Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | GUALTIERI Roberto ( S&D) | LISEK Krzysztof ( PPE), DUFF Andrew ( ALDE), BÜTIKOFER Reinhard ( Verts/ALE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54
Legal Basis:
RoP 54Events
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. It emphasises that the new provisions on Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) introduced by the Lisbon Treaty provide a firm political statement of the Union’s intention to act as a force for stability in the world.
Security and foreign policy : Members underline that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty and recent ECJ case law protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies and instruments in a comprehensive approach. They note that military assets can be also deployed in the event of natural and man-made disasters, as shown in practice by the EU Military Staff coordination of military capabilities in support of civilian-led humanitarian relief operations during the Pakistan floods in 2010. Parliament expresses concern, therefore, that, more than one year after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, there are not yet clear signs of a post-Lisbon EU comprehensive approach enabling traditional procedural and institutional barriers to be overcome, while preserving respective legal prerogatives when European citizens' security is at stake.
Members regret the unwillingness of the EU Member States to define a common position on the Libya crisis, and express deep concern about the risk of considering ad hoc coalitions of the willing or bilateral cooperation as viable substitutes for CSDP, as no European State has the capacity to be a significant security and defence actor in the 21st century world. They reiterate that the mandate given in UN Security Council Resolution 1973(2011) to protect Libyan civilians should not be exceeded through the disproportionate use of force. Parliament considers it crucial to work closely with the Interim Transitional National Council, the African Union and the Arab League in order to channel the current military conflict towards political and diplomatic solutions, including the objective of securing the resignation of the Gaddafi regime. The elaboration of a strategy for the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa is yet another concrete opportunity to demonstrate the ability of the EU to act both on security and development challenges.
Parliament goes on to appeal to the Council to provide immediate humanitarian support to Misrata and other population centres, specifically by naval means. It is profoundly concerned about the increasing number of victims of the conflict in Libya and the Gaddafi regime’s reported use of cluster munitions and other arms against the civilian population. Members deeply regret that the mandate of EUFOR was limited to humanitarian aspects when there was a clear case for the EU to take the lead in maritime surveillance and in humanitarian assistance and protection of civilians in Libya. They also regret the decision of some Member States to veto a broader mandate for EUFOR Libya while at the same time conducting such operations on their own, and want a start to be made on planning a potential CSDP operation in the medium to long term in Libya in the areas of security sector reform, institution-building and border management.
The European Council is urged to carry out its task of identifying the strategic interests and political objectives of the EU by drawing up a European foreign policy strategy which should be based on real convergence of the different dimensions of EU external action and subject to regular review. Members call on the European Council and its President to set about this task by engaging in political dialogue with the European Parliament and to discuss Parliament's recommendations, maintaining that such a dialogue is required in the light of the new Treaty provisions. They also call on the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR) to interpret her role as a proactive one and to pursue a constructive dialogue with Parliament in the framework of the twofold effort to foster a political consensus among the Member States on the strategic directions and policy options for the CFSP and the CSDP, and to exploit the potential for the CFSP-CSDP to act synergistically with the other sectors of EU external action.
Parliament regrets the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include all existing units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention and peace building with the CSDP structures. It calls for the following:
(i) the organisation of regular meetings of a crisis management board to be composed of the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace-building, conflict prevention, mediation and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, placed under the authority of the VP/HR and the executive Secretary-General and with the participation of the Commission humanitarian aid, civil protection and internal security structures according to the circumstances. These meetings would be coordinated by the Managing Director for Crisis Response. The VP/HR and the Commission are asked to equip the board with an alert and emergency system and a large unified operations room, located within the EEAS, so as to enable surveillance to be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, hence avoiding the present operational overlapping, which hardly squares with the need for a proper surveillance and rapid reaction system to deal with crises. Regular coordination and exchange should be ensured between this system and the European emergency response centre currently being developed by the Commission;
(ii) a permanent working structure involving the above-mentioned actors going beyond acute crisis management in order to develop common approaches, in areas such as the rule of law and security sector reform;
(iii) a midterm review of the current arrangements with a view to establishing truly integrated strategic planning and conceptual development in the field of crisis management and peace building for the EEAS.
The Crisis Management Board should provide the EEAS with unified contingency planning in relation to potential theatres and crisis scenarios and also coordinate the use of the various financial instruments and deployment of capabilities available to the EU.
Security and defence : Members reaffirm that credible military capabilities are a sine qua non for an autonomous CSDP and that Member States need to provide them. They further stress that those military capabilities can be applied for diverse purposes, not least for civilian ones. Parliament regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel. It deplores the fact that over more than twelve years the method of the force generation process has not yielded any de facto improvements regarding the quantity and quality of military capabilities available for CSDP missions. Members stress the need to evaluate the improvements of military capabilities on a regular basis, pointing out that there is an increasing mismatch between growing demand from abroad and the resources that Member States make available to the Union. They also call on Member States to develop greater transparency regarding their respective defence budgets. The committee also stresses the following:
the CFSP and CSDP, should also lead to disarmament and non-proliferations of weapons ranging from small and light weapons (SALW) to nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles and the VP/HR should give this policy priority; economies of scale are not being achieved since there are widespread overlapping of defence programmes in the EU, such as the more than 20 armoured vehicle programmes, the 6 different attack submarine programmes, the 5 ground-to-air missile programmes and the 3 combat aircraft programmes – this means limited economic resources are wasted, hampers the competitiveness of the whole security-related industrial sector in Europe.
Parliament calls for an extraordinary European Council meeting to be given over to European security and defence, and renews its call for the drafting of a White Paper on European security and defence.
Members recognise the soundness of the Battlegroups, but calls for the concept and the structure of the Battlegroups, which have so far never been deployed, to be carefully reviewed for an increased degree of flexibility and efficiency. They believe that consideration could be given to:
· specialising one of the two Battlegroups in niche capabilities and/or capabilities suited to low-intensity conflicts entailing mixed civilian-military tasks;
· the operating costs should be charged to the ATHENA mechanism , which is due to be reviewed under the Polish Presidency;
Parliament recommends that the ATHENA mechanism be reformed with a view to rationalising and increasing the proportion of common costs (at present estimated to be about 10%) so as to make for fairer burden-sharing in military operations, in which the participants in a mission, who already bear a heavy responsibility in terms of risks and costs, are obliged in the current situation to undertake a further economic responsibility. It calls for the establishment of the start-up fund for preparatory activities in the lead-up to military operations to speed up the disbursement of funds, and for this measure to be covered by the ATHENA mechanism review proposal.
Security in partnership: Members maintain that the trend towards multi-polarity in the international system and the establishment of strategic partnerships must be encompassed within an active commitment to promoting multilateralism. They call on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to defend common positions and interests of the EU and to work towards a reform of the UN whereby the EU as such could have its own permanent seat. Parliament recognises that NATO constitutes the foundation of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it and reaches beyond its Member States. It looks forward to the proposals of the High Representative as tasked by the European Council conclusions of September 2010 referring to EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management.
