Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
2016/2067(INI) Implementation of the common security and defence policy (based on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy)
Lead committee dossier: AFET/8/06326
Legal Basis RoP 132-p1
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| Lead | AFET | PAŞCU Ioan Mircea (S&D) | DANJEAN Arnaud (EPP), VAN ORDEN Geoffrey (ECR), RADOŠ Jozo (ALDE), LÖSING Sabine (GUE/NGL), VALERO Bodil (Verts/ALE) |
Legal Basis RoP 132-p1
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2016/11/23
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2016/11/22
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2016/11/03
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0317/2016
summary
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Ioan Mircea PAŞCU (RO, S&D) on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (based on the Annual Report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy). The strategic context: Members noted that the European security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more complex, more dangerous and less predictable. The lack of communication when reacting to threats constitutes one of the vulnerabilities of the Union’s action. Europe lacks the resilience to effectively tackle hybrid threats, which often have a cross-border dimension. The EU should be prepared to deal with structural changes in the international security landscape. Members noted with concern that terrorism being carried out by radical Islamist organisations and individuals is targeting Europe on an unprecedented scale, bringing the European way of life under pressure. The EU is called upon to adapt to these security challenges, in particular by using the existing CSDP tools more efficiently, in coherence with other external and internal instruments. A strong preventive policy based on comprehensive deradicalisation programmes is called for. A revised and more robust CSDP: Members are convinced that, as a result, a thorough and substantial revision of the CSDP is needed in order to enable the EU and its Member States to contribute in a decisive way to the security of the Union, to the management of international crises and to asserting the EU’s strategic autonomy. A successful revision of the CSDP will have to fully integrate the EU Member States in the process from the very beginning in order to avoid the risk of deadlocks in the future. Members called on the Member States and the EU for appropriate investment in security and defence. The report emphasised that the establishment of permanent structured cooperation will make it possible to develop self-defence or a permanent structure for self-defence which can strengthen crisis management operations. It underlined that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle and efficient financing and that it should be implemented in coordination with international institutions in the field of security and defence, and in full complementarity with NATO. The EU should encourage the Member States to meet NATO capacity goals, which require a minimum level of defence spending of 2 % of GDP. Members welcomed the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop. However, they regretted the low involvement of Member States in preparing the EUGS. Members underlined the fact that the appropriate resources need to be allocated for the implementation of the EUGS and for an effective and more robust CSDP. They also reiterated their previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and urged the Council to prepare this document without delay. The CSDP and the integrated approach to crises: Members stressed the importance of creating a permanent EU headquarters for civilian and military CSDP missions and operations, from where an integrated operational staff would support the entire planning cycle, from the initial political concept to detailed plans. The report stressed that this would not be a replication of NATO structures, but instead would constitute the necessary institutional arrangement to strengthen CSDP missions and operations planning and conduction capabilities. On funding, Members called for more flexibility in the EU's financial rules, in order to support its ability to respond to crises. They also called for a revision of the Athena mechanism in order to extend its scope to all costs related, first, to rapid reaction operations and deployment of the EU Battlegroups, and then to all military operations. European defence cooperation: Members considered that the development of a stronger defence industry would strengthen the strategic autonomy and technological independence of the EU. They are convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a security provider in Europe's neighbourhood needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive, efficient and transparent defence industry. The report underlined the need to further deepen cyber defence cooperation and to ensure full cyber-resilience of CSDP missions. The Council is urged to incorporate cyber defence as an integral part of its defence debates. Lastly, Members welcomed the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asked for adequate funding for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF). They supported the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-2027). They called for European law to be reformed to allow European defence industries to benefit from the same state aids as those enjoyed by US industries.
