2008/2003(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

~~1. Reaffirms the conclusions of Parliament's previous resolutions concerning the ESS and ESDP, and thus sees no need to repeat any of them in this resolution;~~Deleted

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the High Representative to a~~ssess~~nalyse in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations; the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes whether, rather than engage in this recently established security strategy, the Union should not instead continue the development of its strategy of European unification in external matters which it has successfully pursued for several decades – expanding the European project, spreading democracy and welfare, increasing the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and human securityrole of law in international politics, strengthening international cooperation and organisations promoting these aims;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Points out that the ~~growing role of the EU, in particular through ESDP civilian missions, is creating a demand for an ever-increasing CFSP budget~~CFSP budget is steadily increasing, and hence demands a greater and more timely flow of information from the Council, so as to enable Parliament to prepare its decisions on the annual budget;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Invites the Council and the Commission to develop proposals enabling flexible procurement procedures appropriate for ESDP civilian missions – which very often require rapid decisions – to be examined and agreed upon by Parliament, the Council and the Commission; welcomes the fact that the Commission has recently opened its training on procurement and financial procedures to staff from ESDP missions;

Amendment 102 #

Andrew DUFF

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. ~~Calls on the Council to initiate a dialogue with Parliament on the possibility of transferring the Athena mechanism to the CFSP budget while retaining the flexibility provided by Athena~~Regrets the unnecessary complexity of the arrangements laid down in Article 28 of the EU Treaty with regard to the rapid financing of ESDP activities outside the EU budget; insists that the Interinstitutional Agreement on budgetary discipline and sound financial management of 17 May 2006, and the structured dialogue between the Council and Parliament envisaged therein, be fully implemented;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38

38. Calls on the Council to ~~initiate a dialogue with Parliament on the possibility of transferring the Athena mechanism to the CFSP budget while retaining the flexibility provided by Athena~~put an end to the Athena mechanism;

Amendment 104 #

Andrew DUFF

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Points out that the European Parliament, through its contacts with the national parliaments (Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs, Conference of Defence Committee Chairs, NATO Parliamentary Assembly) and through the future implementation of the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty on the role of national pIn the light of the new potential in CFSP and ESDP afforded by the Treaty of Lisbon, wishes to foster closer collaboration between relevant committees of the European and national parliaments, including parliamentary observers from non-EU NATO members together with members from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; points out that the European Parliaments, is the legitimate body at European level in which scrutiny, monitoring and control of ESDP should take place in the first instance;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Stresses that Parliament should continue to ~~adopt a recommendation or resolution prior to~~be informed about the launch of any ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group~~), in close consultation with national parliaments~~, in order to impart democratic legitimacy to the operation in question; is of the opinion that, in order to ensure flexibility when Parliament is not in plenary session, its Rules should be adapted with a view to authorising its responsible committee to adopt that recommendation or resolution on its behalf;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Stresses that Parliament should continue to adopt a recommendation or resolution prior to the launch of any ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group), in close consultation with national parliaments, in order to ~~impart democratic legitimacy to the operation in ques~~have a European Parliament position available before an ESDP operation; is of the opinion that, in order to ensure flexibility when Parliament is not in plenary session, its Rules should be adapted with a view to authorising its responsible committee to adopt that recommendation or resolution on its behalf;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. ~~Stress~~Reiterates that it should ~~continue~~be given the opportunity to adopt a recommendation or resolution before the launching of an ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group) in close consultation with national parliaments, in order to give democratic legitimacy to the operation; is of the opinion that in order to be flexible and when it is not in session, its Rules should be adapted in view of authorising its responsible committee to adopt on its behalf that recommendation or resolution;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the High Representative to assess in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations;, the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and humanogether with the link and relationship between external and internal aspects of security;

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Stresses that Parliament should continue to adopt a recommendation or resolution prior to the launch of any ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group), in close consultation with national parliaments, in order to impart democratic legitimacy to the operation in question; is of the opinion that, in order to ensure flexibility when Parliament is not in plenary session or rapid deployment is deemed necessary, its Rules should be adapted with a view to authorising its responsible committee to adopt that recommendation or resolution on its behalf;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42

42. Asks the Council to include a reference to the recommendation or resolution adopted by Parliament in the Joint Action authorising an ESDP operation, thus demonstrating that the Council is seeking additional democratic legitimacy for its external actions through parliamentary decisions;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

