36 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2017/2276(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the North Atlantic Treaty,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Western values and unity are under stress in an era of geopolitical turbulence; whereas the West’s two major organisations that have Europe at the centre of their activities, the EU and NATO, are making progress on enhancing their cooperation in facing complex threats, both conventional and hybrid, generated by state and non-state actors, coming from the South and the East; whereas neither organisation has the full range of tools to address them all on its own, as well as internal security threats;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU-NATO cooperation is not a goal in itself but a way to achieve shared goals through complementarity of missions and available means; whereas together they can makthe efficient use of resources and the ability to mobilise more effectively a broad range of instruments to respond to security challenges;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU is better equipped to deal withcurrently focuses on internal security issues and NATO to manage external defence; whereas the EU is developing in an accelerated way to bolster its defenceis the cornerstone of European external defence; whereas acknowledging the requirement for NATO Members to meet their commitments to spend 2% of GDP on defence to maintain a sufficient defence capability;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU and NATO, both engaged in crisis management, would be more efficient in that activity if they were to act in a trulymore coordinated manner and make the most of their expertise and resources; recognising that NATO must continue to have primacy in matters relating to high-intensity warfare and collective defence;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a robust EU-NATO partnership is needed to counter hybrid threats, including in countering misinformation and disinformation with factsand bolstering resilience;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas both the EU and NATO use the same transport infrastructure in Europe, and whereas military mobility was recently identified as a top priority area of cooperation between the twoconcern for both organisations;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that the EU and NATO, sharing the same values, have identicalBelieves that NATO remains a foundation of European security and defence; is convinced that the EU and NATO, sharing the same values and with an overlapping membership of 22 shared members, have common strategic interests too in protecting their citizens against any threats;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Strongly believes that effective responses to the full spectrum of security challenges require strategic vision, further structural adaptation and a combination of hard and soft power instruments for both the EU and NATO; underlines that time is of the essence for strengthening the EU- NATO partnership;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines inclusiveness, reciprocity and full respect of the decision- making autonomy as important principles in the EU-NATO strategic partnership; recalls that cooperation with non-NATO EU Member States and non-EU NATO Member States, is an integral part of EU- NATO cooperation;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convinced that for its Members NATO must remain the cornerstone of collective defence and deterrence in Europe and that a stronger EU of security and defence fully capable of honouring the provisions of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) contributes to a stronger NATO; underlines that EU-NATO cooperation must also take into account the security and defence policy of those six EU Member States which are not NATO members whilst acknowledging that, with the exception of one non-NATO EU member, all EU Members have participated in some way in NATO activities or programmes;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the re-affirmation ofcontinued US commitment to NATO and European security; recalls that, evidenced by the major US military reinforcement of Europe in response to Russian aggression; recalls that the EU Member States, the EU and the United States are key international partners and that this partnership is also through NATO; underlines the value of bilateral relations between EU Member States and the US; strongly believes that strengthening EU- NATO cooperation reinforces the transatlantic bond; notes that the US, which generally encouraged and welcomed the substantive developments in EU defence, still needs convincing to renounce their remaining reservatiis aware of the dangers of an autonomous EU approach that would weaken the transatlantic bonsd;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be strengthened on the Eastern flank for the security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe, which is mainly West-East oriented, should be complementApplauds NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence on NATO’s Eastern flank; welcomes NATO’s deployment of four multinational battlegroups in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, being led by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States respectively; considers that EU-NATO cooperation should be further strengthened byin the development of a new Nis area and on the Black Sea for th-South dimension, responding to the requirements for military mobilitye security of both organisations and that Russian penetration in Eastern flank countries should be countered;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a (new)
Paragraph 12 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes the tripling of the size of the NATO Response Force to 40,000 troops and the establishment of the 5,000- strong Very High Readiness Joint Task Force, as well as the Initial Follow on Forces Group (IFFG) designed to respond to an unfolding crisis; underlines that the current infrastructure in Europe and relevant political decision-making should be upgraded to respond once more to the requirements for military mobility during exercises and raised threat levels; notes that the Alliance’s rapid- reinforcement strategy is based on the ability to quickly deploy the necessary forces across Allied territory as an essential response in any emerging crisis; calls on the EU to remove legal and infrastructural obstacles to the movement of NATO troops, especially from outside the EU;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomNotes the launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and stresses that it doesshould not represent a competitor for NATO and should rather be a driver for further EU-NATO cooperation in capabilities development and for a stronger EU pillar in NATOthe development of European defence and security in order to improve Member States’ capabilities when operating with either the EU or NATO; cautions against developments that could lead to a bifurcation of the NATO Alliance or that could weaken the transatlantic bond;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that security threats have become more hybrid and less well as conventional, and that international cooperation is required to tackle them; applauds the concerted action by western allies in response to the suspected Russian chemical attack in the UK; calls for the EU and NATO to further build resilience and to develop shared situational awareness of hybrid threats; encourages the EU and NATO to synchronisMember States of both organisations to improve their crisis response mechanisms in order to provide coherent responses to hybrid threats; encourages European countries to create Hybrid Excellence Centres, drawing on the example of Helsinki;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point b (new)
Paragraph 14 – point b (new)
