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9 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2010/2071(INI)

Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that present-day crises and security threats can rarely be considered from a purely military or civilian viewpoint, and that effective responses to these situations and threats need to be able to draw on both civilian and military capabilities; recallstresses that the development of the EU's comprehensive approach and of its civilian crisis-management capabilities have been distinctive features of the CSDP and represent its coEU should focus on developing its civilian capacities rather than developing a military capacity which alre added valuey exists under NATO;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the concept of civilian- military cooperation can be interpreted in a number of ways and understood to cover a wide range of topics, including cooperation between the military and non- governmental organisations, but that, for the sake of clarity, the scope of this resolution is limited to the institutional coordination of EU civilian and military assets and to the building of EU civilian and military capabilities for effective crisis management;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates its call for the establishment of a permanent EU operational headquarters, responsible for operational planning and conduct of EU military operations, to replace the current system of using one of the seven available headquarters on an ad hoc basis; stresses that such a move would guarantee a coherent chain of command and greatly increase the EU's capacity for rapid and consistent responses to crises (notably by enhancing the EU's institutional memory) and also reduce costs;deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. In that context, calls on the Member States to ensure, in particular, that participation in CSDP missions is regarded as an important advantage for career development in their police and justice systems and that the services that second civilians to these missions are appropriately compensated for the temporary loss of staff; takes the view that the Council should ensure that per diem rates for CSDP mission personnel are tailored to the circumstances of the mission in question;deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Is convinced that the EU battlegroups represent a suitable tool for crisis- management operations; reiterates its call to the Council to increase their usability and flexibility; calls also for the improvement of their usability for civilian-military humanitarian relief operations, in full compliance with the revised Oslo guidelines for the use of military and civil defence assets in disaster relief;deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Member States to conceive of the battlegroups as long-term partnerships and not to dissolve them after their stand-by period has ended, so that the resources invested in their creation are not wasted; calls for them to be trained to operate alongside civilian deployments; suggests even that they might include civilian units or experts within their set-up, in particular IPUs;deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on theEU Member States to look further into developing dual-use capabilities for CSDP civilian missions and military operations, making better use of existing capabilities and interlinking the civilian and military capability- development processes where appropriate, particularly the 21 that are also NATO members, to look further into developing civilian missions that might complement NATO military operations, making better use of existing capabilities;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Urges the Member States to ensure that they make adequate contributions to UN missions and thCSDP missions do not duplicate they contribute in a coordinated fashion work of the UN or NATO; calls on the Vice- President/High Representative and the Council to further explore ways in which the EU as a whole can better contribute to UN-led efforts, such as by launching EU rapid response 'bridging' operations or providing an EU component of a larger UN missioncan develop its civilian capabilities in order to better contribute to UN-led efforts;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls for a clear division of labour between the EU and NATO; the EU should focus on civilian tasks leaving NATO to take the lead on military tasks;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET