2016/2036(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role ~~of intercultural dialogue through~~that Member States can play in the field of cultural diplomacy, and maintains that the EU should draw on the strategic partnerships Member States have developed with third countries over the years, with a view to making intergovernmental co~~llabo~~operation asin the cultural sphere a tool for peace ~~building and~~and for conflict prevention;

Amendment 10 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, António MARINHO E PINTO, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the importance of education in humanitarian emergencies, and calls on EU to earmark 4% of its humanitarian aid for education; further stresses the crucial role of education in fostering citizenship and intercultural skills as well as in building better economic prospects and in improving health;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Re~~grets the fact~~calls that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy d~~oes~~id not refer to cultural diplomacy, ~~and~~therefore underlines the need for the EU and the Member States to ~~initiate a strategic approach to~~highlight the role of cultureal and ~~intercultural~~scientific diaplo~~gue, which should be reflected~~macy in the E~~U’s~~uropean external relations;

Amendment 12 #

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Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural dialogue, based on the principles of interculturalism, solidarity and mutual understanding between peoples, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural and interreligious dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations; further underlines the important role of cultural diplomacy, cultural cooperation and education and cultural exchange in strengthening a common core of universal values;

Amendment 16 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations; suggests that the coming Communication of the Commission on cultural diplomacy proposes such a strategic framework for international cultural cooperation providing appropriate long-term support to public and private cultural actors;

Amendment 18 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls the Commission to bring forward the Preparatory Action on Culture in EU external relations;

Amendment 19 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation and partnerships in the areas of culture education, audiovisual, youth and sports policies; stresses the need to exchange best practices with the EU's strategic partners in these fields;

Amendment 2 #

Julie WARD, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between ~~internal and external EU policies~~EU external policies and the principles laid down in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, such as 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 Charter and international law, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for peace building, ensuring formal and substantive equality, combating all forms of discrimination, and conflict prevention;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reminds that cultural diplomacy must promote exchanges and collaboration with local and grass roots organisations and civil society, from both EU Member States and third countries, in order to promote EU fundamental values and tackle challenges such as the migratory crisis, the rise of extremism and xenophobia, the destruction of cultural heritage and threats to freedom of expression and creation;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that cultural diplomacy should not be approached only in the traditional way of showcasing European cultures, but also as the promotion of people-to-people activities that directly involve societies and individuals thereby establishing durable ties and mutual understanding; emphasizes that cultural diplomacy should be amplified in the situation of rupture of political and economic cooperation between the EU and other countries, and especially where sanctions regimes are applied;

Amendment 22 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the work done by DG EAC on extending the cultural and education links to third countries like China, Korea and India; supports the cooperation between DG EAC and the EEAS, as stated in the recommendations of the Preparatory Action "on culture in the EU external relations", and the nomination of a cultural attaché in the EU Representation in China;

Amendment 23 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that the EU, when promoting fundamental values, intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity at international level, should strongly condemn any inhuman and degrading treatment and all human rights violations so as to concretely promote the full respect for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls the EU Institutions and EU leaders to include cultural and scientific diplomacy in the upcoming Global Strategy for the European Union;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased ~~profile~~integration of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; welcomes the Preparatory Action on culture in EU external relations and its follow-up as an important basis in enhancing the role of culture as a strategic factor for human, social and economic development contributing to external policy objectives;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Welcom~~Notes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP;

Amendment 28 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture ~~and~~, education, sport and youth in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP, with initiatives such as the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI);

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Highlights the important role of culture in EU external policy in promoting global cultural citizenship as well as dialogue and mutual understanding and learning; Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural ~~dialogue~~and interreligious dialogue in combating extremism, radicalization and marginalization through intergovernmental collaboration and cooperation with local partners as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention; considers that culture should become an essential part of political dialogue with third countries and that there is a need to systematically integrate culture into development projects and programmes;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; especially under the 'people-to-people contacts' objective;

Amendment 31 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP, aiming at involving more citizens in cultural and educational offers and build up a resilient civil society;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; underlines the importance of the same in relationships with acceding and candidate countries;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; notes that these programmes should be based on a broad definition of civil society and support wide range of actors and public-motivated activities;

Amendment 34 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on EU to increase cooperation with the UN toward achieving more explicit integration of culture and education in the UN post -2015 agenda for sustainable development and especially in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the current efforts of the Commission to enhance the role of Science and research cooperation as soft power tools in European external relations; highlight how scientific exchange can contribute to coalition building and conflict resolution, particularly in the relationship with EU Neighbouring Countries;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Welcomes the EU-UNESCO Memorandum of Understanding and the subsequent increased cooperation between the two parties; is of the opinion that in order to strengthen the cooperation, there is a need to go beyond the financial assistance and joint project management by enhancing partnership in the field of education and culture in a long term perspective; calls therefore for the establishment of high level annual strategic dialogue with aim to tackle common challenges in a more sustainable way;

Amendment 37 #

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. CReiterates that cultural heritage represents the diversity of cultural expressions and calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites and especially those at risk; advocates for a more coherent strategy in combating illicit trade in cultural artefacts as well as for the protection and promotion of World heritage and reinforced international cooperation in conflict areas in closer cooperation with the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS); welcomes in this regard, the Strategy for the reinforcement of the UNESCO's actions for the protection of culture and the promotion of cultural pluralism in the event of armed conflict adopted in November 2015;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites, which have become ideological targets in armed conflicts;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural ~~heritage sit~~and religious heritage sites and cultural and religious goods and articles;

Amendment 4 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hannu TAKKULA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites, in collaboration with UNESCO;

Amendment 41 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites; furthermore urges the Member States in cooperation with the EU to take appropriate action to promote and protect cultural heritage from targeted destruction and looting particularly in the Middle East and North Africa;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the EU and the Member States to support international efforts to set up a rapid reaction mechanism for the protection of cultural heritage sites; stresses the need, in line with Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Resolution 2036 of 29 January 2015, for special attention to be paid to Christian buildings, which are currently being destroyed deliberately on a massive scale;

Amendment 43 #

Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Reminds that UNESCO has launched last June the Intergovernmental initiative "Unite4Heritage", asking for the deployment of the Blue helmets of culture in urgent interventions of prevention, safeguarding and restoration of endangered or damaged cultural heritage and cultural goods; recalls in this regard the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Italian Government and the UNESCO on 16 February 2016; encourages other Member States to follow the Italian example and to take the MoU as a model for further bilateral agreements between Member States' Governments and UNESCO; encourages in this regard the European Commission to promote this initiative in the United Nations framework speaking as the unique voice of the European Union;

Amendment 44 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad, to empowering local civil society actors as well as to reinforcing the dialogue with third countries; calls therefore on EU to take into consideration their expertise and knowledge and to encourage active cooperation between EUNIC and the EU Delegations abroad;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad through achieving scale; underlines that Europe's cultural diversity should be used as a strength in the EU's external action;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad; recommends the Member States to encourage its cultural institutes for enhanced participation in the EU cultural diplomacy;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad regarding the promotion of the values of democracy, peace-building and respect for human rights and interculturalism;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Believes that those cultural institutes should continue to reflect the cultural diversity of the Member States and that, in so doing, they can play a major role in spreading the influence of European nations;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises th~~e role of~~at the EU and its Member States need to give cultural and creative industries ~~in fostering growth and economic development~~a central role to play in fostering, both within the EU and around the world, an economic, social and cultural development model based on knowledge, innovation and enforcement of the highest possible human rights and environmental standards, and encourages further support to cultural and creative industries in the EU and in third countries;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention and resolution; calls on the Commission to mainstream cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue in all EU external relations instruments and in the EU development agenda;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and economic development, and encourages further support to ~~creative industries in the EU and in third countri~~, and cooperation on a footing of equality with, creative industries in the EU based on common intercultural exchanges;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and sustainable economic development, and encourages further support to creative industries in the EU and in third countries; including social enterprises such as co- operatives;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and economic development, and encourages further support to creative industries in the EU and in third countries, for example with the pilot project supporting networks of young creative entrepreneurs in EU and third countries which is due to start in 2016;

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and economic development, and encourages further support to creative industries in the EU and in third countries; in this regard, stresses the need for setting up of statistical data on culture and cultural industries aimed at contributing to the cultural policy debate as well as to further emphasise the economic potential of cultural and creative industries and their impact on social well-being; calls in this regard for the continuation of the EU- UNESCO Expert Facility Project;

Amendment 54 #

Julie WARD, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the work done by the Commission and the Communication on cultural diplomacy due to be published in 2016;

Amendment 55 #

Krystyna ŁYBACKA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Draws attention to the importance of coherent and mutually complementary cooperation in connection with the 'knowledge triangle', with a view to meeting EU foreign and security policy objectives, and in particular in connection with action to enhance public security, thus aiding in the search for innovative solutions to global problems and the challenges facing individual states and helping to support European competitiveness;

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the important and valuable role ~~that sport can play in supporting international g~~informal learning, sport, youth work and volunteering can play in supporting international goals, in particular Sustainable Development Goals;

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals in reinforcing intercultural exchanges, people-to-people contacts and in promoting universal values and global citizenship;

Amendment 58 #

Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Brunon WENTA, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals and promoting peace particularly in war zones;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals; stresses, in this connection, sport's potential as a means of reconciliation, of bringing communities together, in particular as part of a post- conflict approach, as well as the importance of using sport as a vehicle for social inclusion;

Amendment 6 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives and contribute to the reinforcement of democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention;

Amendment 60 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Andrew LEWER, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals; underlines that sports can contribute to developing effective cultural relations based on mutual understanding, reciprocity, trust and co- operation; in this regard looks forward to the EUNIC 2016 Yearbook on the topic and its conclusions;

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Draws attention to the decisive role the institutions can play in supporting fair play and combating doping, match fixing and all forms of illegal activity in sport, both inside and outside Europe, with a view to promoting fairness and healthy competition in all sporting activities;

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Encourages the EEAS and EU delegations to explore the potential of ICTs in order to increase the relevance of cultural diplomacy and cultural relations in the digital age;

Amendment 63 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Encourages the participation of~~Notes that eligible third countries may take part in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020; stresses, nonetheless that priority should be given to making sure that those programmes work well inside the Member States, and points out in this connection that Erasmus+ funding has been frozen for more than a year now in Greece.

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education ~~and~~, culture, citizenship and scientific research such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens and Horizon 2020.

Amendment 65 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Emma McCLARKIN, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020 focusing on exchange of best practice.

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020; supports all actions allowing youth to be in contact with third countries and vice-versa to learn better from one another, and open up to their neighbours, i.e. in the preparatory actions on youth exchanges between EU and Ukraine, EU and Russia.

Amendment 67 #

María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Hannu TAKKULA, António MARINHO E PINTO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020; highlights the need for sharing the European experience in cultural capacity building and governance and to remove obstacles to mobility of artists and culture professionals in accordance with the 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Amendment 68 #

Silvia COSTA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Acknowledges the importance of support for cooperation between European and third-country media, in particular public broadcasters, with a view to enhancing mutual understanding and boosting intercultural dialogue, joint projects and co-productions;

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Underlines the crucial importance of maintaining a secular approach in all cultural aspects of EU's international relations.

Amendment 7 #

Angel DZHAMBAZKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI, Emma McCLARKIN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration, acting in close coordination with civil society and NGOs in the field of culture, as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Stresses the importance of education for children in emergency situations and protracted crises and the need to raise the profile of education projects in such cases; in this regard notes the announcement from the Commission to provide €445 million in humanitarian aid for the Syria crisis in 2016, part of which will be allocated to education.

