35 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2022/2050(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe is facing the most complex combination of both military and non-military threats since the end of the Cold War accentuated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine; whereas this requiits southern and eastern neighbourhood is characterised by ongoing insecurity and political instability; whereas the EU musto enhance the effectiveness of its security and defence policy to defend its interests and values; whereas the Strategic Compass aims to equip the EU with the necessary tools to make it an effective security provider and an assertive global actor, realistic and operational tools to move towards a coherent and credible defence policy; whereas there is a new urgency to boosting EU security and defence capabilities, including building on the unprecedented support for Ukraine and including the use of the EPF;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas industrial fragmentation and inefficiency in developing European military capability costs between EUR 25 and EUR 100 billion each yeahas a considerable impact on the overall competitiveness of the defence sector; whereas Member States only procured some 11 % of their total equipment collaboratively in 2020; whereas the Member States have agreed on more and better defence spending;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas CSDP has 11 civilian missions and 7 military operations under way; whereas of these, only three are operations with an executive mandate (ATALANTA, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, EUFOR ALTHEA), with around 5 000 personnel deployed on three continents; whereas total personnel deployed by the Member States has steadily declined in recent years, and missions and operations persistently suffer from Member States not delivering on their pledges to provide sufficient military or civilian personnel;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas security and defence partnerships are essential instruments in supporting the EU’s ambition to be a global actor; whereas EU-NATO cooperation and other partnerships such as with the UN, the United States, the United Kingdom, and certain Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Western Balkan countries constitute an integral pillartrategic partnerships and sustainable cooperation in the area of security and defence are essential instruments for the credibility and robustness of the CSDP;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the dramatic deterioration in European security accelerated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine; stresses that this situation demands that the EU step up its defence capacities and show greater willingness to act in order to deliver the security expected by the EU’s citizens; underlines the unprecedented and united EU response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the provision of military equipment – including lethal equipment where necessary and relevant – through the EPF; remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defence of its territorial integrity and sovereignty; calls on the EU to sustain its efforts and provide Ukraine with allthe necessary financial, humanitarian and military aid;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, in this context, the response to the external security issues facing the EU and its Member States lies, above all, in confirming and implementing on the ground capabilities that will make it possible to improve the evaluation of crisis situations, take decisions more rapidly and act more decisively when circumstances require, including autonomously if applicable, to defend its interests and values, while respecting alliances and partnerships; recognises, in this regard, that no country is able by itself to address the security challenges on the European continent and in its immediate environment;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes new EU initiatives to enhance the defence capability of the EU Member States, notably the Versailles Declaration, the Strategic Compass and Joint Communication on defence investment gaps; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a regulation to incentivise joint procurement while stressing the need for budgetary resources that genuinely meet the ambitious goals set; welcomes the upcoming reviewCommission’s presentation of thea European defence investment programme regulation, the budget of which should be significantly increased as well(EDIP) by the end of the year;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the new ambition in the Strategic Compass to enhance the CSDP to build resilience and make it more capable and responsive, so it can act rapidly to defend our interests and values and protect the EU and its citizens; considers the Strategic Compass a major step towards a genuine European Defence Union enabling the EU to act as a credible partner; calls for the timely and sound implementationoperational implementation, within a realistic timeframe, of the approximately 80 concrete actions and for them to be updated regularly along with the EU Tthreat Aanalysis; calls for the sustained political will of all Member States and EU institutions in this process;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on Member States to assess the reform of the decision-making process with a view to realising untapped potential within the Treaties, in particular by activating Article 31 TEU extending qualified majority voting (QMV) to areas relating to the CSDP and pursuing full use of the ‘passerelle clauses’ and scope of articles that enhance EU solidarity and mutual assistance in the event of crises; proposes that consideration be given to changes to the Treaties in the CSDP, to be discussed and decided upon within a convention following up on the Conference on the Future of Europe, primarily focusing on switching from unanimity to QMV for Council decisions with military implications and on defence matters for situations where passerelle clauses do not apply;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of improving and activatingCalls on the VP/HR and the Member States to give serious consideration to the implementation procedures ofarrangements for Article 44 TEU on mission delegation to make the CSDP more flexible and efficient in the field, while maintaining a strong collective European dimension; stresses the importance of continuing to carry out exercises to make Article 42(7) TEU on mutual assistance operational in the short run