Activities of Sabine LÖSING related to 2018/2099(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy - Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the Annual report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (495 KB) DOC (71 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. WelcomeRejects the creation of a dedicated title for defence in the Commission’s MFF proposal, and in particular the establishment of a budget line from which the European Defence Fund and Military Mobility projects will be funded; is of the opinion that these decisions will, most probably, call for a centralized management orecalls that the setting-up of the new heading V on Security and Defence, the EU defence research programme, European dDefence at Commission level; underlines that funding from that budget line should be exclusively spent for defence purposes without politicization as security is indivisible and should be coherent with the capability and infrastructure needs of Member States and in line with the EU’s aspirations for strategic autonomyFund and Military Mobility clearly violate the provisions laid down in Article41(2)TEU which states that any expenditure arising from actions having military or defence implications must not be charged to the Union budget; denounces and deeply deplores the unprecedented speed with which the EU is being militarised; recalls that the best way of preserving and promoting peace and stability is to focus on poverty eradication, humanitarian aid, sustainable and fair economic and social development, peaceful and diplomatic conflict resolution, disarmament, demobilisation of troops and reintegration programmes;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. NotDeplores the increasing prominence of military mobility on the European defence agenda; underlines that military mobility is a central strategic tool in the current threat environment, vital for both the CSDP and Member States other multilateral obligations, including NATO; welcomes therefore its inclusion not only in the proposal for the new Connecting Europe Facility but also its in PESCO and its prominent role in EU-NATO cooperation; emphasises that these different projects need to be properly coordinated to ensure that they yield the desired results; welcomeand the incorporation of the military into the Connection Europe Facility will further militarise civilian EU- programmes and will lead to cuts of funds for purely civilian projects as the added value for military deployment will be prioritised; Strongly opposes therefore its inclusion in the proposal for the new Connecting Europe Facility; Rejects the Commission proposal to allocate 6.5 billion Euro to military mobility projects through the Connecting Europe Facility in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021- 2027);
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Also welcomeRejects the proposal by the HR/VP, with the support of the Commission, for a European Peace Facility, which will finance the parts of the costs of EU defence activities, such as military missions, training and equipment including weaponry, that are excluded from budgetary funding by article 41(2) TEU; notes in particular the ambitiousrecalls that this new European instrument facilitates the inclusion, and expansion, of the Athena mechanism for the financing of CSDP missions, which has been a long- standing demand of the Parliawill increase the automatic financial involvement of each Member State in every EU-military mission, no matter of their actual involvement;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. WelcomeStrongly rejects the establishment of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), allegedly aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU defence industry with EUR 500 million until 2020; further rejects the establishment of the successor programme the European Defence Fund as well as the creation of a new heading V ‘Security and Defence' within the post 2020 MFF; recalls that according to Article 41 (2) expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications shall not be charged to the Union Budget; denounces and deeply deplores the unprecedented speed with which the EU is being militarised; insists that the EU and its Member States should work for peace and focus on diplomatic and peaceful conflict resolution;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomeRejects the implementation of an inclusivthe Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) as an importantfurther step towards a closer cooperation in security and defence among the Member States; acknowledges the character of PESCO as a legally binding long-term project, including a set of highly ambitious commitments as well as an array of cooperative projects; stresses the need for full alignment between PESCO activities and other CSDP activitiesthe militarisation of the European Union and the de facto founding of the European Defence Union; warns in this regards that with PESCO the existing unanimity rule in the Council concerning CSFP and CSDP decisions will be annulled;