Members recall that, in addition to partnerships with other international organisations such as the UN, NATO and the African Union, cooperation with individual third countries should be enhanced in the context of the CSDP. Experience shows that third countries can bring important assets, human resources and expertise to CSDP missions, such as in the context of EUFOR Chad/CAR, for which Russia provided much-needed helicopters. The involvement of third countries can also enhance the legitimacy of CSDP operations and help set up a broader security dialogue with important partners while remaining committed to promoting respect for human rights and the rule of law.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Roberto Gualtieri (S&D, IT) on the development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. It emphasises that the new provisions on Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) introduced by the Lisbon Treaty provide a firm political statement of the Union’s intention to act as a force for stability in the world.
Security and foreign policy : Members underline that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty and recent ECJ case protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies and instruments in a comprehensive approach. They note that military assets can be also deployed in the event of natural and man-made disasters, as shown in practice by the EU Military Staff coordination of military capabilities in support of civilian-led humanitarian relief operations during the Pakistan floods in 2010. The committee expresses concern, therefore, that, more than one year after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, there are not yet clear signs of a post-Lisbon EU comprehensive approach enabling traditional procedural and institutional barriers to be overcome, while preserving the respective legal prerogatives when European citizens' security is at stake.
Members regret the unwillingness of the EU Member States to define a common position on the Libya crisis, on UN Security Council Resolution 1973 and on the ways to implement it. They express deep concern about the risk of considering ad hoc coalitions of the willing or bilateral cooperation as viable substitutes for CSDP, as no European State has the capacity to be a significant security and defence actor in the 21st century world. The committee insists that a common response to the developments in Libya is essential to formulate a credible new approach for our southern neighbourhood policy, and underlines that the elaboration of a strategy for the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa is yet another concrete opportunity to demonstrate the ability of the EU to act both on security challenges. The European Council is urged to carry out its task of identifying the strategic interests and political objectives of the EU by drawing up a European foreign policy strategy which should be based on real convergence of the different dimensions of EU external action and subject to regular review. Members call on the European Council and its President to set about this task by engaging in political dialogue with the European Parliament and to discuss Parliament's recommendations, maintaining that such a dialogue is required in the light of the new Treaty provisions. They also call on the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR) to interpret her role as a proactive one and to pursue a constructive dialogue with Parliament in the framework of the twofold effort to foster a political consensus among the Member States on the strategic directions and policy options for the CFSP and the CSDP, and to exploit the potential for the CFSP-CSDP to act synergistically with the other sectors of EU external action.
The report considers that the EEAS has a key role to play in bringing about an effective comprehensive approach based on full integration of the CSDP, the CFSP and the other dimensions of EU external action, notably development cooperation, trade and energy security policies. It regrets the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include all existing units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention and peace-building with the CSDP structures in line with the Madrid agreement. The committee calls in this context for the organisation of regular meetings of a crisis management board to be composed of the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace-building, conflict prevention, mediation and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the geographical desks and other policy departments concerned. The Crisis Management Board should provide the EEAS with unified contingency planning in relation to potential theatres and crisis scenarios and also coordinate the use of the various financial instruments and deployment of capabilities available to the EU.
Security and defence : Members reaffirm that credible military capabilities are a sine qua non for an autonomous CSDP and that Member States need to provide them. They further stress that those military capabilities can be applied for diverse purposes, not least for civilian ones. The committee regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel. It deplores the fact that over more than twelve years the method of the force generation process has not yielded any de facto improvements regarding the quantity and quality of military capabilities available for CSDP missions. Members stress the need to evaluate the improvements of military capabilities on a regular basis, pointing out that there is an increasing mismatch between growing demand from abroad and the resources that Member States make available to the Union. They also call on Member States to develop greater transparency regarding their respective defence budgets. The committee also stresses the following:
the CFSP and CSDP, should also lead to disarmament and non-proliferations of weapons ranging from small and light weapons (SALW) to nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles and the VP/HR should give this policy priority; economies of scale are not being achieved since there are widespread overlapping of defence programmes in the EU, such as the more than 20 armoured vehicle programmes, the 6 different attack submarine programmes, the 5 ground-to-air missile programmes and the 3 combat aircraft programmes – this means limited economic resources are wasted, hampers the competitiveness of the whole security-related industrial sector in Europe.
The committee calls for an extraordinary European Council meeting to be given over to European security and defence, and renews its call for the drafting of a White Paper on European security and defence.
Members recognise the soundness of the Battlegroups, but call for the concept and the structure of the Battlegroups, which have so far never been deployed, to be carefully reviewed for an increased degree of flexibility and efficiency. They believe that consideration could be given to specialising one of the two Battlegroups in niche capabilities and/or capabilities suited to low-intensity conflicts entailing mixed civilian-military tasks. The operating costs should be charged to the ATHENA mechanism , which is due to be reviewed under the Polish Presidency;
The report recommends that the ATHENA mechanism be reformed with a view to rationalising and increasing the proportion of common costs (at present estimated to be about 10%) so as to make for fairer burden-sharing in military operations, in which the participants in a mission, who already bear a heavy responsibility in terms of risks and costs, are obliged in the current situation to undertake a further economic responsibility. It calls for the establishment of the start-up fund for preparatory activities in the lead-up to military operations to speed up the disbursement of funds, and for this measure to be covered by the ATHENA mechanism review proposal.