and to clarify the coherence between this and Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; stresses, in this regard, that the conditions for activating Article 42(7) and the arrangements for providing the assistance required have never been clearly defined;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WRecalls the highly sensitive and strategic nature of defence research; welcomes the EU’s ambition to strengthen its military and civilian capabilities; stresses the need to make full use of EU capability-development initiatives and budgets, notably the EDIRPA, EDF, PESCO, the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and Military Mobility, in order to fill critical capability gaps, reduce fragmentation in the defence- procurement sector, achieve full interoperability of our forces and strengthen a resilient, competitive and innovative European defence technological and industrial base; calls for ensuring maximum consistency between these initiatives, in particular between PESCO and EDF projects, for which the linkages need to be clarified; stresses, more generally, the need to promote a result- based culture in European defence instruments;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the need for much more support for EU research and development to ensure that the defence industrial and technological base is able to meet increasing demands and ambitionthe demands, increasing ambitions and real needs of armed forces;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CHighlights the positive effects of investments in the defence industry in economic, technological and social terms and their contribution to strengthening European strategic autonomy; calls for more and smarter spending to foster industrial consolidation, cost savings and increased interoperability; calls for synergies with other EU financial instruments to be leveraged and access to private funding for the defence industry to be facilitated; calls for other European policies to be consistent with the EU’s efforts to strengthen the defence industry and ensure access to public and private funding;
Amendment 277 #
12. Stresses the need to significantly raise the ceiling of the EPF and create a separate EPF envelope for Ukraine which guarantees adequate support for the country without systematically neglecting other priority regions, including; stresses the need to ensure continuity with the support provided to Africa; calls for significantly increased military support in all its aspects, including training and information sharing with other particularly vulnerable countries such as the Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Western Balkan countries; calls for all EPF support for the provision of equipment to be carried out in coordination with NATOall the EU's partners to increase efficiency and avoid unnecessary duplication;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses deep concern about developments in the Sahel region and the recent coups d’état in the region; condemns the increasing presence of the Kremlin- backed Wagner Group in the Sahel; firmly believes that the latter’s involvement in West Africa runs counter to the objective of bringing peace, security and stability to the region; acknowledges that the various international missions have not yet achieved their primary goal of lasting peace in the region and that a reflection process on the mandates and roles of international missions and policies is therefore needed; expresses similar concern over the increased presence and activity of Islamist terrorist groups, in particular Al-Qaeda, Daesh and Al- Shabaab in the Middle East and Africa; calls on the Union and its Member States accordingly to focus primarily on the spread of jihadism in these regions and provide effective assistance tailored to the needs of the affected countries in countering both the immediate effects of this expansion and the root causes of extremism and radicalisation;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Considers that the defence of Europe is heavily reliant on the possibility of credible intervention by the Union in external theatres of operations; underlines the Union’s global commitment in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa through six civilian (EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia) and military (EUTM Mali, EUTM Somalia, EUNAVFOR ATALANTA, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) missions;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes with regret the increasing inadequacy of the EUTM missions that were intended to meet the security challenges of the Sahel and Central African countries (Mali and Central African Republic); calls for a thorough review of the objectives and guiding principles of potential training and education missions to third countries in the light of what is currently being attempted in Mozambique, with particular emphasis on the training of trainers and managers and in-depth specialisation;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Supports the review and reinforcement of all CSDP missions and operations by providing them with more robust and flexible mandata regular global evaluation of the missions to enhance their effectiveness and align them more closely with the real needs of the countries concerned; supports capacity building for all CSDP missions and operations by providing them with more robust and flexible mandates, as well as the necessary staffing, funding, training and equipment to meet the requirements of more targeted mission objectives; stresses the need to strengthen their resilience and effectiveness by enabling them to better address hybrid security challenges, such as through better cooperation with other EU actors and like-minded partners outside the EU;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that CSDP military operations are now almost exclusively focused on armed forces training (EUTM), with no executive dimension and limited accompanying measures; considers that, without prejudice to the non-executive dimension of these missions, the mandate should be extended to accompanying measures in particular, in order to enable European advisers on the ground to verify as accurately as possible the extent to which training programmes have been properly implemented and are in line with the operational needs of the local armed forces;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the albeit limited benefits of EU involvement in Somalia; underlines the obvious added value of advisory missions to command structures and accordingly