10 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2014/2220(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the European Union is a community of values and has a duty to protect those values outside its own borders, focusing on human rights and fundamental freedoms; recalls that, in this regard, that the use of force must be a last resort in this respect;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the changing nature of the security landscape and national security concerns with regard to cyber-attacks; calls, therefore, for a coherent European strategy to secure critical (digital) infrastructure against cyber-attacks, while also protecting and promoting citizens' digital rights and freedoms; reminds of the need for more clarity and a proper legal framework, given the difficulties of attribution of cyber-attacks and the need for a proportionate and necessary response in all contexts;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers, however, that the injection of political stimulus in 2013 did not lead to the implementation of practical measures commensurate with the declared levels of ambition; considers that the Union today does not yet possess the requisite resources, operationally, industrially or in terms of capabilities, to contribute in a determining way to the management of international crises and to assert its own strategic autonomy; calls on the Member States to follow through with concrete measures as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the appointment of the new Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR), Federica Mogherini; welcomes her first statements and her decision to chair the Foreign Affairs and Defence Council meetings, an indication of her interest in the CSDP; hopes that the stances she has taken will be reflected in a boost to the development of the CSDP; calls on the VP/HR to play a leading role in working towards further implementation of CSDP and integration of European defence capabilities;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points to the vast body of research which clearly demonstrates the practical and financial benefits of further integration of European defence capabilities and further policy coherence, such as the 300 suggested pooling and sharing projects presented by the EUMS in April 2011 and the European Parliament study indicating the possibility to save at least 26 billion euros annually;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. HopeExpects that by the time of the June 2015 European Council, which will once again deal with defence issues, the Member States and the EU institutions will be in a position to propose specific measures in line with the undertakings given in December 2013;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes noteIs concerned that the most recent civilian and military operations under the CSDP have continued to be dogged by structural shortcomings evident now for several years: lengthy and inflexible decision- making processes, mission mandates unsuited to the operational environment, the problem of ‘force generation’ and logistical and financial inertia;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Questions, for example, the relevance of deploying and maintaining a mission on the Libyan border (EUBAM Libya) in an institutional and security context where it has never been able to address the basic aims identified there; calls for a reassessment of the needs for Libya in light of the worrying recent developments, in order to adequately address security concerns, including in connection with on-going anti-terrorism efforts in Mali and the Sahel region;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the Council’s intention to develop projects for pooling critical technologies, e.g. remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and Governmental Satcom; notes that a regulatory framework is needed for the initial integration of RPAS into Europe’s air traffic system by 2016, taking due account of civilian and military requirements; as well as democratic and judicial oversight;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Welcomes the adoption of the changes to the Wassenaar regime's export control lists with regard to surveillance and intrusion technologies, which have recently also been implemented at European level; stresses however, that more is needed to prevent the uncontrolled production and export of technologies that can be used to attack the EU's critical infrastructure and violate human rights; calls on the Commission, therefore, to come forward with a proposal for revision of the dual-use export regulation as soon as possible;