Security in partnership : Members maintain that the trend towards multipolarity in the international system and the establishment of strategic partnerships must be encompassed within an active commitment to promoting multilateralism . It calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to defend common positions and interests of the EU and to ask the HR/VP to ensure EU representation in that body and persuade Member States to agree on a rotation system, which will ensure a permanent member’s seat for the EU on the UNSC. Members recall that, in addition to partnerships with other international organisations such as the UN, NATO and the African Union, cooperation with individual third countries should be enhanced in the context of the CSDP. Experience shows that third countries can bring important assets, human resources and expertise to CSDP missions, such as in the context of EUFOR Chad/CAR, for which Russia provided much-needed helicopters. The involvement of third countries can also enhance the legitimacy of CSDP operations and help set up a broader security dialogue with important partners while remaining committed to promoting respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T7-0228/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0166/2011
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A7-0166/2011
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE460.912
- Committee draft report: PE458.483
- Committee draft report: PE458.483
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE460.912
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A7-0166/2011
Activities
- Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Plenary Speeches (7)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Gabriele ALBERTINI
Plenary Speeches (5)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Roberto GUALTIERI
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (A7-0166/2011, Roberto Gualtieri) (vote)
- Nicole SINCLAIRE
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Patrick LE HYARIC
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Krzysztof LISEK
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty (A7-0166/2011, Roberto Gualtieri) (vote)
- Ulrike LUNACEK
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
- Dominique BAUDIS
- Elena BĂSESCU
- Bas BELDER
- Lothar BISKY
- Franziska Katharina BRANTNER
- Andrew Henry William BRONS
- Elmar BROK
- David CAMPBELL BANNERMAN
- Daniel COHN-BENDIT
- Joseph DAUL
- Véronique DE KEYSER
- Proinsias DE ROSSA
- Andrew DUFF
- Ilda FIGUEIREDO
- Mariya GABRIEL
- Ana GOMES
- Ágnes HANKISS
- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
- Jiří HAVEL
- Richard HOWITT
- Anna IBRISAGIC
- Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI
- Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA
- Jelko KACIN
- Michał Tomasz KAMIŃSKI
- Tunne KELAM
- Jaromír KOHLÍČEK
- Maria Eleni KOPPA
- Paweł Robert KOWAL
- Béla KOVÁCS
- Eduard KUKAN
- Jörg LEICHTFRIED
- Mario MAURO
- Andreas MÖLZER
- Annemie NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK
- Kristiina OJULAND
- Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN
- Pier Antonio PANZERI
- Antonyia PARVANOVA
- Jaroslav PAŠKA
- Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
- Alojz PETERLE
- Mirosław PIOTROWSKI
- Fiorello PROVERA
- Cristian Dan PREDA
- Libor ROUČEK
- Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS
- José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA
- Marco SCURRIA
- Martin SCHULZ
- Marek SIWIEC
- Struan STEVENSON
- Hannes SWOBODA
- Sampo TERHO
- Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
- Traian UNGUREANU
- Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
- Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA
- Boris ZALA
- Zbigniew ZIOBRO
Votes
A7-0166/2011 - Roberto Gualtieri - Am 4rev #
A7-0166/2011 - Roberto Gualtieri - Am 5rev S #
A7-0166/2011 - Roberto Gualtieri - Am 6rev S #
A7-0166/2011 - Roberto Gualtieri - Am 7rev S #
A7-0166/2011 - Roberto Gualtieri - Am 8rev S #
Amendments | Dossier |
284 |
2010/2299(INI)
2011/03/22
AFET
284 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 - having regard to the Title V of the Treaty on European Union
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Maintains that reliable military capabilities are a sine qua non for a
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Maintains that reliable and available military capabilities are a sine qua non for a self-
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls for disarmament, including the total nuclear disarmament; rejects any encouragement to arms build - up, both on the national and European level;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal, and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel; deplores the fact that over more than twelve years the method of the force generation process has not yielded any de facto improvements regarding the quantity and quality of military capabilities available for CSDP missions; stresses the need to evaluate the improvements of military capabilities on a regular basis;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Regrets the sharp contrast between the EUR 200 billion per year spent by the Member States on defence, the lack of means at the EU's disposal, and the painfully protracted force generation conferences for EU military operations at a time when there are redundant capabilities and personnel; ; points out that there is an increasingly mismatch between increasing demand from abroad and the resources that member states make available to the Union;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes with anxiety that the current economic austerity could lead to cuts that were not concerted at European level and to continuing overlapping that might call the CSDP as such into question, whereas the end effect should be to push the Member States towards smarter defence spending whereby they would pool and share a larger proportion of their defence capabilities, budget, and requirements while achieving more security for their citizens; calls on Member States to develop greater transparency regarding their respective defence budgets;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes with
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. recalls that CFSP and CSDP, besides strengthening the EU's military and civilian capabilities, should also lead to disarmament and non-proliferations of weapons ranging from small and light weapons (SALW) to nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles; urges the VP/HR to give this policy priority by promoting a new series of pro-active measures addressing the issues of landmines, cluster munitions, depleted uranium ammunition, and small and light weapons, biological, chemical and nuclear weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery; urges the VP/HR to report to the European Parliament about the implementation of the 2010 NPT Review Conference and its action plan on disarmament and non- proliferation on an annual basis;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the widespread overlapping of defence programmes in the EU, such as the more than 20 armoured vehicles programmes, the 6 different attack submarine programmes, the 5 ground-to-air missile programmes, and the 3 combat aircraft programmes, and its consequences,
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the widespread overlapping of defence programmes in the EU, such as the two costly national nuclear programmes, the more than 20 armoured vehicles programmes, the 6 different attack submarine programmes, the 5 ground-to-air missile programmes, and the 3 combat aircraft programmes, and its consequences, namely that economies of scale are not achieved, limited economic resources are wasted, and the prices for European defence equipment are over-inflated;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Maintains that all of the above points should be tackled by means of a clear-cut long-term political resolve
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Maintains that all of the above points should be tackled by means of a clear-cut long-term political resolve, making full use of the potential offered by the Lisbon Treaty, and that any common defence policy intended to move gradually towards common defence must serve to strengthen the EU's ability to respond to crises and long-term peace-building, and above all guarantee Europe's strategic autonomy, averting the danger that its standing might decline on the world stage;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Maintains that all of the above points should be tackled by means of a clear-cut long-term political resolve, making full use of the potential offered by the Lisbon Treaty, and that any common defence policy intended to move gradually towards common defence must serve to strengthen the EU's ability to respond to crises and long-term peace-building, and above all guarantee Europe's strategic autonomy,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to become an autonomous strategic actor to
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Maintains that all of the above points should be tackled by means of a clear-cut long-term political resolve, making full use of the potential offered by the Lisbon Treaty, and that any common defence policy intended to move gradually towards common defence must serve to strengthen the EU's ability to respond to crises and long-term peace-building, and above all
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Renews its call for a White Paper on European Defence to be based on national defence and security reviews in all the Member States which accord to a common template and allow for direct comparability of strengths and weaknesses in current capabilities and planning assumptions; urges that in the course of 2012 this White Paper be discussed at a special meeting of the European Council and debated in the European Parliament and between the European and national parliaments;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Strongly calls on Member States to support the European Defence Agency as the expert EU agency entrusted with the role of identifying and developing defence capabilities in the field of crisis management and of promoting and enhancing European armaments cooperation;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation, the Nordic countries defence cooperation and surveillance system at the Gulf of Finland between Finland, Estonia, and Russia, and hopes that
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a springboard for further progress at European level in line with the institutional framework and the requirements of rationalisation and technological, industrial, and operational integration from which it stemmed, as recommended by EDA;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a springboard for further progress at European level in line with the institutional framework and the requirements of rationalisation and technological, industrial, and operational integration from which it stemmed; takes the view that this bilateral initiative could hamper further multilateral cooperation in the framework of the Ghent or Weimar initiative; urges the governments of France and the United Kingdom to commit to future European multilateral pooling and sharing arrangements with regard to all bilateral cooperation projects except those which concern the issues of nuclear weapons, aircraft carriers and submarines;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a springboard for further progress at European level in line with the institutional framework and the requirements of rationalisation and technological, industrial, and operational integration from which it stemmed; considers that, although the motivation of the Franco-British defence cooperation is not to produce a greater European defence capability, it should provide a roadmap to more effective European defence cooperation based on capability planning and mutual dependency;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that, in addition to being a political necessity, Permanent Structur