Amendment 71 #

Julie WARD, Momchil NEKOV

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Calls on the European External Action Service and EU delegations all over the world to appoint a cultural attaché in each EU representation in third partner countries, and to provide EEAS staff, as well as all other relevant EU staff, with training in intercultural competences and the cultural dimension of external policy.

Amendment 72 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls for the European Commission and the Member States to fully exploit existing funding instruments including the European Development Funds (EDF), the Global Allocation of the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENP), the instrument of Pre-Accession (IAP II), the Partnership Instrument (PI) or the budget of the Press and Information Office of EU delegations to fund culture-based activities and enhance the use of culture in EU external relations.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural and interfaith dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for peace building and conflict prevention;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Reiterates the importance of the "Declaration on promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education" adopted in Paris on March 2015 highlighting the need of fostering active dialogue between cultures as well a global solidarity and mutual respect;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Deeply regrets that, on an already limited~~Notes that a budget of around EUR 320 million (0.2% of the EU budget), the European Union's foreign policy was under- implemented to the tune of EUR 96 million in 2015, which reveals the lack of ambition and, indeed, the denial of reality in which Europeans find themselves at a time when international conflicts pose a threat to their safety at the very heart of Europe;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls for the Member States to meet the 2% GDP criteria on national defence spending.

Amendment 11 #

Jens GEIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the Member States have not sufficiently exploited the potential of cooperative projects proposed by the European Defence Agency and expresses concern at the freezing of the Agency's budget by the Member States since 2010; considers the pooling of defence research capacities to be indispensable in order to avoid duplication and to prepare for the future; welcomes the establishment of Parliament's pilot project in this field and supports its reinforcement by the appropriate means from 2017.deleted

Amendment 12 #

Ernest MARAGALL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the Member States have not sufficiently exploited the potential of cooperative projects proposed by the European Defence Agency ~~and expresses concern at the freezing of the Agency's budget by the Member States since 2010~~; considers the pooling of defence research capacities to be indispensable in order to avoid duplication and to prepare for the future; ~~welcomes the establishment of Parliament's pilot project in this field and supports it~~urgently reminds the 19 November 2007 decision of EU defence ministers on a framework for a joint Strategy on Defence Research and Technology which contained four benchmarks on collaborative spending, and in particular a benchmark on research and development aiming at increasing the percentage of collaborative research and development from 10 to 20 percent; notes that EU Member States are~~inforcement by the appropriate means from 2017.~~ still unable to implement their own decisions in this respect since 9 years; is convinced that any EU budget contribution in this field would, under these circumstances, not be justifiable;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that the Member States have not sufficiently exploited the potential of cooperative projects proposed by the European Defence Agency and ~~expresses concern at~~notes the freezing of the Agency's budget by the Member States since 2010; considers the pooling of defence research capacities ~~to be indispensable in order~~as one possible way to avoid duplication and to prepare for the future; ~~welcom~~notes the establishment of Parliament's pilot project in this field ~~and supports its reinforcement by the appropriate means from 2017.~~

Amendment 14 #

Jean-Paul DENANOT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the growing security challenges confronting both the EU and its Member States, so as to address them decisively in view of the review of the multiannual financial framework which will begin at the end of 2016;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Encourages the Member States to invest more wisely in their defence capabilities to improve their capacity to work as part of NATO and the EU;

Amendment 17 #

Jean-Paul DENANOT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Endorses the efforts of the Commission and Council to implement the initiative seeking to improve capacity building in support of security and defence (CBSD);

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Urges the Member States, in the interests of not jeopardising what EU action has achieved or depriving it of its credibility and visibility, to meet and not hold up commitments made concerning their contributions to the trust funds established by the EU precisely because of the lack of budgetary funds; recalls that the European Parliament, as part of the budgetary authority, is responsible for protecting and defending the EU's financial interests.

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls for EEAS to concentrate on conflict prevention and work closely with both the UN and NATO.

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Deeply regrets that, on an already limited budget of around EUR 320 million (0.2% of the EU budget), the European Union's foreign policy was under- implemented to the tune of EUR 96 million in 2015, which reveals the lack of ambition ~~and, indeed, the denial of reality in which Europeans find themselves at a time when international conflicts pose a threat to their safety at the very heart of Europe~~;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that the budget allocations decided for 2016 remain at the same level as 2015 and that, with an additional EUR 5 million in security measures approved for the EUCAP Sahel-Mali mission and EUR 10 million for EUBAM Libya, the margin available at the end of March was EUR 170 million; is amazed to note that out of a total of EUR 100 million for the civilian mission in Libya, only EUR 40 million has been committed so far; expresses its concern at the shortage of resources available in view of the commitments which will have to be met throughout 2016, with an additional budget of EUR 169 million envisaged just to continue those missions ending in 2016;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Notes that the CFSP has a unique and complementary role to play in global security and that EU action can achieve results where others find it difficult to act; emphasises further that EU action can, and has, avoided the need for more costly and risky interventions through NATO and the UN;

Amendment 5 #

Ernest MARAGALL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that, a~~part from the military mission against traffickers~~ccording to the provisions of Article 43(1) TEU the tasks of civilian and military CSDP in the field of migration in the Mediterranean can~~d measures to reinforce the management of migration by EUCAP Sahel Niger, the contribution of the CSDP civilian missions to~~ only focus on humanitarian and rescue tasks and not on the management of migration; notes that the European response to the migration crisis has been very limited and has not been part of a real strategy;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that, apart from ~~the military~~EUNAVFOR MED's Operation Sophia which, with a budget of less than EUR 12 missllion ~~against traffickers in the Mediterranean~~, has saved the lives of over 13 000 migrants at sea and whose mandate will have to be extended and readjusted when it comes to an end in July 2016, and measures to reinforce the management of migration by EUCAP Sahel Niger, the contribution of the CSDP civilian missions to the European response to the migration crisis has been very limited and has not been part of a real strategy;

Amendment 7 #

Jens GEIER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is surprised that, at a time when budgets are tight and when military expenditure has until recently declined sharply in contrast with other regions of the world, the Member States do not see the urgent need to achieve economies of scale by means of ‘permanent structural cooperation’, in other words the pooling of military resources by those countries that are willing and able to do this (Article 46 TEU); Welcomes the existence of EU battlegroups, but deplores the failure to make use of them owing to a structure which is so complex that it does not work and to a funding method that is flawed, which endanger the very idea of an effective European defence;deleted

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Is surprised~~Notes that, at a time when budgets are tight and when military expenditure has until recently declined sharply in contrast with other regions of the world, the Member States do not see ~~the urgent~~ need to achieve economies of scale by means of ‘permanent structural cooperation’, in other words the pooling of military resources by those countries that are willing and able to do this (Article 46 TEU); Welcomes the existence of EU battlegroups, but deplores the failure to make use of them owing to a structure which is so complex that it does not work and to a funding method that is flawed, which endanger the very idea of an effective European defencenotes that they could be improved in terms of capability and speed of deployment;

Amendment 9 #

Ernest MARAGALL

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Is surprised that, at a time when some national budgets are tight ~~and when military expenditure has until recently declined sharply in contrast with other regions of the world,~~ the Member States do not see the urgent need to achieve economies of scale by means of ‘in depth cooperation, in particular 'permanent structural cooperation’', in other words the pooling and sharing of military resources by those countries that are willing and able to do this (Article 46 TEU); ~~Welcom~~notes the existence of EU battlegroups, but deplores the failure to make use of them owing to a political structure which is so complex that it does not work due to the lead nation concept and to a funding method that is flawed, which endanger the very idea of an effective European ~~defence;~~response to crisis

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2016/10/18 AFET 507 amendments...

Amendment 1 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to the Franco- German initiative on defence of September 2016 entitled ‘Renewal of the CSDP’,~~(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls the need for the EU’s external policies to be consistent with each other and with other policies with an external dimension, and to pursue the objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Regrets the inability of the EU to communicate and present properly to the European public opinions the actions, merits and achievements of the Common Security and Defence policy with regard, in particular, to its numerous CSDP missions and the assistance provided in many parts of the world; urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to fill up this gap making the EU external action more accountable and visible;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 is not possible without strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this strategy, in particular Considers that, under the present circumstances, the introduction of a common EU external strategy can only be counterproductive and urges the VP/HR accordingly to keep external policy programming t~~he crucial area of security and defence~~o a minimum;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 is not possible without ~~strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this str~~taking into account the leadership and know-how of certain Member Stategys, in particular in the crucial area of security and defence;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 ~~is not possible without~~demands strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this strategy, in particular in the crucial area of security and defence;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 is not possible without strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this strategy, in particular in the crucial area of conflict prevention, security and defence; reminds that the EU Global Strategy calls for investments in conflict prevention but that in reality far reaching cuts have been proposed by both the Commission and the Council on the 2017 budget for the EU's only instrument for conflict prevention (IcSP); stresses the need to redouble efforts in the field of conflict prevention, mediation, reconciliation given the many security challenges in the European neighbourhood and beyond;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint Declaration by the Foreign Ministers of the Weimar Triangle Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Germany), Jean-Marc Ayrault (France), Witold Waszczykowski (Poland) on the future of Europe Weimar on 28 August 2016,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 112 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 is not possible without strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this strategy, in particular in the crucial area of security and defence; emphasises practical and financial benefits of further integrations of European defence capabilities and notes various ongoing initiatives which should be placed into a wider frame to establish a smart roadmap that will lead to a European Defence Union; calls on the Member States to follow through with concrete measures as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recognises that the EU's foreign and security policy ambitions must not adopt a one size fits all approach and must therefore be more flexible and responsive to changing situations in its eastern and southern neighbourhoods; further encourages consideration of the policy of less for less with regard to those countries which go into reverse in terms of governance, democracy, and human rights;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Welcomes the EU Global Strategy's commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of Europe's collective security, and to strengthening the United Nations as the bedrock of international order;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on ~~such~~ a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Welcom~~Notes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; ~~underlines that~~notes that it is recommended this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and ~~capability priorities for European defence~~priorities as regards the support provided to Member States with the capacity to act on an individual basis (France in Mali, France and the UK in Syria, etc.); calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the ~~Commission~~ir ministries of foreign affairs and defence, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

– having regard to the statements by the Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, and the Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti, of 10 August 2016 calling for a ‘Defence Schengen’,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would define and specify the level of ambition, t~~asks~~he way the Petersberg tasks (Article 43 TEU) are to be implemented, requirements and capability priorities for ~~European defence~~military CSDP; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States, the European Parliament and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver ~~first result~~initial findings in the first semester of 2017;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in ~~the first semester of~~ 2017;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Welcomes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines that this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 125 #

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Urmas PAET, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that a strengthened European security and defence cooperation would lead to a higher effectiveness, unity, efficiency as well as an increase of EU assets, EU capabilities and positive potential effects on defence research and industrial matters. Highlights that only through such deeper cooperation that should gradually develop into a real European Defence Union, the EU and its member States would acquire the technological and industrial capabilities necessary to enable to act quicker, autonomously, effectively and addressing today's threats in a responsive and efficient manner;