Amendment 113 #

Metin KAZAK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Deplores the fact that the technical agreements already drafted between ISAF and EUPOL Afghanistan as well as between KFOR and the EU (with a view to the future ESDP Kosovo mission) have not yet been signed, putting at risk the security of personnel and threatening the success of those missions; urges ~~Turkey to desist from blocking such signature for reasons unrelated to the two mission~~the Council and NATO to finalise the relevant technical arrangements in line with the jointly agreed framework, with a view to contributing to peace and stability in Afghanistan and Kosovo;

Amendment 114 #

Metin KAZAK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Calls for the full and effective implementation of the Nice provisions on the involvement of the non-EU European allies in ESDP (the Nice Implementation Document), which was agreed by the European Council in October 2002;

Amendment 115 #

Jan Marinus WIERSMA, Marek SIWIEC, Libor ROUČEK, Justas Vincas PALECKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Regards the European Union and NATO as mutually reinforcing, and urges close cooperation between them;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Is of the view that the U.S. plan to establish an anti-missile system in Europe at this time may hamper international disarmament efforts; expresses its concerns about Russia's suspension of implementation of its obligations under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which has caused worries about the strategic balance in Europe; stresses that both issues affect the security of all European countries and should not therefore be the subject of purely bilateral discussions between the U.S. and individual European countries; calls on the Council and the Member States to establish, together with NATO, a framework designed to include as many European countries as possible in the debate; invites the Council and NATO to evaluate estimated future nuclear threats from certain countries and the danger of a new arms race in Europe and to propose an adequate multilateral response to them, with the possibility of including the proposed U.S. anti-missile system in the NATO framework;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)

43a. Calls for an end to any military component of the European Union; only a genuinely civilian European Union is a credible player;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A

–A. recalling that the objective of the European Union's foreign and security policy is to safeguard the Union's common values, fundamental interests, independence and integrity as well as to fulfil the need to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in conformity with the principles of the United Nations Charter: a. stating that conflict and crisis prevention by civil and diplomatic means must be the overall guiding principle underlying any EU security and defence policy; b. convinced that the new security and defence measures must not result in any weakening of human rights in general, or of civil liberties and the rights of Union citizens as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; c. emphasising that the European Security Strategy can be implemented successfully as long as there are no differing levels of security within the territory of the European Union; d. convinced that the European Security and Defence Policy should provide for the identification of "common threats" and, consequently, the elaboration of "common interests" as long as security is affected within the territory of the European Union;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas in 2007 and early 2008 further ~~developments in the field of ESDP capabilities and the implementation of the ESS were achiev~~steps towards developing a military component of the European Union were completed, including:

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the High Representative to assess in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations; the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno- Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and human security; invites him further to evaluate whether those threats, risks and challenges are directly relevant to a broad understanding of European security or whether they merely possess a security dimension;

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b

C.b. delivery delays and rising costs concerning the ~~much needed~~ long-range airlift capacity in the form of the Airbus A400M military transport aircraft;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point c

c. an imbalance in the contributions from Member States~~, especially~~ as regards the staffing of ~~civilian~~ ESDP missions, thus limiting EU crisis management capabilities;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point d

d. ~~problems in recruiting sufficient police officers for the mission in Afghanistan due to security concerns and a lack of individual career prospects on~~ the deployment of EUPOL Afghanistan, which has been broadly criticised as being too small, poorly planned and under-funded, and which has started ratheir ~~return~~slowly;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point f

f. the failure as yet to sign the technical agreements drafted between EU and NATO with a view to ensuring coordination in Kosovo between KFOR and the possible future ESDP mission, and in Afghanistan between EUPOL and ISAF, due to opposition by Turkey,Delete

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point f

Amendment 125 #

Metin KAZAK

Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point g (new)

g. the failure to conclude the Agreement between Turkey and the EU on Security Procedures for the Exchange of Classified Information (the Security Agreement),

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the Treaty of Lisbon will introduce major and questionable innovations in the field of ESDP, which are mainly reflected in Articles 42 to 46 (in section 2 "Provisions on the common security and defence policy"),

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas continuous efforts need to be made to avoid duplication and to increase interoperability within the EU, and whereas the most cost-effective way of doing this is to share and pool defence assets in order to maximise Europe's defence capability,

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

~~– having regard to the Madrid Report issued by the Human Security Study Group on 8 November 2007,~~Delete

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

– having regard to the EU-Africa joint strategy adopted in Lisbon on 9 December 2007 and the appointment of General Pierre-Michel Joana as Special Advisor for African peacekeeping capabilities as from 1 March 2008,

