21 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2018/2099(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the rules-based world order is being increasingly challenged, in the EU neighbourhood and beyond, both at the political-military level and, more recently, at the commercial-economic one; notes that these systemic challenges are being accompanied by the continuous deterioration of the strategic international environment confronted with interstate conflicts, natural disasters, terrorism, state failure, and hybrid attacks on the foundational pillars of our societies, and natural disasters;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that these challenges are too vast to be successfully met by any single country; emphasises that it is vital for the EU to respond to these challenges, consistently, effectively and with one voice; notes that the CSDP is a useful tool for addressing many of these challenges but should be used more efficiently and in coherence with other external and internal instruments in order to enable the EU to contribute in a decisive way to the management of international crises and to assert its strategic autonomy;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the security of EU member States is deeply interconnected; recognises that the complex nature of these challenges, with different threats affecting different Member States to varying degrees, provides room for agreement on how to deal with the challenges collectively, in a spirit of solidarity;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that jihadist terrorism already affecting the Middle East, Sahel and Horn of Africa is spreading towards West Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia; this lasting threat requires a sustained and well coordinated strategy at the EU level to protect European citizens and interests as well as supporting affected regions;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that this need for cooperation has been increasingly recognised in recent years and; welcomes the advances that have been made in this direction; also considers that the EU should strengthen the dialogue and cooperation with third countries from the region as well as regional and sub-regional organizations;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. UNotes that defence of Europe depends first on the political will and the military capability of the Europeans to shoulder their responsibilities in an uncertain strategic environment; underlines the importance of the transatlantic bond for the security and defence of the Western democracies; expresses, however, concern about the current state of this relationship and calls on all responsible political and societal forces to further strengthen rather than to undermine this crucial relationship; stresses the need to avoid spill overs from recent difficultiethis crucial relationship, and to overcome current challenges, such as in the trade arelationship to the transatlantic security bonda;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the creation of a dedicated title for defence in the Commission’s MFF proposal, and in particular the establishment of a budget line from which the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility projects will be funded; is of the opinion that these decisions will, most probably, call for a centralized management on defence at Commission level; underlines that funding from that budget line should be exclusively spent for defence purposes without politicization as security is indivisible and should be coherent with the capability and infrastructure needs of Member States and in line with the EU’s aspirambitions for strategic autonomy;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the increasing prominence of military mobility on the European defence agenda; underlines that military mobility is a central strategic tool in the current threat environment, vital for both the CSDP and Member States other multilateral obligations, including NATO; underlines the importance to adapt existing networks to military mobility needs; welcomes therefore its inclusion not only in the proposal for the new Connecting Europe Facility but also its in PESCO and its prominent role in EU-NATO cooperation; emphasises that these different projects need to be properly coordinated to ensure that they yield the desired results; welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate 6.5 billion Euro to military mobility projects through the Connecting Europe Facility in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027);
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Also welcomes the proposal by the HR/VP, with the support of the Commission, for a European Peace Facility, which will finance the parts of the costs of EU defence activities that are excluded from budgetary funding by article 41(2) TEU; reaffirms the need to avoid duplication with other existing instruments; notes in particular the ambitious inclusion, and expansion, of the Athena mechanism for the financing of CSDP missions, which has been a long- standing demand of the Parliament;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the capabilities for the Union`s security and defence could be improved by making better use of the existing frameworks of defence and military cooperation such as the European multinational high readiness corps HQs and the EU battlegroups; believes that this will contribute to the continuous transformation of national armed forces, towards the goal of being more interoperable, more sustainable, more flexible and more deployable; invites the Council to investigate, for example, the feasibility of potentially setting-up a permanent Spearhead Europe Force, which could be drawing on the European multinational high readiness corps HQ in Strasbourg, Szczecin and Münster; considers that the EU battle groups should grow into full-scale brigades and should be assigned to the corps HQ on a permanent basisencourages the development of European stand by- forces, starting now with effective PESCO for increasing our resilience and strategic autonomy;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the establishment of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU defence industry with EUR 500 million until 2020; calls for its swift implementation;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that EDIDP will help to foster the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the EU's defence industry by eligible actions involving inter alia designing, prototyping, testing, qualification and certification of defence products as well as the development of technologies within a consortium including SMEs and middle capitalisation companies (mid-caps), research centres and universities, and collaboration between Member States, which contributes to the EU´s strategic autonomy and strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB);
