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Activities of Norica NICOLAI related to 2012/2138(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2012/2138(INI)
Documents: PDF(242 KB) DOC(165 KB)

Amendments (18)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas significant changes are taking place in the geostrategic context in which the CFSP and CSDP operate, owing in particular to the upheavals in the Middle East (revolutions, conflicts and regime change in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria ... ), the emergence on the international scene of new players with regional or even global ambitions, the spillover effects of other conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa, the acceleration of old tensions over potentially resource-rich territories in South East Asia and the reorientation of US defence policy priorities towards the Asia- Pacific area;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas, at the same time, threats to global security are growing because of uncertainties linked to the attitudes of States engaged in programmes which dangerously encourage nuclear proliferation or ties with terrorist organizations, the escalation of local crises in the EU's neighbourhood with major regional implications, such as the current Syrian conflict, the vagaries of the transition process in the Arab countries and its security dimension (Libya, Sinai ...), the evolution of the Afghan-Pakistan area in view of the prospect of the withdrawal of NATO troops and increased terrorist threats in Africa, in particular in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and Nigeria,

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the CSDP has the p~~otential~~roven capacity to contribute to peace and stability in the world through its missions and operations that form part of the EU's comprehensive approach to a country or region, including through multilateral cooperation in international organizations - in particular the United Nations - and regional organizations, in compliance with the UN Charter,

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is concerned about the prospect of strategic decline facing the EU, not only through the downward trend in defence budgets, but also because of the relative and progressive marginalisation of its crisis management instruments, in particular the military ones, as well as their rare effective and timely use in joint operations; believes that the Union must seek to not delegate its security to others;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Welcomes the contribution made by the Weimar initiative, which was supported by Spain and Italy, to revitalise the agenda of the CSDP and the impetus it has given in the three key areas, namely institutions, operations and capabilities; calls for these countries to honour the commitment they have made to continue to hold an ambitious vision of the CSDP and views their actions as a model to be joined and followed by all other Member States;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Member States to actively work with the VP/HR and the Council to adopt the provisions of the Lisbon Treaty concerning CSDP in their national defence strategies;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Regrets, however, that with the exception of EUTM Somalia, no new military operations have been launched since 2008, even though a number of crises could have warranted EU intervention, including in Libya and Mali; encourages, in this context, the intensification of ongoing planning for possible military operations; calls on Member States to put actions behind statements and use the existing means, protocols and accords in order to put at the disposal of the CSDP their capabilities, for example in the form of battlegroups or joint task forces;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Expresses its utmost concern at the development of a zone of instability in the Sahel, characterized by criminal activities and armed operations by radical and terrorist groups which are undermining the territorial integrity of States in the region and whose actions could lead to the establishment of a permanent zone of lawlessness in part of the territory of Mali; stresses the need to support a stable government in Mali in order to prevent the disintegration of the country and the wide spillover effect this could have in terms of proliferation of crime and conflict;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Notes with concern the recent destabilising acts and declarations made from the part of groups in and around Benghazi and considers that the Libyan conflict should not have as an effect the division of the country, noting that the EU has a role to play in convincing the actors involved to sit and work together in order to bring a long-sought stability to their country;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Underlines that a long term effect of the Libyan crisis will be the wide spread of small arms and light weapons and that disarmament should be the priority in the country and the outlying region; notes that a program of DDR (demobilisation, disarmament, reintegration) could be implemented in the country;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)

42a. EUBAM Moldova

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)

42b. Notes the ongoing need for the EUBAM Moldova and Ukraine Mission and its potential to help an eventual peaceful solution to the frozen problem of the territory of Transnistria; considers it a matter of priority for the EU to continue to support this mission and to be more actively involved in the peace process, as this is the frozen conflict closest to the borders of the European Union;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)

48a. Notes with concern that in some Member States, the identification, coordination and deployment of civilian personnel in CSDP mission is still divided between various bodies and ministries; calls for the creation or identification of relevant bodies which can supervise the civilian capabilities of the country, by having permanent rosters of experts, coordinating with the military for their deployment and being also in charge of subsequent remuneration and social protection of these experts;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)

54a. Welcomes such bilateral agreements such as the Franco-British treaty on military cooperation and calls on other Member States to consider such bilateral or multilateral agreements for military cooperation and integration as an important cost-saving tool, that can avoid duplication and constitute a grassroots build-up process for the CSDP and future of EU security integration;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)

67a. Notes with concern the sidelining by some Member States of the importance of the European Security and Defence College, which is an institution that is vital for the creation of a new generation of EU officers who can share values, operational skills and practices;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73

73. Believes that this undermines the credibility of the battlegroups as an instrument and of the CSDP in general, since they could already have been deployed; encourages Member States to remain mobilised and to meet their commitments in respect of this instrument, having in mind that given the financial and manpower investment in the battlegroups, their lack of use in face of several windows of opportunity has become a liability;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

78. Notes with interest the division of the Situation Centre into two new entities, the ‘Situation Room’, on one hand, and the ‘Intelligence Centre’ or INTCEN, on the other, and welcomes the fact that the latter will have to expand if Member States wish to develop the CFSP and CSDP;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85

85. Recalls that the EU remains the largest contributor to AMISOM's budget and stresses the need for a strategic vision of the future of that operation; views the cooperation between AMISOM and ATALANTA as a favourable step towards future potential joint missions;

2012/10/02
Committee: AFET