8 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2013/2105(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Believes that reassessing and strengthening Europe's role in the world constitutes one of the major challenges of the 21st century and that the time has come for the Member States of the Union to decide whether the EU should itself be a relevant global actor and security provider with strategic autonomy, notwithstanding the fact that 22 Member States are also members of NATO with which closer collaboration is required on a systematic basis; considers that a change of mindset is required in order to anchor a European approach to security and defence;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Believes that reassessing and strengthening Europe’s role in the world constitutes one of the major challenges of the 21st century and that the time has come for the Member States of the Union to decide whether the EU should be a relevant global actor and security provider with real strategic autonomy; considers that a change of mindset is required in order to anchor a European approach to security and defence;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Welcomes, therefore, the European Council decision to hold a discussion dedicated to security and defence at the December 2013 Summit; considers that this provides a timely opportunity to underline at the highest political level and to communicate to the public in Europe that security and defence issues mattstill matter, and that the European dimension is more relevant than ever; strongly believes that the EU needs to be able to provide security for its citizens, to assume its share of responsibility for world peace and to play an effective role in preventing and managing regional crises in its neighbourhood, contributing to their resolution and protecting itself against the negative effects of these crises;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Welcomes, therefore, the European Council decision to hold a discussion dedicated to security and defence at the December 2013 Summit and hopes that such discussions will continue on a regular basis; considers that this has to provides a timelyn opportunity to underline at the highest political level and to communicate to the public in Europe that security and defence issues matter; strongly believes that the EU needs to be able to provide security for its citizens, to assume its share of responsibility for world peace and to play an effective role in preventing and managing regional crises in its neighbourhood in the broad sense, contributing to their resolution and protecting itself against the negative effects of these crises;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
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11. Repeats its call for a European White Paper on defence and suggests that the European Council consider this option; urges the EU Member States, furthermore, to give serious consideration to the European dimension in their national security and defence strategies and White Papers, and for the HR/VP to develop a common template for the shaping of concurrent national reviews;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
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17. Highlights the fact that successful military operations require a clear command and control function; reiterates therefore its call for the establishment in due course of a permanent military operational headquarters; notes with regret the lack of progress on this issue and the strong resistance by some Member States; stresses further that an effective CSDP requires adequate early warning and intelligence support; considers, therefore, that these headquarters should include cells for intelligence gathering and for early warning/situational awareness;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
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19. Deplores the factWonders why thate EU bBattlegroups have never yet been deployed in EU military operations; stresses nonetheless that they constitute an important tool for timely force generation and rapid reaction; welcomes the decision to address this issue during the December Summit; is convinced that the EU should dispose of high- readiness standing battle forces, with land, air, naval and special forces components and a high level of ambition; favours a more flexible and targeted approach to enhance the response and adaptability to different crisis situations, and to improve modularity in order to close gaps during the initial phases of the launch of CSDP operations without, however, compromising the operational capacity of the battlegroup as a whole;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
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30. Takes the view that the EU needs to be able to act autonomously when appropriate and necessary, particularly in its own neighbourhood, but always in line with the provisions of the UN Charter and ensuring full respect for international humanitarian law;