21 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2020/2002(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
Amendment 41 #
Aa. whereas the EU's strategic environment is unstable and unpredictable in the long term; whereas it has to face a range of challenges, particularly armed conflicts at the southern borders of the European continent and jihadist terrorism; and whereas instability in this region is a direct threat to the security of Europe and its citizens;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by suppaffect the credibility of the EU's external action, whilst other global actors such as China and Russia or regional actors like Turkey are stepping up their actions, with no governance stipulations and effectively ing such equipment order to boost strictly bilateral interests;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worsedeteriorated, despite the efforts made, and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas this proposal will satisfy an urgent need and the high expectations of actors on the ground and local people;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the question of financing the CSDP is crucial for the continuation of the policy, and whereas the European Development Fund and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the global commitment of the EU to the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa and appreciates the contribution made by CSDP missions and operations to peace, security and international stability; underlines, however, the need to adapt the financial and administrative rules and the political decision-making process in order to increase the speed and effectiveness of the response to crises;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Council;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered particularly by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)
(da) improving the occupancy rate of staff posts in the missions in order to manage recurrent problems;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that strengthening the presence of certain missions (EUTM Somalia) with an advisory capacity in command structures would allow for significant influence to be exercised on how operations are carried out and within the multilateral military assistance framework;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU must conduct apursue its comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions in terms of their mandates, budgets and human resources, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CNotes that the security situation in Somalia is very worrying and is a destabilising factor throughout the Horn of Africa and even beyond; considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also, despite recent progress, remains unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOMon its own; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the EU to pay particularand its Member States to pay priority attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. stresses the importance of partnership with the UN, cooperation with other international institutions, notably the African Union, and dialogue with other regional and sub-regional organisations;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d
Paragraph 25 – point d
(d) ensuring security, administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty and corruption;
Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and to preserve business continuity for CSDP missions and operations by supporting local armed forces with advice on how to handle this epidemic;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recommends that the EU and its Member States, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest;