Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2275(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union (A8-0158/2016 - Geoffrey Van Orden) FR
Amendments (13)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the aim of clarifying EU engagement boundaries on Peace Support Operations (PSOs) with the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU); recalls that the EU budget cannot be used to directly finance military or defence operations (Article 41(2) TEU); underlines the importance of EU support for AU peacekeeping operations approved by the UN; stresses the need for the EU to have a European external defence capability integrated into NATO for the purpose of maintaining peace;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Peace Support Operations (PSOs) are a form of crisis response, normally in support of an internationally recognised organisation such as the UN or the African Union (AU), with a UN mandate, and designed to restore or maintain peace, enforce peace agreements and tackle the complex emergencies and challenges posed by failing or weak states;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes concern over the possible lack of transparency in EU PSOs; stresses that full investigations should be carried out if grievances arise; recalls the need to improve current EU funding for PSOs; underlines that African security should, in the future, be monitored by the AU, supported by the international community; urges the EU and the UN to step up their support for the development of regional conflict management mechanisms, such as the African rapid response force;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the aim of PSOs is to help create stable, secure and more prosperous environments for the longer term; whereas good governance, justice, the rule of lawgreater respect for the rule of law, protection of civilians, respect for human rights and security are the essential preconditions for this, and successful reconciliation, reconstruction and economic development programmes will help deliver self-sustaining peace and prosperity;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CStresses the importance of attacking the root causes of conflicts; calls for a comprehensive and integrated plan to reinforce sustainable development policies in peacekeeping operations in order to ensure long-term development; recalls the need to provide tools to achieve clear steps towards democracy and democratic values such as the rule of law and freedom of speech, the establishment of impartial institutions that can take on all government functions, the guarantee that natural resources will be managed responsibly and universal access to basic public services, along with a sustainable economy and stable society; underlines the need for a comprehensive and integrated plan regarding conflict areas and their surroundings with a view to preventing the emergence of new conflicts; calls, in this regard, for an early warning system;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas appropriately experienced and equipped organisations and nations, with a clear and realistic UN mandate, should provide those military resources necessary for a successful PSO, in order to help create the conditions for civil organisations to do their work;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the AU operates under different constraints to the UN and can take sides, intervene without invitation, and intervene where no peace accord has been signed; whereas given the number of inter-state and intra-state conflicts in Africa this is an important difference;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the threat posed by the rise of terrorism in Africa and the growing number of terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram; stresses the importance of supporting effective anti-terrorism policies in developing countries and promoting the creation of jobs for young people, given that unemployment makes them easy targets for recruitment by terrorist groups;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to see PSOs in terms of a continuum between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict development; reiterates the need to support reforms in the security sector in order to guarantee the protection of peoples and to make investments in developing countries secure; underlines the need for a holistic approach to peacekeeping operations by the UN, the AU and the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses concern at the growing number of cases in which peacekeeping forces are implicated in human rights violations, such as rape; calls on the EU, the UN and the African Union to ensure that peacekeeping forces are made to comply with international humanitarian law;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that UN and AU missions are in particular need of situational awareness, critical enablers and modern technologies, in an increasingly complex security environment, UN and AU missions are in need of a comprehensive approach under which, in addition to deploying military, diplomatic and development instruments, other essential factors are thorough knowledge of the security environment, exchanges of intelligence and information and modern technologies, knowledge of how to undertake counterterrorism and to fight crime in conflict and post-conflict areas, the deployment of critical enablers, the provision of humanitarian aid and restoration of political dialogue, all of which European countries couldan help to provide; notes the work already being done by specific Member States as well as by other multinational organisations in this field;
Amendment 73 #
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Observes that stepping up European military cooperation would increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Europe's contribution to UN peace missions;