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that,
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that, in addition to being a political necessity, Permanent Structur
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Considers that, at a time of financial crisis which is forcing Member States to make drastic cuts in their defence budgets, the Permanent Structural Cooperation mechanism can encourage a more supportive and generous approach to the process of integration, thereby improving the effectiveness and efficiency of defence structures and allowing the creation of real synergies;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes that the role of the Defence
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes that the role of the Defence Ministers needs to be strengthened
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes that the role of the Defence Ministers needs to be strengthened both within the Council's Foreign Affairs configuration and within the EDA;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that serious thought be given
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to become an autonomous strategic actor to uphold its values, pursue its interests, and protect its citizens by developing a shared
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that serious thought be given to the
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that serious thought be given to the true significance of the clause on mutual assistance in the event of armed aggression on the territory of a Member State, tackling the unresolved problems regarding the implementing provisions, which were removed from the draft treaty on the functioning of the European Union; calls for political guidelines to be drawn up, an imperative need which has arisen not least from the recent termination of the modified Treaty of Brussels (WEU);
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recommends that serious thought be given to the true significance of the clause on mutual assistance in the event of armed aggression on the territory of a Member State, tackling the unresolved problems regarding the implementing provisions, which were removed from the draft treaty on the functioning of the European Union; calls for political guidelines to be drawn up, an imperative need which has arise not least from the recent termination of the modified Treaty of Brussels (WEU);
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recognises that within the CSDP development process,
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Recognises that within the CSDP development process, the time has now come for the political achievement and the institutional achievement to be followed by a genuine achievement as regards civilian and military
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31a. Regrets the lack of resources in civilian crisis management; stresses the need for continuous development of training, expertise and strategic level planning taking better into account the realities on the ground; recalls civilian expertise in the executive and management levels of planning and conducting civilian crisis management missions; advises the EEAS to make constant efforts in improving the working conditions of the civilian crisis management workers and to invest in their professional well being and safety;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recommends that Member States commit themselves fully to the provision and sustainability of military capabilities, matching the trend towards growing emphasis on the qualitative aspect; endorses the requests made at the Ghent informal Defence Ministers' meeting and in the German-Swedish paper and the Weimar initiative and calls for the operative phase to begin without delay, in line with the December 2010 Council conclusions, in which the Defence Ministers agreed that EDA should intensify its work to facilitate the identification of areas for pooling and sharing military capabilities; calls on the Agency stresses the need to make this new approach to capability development a success; calls on the Member States to respect the deadline set by the December 2010 Council; reminds that the Chiefs of Staff of all 27 EU armed forces have been tasked to screen their capabilities until may 2011, that the EU Military Staff has been commissioned to use this data for producing an overview by mid 2011 and that EU Ministers of Defence will reach final conclusions by the end of this year; calls on the Agency to make this new initiative its priority and to list
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recommends that Member States commit themselves fully to the provision and sustainability of military capabilities, matching the trend towards growing emphasis on the qualitative aspects; endorses the requests made at the Ghent informal Defence Ministers
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recommends that Member States commit themselves fully to the provision and sustainability of military capabilities, matching the trend towards growing emphasis on the qualitative aspect; endorses the requests made at the Ghent informal Defence Ministers' meeting and in the German-Swedish paper and the Weimar initiative and calls for the operative phase to begin without delay, in
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that, in a turbulent global context and at a time of economic and financial crisis, the EU is being called upon to become an
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to overcome the current imbalance in terms of planning capabilities and the conduct of civilian and military operations by providing the EU with a permanent military-strategic level of command or Operational Headquarters (OHQ) to serve as a counterpart to the C
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Points to the need to overcome the current imbalance in terms of planning capabilities and the conduct of civilian and military operations by providing the EU with a permanent
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Considers that the existing Operation Centre, though constituting a welcome first step, falls short of
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Considers that the existing Operation Centre, though constituting a welcome first step, falls short of the requirements, is inadequate with the level of ambition of a permanent OHQ (it is no coincidence that it has never been used) and that it must instead be made permanent and put in a position to manage missions beyond the present limited size (some 2 000 troops), the ways to do so being to increase its staff substantially
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the fact that, in her reply to the Weimar initiative, the HR recognised the need for an EU military conduct capability; maintains that the cost efficiency analysis called for by the HR should also factor in the
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Reiterates that the EU fully respects the previsions and the principles of the United Nations Charter and recognises that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in the world lies with the UN Security Council;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Welcomes the fact that, in her reply to the Weimar initiative, the HR recognised the need for an EU military conduct capability; maintains that the cost efficiency analysis called for by the HR should also factor in the costs arising because the EU has no OHQ;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – introductory part 37. Recognises the soundness of the Battlegroups, but calls for the concept and the structure of the groups, which have so far never been deployed, to be carefully reviewed for an increased degree of flexibility and efficiency; believes that
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – introductory part 37. Recognises the soundness of the Battlegroups, but calls for the concept and the structure of the groups, which have so far never been deployed, to be carefully reviewed;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – introductory part 37. Recognises the soundness of the Battlegroups, but calls for
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – indent 1 Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – indent 1 Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – indent 1 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the head of the
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the head of the Agency/VP/HR and the Commission to seek strong cooperation between the EDA and the Commission with a view to enhancing dual-use capability in order to make for better synergistic management of civilian-military resources, in particular through the security chapter of the framework programme for research and technological development; accordingly welcomes the prospect of the eighth framework programme, which will also cover external security; notes, however, that this cooperation should not exceed what is necessary in view of civil-military cooperation in peace-keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international security as well as crisis management activities;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the head of the Agency/VP/HR and the Commission to seek strong cooperation between the EDA and the Commission with a view to enhancing dual-use capability in order to make for better synergistic management of civilian-military resources, in particular through the security chapter of the framework programme for research and technological development; accordingly welcomes the prospect of the eighth framework programme, which will also cover external security; emphasises the need for integration and better targeting of the DG funded projects and Framework Programme projects;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Urges the head of the EDA (HR/VP) as well as the Council to deliver timely a new Council Joint Action on Establishing EDA based on EDA's new role as described in the Treaty of Lisbon; questions the current legal basis of the EDA dating back to 2004 in view of the Treaty of Lisbon and its implications on EDA; calls on the Council to inform the European Parliament on the necessary changes to the Council Joint Action on Establishing EDA resulting from EDA's inclusion in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls for
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls for a constructive dialogue between the Commission, Parliament, the EDA, and the participating Member States on the preparations for the eighth framework programme with a view to investment in technology areas of common interest at EU level, bearing in mind not least that the amount spent in Europe on investment in defence-related R & D is currently equivalent to about 10% of the US figure; and has not developed a common strategic vision which would enable to make capabilities interoperable and interchangeable and avoid costly adaptations;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls for a strong cooperation between EDA and the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'ARmement (OCCAR); requests information from the head of the EDA (HR/VP) on the results of the negotiations on an Administrative Arrangement for their cooperation which started in April 2009;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Maintains that one of the prerequisites for a
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40.
