Activities of Morten MESSERSCHMIDT related to 2018/2099(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
Amendments (8)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the creation of the EII, the establishment of PESCO and the reinforcement of the EDF as important steps towards strengtheningnd demands that the Union’s security and defence, policies must be conducted in close cooperation and full complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that several Member States have recently called2. Rejects the call by several Member States for an EU Security Council, an EU Battle Group and a European intelligence unit acting as a database; meanwhile, endorses and does not support the inauguration of a permanent operational headquarter and the increase of the EDA’s budget;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. 3. Recommends the establishment of a permanent Council of Defence Ministers, chaired by the VP/HR; underlines the need to strengthen the EP’s role in this field, namely through a fully-fledged Committee on Security and Defence, complemented byjects calls for joint inter- parliamentary meetings between representatives from national parliaments and MEP in the field of security and defence;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. NoteInsists that close cooperation between the Union and its closest allies, such as the UK and the USA, remains of the utmost importance.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reminds that defence policy must remain a matter of national sovereignty, with NATO as the cornerstone of Europe’s defence and security objectives.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Welcomes the communique of the July 2018 NATO summit in Brussels and the commitment to ongoing cooperation between the Alliance and the European Union in addressing common security challenges;