Activities of Knut FLECKENSTEIN related to 2018/2097(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy PDF (303 KB) DOC (63 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas globalisation has increased interdependence, with decisions taken in Beijing or Washington having a direct impact on our lives; whereas, in turn, interdependencehich has resulted in global public opinion becoming cognisant of transnational problems, which require transnational solutions;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU’s aspirational global leadership has been undermined as a result of the financial crisis, rising Euroscepticism, the proliferation of crises on our doorstep and rising scepticism of European public opinion on the projection of force abroadthe lack of effective strategic autonomy of the EU, which has given rise to a tendency to respond to events rather than to shape them;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas some Western democracies have become more protectionist and inward- looking, and are swinging to the extremes at a time when multilateral cooperation is the only way to respond to global challenges effectively; whereas there is a risk of this power vacuum is being filled by other powers such as China or Russianon-democratic powers;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and impose secondary sanctions on European companies doing legitimate business with Iran has shown the limits of European economic sovereigntymeant a violation of the international law as codified in the relevant resolution of the UN Security Council and has shown the limits of European economic sovereignty; whereas the EU and its Member States have reaffirmed their commitment of the full implementation of the JCPOA and have taken measures to ensure legitimate European economic interests;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- promoting and safeguarding Europeanuniversal values such as freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – indent 2 a (new)
- the respect of a ruled-based international order;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Commission, the Council and the Member States to act strategically following an Integrated Approach and by using all the means at their disposal, including trade, development, and diplomatic CSDP civilian and military tools, to strengthen the EU’s geopoliticlobal influence and protect its interests, including by enhancing the EU's economic sovereignty and strategic autonomy, in line with the EU's Global Strategy;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CRecalls the important role of EU external financing instruments in advancing these interests, when coupled with a policy-driven approach that balances long-term commitments with the necessary flexibility to adjust to short- term shocks and new emerging pressures; calls for sufficient financial resources to be made available for the EU’s external action under the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) (2021-2027); takes the view that the growing challenges in the EU’s neighbourhood and beyond call for significantly higher appropriations for external action;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Understands that proximity to threats determines policy priorities; calls, nevertheless, on all Member States to respect the principle of solidarity enshrined in the Treaties (Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and to take the necessary steps to respond to the migration crisis, just as all Member States have responded with solidarity to the challenges posed by a resurgent andn assertive Russia;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue using the EU’s transformative power at its Eastern borders, strengthening economic and connectivity ties, enhancing people to people contacts, using trade agreements and, access to the single market and visa facilitation and liberalization as incentives to foster democratic reforms and the adoption of European rules and standards;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the Mediterranean is one of the most unequal borders in the world; reiterates the urgent need to stimulate the economic development of the Southern Mediterranean basin and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to create decent local economic opportunities, especially for youth and women, in the African continent, notably in the countries of origin and transit of migrants; welcomes, in this regard, Commission President Juncker’s proposal to build a new Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs between Europe and Africa, andhowever, underlines that the EU should ensure that the projects and programs implemented through this financial instrument should put the protection of worker's rights, the fight against social inequalities and climate change at its core; also welcomes his initiative to develop the various European-African trade agreements into one continent-to- continent free trade agreement, as an economic partnership between equals;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that, despite their importance, soft power and institution building al the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy will ultimately depend one are not sufficient to exert influence in a world where power politics and hard power are increasingly significant; believes that the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy will ultimately depend, to a large extent, on the resources and capabilities that support in effective combination of soft and hard power tools and the resources and capabilities that support it; believes that, despite political differences, open dialogue is significant for stronger soft power and its impact;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the steps taken to increase the EU’s military autonomcapacity, namely the establishment of a European single command centre in Brussels for European military training missions, and removing obstacles to the deployment of EU Battlegroups; believes that the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) on defence projects and the coordinated review of national defence budgets will help the Member States to deepen their defence cooperation and spend their defence budgets more effectively;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the HR/VP proposal with the support of the Commission for a European Peace Facility, which would give the EU the capacity to finance CFSP actions having military or defence implications in a flexible, efficient manner, overcoming current gaps;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Supports the work undertaken to strengthen civilian CSDP providing a new framework for civilian crises management and CSDP missions, with ambitious commitments at EU and national level; recalls the implementation of the Integrated Approach in planning, conducting and reviewing of the missions;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20