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcom~~Notes the proposal for a yearly reflection on the state of play of the strategy’'s implementation; believes that this reflection should take place in the framework of an annual debate in the European Parliament and on the basis of an implementation report drawn up by the VP/HR;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the proposal for a yearly ~~reflect~~discussion on the state of play of the strategy’s implementation; believes that this reflection should take place in the framework of an annual debate in the European Parliament and on the basis of an implementation report drawn up by the VP/HR;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes the proposal for a yearly reflection on the state of play of the strategy’s implementation; believes that this reflection should take place in the framework of an annual debate in the European Council and Parliament and on the basis of an implementation report drawn up by the VP/HR;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly~~, in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission,~~ in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the challenges and threats; believes that the revision of the Global Strategy's objectives should be driven by consensus between governments, and not by any EU institution;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

– having regard to the White Paper on German security policy and the future of the Bundeswehr published on 13 July 2016 by Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, in ~~synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the~~order to check whether its objectives and priorities are consistent with, or still appropriate to address, contemporary challenges and threats;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, ~~in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission,~~ in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the challenges and threats;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, in synchrony with the ~~electoral cycle and the~~ entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the challenges and threats;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities ~~still fit with the challenges and th~~are in compliance with shared intereasts;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the ~~challenges and threat~~will of the citizens;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly and an analysis on its implementation shall be provided, in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the challenges and threats;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Reminds the EU's commitment to develop a Common Foreign and Security Policy guided by the principles of democracy, rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms and compliance with the UN Charter and international law; considers that, in order to live up to this commitment and to contribute to advancing human rights and democracy in the world, the EU and its Member States need to speak with a consistent, single voice and ensure that their message is heard;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Recalls that enlargement policy is one of the EU's most successful policies and has contributed to ensuring stability, democracy and prosperity on the European continent; reiterates therefore its strong support for the enlargement process;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the following three pillars ~~that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: Defence, Development and Diplomacy~~: protection of European citizens, non-interference in the internal affairs of third countries and respect for human rights;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: D~~efence~~iplomacy, Development and D~~iplomacy~~efence;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the Protocol (No 1) to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of National Parliaments in the European Union,

Amendment 140 #

Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: D~~efence~~iplomacy, Development and D~~iplomacy~~efence;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: D~~efence~~isarmament, Development and Diplomacy;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: Defence, Development and Diplomacy, without prejudice to the sovereignty of each Member State;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘'three Ds’': Defence, Development and Diplomacy; and insists that while there are areas in which the EU can act together in the international arena foreign and defence policy should remain the competence of Member States;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘three Ds’: Defence, Development and Diplomacy; is of the opinion that its paramount objective must be strengthening the EU's resilience;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Taking responsibility for our security: ~~Def~~Prevendt, ~~deter~~Defend, rReact

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;deleted

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security~~Notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and defterrence capabilities, as re crit ican only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dol for the EU's leverage in diplomatic talks; further notes that the EU's objectives for successful soft power - diplomacy, state institution building, security, and development aid - are increasingly taking place in conflict zones, and thereby further underminating ~~international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talk~~the opportunities for success; iIn this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy ~~needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way~~must require European countries to cooperate more, especially through NATO, in order to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints ~~is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation~~;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to, fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, ~~defence and deterrenc~~it is even more important to adopt a comprehensive cap~~abilities are critical for our leve~~proach which ensures strong coherence between the EU's economic weight as superpower in terms of tragde ~~in diplomatic talks~~with CFSP and CSDP; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened via increased efficiency and effectiveness, as the ~~only~~ realistic way to strengthen our ~~defence~~military capabilities ~~in a time of budgetary constraints~~ is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation between Member States;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the outcome of the informal EU defence ministers' meeting in Bratislava of 27 September 2016,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, ~~as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities~~recalls that stronger civilian, diplomatic and coordinated efforts for capacity building are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and the protection of human rights inside and outside Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations~~, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks~~ why diplomatic and capacity building capabilities are critical for the pursuance for long term peace and security; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened in all its human rights aspects, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities~~, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power~~; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical ~~for our leverage~~ in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation, remaining consistently within the framework clearly established by Article 42 TFEU;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that common and stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation; hopes accordingly for the medium-term integration of national armed forces within a joint European army;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that s~~tronger~~ufficient civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; and recalls, for that matter, that Europe needs to maintain a competitive and innovative industrial and technological base capable of developing and producing these capabilities; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities ~~are critical~~may be important for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened and deepened, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened and an integrated defence market should be developed, as the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its security and defence capabilities, as it can only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talks; in this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, a~~s the only realistic way to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase~~mong others increasing synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Reminds of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy which stresses the importance that the EU mainstreams its human rights and gender policies in crisis management missions and operations; that human rights and gender considerations are addressed during the planning process and integrated into planning documents;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget,~~Notes that additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States ~~is also needed~~should be considered on a case-by-case basis; believes that Member States should ~~seize the opportunity~~assess this as part of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) ~~to that end~~; takes the view that in order to achieve greater capabilities and better capacity to deal with the current crises and future threats Member States must increase their defence expenditure;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also needed; ~~believes that~~calls on the Commission and the Member States ~~should~~to seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to ~~that end~~address the budgetary needs for the growing security challenges; stress the need for critical review the external financial in line with current goals and ambitions of the EU external actions;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. IWelcomes the on-going work on setting-up a preparatory action on defence research following a pilot project on CSDP research initiated by the European Parliament which should be followed by a major dedicated EU-funded European Defence Research Programme (EDRP) in the next MFF; is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding or co-funding based on article 185 TFEU from the Member States ~~is also needed~~could be options; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

– having regard to the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 18 November 2015 entitled ‘Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy’,

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, a~~dditional funding from the Member States is also needed~~ set of streamlining and synergy initiatives are needed so as to better harness EU resources; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end;

Amendment 171 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also needed; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end; also calls on the Commission to look into new budgetary and financial mechanisms to put in place at European level, based on the pursuit of fresh convergence as regards the financial situations of the Member States;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also needed; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end; calls on the Member States to meet the NATO capacity goal of a minimum defence spending level of 2% of GDP;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget, additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also needed; believes that Member States should seize the opportunity of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end; underlines that better coordination and reduced overlapping of EU's and Member States' activities would enable savings and reallocation of funds;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges Council to resolve standing problems with financing hybrid missions and to initiate establishment of start-up fond for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations; calls for more flexibility in the EU's financial rules in order to support its ability to respond to crises and for the implementation of existing Lisbon Treaty provisions; calls for a reform of the Athena mechanism to extend its scope for all costs related, first to rapid reaction operations, deployment of the EU Battlegroups, then to all military operations;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Recalls the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis Management and its priorities for 2015- 2018 as agreed in March 2015; encourages further work by the EU in order to take account of the key role of other organisations and countries and facilitate Member State contributions; deplores that only 11 of 28 EU Member States made pledges at the 28th September 2015 Leader's Summit on Peacekeeping; calls on the EU Member States to significantly increase their military and police contributions to UN peacekeeping missions;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Notes that all Member States have difficulty to maintain a very broad range of fully operational defensive capabilities, mostly because of financial constraints; calls therefore for more coordination and clearer choices about which capabilities to maintain, so that Member States can specialise in certain capabilities;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Encourages a review of the EU's approach to civilian CSDP missions from the nature of interventions to their objectives and the people involved, in order to ensure they are properly devised, implemented, and supported;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Calls on a more active role of the EU in the field of disarmament and arms control; calls in this respect on the HR/VP and the Member States to urgently develop a legally binding EU Common Position on the use of armed drones and urges the EU Member States to fully comply with the eight criteria of Common Position 944/2008/CFSP on arms exports including with regard to export of unmanned aerial vehicle technology;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Believes that interoperability is key if Member States forces are to be more compatible and integrated; stresses therefore, that Member States must explore the possibility of joint procurement of defence resources; notes that the protectionist and closed nature of EU defence markets makes this more difficult;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the joint staff working document of the European Commission on "Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming lives of girls and women through the EU external relations 2016-2020",

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Encourages Member States to look for further avenues for joint purchase, maintenance and upkeep of forces and materiel; notes that it may be useful to look first at the pooling and sharing of non-lethal materiel, such as transport vehicles and aircraft, refuelling vehicles and aircraft and other support materiel;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Takes the view that it is of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following: - creating a permanent civil-military headquarters, which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance civil-military cooperation and improve the EU’s ability to react speedily to crises; - enhancing the EU’s rapid reaction tools, notably by further improving the Battlegroups’ usability, by operationalising Article 44, and by strengthening and making greater use of Eurocorps for CSDP missions and operations; - extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism;deleted

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Takes the view that it is urgent and of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambio support those Member States that are in a position to mount the necessary operations, and that such support must be defined in advance of the operatiouns ~~decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following:~~concerned (e.g. the operations mounted in Mali);

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. ~~Takes the view that it is of crucial importance that~~Notes the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon ~~be finally implemented~~relating to security and defence policy, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); ~~welcom~~notes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘'renewal of the CSDP’', and ~~fully support~~notes its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to ~~take the lead on~~consider this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals ~~for strengthen~~relating theo CSDP w~~ith a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including th~~hile taking into account that despite the views of the EU institutions, there is a lack of political will from Member States and this should be respected in future considerations regarding EU defence fpol~~lowing~~icy:

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. TWelcomes the initiatives to address the shortcomings of CSDP's missions and operations and to improve their effectiveness and sustainability; finds regrettable that the CSDP missions and operations have continued to be dogged by structural weaknesses, jeopardizing their efficiency; takes the view that it is of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following:

Amendment 189 #

Ioan Mircea PAŞCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Takes the view that it is of crucial importance that the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implemented, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); takes the view that a flexible inclusive approach, of open and pro-active participation by all Member States is essential in the implementation of PESCO to further strengthen CSDP; welcomes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘renewal of the CSDP’, and fully supports its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead on this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthening the CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including the following:

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)

- having regard to the EU-NATO joint declaration of July 2016,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- creating a permanent civil-military - headquarters at the political strategic level to be built out of the existing Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD), which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance civil- military cooperation and improve the EU’s ability to react speedily to crises; creating a permanent military planning and conduct capability (MPCC) at the military strategic level to be built out of the existing EU OpsCenter as preferred option for an EU military command and control structure;

Amendment 198 #

Miroslav POCHE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- creating a permanent civil-military headquarters, which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance crisis management and civil-military cooperation and improve the EU’'s ability to react speedily to crises;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- creating a permanent civil-military headquarters, which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance civil-military cooperation and improve the EU’s ability to react speedily to crises, making use of the existing EU military structure and organisation, including the EU Military Committee;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

~~— having regard to the State of the Union speech delivered by President Juncker on 14 September 2016,~~deleted

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)

- having regard to UN Security Council Resolution on women, peace and security and subsequent resolutions2242, 1820, 1888, 1889 and 1960,

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- creating a permanent civil-military headquarters, which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance civil-military cooperation and improve the EU’s ability to react speedily to crises; the progressive installation of a single command for the integrated military forces and the display of an EU insignia;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1

- creating a permanent ~~civil-~~military headquarters, which would strengthen strategic and operational planning, enhance ~~civil-~~military cooperation and improve the EU’'s ability to react speedily to crises;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2

- enhancing the EU’s rapid reaction tools, notably by further improving the Battlegroups’ usability, by operationalising Article 44, and by strengthening and making greater use of Eurocorps for CSDP missions and operations;deleted

