Activities of Eduard KUKAN related to 2014/2219(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report from the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- Whereas the European Union needs to strengthen its Common Foreign and Security Policy and speak with one voice when tackling the external political and security challenges;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- Whereas the EU should improve its tools and response mechanisms especially in case of rapid political changes in its neighbourhood;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
- Whereas the political and security situation in the EU eastern neighbourhood is volatile, with an armed conflict in the eastern part of Ukraine that has resulted in thousands of military and civilian casualties;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 d (new)
Citation 7 d (new)
- Whereas the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia was the first case of a forcible incorporation of a part of one country into another in Europe since World War II, and is in violation of international law, including the UN Charter, the Helsinki Final Act and the 1994 Budapest Agreement;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s southern neighbourhood,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
– improving the EU’'s internal structures and working methods in order to strengthen ithe EU's resilience and allow itbility to effectively defend itself and to unleash its full potential as a global player;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the external financial assistance deployed by the EU and its Member States needs to be refocused and used more efficiently in line with the jointly agreed strategic priorities; calls for more measures to be taken by the EU in order to increase the visibility and effectiveness of EU assistance;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, in this connection, the organisation of the new Commission in clusters, which enables the HR/VP to coordinate all relevant Commission policies with an external dimension; supports the HR/VP in her efforts to fully assume her role as Vice- President of the Commission; encourages the HR/VP at the same time to use her role as Chair of the Foreign Affairs Council to bring initiatives into the Council that advance common pro- active policies beyond the least common denominator, using the whole toolbox of CFSP and the EU’s external policies;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit more resources and political will to cooperate more closely to build synergies; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defence capabilities in the Member States and an effective Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; welcomes the HR/VP’s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. Welcomes the impetus given to the CSDP by the European Council on Defence in December 2013, calls for the further implementation of the decisions taken and looks forward to the forthcoming debate in June 2015; calls for further ambitious decisions to be taken at this summit, in particular:
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– implementing the Lisbon Treaty in full, in particular as regards permanent structured cooperation, the possibility of entrusting special tasks and missions to a group of Member States and the; in the context of rapid response, improving the performance and efficiency in planning and organization of the missions, especially by establishment of a start-up fund for CSDP operations;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
– addressing existing problems in the areas of the planning and conduct of military operations, including by establishing a permanent operational headquarters and Shared Service Centre;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integration; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’s external action and believes that energy policy must be in line with the Union’s other priority policies, including its security, foreign anwelcomes the establishment of the post of Vice-President for the Energy Union and the Commission's Communication on European Energy Security Strategy; calls on the Commission and Member States to intensify cooperation in order to implement short and long term actions listed in this strategy; urges further reflection on the compatibility of energy security goals with other objectives pursued by the EU; is of the opinion that a solidarity mechanism should be put in place in order to deal with possible energy disruption or crises; believes that an interconnected eneighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rightrgy infrastructure should be developed and that efforts to diversify the EU's energy and energy resources supply need to be accelerated in order to strengthen energy independence of EU Member States;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need to consolidate the EU and to strengthen its integration capacity, which is one of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates the enlargement perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans, based on fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; supports, in this connection, the Commission’s approach, which consists in addressing fundamental reforms in the area of the rule of law, public administration and economic governance early in the enlargement process; underlines the importance of cooperation with the candidate countries in field of external policy and highlights significance of their alignment with the CSFP;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists on the need to substantially revise the EU´s policy towards its southern neighbourhood, and to develop a comprehensive strategy focusing the EU’s instruments and scarce budgetary resources on support for the building of functioning and inclusive democratic states capable of delivering security for their citizens, confronting religious extremism and enhancing the rule of law, which is a key precondition for investment and economic development; points to the unused potential of cross- border trade within the region; insists on close cooperation on managing migration flows, while respecting human rights;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 39 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific Region, in the areas of the East and South China Sea in particular, is of substantial importance to the EU; urges all parties concerned in the region to solve differences in a peaceful way, in line with international law, and to cooperate with each other to exploit natural and marine resources; takes the view that the EU has a substantial interest in East Asia's continued growth and prosperity; underlines the need to strengthen the EU's economic partnership with Asia-Pacific countries in an inclusive manner so as to maintain sustainable peace, stability and prosperity; welcomes the encouraging improvements in cross- Strait relations over the past six years and calls upon to take further measures to facilitate their peaceful development; urges the HR/VP and the Council to continue its cooperation with all stakeholders in the region, on a broad range of global issues.