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A8-0317/2016
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2016/10/24
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2016/04/28
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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- 2016/04/19 Council Meeting
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- Debate in Council: 3460
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0317/2016
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2016/2067(INI)
2016/09/15
AFET
314 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) – having regard to Article 42(6) and Article 46 of the Treaty on European Union on establishing permanent structured cooperation;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, provision of adequate forces by Member States, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination and complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and in full co
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Reminds that conflicts and crises in Europe and around are happening both in physical and cyber space and underlines that therefore cyber security and cyber defence must be integrated as the core elements of the CSDP and fully mainstreamed throughout all EU’s internal and external policies;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Acknowledges at the same time that Member States are entitled to retain their own security and defence options;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 – having regard to the EU-NATO Joint Declaration signed on 8 July 2016 in the context of the NATO Warsaw Summit 2016 (Joint declaration by the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary- General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation); having regard also to the fact that Ireland is a) not a member of NATO and b), has a tradition of neutrality which has served it well since the foundation of the Irish state,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; regrets the low involvement of member states in preparing the EUGS giving them the chance for not implementing it properly; stresses that further work is needed to ensure the implementation of the EUGS’s political level of ambition, priorities and comprehensive approach
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop; stresses that further work is needed to ensure the implementation of the EUGS’s political level of ambition, priorities, staff planning and comprehensive approach;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) as a necessary and positive development for the institutional framework in which the CFSP and the CSDP will operate and develop;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the presentation by the VP/HR of the Global Strategy for the
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes, however, that strategy documents themselves are not enough and that clear and decisive commitment from European Member States will be the key to finally realising an effective and robust CSDP; deplores that such commitment has been lacking in the past, leading to an erosion of the EU’s role as a strong global player;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay; all the while keeping an eye on the bigger picture, which is that the fires now raging in several countries in the Middle East did not just spontaneously combust but were set and fomented with major external input from the west, including from within the EU;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition,
Amendment 126 #
8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements, strategic targets and centres of gravity and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses hope that the Council will assign the task of drafting this document without delay;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and expresses
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 19 Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Supports the development of a sectoral strategy as a follow-up to the EUGS, to be agreed by the Council, that should further specify the civil-military level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities; reiterates its previous calls for the development of a European Defence White Book and
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that the EU’s White Paper on security and defence must be based on instruments established under the Treaties and the global strategy; takes the view that the White Paper must link EU initiatives to each multiannual political and financial framework, and that it must lay down an appropriate definition of the threats and dangers to European security that the EU and its Member States are facing as a first step towards establishing the capacities that European defence requires; urges the Member States, partners and all allies to take account of the White Paper in planning their own security and defence;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the need to improve the financing tools of CSDP missions and operations and particularly the Athena mechanism;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 a (new) – having regard to the results of EuroBarometer 85.1 of June 2016,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action, in a spirit of permanent support for the already operational armies of the Member States;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action; reiterates the indivisibility of the security of all European Union Member States;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making data collection and processing and threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by the ministers of Foreign Affairs of Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment, making threat assessment a periodical common activity, and thus getting respect for each other’s concerns and support for common capabilities and common action;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Salutes the European Security Compact proposed by Germany and France and supports inter alia the idea of a common analysis of Europe’s strategic environment,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities and an increased exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States are indispensable, while at the same time increasing the oversight capacities over the sharing of intelligence;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities to avoid duplication and an increased exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States are indispensable;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities and an increased and more efficient exchange of intelligence and information between the Member States are indispensable;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect,
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect, cooperation with similar NATO activities and
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Observes that, to this effect,
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s political and security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently, thus preventing a more common approach; emphasises that the EU and its Member States must focus their efforts on maintaining peace and stability in Europe and its neighbourhood;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that, as internal and external security are becoming more and more integrated, the integration of their respective inventories is also becoming necessary
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that,
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that, as internal and external security are becoming more and more integrated, the integration of their respective inventories is also becoming