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

~~- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism;~~deleted

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

~~- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism;~~deleted

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

~~- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism;~~deleted

Amendment 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism, which is needed to make sure that EU missions can be funded from collective funds instead of most of the costs falling to the individual participating member states, thereby removing a potential hurdle for member states to commit forces;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the European Union faces unprecedented internal and external challenges which calls for decisive action and joint response; whereas the EU will be able to respond effectively to the new challenges only if its structures and its Member States work together in a common and truly coordinated effort in the context of the CFSP/CSDP;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism, remaining consistently within the framework of Article 41 TFEU and especially for expenditure arising from initiatives with military or defence implications;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism which could also be used for CBSD in the context of CSDP military training missions;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

– extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through a review of the Athena mechanism which would incorporate the declaration on battlegroups;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3

- extending the common financing of CSDP operations, including through aurgent and thorough review of the Athena mechanism;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3 a (new)

– setting up a ‘Defence’ formation within the EU Council of Ministers;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Notes that the Lisbon Summit of November 2010 underlined the determination to improve the NATO-EU strategic partnership, a fact reinforced by NATO's 2010 Strategic Concept which commits the Alliance to prevent crises, manage conflicts and stabilise post- conflict situations, including by working more closely with NATO's international partners, including the EU;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Insists that any decision to move towards European Defence Union, including the development of greater permanent structured cooperation and the creation of common defence instruments, must be made on the basis of unanimity among EU Member States;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Welcomes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit;~~deleted

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit;

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability~~, as~~ owing to misplaced interventions on the part of its Member States, destabilising large parts of the Middle East and North Africa ~~are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and~~by means of proxy wars, and using, inter alia, terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al- Nusra Front ~~proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~that are backed by the West;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit and expects the Member States to make a specific commitment to the implementation of the Roadmap;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit; commends launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;deleted

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Welcom~~Notes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’'s efforts to maximise defence cooperation~~, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies~~; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund~~, and supports the development of new and innovativ~~; notes the European Defence Agency's role fin~~anc~~ fostering and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commendscoordinating capability development; believes that the key to sustaining the European Ddefence ~~Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget~~industry is an increase in defence spending by Member States, as well as insuring that the industry remains globally competitive;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; ~~notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports~~calls for assessment of the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening~~, notably by increasing its budget~~;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’'s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as ~~research~~internal market, public procurement, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, i~~ncluding through the European Investment Bank; support~~f based on contributions from Member States defence budgets; notes the proposals for a ‘'European Semester for Defence’' and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’'s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. ~~Welcom~~Regrets that the comprehensive taskings resulting from the November 2013 Foreign Affairs Council, the European Councils of 2013 and 2015 have not yet been fully implemented by the European Commission, EEAS, EDA, and Member States; calls on the VP/HR and the Commissioner on Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs to present an assessment of implementation of previous decisions to Parliament before suggesting new taskings; notes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget; regrets that the VP/HR has not yet reacted on the Parliament's continuous calls that this would be best done by financing the Agency's staffing and running costs from the Union budget; calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to review the organization, procedures, and past activities of EDA;

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the development of a stronger European industry would strengthen the strategic autonomy and the technical independence of the European Union; Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; welcomes the proposal of President Junker to create a European Defence Fund to boost research and innovation; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; reiterates its support for a Preparatory action on defence paving the way for a future defence research and technology programme and contributing to increase cooperation between Member States; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, ~~while~~following an aggressive~~, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty a~~ strategic agenda openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, the development of innovative technologies, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, like establishment of start-up fund for the urgent financing of the initial phases of military operations, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’'s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; highlights likewise the importance of setting up a dedicated European research, development and innovation fund for security and defence- related matters in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework; supports the proposals for a ‘'European Semester for Defence’' and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’'s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank, to assist the defence industries of all the Member States; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovative financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank and public private partnerships; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commends the European Defence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budget;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Rejects the Commission's defence- related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy and an European Security and Defence Fund; opposes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research; rejects the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-2027) and any new financing and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; recalls that Article 41(2) of the TEU prohibits operating expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications to be charged to the Union budget;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recogniszes the ~~increasing~~ interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordina; recall the undisputed connection between international peace and security and the fulfilments of human rights; takes the view that the current security challenges requires a strong advocacy international peace and security; calls on the member states to take effective collective measures for the prevention, and ~~calls on all Member St~~removal of threates to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorismthe peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound ~~overhaul~~critical analysis of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’' security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism while respecting international humanitarian law and international human rights law;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid and asymmetric threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while ~~an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to v~~relations with Russia have deteriolrate ~~its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~d significantly;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination and cooperation, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’' security services to enhance coordination, and cooperation, increase exchange of intelligence and information and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism and organised crime;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime while simultaneously improving the oversight of intelligence cooperation; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime and to make sure that their security services are adequately trained and have sufficient human and technical resources to process and analyse information exchanged; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime, and to that goal urges formation of European Intelligence Agency with the mission and capability to implement a de facto transversal intelligence network within the Member States allowing the European Union to react in a comprehensive and coordinated way to emerging threats; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation and intelligence sharing with third countries in the fight against terrorism;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the increasing interdependence between internal and external security, and takes the view that the current security challenges require a profound overhaul of our security policies with a view to creating a consistent and unified policy covering both internal and external dimensions, including aspects such as counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, energy security, hybrid threats, strategic communication, and critical infrastructures; urges Member States’ security services to enhance coordination, and calls on all Member States to comply with their legal obligation to share intelligence with Europol and Eurojust in the fight against terrorism and organised crime; urges the EU to further strengthen its cooperation with third countries in the fight against terrorism and organised crime;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Underlines that cyber and hybrid threats and attacks do not stop at physical borders and constitute a major threat to European and national security and stability; stresses in this regard the urgent need to mainstream cyber security and cyber defence across EU´s internal and external policies, and in its relations with third countries; calls on the Member States to establish an automated information sharing system regarding cyber and hybrid threats and attacks;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Considers indispensable for Member States to move towards integrating their national armament policies and exports, at the same time that a shared and responsible approach to weapons and defence equipment exports to third countries is needed, with full respect for the EU Common Position on Arms Exports and in line with the ultimate objective of contributing to a safer and peaceful world;

Amendment 25 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and ~~proxy wars and~~ terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security orderproliferate throughout the region;

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Believes that a new decision- making procedure for deciding on EU military missions, for example through qualified majority instead of unanimity in the Council, would improve the EU's agility and strength in responding to threats and crises, while acknowledging that the decision whether or not to supply troops to such missions must be taken at the Member States level;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. ~~Welcome~~Strongly supports the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the ~~Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the~~ Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation adopted during the Warsaw Summit; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; ~~fully~~ supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is ~~crucial~~important for the collective security of Europe and that the EU should set up, as soon as possible, a security and defence policy that is able to be completely independent of NATO, should priorities and strategic interests not coincide;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. WBelieves that EU-NATO cooperation should be further strengthened, welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe; emphasise that EU should make best use of the security and defence resources available and avoid possible duplication;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Α

Α. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, strategic communication and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;

Amendment 261 #

Eleni THEOCHAROUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe; strongly supports the Republic of Cyprus's intention to join NATO's Partnership for Peace Programme, which can be a game changer, and urges Turkey to adopt an equally constructive attitude;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe; considers that the EU should encourage Member states to meet NATO capacity goals, which requires a minimum level of defence spending of 2% GDP;

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe and that, for this reason, the Member States should form a European pillar within the organisation;

Amendment 264 #

Marielle DE SARNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe; recalls, nevertheless, the need for Europe to maintain its own intervention and intelligence capability;

Amendment 265 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe and recalls that a stronger NATO and a stronger EU are mutually reinforcing and complementary;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that cyber security is by its very nature a policy area in which cooperation and integration is crucial, not only between EU member states, key partners and NATO but also between different actors within society, since it is not only a military responsibility; calls for clearer guidelines on how EU defensive and offensive capabilities are to be used and in what context; recalls that the European Parliament has repeatedly called for a thorough revision of the EU dual-use export regulation to avoid software and other systems which can be used against EU digital infrastructure and to violate human rights falling into the wrong hands;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Recognises the strategic partnership in peacekeeping and crisis management between the EU and UN since 2003; welcomes the systematic cooperation at strategic and operational level and consultation and coordination mechanisms; encourages EU to tackle challenges such as joint strategic planning, division of labour, joint review and coordination of exit strategies; encourage the EU and its Member States to support UN peacekeeping and to cooperate with the UN in strengthening the peacekeeping capacities of regional organisations, particularly the African Union and taking into account the African Peace Facility;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Believes that by ensuring the EU's defence and security ambitions are more closely and effectively aligned with those of NATO, those aspirations - as well as those of individual Member States - can still be met; further believes the EU and its Member States must work more closely with NATO to ensure the Alliance's Smart Defence and the EU's Pooling and Sharing initiatives are complementary and mutually reinforcing;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Calls on the EU to defend in international forums – including, but not limited to, internet governance forums – that the open, global internet's core infrastructure should be a neutral zone in which governments, pursuing their national interests, are prohibited from interfering;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Α

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes that the European Union has struggled to find a unified position on dealing with the migration crisis;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;deleted

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 ~~and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;~~

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 ~~and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine~~;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and ~~which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine~~its four 'baskets'; security, economic cooperation and human rights;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 ~~and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine~~;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 ~~and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine~~;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; ~~believes it is crucial to strengthen~~further notes that this Article also states that it shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain member states; believes that the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which has been severely damaged by Russia’'s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security, and therefore should provide and partake equally by its proportion in security of the EU, and should meet given commitments; believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which has been severely damaged by Russia’s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes it is crucial to strengthen the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which has been severely damaged by Russia's illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States who are also members of NATO is guaranteed under Article 5 of the Alliance;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU shouldbelieves it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied; considers i~~mposing fur~~t advisable to revoke ther sanctions ~~in case~~against Russia ~~continues to violate int~~which have done nothing but exacernbat~~ional law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied~~e the economic crisis in the export sector and cause greater instability in foreign and defence policy;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on ~~credible deterrence but also on~~renewed dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have not proven to be ~~the most~~ effective ~~means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanction~~and, on the contrary, have penalised the economies of the Member States; insists that the EU should ~~consider imposing further~~suspend its sanctions ~~in case~~against Russia ~~continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied~~in the interest of bilateral relations and the welfare of its own citizens;

Amendment 286 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on ~~credible deterrence but also on dialogue in~~dialogue and the establishment of areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions iotally ineffectual as a diplomatic strategy and calls for them to be removed as soon cas~~e Russia continues to violate international law~~ possible; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship~~, provided international law is applied~~;

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have not proven to be ~~the most~~ effective means for ~~deterring Russian aggression~~the solving the conflict in Ukraine; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement by all sides is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is appliedconflict resolution in Ukraine based on the principles of international law; insists that the EU should seek to defuse tensions with Russia in order to ensure the long-term security of Europe; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied; stresses that the EU and Russia share common interests in counter-terrorism, non- proliferation, trade and investment, among other areas; calls on the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic engagement with Russia;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 291 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’'s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on ~~dialogue in~~ areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of the related sanctions; insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;

Amendment 296 #

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreements is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied; condemns once again the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia in violation of international law, and underlines its commitment for the territorial integrity of Ukraine; underlines the invalidity of elections held in the occupied territories of Crimea;

