8 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2017/2271(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU recognises the U.S.’s continued military support to ensure the security and defence of the EU, and whereas the EU owes gratitude to all Americans who sacrificed their lives to guarantee European security during wars in Kosovo and Bosnia, whereas the EU currently seeks to ensure its own security by building greater strategic autonomy;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship is the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that the one-sided ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence and insists; underlines the importance of spending better on defence, insists in this regard that burden sharing should not be solely focused on the target of inputs (spending 2 % of GDP on defence) but also on the outputs (capabilities measured in deployable, ready, sustainable forces); states that NATO is still crucial for the collective defence of Europe;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for the EU and the US to enhance their cooperation in the field of cybersecurity and cyber defence;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that enhanced cooperation regarding the fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering and terrorist financing is crucial; recalls that the Dodd Frank Act has been partly repealed, as a result of which supervision of American banks has decreased significantly;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recallminds that the EU is determined to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran as a key pillar of the international non-proliferation architecture, with relevance also for the North Korean question, and as a crucial element for the security and stability of the region; reiterates the need to address more critically Iranian activities related to ballistic missiles and regional stability that are separate from the JCPOA, in the relevant formats and forums; stresses that transatlantic cooperation in addressing this issue is key; criticises strongly President Trump's decision to leave the JCPOA unilaterally and to put extraterritorial measures on EU companies which are active in Iran;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the opening of new high-level dialogues with North Korea (DPRK) and recalls that these talks should aim at a peaceful resolution of the tensions and thus at promoting regional and global peace, security and stability; underlines that, at the same time, we must maintain pressure on DPRK until it gives upcredibly denuclearises by ratifying the CTBT and permitting the CTBTO preparatory commission and the IAEA to document its denuclear ambiisations;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Reminds the United States that it still has not ratified the CTBT despite being an Annex II state whose signature is necessary for the treaty’s entry-into- force; reiterates HR/VP’s urging of the world leaders for the ratification of the Treaty; encourages the US to ratify the CTBT as soon as possible and support the CTBTO further in persuading the rest of the Annex II states to ratify the Treaty;