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the High Representative to assess in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations; the link between external and internal aspects of security (~~the~~ fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge f~~acing~~or civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, i.e.~~g. in~~ Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno- KaKrabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; ~~and~~ the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and human security as well as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the High Representative to assess ~~in a White Paper~~ the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations; the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno- Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and human security;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that unresolved regional conflicts and disputes in the neighbourhood of the EU are to be seen as a matter of major and immediate concern for the EU also; calls on the Council and the Commission to enhance the EU's capacity to devise roadmaps for the resolution of such conflicts, inter alia by giving additional support to the EU Special Representative responsible;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the High Representative to include in that White Paper proposals for improving and complementing the ESS, such as the definition of common European security interests and criteria for the launching of ESDP missions; invites him further to define new targets for civilian and military capabilities (including structures for command and control, and transportation for all European actors in crisis management for both ESDP and disaster relief purposes) and to reflect on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to ESDP and proposals for a new EU-NATO partnership;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Invites the High Representative to include in that White Paper proposals for improving and complementing the ESS, such as the ~~definition of common European security interests and criteria for the launching of ESDP missions; inv~~necessary strengthening of the civilian capabilities ~~him further to define new targets for civilian and military capabilities (including structures for command and control,~~of the European Union for crisis and conflict prevention; to that end, there is a need for effective measures to defuse conflicts and stransportation for all European actors in crisis management for both ESDP and disaster relief purposes) and to reflect on the implications of the Lisbon Treaty with regard to ESDP and proposals for a new EU-NATO partnershipuctural measures to remove their causes; recalls in this context the reference in the draft strategy to the need for better co-ordination of policies and for international cooperation;

Amendment 18 #

Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE, Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Also urges the High Representative to tackle the issue of the ‘caveats’ in the White Paper; although this is a matter for the national sovereignty of each Member State, considers that they should be harmonised to protect the safety of the various Member States’ forces deployed on the ground;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcom~~Opposes the s~~ignature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovat~~tipulations contained in Articles 42 to 46 (in section 2 "Provisions ion the ~~field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative,~~common security and defence policy") of the Lisbon Treaty, and in particular the obligation requiring the Member States to "progressively ... improve their military capabilities", the establish~~ing~~ment of a European ~~External Action Service, introducing an article on~~Defence Agency, the possibility of the deployment of combat forces all over the world, the mutual defence a~~ssistance, a~~nd solidarity clause ~~and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opin~~which binds all Member States to provide aid and assistance "by all means in their power", and the extension of "enhanced cooperation" t~~hat~~o the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations; defence and security field by encouraging a hard core of particularly capable states, to be achieved by what is known as "permanent structured cooperation"; is deeply concerned that this new strategy of prioritising security, defence and armament aspects will move the Union away from the model of a civil power;

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that such a White Paper should be the basis for a wider p~~ublic political debate; underlines that a future assessment of the ESS should b~~olitical debate conducted in public, mainly because the ESS defines the Union's fundamental values and objectives and illustrates what it stands for; underlines that a future assessment of the ESS should be carried out with greater democratic accountability and therefore made in close consultation with all EU institutions including the European Parliament and national parliaments;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that ~~such a White Paper should be the basis for a wider public political debate~~a wider public political debate on the future plans for the military component of EU policy is urgently needed; underlines that a future assessment of the ESS should be made in close consultation with all EU institutions including the European Parliament and national parliaments;

Amendment 22 #

Christian EHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that such a White Paper should be the basis for a wider public political debate; underlines that a future assessment of the ESS ~~should~~has to be made in close consultation with all EU institutions including the European Parliament and national parliaments;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