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Maintains that
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Maintains that one of the prerequisites for a self-contained CSDP is the establishment of a competitive European defence and security market, with an enhanced European defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB) (including identification of key industrial capabilities, security of supply between countries, increased competition in the defence equipment market, a deepening and diversifying supplier base, and increased armaments cooperation); reiterates that cooperation in defence R&T and R&D among member states is restricted and continues to be considerable fragmentation in the filed of high-tech programmes, which undermines EU's operational autonomy;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 – introductory part 41. Points out that it is essential, for the defence market, for the following directives to be transposed into national law by all Member States:
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 recommends that Member States comply strictly with the deadlines, under the Commission's supervision, and that they draw up the necessary implementing regulations and train the relevant staff to enforce the new rules; calls upon Member States to take the respective Guidance Notes issued by the Commission into account;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Recommends that the implementation of the Common Position defining unified rules on the control of technology and military exports adopted on December 8 2008 be urgently reviewed, in order to ensure strict and consistent compliance by all national authorities involved in each Member State;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 b (new) 41b. Urges Member States to abide by EDA´s Code of conduct on defence procurement and its Code of conduct on offsets, so as to prevent violations of internal market rules and reduce opportunities for corruption;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42.
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Urges the participating Member States to treat participation in the EDA as a permanent commitment and provide the Agency, CMPD, and CPCC with the necessary human and economic resources;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree upon common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Urges the participating Member States to treat participation in the EDA as a permanent commitment and provide the Agency with the necessary human and economic resources;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls on the EDA's participating Member States to
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls on the EDA
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Considers that the setting up of EU regulatory measures including a comprehensive normative system for the establishment, registration, licensing, monitoring and reporting on violations of applicable law by private military and security (PMS) companies - both at internal and external level – is necessary;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 b (new) 44b. Calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to initiate appropriate actions: - for the internal level, the drafting of a Recommendation paving the way for a Directive aimed at harmonizing national measures regulating PMSC services, including service providers and the procurement of services; - for the external level, the drafting of a Code of Conduct paving the way for a Decision regulating the export of PMSC services to third states to the extent not covered by the above mentioned Directive;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Considers that the internal and external aspects of EU security should be treated as complementary dimensions of the same strategy, as the European Council has made clear since its meetings in Tampere (1999), Feira, and Stockholm (2010), when it adopted the European freedom, security, and justice area objectives for the period 2010-2014;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Considers that it
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Considers that it is more and more evident in modern times, and especially since September 11, that many transnational threats such as terrorism, organised crime, cybercrime, drugs, and trafficking in human beings cannot be
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 a (new) 46a. Considers that it is similarly evident in modern times that a natural disaster or catastrophe may endanger security, for example by disrupting energy supply;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Charter of the United Nations;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international organisations and states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47a. Having recognised the indissoluble link between old and new security threats, considers that the solidarity and mutual aid clauses are dual dimensions of a strengthened European security, capable of dealing both with terrorism and natural or man-made disasters and with territorial attacks on Member States;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – introductory part 48. Welcomes the fact that key provisions of the Lisbon Treaty
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 1 – expansion of the CSDP to include wider Petersberg-type missions that could contribute to counterterrorism, not least through support to help third countries fight terrorism on their territory;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 1 –
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 1 – expansion of the CSDP to include wider Petersberg-type missions that could contribute to counterterrorism, not least through support to help third countries fight terrorism on their territory; recommends that these provisions be interpreted in sweeping terms in line with the relevant UN resolutions and with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; reminds, however, that military response it is not by itself enough to defeat international terrorism and calls for sustained international efforts to indentify and deal with legitimate grievances behind the phenomenon, enhancing, at the same time, dialogue and broadening understanding among civilizations;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 2 –
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 – indent 2 a (new) - mutual assistance clause: considers it as an important political statement in favour of effective solidarity in the event of an external attack against any of the member states of the EU, this without contradicting the role of NATO in the European security architecture and, at the same time, respecting the neutrality of some EU member states;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Considers that the European Security Strategy (2003) and the Internal Security Strategy (2010) coherently identify a number of common areas – such as terrorism, organised crime, and cybersecurity – with implications for both security dimensions; agrees, therefore, that the way of bringing together the internal and external dimensions needs to be improved
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Considers that the European Security Strategy (2003) and the Internal Security Strategy (2010) coherently identify a number of common areas – such as terrorism, organised crime
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49a. Considers that finding the most efficient way of the optimisation of cooperation and information exchange is the most important goal of the EU Internal Security Strategy, therefore a clear distinction and division of tasks and responsibilities is needed between the ‘external’ security policies and ‘internal’ legislative and political measures and tools and at the same time the appropriate forms of cooperation and collaboration needs to be defined;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 b (new) 49b. Considers that in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, national security remains the sole responsibility of the Member States, and the Union shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties, therefore bodies and offices of Member State coordination, particularly the COSI and the Counter- terrorism Coordinator shall be treated on equal footing, upholding their independence from other Union institutions, at the same time guaranteeing the principle of subsidiarity and multi-dimensional democratic control.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 2 – a security information model will be developed by connecting the Schengen Information System to all the other relevant Europe-wide networks such as the VIS and Eurodac using the
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 2 – a security information model will be developed by connecting the Schengen Information System to all the other Europe-wide networks such as the VIS and Eurodac
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 2 – a security information model will be developed by connecting the Schengen Information System to all the other Europe-wide networks such as the VIS and Eurodac using the model developed by the US, which interconnects the US State Department and the DHS information networks linked to the prevention of terrorism; stresses that the risks to privacy and the ethical implications of this need to be taken into account with the interconnection;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 3 – the tracking of terrorism financing
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 4 – the definition of the European critical infrastructures takes into account the impact of man-made actions
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international organisations and trustful states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial, military, and civilian resources, to plan and run effective crisis management operations across the entire range of the Petersberg tasks, and to frame and implement a common defence policy, laying the first tangible foundations on which to build common defence;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51a. underlines the need to improve the European security by integrating maritime policy making and by linking military and civilian assets with a view of creating a common maritime surveillance network that guarantees efficient exchange of information, enhances situational awareness and provides preparedness for eventual common operations in the framework of CSDP; welcomes the Draft Roadmap towards establishing the Common Information Sharing Environment for the surveillance of the EU maritime domain, presented by the Commission in October 2010, as a first step in this direction;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. I
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Is of the view that logic will then imply that, when the same threat requires the activation of external and internal security measures, the EU should give priority to the more efficient – and legally sound – measures available, the latter being those arising from internal competence;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54.
