, including by revising its rules;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on China to uphold the rules-based international order, especially the principle of territorial integrity, and to oppose Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine; Condemns China’s aggressive posture in the Strait of Taiwan and the South China Sea, acknowledges that the potential repercussions of destabilisation in the region would directly impact the security of the EU, and thus calls for greater Coordinated Maritime Presences and capacity building with the EU’s partners in the region;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the Council’s decision of 4 May 2023 to allocate EUR 40 million under the European Peace Facility to support the Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova and EUR 30 million to support the Georgian Defense Forces; stresses the need to further increase support to these Eastern Partnership countries and to consider providing similar support to Armenia in order to strengthen its defence and security sector;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Welcomes the continuous extension of the mandate of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia and regrets that the Mission is unable to enter the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia; considers it important to reinforce the capacity of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia in order to adequately address the security and humanitarian needs of the local population in the conflict-affected territories;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Emphasises that the EU must further develop its own capabilities in all domains to enhance its own strategic autonomy and protect the sovereignty of all its Member States, while enhancing its security cooperation with partners across the globe;
2023/10/02
Committee: AFET