European External Action Service (EEAS) 6a. Notes the significant effect which the setting-up of the EEAS will have on the Union’s external relations; stresses the need for transparency and democratic input into this process; therefore requests the Council and the Commission to keep Parliament informed of the status of negotiations regarding the setting-up of the EEAS, and to include Parliament and civil society in consultation processes so as to ensure that their views regarding the future service may be taken into account;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes the indispensable contribution made by civilian elements in ESDP missions; regrets, therefore, that whereas the Lisbon Treaty commits Member States progressively to improve their military capabilities it does not similarly commit them to improve their civilian capabilities for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. WIs of the view that, in order to achieve maximum quality, efficiency and consistency in terms of civilian contributions to ESDP missions, structured cooperation within the framework of the EU is necessary; therefore welcomes the establishment within the Council secretariat of the CPCC, which will serve as the civilian equivalent of an EU Operational Headquarters and will provide assistance and support in the planning and implementation of civilian ESPD missions, thereby preventing EU civilian missions from being under a military chain of command; calls for such a balance to be reflected in the role and administrative structure of the Civil- Military Cell; however, considers that a more appropriate institutional setting for this structured cooperation would be either a Peacebuilding Agency, along the lines of the European Defence Agency for military capabilities, or alternatively a specialised unit within the European External Action Service designed to ensure greater coherence and consistency between the institutions;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Welcomes the establishment within the Council secretariat of the CPCC, which will serve as the civilian equivalent of an EU Operational Headquarters and will provide assistance and support in the planning and implementation of civilian ESPD missions, th~~ereby prevent~~us ensuring EUa civilian ~~missions from being under a military~~ chain of command; calls for such a balance to be reflected in the role and administrative structure of the Civil- Military Cell;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Is of the view that structured cooperation on civilian capabilities for conflict prevention and management should focus primarily on: cooperation with external organisations and non- governmental organisations; training and recruitment of civilian personnel; planning, mission support and evaluation for civilian crisis management; coordination of internal EU instruments; and research and evaluation;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities for a more appropriate organisational setting, such as a specialised unit within the European External Action Service, so as to ensure a more coherent and comprehensive approach to civilian crisis management, bridging institutional divides and thus allowing for better coordination of internal EU instruments as well as cooperation between the EU and external organisations and non-governmental organisations;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Requests the Council, against the background of~~Acknowledges the Member States' efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions and requests the Council to take steps to avoid experiences of the kind that resulted in unsatisfactory planning and deployment of EUPOL Afghanistan, to carry out an immediate review of the decision-making, financing and deployment aspects of civilian ESDP missions and to put forward concrete proposals designed to avoid any repetition of this situation in the future;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause ~~and~~, permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence~~; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovation~~ and an extension of the "Petersberg tasks"; hopes that the ratification process will be completed successfully and in a timely fashion in all Member States; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls for a clear definition of the military, civil and policing missions of the EU;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Recognises 3 kinds of ESDP missions in the way the ESDP operates: civil, policing and military;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Urges that a clear distinction be made between the three different ESDP missions; combined civil and military missions lead to a lack of clarity, particularly regarding financing;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Rejects a civil-military combination;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Acknowledges Member States' efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions in the areas of civil protection, monitoring, EUSR support and mission support; notes, however, continued shortfalls in the areas of police, the rule of law and civilian administration;deleted

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Acknowledges Member States’ efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions in the areas of civil protection, monitoring, EUSR support and mission support; notes, however, continued shortfalls in the areas of police, the rule of law and civilian administration; stresses the importance of providing competent and highly skilled staff for ESDP missions;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Acknowledg~~Notes Member States' efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions in the areas of civil protection, monitoring, EUSR support and mission support; notes, however, continued shortfalls in the areas of police, the rule of law and civilian administration;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to increase their cooperation in the area of ESDP civilian missions and EU border missions where the division of competences between the two institutions is blurred; is of the view that the European External Action Service envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty should facilitate this task; believes, however, that conflicts in respect of competences could still occur even under the Lisbon Treaty, thus necessitating decisions by the High Representative;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Urges the Member States to regularly review the availability of personnel for civilian ESDP missions and to bring their competent national authorities together in order to set up national action plans with regard to possible contributions, as is the case in Finland, including the creation of procedures to secure the career perospect~~ive~~s of participants in such missions; and appropriate consideration of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) concerning the representation of women in mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict; further urges that specific training be devised with regard to the protection of children, in line with the EU Guidelines on Children and Armed Conflict, and in order to prepare EU nationals to interact in a fair and respectful way with local populations;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

117a. Urges the Member States to regularly review the availability of personnel for civilian ESDP missions and to bring their competent national authorities together in order to set up national action plans with regard to possible contributions, as is the case in Finland, including the creation of procedures to secure career perspectives of participants in such missions;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; ~~urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible;~~ is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Regards it as important to strengthen the conflict resolution civil capacity, therefore calls on the Council and the Commission to reinforce the CPCC and to consider the establishment of an EU Civil Peace Corps as requested by Parliament;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to establish an EU Civil Peace Corps for crisis management and conflict prevention as requested by Parliament;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the revision of the Council's Decision of 8 November 2007 and the Commission Communication of 5 March 2008 aimed at establishing a Community Civil Protection Mechanism and the new civil protection Financial Instrument, which is designed to improve the mobilisation and coordination of civil protection assistance in the event of major emergencies inside or outside the EU;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is of the view that human security is a core principle at the heart of the ESS, which – when combined with the principle of "responsibility to protect" – provides the EU with a strong political guideline when it comes to deciding whether an intervention should take place, and with a robust political mandate enabling it to intervene effectively in crises;Deleted

