7 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2017/2123(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Believes that European Defence should be built upon the principle that European security cannot be guaranteed by relying merely on military assets, but only by a comprehensive use of civilian, developmental, diplomatic, economic and military instruments available to the Union;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the Commission and an increasing number of Member States have committed themselves to launching the European Defence Union; underlines that this corresponds to Parliament’s long- standing demand and to numerous appeals expressed in its previous resolutions; highlights the greater efficiency, elimination of duplication and reduction of costs that will result from stronger European defence integration; stresses however that the launch of a real EDU requires continued political will and determination;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that through Brexit, the EU is losing 25 percent of its military capabilities and will no longer benefit from the UK's expertise;is concerned that after Brexit, 80 percent of NATO's defence spending will be provided by non- European countries;welcomes in this regard the increased defence spending of different EU member states since 2014;stresses the importance of continued close defence and security relations after Brexit;notes however that Brexit is a renewed momentum to initiatives that have been long blocked, and could open the door to new proposals;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Believes that decision-making on CSDP issues could be more democratic and transparent;calls in this regard for Parliament to gain greater powers of scrutiny and accountability over CSDP;considers in this regard that the sub-committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) should become a fully-fledged parliamentary committee;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Regrets the lack of cooperation and information-sharing among security and intelligence services in Europe;believes that more cooperation between intelligence services could help counter terrorism;calls in this regard for the establishment of a fully-fledged European intelligence system;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that the EU-NATO Joint Declaration has the potential to move cooperation to a higher level; welcomes the common set of 42 proposals aimed at strengthening both cooperation and coordination between the two organisations; also welcomes the first joint implementation report by the two organisations published in June 2017; welcomes the progress made in the implementation of the common set of proposals and calls for continued progress;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. CStresses that European security still relies exclusively on NATO; notes in this regard that a stronger EU and stronger NATO are mutually reinforcing; considers that the EU needs to increase its efforts to act as a regional security provider, and to become a strong European pillar of NATO through the European Defence Union; considers that the EU should take greater responsibility in security crises in its neighbourhood, thereby relieving her allies within NATO and allowing them to concentrate on their own neighbourhood; is of the opinion that the security and protection of Europe will increasingly depend on both organisations; calls for improving cooperation, inter alia concerning the exchange of information, expertise and intelligence;