Amendment 297 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; underlines at the same time the importance of investing more into cooperation with and support of the Russian civil society, so as to strengthen the long-term basis of EU- Russia relations: stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for further deterring Russian aggression in Ukraine; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’'s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; fully supports the EU's imposition of restrictive measures against individuals and entities in Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine, and insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

~~— having regard to the State of the Union speech delivered by President Juncker on 14 September 2016,~~deleted

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 301 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 303 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Condemns unreservedly Russian aggression in Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored conflict in eastern Ukraine, and calls on EU Member States and the international community to speak with one voice in sending a clear message to the Russian Government that its actions will have costs and consequences; further demands a de-escalation of the current crisis and insists that the EU and its Member States work with international partners to put diplomatic, political, economic and other pressures on the Russian Government to end its aggression;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to strengthen their capacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns reaching people in the EU as such campaigns are directed at undermining the unity and solidarity of the EU and weakening its fundamental values;

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Strongly supports all efforts for a lasting peaceful solution respecting the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and which ensures a stable, prosperous and democratic future for all its citizens;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 308 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Believes~~Stresses that Russia invests significant financial resources into its disinformation and misinformation activities and campaigns employed directly or via companies, organisations and entities controlled by Kremlin with a particular aim to engineer a split inside the EU and undermine the European values; calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to acknowledge that the on-going information warfare is not only an external EU issue but also an internal one; believes, however, that it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents;

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents; deems non-cooperative military flights with no active transponders a serious endanger to civil aviation and deems it necessary to devise measures to detect such flights as early as possible in order to avoid dangerous situations and to find an international way forward to put an end to such safety risk;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order~~;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents; further believes cooperation with Russia over the recent Iran nuclear deal holds out hope for improved relations in other areas, including with NATO, in order to defuse tensions such as in the Baltic, Syria and Ukraine;

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia ~~in order~~, also by resuming the activities of the Delegation to the EU- Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, in order to obtain greater political cooperation and to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents; believes it is vital to find ways to de-escalate current tensions and re- embark on the path of dialogue to address the legitimate concerns of both EU and Russia;

Amendment 313 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Believes it is important to engage in constructive dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents;

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Stresses the need to step up cooperation between the EU and the candidate and potential candidate countries on issues such as migration, security, fight against terrorism and organized crime and fight against human trafficking; calls on the candidate countries to make all efforts in aligning with the EU CFSP/CSDP;

Amendment 316 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Condemns the repeated use by Russia of its veto powers on the United Nations Security Council and considers it to undermine international efforts for peace and conflict resolution in Syria and the European Union's southern neighbourhood more widely;

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

~~18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence;~~deleted

Amendment 318 #

Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Urges~~Calls for the EU to ~~step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners~~focus more closely on its Eastern partners by stepping up cooperation with them in order to strengthen their resilience and independence;

Amendment 319 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with ~~its~~the Eastern pPartnership countries in order to strengthen their resilience and independence, including by launching ambitious full-fledged CSDP missions tasked to enhance security and stability; in particular, stresses the importance of mobility and people-to- people contacts and urges the EU and its Member States to acknowledge the progress made by Georgia and Ukraine in order to meet the visa liberalisation conditions and therefore considers these two countries as fully qualified for a visa- free regime with the EU;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ~~ethno-religious~~ conflicts and proxy wars in which ethnic and religious claims are exploited and terrorist groups such as ISIS and ~~the~~ Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly the al- Nusra Front) proliferate throughout the region, while ~~an aggressive, revisionist~~ Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 320 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; takes the view, in this respect, that protracted and frozen conflicts in the Eastern neighbourhood deeply undermine the resilience and the independence of the countries concerned and calls, in this regard, on the High Representative/Vice-President and Council to play a more active and effective role as regards conflict resolution and peace-building;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; calls on the EU to develop strategic communication plans vis-à-vis its Eastern neighbours; calls on the EU and Member States to turn EU East StratCom into a permanent EU structure, and to allocate adequate human and financial resources for its better functioning;

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; further supports the EU aspirations of those countries and the reform agenda in areas such as the rule of law, the economy, public administration and the fight against corruption;

Amendment 323 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners, also through a greater interconnection of trading activities, in particular with the more stable partners of the Middle- Eastern area, such as Jordan and Lebanon, in order to strengthen their resilience and independence;

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; calls on the Member States to increase aid to Ukraine, including adequate defensive systems, in order to deter military escalation in the Eastern Ukraine;

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; points out that visa liberalisation is subject to clearly defined criteria, and it should be awarded to Georgia and Ukraine once such criteria are duly met;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence, particularly by encouraging them to take effective measures against corruption, improve the governance, the rule of law and protection of minorities;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence, while taking into account, as far as possible, the concerns of our neighbours’ neighbours;

Amendment 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen rule of law and economic and social prosperity as much as their resilience and independence;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their democratic institutions, resilience and independence;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ~~ethno-religious~~ conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat ~~al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region~~Fateh al-Sham, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’' sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to ~~strengthen their resilience and independence~~underpin security and peace in border regions;

Amendment 331 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Welcomes the progress made as regards the Eastern Partnership with regard, in particular, to the signing of the association agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine; stresses the importance for the EU to avoid double standards in dealing with the human rights situation in our Eastern Neighbours; reminds that enhanced mobility is one of the priorities of the ENP review and calls, therefore, on the Council to give the green light to the visa liberalisation agreements with Georgia and Ukraine;

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Points to the commitment the EU has made to its partners in its neighbourhood, especially in the Mediterranean, to support social and political reform, protect human rights, help consolidate the rule of law and promote economic development, as the best means of strengthening the international order and ensuring the stability of its neighbourhood;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18b. Regrets that the EU enlargement, in practice, has been put on hold until 2019; expresses its concern at the growing frustration of most candidate countries about some contradicting messages coming from Brussels; urges the Council and the EEAS to adopt a coherent approach based on objective and transparent criteria in the negotiations with the accession countries and send a clear message that the doors of the EU are open for membership once all these criteria are met;

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Believ~~Underlines that a further deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada ~~is of~~should constitute the central strategic ~~interest~~goal to the EU~~, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America~~; emphasizes that in current geopolitical security context, we can only rely on building closer and reliable relations with like-minded democratic powers with whom we share the same value-base and with whom we jointly can deter attempts to de-stabilize not only the European, but global stability;

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU~~, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America~~;

Amendment 337 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that ~~a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time~~ it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America;

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada ~~is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America~~, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, Japan and other allied nations is of strategic interest to the EU;

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a ~~deepening~~maintenance of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, ~~while~~but that at the same time it is ~~important~~crucial for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the ~~Jabhat al-Nusra Front~~Front Fateh el-Cham proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 340 #

Javier NART, Norica NICOLAI, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America; recognises that the EU is by far the most important economic partner for the United States and vice versa, while both are key international allies both bilaterally and through NATO, and on areas such as the Iran nuclear deal, Syria and Ukraine; encourages, in this regard, the EU and its Member States to ensure a continuation of such a relationship following November's US presidential elections;

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America, not only to reinforce the bi-regional partnership but also to jointly address major global challenges;

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada in terms of politics, the economy and security is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America;

Amendment 344 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that the EU and its Members States need to be a global player and security guarantor in their own right, without needing to rely on the United States, while stressing that the trans- Atlantic alliance must remain a crucial pillar of the global rules-based system based on respect for fundamental rights and freedoms;

Amendment 348 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America and to support where needed the consolidation of democracies;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ~~ISIS~~Daesh and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that, while respecting the sovereignty of all nations, ensuring peace and stability on our continent, in our neighbourhood and in Africa must now be at the heart of E~~urope’s~~U Member States’ action; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflict, bad governance, climate change and mistaken trade policies; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that ensuring peace and stability on our continent, in our neighbourhood and in Africa must now be at the heart of Europe’s action; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflict, bad governance, climate change and mistaken trade policies; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy; points out that the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), put forward on 18 November 2015, includes plans to involve third countries that are neighbours of the EU’s neighbourhood partner countries in the context of extended cooperation frameworks; urges, therefore, that thematic frameworks be set up to offer cooperation between the Union, the Southern neighbourhood partner countries and key regional players, especially in Africa, on regional issues such as security, energy and the management of migratory flows; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that ensuring peace and stability on our continent, in our neighbourhood and in Africa must now be at the heart of Europe’'s action; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflict, bad governance, climate change and mistaken trade policies~~; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strateg~~, in a context of premature reciprocal liberalisation; recalls that the nexus connecting trade, economic development and poverty reduction does not function automatically; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy and must be consistent with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development as enshrined in Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;

Amendment 353 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Emphasises that ensuring peace and stability on our continent, in our neighbourhood and in Africa must now be at the heart of Europe’s action; recognises that there can be no sustainable development without security and that sustainable development is the condition for security, stability, social justice and democracy; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability and forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflict, bad governance, human rights violations, climate change and mistaken trade policies; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Urges the EU to define its trade policy in full respect of the "special and differential treatment" granted to developing countries; reasserts equally that governments and parliaments must retain the right to regulate investment, both to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development and to ensure that there are obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected;

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Observes as the building resilience should be one of the main goals of CFSP it requires comprehensive approach of different sectors which challenge traditional approaches to foreign and security policy with use of wide range of diplomatic, security, defence, economic, trade, development and humanitarian instruments;

Amendment 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Recognises that the EU's role in tackling migration and humanitarian crises has become intertwined with broader regional conflicts and that the EU's provision of aid to the victims of disasters, refugees and others in need has delivered mixed results;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges ~~the European security order~~article one of the charter of the United Nations;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)

20b. Encourages the development of a coherent, robust strategy for the Sahel region aimed at improving governance and the accountability and legitimacy of state and regional institutions, boosting security, tackling radicalization, the trafficking of people, arms and drugs, and strengthening economic and development policies;

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabiUnderlines the important role of the EU in reaching the Agenda 2030 objectives; believes that these objectives can best be achieved by strictly respecting the internationally agreed principles of development effectiveness like absence of conditionality of aid, aligning to the priorities of beneficiary countries and ownership; is seriously worried by the increased side-lining of such principles by the EU and its Member States, in particular when it comes to the problematic links between migration and development politcies; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its develop as foreseen for example in the migration partnerships; believes that the private sector could play an important role in development if it acts within a legally binding framework defining business responsibilities concerning the respect for human, social and environmental rights; considers the excessive focus on the private sector as proposed by the Commission in the External Investment Pland t~~rade policies to make sure that~~o be premature given the absence of such a framework; recalls they c~~ontribute to these goals;~~rucial importance of domestic resource mobilisation for developing countries and calls on the EU, and i~~n particular the~~ts Member States, to s~~ignificantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund~~upport developing countries in this endeavour and to fight against illicit financial tax flows and tax dodging by multinational corporations; stresses that development cooperation should be aimed at eradicating poverty and delinked from cooperation on readmission and migration management;

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; ~~welcomes in thi~~expresses concerns regarding the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fundapproach in the new Partnership Framework and the related 'migration compacts, that seems to measure success on the number and rate of returns; condemns the course of action agreed at the Valetta Summit and the instrumentalisation of the Khartoum process to finance repressive regimes, such as Ethiopia, Eritrea and Sudan, under the pretext of curbing migration to Europe; while repression will only increase the flow of refugees and migrants; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, based on EU values and principles and on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), thus providing better opportunities for fair trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools~~, including trade~~ when called upon to do so, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals~~; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund~~ without prejudice to the interests of its citizens;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its Member States and in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; ~~welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan;~~ underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the ~~EU, and in particular the~~ Member States, to ~~significantly~~ increase their financial commitments to ~~the region~~Africa, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid, environment policy, and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’'s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions, and measures to mitigate the impact of climate change; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; ~~calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;~~