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is of the view that human security is a core principle at the heart of the ESS, ~~which – when combined with the principle of "responsibility to protect" – provides the EU with a strong political guideline when it comes to deciding whether~~the objective of which is to create and maintain human security and which is based on the primacy of the individual and not of the state; firmly believes that such a policy must be characterised by multilateralism, a commitment to international law and intervenation ~~should take place, and with a robust political mandate enabling it to intervene effectively in crises~~al institutions, and that any measures to be implemented must be based on the logic of law enforcement and not of warfare;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. IsConsiders that a security strategy for the 21st century must make "human security" – the protection of human beings, not the state, against threats – its key yardstick for security policy; is therefore of the view that human security ishould become a core principle at the heart of the ESS, which – when combined with the principle of “"responsibility to protect”" – provides the EU with a strong political guideline when it comes to deciding whether an intervention should take place, and with a robust political mandate enabling it to intervene effectively in crises; emphasises that a threat analysis based on the concept of "human security" entails practical consequences for the strategic orientation of European security policy, taking into account that all policy areas within the European Union have to follow a coherent policy in order to cope efficiently with crisis situations – ideally long before they become a matter of concern;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Is of the view that human security and effective multilateralism are core principles at the heart of the ESS, which – when combined with the principle of "responsibility to protect" – provides the EU with a strong political guideline when it comes to deciding whether an intervention should take place, and with a robust political mandate enabling it to intervene effectively in crises;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. In the light of this, underlines that ESDP missions – even those conducted under the auspices of the UN – must at all costs be prevented from being considered or even perceived as a prolongation of the pursuit of economic and/or strategic foreign policy goals by one or more particular EU Member States;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Regards it as important for the EU to make a greater effort to enhance and consolidate its policies promoting worldwide support for democracy; considers, therefore, that it is essential to place support for democracy at the heart of the CFSP and to ensure coherence between the actions of the EU Institutions and the Member States;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Regards it as absolutely essential to take the concept of ‘preemption’ out of the Strategy, as the Union should be concerned with ‘prevention’, i.e. early and active engagement, better intelligence concerning threats, more arms control and disarmament, strengthening the non- proliferation regime, and positive and negative sanctions;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcomes~~Takes note of the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Criticises the contradictory and ambiguous references in the ESS to the use of (EU) armed forces, which contrast among other things with the statement that ‘the fundamental framework for international relations is the United Nations Charter’;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Considers that, in order to impart greater coherence and visibility to EU efforts in support of democracy, it might be useful to coordinate efforts by various existing democracy-supporting organisations, inasmuch as this would enhance human and societal capacity and security over the long term, and furthermore to provide sustainable support for all fragile and conflict-prone states;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls the importance of human rights and gender mainstreaming~~, and calls for the nomination of more female candidates for CFSP/ESDP senior management positions, including for EU Special Representatives as well as for ESDP operations in general~~;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls the importance of human rights and gender mainstreaming, and calls for the nomination of more female candidates for CFSP/ESDP senior management positions, including for EU Special Representatives as well as for ESDP operations in general; asks for national action plans to be adopted for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) concerning the representation of women in mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls the importance of human rights and gender mainstreaming, and calls for the nomination of more female candidates for CFSP/ESDP senior management positions, including for EU Special Representatives as well as for ESDP operations in general; considers that the most effective way to achieve a greater level of representation of women in ESDP missions is through the adoption of national action plans for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) concerning the representation of women in mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Member States to continue working towards the goal of an international ban on cluster munitions, ~~and~~ to further develop ways to detect and destroy unexploded ordnance, and to provide financial and technical assistance to the countries concerned;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Reaffirms its concern about the ongoing proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW), which cause unnecessary human suffering, exacerbate armed conflict and instability, facilitate terrorism, undermine sustainable development, good governance and the rule of law, and contribute to grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; is of the opinion that the appropriate integration of SALW reduction and control strategies must become an integral part of international programmes aimed at conflict prevention and post-conflict peace building; calls on the Member States, the Council and the Commission to get governments to agree on binding provisions to control SALW (including brokering and transfers) through international, regional and national legislation;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Emphasises the need for the European Union to take over the initiative of strengthening the international arms control regime, thereby contributing to the reinforcement given to effective multilateralism within the international order; notes further the congruence of efforts to integrate aspects of non- proliferation within the EU Neighbourhood Policy with that of the overall strategic objective of building security within the Union’s neighbourhood;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. In this light, finds it embarrassing that, despite the fact that the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2008, "irresponsible" arms exports from EU Member States seem to be continuing without much hindrance, even to governments in countries where the EU is launching or considering an ESDP operation;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; congratulates those Member States that have already ratified the Lisbon Treaty; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovations; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the first ever EU joint meeting of Defence and Development Ministers on 19 November 2007, which was an important step in reviewing the problems faced by the developing world, thus enhancing coherence and consistency in the EU'’s short-term actions on security and long-term actions on development vis- à-vis the countries concerned; also welcomes the Council Conclusions on Security and Development dated 19 November 2007, particularly the emphasis placed therein on conflict analysis and conflict sensitivity, and strongly encourages the Commission and the Council to implement those conclusions;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Calls on the Council to examine options for the setting-up of an integrated civil-military "Human Security Response Force" to carry out human security operations, composed of about 15 000 personnel, of whom at least one third would be civilian specialists (such as police officers, human rights monitors, development and humanitarian specialists and administrators); considers that the Force, building on already existing ESDP structures, could be drawn from dedicated troops and civilian capabilities already made available by Member States (such as the capabilities made available under the military and civilian Headline Goals, the Battle Groups and the Civilian Response Teams) and could also include a "Humanitarian Security Volunteer Service" that would combine a Civil Peace Corps as proposed by Parliament and the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Strongly expects the Council and the Member States to do their utmost to contribute to a successful conclusion of the worldwide convention banning cluster munitions, as planned for this year; urges that the conclusion of that convention be swiftly followed conclusion of the ongoing negotiation on strengthening the global ban on landmines, a global ban on uranium weapons and a global ban designed to control conventional arms transfers;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19b. Is of the opinion that the 40th anniversary of the Nuclear Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) on 1 July 2008 must be seen as an opportunity for the EU to promote the need for nuclear disarmament in its Strategy for Weapons of Mass Destruction, with a view to the Preparatory Committees for the forthcoming NPT review conference; reiterates its view that this includes the need for the "recognised" nuclear weapons powers to put forward disarmament initiatives, to make Europe a nuclear-weapon-free zone, and to conclude a global convention banning nuclear weapons;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Title and Paragraph 20

