23 Amendments of Knut FLECKENSTEIN related to 2015/2272(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the threats identified in the 2003 European Security Strategy – terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, regional conflicts, state failure and organised crime – remain for the most part relevant; whereas today the EU is faced with a number of additional challenges, such as the attempts by revisionist powers to redraw borders by force and challenge rules-based global orderchallenges to the European post- Cold War order as established through the Helsinki Principles and the Paris Charter of 1990, climate change, major migratory flows, and cyber and hybrid warfare and threats;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the primary objective of the EU foreign and security policy must be to guaranteemaintain the security of its citizens, safety and prosperity of all citizens living in the EU and of its territory while safeguarding its values and societal model and pursuing its fundamental interests. The EU must therefore ensure both its internal and its external resilience, its capacity to anticipate, pre-empt and resolve predictable threats and to be prepared to take swift action on unpredictable threats, and its capacity to recover from various types of attack, as well as safeguarding security of supply of energy and raw materials;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that inclusive multilateral diplomacy under the leadership of the VP/HR is a crucial tool in conflict resolution in the neighbourhood; believes that more links and synergies need to be made between diplomacy and home affairs;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and contribute to making multilateral global governance more effective;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on thbe more Uunited States andand prepared to take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence while continuing to cooperate with international partners in the framework of NATO. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that a principal objective should be to move towards voluntary joint defence forces and the framing of a common defence policy which will ultimately lead to a common defence. Supports, therefore,Supports the drafting of a White paper on EU Defence, thereby updating the Helsinki Headline Goal from 1999;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the vital importance of strengthening EU-NATO cooperation, and supports the establishment of European forces which complementstrengthen NATO in territorial defence and are able to conduct intervention operations autonomously beyond the EU’s borders;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that in order to gain more credibility as a global security and foreign policy actor, the EU should take greater responsibility and focus on filling the security vacuum in its neighbourhood and among our neighbours’for establishing, maintaining and supporting security, stability, rule of law and prosperity in its neighbourshood;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is of the opinion that in order to build stability and peace, the EU should keep up its enlargement commitments and continue cooperation with very closely associated countries within the context of the newly revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); recalls that according to Article 49 TEU any European state may apply to become a member of the European Union, provided it adheres to the Copenhagen criteria and the principles of democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the EU should be a constructive and resilient global actor with a regional focus and aspire to be a ‘rule- maker’, establishing efficientcontribute to making multilateral global governance more effective;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes that a strengthening and renewal of the structures of international order cannot be achieved without engaging Asia and especially China; calls on the VP/HR to identify common objectives, interests and different perspectives, and to take account of China's increased geopolitical weight and its control of strategic assets and critical infrastructure worldwide, including in Europe;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Emphasises that China's global ambitions should be taken in consideration in the EU's Global Strategy, noting opportunities and challenges; believes that this strategy must imperatively go beyond economic relations and focus on Comprehensive EU-China relations, China's role in the UN, its influence in regional conflicts in its neighbourhood, and on its contribution in addressing global threats, such as climate change, terrorism, migration and sustainable development;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Believes that the EU's relationship with ASEAN must be strengthened in order to develop a regional security architecture and promotion of the rule of law and human rights; building on its experience, the EU should encourage and assist ASEAN to become a basis for conflict prevention, confidence-building, international dialogue in order to prevent and reduce tensions in the region; believes that in that context, the EU should have a seat at the East Asia Summit, similarly to the United States;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Emphasises the vital role that connectivity projects such as the "One Belt - One Road" initiative can play in building strong and stable relations with Asia; highlights that the building of this cross-continent connection is an opportunity to engage China as well as Russia and Central Asia;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Promoting global climate action and sustainable development;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Acknowledges the potential threats of climate change and environmental damage on global stability and security;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the EU's responsibility to promote a sustainable global development and careful use of resources; emphasises the need to fight climate change and the EU's ambitious and central role in global climate action; calls on the EU and the Member States to be a reliable partner to third countries in order to implement the commitments of the Paris Agreement, in particular to deliver substantial technological and financial support for climate adaptation as well as greenhouse gas mitigation in developing countries; calls on EU diplomacy to advocate with its partners in order to reach, at least, the 100 billion dollar floor to be dedicated to the fight against climate change as of 2020;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Welcomes the Council conclusions of 15th February 2016 on climate diplomacy; commends the EU's commitment to encourage and support initiatives on renewable energies in Africa;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Stresses the need for climate diplomacy to play an important part of a comprehensive foreign and security policy of the EU; calls on the Global Strategy to prioritise diplomacy on climate policy goals;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Stresses the importance of the EU as a key player in climate diplomacy; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must mobilise this network in order to implement the obligations resulting from the Paris Agreement;