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; ~~welcomes in this regard~~considers, however that the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan is inadequate and ineffectual; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the ~~EU’s new migration partnerships and the~~ External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they are consistent with its values and genuinely contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to ~~significantly~~ increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; ~~welcomes~~remains vigilant in this regard of the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including the promotion of human rights, trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries into continue to build~~ing~~ democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and openly challenges the European and global peace and security order;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; ~~welcom~~notes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan and asks to be included in the use of these instruments; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals and not to financing corruption and tribal wars; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment, access to energy and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund, the European External Investment Plan and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underscores, however, the importance of ensuring that actions undertaken under these initiatives are fully in line with EU fundamental values; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Underlines that Policy Coherence for Development is a unique tool to achieve an operational EU's comprehensive approach in accordance with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development goals; stresses the importance of Commissioners' Group on External Action chaired by the VP/HR to give impetus to the implementation of the comprehensive approach; calls for a regular reporting from the VP/HR on the work of this group to the European Parliament;

Amendment 375 #

Geoffrey VAN ORDEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Acknowledges the strong support by the EU and others to the African Union particularly through the African Peace Facility and calls for greater effort to encourage African states to contribute more to their own peace and security, in particular, through the early mobilisation of a deployable and effective African Standby Force;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is concerned about the negative impact of the migration deal with Turkey on sheltering refugees, warns against managing migration through deals with third countries, calls on the EU to take its responsibility to protect its borders and to shelter asylum seekers, in accordance with our commitment to international law;

Amendment 377 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Is convinced that the reinforcement of capacities of regional and sub-regional organisations, in particular in Africa, is crucial with regard to conflict prevention, conflict resolution and security cooperation;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21b. Welcomes the adoption of the Commission's new trade strategy 'Trade for All', in which it aims to mainstream human rights in trade policy and use the EU's position as a trading bloc to leverage human rights in third countries; Stresses that this will need full convergence and complementarity of trade and foreign policy initiatives, including close cooperation between the different DGs, the EEAS and member state authorities;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the EU is now surrounded by an arc of instability, as large parts of the Middle East and North Africa are engulfed in ethno-religious conflicts and proxy wars and terrorist groups such as ISIS and the Jabhat al-Nusra Front proliferate throughout the region, while an aggressive, revisionist Russia continues to violate its neighbours’ sovereignty and human rights and openly challenges the European security order;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism~~, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe~~; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince ~~partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for~~all relevant stakeholders on a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ~~ever larger parts of~~West Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, and ~~North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe~~is targeting Europe at an unprecedented level; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 383 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against ~~Islamist~~ terrorism, which mainly affects ~~ever larger parts of~~ the Middle East and North Africa and has also been ~~creeping~~manifested into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against the root causes fuelling Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also ~~been creeping into~~affected Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common and legally based strategy towards this global challenge; believes that there can be no sustainable solution to this challenge without addressing the root causes fuelling extremism in the region, namely protracted human rights violations and impunity, crony capitalism, pervasive corruption, sectarianism, marginalisation and discrimination against entire groups, including Arab Sunnis, as well as a long history of external manipulation and intervention by regional and Western actors; also, highlights the need to address the ideological roots of Islamist extremism notably Wahhabism, and its sponsors;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against ~~Islamist~~ terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe, and to tackle the root causes of terrorism and radicalisation; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, ~~which~~including its root causes, as it affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 388 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East ~~and~~, North Africa and the Sahel region and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 389 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 39 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas terrorism, hybrid threats, economic volatility, cyber and energy insecurity, organized crime and climate change constitute the bigger security threats of an everyday more complex and interconnected world in which the EU should do its best and search the means in order to guarantee security and deliver prosperity and democracy;

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 391 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge; calls on the EU to work, in accordance with the ‘neighbours of neighbours’ principle of the European Neighbourhood Policy, to strengthen cooperation with the countries of North Africa and the Sahel in the fight against increasing terrorist activities in the Sahel-Saharan region; stresses that the Sahel Strip is of great strategic importance for the security of Europe and the region, and that the harsh living conditions in certain places, such as the Tindouf camps, could drive a section of the population towards the alternative that is Islamic terrorism;

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 394 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East ~~and~~, North Africa and the Sahel and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

Amendment 397 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Encourages greater cooperation between EU Member States and communities within Member States to prevent the radicalisation of individuals who could pose a security threat; Further encourages a review and/or the introduction of more effective counter- extremism strategies to tackle the whole spectrum of extremism and extremist ideology, including via information sharing, and by working with individuals, communities, the internet industry, and law enforcement agencies;

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Is very concerned with the rise of sectarian violence in the region and emphasises the need for a sustained and comprehensive diplomatic EU engagement to address the underlying dynamics of the conflict through long- term support for ethno-sectarian reconciliation;

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitmentsadopt a clear strategy in this regard and to use its diplomatic and mediation abilities to bring all key actors to the negotiating table;

Amendment 4 #

Geoffrey VAN ORDEN

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament report on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union (2015/2275(INI)),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas profound changes are happening in international security landscape as societal, economic, technological and geopolitical trends point to the growing vulnerability of the world's population to shocks and stresses, including: interstate conflicts, natural disasters, extreme weather events, water crises, state collapse and cyber-attacks;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; ~~emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;~~

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as the United States, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; ~~emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;~~

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; ~~emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;~~

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions ~~should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments~~must be applied against all those individuals and entities involved in crimes against humanity in Syria;

Amendment 404 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors ~~such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia~~ to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, US and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions shcould be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to depart from its position of diplomatic marginalization and to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; expresses grave concern about the mass and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law by all sides in the Syrian conflict and stresses the importance of ensuring accountability for such abuses; reiterates its support to the neighbours of Syria who are facing monumental challenges in hosting millions of refugees;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; continues, in this regard, to urge all members of the UN Security Council to honour their responsibilities with regard to the crisis and urges all countries active in promoting a solution to the crisis to support these efforts;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria in line with the transition process set out in the Geneva Communique; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; calls for the EU to push for the establishment of a no-fly zone to protect civilians;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; is convinced that the bilateral talks between Russia and the United States will not be sufficient to bring about a lasting solution to the Syrian crisis; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Russia today is more autocratic internally, and more aggressive towards its neighbours than at any time since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991; whereas official Russian propaganda paints the West as an enemy and actively tries to undermine unity in the European Union and coherence in the Transatlantic alliance;

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; calls for more EU leadership towards a negotiated end to violence, and in ensuring perpetrators are brought to justice;

Amendment 411 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments; calls on the High Representative/Vice President to come up with a European strategy for Syria as swiftly as possible;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position and refrain from contributing to further escalation of the situation; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved could be responsible of war crimes and do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Highlights the importance of finding a sustainable solution to the conflict in Syria; supports the UN-led efforts to facilitate negotiations between all parties to the Syrian conflict on an inclusive political settlement; calls on the EU to use its leverage over key actors such as Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Russia to ensure that they take a constructive position; emphasises that the use of sanctions should be considered in case some of the actors involved do not deliver on their commitments;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Fully supports Iraq in its efforts to liberate its territory under the occupation of the terrorist Daesh; reiterates its full support for the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq, where the rights of all ethnic and religious groups are fully respected;

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Encourages the expansion of the EU sanctions regime to cover more people and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Syria;

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises that Turkey~~’s role as~~ could be an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europ on condition that it takes a transparent and honest political line;

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict ~~and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages~~provided that it eschews its current ambiguity and attacks on Kurds and that it fights against Da’esh; believes that the Turkish government toshould protect the constitutional order, ~~while underlining the importance of~~ respect for the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary ~~in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe~~;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas Russia aggressive action has turned common neighbouring countries into an area of competition with the EU violating neighbours' sovereignty, undermining their independence and openly challenging the current European order;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Recognise~~Condemns Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encouragesin the development and funding of Da’esh; demands that the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 421 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey;Strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the Turkish Government аnd the subsequent actions of President Erdogan, which are not in keeping with a country wishing to join the EU and claiming to uphold human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh;~~ strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; ~~strongly~~ condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; ~~encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for~~at the same time is alarmed by the repressive nature and extension of the purge launched after the coup attempt, severely setting back basic freedoms and human rights in Turkey; stresses that Turkey is obliged to show full respect for respect for human rights, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary inand the ~~aftermath of the coup,~~media; strongly urges Turkey to restore human rights and basic freedoms namely following the advice and in cooperation with the Council of Europe and the EU;

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in ~~cooperation with~~line with its commitments as a member of the Council of Europe;

Amendment 425 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; ~~encourage~~demands the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 426 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey~~; encoura~~, but expresses extreme concern for the thousands of arrests and purges which have taken place since the failed coup; urges the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law ~~and~~, independence of the judiciary and freedom of expression in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey as well as post-coup retaliations against liberal part of society; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order and principle of secularity, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law ~~and~~, independence of the judiciary and freedom of speech in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe; strongly condemns the human rights situation in Turkey, where cases of excessive use of force by police and ill-treatment of detainees increased, impunity for human rights abuses persisted, and the independence of the judiciary further eroded;

Amendment 429 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; calls on Turkey to sever ties with all UN Security Council-designated terrorist organisations, notably Jabhat Fateh al- Sham (formerly Al Nusra Front); strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 43 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas internal and external security are increasingly blurred; whereas especial attention should be brought to preventing conflict, addressing the root causes of instability and assuring human security;

Amendment 430 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’'s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’'esh, and the migration crisis; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law, human rights, and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’'s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’'esh in both Syria and Iraq; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Recognises Turkey’s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’esh; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for human rights, the rule of law and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Expresses strong concerns over the grave violations of the international humanitarian and human rights law by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, including the bombing of the funeral in Sanaa on October 8; demands an urgent independent, international investigation of this and other violations of the international humanitarian and human rights law in Yemen, some of which may amount to war crimes; calls on the EU and its Member States to suspend any cooperation with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen until such violations are investigated and the responsible are held accountable; demands an immediate lifting of blockade of Yemen to ensure the timely delivery of the life-saving assistance to the population and to enable legitimate trade; calls on all sides of the conflict to resume dialogue and to work towards a sustainable ceasefire; insists that there is no military solution to the conflict;

Amendment 434 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Highlights the fragility of the security situation in the Sahel region; recalls that the current turmoil could bear very serious consequences for the entire region as well as the EU, as it is expanding both to the North and the South; stresses that a real answer needs to be given to this security situation by the EU not only economically but also politically and militarily. Europe must provide a common answer and should stop laying its responsibility on the shoulders of one solitary Member State: France;

Amendment 435 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the EU plays a prominent role in the conflict in Syria, and not merely at the humanitarian level;

Amendment 436 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. As the half century occupation cannot continue indefinitely, highlights the need of achieving a two-state solution to the conflict in the Middle East - based on parameters set out in the Council Conclusions of July 2014 - that meets Israeli and Palestinian security needs and Palestinian aspirations for statehood and sovereignty, ends the occupation that began in 1967, and resolves all permanent status issues in order to end the conflict;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is ~~only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whol~~made first hand by offering legal ways to Europe;