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Recognises that since 2003 the EU has undertaken numerous missions (24) in three continents involving different types of intervention, the bulk being accounted for by civilian missions specialising in policing, security sector reform (SSR), and consolidation of the rule of law; considers that the EU has proved the credibility of its military capability bringing stability to different parts of the world; believes that the development of the CSDP's crisis management capability is crucial to the objective of strengthening the EU as a global actor;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Recognises that since 2003 the EU has undertaken numerous missions (24) in three continents involving different types of intervention, the bulk being accounted for by civilian missions specialising in policing, security sector reform (SSR), and consolidation of the rule of law; Calls on the council and commission to establish an independent assessment of these missions in terms of impact and value for money
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Recognises that since 2003 the EU has undertaken numerous missions (24) in three continents involving different types of intervention, the bulk being accounted for by civilian missions specialising in policing, security sector reform (SSR), and consolidation of the rule of law; notes that out of 24 CSDP missions so far 16 have been of civilian nature;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes the ongoing revision of the existing civilian CSDP concepts; notes in particular that the rule of law will be
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes the ongoing revision of the existing CSDP concepts; notes in particular that the rule of law will be considered as an overarching concept covering police, justice, civilian administration, customs, border monitoring, and other relevant areas of use to planners and experts on the ground in setting up and conducting missions with strengthening and/or substitution (executive) tasks; endorses the work being done to develop the concept of CSDP justice missions, while observing that needless overlapping with possible Community programmes has to be avoided; doubts whether the kinds of tasks carried out to date in the EUJUST LEX - Iraq mission conform to the characteristics of a CSDP mission;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes the ongoing revision of the existing CSDP concepts; notes in particular
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international organisations and states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial, military, and civilian resources, to plan and run effective crisis management operations across the e
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58.
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Urges that the experience acquired be turned to account in order to give new impetus to missions
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58a. calls the HR/VP to inform the European Parliament on the preparedness degree to use CSDP naval and aerial assets to enforce UNSC resolutions on arms embargos, such as the one imposed on the Gaddafi regime by the UNSC 1970/2011;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59.
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Points out that clear-cut progress is needed urgently as regards technical, legal, operational, and above all political and strategic aspects; maintains in particular that every mission should be encompassed within a clear (medium- and long-term) political strategy and underlines that missions are not taken as substitute for policy; considers such linkage to be essential in order to ensure the operational success of interventions and, more generally, break the vicious circle in which the CSDP, rather than being a tool of the CFSP, is tending to replace it, with all the inconsistencies which that entails;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 1 EUPOL Afghanistan is having
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 1 EUPOL Afghanistan is having
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 2 EULEX Kosovo has been undermined by, among other things, disagreements among the Member States about recognition of the territory
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 2 EULEX Kosovo
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 3 EUBAM Rafah and EUPOL COPPS
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 -
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 -in spite of its high profile and
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 -in spite of its high profile and the successes which it has achieved, EU NAVFOR Somalia is being hampered by the lack of a clear regional strategy to tackle the causes of piracy and deal effectively with the chronic instability in the Horn of Africa and EUTM may prove contra-productive by enhancing military capabilities for possible militia recruits in Somalia;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 a (new) EUTM Somalia also lacks a strategic and political framework e.g. an EU Horn of Africa or a EU Somalia strategy; in addition there is a great risk that the Somali security forces, once there are trained and equipped by the EU and back in Somalia, will not fight for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), but for the group that pays the highest salary which, as a consequence, would worsen the security situation in the country;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 b (new) EUPOL RD Congo and EUSEC RD Congo are in the country since 2007 and 2005 respectively but have only had limited positive effects on target groups if any; recommends a stronger focus on the issue of sexual violence in order to increase the effectiveness of both missions
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 – introductory part 61. Calls for closer coordination on the ground, in which the heads of
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 – indent 1 – between missions operating in the same theatre, so as to avoid inconsistencies and overlapping of forces of the kind that occurred in the past, for example, in Bosnia-
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 – indent 2 a (new) - between development cooperation projects and CSDP missions as a part of CFSP;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Welcomes the outcome achieved under the Madrid accords on the establishment of the EEAS, which has enabled three specific budget headings to be provided for the main CSDP missions (EULEX Kosovo, EUPOL Afghanistan, and EUMM Georgia) with a view to increasing transparency and improving parliamentary scrutiny of expenditure; stresses the need to allocate one budget line for each CSDP mission; declares its willingness to cooperate with the new permanent Chair of the of the PSC in order to improve, and enhance the effectiveness of, the joint consultation meetings on the CFSP, in keeping with the HR's statement on political accountability agreed in Madrid; declares its interest to learn from the US Congress and other national parliaments when it comes to procedures and methods on how to scrutinize security and defence policies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Recommends
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Recommends, as regards gender mainstreaming in line with UNSCR 1325 and to make civilian and military missions more effectives, that female personnel be involved in the appropriate manner at every level of crisis management; emphasises the need for women to be included in senior level decision-making positions, regular consultations with the civil society including women’s organisations, and to enhance capacity to work on gender issues within missions;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Recommends, as regards gender mainstreaming in line with UNSCR 1325 and to make civilian and military missions more effectives, that female personnel be involved in the appropriate manner at every level of crisis management; calls for the establishment of adequate public complaint procedures in the context of CSDP missions, which would particularly assist the reporting of sexual and gender- based violence; calls on the VP/HR to include a detailed report on women, peace and security in the six-monthly evaluation of CSDP missions; Stresses that it is important that the EU should appoint more female police officers and soldiers to CSDP missions, in which connection the contingent of female police officers within the UN peace-keeping force in Liberia could be used as a model;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Calls on the HR/VP to
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Calls on the HR/VP to take the steps required to optimise the potential use of European resources and capabilities for civilian missions and notes with concern that high costs are being incurred for the security of the EUJUST LEX Iraq and EUPOL Afghanistan missions, the measures in question having been entrusted
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Maintains that the trend towards multipolarity in the international system and the establishment of strategic partnerships must be encompassed within
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70. Considers the role of the United Nations to be central in this context; notes that the Lisbon Treaty imposes an obligation on the EU to promote multilateral solutions, in particular within the UN, and that EU international action must be based on the principles of the UN Charter, international law and EU principles and values;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Regrets that, in the context of recent events in Libya, there is no robust mindset within the EU Council for strong action to give timely and practical support to those opposing tyranny, and considers that every support should be given to Member States that wish to consider military action and that the most appropriate forum for the positive discussion of such action is NATO;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Acknowledges that, on a legal basis, the Lisbon Treaty has overcome the previous dichotomy between Union and Community policies by conferring a unique legal personality and by strengthening the autonomy of the EU legal order in terms of international law
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Acknowledges that, on a legal basis, the Lisbon Treaty has overcome the previous dichotomy between Union and Community policies by conferring a unique legal personality and by strengthening the
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to defend the positions and interests of
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to defend
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Calls on those Member States which have seats on the UN Security Council to defend the positions and interests of the EU and to ask the HR/VP to
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Stresses the need to strengthen the cooperation between
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 a (new) 73a. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary steps in order to streamline the EU's effective participation at the reunions of the UN General Assembly;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the bedrock of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it; welcomes France's return to the integrated command structure of the Atlantic Alliance
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the new common security and defence policy (CSDP) introduced by the Lisbon Treaty provides a firm political statement of the Union's intention to build up and act as a force for stability in the world and provides a clear legal framework for reinforcing its capacities in pursuing its foreign and security policy through a comprehensive approach drawing upon all the instruments available to the EU and its Member States, to prevent and manage crises and conflicts,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the bedrock of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it; reminds that the EU is not a military alliance but the added value of the broader ESDP approach to security has been demonstrated; welcomes France's return to the integrated command structure of the Atlantic Alliance and considers that this should help to dispel any resistance to the development of a common defence policy at EU level;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74.