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that, as internal and external security are becoming more and more integrated and the distinction between physical and cyber space harder to define, the integration of their respective inventories is also becoming necessary, empowering the EU to act along the entire spectrum of instruments, up to the level of Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stresses the importance of creating a permanent EU headquarters for civilian and military CSDP missions and operations, from where an integrated operational staff supports the entire planning cycle, from the initial political conceptualisation to detailed plans. Underlines that that this will not be a replication of NATO structures, but is instead the necessary institutional arrangement to strengthen CSDP missions and operations planning and conduction of capabilities;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently and that they react to these threats and risks in an uncoordinated and fragmented way, thus preventing a more common approach;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations, including border assistance, capacity-building, military training missions and naval operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for an integrated approach to conflicts and crises concerning the engagement of the Union at all stages of the conflict cycle through prevention, resolution and stabilisation, and the commitment to avoid premature disengagement;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for an integrated approach to conflicts and crises concerning the engagement of the Union at all stages of the conflict cycle through prevention, resolution and stabilisation, and the commitment to
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights the significant contribution of CSDP missions and operations to international peace and stability; notes the level of political ambition set by the EUGS for a
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Welcomes the idea of "regionalised" CSDP missions present in the Sahel, notably since it corresponds to the will of countries of the sub-region to increased cooperation in the field of security through the G5 Sahel platform; is convinced that this could represent an opportunity to strengthen the efficiency and the relevance of the CSDP missions (EUCAP Sahel Mali and EUCAP Sahel Niger) present on the field; strongly believes that such a concept of "regionalisation" must rely on field expertise, definite objectives and the means to achieve them and should not be defined only under the impetus of political considerations;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. 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 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Supports the idea to change CSDP institutional structure by putting the focus on a more systematic coordination between the civilian and military personnel; welcomes, in that sense, the launching of the future initiative to establish a joint civilian-military planning and conduct capability;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise peaceful engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment (that common analysis and understanding to include the welfare and interests of the people of the states with whom the EU is in conflict) and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security or the security of a group of Member States; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment, on shared objectives and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security, making sure it does not affect ongoing operations; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that a
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in c
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that all Council decisions on future missions and operations should prioritise engagements in conflicts directly affecting EU security; considers that the decision to engage should be based on a common analysis and understanding of the strategic environment and on shared strategic interests of the Member States; considers that CSDP capacity-building missions must be coordinated with security sector reform and rule of law work by the Commission;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to ensure full coherence and coordination between different foreign policy, development and security policy instruments to achieve best results and to avoid duplication on the ground;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU; in this regard encourages the EEAS and the Commission to speed up the implementation of the CSBD initiative to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of CSDP missions;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU, this being done by unanimous decision of the Council of Europe;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 (establishing an Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace) in order to extend the Union’s assistance to equip military actors in Member States and partner countries, considering this an indispensable contribution to their resilience, thus diminishing their chances of becoming once again the object of conflict and sanctuaries for hostile activities against the EU;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid-asymmetrical, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently and to a different degree, thus preventing a more common approach;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. While recognising the strong link between security and development the Union should make sure that capacity building for security actors does not use financial resources earmarked for development policy. Recalls that peace and security-related expenditure can only be considered ODA eligible under the conditions laid out by the OECD DAC- Secretariat;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that the
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through increased modularity and more functional financing; calls for the revision of the Athena mechanism leading to the extension and use of more common funding;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through increased modularity and more functional financing, in full accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes, to that effect, that the Petersberg tasks should be revised as soon as possible and the Battlegroups should become an employable military instrument through increased modularity and more functional financing;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently,
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes th
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes that the EU should be able, with its own means, to protect, at the same degree, the EU non-NATO-members; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations cannot afford to duplicate their means; considers that the EU’s ‘strategic autonomy’ should reinforce Europe’s capacity to promote security within and beyond its borders as well as strengthen the partnership with NATO and transatlantic relations;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU largely share the same strategic interests and face more or less the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations cannot afford to duplicate their means
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that the two organisations
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the E
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests and face the same challenges to the East and the South; notes the relevance of the mutual defence clause, Article 42(7), for the EU non-NATO members and not only; notes the EUSG’s objective of an appropriate level of EU strategic autonomy and underlines that
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that NATO and the EU share the same strategic interests
