Activities of Ari VATANEN related to 2008/2197(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (A6-0033/2009, Ari Vatanen) (vote)
The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (A6-0033/2009, Ari Vatanen) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU PDF (191 KB) DOC (114 KB)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Despite the current signals from Russia of a return to juxtaposition in EU-Russia-US relations, emphasises its view that such a development is not desirable;, is convinced that democratic freedoms are the answer to aspirations for people around the world; believes that no country or nation should be excluded from such a vision, because every human being has the right to live in a democracy;
Amendment 108 #
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 revived EU-NATO cooperation consensusa revived EU-NATO cooperation consensus is an essential element of the implementation of this strategy, based on a common approach to security policies, as well as a renewed and common security consensus between the EU and the United States of America, reflecting the common values and goals of these two democracies;
Amendment 128 #
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 alliancepromotion of democracitic values to the benefit of undemocratic and not yet truly democratic powers; regrets that, in the name of a doctrine of non- alignment, certain Member States opted out of the joint responsibility provided for by the solidarity clause contained in the Treaty of Lisbon;