18 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2023/2119(INI)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas in addition to the obvious priority threat posed by Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which will have long-lasting consequences for the security of the EU and its Member States, the strategic environment of the European continent as a whole is deeply damaged and volatile, with open or latent conflicts in most neighbouring regions, from the Caucasus to the Sahel, from the Middle East to certain areas of North Africa,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
Aa. whereas Europe's presence in certain African countries is being strongly called into question and the EU and its Member States need to evaluate the effectiveness and relevance of European deployment structures in the context of CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Confirms the EU will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes to end Russia’s war of aggression and restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, enabling it to effectively exercise its sovereignty, and protect its civilians and fulfil their wish for EU membership;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the commitment of the EU’s heads of state and government, made in the Versailles Declaration, to provide all the necessary support needed by Ukraine and to take greater responsibility for European security by bolstering EuropeanMember State and EU defence capabilities; calls on the EU and its Member States to deliver on this commitment by accelerating the full implementation of the Strategic Compass in order to make the European Union a stronger and more capable security provider;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates its full support for the rapid deployment capacity (RDC) with at least 5 000 troops available for rescue and evacuation tasks, initial entry and stabilisation operations or temporary reinforcement of missions; underlines the need for that capacity to be dovetailed with Member States' armed forces and their operations; calls on the Vice- President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to set out the practical modalities for implementing Article 44 TEU, in order to allow a group of willing and able Member States to plan and conduct a mission or an operation within the EU framework and, thereby, ensure the swift activation of the RDC;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that the EU is currently present on three continents, across which 13 civilian missions and nine military operations have been deployed; underlines that only three of these military operations are operations with an executive mandate (ATALANTA, EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, EUFOR ALTHEA); recognises the significant contribution these missions are making to peace, international security and stability;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the VP/HR and Member States to deliver more robust, flexible and modular CSDP missions and operations, that can adapt to the changing security context and thatby allocating staff, budgets, training and equipment which reflect more targeted mission objectives, and by building on the synergies and complementarities of civilian and military dimensions of CSDP; underlines the need for a highly regular global evaluation of the missions in order to bring them more into line with the real needs of the countries concerned; welcomes the adoption of the new Civilian CSDP Compact and the commitment to increase the effectiveness, flexibility and responsiveness of civilian missions, including through speeding up decision making, strengthening operational planning, and improving selection and recruitment of personnel, emphasising greater gender equality and improvingas well as responsiveness tools;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Is deeply concerned at the deterioriating security situation in the Sahel; calls on Member States and the European Union to learn from the events in Niger and Mali with regard to the nature and terms of Europe's involvement and presence in the Sahel;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that European action and the EU's ability to play a decisive role in external crises are being severely hampered by undemocratic developments and military coups in certain African countries, and by strong competition from other players (Russia in particular);
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Underlines that of the EU's five training missions (EUTM) or military partnership missions (EUMPM) in Africa, three of them (Central African Republic, Mali, Niger) are now proceeding at a much slower pace or have been officially suspended; also points out that some civilian missions providing assistance to domestic security forces are at a standstill (EUCAP Sahel Mali) or functioning poorly (EUAM RCA);
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Underlines the urgent need for deployed personnel to have access to tools, training, equipment and resources enabling them to provide information and intelligence to the EU and its Member States, and also to be on the same page as the legitimate authorities of the countries concerned, in order to anticipate any potential disruption on the ground as effectively as possible;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Considers that the concept of support remains essential in training missions in order to allow European advisers to verify as accurately as possible, on the ground, whether training programmes have been properly conducted and whether they are in line with the operational needs of local armed forces; continues to encourage the involvement of European players in EUTM operations, particularly in an 'advisory' capacity, where incoming officers would make it possible to exert a significant influence on the conduct of operations and within the multilateral military assistance framework;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that the EU and Member States now have a comprehensive set of tools to enhance a strategic approach to capability development, namely under the guidance of the Joint Defence Procurement Task Force and using the EDA’s Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, the Capability Development Plan and the defence investment gap analysis; Cunderlines that these tools must now be used to their full potential, demonstrate their coherence and effectiveness, and deliver tangible results; calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to present an update of the defence investment gap analysis, and to identify the capabilities and programmes that will be developed with EU support by the end of the decade; recalls the need for the development of a European capabilities and armaments policy to that end;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that the links between Defence Fund projects and PESCO projects need to be clarified; points out that PESCO projects, the outcomes of which are still mixed, should focus on a limited number of high added-value projects, and that a sixth wave of projects is expected in 2025;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the need for enhanced intelligence sharing and information exchange among Member States and EU institutions, including Parliament, to improve situational awareness, counter security threatscompetent European institutions to improve situational awareness, to better anticipate and counter threats that have a collective impact on Member States and the Union, and to better inform policy making; calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to reinforce the Single Intelligence Analysis Capacity (SIAC);
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of the partnership dimension of the Strategic Compass in reinforcing cooperation between the EU and its allies and partners around the world in order to counter foreign strategies aimed at undermining the EU and destabilising the rules-based international order; welcomes the long- awaitedtakes note of the third Joint Declaration on EU- NATO Cooperation which confirmed that the EU and NATO are essential partners who share common values and strategic interests, and who work in complementarity to ensure Euro-Atlantic and global security and stability; calls in particular for synergies and coherence between NATO’s Strategic Concept and the EU’s Strategic Compass, particularly in the areas of countering Russian aggression, hybrid and cyber warfare, and providing support to partners;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of developing security and defence dialogues with partners around the world, in particular in the Western Balkans and, the Eastern Partnership but also with key partners in strategic maritime areas such as those stretching from the Red Sea and Horn, the Southern Neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific, from the east coast of Africa to the Indo-South Pacific and the Far East;
Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the increase in spending on defence policies and programmes at an EU level and among the Member States requires fulladequate parliamentary scrutiny and accountability; underlines the existing calls for the establishment of a fully- fledged European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence, in recognition of the emerging defence acquis in the framework of the EU with scrutiny, legislation and budgetary responsibilities;