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the bedrock for EU- NATO cooperation is provided by the complementarity of their missions and, consequently, of their inventories of instruments; stresses that the relations between the two organisations should continue to be cooperative and not competitive; calls on the Member States to meet the NATO capacity goal of a minimum defence spending level of 2% of GDP;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the bedrock for EU- NATO cooperation is provided by the complementarity of their missions and, consequently, of their inventories of instruments; stresses that the relations between the two organisations should continue to be cooperative and not competitive; considers that the EU should encourage Member States to meet NATO capacity goals, which requires a minimum level of defence spending of 2% of GDP;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that the bedrock for EU- NATO cooperation is provided by the complementarity of their missions and, consequently, of their inventories of instruments and capabilities; stresses that the relations between the two organisations should continue to be cooperative in strategic and operational-tactical terms and not competitive;
Amendment 229 #
17. Considers that the bedrock for close and effective EU-
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States, including subversion, which are not covered by Article V; stresses that the increased blurring of external and internal threats and the hybrid nature of these threats, makes strong cooperation ever more necessary, including good communications between the relevant parties and concrete divisions of responsibilities;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States, including subversion, which are not covered by Article V; in this context, reiterates the ‘solidarity clause’ of Article 222 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union intent to ensure protection of democratic institutions and civilian population in case of a terrorist attack;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently, thus
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is best equipped for deterrence and defence, and is ready to implement collective defence (Article V of the Washington Treaty) in the case of aggression against one of its members, while the EU is best equipped to deal with challenges to the internal security of the Member States, including subversion, which are not covered
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Underlines that NATO is
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein; underlines the need to especially deepen the cooperation and further complement the capacity building in regard of hybrid and cyber threats;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration of Intent signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein, and calls for this support to be provided to the armies of the Member States involved in resolving conflicts and in global security;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein; regrets that the declaration describes well established informal practices rather than bringing EU-NATO cooperation to a new level;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors,
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes the recent Joint Declaration signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein and particularly hybrid threats, capabilities and research;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Welcomes in this regard the recent Joint Declaration signed by the EU with NATO in Warsaw and fully supports the fields of collaboration mentioned therein;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Maintains that in addition to cooperation with NATO, the EU must step up its efforts to strengthen global governance, which will result in an improved strategic and security situation; calls, therefore, for a root and branch reform of the UN with a view to enhancing its legitimacy, transparency, accountability processes and effectiveness, including revitalising the General Assembly and establishing a United Nations parliamentary assembly; takes the view that the UN Security Council must be reformed, especially as regards its composition and voting procedures, in order to bring it into line with the realities of the 21st century and to boost its capacity to act decisively to address global security challenges, moving beyond its purely military focus to tackle issues such as refugee flows, the fight against pandemics and sustainable development;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Fully supports further enhancing cooperation on security and defence with other institutional partners, including the UN, the African Union, OSCE, as well as strategic bilateral partners, particularly the US, in areas such as hybrid threats, maritime security, rapid reaction, counterterrorism and cyber security;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Notes that cooperation and coordination between the EU and NATO in combating hybrid threats should be enhanced;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls for the Member States to aim for the 2% GDP target to be spent on defence;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Gives its full backing to the enhanced cooperation on cyber-defence between NATO and the EU with a view to improving responses to and preventing cyber-attacks; urges the Member States to make use of the instruments placed at their disposal under the Treaty on European Union, such as that referred to in Article 42(6) TEU (permanent structured cooperation) and Article 44 TEU (on the implementation of a CSDP task by a group of Member States); points out that there is a need to speed up the development and consolidation of European intelligence coordination structures and processes; emphasises the need to establish a permanent EU military operational headquarters, which is closely coordinated with existing civilian command and planning capacities, and which could form part of the civilian and military structure responsible for the command and planning of both civilian and military EU missions;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that the EU’s security environment has deteriorated considerably, becoming more fluid, more dangerous and less predictable; notes that threats are both conventional and hybrid, generated by both state and non-state actors, and coming from the South and the East, and that they affect the Member States differently, thus
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities, and
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components; emphasises on development of European capabilities and an integrated defence market;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through collaboration, cooperation and a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that a potential UK exit from the EU could be an opportunity to take bold steps forward in deepening and implementing a defence policy as a factor in strengthening European identity;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU’s status as a global security provider in the Member States needs adequate, sufficient capabilities and a competitive defence industry ensuring a sustainable supply chain; notes that the European defence sector is characterised by fragmentation and duplication, which need gradual elimination through a process providing incentives and rewards to all national components;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Is convinced that enhancing the EU
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Underlines the need for further deepening the cyber defence cooperation and ensuring full cyber resilience of the CSDP missions; urges the Council to incorporate cyber defence as integral part in their defence debates; sees a strong need for national cyber defence strategies; calls on the Member States to take full use of cyber capacity building measures under EDA and make use of the CCDCOE of NATO;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. 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 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 b (new) 20b. 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 defensive markets makes this more difficult;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 c (new) 20c. Encourages Member States to look for further avenues for joint purchase, maintenance and upkeep of forces and material; notes that it may be useful to look first at the pooling and sharing of non-lethal material, such as transport vehicles and aircraft, refuelling vehicles and aircraft and other support material;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market, which should supply all buyers with