Iranian nuclear programme 20. Notes the revelations of the U.S. intelligence services about the Iranian military and civilian nuclear programmes; regards these findings as a confirmation of the two-track approach, strongly advocated by the EU, designed to persuade Iran diplomatically to comply fully with the IAEA and abandon the potential military use of the civilian programme in a credible and controllable way; concludes that the lack of cooperation with the IAEA in the past justifies suspicion about Iran’s potential to build nuclear weapons within the space of a few years; is of the view that the combination of incentives and UN sanctions in the case of non-compliance are the only way forward, thus excluding any military option;deleted

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Title and Paragraph 20

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Title and Paragraph 20

~~Iranian~~The EU's diplomatic role regarding Iran's nuclear programme 20. ~~Not~~Stresses the revelations of the U.S. intelligence services about the Iranian military and civilian nuclear programmes; regards these findings as a confirmation of the two-track approach, strongly advocated by the EU, designed to persuade Iran diplomatically to comply fully with the IAEA and abandon the potential military use of the civilian programme in a credible and controllable way; concludes that the lack of cooperation with the IAEA leading diplomatic role played by the EU with regard to the Iranian nuclear programme, which not only involves the High Representative speaking on behalf of the EU and the EU3 (France, Germany and the U.K.), but also the U.S., Russia and China bringing together different interests and approaches in pursuit of a common goal; reaffirms that the proliferation risks attaching the past justifies suspicion about Iran’s potential to build nuclear weapons within the space of a few years; is of the view that the combination of incentives and UN sanctions in the case of non-compliance are the only way forward, thus excluding any military option;o the Iranian nuclear programme remain a source of serious concern to the EU and the international community; highlights in this regard its resolution of 31 January 2008 on Iran1 and supports the UN Security Council's Resolution 1803 (2008) of 3 March 2008; 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2008)0031.