encourages European participation in EUTM operations, particularly in an 'advisory' capacity where incoming officers would make it possible to significantly influence the conduct of operations and multilateral military assistance;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it important that EU interventions are based on a clear understanding of the types of crisis and conflict the EU seeks to respond to, especially where others are not willing or able to intervene or in hostile or non- permissive environments in the futu; stresses that these interventions must be credible in the eyes of local and regional authorities, especially since other parties are more than willing to step in to fill any gaps in certain African countries, with no regard for the rule of law, ethical principles, international standards or the laws governing warfare;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the persistent and structural problem of ensuring that CSDP missions and operations are fully staffed; calls on the Member States to follow through on their decisions to launch missions and operations by providing the necessary personnel; proposes the use of modular solutions if necessary; urges the EU to provide personnel engaged in missions and operations with adequate equipment and training; strongly urges all Member States to fulfil their pledges so as to match their actual engagement to their ambitions;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Is deeply concerned at the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel; insists that the EU and its Member States must make a substantial effort to help Niger deal with growing security threats; welcomes EPF assistance for the Nigerian armed forces (FAN) in funding two logistical and operational projects to meet the challenges of maintaining equipment and materials that are essential to operations; notes the ongoing feasibility study regarding a European EUMAM (assistance) or EUTM (training) mission in Niger in a CSDP framework;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the progress made by the EUTM Mozambique mission in strengthening the Mozambican armed forces; welcomes EFP assistance in supplying 'non-lethal equipment' to six Mozambican military units to be instructed by the EUTM Mozambique training mission;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Council to step up coordinated maritime operations in the Gulf of Guinea with a view to pooling the resources being independently deployed by each European country, thereby helping to enhance maritime security;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for faster operationalisation of the Rapid Deployment Capacity (RDC) based on the increased readiness of Member States’ military forces; stresses the need for this to be closely coordinated with the latter and tailored to their operations; calls on Member States to commit to substantially narrowing critical gaps in strategic enablers by 2025, in particular linked to the RDC, such as strategic airlift, space communication assets, medical assets, cyber-defence capabilities and intelligence and reconnaissance;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the systematisationtrengthening of security and defence partnerships with like- minded partners worldwide to meet the EU’s level of ambition as a security provider; considers it essential to include security and defence issues more systematically in the EU’s political dialogues with like-minded partners;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for continued close cooperation with African and international partners in a bid to ensure a collective effort to achieve stabilisation and development, involving in particular the African Union, the IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development), the United Nations and international financial institutions, as well as other key bilateral and regional players;
Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. 19. Underlines the fundamental shared democratic values at the heart of the EU and NATO; calls for the deepening of EU-NATO relations, such as through a third Joint EU-NATO Declaration; underlines the need to strongly upgrade the strategic partnership with NATO to base it on the strengthening of political unity and solidarity and enhanced political dialogue on all aspects of common challenges and strategically relevant issues; encourages coordinatedneed for mutual consolidation and clarification of the strategic partnership with NATO; encourages coordinated operational responses in conflict prevention and crisis management mechanisms to counter emerging common threats in geographical zones and areas of common interest;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. WelcomNotes the participation of the US, Canada and Norway in the PESCO project on military mobility as important to increase coherence between EU and NATO capability development efforts; welcomnotes the EU-NATO Structured Dialogue on Military Mobility;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the EU-US strategic dialogue on security and defence as an important milestone in closer transatlantic cooperation; encourages the VP/HR to devote particular attention to the security of the EaP regionEU neighbourhood security in this dialogue, to include in the discussion areas such as mutual security and defence initiatives, CSDP missions and operations, disarmament and non-proliferation, the impact of disruptive technologies, climate change, hybrid threats, cyber defence, military mobility, crisis management and the relationship with strategic competitors;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that the EU’s security is closely interlinked with the security of our immediate neighbours; calls for deepening military-security cooperation with some EaPcertain countries including by strengthening the security dimension of the EaP and for enhancing security and defence policy dialogues, particularly with Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldovaof the southern and eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – introductory part
Paragraph 27 – introductory part
27. Stresses the need to involve Parliament more actively in CSDP decision-making, in particular with regard to the implementation of the Strategic Compass and the EPF; encourages proposals for further action by Parliament, and in particular its Subcommittee on Security and Defence, to improve its impact on the CSDP, such as by:
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 27 – indent 1 a (new)
- by creating a fully-fledged Defence Council;