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market, which should supply all buyers with adequate and affordable means, responding to their individual needs; is concerned at the steady decline of defence research funding across the Member States, which is putting at risk the industrial and technological base and, consequently, Europe’s strategic autonomy; calls on the Member States to supply their armies with equipment manufactured by the European defence industry, rather than industrial competitors;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market, which should supply all buyers with
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recalls that a robust European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, which includes facilities for SMEs, is a fundamental underpinning of the CSDP and a prerequisite for a common market,
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; however notes that EDA's results are still far from being satisfactory as it still did not succeed in reaching benchmarks for common investment set in November 2007 on the Ministerial Steering Board (equipment procurement, including R&D/R&T, to 20% of total defence spending; European collaborative equipment procurement to 35% of total equipment spending; defence R&T to 2% of total defence spending; European collaborative defence R&T to 20% of total defence R&T spending); calls on the Council to urge Member States to work in collaboration to reach these benchmarks; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation; notes that EDA's increasing new roles and responsibilities should be followed and by increase of budget;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation; emphasises strongly that, in terms of immediate effectiveness, it is important to recognise the fundamental and effective role of certain Member States – the only ones able to act – and to clearly define the support role of the other Member States;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus; supports unreservedly the longstanding involvement of France and its African partners, who alone are capable of taking rapid and effective action against terrorist movements, as clearly demonstrated by the recent operations in Mali;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan and stresses the need for further commitments to ensure its full implementation; believes that EDA action should promote the development of military capabilities connected to hybrid threats;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) increasing role in coordinating capability-driven programmes, projects and activities, indispensable to an efficient CSDP; welcomes the EDA’s Capability Development Plan
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Urges the 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 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Believes that it is urgent to establish an EU competence centre as part of the fight against hybrid threats, which should work with existing EU and NATO competence centres and strengthen the resilience to hybrid threats of the Member States and the EU as a whole;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Stresses that a revision and broadening of the Athena mechanism 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 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new) Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 b (new) Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus; considers that the EU should increase the dialogue and cooperation with third countries from the region as well as regional and sub-regional organisations;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy; supports further involvement of the Commission in defence, through extensive and well- focused research, planning and implementation; welcomes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asks for adequate funding, of at least 90 million euros during the next three years (2017- 2020), for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); supports the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy; supports further involvement of the Commission in defence, through extensive and well- focused research, planning and implementation; welcomes the Preparatory Action for CSDP-related research and asks for adequate funding by the Member States for the remainder of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF); supports the development of an EU Defence Research Programme under the next MFF (2021-
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy which need to start after the presentation of an EU White Book on Security and Defence; supports further
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23.
Amendment 309 #
23. Supports the Commission’s defence-related initiatives such as the Defence Action Plan and the Defence Industrial Policy;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react (in a considered and humanitarian manner that is not confined to narrow European self-interests) to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, to the Caucasus;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Calls for European law to be reformed to allow defence industries to benefit from the same state aids as those enjoyed by US industries;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Hopes for the medium-term integration of national armed forces within a joint European army;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Takes the view that the common defence referred to in Article 42(2) of the Treaty on European Union will need to be given practical expression in the establishment of European armed forces;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Instructs its President to forward
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react – by taking urgent decisions – to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Middle East, East Ukraine and to the Caucasus;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now compelled to react to an arch of increasingly complex crises: from West Africa, through the Sahel, the Horn of Africa
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that Europe is now
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare to European streets; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that Islamist terrorism
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 — having regard to its resolutions of 21 May 2015 on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy1, of 21 May 2015 on the impact of developments in European defence markets on the security and defence capabilities in Europe2,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare to European streets
Amendment 41 #
3. Notes with concern that t
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern th
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern th
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that Islamic terrorism has brought guerrilla warfare to European streets; underlines that, consequently, security of the individual has become paramount, eroding the traditional distinction between its external and internal dimensions;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism has
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terroris
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern th
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 — having regard to its resolutions of 21 May 2015 on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy1, of 21 May 2015 on the impact of developments in European defence markets on the security and defence capabilities in Europe2,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes with concern that terrorism has brought