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Notes the revelations of the U.S. intelligence services about the Iranian military and civilian nuclear programmes; regards these findings as a confirmation of the two-track approach, strongly advocated by the EU, designed to persuade Iran diplomatically to comply fully with the IAEA and abandon the potential military use of the civilian programme in a credible and controllable way; concludes that the lack of cooperation with the IAEA in the past justifies suspicion about Iran’s potential to build nuclear weapons within the space of a few years; is of the view that the combination of incentives and UN sanctions in the case of non-compliance are the only way forward, thus excluding any military option;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. In the light of the diplomatic success in the negotiations with North Korea, calls on the U.S. to join the EU-3 in direct negotiations with Iran since the U.S. are in a position to offer additional incentives such as security guarantees;deleted

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Member States concerned to bring under permanent structured cooperation, as envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty, existing multinational forces such as Eurocorps, Eurofor, Euromarfor, the European Gendarmerie Force, the Spanish-Italian amphibious force, the European Air Group, the European Air Coordination cell in Eindhoven, the Athens Multinational Sealift Coordination Centre (AMSCC) and all relevant forces and structures for ESDP operations;Deleted

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is of the opinion that, in its security strategy regarding Iran, the EU should follow the principle that Iran must respect the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Is of the opinion that EU should firmly oppose and discourage the sale of nuclear material by other countries to Iran;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

Weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons and, in particular, harmful conventional arms 21a. In the light of the public announcements about the "successfully" completed bilateral talks concerning the deployment of ballistic missile defence interceptors on European territory and their possible integration in the NATO missile defence strategy, reiterates its position that it is totally unacceptable for the Council to refuse to recognise this issue as a part of the European Security Strategy and to debate it as such with Parliament;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Deplores the delay in delivery and rising costs of the A400M aircraft for long-range transport and the lack of available and operational helicopters for short-range transport;~~deleted

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

~~22. Deplores the delay in delivery and rising costs of the A400M aircraft for long-range transport and the lack of available and operational helicopters for short-range transport;~~deleted

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Endorses the work of the European Defence Agency (EDA) on strategic transport, and encourages Member Sates to do more to make up for the shortfalls; welcomes interim measures such as SALIS (Strategic Air Lift Interim Solutions) and regrets that no operational concept for pooling has yet been developed;deleted

Amendment 76 #

Christian EHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Endorses the work of the European Defence Agency (EDA) on strategic transport, and ~~encourages~~calls on the Member Sates to do more to make up for the shortfalls; welcomes interim measures such as SALIS (Strategic Air Lift Interim Solutions) and ~~regrets that no~~encourages the development of an operational concept for pooling ~~has yet been developed~~of capabilities;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Welcomes the British proposal that information about the availability of helicopters for EU missions be shared, with a view to better coordinating fleets;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Franco-German heavy transport helicopter project, but is also aware of the complex reasons for the shortage of available and operational helicopters, mostly related to the high costs of flight hours and maintenance; therefore urges the Member States to envisage an increase in defence expenditure for the purpose of being able to make efficient use of acquired helicopterremains extremely concerned by the lack of operational helicopters available for short- range transport, and therefore reiterates that one of the principal obstacles to modernising and transforming European forces so as to enable them to cope effectively with the security challenges of the 21st century is not the level of defence expenditure, but rather the lack of cooperation, the absence of a clear division of labour and specialisation, and the duplication and fragmentation in arms production and procurement, which increase the risk of non-interoperability between armies;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Asks the Member States concerned to brinvestigate the possibilities and possible impact of bringing under permanent structured cooperation, as envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty, existing multinational forces such as Eurocorps, Eurofor, Euromarfor, the European Gendarmerie Force, the Spanish- Italian amphibious force, the European Air Group, the European Air Coordination cell in Eindhoven, the Athens Multinational Sealift Coordination Centre (AMSCC) and all relevant forces and structures for ESDP operations;

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the Franco-German heavy transport helicopter project, but is also aware of the complex reasons for the shortage of available and operational helicopters, mostly related to the high costs of flight hours and maintenance; ~~therefore~~invites the Council to explore possibilities designed to bridge the gap for the near future, either by a joint action or by supporting Member States in the refurbishing and upgrading of Russian-built helicopters as well as establishing a helicopter training centre; urges the Member States to envisage an increase in defence expenditure for the purpose of being able to make efficient use of acquired helicopters;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Calls on the Council and the Commission to keep Parliament informed of current initiatives to address capability gaps in key areas such as helicopters and medical support units, and to put forward joint financial proposals for guaranteed access to such capabilities for both humanitarian and ESDP purposes;deleted

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

~~26. Welcomes the EDA project on software-defined radio, which has the potential to improve communication between civil and military authorities in the event of an emergency;~~deleted

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Encourages Member States to increase their exchange of intelligence through the EU Joint Situation Centre; believes that special measures need to be taken into account concerning new threats not covered in the ESS, such as the security of energy supply and the security consequences of climate change;

