4 Amendments of Elena BĂSESCU related to 2012/2319(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its grave concern at the continuing cuts in national defence budgets, with too littleinsufficient coordination between the Member States, hampering efforts to close capability gaps and undermining the credibility of the CSDP; urges the Member States to reverse this irresponsible trend, as well as to step up efforts at the EU level to limit its consequences through increased cooperation;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Notes the existence of a number of bilateral/regional/multilateral partnership initiatives in Europe aimed at pooling resources and fostering interoperability, and capable of providing contributions to EU, UN, NATO or ad hoc coalition operations; while welcoming the benefits of cooperation and fully supporting the rationale of pooling, encourages some form of rationalisation ofand better coordination between the numerous structures with a multinational dimension, which have grown without any global and coherent plan;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Emphasises the importance of NATO standards for European defence cooperation and stresses the need for capabilities developed within the EU to ensure full interoperability with NATO; encourages the exchange of best practices between the EU and NATO in the field of defence;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that the NATO Response Force and EU battle-groups are complementary, mutually reinforcing initiatives, which, however, require similar efforts from the Member States, and calls for efforts to maximise synergies between them; notes that the duplication of efforts between NATO and the EU should be avoided in order to preserve coherence and limit unnecessary spending;