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that while the changed security environment calls for a more robust CSDP, it is crucial that the larger aim of both foreign and security policy remains to strengthen human rights, democracy and the rule of law outside the EU's borders, since this is the only way to find sustainable solutions to crisis, conflict and threats to the EU; Notes that this also means that CSDP must be complemented by the EU's other foreign policy instruments, such as trade policy, development assistance and humanitarian aid;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that it is important to remember that although the flows of refugees are the result of the wars in Iraq and Syria, the EU must manage them with a humanitarian focus rather than a security one;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes, that for the first time since the World War II, borders in Europe have been changed by force; underlines the detrimental impact of military occupation for the security of Europe as a whole; reiterates that any border change by force is inconsistent with the principles of the Helsinki Final Act and the United Nations Charter;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Whereas according to the EuroBarometer 85.1 published in June 2016, approximately two thirds of EU citizens would like to see greater EU engagement in matters of security and defence policy;
Amendment 55 #
3a. Notes that Europe is currently facing hybrid threats, often with a cross- border dimension, but that it lacks the resilience to effectively tackle the common threats;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that preserving the availability and integrity of the networks and infrastructure of the open global internet, and the confidentiality of the information contained therein, is the most significant goal of the EU’s cybersecurity policy; notes that the EU has a special responsibility to prioritise this form of cybersecurity over national security approaches that might weaken the core infrastructure of the open global internet;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view that a more unified and therefore more effective European Foreign and Security Policy can make a decisive contribution to reducing the intensity of the armed clashes in Iraq and Syria, and to eliminating the self-styled Islamic State;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that it is essential to be more active in combating radicalisation and terrorist propaganda, both within the EU and in the EU’s external relations; calls on the Commission to take action to tackle the distribution of extremist content online;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Points out that if the European Union is more effective in its policy on the Middle East, there will be fewer refugees seeking asylum in Europe to escape terrorism and mass human rights violations, and points out, furthermore, that Europe has a full legal and moral obligation to assist and receive these refugees;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Emphasises that the threats and dangers facing Europe at present are appearing at one of the worst times since the end of the Second World War;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough and substantial revision of the CSDP is needed; 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 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed; believes that a successful revision of CSDP will have to fully integrate EU Member States from the very beginning of the process in order to avoid risks of deadlocks in the future;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed, a review which fully respects the rights of those countries which, like Ireland, are not in NATO, and which does not impinge in any way on the neutrality of those countries;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed; notes that, for reasons of subsidiarity and effectiveness, defence policy is the responsibility of the Member States;
Amendment 67 #
4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed, in order to enable the EU to contribute in a decisive way to the management of international crises and to assert its strategic autonomy;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed; with specific attention towards the cooperation between public and private sector in this field;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a thorough revision of the CSDP is needed; calls on Members States and the EU for an appropriate investment in security and defence;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 – having regard to the Joint Communication by the High Representative and the Commission of 28 April 2015 on capacity building in support of security and development (JOIN(2015)0017)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is firmly convinced that, as a result, a
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises that the establishment of permanent structured cooperation (Article 42(6) TEU) will make it possible to develop self-defence or a permanent structure for self-defence which can strengthen crisis management operations and lend credibility to the defence alliance foreseen in Article 42(7) TEU;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice; is of opinion that to do so CSDP’s paramount objective must be strengthening the EU’s resilience;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should broaden its scope in order to encompass all stages of conflict cycle and complement these operations with crisis prevention and crisis resolution, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that, as Europe is no longer in control of its security environment and has lost the luxury of choosing the time and place of action, the CSDP, which has, until now, focused mainly on crisis management operations, should complement these operations with crisis prevention and additional crisis resolution measures, and truly ensure the common security and defence of the entire area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Underlines that,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. In this context, 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 the ultimate objective of contributing to a safer and peaceful world;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 15 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 22 November 2012 on cyber security and defence; having regard to the Commission communication of 07 February 2013 on Cyber Security strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace; having regard to the Council EU Cyber Defence Policy Framework of 18 November 2014,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the future roadmap on CSDP that will be presented by the VP/HR with concrete timetable and steps; believes that this roadmap should complement the European Defence Action Plan; underlines the need to reinforce the military component of the CSDP;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to promote more active judicial cooperation between criminal justice systems, including Eurojust, in the fight against radicalisation and terrorism in all Member States, particularly as regards the treatment of foreign terrorists and people returning from combat zones;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Strongly supports that Member States should coordinate investment for security and defence, as well as increase financial support for defence research at EU level;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO; reiterates the commitment of the European NATO members reaffirmed in the Wales and Warsaw Summits to increase the defence spending to 2% of their Gross Domestic Product;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO, while respecting Members States’ right to their own decisions concerning their defence policy, as some of the EU Member States are militarily non-aligned;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines, equally, that the CSDP should be based on a strong collective defence principle, efficient financing and full coordination with NATO, again while fully respecting the rights and neutral positions of those countries which, like Ireland, are not members of NATO;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines
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