Amendment 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whole, and if NGOs, which do have a tendency to negotiate with criminal organisations, are placed under greater scrutiny;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whole; Further believes, in this regard, that the European Union and its Member States must cooperate with international partners to address the push factors which lead to migration;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas th~~ese conflicts have di~~is is about a crime of high treason relating to the inherecnt and serious consequences for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism, massive refugee flows, or disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societieright to rise up owing to the total loss of legitimacy of the so-called ‘democratic’ powers that have pursued this policy of Western disinformation, for which the EU, along with the Member States, bears a large share of the responsibility, paving the way for future civil wars in the Member States, as well as marking the end of the line for the current European institutions;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whole; stresses that migrant smuggling is a serious violation of human rights; points out that CSDP missions such as EUNAVFOR MED are an effective way of tackling migrant smuggling; calls on the EU to continue and step up operations of this kind;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the fight against human traffickers is only possible where there is a cooperation with countries on the other side of the Mediterranean and in Africa as a whole that is based on respect for human rights;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Believes that our neighbourhood would prove more resilient if it could be organised within a regional cooperation framework enabling shared responses to be found to the challenges of migration, terrorism and development, among other things; therefore calls on the EU to work with its Maghreb neighbours to re-launch and further develop the Arab Maghreb Union; stresses that the lack of any regional cooperation in the Maghreb amounts to some 1-2% of lost GDP for each country in the region, and that security measures and increased economic development focused on the vast Sahel strip would benefit both the Maghreb and the EU;

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Recalls that the Member States are responsible for more than one third of global arms exports; deplores the fact that some of them continue to export arms to authoritarian countries thus contributing and facilitating armed conflict, regional instability and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws; urges Member States to strictly adhere to the norms established by the EU's Common Position on arms exports and to cease arms trade with third countries who do not fulfil the criteria listed; insists that the EU step up political dialogue and cooperation on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control;

Amendment 444 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Stresses the importance of ensuring coherence of EU policy towards situations of occupation or annexation of territory; recalls that international humanitarian law should guide EU policy towards all such situations, including in cases of protracted occupation such as in Palestine, Western Sahara, Northern Cyprus and the multiple frozen conflicts in the Eastern Partnership countries;

Amendment 445 #

Geoffrey VAN ORDEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Strongly welcomes the progress now being made in negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus and the positive efforts of both sides to reach a rapid and successful conclusion; urges the EU to provide every possible support for this process, including additional financial support, particularly where this might make the difference between success and failure;

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Encourages the European Union and its Member States to distinguish more clearly between migrants fleeing persecution and conflict, and those doing so for purely economic reasons;

Amendment 447 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Underlines that the lack of progress towards a negotiated two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict only leads to further violence and bloodshed; calls on the EU to take its responsibility and become a genuine actor and facilitator in the diplomatic process; calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take urgent steps to protect the viability of the two-state solution and to create a positive dynamic towards genuine peace negotiations; in this regard, calls on the EU to respond to the expansion of Israeli settlements by applying measures based on international law; calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately halt and revert its settlement policy; stresses that respect for international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties and in all circumstances remains an essential precondition for achieving a just and lasting peace; underlines the particular responsibility under international law of Israel, as the occupying power, to comply with international humanitarian and human rights law;

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Highlights the growing threat of cyber-attacks, such as the attack on Ukraine's power grid leaving nearly 225,000 citizens without power; emphasises that the EU should continue to promote the ratification and implementation of the Budapest Convention on cybercrime with its partners in the neighbourhood and developing countries; is also convinced that the EU should engage with its partners and step up its assistance for capacity building on cybersecurity, on the fight against cybercrime and cyber terrorism;

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Does not support a compulsory system of reallocation of asylum seekers, and instead believes that the best way to deal with the current crisis is to make the system of processing asylum seekers and returning those who do not qualify more efficient through building cooperation and trust between Member States and increasing resources in specific areas;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas these conflicts have direct and serious consequences for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism, or of massive ~~refugee~~ flows, o~~r disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societie~~f migrants often infiltrated by potential terrorists, as has been reported by the European Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, among others;

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)

25c. Strongly supports the strengthening of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as an important governing principle in the European Union and its Member States' work across the conflict spectrum, as well as on human rights and development;

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)

25d. Recognises that climate change could have a serious effect on regional and global stability, as global warming affects disputes over territory, food, water and other resources, weakens economies, threatens regional security, and is a source of migratory flows; further encourages the EU and Member States to consider how national and EU military planning can include climate change adaption strategies and what would be considered an appropriate capability, priority, and response;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. ~~Highlights the EU’s immense~~Notes the EU's potential as a diplomatic ~~super~~power, which is based on the wide range of instruments at ~~our~~its disposal and ~~our~~its normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights;

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the EU’s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power ~~as a champion~~in the field of democracy, freedom and human rights;

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the EU’s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power bas ~~a champion~~ed on the principles of democracy, freedom and human rights;

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the EU’s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights; stresses that this potential may be harnessed in full only if the EU is able to act in accordance with its own values while speaking with a single voice;

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the EU’s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights; stresses in this context the central coordinating role of the High Representative/Vice President, the EEAS and the EU delegations in third countries;

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Highlights the EU’'s immense potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at our disposal and our normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights; underlines the commitment of the EU with a rule-based international order and an effective multilateralism led by the UN;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas these conflicts have direct and serious consequences firstly for the peoples directly affected by the conflicts but also for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they effects of the conflicts increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism~~, massive refugee flows,~~ or disinformation campaigns ~~aimed at dividing our societies~~;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Underlines the importance of the participation of women in foreign policy- making and the need to promote the role of women in peace efforts, notably the implementation of the UNSC Resolution on Women, Peace and Security and the improvement of EU's internal gender balance in its external policy; underlines that women's participation in conflict resolution talks is crucial to promote women's rights and participation, that it is a first step to their full inclusion in the future transitional processes; ask the HR/VP to insist on women's representation in every conflict-resolution and peace-building frameworks where the EU is represented, especially when it is in the position of mediator;

Amendment 461 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Points out how recent crises have shown the limits of the United Nations; calls on the EU and its Member States to bring all their weight to bear in an attempt to reform the Security Council, in particular with a view to removing the veto with regard to mass atrocities;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Recognizes that early preventative actions against long-term risks for violent conflict and/or deterioration in a country or region are more effective, less time- consuming and less expensive than peacekeeping operations; urges for EU to show political leadership to involve in preventive diplomacy and conflict mediation; underlines the key role of EU delegations in monitoring developments and providing early warnings; welcomes in this regard the role of the EU Conflict Early Warning System, the EEAS Mediation Support Team and the European Institute of Peace; calls on the further development of the EU conflict prevention and mediation capacities;

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for close cooperation with other global and regional powers on global threats and challenges; emphasises in particular the crucial importance of the transatlantic relationship, which is based on common interests and values;deleted

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for close cooperation with other ~~global and~~ regional powers on global threats and challenges; ~~emphasises in particular the crucial importance of the transatlantic relationship, which is based on common interests and values;~~

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 466 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 467 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Stresses the need for close cooperation with other global and regional powers, especially with third countries in Middle East and North Africa and with other international institutions (in particular the UN, NATO, the African Union and the Arab league) on global threats and challenges; emphasises in particular the crucial importance of the transatlantic relationship, which is based on common interests and values;

Amendment 469 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Points out that a revitalization of the strategic partnerships, seeking to transform them into an effective foreign policy instrument, should be a priority for the EU;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 470 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

Amendment 471 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Takes the view that the EU should upgrade and intensify its diplomatic efforts in Asia in order to contribute to greater stability and security in conflict areas with renewed tensions, working closely with partners in the region and upholding international law, including in the South China sea; notes the positive references in the Commission’s Joint Communication of June 2016 entitled Elements for a new EU Strategy on China which calls for the EU to continue supporting the constructive development of cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan; To this aim notes the need for the EU to support Taiwan's participation in international organisations and forums such as Interpol and ICAO;

Amendment 472 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

Amendment 474 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Takes note of the genuine and open general elections which occurred in Taiwan in January 2016, expressing its people's commitment to democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights; acknowledges the continued good will and flexibility shown by the government of Taiwan in maintaining cross-Strait peace and regional security; stresses the EU's commitment to continuing to develop relations with Taiwan, to supporting the shared values underpinning its system of governance, to supporting the constructive development of cross-Strait relations, and also to supporting Taiwan's participation in international organisations, such as WHO, ICAO, UNFCCC, and INTERPOL in particular, enabling its contribution to preventing and combating cross-border crime and terrorism;

Amendment 475 #

Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Believes that a strengthening and renewal of the structures of international order cannot be achieved without engaging Asia and especially China; stresses that the EU needs to identify common objectives, interests and different perspectives, and to take account of China's increased geopolitical weight and its control of strategic assets and critical infrastructure worldwide, including in Europe;

Amendment 476 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the EU not to withdraw fully from areas that are currently of less strategic interest but which could become important again in the future – either economically or from a human or military perspective – such as central Asia, sub- Saharan Africa or the Arctic, and which are attracting the interest of other world powers;

Amendment 477 #

Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, László TŐKÉS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on accelerating efforts in working towards a strategic partnership between ASEAN and the EU, two leading examples of regional integration in the world and deepen cooperation on a wide range economic, political, and security- related issues;

Amendment 478 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Recognises the successful conclusion of the free and open general elections in Taiwan in January 2016, fully expressing their people's support for democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights; acknowledges the continued good will and flexibility shown by the government of Taiwan in maintaining cross-Strait peace and stability, which will be significantly conducive to regional security; recognizes the EU commitment to continuing to develop its relations with Taiwan, to supporting the shared values underpinning its system of governance, to supporting the constructive development of cross-Strait relations, and also to supporting Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations, such as WHO, ICAO, UNFCCC, and INTERPOL in particular, which is of such paramount importance to preventing and combating cross-border crime and terrorism that all members of the world community should be included therein;

Amendment 479 #

Jo LEINEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Emphasises that in light of China's global ambitions the EU-China relation must go beyond economic ties to become more comprehensive and focus on China's role in the UN, its influence in regional conflicts in its neighbourhood, and on its contribution in addressing global threats, such as climate change, terrorism, migration and sustainable development;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28b. Reconfirms the EU commitment to continue developing its relations with Taiwan, supports constructive development of cross-Strait relations and Taiwan's participation in international organizations, such as WHO, ICAO, UNFCCC, and INTERPOL;

Amendment 481 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy, and in particular sanctions, as a tool for enforcing EU polices;deleted

Amendment 482 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond ~~our~~EU borders; ~~also points out the power of economic diplomacy, and in particular sanctions, as a tool for enforcing EU policies;~~

Amendment 483 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy, and in ~~particular~~ter alia sanctions, as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 484 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy~~, and in particular sanctions,~~ as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 485 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s role as a strong voice for human rights as well as cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy, and in particular sanctions, as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 486 #

Laurenţiu REBEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, viewed in the perspective of international law, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy, and in particular sanctions, as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 487 #

Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recalls the importance of Europe’s normative power, and calls for the further strengthening of the EU’s cultural and science diplomacy in order to project and promote European strengths and values beyond our borders; also points out the power of economic diplomacy~~, and in particular sanctions,~~ as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 488 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Reminds of the importance of the so-called "human rights clause" included since the early 90's in all framework agreements signed with third countries; recalls the importance of the provision of a "non-execution clause" in it included and highlights the need of implementing the "appropriate measures" (including the suspension of the agreement) in case of violation by a third country of an essential element of the clause such as respect for democratic principles and fundamental rights as a tool for enforcing EU polices;