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the bedrock of collective defence for those Member States which belong to it; welcomes France's return to the integrated command structure of the Atlantic Alliance and considers that this should help to
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO still constitutes the
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Welcomes the agreement in NATO's new strategic concept on further
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Welcomes the agreement in NATO's new strategic concept on further strengthening the EU-NATO strategic partnership; reaffirms that most of the threats identified in the new strategic concept are also shared by the EU and the importance of enhancing EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management in the spirit of mutual reinforcement and with respect for their decision-making autonomy; draws attention to the necessity of avoiding unnecessary overlapping of effort and resources and invites the EU and NATO to deepen their cooperation, through their respective means, in the context of a comprehensive approach to crises in which both are engaged in the field;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Welcomes the agreement in NATO's new strategic concept on further strengthening the EU-NATO strategic partnership; reaffirms the importance of enhancing EU-NATO cooperation in crisis management in the spirit of mutual reinforcement and with respect for their decision-making autonomy; draws attention to the necessity of avoiding unnecessary overlapping of effort and resources and invites the EU and NATO to deepen their cooperation, through their respective means, in the context of a comprehensive approach to crises in which both are engaged in the field; urges NATO to strictly limit the development of a civilian capability in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Points to the fundamental importance of the African continent for the EU's security and for peacekeeping and conflict prevention; supports close cooperation between the EU and the African Union within the Peace and Security Partnership in conjunction with the Africa-EU Joint
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Points to the fundamental importance of the African continent for the EU's security and for peacekeeping and conflict prevention; supports close cooperation between the EU and the African Union within the Peace and Security Partnership in conjunction with the Africa-EU Joint Strategy; favours greater involvement and responsibility of the African Union, especially where crisis management is concerned, and reaffirms the need for the Commission and the Member States to play their part by taking practical measures to combat trafficking in, and the spread of, light weapons and small arms; endorses the pledge in the Tripoli Declaration to make the African peace and security architecture fully operational;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Recommends in particular that African early warning and conflict capabilities be developed
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a (a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an integral part of the former, have been placed within the legally binding institutional framework of EU principles (democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Recalls that, in addition to partnerships with other international organisations such as the UN, NATO, and the AU, cooperation with individual third countries should be enhanced in the context of the CSDP;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Recalls that, in addition to partnerships with other international organisations such as the UN, NATO, and the AU, cooperation with individual third countries should be enhanced in the context of the CSDP; notes that experience shows that third countries can bring important assets, human resources, and expertise to CSDP missions, such as in the context of EUFOR Chad/CAR, for which Russia provided much-needed helicopters, and EUFOR Althea, to which countries like Turkey and Morocco contributed substantial contingents of troops; believes, furthermore, that the involvement of third countries can enhance the legitimacy of CSDP operations and help set up a broader security dialogue with important partners while remaining committed to promoting respect of human rights and rule of law;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 79. Considers that such dialogue should address
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 a (new) 79a. Underlines the importance of cooperation on CSDP with our neighbours, it should be regionally balanced and provide a broad range of opportunities that would catalyze security sector reforms in the partner states; it would not only help generate civilian and military capabilities to enable our Eastern and Southern partners to participate in CSDP missions but also give us stronger support in managing regional security;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, Vice- President/High Representative, the Council, the Commission, the parliaments of the Member States, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and NATO.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a (a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an integral part of the former, have been placed within the legally binding institutional framework of EU principles (democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 – having regard to the Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council conclusions on the CSDP adopted on 9 December 2010, and on 31 January 2011;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a (a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a (a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an integral part of the former, have been placed within the legally binding institutional framework of EU principles (democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a a (new) (a a) The European Council regularly assesses the threats in order to enable the Union and its Member States to take effective common action;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b (b) when conducting foreign and security policy, not least under the CSDP, the EU must ensure consistency between the different areas of its external action and between these and other policies; regrets that as a consequence of the important progress on defence cooperation, the CSDP has acquired certain autonomy and seems unrelated to Union's common policies; calls for a CSPD as real instrument at the service of the UE external action and international role;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b (b) when conducting foreign and security policy
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b (b) when conducting foreign and security policy, not least under the CSDP, the EU must ensure consistency and coherence between the different areas of its external action and between these and other policies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b a (new) Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c (c) the
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c (c) the HR conducts the CFSP, proposes CSDP decisions, missions, and the use of national resources and Union instruments
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c a (new) (c a) the HR has powers to make proposals to the Council in common foreign and security policy, either on her own initiative or at the request of the European Council, and under the overall direction of the European Council - in which case the Council may act by QMV;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the outcome of
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c a (new) (c a) the treaties of the European Union include now the solidarity clause and the mutual defence clause which establish an obligation for the member states to provide aid and assistance by all means in the event a member state becomes the victim of a terrorist attack or of an armed aggression on its territory, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter and without prejudice for the neutrality of certain Member States;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets can be also deployed in
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets can be deployed in situations other than CSDP missions, as has been shown in practice by the EU Military Staff coordination of military capabilities during the Pakistan floods in summer and after the Haiti earthquake in 2010;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets can be deployed in
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that disasters must not be used as a pretext leading to the deployment or transfer of military forces inside or outside the EU; instead, the necessary resources should be made available to enable civil protection forces to carry out the task in an adequate manner only within a civilian framework;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Internal Security Strategy for the European Union, endorsed by the European Council on 25- 26 March 2010,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is convinced that a credible external security policy requires
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is convinced that a credible external security policy requires deepened
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the European Council to carry out its task of identifying the strategic interests and political objectives of the EU by drawing up a European
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of linking more closely the internal and the external aspects of the European security and urges the European Council to carry out its task of identifying the strategic interests and political objectives of the EU by drawing up a European
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the European Council to carry out
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the European Council to carry out its task of identifying the strategic interests and political objectives of the EU by drawing up a European foreign policy strategy geared to international developments, which should be based on real convergence of the different dimensions of EU external action and subject to regular review; calls on the VP/HR to start work on an European White Paper on defence and military crisis management which precisely defines possible scenarios, political and military criteria for the deployment of EU military missions, possible exit strategies and also explicit benchmarks for evaluating the impact of military CSDP missions in specific countries and regions;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the international system and the whole international risk map is undergoing rapid and profound change, driven by the shift of power towards emerging international actors and deepening interdependence encompassing economic and financial affairs, climate