Amendment 84 #

Christian EHLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. ~~Encourages~~Calls on the Member States to increase their exchange of intelligence through the EU Joint Situation Centre concerning new threats not covered in the ESS, such as the security of energy supply and the security consequences of climate change;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Is of the opinion that the Battle Groups are an instrument which is helping the Member States to transform their armed forces, to strengthen interoperability and to establish a common strategic culture on defence; notes that the Battle Groups have so far not been used, due inter alia to narrowly defined terms of deployment, and deplores the fact that the present Battle Group concept has therefore not solved the force generation problem for concrete operations;deleted

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Regrets recent statements at Presidency level that these "battle groups" must not be regarded as being set up for deployment on ESDP missions; is of the view that this means that it is very unclear what they are for and what would be their use and mandate, as well as their financial basis; is of the view that, in order to avoid a wasteful overlapping of military structure-building, urgent clarification is needed;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Calls on the Council to examine options to improve force generation, for example through the further development of the Battle Group concept, leading to a larger permanent joint EU Task Force, or through a more extensive catalogue of available capabilities within the framework of the Headline Goal, so as to be in a position to swiftly generate a force adequate to a mission’s circumstances;deleted

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. CIs aware of the fact that force generation is primarily a question of political will and joint assessment; calls on the Council to examine options to improve force generation, for example through the further development of the Battle Group concept, leading to a larger permanent joint EU Task Force, or through a more extensive catalogue of available capabilities within the framework of the Headline Goal, so as to be in a position to swiftly generate a force adequate to a mission’s circumstances;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

~~30. Calls for the creation within the EU Operations Centre of a permanent planning and operational capability to conduct ESDP military operations;~~deleted

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Welcomes the efforts of Member States to counter cyber attacks; urges the Council and the Commission to present an analysis on the challenges posed by cyber attacks and measures for an efficient and coordinated response to such threats based on best practices;

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

~~31. Proposes to place Eurocorps as a standing force under EU command and invites all Member States to contribute to it;~~deleted

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Calls for continued improvement in interoperability between EU national armed forces; deplores the existing heterogeneity in training and equipment among various armed forces of the Member States and calls for a military 'Erasmus' programme that would include common training for military personnel that could be deployed in ESDP operations;Delete

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Recalls that the success of ESDP operations depends on military personnel being adequately equipped and provided for; calls on the Council to develop common standards in medical care and operational welfare; is of the opinion that such common standards and a regular exchange of best practices, coordinated for example by the EU Military Staff, would support the individual Member States in their capability development work and thus help them to provide capable forces over time;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Regrets ~~that~~ the establishment of the EDA came too late to prevent the emergence of three different national programmes on the unmanned air vehicle instead of a single European one, thus enabling some companies to engage in more than one project and thereby to pocket taxpayers’ money several times over, leaving the EDA with no option but to work on the insertion of unmanned aerial vehicles into the regulated airspace; expresses its preference for single European satellite projects, whether in the fields of intelligence or communication;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Regrets that the establishment of the EDA came too late to prevent the emergence of three different national programmes on the unmanned air vehicle instead of a single European one, ~~thus enabling some companies to engage in more than one project and thereby to pocket taxpayers’ money several times over,~~ leaving the EDA with no option but to work on the insertion of unmanned aerial vehicles into the regulated airspace; expresses its preference for a single European satellite projects, whether in the fields of intelligence or communication;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Welcomes the Commission's defence package, in particular its proposals for a directive in the field of defence procurement and for a directive in the field of intra-Community defence equipment transfers; is of the opinion that these are necessary steps in order to provide national and EU military personnel with the best possible interoperable equipment;Delete

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Welcomes the Commission'’s defence package, in particular its proposals for a Ddirective in the field of defence procurement and for a Ddirective in the field of intra-Ccommunity defence equipment transfers; is of the opinion that these are necessary steps in order to provide national and EU military personnel with the best possible ~~and~~ interoperable equipment; notes, however, the danger that weapons may be transferred through the EU via those Member States with less strict export controls to third countries and/or by an irresponsibly flexible use of the EU/NATO International Import Certificate (ICC); stresses, therefore, that it is important for all Member States to apply the highest standards in terms of arms export controls, so as to prevent EU weapons from fuelling conflicts in developing countries;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Welcomes the conclusions of the EDA steering board of 14 May 2007, especially those calling for a reduction of dependence on non-European sources for key defence technologies and underlining the need for the EU to enjoy autonomy and operational sovereignty;deleted

Amendment 99 #