36 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2008/2197(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
– having regard to the Treaty of Lisbon,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 94 per cent of the EU population are NATO citizens, and 21 EU Member States out of 27 are NATO allies, and 21 NATO allies out of 26 are EU Member States, and Turkey, a long- standing NATO ally, is a candidate for accession to the EU,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas EU and NATO have built a partnership that is now well established and deep-rooted; whereas however, in order for this partnership to work, both organisations must ensure effective consultation, cooperation and transparency at all timesstruggled to build an effective political partnership, not least with regard to the question of enlargement of membership,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas NATO is the forum for discussion and the expected choice for a joint military operation involving the European and American Allies,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas troops and equipment committed to ESDP missions are more or less the same as those committed to NATO operations,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas EU-NATO relations cshould be further improved by both organisations, with the EU involving the European non- EU NATO Allies further in ESDP and NATO involving the non-NATO EU Member States further in EU-NATO talks; whereas EU-US relations should be strengthened in order to further consolidate the existence of democratic freedoms,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas oEurope's collective defence is based on a combination of conventional and nuclear forces adapted over the years to correspond to a rapidly changing environment; whereas the ultimate guarantor of military security for the Allies is the strategic nuclear forces of the Alliancewhich ought to have been adapted more thoroughly to the changing security situation,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas both the EU and NATO are currently undertaking a reappraisal of their respective security strategies (the ESS and the Declaration on Alliance Security),
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Recital M d (new)
Md. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon commits civilian and military capabilities of all Member States to the ESDP, provides for permanent structured cooperation in defence between a pioneer group of states, commits states to the progressive improvement of military capabilities, expands the role of the European Defence Agency, obliges states to come to the aid of another under attack (without prejudice to the neutrality of certain states or to the NATO membership of others), upgrades EU objectives (the Petersberg tasks) to include the fight against terrorism, and, finally, insists on mutual solidarity in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the raison d'être of the European Union is to build peace; notes that an ineffective security strategy or security policy leads to unnecessary human sufferingbolsters democracy and the protection of fundamental rights;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the diversity of interests inherent in a Union of 27 or more Member States – in other words, the mosaic-like composition of the EU – gives it a unique character and the potential to intervene, mediate and help in different parts of the world, unlike any other major power; hopes that the existing military capability of the EU will develop into a credible forceEU Member States will become more integrated, cost-effective and militarily efficient, enabling the Union to exploit its unique abilities in the fields of conflict prevention and conflict resolution and complementing its broad range of civilian crisis management mechanisms;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the prospect ofa strong Euro- Atlantic integration of democracies ispartnership is still the best guarantor of security and stability across Europe and of respect of the principles of democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 104 #
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 consensus, 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 democraciesgenuine, comprehensive and democratic consensus between the European Union and NATO;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges that the concurrent review of the security strategies of the EU and NATO should be not only complementary but also convergent, each giving due weight to the potential of the other;
Amendment 121 #
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, undermine under the authority of the United Nations; welcomes, moreover, the joint declaration of the secretaries-general of the UN and NATO of 23 September 2008, which confirms the valliance of democracies 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 Lisbonue of coordination between the two organisations in the pursuit of international peace and security, and which commits both organisations to developing their cooperation within a framework of dialogue on political and operational issues;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the fundamental role of NATO, in the past as well as today, in the security architecture of the Europe; notes that for the majority of EU Member States, which are also NATO allies, the Alliance remains the foundation of their collective defence; therefore takes the view that the only meaningful way to organise the future collective defence of the EU is within the A, and that the security of Europe as a whole, regardless of the individual positions adopted by its states, continues to benefit from the maintenance of the transatlantic alliance;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the Berlin plus arrangements, which have been useful up until now, need to be improved in order to allow the two organisations to effectively deliver relief in current crises which demand a multi-task civilian-military response; regards it as necessary, therefore, to further develop the existing relationship between NATO and the EU, making them ever more integrated, reducing duplication and creating permanent joint structures of cooperationallow the EU to have recourse to NATO assets and capabilities, need to be enhanced specifically in order to allow NATO to deploy EU assets and capabilities as and when such a complementary approach serves common objectives, while always respecting the independent natdifferent mandates, expertise and procedures of both