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the European Council and its President to set about this task by engaging in political dialogue with the European Parliament and to discuss Parliament's recommendations; maintains that such a dialogue is required in the light of the new Treaty provisions and of the need to lay down and implement the foreign policy strategy, proceeding from an effective comprehensive approach; suggests that such a dialogue needs to take place on a regular basis, and to focus on progress achieved as much as on prospects;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the European Council and its President to set about this task by engaging in political dialogue with the European Parliament
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Calls for the establishment of an Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the national Parliaments to monitor the CFSP and the ESDP; the Inter- Parliamentary Assembly shall be entitled: - to refuse or consent to any measures of the CFSP and all civilian and military CFSP missions, - to be consulted and informed before any CFSP measures; to assent or not to any CFSP measures or missions; and to visit CFSP and CSDP missions on the ground
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Also draws attention to the supervisory role played by national parliaments, and notes with satisfaction the initiative taken by some Member States which have adopted legislation which makes parliamentary authorisation mandatory before deploying troops abroad;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers the termination of the WEU Treaty and the disbandment of the WEU Assembly to be consistent with the new legal framework created by the Lisbon Treaty
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers the termination of the WEU Treaty and the disbandment of the WEU Assembly to be consistent with the new legal framework created by the Lisbon Treaty, and does not believe that disbandment of the Assembly will leave any form of vacuum in which the VP/HR, the Council, and the Commission could act outside of parliamentary control; declares its willingness to enhance cooperation with EU national parliaments
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the international system is undergoing rapid and profound change, driven by the shift of power towards emerging international actors and deepening interdependence, encompassing economic and financial affairs, environmental deterioration and climate change, energy and resource scarcity, and interconnected security challenges
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. insists that a common response to the developments in Libya is essential to formulate a credible new approach for our southern neighbourhood policy thereafter underlines that the elaboration of a strategy for the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa is yet another concrete opportunity to demonstrate the ability of the EU to act both on security and development challenges;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that the powers and responsibilities of the High Representative do not just constitute ‘double hatting’, but also amount to merging of functions and legal bases, making her central to the process of bringing the various instruments, actors, and procedures of EU external action into a coherent relationship; calls on the High Representative to interpret her role as one that is constantly evolving and requires her, while carrying on a constructive dialogue with Parliament, to commit herself to the
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the EEAS has a key role to play in bringing about an effective comprehensive approach based on full integration of the CSDP, the CFSP, and the other dimensions of EU external action, s
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers that the EEAS has a key role to play in bringing about an effective comprehensive approach based on full integration of the CSDP, the CFSP, and the other dimensions of EU external action,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Security and defence (This is a subheading after the paragraph 16 and before paragraph 17)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Reiterates its view that the civilian and military crisis management structures and capabilities should be coordinated more closely and act more synergistically within the comprehensive approach, without altering the distinctions between civilian and military roles and the different decision-making procedures and chains of command; points out that missions must be conducted with a view to the humanitarian context as well as long term development, which by definition implies coherence with the respective humanitarian framework and development strategy;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Notes with satisfaction the European Council conclusions on military capability development, of 9 December 2010, concerning civil-military synergies; calls for greater cooperation between the European Defence Agency, the European Commission and the EEAS in order to develop and use dual capabilities in crisis management, which will undoubtedly benefit the defence of human rights and strengthen the rule of law;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Reiterates that civil-military cooperation involves the incalculable risk of civilians being used to achieve military objectives with far-reaching consequences: in the eyes of the local populace they forfeit their neutral and purely humanitarian status; for this reason, civil and military operations should remain strictly separate in every area;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the international system is undergoing rapid and profound change, driven by the shift of power towards emerging international actors and deepening interdependence encompassing economic and financial
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures; calls for a crisis management board to be set up, to be staffed by the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace- building, conflict prevention, mediation, and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, according to the circumstances, and the Commission humanitarian aid and civil protection structures, placed under the authority of the HR and the executive Secretary-General, and coordinated by the Managing Director for Crisis Response;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures; calls first for a crisis management board to be set up, to be
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures; calls for a conflict prevention and crisis management board to be set up, to be staffed by the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace-
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures; calls for a crisis management board to be set up, to be staffed by the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace- building, conflict prevention, mediation, and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, according to the circumstances,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for a permanent civil-military headquarter to be set up, to be composed of the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace-building, conflict prevention, mediation, and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the relevant geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, and the Commission humanitarian aid and civil protection structures, placed under the authority of the VP/HR and the executive Secretary-General; calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Commission to have an efficient alert and emergency system and a large unified operations room, located within the EEAS, so as to enable surveillance to be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, hence avoiding the present operational overlapping (seven operations rooms), which hardly squares with the need for a proper surveillance and rapid reaction system to deal with crises;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the Crisis Management Board should be responsible on the one hand for forward planning in relation to potential theatres and crisis scenarios
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. considers that these developments should bring more attention to the human security dimension in the context of the European Security Strategy;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. welcomes the democratic change in Northern Africa, reiterating however its grave concern over the situation in Libya; calls on the Council and the HR to exploit every possibility offered by UNSC resolution 1970 in order to support humanitarian efforts in the region, including if necessary through a CSDP Joint Action; condemns attacks against civilians in Libya and warns that such actions constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law; stresses, therefore, that no option provided by the UN charter should be ruled out and, in case of an explicit UNSC mandate, supports more drastic measures in close cooperation with the African Union, the Arab League and single countries of the region;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – introductory part 20. Points to the need to strengthen the civilian and military crisis response structures, departments, and units within the EEAS and the Commission, spreading them out and organising them in a more rational way, and in particular:
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point a a (new) (a a) calls for the expansion and adequate resourcing of the Peacebuilding, Conflict Prevention and Mediation Unit, with an emphasis on local knowledge expertise necessary for designing missions tailored on an understanding of the root causes of conflict, keeping in mind that a successful response to crisis consists of longer term peacebuilding alongside the immediate measures;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point b (b) renews its call for the
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point c (c) supports the
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point c a (new) (c a) renews its call for the creation of a European Civil Protection Force, based on the existing European Civil Protection Mechanism, able to be deployed in emergencies outside the EU territory, as much as inside, under the adequade CSDP/CPCC coordination;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Deplores the scant results achieved by the Civilian Headline Goal 2010 process regarding civilian capabilities, and in particular the discrepancy between the personnel assigned by Member States on paper and the numbers actually available for missions, the modest progress as regards the training of human resources (no common standards, limited number of training programmes uploaded to the Schoolmaster training opportunities programme within the Goalkeeper software environment); calls on the High Representative, the Council, and the Member States to take coordinated steps to reactivate the development of civilian capabilities, especially where recruitment, training, and deployment are concerned; calls on establishing a community mechanism for enhancing civilian capabilities, especially training and increasing the civil part of the European Security and Defence college;
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