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the proposal for a regulation establishing a European Defence Fund and the substantial funding proposed by the European Commission for the next Multiannual Financial Framework; notcalls to take into account the initial lessons learned from the implementation of the EDIDP, the Pilot Project and the Preparatory Action on Defence Research; emphasizes that the outcomes of the EDIDP discussions werhave to be taken duly into consideration and expresses hope that the proposal can be agreed as soon as possible;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises again that the EDA should be the implementing agency for Union actions under the European Capabilities and Armaments policy, where foreseen by the Lisbon Treaty; sStresses that the administrative and operational expenditure of the EDA should be funded from the Union budget; welcomes the minor adjustments of EDA's budget that have taken place but emphasises that EDA's increased responsibilities in the context of, among other things, PESCO and CARD require adequate funding;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Acknowledges the fact only a few of the initial PESCO projects can be considered as having a strategic European dimension and that most other projects merely reflect particular national preferencesCalls participating Member States to present projects with a strategic European dimension, responding to EU identified capability shortfalls and strengthening the EDTIB ; calls on the Member States participating in PESCO to show more ambition and to fully take into account the extent of European added value when submitting proposals for further PESCO projects;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Council decision on establishing governance rules for PESCO projects, clarifying many of the lingering open questions about the details of PESCO implementation; notes, however, that some questions about the financial aspects of the Council Decision still remain open, in particular as regards the correct implementation of Article 41(2) TEU and the possible additional financial needs of the EEAS and EDA to fulfil their functions as PESCO secretariat;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. StronglyNotes the contribution of CSDP missions and operations to international peace and stability but regrets that the efficiency of these missions can still be jeopardized by structural weaknesses, uneven contributions from Member States and unsuitability to the operational environment; calls for adjusting the CSDP structures and procedures in order to deploy and direct civilian and military missions and operations faster and in a more effective and integrated manner; notes that the development of CSDP requires, above all, political will from the Member States, based on common interests and priorities, as well as the setting-up of institutional cooperation structures; believes that the EU’s long- standing and largest CSDP mission, EUFOR BiH / Operation Althea, still plays an important role of deterrence as a visible sign of EU commitment to the country; considers it therefore essential to continue its executive mandate and sustain its current force strength (600 staff) as the safe and secure environment has still the potential to deteriorate with increased tensions and current ethno-nationalist centred politics;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes, with concern, however, the results of the recent report by the European Court of Auditors on EUCAP Sahel Niger and Mali, which flagged up substantial problems with staff training, vacancies, sustainability and performance indicators, problems that are likely to also affect other civilians missions; urges the EEAS and Member States to address the issues raised as fast as possible to ensure the effectiveness of the civilian CSDP; welcomes the European Court of Auditors involvement in auditing CSDP missions and operations and encourages the production of further special reports on other missions and operations;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Welcomes the establishment and full operational capability of the Military Planning and Conduct Capacity (MPCC) for non-executive EU missions and operations and the removal of some obstacles to the deployment of EU Battlegroups; calls for enhanced cooperation and coordination between the MPCC and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capacity (CPCC) as part of an integrated, comprehensive approach to crises and conflicts;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Calls for a swift implementation of the Capacity Building in support of Security and Development (CBSD) initiative to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of CSDP missions and operations and to enable the EU to strengthen the security and defence capabilities of its partner countries;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines that EU-NATO cooperation should be complementary and respectful of each other’s specificities and roles; stresses that the two organisations have clearly distinct features and that they should cooperate in full respect for the autonomy and decision-making procedures of the other, based on the principles of reciprocity, without prejudice to the specific features of the security and defence policy of any Member States; is convinced that a stronger EU and NATO reinforce each other, creating more synergies and effectiveness for the security and defence of all partners; stresses that the EU-NATO strategic partnership is equally fundamental for the EU’s evolving CSDP and for the future of the Alliance, as well as for EU-UK relations after Brexit;