(b) Calls on the EU to assist in follow up to NATO’s Civil Emergency Planning Committee’s seven base line requirements of resilience, these being: assured continuity of government and critical services, protection of energy supply, ability to handle uncontrolled population movements, preservation of water and food resources, ability to deal with mass casualties, protection of transportation systems, and preservation of civil communications systems; as such encourages further efforts of NATO’s Civil Emergency Planning Committee to continue its work in creating a deployable expert team that will be made up of joint NATO & EU experts that will engage in joint assessments of each member country;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point a (new)
Paragraph 14 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes the NATO Warsaw Summit’s decision to enhance resilience by calling on governments to increase investments designed to prepare, deter and defend against hybrid warfare threats via creation of arrangements, policies, legislation, procedures and collection of resources;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Invites the EU and NATO to enhance their cooperation on strategic communication, including by whilstr engthensuring the partnership between the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence and the European External Action Service (EEAS) StratCom divisionat the EU is not duplicating existing NATO capabilities;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the new EU Hybrid Fusion Cell and its interaction with NATO’s Hybrid Analysis Cell in sharing situational awareness and by exchanging analysis of potential hybrid threat, provided that the EU is not duplicating existing NATO capabilities;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important to ensure the complementarity of maritime capacity- building efforts in order to safeguard maritime security more efficiently; wWelcomes increased EU-NATO operational cooperation and coordination in the Mediterranean theatre, including the sharing of maritime information and situational awareness, provided that there is not unnecessary duplication, that there is a single chain of command for warships of NATO nations, and that appropriate use is being made of these warships;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes enhanced tactical and operational cooperation, including through direct links between NATO’s Maritime Command and Frontex, as well as between Operation Sea Guardian and EUNAVFOR MED Sophia, ostensibly helping the EU and its missions to stem irregular migration and to counter illegal trafficking networks, including in arms; notes that NATO provides logistical support and other capabilities such as re-fuelling at sea and medical support;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is convinced that cooperation and information fusion are crucialOnce there is clarity over any added value that the EU might bring, calls for increased cooperation in the area of cybersecurity; stresses the need to improve cyber incident prevention, detection and response; invites both organisations to coordinate their monitoring activities and to exchange cyber defence-related data, thereby facilitating EU-NATO intelligence efforts; encourages the EU and NATO to enhance their operational cooperation and coordination and to fosterexplore methods for increased interoperability by employing a single set of cyber defence standards; considers it important also to harmonisecooperate in respect of training activities and to cooperate on R&T in the cyber domain; welcomes the arrangementR&T in the fields of cyber security and defence; welcomes clarification of respective roles between the EU’s Computer Emergency Response Team and the NATO Computer Incident Response Capability;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EU initiatives aimed at strengthening European security and defence should also help ensure that those EU Member States which are NATO Allies meet their NATO commitments; stresses that EU Member States should be capable to launch autonomous low-intensity military missions also where NATO is not willing to act or where EU action is more appropriatenecessary;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point a (new)
Paragraph 22 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes the continuing trend of increased defence spending among NATO allies and encourages all EU Member States to make substantive progress towards achieving expenditure of 2% of GDP on defence, with 20% of this on major new equipment;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point b (new)
Paragraph 22 – point b (new)
(b) Considers that Member States committed to NATO’s defence spending guidelines should consider allocating a specified sum, within the 20% guideline on procurement, to be allocated specifically towards research and development in order to guarantee that a minimum expenditure is made towards innovation, which in turn can create a ‘spillover’ of technologies to the civil sector;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point c (new)
Paragraph 22 – point c (new)
(c) Considers that Member States should be instrumental in facilitating transatlantic technological and industrial base cooperation by ensuring barriers to industries and protectionism are avoided and that export licensing, processes and technology transfer policies should be brought into line among members of both organisations to provide a more efficient and less time consuming procurement process that will aim to improve overall defence capabilities;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly believes that the EU and NATO need to cooperate on strengthening their technological and industrial base; considers it important that effective transatlantic defence industrial cooperation should be a strategic priority for both organisations; supports the measures envisaged under the European Defence Fund (EDF) to support joint research and development of European capabilities, including the participation of third countries;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Considers that the next EU-NATO Joint Declaration, to be adopted at the upcoming NATO summit in July 2018, should initiate the process of reviewing the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements; considers in this context that defence capabilities developed under PESCO should be available for NATO operations and that PESCO projects should be opened up to non-EU members of NATO, such as Norway and, in view of Brexit, the UK; stresses that the review of ‘Berlin Plus’ should provide the framework of cooperation not only for crisis management but also for ensuring security together on the continent;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the successful 2017 parallel and coordinated crisis management exercise, which provided an important platform for sharing best practices; looks forward to its continuation, notably with a view to the next, EU-led exercise planned in 2018ed cooperation on joint exercises between both NATO and the EU in the future;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point b (new)
Paragraph 30 – point b (new)
(b) Welcomes EU and NATO efforts to provide political and practical support to aspirant countries in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus and suggests Member States continue these efforts to ensure continued democratic development and security sector reform;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – point a (new)
Paragraph 30 – point a (new)
(a) Welcomes enhanced counter- terrorism support in both political and practical terms towards Mediterranean and Gulf countries via NATO’s Capacity Building Initiatives, Mobile Training Teams, Individual Partnership Action Plans and Centres of Excellence that continue to provide training and transfer of best practices in areas including crisis management, counter-IED removal and disposal, operational awareness, environmental security, border security and other key areas of security sector reform;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Emphasises the need for the EU to ensure a close security and defence relationship with the United Kingdom after Brexit, acknowledging that the UK will remain a lead contributor to European defence as both a NATO member and European nation, whilst no longer being a member of the EU;