organisations;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Strongly welcomes the French initiative of a formal return to the military structures of NATO, and the efforts by the French Presidency within the EU Council to further bring the EU and NATO together as a response to the new security challenges; welcomes the efforts of the French Presidency aimed at the adoption of concrete initiatives for the pooling of EU and NATO defence capabilities; also welcomes the newly positive approach of the United States of America towards the consolidation of EU defence capabilities;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the member states of both organisations to be more flexible, goal- oriented and pragmatic in the implementation of the EU-NATO partnership; therefore asks the member states of both organisations to empower the EU Council and the NAC to implement the partnership more effectively, especially through the ability to have technical arrangements whensupports, therefore, the proposal of the French government for the establishment of systematic contact between the secretaries-general of NATO and wthere needed, given the need to deliver in circumstances EU Council, in particular so as to avoid confusion where the EU and NATO operate side by side in different missions towards the same common purpose in the same theatre, as in Kosovo and Afghanistan;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recognises the vital importance of improving the pooling of intelligence among NATO allies and EU partners;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that an EU Operational Headquarters would complement the current NATO command structures and should not in any case lead to the creation of an EU caucus inside the NAC which could further undermine NATO's transatlantic integrity; is of the view that development of the EU and NATO should not under any circumstances lead to any degree of disintegration in the Alliance and that an adequate level of international credibility must be maintainedby strengthening the European pillar of NATO;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the view that, in addition to the need for the much more efficient use of military resources, the need for more investment in defence atby certain EU Member State levels is essential in order to support the efforts to build effective EU-NATO cooperation and action; notes that the United States called on European NATO members during the NATO Bucharest Summit to increase their defence investments so as to support both NATO and EU operationsthe interests of European security; notes also the significant difference in numbers,scale as well as in effectiveness ofbetween the defence spending, between of European members of NATO and the U.S., on the one hand, and the U.S., on the other; calls on the EU to commit itself to fairer global burden- sharing;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises the important potential contribution of the European Defence Agency, strengthened by the Treaty of Lisbon, towards cost-effective procurement and enhanced interoperability of armaments;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Title
Title
Compatibility between NATO and EU Member Statesship
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes that those NATO Allies that are candidate for EU accession should at this point at least be given the status of Associate Members of the European Defence Agency, and that they should thereafter should be further, more thoroughly and more permanently involved in ESDP in the spirit of being likely future membersTurkey should be invited to participate in certain programmes of the European Defence Agency;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Deplores, in particular, the fact that the Cypriot problem continues to badly impair the development of EU-NATO cooperation - given that, on the one hand, Turkey refuses to allow Cyprus to participate in ESDP missions involving NATO intelligence and resources and that, on the other hand, Cyprus refuses to allow Turkey to engage in the overall development of ESDP to the extent commensurate with Turkey's military weight and strategic importance to Europe and the Atlantic Alliance;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the fact that, at the NATO summit held in Bucharest, the Allies recognised the value that a stronger and more capable European defence brings, and that the Alliance reconfirmed its commitmmains opent to continufuture enlargement; regretswelcomes, nevertheless, the fact that at the same summit the Allies postponed the NATO Membership Action Plan for Georgia and Ukraine, when instead continued support should be given to the democratisation process of Ukraine in the spirit of the Orange Revolution; notes that for many European Neighbourhood Policy countries, and with a view to their democratic development, the open-door policy which stems from the very founding principles of the EU is of the utmost importance;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Notes that, for many of the EU's neighbours, membership of both NATO and the EU are realistic and compatible goals, if only in the long term;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is of the view that, shouldif and when Russia becomes a free and truly democratic country, an improved cooperation between it and all European, Euro- Atlantic and global structures would be very welcome and should be encouraged; does not exclude the prospect of Russia's membership of such structures one day; therefore invites Russia to return to the path of transforming itself into a true democracy, and to root out all practices of using violence as a means of furthering political goals; notes that, should the EU Member States agree to the bilateral security arrangements recently proposed by Russia, this would not only severely weaken the integrity of the security architecture of the EU but would also drive a wedge into thegenuine liberal democracy, it too should be considered a prospective member of NATO, and, in the meantime, recognises the need for an intensification of relationship between the EURussia and the EU.S.;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is of the view thatLooks forward to the opportunities afforded by NATO's forthcoming 60th anniversary Summit in Strasbourg and Kehl would offer an excellent opportunity to organise the first ever EU-NATO Summit to be held with a view to revisifor the rejuvenation of the Alliance and the streng the nature of the partnership and strengthening its cooperatning of its relations with the European Union;