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Encourages the constructive development of cross-strait relations between China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC), which will be significantly conducive to regional security; underlines its support of Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organizations, such as WHO, ICAO, UNFCCC, Interpol and others;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 490 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Highlights the role of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a strengthened role of parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EU foreign and security policyin strengthening political cooperation with the EU's partners;

Amendment 491 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Highlights the role of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a strengthened role of parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EU foreign and security policy; reiterates the need to further inter- parliamentary relations between the Union and its partner countries, in a framework of honest dialogue underpinned by mutual understanding and trust;

Amendment 492 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Highlights the role of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a strengthened role of parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EUMember States’ foreign and security policy, respecting the national sovereignty of all;

Amendment 493 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Highlights the role of parliamentary diplomacy and the need for a strengthened role of parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EU foreign and security policy, while respecting the competence of Member States in these areas;

Amendment 494 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Highlights the need for a strengthened role of national parliaments in the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, including through intensified cooperation between the European Parliament and national parliaments on matters of EU foreign and security policy;

Amendment 495 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Underlines the role of Non State Actors and Civil Society Organisation as actors of diplomacy and key partners of the EU and stresses the importance of EU assistance to and engagement with them;

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses the need of speeding up the consolidation of the fully-fledged European Diplomatic Service, and in particular strengthening its thematic expertise and strategic policy planning and forecasting, as well as the area of intelligence; insists on the need for a fair balance between diplomats seconded from the Member States and EU officials in the EEAS, including in management positionto strengthen cooperation between the Member States’ diplomatic services;

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses the need of speeding up the consolidation of the fully-fledged European Diplomatic Service, and in particular strengthening its thematic expertise and strategic policy planning and forecasting, as well as the area of intelligence; iInsists on the need for a fair balance between diplomats seconded from the Member States and EU officials in the EEAS, including in management positions;

Amendment 498 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses the need of speeding up the consolidation of the fully-fledged European Diplomatic Service, and in particular strengthening its thematic expertise and strategic policy planning and forecasting, as well as the area of intelligence; considers that it is important to also give the EEAS representations in crisis areas a consular role with a view to assisting EU citizens; insists on the need for a fair balance between diplomats seconded from the Member States and EU officials in the EEAS, including in management positions;

Amendment 499 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Stresses the need of speeding up the consolidation of the fully-fledged European Diplomatic Service, and in particular strengthening its thematic expertise and strategic policy planning and forecasting, as well as the area of intelligence; calls on developing strategic communication strategies for each region and where needed for each country; insists on the need for a fair balance between diplomats seconded from the Member States and EU officials in the EEAS, including in management positions;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)

- having regard to the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015-2019,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas these conflicts have direct and serious consequences for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism, massive refugee flows, or ~~disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societies~~through the economic impacts triggered by the sanctions imposed by the EU;

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses that the financial means available for the EU’s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for a substantial increase in the resources available under heading IV of the MFF in the context of the upcoming mid-term review;deleted

Amendment 501 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. ~~Stresses that~~Notes the financial means available for the EU’'s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for a substantial increase in the resources available under heading IV of the MFF in the context of the upcoming mid-term review;

Amendment 502 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses that the financial means available for the EU’s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for ~~a substantial increase in the resources available under heading IV of the MFF in the context of the upcoming mid-term review; ·~~sound economic management and cuts in pointless NGO initiatives and funding;

Amendment 503 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses that the financial means available for the EU’s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for a ~~substantial increase in~~review of the resources available under heading IV of the MFF in the context of the upcoming mid-term review;

Amendment 504 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Stresses that the financial means available for the EU’s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for a substantial increase in the resources available under heading IV of the MFF, through an increase of the overall budget by the Member States, in the context of the upcoming mid-term review;

Amendment 505 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. ~~Calls also for more accountability and transparency, in particular in relation to the negotiation of international~~Welcomes the greater transparency within the Commission and the increased role of Parliament in relation to the negotiation of international agreements, and supports the Commission’s transparency initiative, particularly in respect of trade agreements;

Amendment 506 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls ~~also~~ for more accountability and transparency, in particular in relation to the negotiation of international agreements;

Amendment 507 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls also for more accountability and transparency, in particular in relation to the negotiation of international agreements; takes the view that a greater role should be given to civil society when such agreements are drawn up and monitored;

Amendment 508 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Stresses that the provisional application of any international agreement is contingent upon the result of a vote on it at the European Parliament, regardless of which Commissioner, Directorate-General or institution (EEAS) is responsible for the agreement;

Amendment 51 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital Β

Β. whereas these conflicts have direct and serious consequences for the security and well-being of European citizens, as they increasingly spill over into the EU, be it in the form of terrorism, massive refugee flows~~, or disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societies~~;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas this new form of hybrid terrorism is of importance especially for European Union border-states, which are the first point of contact, dealing with the first waves of migrant flows resulting from the escalated situation in the Middle East;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ~~ISIS~~the criminal Islamist organisation calling itself ‘Islamic State’ are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber- attacks;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ~~ISIS~~Daesh are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks;

Amendment 57 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas Europe is experiencing the threat of terrorism in its territory; while terrorism and a constant violence plague in North Africa and the Middle East continue to expand; whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ISIS are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria, Libya and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ISIS are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks; whereas al- Qaeda is taking advantage of the security vacuum in the Middle East and North Africa to gain strength via Fateh al- Sham, AQIM and AQAP, and whereas its determination as regards global jihad remains firm;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to the Franco- German initiative on defence of September 2016 entitled ‘Renewal of the CSDP’,~~deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ISIS are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks; whereas the thousands of EU citizens who have joined such terrorist groups are an increasing threat to our security at home, as well as elsewhere in the world;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas an aggressive Russia continues to violate its neighbours' sovereignty and openly challenges the European security order, be it in the form of disinformation campaigns aimed at dividing our societies or in the form of providing financial support to EU sceptical and fascist groups within the Union;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas information and cyber warfare targeted at European Union Member States and other Western countries, individuals, and organisations is a deliberate attempt at state and non- state level to destabilise and discredit political, economic, and social structures;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the Sahel region and other connected geographical areas represent priority regions to ensure the security of the European Union; whereas the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel has been confirmed and renewed in 2015;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the ~~greatest achievements in European history~~loveliest post-war ideas and that the ~~transforma~~same tivme ~~power~~one of the ~~EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power,~~ greatest failures in overlooking nations and the specificities of the various peoples that make up the European Union; points out that it is, furthe rmo~~st generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights~~re, an economic failure in which competition has replaced cooperation, and a political failure in that it has chosen a West that is against a Europe of peace;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to itsthe decades of peace, stability and prosperity enjoyed by European Union Member States and their citizens; ~~emphasis~~notes that the EU remains ~~the largest~~an economic power, ~~the most~~a generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a ~~frontrunn~~player in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls ~~what many seem to have forgotten, namely~~ that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power, the most generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global multilateral diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation of weapons and human rights;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to the Franco- German initiative on defence of September 2016 entitled ‘Renewal of the CSDP’,~~deleted

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls ~~what many seem to have forgotten, namely~~ that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power, the most generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens and to its neighbouring countries, many of them current EU Member States; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power, the most generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power, the most generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights; notes, however, that the revised European Neighbourhood Instrument has not lived up to its goals, especially when it comes to the 'more for more' principle;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to its citizens; emphasises that the EU remains the largest economic power, the most generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunner in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights; recalls that the EU at the same time is among the biggest arms- exporters in the world, in particular to the MENA region, accepts that nuclear weapons are currently modernised by the US as part of a deterrence strategy, closed down all legal and save ways for migration and refugees and recently conditioned its development aid upon holding and taking back refugees and migrants;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls that the Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policies of the European Union stresses the importance of the EU to promote human rights through dialogue and support, long-term engagement and to persistently seek to advance human rights protection;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis ~~is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work bet~~must give the EU an opportunity to improve the way it works by recognising the sovereignty of each of its Member Staters; recalls that ~~European citizens see~~ an effective common foreign and security policy ais a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added~~; emphasises, therefore,~~, by supporting thate Member States ~~mus~~or partners that changve their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values necessary capacity for action and know-how; emphasises, therefore, that EU governments must change their mentality; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if ~~all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy~~it takes account of all its Member States, including those with a veto at the UN Security Council;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

~~— having regard to the Franco- German initiative on defence of September 2016 entitled ‘Renewal of the CSDP’,~~deleted

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Consider~~Believes that the current crisis ~~is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better~~has exposed weaknesses in the EU and its structures and calls on Member States to cooperate more effectively to address common challenges; recalls that some European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU ~~and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that~~; emphasises that it is a defining characteristic of a Member State's must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; foreign and security policy to be able to operate unilaterally in their own national interest when they so choose; recognises that the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU can only operate effectively when there is unanimity; encourages Member States to ~~finally~~ show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand ~~in a concerted manner in order~~ to pursue ~~our~~common interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value addedRecalls that an overwhelming majority of European citizens are opposed to any outside intervention; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded ~~national perspective~~interventionist terms is obsolete; iIs convinced that ~~no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we fa~~defence is, par excellence, today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policyhe responsibility of the Member States;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see ~~an effective common foreign and security policy~~measures to counter terrorist attacks and illegal migration as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States ~~must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete~~can contribute in this respect; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can ~~only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy~~make use of the Member States’ available resources in its efforts to make Europe both safe and advantageous for its citizens;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; ~~emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete;~~ is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue ~~our~~their foreign-policy interests and values and those of the EU; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; r~~Recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality ~~since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a~~and show mutual solidarity, moving beyond narrow -minded national perspective ~~is obsolete~~s; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle ~~any of~~ the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that ~~Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about~~considering foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality ~~since nowadays~~and stop thinking about foreign policy a~~nd security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsole~~s a strictly national matter; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis ~~is also~~should be an opportunity ~~for the EU if it is used~~ to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is a~~lso an opportunity~~n important momentum for the EU if it is used to make the EU work and cooperate better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the Franco- German initiative on defence of September 2016 entitled ‘Renewal of the CSDP’ and the Italian initiative of October 2016 entitled ‘For a stronger European defence system’,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;(Does not affect the English version.)

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis, inside and outside the EU, is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a ~~narrow minded~~ national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 92 #

Javier NART, Paavo VÄYRYNEN, Norica NICOLAI, Ivo VAJGL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; considers that the current challenges demand a reform to make the EU better and more democratic, and able to deliver what citizens expect; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; is firmly convinced that EU's vulnerability is a direct outcome of the lack of integration as well as lack of coordination; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign and security policy;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; highlights that globalisation and multipolarity make necessary processes of integration such as the EU; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of unity and political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work better; recalls that European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that Member States must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; urges Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue our interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy based in human rights;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses that there is still too much costly and inefficient overlapping in activities carried out in all policy areas of the external action between Member States and between Member States and the EU; urges the EU to undertake a genuine and comprehensive effort to map all Member States activities in different policy areas in third countries and underlines that EU Delegations would be at the forefront of this effort; calls on the EU Delegations to implement joint programming in all external action policy areas as to avoid duplication, safe money, enhance efficiency and detect possible gaps;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that the European Union and its Member States must develop effective foreign, security and defence policy which respects national interests but also seeks to work with international partners, the United Nations, NGOs, human rights defenders, and others on issues of shared concern and in order to promote peace, prosperity, and stability around the world;

Amendment 99 #