Activities of Gilles PARGNEAUX related to 2016/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok) FR
Amendments (8)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard to the White Paper on German security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr published on 13 July 2016 by Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen,
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe and that, for this reason, the Member States should form a European pillar within the organisation;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider gradually imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment, access to energy and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund, the European External Investment Plan and the European Development Fund;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge; calls on the EU to work, in accordance with the ‘neighbours of neighbours’ principle of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to strengthen cooperation with the countries of North Africa and the Sahel in the fight against increasing terrorist activities in the Sahel-Saharan region; stresses that the Sahel Strip is of great strategic importance for the security of Europe and the region, and that the harsh living conditions in certain places, such as the Tindouf camps, could drive a section of the population towards the alternative that is Islamic terrorism;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; is convinced that the bilateral talks between Russia and the United States will not be sufficient to bring about a lasting solution to the Syrian crisis; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that our neighbourhood would prove more resilient if it could be organised within a regional cooperation framework enabling shared responses to be found to the challenges of migration, terrorism and development, among other things; therefore calls on the EU to work with its Maghreb neighbours to re-launch and further develop the Arab Maghreb Union; stresses that the lack of any regional cooperation in the Maghreb amounts to some 1-2% of lost GDP for each country in the region, and that security measures and increased economic development focused on the vast Sahel strip would benefit both the Maghreb and the EU;